Governors concluded the official business of their summer meeting. The host, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin was thanked for organizing the meeting. Governor Terry Brandstad previewed the 2016 summer meeting in…
101 viewsGovernors met with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to discuss the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in the states. Topics included rural treatment availability and shifting…
476 viewsGovernors met to discuss the best methods to expand worker training programs for growing states' economies through improving job skills. Guest speakers included Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.…
527 viewsGovernors met to discuss the best methods to combat the problem of prescription drug abuse. Guest speakers included former Representative Mary Bono (R-CA), co-founder of the Congressional Csucus on…
1,091 viewsNational Governors Association Chair Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Vice Chair Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT) spoke at the opening session of the NGA’s summer meeting in White Sulphur…
331 viewsNational Governors Association Chair Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Vice Chair Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT) held a news conference to discuss the agenda of the NGA’s summer meeting at The…
265 viewsFollowing their meeting with President Obama, some of the governors attending the National Governors Association annual winter meeting spoke to reporters outside the White House. They…
368 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke at a National Governors Association forum on cybersecurity. He outlined to the governors the consequences if his department was forced to shut down…
1,455 viewsGovernors talked about jobs and economic growth. They discussed economic challenges at the state level, including workforce skills, federal regulations, foreign investment, and infrastructure needs.…
767 viewsIn the weekly Republican address Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin appealed to President Obama not to veto the Keystone XL Pipeline bill recently passed by Congress. She talked about its potential to…
114 viewsOklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R) was sworn in for a second term at an inauguration ceremony at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. She talked about economic gains in her first term and…
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