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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.

Governors Lead on Solutions to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace
More than half of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental health condition in their lifetime and may experience associated ...

Strategies For Deploying Surface Transportation Funds For Workforce Development And Postsecondary Education
As states implement the IIJA, it will be critical that they ensure workers are equipped to participate successfully in the ...

Governors Highlight Record Infrastructure Investment in State of the State Addresses
As infrastructure funds begin to flow from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the bipartisan CHIPS and Science ...

Black Maternal Health Week 2023
Black Maternal Health Week, originated by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, was created to raise awareness of diminished maternal health ...

NGA Meeting Highlight: How Two Governors are Addressing Barriers to Work
Even as millions of job vacancies go unfilled, millions of working-age people are either unemployed, unable to make ends meet ...

Public Health and Healthcare: Creating a Culture of Accountability and Coordination
Optimal health is reliant on coordinated, and at times, integrated public health and healthcare systems. Public health systems aim to ...

Governors’ Top Health Priorities in 2023 State of the State Addresses
As the country continues to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governors have highlighted the need to continue ...

Improving Health Equity for Rare Diseases
Working together can improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases and promote better overall public health. Despite their name, when ...

Nation’s Governors Meet with Ukrainian President, Back Ukraine
Throughout the past year, Governors have acted quickly to condemn Russia’s invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine while also ...

NGA Hosts Expert Roundtables on K-12 Education Focus Areas
National and state experts gathered to discuss gubernatorial strategies for addressing academic recovery and supports, educator recruitment and retention and ...

Health and Wellness in Pharmacies
Rina Shah On March 1, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) hosted a Health and Wellness Stakeholder Forum ...

State of the State – 2023
Governors of states, territories and commonwealths are outlining their priorities for 2023 in state of the state or commonwealth addresses, ...