State Education Trends for 2024
The top trends across the early childhood, K-12, and postsecondary education continuum from Governors’ 2024 state addresses. Governors across the country celebrated education achievements, introduced new ...
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First Spouses Convene at 2024 NGA Winter Meeting
Over the years, the role of First Spouse has evolved considerably, with the spouses and partners of Governors often using their platforms to create and implement initiatives that champion causes that closely impact the ...
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Winter Workforce Policy Institute Highlights the Importance of Workforce Planning and Innovation
Last month, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) convened Governor-appointed workforce development policymakers in Washington, D.C. for the 2024 Winter Workforce Development Policy ...
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Child Care A Focus For Governors at the 2024 NGA Winter Meeting
Child Care is a policy issue that often cuts across many areas of public interest, including workforce participation, economic mobility, public health, and even energy and infrastructure. At the 2024 NGA Winter Meeting, ...
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Governors Continue to Use Emergency Powers to Address the Drug Overdose Epidemic
Governors continue to take executive action and use emergency powers to respond to the nation’s drug overdose epidemic. Recently, Governors in at least two states have issued emergency orders addressing fentanyl and ...
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Governors’ Reimagining Models of Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
At the 2024 NGA Winter Meeting, Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green and Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Co-Chair’s of NGA’s Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force, hosted a discussion on how largescale emergencies ...
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Governors Share Housing Solutions
No state is immune from housing supply challenges – from residents leaving states due to high costs and low affordability to lack of housing for public workers like fire, police, nurses and teachers to live in the ...
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Governors’ Investments to Build a Strong Workforce in Emerging Sectors
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon led an Economic Development and Revitalization Task Force meeting to discuss “Governors’ Investments to Build a Strong Workforce in Emerging Sectors.” ...
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Working Together with Mutual Respect and Dignity
Through the Disagree Better initiative, NGA Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox believes Governors can play a pivotal role helping all Americans – citizens and elected officials alike – learn to disagree passionately and ...
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The Farm Bill and Cultivating the Future – 2024 NGA Winter Meeting Task Force Meeting
At the 2024 NGA Winter Meeting, Idaho Governor Brad Little and U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Co-Chairs of NGA’s Education, Workforce and Community Investment Task Force, co-hosted a discussion on ...
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Governors Call on Congress to Keep Government Open
Washington, DC – Today, National Governors Association Chair Governor Spencer Cox of Utah and Vice Chair Governor Jared Polis of Colorado released the following statement as Congress considers legislation to fund the ...
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NGA Welcomes 6 States into Youth Mental Health Policy Academy
Alabama, Hawai`i, Kentucky, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Virginia will participate in the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Policy Academy to Drive Thriving Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing. ...