If you Google “February Vacation Destinations” Washington, D.C., probably doesn’t even crack the top 200. But that’s ok. Because when Governors came to the nation’s capital last week for the 2025 NGA Winter Meeting, they came to work. From the Council of Governors 30th Plenary Meeting on Thursday through the closing plenary on NGA Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ Let’s Get Ready! initiative, Governors shared best practices from their states, and met with private sector and federal leaders on a range of topics: workforce innovation, energy permitting reform and collaboration on border security and public safety, while also working to approve bipartisan federal priorities for NGA in 2025.
Amazingly enough—or perhaps routine if you know Governors—before, after and in-between these meetings Governors participated in hundreds of meetings and events around the city presenting the best of their states and coordinating with federal officials.
These included the 2025 Interagency Group on Insular Areas meeting where Governors Pula, Palacios, Guerrero, and Bryan joined US Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, for a discussion of territorial federal priorities.
Governors Ned Lamont, Matt Meyer, Greg Gianforte, and Kevin Stitt sat down with Sirius XM’s Julie Mason for a series of interviews on their policy priorities.
Governors Andy Beshear, Kevin Stitt, and Jared Polis joined the 2025 Politico Governors Summit for wide-ranging discussions.
Governor Polis spoke about the big picture for our nation at the Principles First Summit and drilled down on geothermal energy with the Atlantic Council. The Governor also hosted Governors for a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
In addition to supporting their Governors, state and territory staff were also hard at work meeting with federal officials from over a dozen federal agencies to present issues of importance for their states, territories and commonwealths, and help facilitate effective collaboration between different levels of government.
