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.

Green Banks: An Overview for Governors

As Governors plan to meet their decarbonization, grid resilience and energy affordability policy objectives, innovative financing approaches like state green ...
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Prioritizing Resilience: Best Practices on Energy Resilience for Healthcare Facilities

This paper contains best practices to best position healthcare facilities when energy stressor events occur, prioritizing healthcare facility energy resilience ...
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Youth Mental Health and Substance Use

In a time when the drug supply is more lethal than ever, preventing substance use and mitigating risk among youth ...
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Hydrogen as an Energy Source

This brief is intended as a short introduction to hydrogen as an energy source. It will briefly discuss the various ...
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Securing States: Modernizing to Attract & Retain Cyber Talent

Just as cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, so is effective recruitment and retention of qualified state cybersecurity personnel. The consequences ...
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State Approaches to Equitable Distributed Energy Resource Deployment

Expanding access to clean, renewable distributed energy resources in an equitable manner is a priority of many Governors, and can ...
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Messaging in a Bottle: Evaluating Behavioral Insights to Build Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

Increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children is a complex challenge that will likely require many different strategies from Governors. (Download) ...
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State Strategies to Address the Needs of Justice-Involved Youth Impacted by Collateral Consequences

This publication documents a series of learning calls, and a roundtable, held by NGA on collateral consequences for youth involved ...
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Transmission Siting and Permitting: How Governor Leadership can Advance Projects

Electric transmission expansion can be important for Governors to realize their policy objectives. However, multiple siting, permitting, and regulatory challenges ...
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Workforce Development in the IIJA, CHIPS and IRA

This toolkit draws on insight from federal officials to outline the most pertinent programs and opportunities for state workforce development ...
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Engaging Employers in the Apprenticeship System through IRA Tax Incentives

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 is the largest federal investment in clean energy in U.S. history and includes ...
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State Strategies to Support Marketplace Plan Enrollment as the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement Winds Down

Just as states have customized their Medicaid programs and State-Based Marketplaces to meet the needs of their populations, they have ...
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