NGA ISSUE LIBRARY
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.
NGA Convenes Ten States to Explore Service as a Pathway to Economic Opportunity
As Governors implement their workforce development policy agendas in the face of labor shortages in nearly every sector of the ...
December 2023 Quarterly Infrastructure Coordinator Workshop
On December 12 and 13, 2023, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its sixth Quarterly Infrastructure Coordinator Workshop in Washington, ...
NGA Convenes First Regional Project Delivery Workshop for Southeastern States and Territories
As dollars begin to flow from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), CHIPS and Science Act and Inflation ...
Governors Implement: On the Road to Infrastructure in Connecticut
Governor Ned Lamont On November 17, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont hosted local officials and infrastructure stakeholders from around Connecticut ...
Strategies for Increasing Timely Permanency in the Child Welfare System
On November 29th, the National Governors Association Children and Families team hosted the monthly Human Services Policy Advisors Institute Call ...
Healthcare Delivery Topics Explored at the 2023 Governors’ Health and Human Services Advisors Institute
In October 2023, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the Governors’ Health and Human Services ...
2023 Governors’ Education Policy Advisors Institute: K-12 Education Highlights
NGA convened Governors’ education policy advisors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to share gubernatorial education strategies with each other and learn from ...
Governors’ Responses to Challenges in Housing Availability and Affordability
Every state is impacted by the national housing shortage. Housing prices have soared. Inflation has driven interest rates higher, increasing ...
State Strategies to Support Nontraditional Hours Child Care
Background Most home- and center-based child care providers offer coverage for parents who work 9-5pm on Monday-Friday. Parents working in ...
2023 Health and Human Services Policy Advisors Institute
The National Governors Association (NGA) was pleased to welcome Governors’ staff from 32 states and four territories to the annual ...
Supporting State-Level Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiatives
In August 2023, state participants from Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania attended the wrap-up meeting for the National Governors ...
Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds Summit
The Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds Summit highlighted the essential role Governors play in ensuring that opioid settlement funds are used ...
