NGA ADVOCACY LIBRARY
Our nation’s Governors are dedicated to leading bipartisan solutions that improve citizens’ lives. Through NGA, Governors identify priority issues and deal with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. NGA teams work side-by-side with state leaders to identify challenges and develop solutions. View NGA Advocacy Communications, filterable by content type and topic.

Maternal and Infant Health: Expanding Access and Quality of Care
The third roundtable of the New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy’s Initiative on maternal and infant health took place in ...
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Governors Leading on Skills-Based Hiring to Open Opportunity Pathways
Skills-based hiring is a method of recruiting employees that prioritizes a candidate's competencies over more "traditional" qualifications like degrees. This ...
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How Governors Are Addressing Housing Access and Affordability and the Connection to Workforce Success
Governors are increasingly confronting both workforce and housing shortages in a whole of government, complementary manner to not only ensure ...
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Youth Mental Health: Promoting access and affordability of quality treatment and care
NGA Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer hosted the third convening of the NGA Chair’s ...
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State and Federal Actions to Respond to Xylazine
Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is a non-opioid drug commonly used for veterinary purposes which has been showing up more ...
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Community Renewal Task Force Sends FY24 Appropriations Letter to Congress
On behalf of the nation’s Governors, we welcome the opportunity to provide Congress with our priorities as your respective committees ...
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Governors Lead the Way on Behavioral Health Workforce Needs
New research from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing shows that 83% of the behavioral health workforce believes providers will ...
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Governors Lead on Solutions to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace
More than half of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental health condition in their lifetime and may experience associated ...
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Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force Letter on Federal Debt Ceiling and FY2024 Appropriations
On behalf of the nation’s Governors, we invite Congress to engage with states now on any proposals affecting safety net programs ...
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Briefing on State Implementation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
On Thursday, April 20, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its monthly briefing for the Criminal Justice Policy Advisors (CJPA) ...
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