The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that three states, Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia, will participate in an NGA learning lab to help combat the opioid epidemic. The ... Read More
WASHINGTON—Governors are often on the front lines of responding to natural or human-made disasters, and they also play an integral role in emergency preparedness. That includes ensuring energy supply and distribution are ... Read More
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced Dr. R. Kirk Jonas as the new director of its Center for Best Practices. “I am thrilled to have Kirk join our team as director of NGA’s Center for Best ... Read More
WASHINGTON—The Cancer Moonshot initiative, led by Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, aims to make a decade worth of progress in understanding, preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer and caring for patients ... Read More
National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s first regional cybersecurity summit took place in Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 5-7. The summit was part of Gov. McAuliffe’s chair’s ... Read More
The National Governors Association (NGA) and its partner, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), today announced that five states—Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey and Oregon—were selected to ... Read More
BOSTON—National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe today delivered a keynote address as part of the first regional summit for his chair’s initiative, Meet The Threat: States Confront the ... Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that the state received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a five-year Medicaid demonstration (often referred to as “waiver”) that will implement ... Read More
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today released the following statement on Congress’ budget resolution, which includes funding to combat the Zika virus: “The nation’s governors appreciate the Senate and ... Read More
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today released the following statement on Congress’ authorization of the SelectUSA program: “As CEOs of our states, business development—particularly attracting foreign ... Read More
President Obama proclaimed September 18-24, 2016, as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. As part of the Administration’s efforts to combat the crisis, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch issued a ... Read More
WASHINGTON —The National Governors Association has announced Aaliyah Samuel as interim director of the NGA Center for Best Practices Education Division. Samuel most recently served as a program director within the ... Read More