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Members of the National Governors' Association met in Washington, DC, and wrapped up their four day winter meeting with a forum on improving government service. Rep. Kasich and Mr. Raines ta…

The National Governors' Association’s winter meeting featured a forum on child development and early education. Governors and policy advisers talked about the importance of this issue and wh…

The Economic and Development Committee of the National Governors' Association met to discuss various economic development projects. They focused on federal highway transportation spending in…

The National Governors' Association conducted the opening Plenary Session of its annual Winter Meeting. Governors from across the nation debated the new federal budget, tax reform, and the i…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Governors on the Board of Directors of the National Governors' Association’s Center for Best Practices briefed reporters on this new cooperative effort between industry and governors. It is …

At the final meeting of the National Governors' Association Summer Meeting in Puerto Rico, governors heard from Republican presidential candidate Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) and from President Clin…

Governors, business leaders and education experts gathered to discuss the future of U.S. education. In this first plenary session, participants talked about the student achievement problem. …

The governors talked with reporters about the just-finished winter meeting of the NGA. They praised the bipartisan spirit of the meeting and described some of their accomplishments. They als…

Participants talked to reporters about the summer meeting’s results, including continuing work on welfare and Medicaid reform.

Participants spoke about the impact of block grants on state governments.

Senator Dole spoke about a variety of welfare reform proposals. He plans to bring a welfare reform plan to the Senate floor before the August recess. Following Senator Dole’s address, the ex…

After opening remarks by NGA chair Governor Howard Dean (D-Vermont), the speakers talked about education and other children’s issues. Following the prepared statements of each, there were qu…

The governors discussed past NGA meetings, state issues, and this year’s meeting agenda.

The National Governors' Association met in Baltimore, Maryland to discuss how Federal, State, and Local Governments better provide services for children and their families. Participants incl…

In the plenary session of the winter meeting, members addressed work force issues and welfare reform. Governors, lawmakers and others examined some of the opportunities and challenges facing…

Guests talked about the issues involved in reforming welfare, including the relationship between federal and state governments and how to make the program more temporary and efficient. They …

Governors spoke about the education infrastructure and the benefits of the information superhighway on education at a meeting of the National Governors' Association

Mickey Kantor, US Trade Representative, addressed the assembled governors concerning international trade issues including the North American Free Trade Agreement and the General Agreement on…

Governors Bill Weld (R-MA) made brief remarks, and Mayor Thomas Menino (D) welcomed the governors to Boston where the National Governor’s Association held their annual summer meetings. Also …