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.
2010 Maternal and Child Health Update: States Make Progress Towards Improving Systems of Care
The 2010 Maternal and Child Health Update presents 2010 data gathered from U.S. states and territories in the annual maternal ...
Testimony – D Block Senate Commerce
On behalf of the nation’s governors, the National Governors Association (NGA) wishes to thank Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison and ...
State Roles in Delivery System Reforms
With the cost of health care rising faster than the gross domestic product (GDP), it is vital for the United ...
How States and Territories Fund Transportation: An Overview of Traditional and Nontraditional Strategies
This report provides states with an overview of traditional funding mechanisms, profiles of new and innovative programs at work in ...
Testimony – Governor Douglas State Taxes
Chairman Cohen, Ranking Member Franks, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. On behalf ...
Innovative State Transportation Funding and Financing
This paper extends and updates earlier work by: (1) providing case studies of state and international experience with a full ...
Maternal and Child Health Update 2008
This issue brief highlights recent state trends in health care coverage for women and children through Medicaid and CHIP, gathered ...
Annual and Winter Meetings: 2000-2009
Below are meeting notes from NGA's Annual and Winter Meetings held from 2000 to 2009. 2000 NGA Annual MeetingState College, ...
Testimony – Children and Disasters
Chairman Landrieu, Ranking Member Graham and distinguished members of the Committee, on behalf of the nation’s governors, thank you for ...
Policy Strategies for Advancing Interstate Health Information Exchange: A Report to the State Alliance for e-Health
Variations among states' laws, and differences between states' laws and federal law, are one of the most significant obstacles to ...
Testimony – Homeland Security Grants
The National Governors Association (NGA) wishes to thank Chairman Cuellar, Ranking Member Rogers, and other distinguished members of the Subcommittee ...
Testimony – Safety Net Programs
On behalf of the nation’s governors, I would like to thank Chairman McDermott and the Ways and Means Subcommittee on ...
