NGA Center for Best Practices

NGA Center for Best Practices teams develop innovative solutions to today’s most pressing public policy challenges. The NGA Center is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation’s Governors.

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NGA Nuclear Dispatch: Advancing Nuclear Energy in Virginia and Tennessee

NGA Nuclear Dispatch: Advancing Nuclear Energy in Virginia and Tennessee

After a robust build out of nuclear capacity towards the end of the 20th century, the United States is currently positioned to experience a nuclear renaissance. (Download) Executive Statement While ...
Let’s Get Ready! To Define Success

Let’s Get Ready! To Define Success

After a fireside chat on preparing students of all ages for workforce success, and a panel discussion featuring insights from Dr. Richard V. Reeves and Dr. Oon Seng Tan, the ...
Cultivating Consensus in Human Services

Cultivating Consensus in Human Services

It's critical for Governors and human services leaders to navigate complex issues, especially when political tension feels high. In some scenarios, successful implementation can rely more on framing and relationship ...

Let’s Get Ready

All Americans should have access to education that prepares them for success in life. As the world changes and technology evolves, ensuring all students graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary for success is increasingly critical for our nation’s economic competitiveness.

As Governors, we lead states facing economic opportunities but also challenges, shortages in workforce, skills mismatch, and widening opportunity gaps that limit true economic mobility for Americans. We must take these indicators as a call to action.

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Protecting Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills

Protecting Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills

Governors and state legislators are increasingly focused on the impact that surprise medical bills have on consumers. To support governors ...

Governors Advisors Energy Policy Institute

The National Governors’ Association’s (NGA) Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute brought together governors’ energy policy staff to share energy policy ...
State Cyber  Disruption  Response Plans

State Cyber Disruption Response Plans

This issue brief examines state cyber disruption response plans that governors are developing and testing in preparation for cyberattacks that ...

NGA Health to Assist 5 States on Addressing Infectious Diseases Related to Substance Use

The National Governors Association Health Division (NGA Health) will be working with five states -- Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada and ...
State Protection of Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII)

State Protection of Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII)

This policy scan explores state laws that protect critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) from public disclosure ...

Entrepreneurship in States: Fostering a Startup-Friendly Economy

In this report, NGA has provided cases highlighting state visioning, data collection, financial amenities, regulatory approaches, broadband needs, rural programming, ...

Public Health Preparedness and Response Workshop for State and Territorial Gubernatorial and Legislative Leaders

NGA partnered with CDC to give states the opportunity to learn about public health model policies in Arizona and develop ...

State Summit on Opportunity Zones

NGA Solutions: The Center for Best Practices hosted NGA’s first-ever State Summit on Opportunity Zones. The event featured a range ...

Building Success: Strategies for Effectively Advancing Your Governor’s Education Priorities

This joint-webinar with EducationCounsel was designed to provide new Governors Education Policy Advisors (GEPAs) with an overview of our team ...

Regional Workshops on Expanding Access to Medication Assisted Treatment for Justice-Involved Populations

NGA Solutions: Center for Best Practices Regional Workshops on Expanding Access to Medication Assisted Treatment for Justice-Involved Populations to 9 ...

The User Pays? A Potential Solution to the Transportation Funding Crisis

This webinar explored sustainable funding alternatives, such as Mileage Based User Fees (MBUFs) or Road Use Charges (RUCs), that several ...
Connecting State Financing Policy to Institutional Innovation

Connecting State Financing Policy to Institutional Innovation

NGA Solutions: The Center for Best Practices had a meeting focused on transforming state postsecondary financing policies to support institutional ...

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