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After meeting with President Clinton and congressional budget negotiators, governors talked briefly with reporters on the meeting, which focused on Medicare and Medicaid.

After meeting between Democratic Governors and Congressional Democratits to discuss the budget negotiations, Democratic congressional negotiators and several Democratic governors briefed rep…

Participants brief reporters on the progress of National Education Goals 2000, which were originally announced in 1990. They talk about various issues, including drugs and violence in school…

President Clinton talked about medical care for the poor and elderly and about balancing the federal budget to the residents of Little Sisters of the Poor, a home for the elderly. The presid…

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

Democratic Senators and others talked to reporters about their welfare reform proposal called “Work First.”

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…

Several Democratic legislators and Democratic governors talked to reporters about the activities during the 104th Congress’s first hundred days. They criticized the Republican agenda on seve…

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 …

Colorado Governor Roy Romer (D) spoke to the Colorado State assembly in the annual state of the state address. In his remarks, the governor discussed his accomplishments of the previous year…

President Clinton joined area residents in the Martin Luther King Commemorative Birthday Celebration. In his remarks, the president asked community members to think about why Dr. King lived,…