Lamont entered the state House of Representatives chamber around noon to deliver his seventh State of the State address. Ahead of it, lawmakers were sworn in for the 2025 legislative session.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address on Tuesday is supposed to be about Florida’s future. Iowa, though, is more likely at the front of his mind.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul greets people as she arrives to deliver her State of the State address in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.

Gov. Henry McMaster delivered his eighth State of the State address, as he became South Carolina's longest-serving governor at 2,927 days.