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.

2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute
The National Governors Association (NGA) held the 2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute in Providence, Rhode Island, August 1-3. This ...

International Overdose Awareness Day 2023
International Overdose Awareness Day has been recognized since 2001 to raise awareness of the impact of overdose, remember those who ...

NGA Center Launches Policy Academy to Advance Youth Apprenticeship
In partnership with New America, the NGA Center will deliver technical assistance to the six states that were competitively selected ...

Learning and Employment Records – States And The Infrastructure Of Opportunity
Governors and other state leaders are concerned about the current labor shortage, occurring during a time when many skilled workers ...

Regional Workshops Explore Healthcare Workforce Solutions
During the past three months, NGA's Healthcare Delivery and Postsecondary Education teams convened teams from 20 states and territories in ...

NGA Holds Summer Workforce Symposium in Fargo
With Governors focused on aligning workforce and economic development activities across their states, NGA’s Summer Workforce Symposium brought together state ...

NGA and US DOL Launch the Workforce Strategic Planning Collaborative
Today, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) launched the ...

Preparing for and Responding to Concurrent Crises – 2023 Annual Meeting
At the 2023 NGA Annual Meeting, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Co-Chairs of the Public Health ...

Strengthening Youth Mental Health – 2023 NGA Annual Meeting
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy opened the first plenary session of the 2023 NGA Annual Meeting with an overview of ...

Governors’ Actions to Accelerate Infrastructure Projects – 2023 NGA Annual Meeting
Governors are working together across party lines and state lines on common sense solutions to safely speed up the process ...

Disagree Better – 2023 NGA Annual Meeting
“Whatever your issue is, I’m here to tell you we cannot solve that issue if we remain as divided as ...

National Deflection Week
This week, the National Governor’s Association is recognizing National Deflection Week. During this period, we join in the shared recognition ...