Policy Positions Archive

Governors recognize career and technical education as a powerful tool to fuel state economies and prepare students for rewarding and productive careers.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) marked a historic shift for states. As Congress acts to reauthorize TANF, governors recommend the following guiding principles.

The only way for the state-federal partnership to truly work is for governors to be actively engaged in our nation's quest to improve healthcare outcomes and costs.

Assuring the safety and security of citizens is one of the paramount duties of governors. Governors continually work to address many long-standing challenges.

With rapidly evolving and increasingly complex cyber incidents on the rise, governors support a comprehensive approach to protect critical infrastructure assets and sensitive information systems.

Governors strongly appreciate the efforts and sacrifices made by the men and women of the armed forces — active duty, reserve, National Guard and veterans.

Governors strongly support providing services to our nation’s veterans and their families and urge the federal government to work with states to help veterans.

Governors urge Congress and the Administration to enact immigration reform that strengthens the economy and our communities and secures our borders and ports.

The nation’s governors are committed to protecting public health and conserving the environment.

Governors call on Congress to supplement state efforts by promoting federal policies that encourage environmentally responsible, secure, efficient and affordable energy production and use.

The nation’s governors are concerned about the growing challenges facing both state and federal agencies in managing and protecting our natural resources.