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Governors Call on Congress to Keep Government Open
WASHINGTON – Today, National Governors Association Chair Governor Spencer Cox of Utah and Vice Chair Governor Jared Polis of Colorado ...

Governors Urge Congress to pass appropriations for fiscal year 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, National Governors Association Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Vice Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis released the ...

Governors Cox and Sununu Urge Americans to “Disagree Better” at New Hampshire Event
National Governors Association Convenes Governors for Bipartisan Discussion on Toxic Polarization Manchester, New Hampshire – National Governors Association Chair Utah ...

National Governors Association Launches Project to Support Five States to Bolster Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools
Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon and Wyoming to develop projects to advance student and school staff mental health and ...

NGA Releases Roadmap for Tackling Drug Overdose Epidemic
Roadmap Outlines Strategies Targeting Growing Impact of Fentanyl Washington, DC –The National Governors Association (NGA) released a roadmap to help ...

Utah Governor Spencer Cox Elected Chair of National Governors Association, Launches “Disagree Better” Initiative
Colorado Governor Jared Polis Elected Vice Chair Atlantic City, New Jersey – Utah Governor Spencer Cox was elected chair of ...

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy Unveils “Maternal and Infant Health Initiative Playbook”
Atlantic City, New Jersey – In the opening session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Annual Meeting, New Jersey First ...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Unveils Playbook for Governors to Address Nation’s Youth Mental Health Crisis
“Strengthening Youth Mental Health: A Governor’s Playbook” Includes Four Key Pillars and 35 Nonpartisan Policy Recommendations. Atlantic City, New Jersey ...

6 States Selected to Participate in NGA Youth Apprenticeship Policy Academy
National Governors Association to Work with Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, and Utah to help them develop and implement ...

Governors Announce Bipartisan Permitting Vision to Accelerate Project Delivery
WASHINGTON – Today, National Governors Association (NGA) Vice Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards released ...

Governors Murphy, Shapiro, Carney Join Forces to Strengthen Youth Mental Health
Philadelphia – National Governors Association (NGA) Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continued his nationwide initiative on strengthening youth mental ...

Governors Release Statement on End of Title 42, Urge Bipartisan Solutions on Immigration
According to National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey and NGA Vice Chair Spencer Cox, Governor ...