The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary nominee, Alex Azar. The hearing focused on prescription drug prices, Medica…
2,553 viewsFederal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan spoke at the National Governors' Association summer meeting in State College, Pennsylvania. He talked about the impact of information technology…
105 viewsGovernors and State officials spoke about creating a Rotating Regional Presidential Primary System at the National Governor’s Association Winter meeting. They addressed the problem of front-…
104 viewsGovernors reviewed the accomplishments of their recent meeting and stated the goals for the National Governors' Association for the upcoming year. They stated that they will continue to advo…
53 viewsGovernors met to discuss how technology is used to improve student achievement. They heard from educators and students on the potential of technology in education. They also viewed videos on…
128 viewsState Governors and educators talked about technology and education. Students from local schools demonstrated technology used in their classrooms and panel members discussed the future of ed…
245 viewsPresident Clinton addressed the National Governors Association, asking for their support for their education plan. The president’s plan would tie federal funding to regulations which would m…
76 viewsPresident Clinton announced a new initiative to provide health care for children. He announced that a new toll-free number was available for parents to call for information on sources of hea…
212 viewsGovernors talked with reporters about the money received by states from the settlement with tobacco companies. They talked about the attempts by the federal government to tell the states how…
48 viewsEducators and governors discussed ways to improve public school education. Among the topics discussed were ways to increase student achievement, integrating information technology in the cla…
120 viewsParticipants spoke at the National Governor’s Association Winter Meeting about changes in the global economy and its effect on state economies.
64 viewsGovernors Carper and Leavitt talked to reporters about the agenda for the governors' winter meeting. Among the issues to be discussed were reducing the welfare roles, education, and informat…
42 viewsGovernors Tom Carper, D-DE; Tommy Thompson, R-WI and Michael Leavitt, R-UT addressed the media on the conclusion of the National Governors' Association convention.
33 viewsMembers 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…
85 viewsThe 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…
59 viewsGovernors 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 …
90 viewsThis was a roundtable to talk about proposals and already existing programs for welfare reform. The governors heard presentations from panels of experts on specific programs that address wel…
80 viewsVice President Al Gore spoke to a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Governors' Association on his project for government reform known as the National Performance Review. He …
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