States and Health Care Costs, News Conference
Co-chairs of the University of Virginia Miller Center’s bipartisan State Health Care Cost Containment Commission released a report, Cracking the Code on Health Care Costs. They briefed the p…
527 viewsCo-chairs of the University of Virginia Miller Center’s bipartisan State Health Care Cost Containment Commission released a report, Cracking the Code on Health Care Costs. They briefed the p…
527 viewsFederal officials and climate specialists testified on the Obama administration’s climate change policy. The plan includes a number of executive actions targeting carbon emissions, increasin…
1,522 viewsPolicy experts talked about the findings of the State Health Care Cost Containment Commission report that states need to take a leadership role in controlling health care costs. The report, …
289 viewsGovernors spoke to reporters about their training program for newly elected governors.
291 viewsColorado Governor Bill Ritter gave the closing keynote address at the first day of the Atlantic's clean energy forum. He focused on government policy, building a new energy economy, and the …
90 viewsAgriculture Tom Vilsack addressed the National Governor’s Association annual meeting. He spoke about childhood nutrition and obesity. Afterward, governors talked about state and federal stra…
666 viewsGovernors Richardson (D-NM) and Ritter (D-CO) spoke about state and local policies and programs to encourage renewable energy use. Among the topics they addressed were creating business ince…
324 viewsThe National Governors Association held its second day of meetings in Boston, Massachusetts. Governors focused on “Redesigning State Government,” where they examined ways to strategically ba…
356 viewsMark Zandi and Alan R. Mulally spoke to governors about the business environment in the states, impact of the economic recession, and fostering innovation to spur economic growth.
563 viewsSecretary Arne Duncan spoke about managing effective federal and state education programs. Among the topics he addressed were setting and raising common standards, teacher employment and ret…
437 viewsVermont Governor James Douglas and West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin talked about health care and the economy. Maria Bartiromo moderated.
353 viewsGovernor Bill Ritter delivered his annual state of the state address to state legislators.
74 viewsLawmakers spoke about the new energy economy in the West. Among the topics they addressed were reducing carbon emissions, developing alternative energy resources, environmental protection, a…
66 viewsDemocratic leaders from across the western region participated in the Project New West Summit. They spoke about recent shifts in political affiliations in the region, outlined further strate…
302 viewsGovernors from Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and Oregon participated in a discussion on renewable energy. Topics included affordable transmission access and federal regulation issues. Secretar…
181 viewsGovernors discussed energy and the economy during the closing plenary session of the 101st National Governors Association annual meeting. Other panelists included Karen Harbert, president an…
849 viewsGovernors held a session on the future of the American workforce. Among the topics they addressed were worker skills and training, investing in education programs, the state of the economy a…
411 viewsPanelists spoke about repairing and improving infrastructure. The spoke about potential lessons learned from foreign infrastructure projects, innovation and investment in new technologies, f…
129 viewsPresident Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the $787 billion economic stimulus and spoke about how the act could improve economic conditions in the U.S. The event was …
1,584 viewsColorado Governor Bill Ritter talked about the desire of the nation’s governors' to have the Obama Administration provide fiscal assistance for job creation, and he responded to telephone ca…
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