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.

Preventing Targeted Violence

In August 2017, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for Terrorism Prevention Partnerships awarded NGA a two-year grant to ...

Emergency Preparedness

Governors are responsible for coordinating state and local resources to effectively prepare for and respond to major emergencies including accidents, ...

Homeland Security

Governors play a critical role in homeland security. State and local law enforcement and health personnel provide the first line ...

Public Health

As the chief executive officers of their States, Governors oversee public health departments and initiatives across multiple agencies aimed at ...

Healthcare Cost and Coverage

The U.S. health care system is currently undergoing significant change. Much of the change happening today is focused on finding ...

Medicaid and Complex Care

States continue to drive toward improving the health of their residents and, because health care costs are a large and ...

Healthcare Delivery

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) is working closely with Governors and senior state staff to ...

Cleanup of the Nuclear Weapons Complex

State agencies and officials play an important role in the design and enforcement of site cleanup across the nuclear weapons ...

Environment

States serve as environmental stewards through their roles in managing state parks and forests, energy production and distribution, wildlife protection, ...
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Governors recognize that the foundation of today’s economy, national security and the daily operations of government are increasingly dependent upon ...

Public Safety

The NGA Center Public Safety Program serves the needs of governors and their policy advisors in a broad range of ...

Energy Security

The production facilities, transportation networks and distribution infrastructure that comprise the nation's energy sector represent both a key economic asset ...