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Opening News Conference
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Feb. 23—NGA Chair Delaware Governor Jack Markell welcomes attendees and press at the opening press conference of the NGA 2013 Winter Meeting. Markell highlighted his NGA Chair Initiative, A Better Bottom Line: Employing People With Disabilities.
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Feb. 23—Governor Markell stresses the need for flexible federalism between the states and federal government in his remarks.
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Feb. 23—NGA Vice Chair Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin discusses the agenda for the meeting and what governors plan to accomplish at the opening news conference.
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Feb. 23—Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie answers a question from a member of the press at the opening news conference.
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Feb. 23—Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper at the opening news conference of the 2013 NGA Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 23—Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla addresses the crowd at the opening news conference.
Opening Plenary Session
A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
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Feb. 23—NGA Chair Delaware Governor Jack Markell highlights his NGA Chair's initiative, A Better Bottom Line: Employing People With Disabilities, at the Opening Session of the 2013 NGA Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 23—Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talk at the Opening Session.
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Feb. 23—Walgreens CEO Gregory Wasson addresses the governors at the Opening Session and discusses how his company has made hiring individuals with disabilities a priority.
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Feb. 23—New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan listens to Walgreens CEO Gregory Wasson at the Opening Session.
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Feb. 23—U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh, Jr., and Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla listen to the Opening Session.
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Feb. 23—Indiana Governor Mike Pence presents the Public-Private Partnership Award, an award that recognizes companies that worked with governor's office to implement a project or program that positively affects the state's citizens.
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Feb. 23—Alaska Governor Sean Parnell listens as the Public-Private Parternship Award is presented at the Opening Session.
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Feb. 23—Indiana Governor Mike Pence presents the Public-Private Partnership Award to Aramark CEO Eric Foss. Aramark partnered with the Indiana Department of Correction and was nominated for its role in the In2Work program.
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Feb. 23—Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker addresses the governors about the 2013 NGA Summer Meeting, which will take place August 1-4 in Milwaukee.
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Feb. 23—Utah Governor Gary Herbert listens to Governor Walker address the governors at the Opening Session.
Economic Development & Commerce Committee Session
States and Federal Tax Reform—Looking Forward
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Feb. 23— Thomas Doe, Founder and CEO of Municipal Market Advisors, speaks at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee Meeting Saturday afternoon.
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Feb. 23— Guest speaker Mark Vitner, Managing Director and Senior Economist at Wells Fargo at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee Meeting on tax reform.
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Feb. 23— Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett listens to speaker Robert Leonard, Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field LLP.
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Feb. 23— Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker listens to the speakers at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee meeting.
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Feb. 23— Indiana Governor Mike Pence speaks at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee meeting.
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Feb. 23—Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam listens to the discussion of federal tax reform at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee meeting.
Health & Human Services Committee Session
Protecting Our Nation: States and Cybersecurity
Executive Briefing: Nationwide Public Safety Network
Protecting Our Nation: States and Cybersecurity
Executive Briefing: Nationwide Public Safety Network
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Feb. 23—Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval before the Health and Homeland Security Committee meeting. Sandoval is the Vice Chair of the committee.
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Feb. 23— Wyoming Governor Matthew Mead and Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla converse prior to the Heath and Homeland Security Committee meeting.
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Feb. 23— Arizona Governor Jan Brewer at the Health and Homeland Security Committee meeting Saturday afternoon.
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Feb. 23—Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley speaks at the meeting of the Health and Homeland Security Committee, which he chairs.
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Feb. 23— Alabama Governor Robert Bentley listens at the meeting, which was about states and cybersecurity.
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Feb. 23— Dan Lohrmann, Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan, speaks about state cybersecurity.
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Feb. 23— Zappos.com, Inc. Chief Information Officer David Hannigan listens to the speakers at the committee meeting.
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Feb. 23— Kansas Governor Sam Brownback listens to guest speaker Richard Clarke, President of Good Harbor Security Risk Management.
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Feb. 23—Major General Frank Vavala of Delaware introduced Governor Jack Markell at Saturday evening's reception for all meeting attendees.
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Feb. 23—General Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks about the important of America's National Guard at the reception.
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Feb. 23—Major General Bill Wofford of Arkansas, President of the Adjutants General Association of the United States, addresses the crowd.
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Feb. 24—NGA Chair Delaware Governor Jack Markell speaks to moderator Judy Woodruff, co-anchor and senior correspondent for PBS Newshour, prior to the Special Session Sunday morning.
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Feb. 24— NGA Vice Chair Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, NGA Chair Delaware Governor Jack Markell and panelist Joan McGovern, Vice President, University Collaborations Community Engagement for JPMorgan Chase, at the Special Session highlighting Markell's Chair's Initiative, A Better Bottom Line: Employing People With Disabilities.
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Feb. 24— Panelist Neill Christopher, Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, Acadia Windows & Doors, and Governor Mary Fallin listen to speakers at the Special Session.
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Feb. 24— Panelist Carl Van Horn, Director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development for the State University of New Jersey, listens during the Special Session on employing individuals with disabilities.
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Feb. 24— Panelist Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights for the U.S. State Department, speaks about how businesses and state governments can work together to employ people with disabilities.
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Feb. 24—Judy Woodruff moderates the panel for the NGA Special Session on employing individuals with disabilities.
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Feb. 24—Montana Governor Steve Bullock applauds during the Special Session on employing people with disabilities.
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Feb. 24— Iowa Governor Terry Branstad speaks during the Special Session Sunday morning.
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Feb. 24—Wyoming Governor Matthew Mead, Washington Governor Jay Inslee and South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard listen during the Special Session on employing people with disabilities.
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Feb. 24—Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, who chairs the Education and Workforce Committee, greets Guam Governor Eddie Calvo at the committee's session Sunday afternoon.
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Feb. 24—Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell attends the Education and Workforce Committee Session on A Governor's Plan to Grow Schools and Teachers.
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Feb. 24—Among the governors in attendance at the Education and Workforce Committee Session were Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, Guam Governor Eddie Calvo and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.
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Feb. 24—Guest speakers Frederick Hess, Director of Policy Studies for the American Enterprise Institute, and Bryan Hassel, Co-Director of Public Impact, at the Education and Workforce Committee Session Sunday afternoon.
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Feb. 24—Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin speaks at the Education and Workforce Committee Session.
Natural Resources Committee Session
Extreme Weather and the Corps of Engineers: Preparing States for the Future
Extreme Weather and the Corps of Engineers: Preparing States for the Future
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Feb. 24—California Governor Jerry Brown and South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, Vice Chair and Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, respectively, meet Sunday afternoon.
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Feb. 24—North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple attends the Natural Resources Committee Session on Extreme Weather and the Corps of Engineers: Preparing States for the Future.
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Feb. 24—Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter at the Natural Resources Committee Session.
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Feb. 24—Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe attends the Natural Resources Committee Session.
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Feb. 24—U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was one of the guest speakers at the Natural Resources Committee Session Sunday afternoon.
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Feb. 24—Governors Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia and Matthew Mead of Wyoming were all in attendance for the Natural Resources Committee Session.
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Feb. 24—Major General Michael Walsh, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, speaks at the session.
Closing Plenary Session
Consideration of Policies
Where Personal Responsibility Meets Government Responsibility
Consideration of Policies
Where Personal Responsibility Meets Government Responsibility
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Feb. 25—Dr. Oz, M.D., Host of the Dr. Oz Show, was the guest speaker at Monday's Closing Session on Where Personal Responsibility Meets Government Responsibility.
White House Media Availability
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Feb. 25—Governors Alejandro Garcia Padilla of Puerto Rico, Jack Markell of Delaware, Dannel Malloy of Connecticut, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, Scott Walker of Wisconsin and John Hickenlooper of Colorado gathered with other governors Monday at the White House directly following a meeting with President Obama.
