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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Civility, Federalism, and the Future of American Politics
In a week that could easily have been defined by division, the penultimate session of the 2026 NGA Winter Meeting offered something increasingly rare in American public life: two politicians, ...
Policy Brief: Outdoor Recreation and Public Health
States are increasingly exploring the intersection of health policy and outdoor recreation to better understand how these policy areas could be leveraged for the positive benefit of their constituents. While ...
The Power of Service: Governors Lead Efforts to Support Military Families and to Promote Volunteer Service Opportunities
In a segment titled “The Power of Service,” NGA Vice Chair Maryland Governor Wes Moore led a panel discussion to explore how Americans can heal division by serving in our ...
Reigniting the American Dream
Every American should have the opportunity to build a life of purpose, to strengthen their community, and to help shape a nation defined not only by prosperity, but by potential realized. Yet across our very diverse states, too many people have lost faith in this opportunity. They’ve faced too many obstacles, encountered too many closed doors, and given up the hope of a brighter future. We can do better.
Reigniting the American Dream is more than an initiative. It’s an invitation for every U.S. governor to take action.
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Center for Best Practices Library
Overview of State Actions on Business Closure and Personal Movement Restrictions in Response to COVID-19
As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, governors are taking action to limit the spread of this disease. Business closures, ...
State Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Interstate Extraditions During COVID-19
NGA received questions from several states about tolling of statute of limitations and interstate extraditions during the COVID-19 outbreak. The ...
Gubernatorial Actions to Support Medical Surge Capacity
The coronavirus and COVID-19 are spreading across the United States and experts predict significant disruption to the U.S. health care ...
Improving Care and Managing Costs for Dual Eligibles
Highlights From An NGA Roundtable (View/Download) Executive Summary Individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, commonly referred to ...
2020 Energy Outlook: Updates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
The webinar featured energy market forecasts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) 2020 Annual Energy Outlook, focusing on information ...
State Strategies for Scaling Work-Based Learning
“State Strategies for Scaling Work-Based Learning: Lessons Learned from an NGA Policy Academy” provides greater detail on how governors can ...
Planning for State Transportation Revenue in a Coming Era of Electric Vehicles
(View/Download) Executive Summary States face a grave transportation funding situation: Revenues are not keeping pace with needs as vital infrastructure ...
2019 Novel Coronavirus: Public Health Legal Preparedness
Click here to view fullscreen The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Governors Association, and the American Bar Association ...
Resources for Tracking the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Assessing State Authorities
The following memo outlines the current situation regarding the novel coronavirus, recently named COVID-19,and provides an overview of select legal ...
How Extreme Weather Trends Impact Transportation Networks
In both incremental and dramatic ways, extreme weather is threatening our nation’s transportation networks. Devastating disasters, including hurricanes, floods, and ...
Infrastructure Stakeholder Summit III: Enhancing Efficiency – Eliminating Red Tape and Integrating Smart Technology
San Francisco, CA | January 21-22, 2020 Infrastructure policy and technology experts from across the country will join the National ...
Facilitating Heating Sector Transformation in Rhode Island
January 28th, 2020 | Warwick, RI Introduction Rhode Island is pursuing rapid heat sector decarbonization and is interested in exploring ...
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