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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.

Cybersecurity and Public Safety

The state and local officials that compose the homeland security and public safety communities must confront all hazards to the ...

Improving State Coordination for Energy Assurance Planning and Response

Governors have a critical responsibility to help their states prepare for and respond to natural or humanmade disasters. This responsibility ...

State Strategies for Advancing the Use of Energy Storage

Wide-scale adoption of advanced energy storage technologies could have profound effects on the electric power sector. The technologies offer the ...

Housing as Health Care: A Road Map for States

Evidence suggests that providing housing to certain high-need, high-cost patients can transform lives and have a very meaningful return on ...

Improving State Efforts to Prepare and Respond to Public Health Emergencies

Public health disasters, like natural or manmade disasters, have the potential to overwhelm a state’s emergency response capabilities resulting in ...

Improving State Efforts to Prepare and Respond to Public Health Emergencies

Public health disasters, like natural or manmade disasters, have the potential to overwhelm a state’s emergency response capabilities resulting in ...

Improving Human Services Programs and Outcomes Through Shared Data

Governors are responsible for ensuring that state government meets the needs of their constituents across a range of areas—human services/social ...

Medicaid High-Need, High-Cost Programs: Promising Practices for Evaluation Metrics

For three years, NGA has been working with 10 states and 1 territory to develop statewide programs that transform the ...

Health Investments That Pay Off: A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Control

Tobacco use is the leading cause of premature disease and death in the United States, costing more than $170 billion ...

The Future of Medicaid Transformation: A Practical Guide for States

The National Governors Association (NGA) supports governors and the crucial role they play in state Medicaid transformation. States seeking approval ...

Aligning Energy Efficiency and Demand Response to Lower Peak Electricity Demand, Reduce Costs and Address Reliability Concerns

States across the country are confronting a shift to a “peakier” pattern in the use of electricity—meaning the highest levels ...

Finding Solutions to the Prescription Opioid and Heroin Crisis: A Road Map for States

Inappropriate opioid prescribing is fueling one of the deadliest drug epidemics in United States history. Every day in the U.S., ...
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