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  • Rural Prosperity Through the Arts & Creative Sector

    A partnership between NGA Solutions, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) introduced an extensive body of new economic research on the creative sector.

  • Governors Applaud Extension of TANF Program

    The National Governors Association (NGA) applauded Congress and the president for extending the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through June 30, 2019. Yesterday, the president signed H.R. 430 TANF ...

  • Data-Informed Policy

    Data can serve as an extremely powerful tool to set governors’ priorities and inform their decision-making. State leaders are in a unique position to use data to create policies that improve the effectiveness and ...

  • Two-Generation Approaches to Serving Low-Income Families

    Parent well-being and child well-being are inextricably linked. However, many policies and programs aimed at improving family economic security and child well-being often do not consider the needs of children and parents ...

  • Advanced Refunding

    Letter from NGA and the Public Finance Network membership, requesting Representatives co-sponsor H.R. 5003, a bipartisan bill to restore the authority for state and local governments to advance refund municipal bonds.