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Governors Hail Passage of Great American Outdoors Act

Governors Hail Passage of Great American Outdoors Act

Governors applaud the passage of S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act. This bipartisan legislation will help states to meet ...
National Governors Association Releases Guidance on Managing Natural Disasters During Pandemic

National Governors Association Releases Guidance on Managing Natural Disasters During Pandemic

Governors Show Bipartisan Leadership in Keeping Public Safe During Concurrent Emergencies As governors continue to lead the bipartisan response to ...

With Millions of Jobs at Stake, State and Local Government Associations Call on Congress to Approve Aid

With millions of jobs and the economic recovery at stake, the seven leading organizations representing state, territorial and local governments ...

Governors Call on Congress to Act on State Fiscal Relief

‘This Is Not a Red State and Blue State Crisis’ National Governors Association Chair Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and NGA ...

State Associations Release Roadmap to Recovery from COVID-19

Roadmap Outlines 10 Key Steps for Governors to Protect the Public’s Health While Preparing to Reopen the Economy The National ...

State and Local Government Associations Urge ‘Robust, Flexible’ Federal Relief During Pandemic

The seven leading organizations representing state and local governments at the federal level called on Congress to “immediately provide robust, ...

Governors Renew Bipartisan Request for Fiscal Relief for States

National Governors Association Chair Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and NGA Vice Chair New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued the following ...

National Governors Association Outlines Need for ‘Additional and Immediate’ Fiscal Assistance to States

Calls on Congress to Allocate Additional $500 Billion National Governors Association Chair Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and NGA Vice Chair ...

Governors Urge Senate Passage of Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The nation’s governors called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to aid their efforts ...

National Governors Association Implements Full Staff Teleworking Policy, Continues to Update Governors, and Convene Calls with States on COVID-19

Employees of the National Governors Association (NGA) will telework beginning March 16, as the bipartisan association serving the 55 state ...

Governors Urge Federal Action on Respirators to Support COVID-19 Response

Call for federal liability protection under the PREP act The nation’s governors call on congressional leaders to take swift action ...
State and Local Coalition Calls for Federal Broadband Investment

State and Local Coalition Calls for Federal Broadband Investment

A coalition of organizations representing state and local governments released the following statement in response to hearings on the FY ...