First Spouses and state policy teams from across the country convened in Asheville, North Carolina on March 9–10 for NGA’s Youth Mental Health Action Lab, marking the kickoff of NGA’s 2026 Youth Mental Health ...
As part of NGA’s Working Group on AI and the Future of Work, Governors’ AI and workforce advisors met last week to share best practices and hear from national experts, including NVIDIA co-founder Chris ...
First Spouses routinely convene at the annual NGA Winter Meeting to meet with philanthropic and government leaders and to elevate the initiatives they are leading in their states and territories. At the 2026 NGA Winter ...
In a week that could easily have been defined by division, the penultimate session of the 2026 NGA Winter Meeting offered something increasingly rare in American public life: two politicians, from ...
In a segment titled “The Power of Service,” NGA Vice Chair Maryland Governor Wes Moore led a panel discussion to explore how Americans can heal division by serving in our communities, as well as how we can honor military ...
At the 2026 NGA Winter Meeting, Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google, joined Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to discuss how artificial intelligence could help reignite the American Dream. ...
Cost of living has been a major focus in governors’ State of the State addresses this year, with chief executives of the nation’s 55 states and territories taking action on affordability solutions encompassing everything ...
At the 2026 Winter Meeting, Politico reporter Josh Siegel moderated a discussion with Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and West Virginia ...
After a stirring delivery of the national anthem, NGA CEO Brandon Tatum welcomed Governors to the 2026 Winter Meeting by invoking Theodore Roosevelt’s famous “Man in the Arena” quote to frame the NGA’s role as ...
The Council of Governors (COG) held its 32nd Plenary Meeting February 19, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The meeting was held in conjunction with the 2026 National Governors Association ...
Last month the SNAP E&T Policy Academy held a webinar to look at marketing, outreach, and creative funding for SNAP E&T programs. (Download Slides) States and territories continue to prioritize SNAP Employment & ...
On November 4, 2025, the National Governors Association (NGA) convened a roundtable to discuss key issues and solutions associated ...