The State of the State Address is a speech customarily given annually by state governors in the United States, [1] although the terminology for this speech differs for some states: in Iowa, it's called the Condition of the State Address; in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia it is called the State of the Commonwealth Address.

All 50 state constitutions mandate that the governor give an annual (or, if not annual, regular) report to the state legislature on the condition of the state. This speech is most commonly referred to as the State of the State address, although it is known as the Condition of the State address in Iowa and the State of the Commonwealth address ...

The annual address gives both the governor and the opposing party an opportunity to state their respective legislative priorities for the new year. One of McMaster’s priorities is allocating nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to help the state recover from Hurricane Helene.

Four of the governors who have delivered their addresses so far—Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.), Josh Green (D-Hawaii), James Pillen (R-Neb.), and Joe Lombardo (R-Nev.)—were first elected in November of last year and were giving their annual report for the first time.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 2025 State of the State Address. Santa Fe, New Mexico. ... Let’s become the first state in America to give every child the start ... I’m asking for a $50 million annual investment in the Indian Education Fund to deliver resources directly to tribes and pueblos––instead of schools––to assist students ...