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States to Develop Innovative Strategies to Improve Transportation and Land Use Planning
Many states confront a transportation system that is not meeting the needs of its citizens because it is out of date, stressed beyond capacity, financially unsustainable or inefficient. To work against these substantial issues, the NGA Center has selected five states to develop and implement innovative solutions through its Policy Academy on Shaping a New Approach to Transportation and Land Use Planning.
States Taking Steps to Fight Childhood Obesity
Through the Healthy Kids, Healthy America program, NGA Center supported 15 states as they worked to develop policies to prevent childhood obesity. The recognizable progress of each of these states is detailed in a new report released, Shaping a Healthier Generation: Healthy Kids, Healthy America State Profiles of Progress.
Six States Selected to Focus on Increasing Education and Skill Level of Adult Workers
The NGA Center announced the selection of six states – Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Virginia and West Virginia – to each host a Governor's Forum on Postsecondary Credential Attainment by Adult Workers.
The Governors Speak—a report on the 2009 state-of-the-state addresses.
Front & Center is NGA's weekly newsletter on Center projects and events, state best practices, federal policies affecting states, links to respected research, and quick analysis on hot topics.