News, Press Releases

17 May 2017

State Officials Stress Importance of 2018 Farm Bill

The National Governors Association (NGA), National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) released the following statement today on states’ priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill: “Governors, legislators and chief state…

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Advocacy Communications, NGA Letters

17 May 2017

Farm Bill Reauthorization

The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate U.S. Capitol Building, Room S-230 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate U.S. Capitol Building, Room…

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Publications

12 May 2017

Setting Site-Specific Priorities in the Federal Budget Process for Cleanup of Nuclear Weapons Waste

Opportunities for State Engagement Sufficient federal funding to clean up the U.S. nuclear weapons complex is a priority for states that host or are affected by the 17 sites still…

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News, Press Releases

12 May 2017

Cybersecurity: The Next Frontier of State Legislation

National Governors Association (NGA) homeland security and public safety policy analyst David Forscey co-authored a piece on state cybersecurity for Law360. In the article, Forscey, Steven Cash and Benjamin Nissim…

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News, Press Releases

12 May 2017

States Strategize to Reduce Childhood Hunger

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) today announced that 10 states and territories—Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island—will participate…

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Advocacy Communications, NGA Letters

11 May 2017

CHIP Reauthorization

The Honorable Orrin Hatch Chairman Senate Committee on Finance Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Member Senate Committee on Finance Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Greg Walden Chairman…

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Meeting Materials

05 May 2017

Oregon Retreat on Prioritizing and Valuing Local Energy Resilience

May 5, 2017 | Newport, OR Oregon, in partnership with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), is working on a year-and-a-half long initiative to identify and…

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News, Press Releases

05 May 2017

NGA Reacts to AHCA Passage, Urges Congress to Seek Governors’ Input

The bipartisan National Governors Association (NGA) released the following statement today on the passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017: “Governors share Congress’ goal of fostering a…

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News, Press Releases

04 May 2017

NGA Welcomes Council of Governors Appointments

WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) welcomes the appointment and reappointment of governors to the critically important Council of Governors (Council) focused on national security issues. Newly appointed governors are Alaska Gov.…

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Publications

02 May 2017

Setting Site-Specific Priorities in the Federal Budget Process for Cleanup of Nuclear Weapons Waste: Opportunities for State Engagement

This issue brief focuses on the opportunities for state engagement at each stage of the budget process and suggests how…

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News, Press Releases

02 May 2017

Governors Concentrate on Water Conservation, Quality

WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today (NGA) announced California Gov. Edmund G. Brown and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will serve as co-chairs of the new NGA Center for Best Practices’ Water Policy Learning Network. The…

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Webinars

28 Apr 2017

Work-Based Learning Policy Academy TA Webinar Series

This webinar series, which ran from Jan 2016 to April 2017 looked at the following work-based learn topics: Measurement, Enhancement,…

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