News 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… National Governors Association
News 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… National Governors Association
News 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… National Governors Association
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… National Governors Association
News 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… National Governors Association
Natural Resources Committee, 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… National Governors Association
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… National Governors Association
Education & Workforce Committee, 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… National Governors Association
Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, 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… National Governors Association
News 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… National Governors Association
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,… National Governors Association
