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.
Ed Week: Here’s How the Education World Thinks the Feds Should Regulate Under ESSA
NGA's stance on implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was mentioned in Education Week's Politics K-12 blog. The post says: "National ...
Governors Praise Senate Child Nutrition Deal
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association releases the following statement in advance of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry’s markup ...
Capitol Ideas: States Fiscally Stable, But Juggling Priorities
In the February 2016 issue of Capitol Ideas, NGA Executive Director and CEO Scott Pattison outlines financial challenges states face in ...
NGA Center Releases Criminal Justice Guide For Governors
WASHINGTON—The majority of the U.S. prison population is housed in state prisons, which means governors have a unique role to ...
State, Local Leaders Expand Efforts to Treat Opioid Overdoses
NGA, the National Association of Counties and other organizations today announced an agreement that will offer public agencies access to ...
States to Focus on Health Care Workforce
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced the selection of seven states—Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Wisconsin—to ...
