News Archive

  • NGA Comments on State and Local Tax Deduction

    WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today released the following statement: “NGA is the bipartisan organization of the nation’s governors, and a consensus-based process drives gubernatorial development ...

  • Governors Respond to FY 18 NDAA Conference Report

    WASHINGTON—Today the co-chairs of the Council of Governors, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, released a statement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ...

  • States Focus on Strengthening Electric Grid

    The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) has selected five states—Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, South Dakota and Wisconsin—to participate in a workshop to explore lessons ...

  • Governors Applaud President’s Action on Drones

    WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today issued the following statement in support of a presidential memorandum that creates a pilot program for state and local governments to collaborate with the federal ...

  • NGA Works to Prevent Violent Extremism in States

    WASHINGTON—As recent incidents have shown, violent extremism remains a multifaceted and complex threat at the state, local and federal levels. The National Governors Association (NGA), through a two-year grant provided by ...

  • Governors React to Mass Shooting in Nevada

    WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today released a statement following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, yesterday that killed at least 50 people and left more than 400 injured: “The nation’s ...

  • Governors to Congress: Resume Bipartisanship

    WASHINGTON—Following the Senate’s decision yesterday to move on from a broad health care reform bill, the National Governors Association (NGA) today released the following statement on the need to reauthorize the ...