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.

Reimagining Workforce Policy in the Age of Disruption

Reimagining Workforce Policy in the Age of Disruption

(View/Download) Preface When Future Workforce Now: Reimagining Workforce Policy in the Age of Disruption launched in 2018, emerging technologies were ...

National Governors Association Issues Guide for Building a Resilient Workforce Amid Technological Disruption

‘State Guide for Preparing the Future Workforce Now’ a Timely Resource as COVID-19 Accelerates Disruption As COVID-19 accelerates disruptions impacting ...
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State Strategies to Support Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services through the COVID-19 Pandemic

(View/Download) New Challenges Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governors were looking for ways to strengthen substance use disorder (SUD) ...

State and Local Coalition Comes Together to Appeal for Federal Aid as Fiscal Year Ends

As a new fiscal year begins for most state and local governments, a coalition of state and local organizations, business ...
Coalition Letter Advocating for Federal Aid to State and Local Governments

Coalition Letter Advocating for Federal Aid to State and Local Governments

June 29, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnellMajority Leader, United States SenateU.S. Capitol Building, Room S-230Washington, DC 20510The Honorable Chuck SchumerMinority ...
Public Health Preparedness

Public Health Preparedness

The COVID-19 pandemic along with the unexpected outbreaks of Ebola in 2014 and the Zika virus in 2015-16, are just ...

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 ...