Commentary Archive

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 ...

First Spouses routinely convene at the annual NGA Winter Meeting to hold meetings with philanthropic and government leaders and elevate the initiatives they are leading in their states and territories. This past weekend ...

The bipartisan Council of Governors (COG) was established by Section 1822 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 and implemented by Presidential Executive Order 13528 in 2010. It includes 10 Governors who work ...

Governors are focused on improving the health and well-being of their constituents, and health communication is a tool that can support this. States and territories are exploring ways to increase accessibility of government ...

Last July, at the NGA Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, Colorado Governor Jared Polis was elected Chair of the National Governors Association. Each year, NGA’s Chair selects an issue to champion throughout their one-year ...

The NGA Center’s Workforce Development team had a busy fall with new publications on Actualizing the Promise of Youth Apprenticeship, Workforce Strategies for New Industrial Policies, and Aligning the Workforce System and ...

Governors aren’t focused on whether ideas are red or blue; we’re focused on finding policy solutions that work. Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt As Chair and Vice Chair of the ...

The Let’s Get Ready! initiative examines a different facet of education at each convening, and the Las Vegas gathering focused on innovation. There is broad consensus it is time to take advantage of technology to update ...

“We know we have a housing accessibility and affordability crisis across America.” Addressing the 2024 NGA Housing Policy Advisors Institute, Governor Glenn Youngkin underlined the severity of the housing shortage ...

Ensuring all American high school students graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed following graduation is at the center of NGA Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ “Let’s Get Ready: Educating All ...

The importance of financial literacy is clear. It allows people to make informed decisions related to budgeting, saving, borrowing and investing, ensuring that individuals live within their means, while simultaneously ...

As part of the Let’s Get Ready! Educating All Americans for Success initiative, NGA Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis is hosting a series of regional convenings to support Governors as they work to better evaluate ...