During the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting, Utah First Lady Abby Cox held a meeting with First Spouses to focus on efforts Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin and New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy are leading to encourage Governors and First Spouses to help mark August 21 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day and August 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e9iiwb9X
National Governors Association
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Proudly representing America's governors since 1908.
About us
The National Governors Association (NGA)—the bipartisan organization of the nation's governors—promotes visionary state leadership, shares best practices and speaks with a collective voice on national policy. Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation’s governors and one of Washington, D.C.'s most respected public policy organizations. Its members are the governors of the 55 states, territories and commonwealths. NGA provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and before the Administration on key federal issues to developing and implementing innovative solutions to public policy challenges through the NGA Center for Best Practices. NGA also provides management and technical assistance to both new and incumbent governors.
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http://www.nga.org
External link for National Governors Association
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- Public Policy Offices
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- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
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- Nonprofit
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- 1908
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- Communications and Strategic Planning, Meeting Management, Government Relations, Management Consulting and Training, Economic Opportunity policy, Education policy, Environment, Energy, and Transportation polciy, Health policy, and Homeland Security and Public Safety policy
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Washington, District of Columbia, US
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Updates
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At the #NGASummerMeeting, Western Governors University President Scott Pulsipher moderated a discussion with Governor Josh Green and Governor Mark Gordon on how Governors are driving American competitiveness. See a readout and watch the session at: https://lnkd.in/e_u5VENq
Governors Discuss Driving American Competitiveness at 2024 Summer Meeting
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The nation’s Governors met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last Friday. President Zelenskyy attended the NGA Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, participating in a private meeting with Governors before delivering an address to all attendees. Learn more and watch the public address at: https://lnkd.in/etkEmHYe
Governors Meet with President Zelenskyy at NGA Summer Meeting
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National Governors Association Chair Governor Jared Polis of Colorado and Vice Chair Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma made the following statement condemning yesterday’s terrible act of violence. https://lnkd.in/eN5MgSFG
Governors Condemn Terrible Act of Violence
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Today Colorado Governor Jared Polis was elected Chair of the National Governors Association. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt was elected NGA Vice Chair, with a role overseeing the NGA Center for Best Practices, the only research and development office directly serving the nation’s Governors. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eedmYA8d
Colorado Governor Jared Polis Elected Chair of National Governors Association, Launches “Educating All Americans for Success” Initiative
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Day 1 #NGASummerMeeting session videos are now available. NGA Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox opened the meeting, joined by University of Florida President Ben Sasse, with a discussion of polarization on college campuses; Hawai`i Governor Josh Green and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon led a Task Force session on Driving American Competitiveness and attendees heard from education leaders on the effectiveness of positive messaging and online #DisagreeBetter learning options. Watch the sessions and learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eBncJ5yC
NGA 2024 Summer Meeting
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Recently Utah Governor Spencer Cox sat down with New York Times columnist David French to talk about the dangers of polarization and the need to engage with people who have opposing viewpoints. Learn more and watch the session: https://lnkd.in/gmUZY5Xg
Disagree Better – A More Perfect Union
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The Co-Chairs of NGA’s three Governor-led Task Forces recently sent letters to Congress outlining federal programs that are priorities for states and territories in the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations window. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eeE7BujY
Governors Advance Priorities for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations
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On Friday NGA Chair Governor Spencer Cox of Utah and Vice Chair Governor Jared Polis of Colorado released a statement on the need for Congress to pass a bipartisan reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). https://lnkd.in/eNG6ma9W
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On June 25, NGA hosted its monthly briefing for Governors’ legal counsel, on managing requests for public records and gubernatorial transition planning, including state approaches to record retention and preparing for the transfer of official papers. Lauren Anthone Dedon has details from the briefing: https://lnkd.in/ezcnmd4b
Briefing on Managing Public Records
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