NGA ISSUE LIBRARY
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Governors, Spouses Discuss Strategies to End Childhood Hunger
WASHINGTON—At a special joint session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting including governors and their spouses, Virginia First Lady ...
Early Education Takes Center Stage At Governors’ Opening Session
WASHINGTON—At the opening session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting, governors discussed early childhood education and its importance ...
In Tight Fiscal Environment, States Focus on Infrastructure Financing
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA), in conjunction with 10 other state and local groups, has issued State and Local Fiscal Facts: ...
Governors Comment On Congressional Review of Education Regulations
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today released the following statement on Congressional Review Act disapproval resolutions blocking final regulations on ...
Governors to President Trump: We’re Ready to Work With You
On Jan. 25, 2017, in Washington, D.C., National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Vice Chair Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval discussed ...
Governors Send a Letter to Congress With Recommendations on How to Approach Health Care Reform
Governors sent a letter to Congress with recommendations on how to approach health care reform. The letter was a response ...
States Plan Data-Driven Criminal Justice Reform
Today the National Governors Association (NGA) announced that three states—Arizona, Illinois and Oregon—have been selected to participate in the National Criminal Justice Reform ...
States Modernize Electric Power Sector
The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that four states— Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington—will participate in a new effort to help modernize the ...
NGA Holds Policy Event, Releases Housing as Health Care Road Map for States
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division hosted an event at the National Press Club ...
NGA Releases Health Care Information Road Map for States
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division hosted an event at the National Press Club ...
Gov. McAuliffe Holds Small Business Cyber Roundtable
WASHINGTON—Today Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe hosted the fourth roundtable of his 2016-17 National Governors Association (NGA) chair’s initiative, Meet the Threat: States Confront ...
Governors Comment on Education Law Accountability Rule
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today released the following the U.S. Department of Education’s release of the final accountability rule under ...