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.
Disagree Better: Looking Forward
“In our country today, we’ve gotten really, really good at tearing things down. Building institutions is hard work; tearing them ...
First Spouses Convene at Summer Meeting, Join Governor Youngkin in Conversation on Efforts to Raise Awareness about Fentanyl Prevention
During the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting, held in Salt Lake City, Utah First Lady Abby Cox held a meeting with ...
Governors Discuss Driving American Competitiveness at 2024 Summer Meeting
Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, Co-Chair of NGA’s Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Co-Chair ...
Federal Agency Representatives Join 2024 NGA Summer Meeting
At the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, representatives from multiple federal agencies held meetings with Governors’ ...
Disagree Better – A More Perfect Union
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution opens with a powerful declaration of purpose that is, perhaps, the most succinct definition ...
Governors Advance Priorities for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations
Governors recognize the unique nature of the federal system and the critical importance of developing a close working relationship with ...
State of the State – 2024
Governors of states, territories and commonwealths are outlining their priorities for 2024 in state of the state or commonwealth addresses, ...
New Parenting Toolkit Helps Families Learn Ways to Disagree Better
At the Nashville convening of the Disagree Better Initiative scholars from the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University and from ...
NGA Wraps Up Third Broadband Leaders Workshop in Kansas
NGA hosted its third Broadband Leaders Workshop, June 3-5, in Overland Park, Kansas. Over 60 broadband leaders from around 40 ...
Governor Cox and Governor Lee on Disagreeing Better
In May, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee hosted a convening in Nashville for Utah Governor Cox’s NGA Chair’s Initiative: Disagree Better ...
Disagree Better Panelists Highlight Ways to Help Students Have Healthier Conversations
On May 14, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee hosted NGA Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox for a convening in Nashville in ...
Disagree Better Speakers Share Tips for Constructive Disagreement
“Be curious before deciding to be furious.” Delivering a keynote address at the Nashville Disagree Better convening, Moral Courage Network’s ...
