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.

Learning from State Regulatory Streamlining Efforts
A growing number of states are making significant headway towards creating better regulatory management systems and leaner regulations. This will ...
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One-Stop Portals Help Businesses Navigate State Regulations
One-stop portals and online hubs that provide a single point of entry for business transactions with state government are an ...
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Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Justice-Involved Populations Under Community Supervision: Best Practices from Four States
States discovered a variety of policy and programmatic approaches to improve the MOUD landscape. States were able to pilot interagency ...
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Maximizing Impact: State Strategies to Manage and Prevent HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and TB
By targeting prevention efforts in specific settings, Governors can develop an intersectional, equitable and holistic approach to addressing barriers to ...
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Re-Envisioning State Cyber Response Capabilities: The Role of Volunteers in Strengthening our Systems
Michigan’s MiC3, Wisconsin’s CRT and Ohio’s Cyber Reserve have found unique ways to leverage the skills and knowledge of cybersecurity ...
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Governors’ Initiatives To Enhance Planning, Delivery And Success Of Major Infrastructure Projects
This document serves as a reference guide to demonstrate how Governors are thinking about infrastructure investments holistically, organizing their administrations ...
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State Targeted Violence Prevention: Programming & Key Performance Indicators
A resource to develop communities statewide that are well-equipped to prevent targeted violence. (Download) State Targeted Violence Prevention The following ...
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Using Data to Advance Digital Skills: A State Playbook
To assist states in closing digital skill gaps and preparing for digital equity planning, this brief offers key questions and ...
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State Efforts to Improve the Continuum of Care for Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder
Lessons Learned from the National Governors Association Substance Use Disorder Learning Collaborative in Six States (Download) Executive Summary In June ...
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Governors Leading to Strengthen Traffic Safety by Reducing Impaired Driving
This report looks at the findings from a 2019–2021 learning collaborative in which NGA hosted experts from academia, government, and ...
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States’ Role in Addressing Foreign Threats in U.S. Critical Energy Infrastructure Sectors
This issue brief examines the vulnerabilities of critical energy infrastructure sectors and assets to foreign threats and identify possible actions ...
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Balancing Stormwater Infrastructure Costs
How Governors & States Can Equitably Address Stormwater Funding (Download) Background States and local jurisdictions are facing dual challenges of ...
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