Congress has been an instrumental partner for states and territories in funding efforts to help support infrastructure, economic development, and environmental programs. Therefore, as you look toward Fiscal Year 2023’s ... Read More
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-159), aims to combat gun violence, and includes provisions that will improve access to mental health care and help equip schools with the resources necessary to ... Read More
National Governors Association’s Community Renewal Task Force Co-Chairs Governors Mike Parson and Albert Bryan, Jr. released the following statement on the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act, introduced by Senate Agriculture ... Read More
National Governors Association Chair Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and National Governors Association Vice Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. regarding the establishment ... Read More
On Thursday, May 26, NGA hosted a briefing for Governors’ offices with the U.S. Census Bureau to review the Post-Enumeration Survey (PES), which measures the accuracy of the census by independently surveying a sample of ... Read More
As the nation’s Governors, we write to express our continued support of predictable federal funding and flexibility in state-federal partnerships across these issue areas. The Honorable Patrick LeahyChairmanSenate ... Read More
As you look toward Fiscal Year 2023’s appropriations process, NGA requests that you prioritize the following funding efforts in support of these issues. The Honorable Patrick LeahyChairmanSenate Committee on ... Read More
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022 NGA hosted a briefing for Governors’ offices with the White House, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture ... Read More
(4 May 2022) Council of Governors co-chairs Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. in response to a March 18 letter President Biden sent regarding the ... Read More
Our members recognize the substantial benefits provided to the nation by our water resources and hope to work together to ensure passage of a new bipartisan WRDA bill in 2022. The Honorable Tom CarperChairmanCommittee on ... Read More
Today, National Governors Association Chairman Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas and Vice Chairman Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey sent a letter to Secretary Janet Yellen requesting that the U.S. Department of Treasury ... Read More
Governors urge Congress to pass a bipartisan package that will give states the tools and flexibility they need to continue to fight COVID-19 and support economic recovery. WASHINGTON – Today, National Governors Association ... Read More