The Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) met April 8-9, 2026, in Nashville. The GHSAC regularly brings together Governors’ homeland security advisors from states, commonwealths, territories and the District ... Read More
Governors’ workforce policy advisors, state workforce agency leaders, and Governors’ workforce board chairs from 39 states and territories convened in Washington, D.C., March 11–12 for the NGA Center for Best ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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. ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More