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State Efforts to Address ACEs and Trauma and Build Resilience
States are working to prevent and mitigate ACEs and trauma, and have an opportunity to advance trauma-informed care with the ...
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Governors Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Competition Legislation
Today, National Governors Association Chair Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey and Vice Chair Governor Spencer Cox of Utah released ...
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Governors Meet with Dolly Parton at the NGA Summer Meeting
Governors met with Dolly Parton for a discussion about early child literacy efforts, including Parton’s Imagination Library program that mails ...
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Governor Murphy Introduces Chair’s Initiative: Strengthening Youth Mental Health Care
At the closing session of NGA’s Summer Meeting 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy accepted the NGA Chair’s gavel from ...
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Governors Focus on the Recovery of Travel and Tourism at the NGA Summer Meeting
A look at the discussion Governors had with travel and tourism industry leaders regarding the industry’s impact on economic activity ...
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Behavioral Health Equity for All Communities: Policy Solutions to Advance Equity Across the Crisis Continuum
As a point of interception, equitable crisis response provides an opportunity to disrupt a cycle that has perpetuated longstanding challenges ...
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Leveraging the Digital Equity Act To Advance Digital Skills
This guide offers three key strategies and guiding questions for employers to contribute to Digital Equity Act planning and implementation, ...
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State Policy Playbook To Advance Youth Apprenticeship
By supporting and expending youth apprenticeship programs, states can create stronger connections across secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, workforce development ...
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Learning from State Regulatory Streamlining Efforts
A growing number of states are making significant headway towards creating better regulatory management systems and leaner regulations. This will ...
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One-Stop Portals Help Businesses Navigate State Regulations
One-stop portals and online hubs that provide a single point of entry for business transactions with state government are an ...
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Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Justice-Involved Populations Under Community Supervision: Best Practices from Four States
States discovered a variety of policy and programmatic approaches to improve the MOUD landscape. States were able to pilot interagency ...
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Maximizing Impact: State Strategies to Manage and Prevent HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and TB
By targeting prevention efforts in specific settings, Governors can develop an intersectional, equitable and holistic approach to addressing barriers to ...
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Re-Envisioning State Cyber Response Capabilities: The Role of Volunteers in Strengthening our Systems
Michigan’s MiC3, Wisconsin’s CRT and Ohio’s Cyber Reserve have found unique ways to leverage the skills and knowledge of cybersecurity ...
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Pre-Apprenticeship Action Lab
National Governors Association, in partnership with Education Strategy Group, and thanks to support from the Siemens Foundation, hosted its fourth ...
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Governors’ Initiatives To Enhance Planning, Delivery And Success Of Major Infrastructure Projects
This document serves as a reference guide to demonstrate how Governors are thinking about infrastructure investments holistically, organizing their administrations ...
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