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.
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 ...
States Use Medicaid Dollars to Train Health Care Workforce
The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that two states, Oklahoma and Rhode Island, will receive technical assistance to identify and implement strategies ...
Governors Learn to Code at Summer Meeting
During the 2016 National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Des Moines, governors joined students at Code.org’s first-ever “Hour of Code” ...
Governors Help Connect Veterans With Job Opportunities
WASHINGTON—When veterans apply for jobs outside the military, they can often find the process inefficient and cumbersome because of licensing ...
Governors Commend Defense Dept. For National Guard Bonus Review
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today released the following statement on the Pentagon’s decision to cease collecting National Guard enlistment ...
States Improve Rural Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that three states, Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia, will participate in an NGA ...
States Strengthen Energy Infrastructure
WASHINGTON—Governors are often on the front lines of responding to natural or human-made disasters, and they also play an integral ...
Gov. McAuliffe: States Central to Thwarting Cyber Attacks
BOSTON—National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe today delivered a keynote address as part of the first regional summit for ...
NGA Helps Washington Secure Medicaid Waiver Approval
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that the state received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a ...
Attorney General to Governors: Use PDMPs to Tackle Opioid Abuse
President Obama proclaimed September 18-24, 2016, as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. As part of the Administration’s efforts to ...
