News, Press Releases 29 Jun 2018 Governors Support Agriculture Economy The National Governors Association (NGA) released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a farm bill: "The nation’s governors support America’s producers who are the backbone of our communities,… National Governors Association
Energy, Infrastructure & Environment, Meeting Materials 28 Jun 2018 Meeting of the Federal Facilities Task Force: Summer Meeting 2018 June 26 – 28, 2018 | Idaho Falls, ID The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices’ (NGA Center) Federal Facilities Task Force (FFTF) held its 2018 Summer Meeting on… National Governors Association
NGA Letters 28 Jun 2018 FAA Reauthorization Letter to Senators John Thune, Bill Nelson, Dean Heller, and Maria Cantwell from the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities… National Governors Association
NGA Letters 27 Jun 2018 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process – Comment Period Extension and Public Hearings Request Letter (from the National Governors Association, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies, Environmental… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Governors Resource Center for Emergency Communications About the Resource Center The National Governors Association developed the Governors Resource Center for Emergency Communications to provide governors and other senior state officials a one-stop-shop for information they need… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council The NGA Center formed the Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) to provide an organizational structure through which the homeland security advisors from each state, territory and the District of… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Consortium of State Public Safety Executives The Consortium of State Public Safety Executives is a network of cabinet-level secretaries and commissioners from across the country who are responsible for oversight of their state’s public safety enterprise,… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Governors Criminal Justice Policy Advisors Network The Governors Criminal Justice Policy Advisors (CJPAs) Network provides a forum for governors’ criminal and juvenile justice policy advisors to connect with their peers in other states, promote regional information… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Improving Criminal Justice, Sentencing and Corrections Policy In 2014-2015, 46 states enacted some type of criminal justice reform, and the NGA Center continues to support states in their efforts to make their criminal justice systems smarter, fairer,… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Justice Information Sharing The power of information technology is multiplied when information is shared between different parts of the justice system. The challenges that accompany information sharing, or "IT integration" are complex. Technical… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Public Safety The NGA Center Public Safety Program serves the needs of governors and their policy advisors in a broad range of criminal, sentencing, corrections and justice-related policies. Governors are deeply concerned… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Public Health Preparedness The unexpected outbreaks of Ebola in 2014 and the Zika virus in 2015-16, among others, highlighted the need for states to prepare for all hazards, not just natural disasters and… National Governors Association
