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.

State Equitable Recovery Coalition
Taking advantage of shared expertise to help drive sustainable, equitable recovery and growth after the economic disruptions of the COVID-19 ...
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Resource Center For State Cybersecurity
The significant and continued growth of cyber-attacks against the United States makes cybersecurity a critical issue for all governors. To ...
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Expanding Access for Medication for Opioid Use Disorder for Justice Involved Individuals
Since 2019, the National Governors Association, in partnership with the American Correctional Association, has supported at least 14 states to ...
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Workforce Innovation Network
The Workforce Innovation Network will help facilitate innovative state-level policy solutions that improve employment and workforce outcomes. This page should ...
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Current Legal Protections And Opportunities For Supporting Workers
The Current Legal Protections and Opportunities to Support American Workers framework describes existing legal protections and opportunities for states to ...
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THE STATES’ ROLE IN HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE
The shifting labor force landscape brought on by the COVID-19 crisis makes it especially critical that students and taxpayers see ...
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State Resilience Assessment and Planning Tool
The State Resilience Assessment and Planning Tool was created to help Governors and their staffs assess state resilience, identify gaps, ...
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EDUCATE FOR OPPORTUNITY
The NGA Center has partnered with Strada Education Network, to focus on supporting state efforts that connect and align their ...
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THE STATES’ ROLE IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
NGA’s homeland security, economic development, education, energy, and cyber experts will team with state and interagency partners to identify cross-sector policy connections ...
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STATE RESOURCE CENTER ON ENERGY SECURITY
As the leaders of their states, governors are ultimately responsible for preparing for and responding to energy emergencies in their ...
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CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING LEARNING COHORT
The Child and Family Well-Being Learning Cohort is hosted by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) ...
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NGA OUTDOOR RECREATION LEARNING NETWORK
Helping governors and their outdoor recreation staff explore strategies to leverage their unique natural, cultural and historical resources to improve ...
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