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Opening News Conference
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Feb. 26—NGA Chair Governor Dave Heineman welcomes attendees and press at the opening press conference of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting. Heineman highlighted work done through his NGA Chair Initiative, Growing State Economies.
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Feb. 26—NGA Vice Chair Jack Markell discusses the NGA Center for Best Practices and highlights work done for state governments at the opening press conference.
Opening Plenary Session
Growing State Economies
Growing State Economies
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Feb. 26—NGA Chair Governor Dave Heineman introduces the guest speaker Jim, chairman and CEO of Gallup, at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting Opening Session highlighting the initiative Growing State Economies.
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Feb. 26—NGA Chair Governor Dave Heineman and NGA Vice Chair Governor Jack Markell listen to Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, address the governors at the Opening Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 26—Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant listens as guest speaker Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, answers his question during the Opening Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 26—South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard talks with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer as they leave the Opening Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 26—Virgin Island Governor John deJongh, Jr., Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie listen at the Opening Session as NGA Chair Dave Heineman discusses his initiative Growing State Economies.
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Feb. 26—Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell invites governors to attend the NGA 2012 Annual Meeting which will be held in Williamsburg in July.
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Feb. 26—Governors attending the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting listen to Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, discuss the importance of state economies.
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Feb. 26—Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett highlights work done through a partnership of the governor's office and HP as he prepares to present HP with the Public-Private Partnership Award.
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Feb. 26—Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley discusses the partnership with his office and IBM as he 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. 26—North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett participate in the Opening Session of the 2012 NGA Winter Meeting.
Economic Development & Commerce Committee Session
Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture for Economic Growth in the States
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Feb. 26—Maine Governor Paul LePage and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval converse before the Economic Development and Commerce Committee meeting held on Saturday afternoon at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 26—Amy Wilkinson, senior fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Center for Business and Government, and Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, is joined by David Parkhurst, NGA Director of Economic Development & Commerce Committee, Office of Federal Relations, and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 26—Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño listen to the speakers at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee meeting held on Saturday afternoon at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 26—Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Maine Governor Paul LePage, Utah Governor Gary Herbert and Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe listen to guest speaker Jeff Weedman, vice president, Global Business Development at Procter & Gamble, during the Economic Development and Commerce Committee meeting held on Saturday afternoon.
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Feb. 26—Economic Development and Commerce Committee Chair Governor Sam Brownback and Vice Chair Governor Jay Nixon listen to guest speaker Global Business Development at Procter & Gamble, Jeff Weedman at the committee meeting held on Saturday afternoon.
Education, Early Childhood & Workforce Committee Session
Feeding American's Children: Governors' Efforts to Eliminate Childhood Hunger
Feeding American's Children: Governors' Efforts to Eliminate Childhood Hunger
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Feb. 26—Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe welcomes attendees to the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee meeting on Sunday morning. Beebe is the chair of the committee.
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Feb. 26—Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, vice chair of the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee introduces the two speakers on childhood hunger at the committee meeting on Sunday.
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Feb. 26—U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh, Jr. and Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear listen to the speakers at the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee meeting on Sunday morning.
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Feb. 26—Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam listens to guest speaker Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack address the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee meeting on the subject of childhood hunger.
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Feb. 26—Julie Gehrki, senior director of the Walmart Foundation, speaks to the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee on what the Foundation has done to help stop childhood hunger.
Health & Human Services Committee Session
Innovations in Reducing Health Care Costs While Improving Services
Innovations in Reducing Health Care Costs While Improving Services
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Feb. 27—Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, Governor Terry Brandstad welcomes attendees and introduces the topic, Innovations in Reducing Health Care Costs While Improving Services.
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Feb. 27—Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, Governor Terry Brandstad and Vice Chair Governor Pat Quinn discuss innovations in health care at the committee meeting on Sunday morning.
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Feb. 27—Vice Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee Governor Pat Quinn introduces the speakers-Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H., assistant secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Laura Jackson, executive vice president health care strategy and policy, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. .
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Feb. 27—Guest speaker, Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H., assistant secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addresses the Health and Human Services Committee meeting on the subject of innovations to reduce health care costs.
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Feb. 27—Executive Vice President, Health Care Strategy and Policy, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield speaks to the Health and Human Services Committee on Sunday morning.
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Feb. 27—IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associate, Dr. Daniel Yergin, speaks to the Natural Resources Committee on Sunday afternoon.
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Feb. 27—California Governor Jerry listens to the speakers at the Natural Resources Committee where governors discussed The World's Energy Future.
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Feb. 27—Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear participates in the Natural Resources Committee meeting on Sunday afternoon at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 27—Natural Resources Committee Chair, Governor Dannel Malloy, introduces the topic of The World's Energy Future and the speakers for the meeting.
Special Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Session
The Changing Role of the National Guard
The Changing Role of the National Guard
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Feb. 27—Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety Co-Chair Governor Martin O'Malley calls the committee meeting The Changing Role of the National Guard to order on Sunday afternoon.
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Feb. 27—Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety Co-Chair Governor Matt Mead welcomes attendees to the committee meeting and introduces the guest speakers.
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Feb. 27—Co-Chairs of the Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety, Governor Martin O'Malley and Governor Matt Mead introduce the topic of The Changing Role of the National Guard.
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Feb. 27—General Craig McKinley, chief, National Guard Bureau, U.S. Department of Defense, speaks to the Special Committee on Homeland Security highlights the progress made with governors and the National Guard during the Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety meeting.
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Feb. 27—Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell listen to General Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speak at the committee meeting on Sunday.
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Feb. 27—General Craig McKinley, chief, National Guard Bureau, U.S. Department of Defense and Craig Fugate, administrator, FEMA, listen to a question from a governor during the Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety meeting.
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Feb. 27—Puerto Rico Governor Governor Fortuño and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley listen to the speakers at the Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety meeting.
Closing Plenary Session
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Feb. 28—Attending governors arrive to the Closing Session at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting on Monday.
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Feb. 28—Governors prepare for the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting on Monday.
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Feb. 28—Washington Governor Chris Gregoire speaks to reporters before taking part in the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting on Monday.
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Feb. 28—Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval converse before the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting begins.
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Feb. 28—Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker converse before the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting begins.
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Feb. 28—Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton listen to the discussion of NGA polices during the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 28—New Jersey Governor Chris Christie participates in the discussion of NGA policies at the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 28—Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon prepare for the Closing Session at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 28—Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire and South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard read over the proposed NGA policies before voting at the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting Closing Session.
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Feb. 28—NGA Chair Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman welcomes attending governors the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 28—Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder listen to the discussion of NGA policies at the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 28—North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell attend the Closing Session of the NGA 2012 Winter Meeting.
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Feb. 28—New Hampshire Governor John Lynch prepares for the discussion of NGA policies during the Closing Session.
