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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman talked about global challenges facing America and the role education played in U.S. competitiveness. The end of this annual National Governors Associ…

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, National Governors Association chair, talked about the issues facing states and the weekend’s meeting of the National Governors Association in Salt La…

U.S. governors and Chinese provincial governors talked about ways to strengthen the U.S.-China relationship. Among the topics addressed were potential cooperation in bilateral trade and inve…

Following opening remarks from Governor Christine Gregoire, participants spoke about the relationship between higher education, innovation, and economic growth. This was the opening plenary …

Governors spoke to reporters and answered questions about their annual conference. The focus of the conference was on supporting education, promoting innovation and increasing U.S. global co…

Bill Gates spoke to governors about encouraging economic competitiveness and growth at the local level. He focused on the Gates Foundation’s efforts to work with governors on improving educa…

Harvard Business Professor Michael Porter talked to governors about strategies for states to become more competitive and boost local economies. Following his remarks China’s Hunan Provincial…

National Governors Association Chairman Christine Gregoire (D-WA) expressed strong opposition to federal proposals allowing states to declare bankruptcy at the association’s annual winter me…

After the opening plenary session of the National Governors Association, Zhou Qiang participated in a signing ceremony for an agreement between states and Chinese provincial authorities. The…