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Our nation’s Governors are dedicated to leading bipartisan solutions that improve citizens’ lives. Through NGA, Governors identify priority issues and deal with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. NGA teams work side-by-side with state leaders to identify challenges and develop solutions. View NGA products below, filterable by content type and topic.
A Look at the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System
In a webinar for governors' educational policy advisors, Dr. Anna Shepherd-Jones presented the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System (APLDS), explaining ...
Briefing on Legal Considerations for Gubernatorial Transition Planning
The National Governors Association recently hosted a briefing on legal considerations related to gubernatorial transition planning. The discussion explored the ...
State Snapshots For Strengthening The Educator Workforce
A series of conversations with nationally recognized experts in the education field on strategies and promising practices for strengthening educator ...
Best Practices in Constituent Services
Governors work for their constituents and NGA works for governors. That means keeping the people closest to the phones, the ...
Oregon Policy Academy Retreat on Energy Transmission
On May 20-21, the Oregon Department of Energy, in partnership with the National Governors Association (NGA) and the office of ...
Opportunity Zones 2.0: What States Need to Know Now
The National Governors Association (NGA) and AmericaFWD recently convened state economic development officials, researchers and investment experts to take stock ...
Strengthening Collaboration between Workforce, Health, and Human Services to Meet New Federal Requirements
Human Services Policy Advisors Institute | June 24th, 2026 H.R. 1, or “The One Big Beautiful Bill”, introduced significant changes ...
Briefing on Reentry Planning
On Monday, June 22nd, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its monthly briefing for the Criminal Justice Policy Advisors (CJPA) ...
National Governors Association, Harvard Release Study on Governor-Led Workforce Solutions
New report studies how workforce initiatives in five states are filling labor shortages and boosting economic mobility WASHINGTON, D.C. – ...
NGA Statement on SNAP Payment Error Rates Data
National Governors Association (NGA) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Brandon Tatum provided the following statement regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...
Putting State Dollars to Work: How Governors’ Signature Investments Drive Workforce Transformation
As Governors seek to grow their state economies, expand access to quality jobs, and build workforce ecosystems aligned with labor ...
Protocol Learning Session – Forms of Address
This week, the National Governors Association hosted a Protocol Master Policy Series session in partnership with Meridian International Center, a ...