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.
Annual and Winter Meetings: 2010-2016
Below are meeting notes from NGA's Annual and Winter Meetings held from 2010 to 2015. 2010 NGA Annual MeetingBoston, Massachusetts (July 9-11) 2011 NGA Annual MeetingSalt Lake City, Utah (July ...
Fiduciary Definition
The Honorable Thomas Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Room N-5655 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20210 RE: Proposed Conflict-of-Interest Rule ...
Testimony – State Tax Issues
Written Testimony of Dan Crippen Executive Director, National Governors Association Before the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law U. S. House of Representatives On ...
American Community Survey – Big 7
The Honorable John Culberson Chairman Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies House Committee on Appropriations H-309 The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Chaka Fattah Ranking Member Subcommittee ...
Marketplace Fairness – Big 7
The Honorable John Boehner Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Republican Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable ...
Municipal Securities – Big 7
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th St., SW Suite 3E-218 Washington, D.C. 20219 Mr. Robert deV. Fierson, Secretary Board of Governors of ...
Internet Gaming
The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Boehner Speaker of ...
Federal Insurance Office (FIO)
The Honorable Jacob J. “Jack” Lew Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Lew: Governors believe that states must ...
Marketplace Fairness
The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives 2138 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable John Conyers Ranking Member Committee on ...
