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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2026 Governors’ Education Policy Advisors Institute
The National Governors Association convened its annual Governors' Education Policy Advisors Institute (GEPA) in New Orleans from May 27-29, 2026, bringing together 34 leaders from 21 states and territories. Over ...
NGA’s Spring 2026 Infrastructure Coordinator Workshop
A Focus on What Comes Next for States and Territories After the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act On May 19-20, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its 11th Infrastructure Coordinator ...
Building a Skills-First Future: NGA Skills in the States Convening
From May 19-21, 2026, the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices convened the Skills in the States Annual Convening at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. Governors' workforce ...
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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Smart & Safe: State Strategies for Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Electric Sector
This white paper outlines seven actions governors can take in order to protect electricity infrastructure and personally identifiable information from ...
Addressing the Infectious Disease Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic
Two NGA Health publications present insights from this work that can inform other governors’ efforts to prevent infectious disease outbreaks ...
Federal Facilities Task Force 2019 Spring Meeting on Nuclear Weapons Waste Cleanup
Augusta, GA | May 21 – 22, 2019 The National Governors Association leads the Federal Facilities Task Force, a group ...
Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives
NGA hosted 34 states in Seattle to discuss issues around criminal justice and public safety at the 2019 Institute for ...
Cyber Threats are a Collective Danger. States and Industry Must Respond Collectively.
By John Bel Edwards, Asa Hutchinson and Thomas Kennedy You are probably reading this on an internet-connected device. If you ...
National Summit on State Cybersecurity
Over the course of two days, participants engaged in a series of interactive sessions and breakouts to discuss the newest ...
Bootcamp for Governors’ New Energy Policy Advisors
Energy, Infrastructure & Environment hosted a bootcamp on May 9 and 10 for Governors' New Energy Policy Advisors ...
Impaired Driving Convening
The NGA Solutions: Center for Best Practices’ Impaired Driving Convening brought together 13 states to discuss strategies to address transportation ...
North/Central Regional Transportation Electrification Workshop
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the North/Central Regional Transportation Electrification Workshop in Kansas City, ...
State Strategies for Averting Early Deaths
Death by suicide is a complex individual, relational and public health problem. The incidence of such deaths over the past ...
Policy Update: State Policy Support for Nuclear Generation
This policy scan summarizes recent state policy actions to support nuclear generation, recognizing the ability of nuclearpower to reliably meet ...
Water 101: Webinar for New Advisers
The webinar covers the types of policy assistance that NGA offers, gives new advisers some insights into their jobs from ...
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