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News, Press Releases
28 Nov 2016

Governors Comment on Education Law Accountability Rule

WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today released the following the U.S. Department of Education’s release of the final accountability rule under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): “Today's final rule on…

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News, Press Releases
28 Nov 2016

States Use Medicaid Dollars to Train Health Care Workforce

The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that two states, Oklahoma and Rhode Island, will receive technical assistance to identify and implement strategies to re-envision how to use Medicaid funds to address state…

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News, Press Releases
17 Nov 2016

Governors Learn to Code at Summer Meeting

During the 2016 National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Des Moines, governors joined students at Code.org’s first-ever “Hour of Code” event, where they learned about coding from students of all…

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Energy, Infrastructure & Environment, Publications
16 Nov 2016

Preparing States for Extreme Electrical Power Grid Outages

The electrical power grid is the backbone of the U.S. economy and society, with most goods and services depending on its safe, secure and reliable operation. Increasingly, natural and human-made…

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News, Press Releases
15 Nov 2016

Governors Help Connect Veterans With Job Opportunities

WASHINGTON—When veterans apply for jobs outside the military, they can often find the process inefficient and cumbersome because of licensing and certification regulations. The ultimate authority for regulating entry into…

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Advocacy Communications, Natural Resources Committee Letters, NGA Letters
14 Nov 2016

WRDA Reauthorization

The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate United States Capitol, S-230 Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Harry Reid Minority Leader U.S. Senate United States Capitol, S-221 Washington, D.C. 20510…

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Economic Opportunity, Publications
10 Nov 2016

Accelerating Opportunity for Veterans: A Governor’s Blueprint for Pathways to Veterans’ Civilian Licensing and Certification

Military servicemembers on active duty benefit from extensive training that prepares them to perform in a range of occupations and professions. While some of these occupational specialties have direct or…

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Advocacy Communications, NGA Letters
07 Nov 2016

ESSA Supplement, Not Supplant Recommendations

The Honorable John B. King, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Docket ID: ED-2016-OESE-0056 Dear Secretary King: On behalf of the National Conference…

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Advocacy Communications, Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee Letters, NGA Letters
07 Nov 2016

FirstNet Recommendations

To: FirstNet From: National Governors Association Date: November 2016 Re:  Recommendations for Engaging States as Full Partners In June 2016, NGA testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and…

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News, Press Releases
04 Nov 2016

Governors Confident In Election Systems

WASHINGTON—National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Vice Chair Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval released a statement today on the security of states’ election systems: “We are writing to affirm governors’ confidence…

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Energy, Infrastructure & Environment, Publications
04 Nov 2016

Opportunities for Governors to Align Electricity Markets with State Energy Goals

Electric utilities are facing a fundamental challenge to their profitability and long-term viability as the business models shaped by state regulation and legislation have not kept pace with contemporary technologies,…

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