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Governors Lead the Charge on Opioid Abuse, Education Reform, Zika Response
WASHINGTON—At the 2016 National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting, led by Chair Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Vice Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, ...
Governors, Physicians Call For End To Nation’s Opioid Epidemic
Joint statement by National Governors Association (NGA) Health and Human Services Committee Chair Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker; Vice Chair New ...
Governors Make Recommendations To Address National Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON—To address the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, the nation’s governors are calling on the federal government to take ...
NGA Helps Alabama Secure Medicaid Waiver Approval
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has announced the Alabama Medicaid Agency’s regional care organization plan, which provides medical care to most Alabamians ...
Governors Welcome Army Commission Report
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) applauds the National Commission on the Future of the Army for concluding its work and ...
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 ...
Governors: States Lead the Way
WASHINGTON—National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Vice Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe today delivered the fourth annual State of the ...
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 ...
