National Governors Association

National Governors Association To Meet In Colorado Springs

Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver


Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will host next year's meeting of the National Governors Association at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The 2010 seminar ...

Ed Rendell: Hardest Working Man in Infrastructure

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Michael Likosky

Governor Rendell has been a tireless advocate of an infrastructure-driven recovery within the NGA and also as co-leader of Building America's Future.

National Governors Association: It's Time for a Stroll.

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Cameron Sinclair

I urge you, governors, spare one hour and go find out what human infrastructure looks like. These true heroes of the Gulf Coast deserve more than a drive by on the way to the airport.

The National Governors Association Takes Action to Reform Teaching - With No Teacher Input

Dan Brown | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


Dan Brown

The National Governors Association (NGA) and its educational arm, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), are writing national educational standards for mathematics and English language arts to be implemented by America's K-12 teachers -- with virtually no input from them.

Some governors unsure about taking stimulus money

AP | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Governors usually don't argue about whether they should take money from the federal government, just how much they should get. Yet ...

Governors debate whether to accept stimulus funds

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The nation's governors Saturday welcomed money heading their way from President Obama's economic stimulus plan, but said it was onl...

Montana Governor Ribs Palin For Skipping Governors' Meeting

ABC News | Teddy Davis | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Montana Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer ribbed Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin Friday for announcing at the last minute that she will not be atten...

Dem Governors Skeptical Of Stimulus Boycott

Politico | Andy Barr | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Many of the Democratic governors assembled in Washington this weekend for the National Governors Association's annual meeting doubt that four Republic...

Ask a Governor About Energy

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

This weekend the National Governors Association will meet in Washington. With the exception of Congress itself, I can't think of a more important gathering in our country today.

Obama and Nations' Governors Convene at Independence Hall

Denise Dennis | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


Denise Dennis

The historic significance of Independence Hall was not lost on the 48 governors who gathered here today with Obama and Biden, for an unprecedented meeting about the economy.

State Has $831 Million In Capital Projects Ready

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago


At Barack Obama's press conference last Tuesday, ABC 7's Andy Shaw told him that across the country "mayors and county board presidents and governors ...

Blagojevich To Attend National Governors' Meeting

Associated Press | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago


Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he'll travel to Philadelphia this week to join his peers at a meeting of the National Governors Association. Pres...