Businesses – and the people who start them and work for them – create jobs and compete in the global marketplace. Accordingly, a state’s success depends largely on the smart people and new discoveries keeping its industries globally competitive. Any state serious about competitiveness has to be serious about policies and investments that foster smart people, smart ideas and the right environment to promote innovation. This means investing in research and development (R&D) funds, supporting the educational institutes that produce both cutting-edge research and a skilled workforce and investing in commercializing the new discoveries and technologies that lead to new products and new companies.
NGA, RAISE US Announce $1 Million Partnership to Promote States’ Efforts to Harness AI and the Future of Work
Govs. Moore and Cox join former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to discuss state-based leadership for AI job opportunities OKLAHOMA CITY – The National Governors ...
New American Opportunity Project to Address Debt, AI-Driven Economic Disruption, Unsustainable Social Safety Net While Expanding Opportunity for Workers and Families
Unique partnership to develop options for how America can invest, modernize, and pay for its future Washington, DC–The Bipartisan Policy Center and the National Governors Association are launching the American ...
Opportunity Zones 2.0: What States Need to Know Now
The National Governors Association (NGA) and AmericaFWD recently convened state economic development officials, researchers and investment experts to take stock of what Opportunity Zones (OZs) accomplished in their first round ...
In Summary: The White House National Legislative Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
Last July, the White House released "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan," which framed AI as a matter of national competitiveness and emphasized innovation, infrastructure, and international engagement. That ...
AI and the Future of Work Roundtable
As part of NGA's Working Group on AI and the Future of Work, Governors' AI and workforce advisors met last week to share best practices and hear from national experts, ...
Governors Take the Lead on Affordability
Cost of living has been a major focus in governors’ State of the State addresses this year, with chief executives of the nation’s 55 states and territories taking action on ...
Opportunity Done Right
Dr. Brandon Tatum In state after state, Governors are getting stuff done. They are streamlining permitting, building workforce partnerships, expanding energy production, and attacking the costs that make everyday life ...
Cannabis State Roundtable
On January 28, 2026, the NGA hosted a roundtable to bring together 11 states and industry stakeholders to discuss cannabis and hemp policy. Sessions focused on the status of cannabinoid ...
Governors Applaud Senate Action to Avoid Shutdown
NGA Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Vice Chair Maryland Governor Wes Moore have issued the following statement: “Governors applaud congressional leaders and the White House for working together to ...
