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07 Dec 2018

NGA/U.S. DOT Webinar on the Build America Bureau’s New Rural Projects Initiative

November 15, 2018 | Washington D.C. The webinar, hosted in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), introduced the U.S. DOT’s Build America Bureau and shared how states can finance transportation projects through the new Rural Projects Initiative…

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Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, Meeting Materials

07 Dec 2018

Northeast Regional Transportation Electrification Workshop

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Education Division, Publications

29 Oct 2018

NGA releases Expert Roundtable Report on Integrating and Advancing Prenatal to Age 3 Policies

The National Governors Association (NGA) released a report from the June 5, 2018 expert roundtable in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The roundtable was convened in collaboration with the Center on the Developing…

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Economic Opportunity, Meeting Materials

03 Oct 2018

Policy Academy on Scaling Work-Based Learning: Second Cross-State Meeting

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the second policy academy cross-state meeting focused on assisting state workforce and education leaders to scale high-quality work-based learning…

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Economic Opportunity, Publications

01 Sep 2018

States Expand Employment and Training Opportunities for People with Disabilities

This white paper was developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) as part of its collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of…

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Economic Opportunity, Meeting Materials

13 Aug 2018

2018 Policy Institute for Governors’ Human Services Advisors

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Economic Opportunity Division hosted a multi-state Policy Institute as a venue for senior leadership in states and territories to discuss…

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Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Publications

03 Jul 2018

Executive Authority During Energy Emergencies: A Road Map for Governors

The NGA Center for Best Practices has released Executive Authority During Energy Emergencies: A Road Map for Governors. The road map…

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Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues

27 Jun 2018

Governors Resource Center for Emergency Communications

About the Resource Center The National Governors Association developed the Governors Resource Center for Emergency Communications to provide governors and other senior state officials a one-stop-shop for information they need…

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Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues

27 Jun 2018

Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council

The NGA Center formed the Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) to provide an organizational structure through which the homeland security advisors from each state, territory and the District of…

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Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues

27 Jun 2018

Governors Criminal Justice Policy Advisors Network

Governors rely on a core of criminal and juvenile justice policy advisors in forming state criminal justice policy, including defining issues, developing strategies, coordinating agencies, engaging communities, and allocating resources.…

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Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues

27 Jun 2018

Improving Criminal Justice, Sentencing and Corrections Policy

In 2014-2015, 46 states enacted some type of criminal justice reform, and the NGA Center continues to support states in their efforts to make their criminal justice systems smarter, fairer,…

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Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues

27 Jun 2018

Justice Information Sharing

The power of information technology is multiplied when information is shared between different parts of the justice system. The challenges that accompany information sharing, or "IT integration" are complex. Technical…

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