On July 18, 2016, the National Governors Association (NGA) sent recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on accountability and state plans under the Every Student ...
State governments around the nation have a long history of acting as health care innovators and pioneers. With the population aging and more Americans becoming eligible for Medicaid, states are under increasing pressure to ...
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced its new leadership for 2016-2017. On Saturday, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe was named NGA chair and Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval vice chair. Together ...
DES MOINES—Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe officially became the new chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) today at the closing session of the NGA Summer Meeting. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval was named vice ...
DES MOINES—Today at the National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting, NGA Chair Utah Gov. Gary Herbert showcased state innovation as part of his chair’s initiative, States: Finding Solutions, Improving Lives. ...
WASHINGTON—Forty-six governors have signed the Compact to Fight Opioid Addiction, developed by and released today through the National Governors Association (NGA). By signing the compact, governors are agreeing to ...
Governors have long been at the forefront of efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction, working with health care providers, law enforcement and other stakeholders to mount a comprehensive response to the opioid crisis. ...
The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that four states—Delaware, Minnesota, New Mexico and Rhode Island—will participate in a learning lab on improving data-collection efforts and information ...
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today released the following statement on Congress’ introduction of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act reauthorization bill: “Career and technical education ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Conference of State Legislatures, National Governors Association and Environmental Council of States applaud the collaborative efforts that led to the enactment of the “Frank R. ...
Jeff McLeod, director of the NGA Center for Best Practices Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, testified before a Senate subcommittee on the public safety broadband network known as FirstNet, which sets aside a ...
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) announced today the selection of four states, Alaska, Michigan, New Hampshire and Virginia, to participate in policy retreats to advance new targeted ...