NGA ISSUE LIBRARY
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Gov. McAuliffe: States Need Core Cyber Protections to Fight Threats
The National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe hosted the final summit for his chair’s initiative, Meet the ...
NGA CEO: Bipartisan Agreement Among Governors on Infrastructure
NGA CEO Scott Pattison said governors will need lots of tools in the toolbox, in the form of public-private partnerships, ...
State Officials Stress Importance of 2018 Farm Bill
The National Governors Association (NGA), National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) released the following statement today on states’ ...
Cybersecurity: The Next Frontier of State Legislation
National Governors Association (NGA) homeland security and public safety policy analyst David Forscey co-authored a piece on state cybersecurity for ...
States Strategize to Reduce Childhood Hunger
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) today announced that 10 states and territories—Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, ...
NGA Reacts to AHCA Passage, Urges Congress to Seek Governors’ Input
The bipartisan National Governors Association (NGA) released the following statement today on the passage of the American Health Care Act ...
NGA Welcomes Council of Governors Appointments
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) welcomes the appointment and reappointment of governors to the critically important Council of Governors (Council) ...
Governors Concentrate on Water Conservation, Quality
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today (NGA) announced California Gov. Edmund G. Brown and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will serve as co-chairs of the new ...
State, Local Governments Applaud Online Sales Tax Collection Bill
The National Governors Association (NGA), the Council of State Governments, the National Association of Counties, the National Conference of State ...
State, Local Groups Respond to President’s Tax Plan
The National Governors Association (NGA), the Council of State Governments, the National Association of Counties, the National Conference of State ...
Governors to Congress: Restore Rural Funding in Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today released a statement regarding reduced federal payments to states and counties under the Secure ...
Governors: Defense Authorization Modification Essential to Preserve National Guard
WASHINGTON—As Congress returns from recess and looks to pass the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the National Governors Association ...
