NGA ISSUE LIBRARY

Our nation’s Governors are dedicated to leading bipartisan solutions that improve citizens’ lives. Through NGA, Governors identify priority issues and deal with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. NGA teams work side-by-side with state leaders to identify challenges and develop solutions. View NGA products below, filterable by content type and topic.

Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process – Comment Period Extension and Public Hearings Request

Letter (from the National Governors Association, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Association of ...

Governors to Senate: Accelerate Innovation in Perkins with Role for Governors, Educators and Industry

Letter to Senators Lamar Alexander, Patty Murray, Michael Enzi, and Robert Casey Jr regarding the Carl D. Perkins Career and ...

Education and Workforce Appropriations for FY 2019

Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Chair Roy Blunt and Ranking Member Patty ...

Letter Urging Congressional Support on Combatting Opioids

Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi from Governor Sandoval, Governor Bullock, Governor Baker, and Governor Brown ...

Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science – Comment Deadline Extension Request

Letter (from the National Governors Association, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies, Environmental Council of ...

Priorities for the 2018 Water Resources Development Act

Letter (from the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities and ...

Testimony – FEMA Grant Funding

Written testimony by Governor Sandoval and Governor Bullock on behalf of NGA to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ...

Advanced Refunding

Letter from NGA and the Public Finance Network membership, requesting Representatives co-sponsor H.R. 5003, a bipartisan bill to restore the ...

FirstNet Appointments

Letter (from Governor Sandoval and Governor Bullock) to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and CEO of the First Responder Network ...

FAA Reauthorization

Letter to Speaker Ryan, Minority Leader Pelosi, Chairman Shuster, and Ranking Member DeFazio from the National Governors Association, National Conference ...

NGA Letter on Professional Licensure Reciprocity

Letter from NGA CEO and Executive Director Scott Pattison to the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and ...

Council Letter On Use of National Guard in Disaster Response

Council Co-Chair Letter (from Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy) to Deputy Secretary Shanahan and General Lengyel ...