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.
Governors to Convene in Salt Lake City in July
National Governors Association Summer Meeting to Include Discussions on Rural Communities, Human Trafficking, Future Workforce The nation’s governors will convene ...
State Leaders Convene for Strategies on Drug Treatment and Recovery for Justice-Involved Populations
National Governors Association Workshops in Ohio and Louisiana Spotlight Medication Assisted Treatment in Criminal Justice System The National Governors Association ...
States Pursue Strategies to Address Infectious Disease Related to the Opioid Epidemic
Priorities Include Expanding Access to Syringe Services Programs and Using Data to Target High-Risk Communities With viral infections attributable to ...
States Pursue Strategies to Counter Rising Suicide Rate
Data-informed Approaches, Strategic Partnerships and Upstream Prevention Efforts Are Key Levers for States With suicide rates up about 30 percent ...
NGA Works with 6 States to Advance Prenatal to Age 3 Policies
Investing in early education yields benefits over the long term The National Governors Association today announced that six states -- ...
Governors Unite for Bipartisan Infrastructure Advocacy
National Governors Association Outlines Four Principles to Guide State-Federal Partnership on Infrastructure Underscoring the importance of the state-federal partnership to ...
NGA to Assist 13 States in Strengthening Policies Against Impaired Driving
Columbus, Ohio, Summit Kicks Off Technical Assistance to States To address the grim and growing toll of impaired driving, the ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf to Address Opioid Summit for New Gubernatorial Administrations
NGA Session to Highlight Successes and Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania to Inform Other States’ Opioid Response Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ...
Offshore Wind, Energy Storage, Carbon Capture to Be Discussed at Global Energy Solutions Summit
States and international partners will explore policy solutions at a conference hosted by NGA and embassies of Australia, Canada, Denmark ...
NGA Offers Strategies for Creative Sector to Revitalize Rural Communities
WASHINGTON — Struggling rural communities have found new life through smart public policies that boost the creative sector, the National ...
NGA Workshop in Des Moines Focuses on Ensuring That Rural America Shares in Prosperity
‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ infrastructure are key to empowering rural communities, participants in National Governors Association forum agree Governors came together ...
NGA Welcomes Council of Governors Appointments
Panel coordinates across states on homeland security, disaster response and the National Guard The National Governors Association today welcomed the ...
