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.

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Planning for Concurrent Emergencies

Background Given the protracted nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, states will likely experience additional, simultaneous emergencies concurrent with additional outbreaks ...
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 ...
Information and Guidance on Supporting On-demand Workers through the COVID-19 Crisis

Information and Guidance on Supporting On-demand Workers through the COVID-19 Crisis

Introduction This memo provides governors and state officials with an overview of the key issues related to on-demand workers during ...
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Update on COVID-19 Treatment Development

Introduction COVID-19 treatment development is moving at an unprecedented pace across the world and resulting therapeutics may be critical to ...

Reopening Institutions of Higher Education

Nearly all higher education institutions are at least partially closed and have shifted to online instruction during the spring semester ...

Cost Share Considerations for FEMA Public Assistance Grants

There are many grant programs available through federal agencies to support disaster response and recovery activities. On March 13, 2020 ...

The Defense Production Act & Executive Action Taken in Response to COVID-19

The Defense Production Act (DPA) [50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq] grants the president a broad set of authorities to influence ...

Letter Urging CARES Act Funding for Medicaid Providers

The Honorable Alex AzarSecretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Avenue SWWashington, DC 20201The Honorable Seema VermaAdministrator, Centers ...

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 ...

Governor Considerations Regarding Crisis Standards of Care

As part of state public health emergency preparedness initiatives, many states have developed guidelines or frameworks to address crisis standards ...
COVID-19 Impacts to Energy Security

COVID-19 Impacts to Energy Security

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the electricity sector, decreasing electric load and increasing the risk of energy incidents. Electricity use ...

Capacity for COVID-19 Testing — Current Status and Considerations

COVID-19 testing is essential to a targeted public health approach for informing clinical care and reducing spreadof the virus until ...