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.

Skills-Based Hiring in the Public Sector

Over the past year and a half, Governors in more than a dozen states have taken intentional steps to remove ...

Talking Disaster Response with Governor Green and Governor Scott

NGA's Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force focuses on a broad range of issues, including: health care, nutrition, cybersecurity, ...

Improving Housing Availability and Affordability

Governors are applying a multifaceted approach to lower housing costs by increasing funding for affordable housing, rethinking land use regulations, ...

NGA 2024 Winter Meeting

The National Governors Association hosted the nation’s Governors, federal officials and leaders from business, academia and philanthropy in Washington DC, ...

Policy Academy on Overdose Prevention Across the Continuum Kick-Off

The NGA Center for Best Practices welcomed state teams from Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, and Missouri to Phoenix, Arizona on January ...

Talking Agriculture with Governor Little and Governor Bryan

The Education, Workforce and Community Investment Task Force has jurisdiction over a broad range of issue areas, including: labor and ...

State Strategies To Address The Impact Of COVID-19 On Maternal And Child Populations: Health And Human Services Workforce

This publication is focused on Governors' strategies to address workforce challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Download) This is the ...