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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 …

Governor Bruce Sundlund (D) addressed the Rhode Island legislature in his State of the State speech.

Governors discussed resolutions including information technology exchange and economic policy. This session came only moments after President Clinton spoke to the governors about health care…

President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and three U.S. governors briefed reporters on the effort to garner support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Governors Ann …

Local and federal officials spoke about the need to ban unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments. Following opening statements, they took questions from reporters concerning …

The governor’s committee on trade discussed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during the National Governor’s Association’s summer meeting taking place in Tulsa, OK. Administrat…

The Executive Committee of the National Governors' Association met prior to the meeting of the full association to discuss issues relating to state politics and the NGA’s agenda. Much of the…

Labor Secretary Robert Reich spoke to the Democratic Governors' Association about the Clinton economic strategy. Sec. Reich called the President’s plan a “stimulus, investment, deficit reduc…

Governors discussed the role of the states in reducing the national deficit in a plenary session entitled, “Federalism and the Deficit: A Congressional Perspective.” Members of Congress spo…

Governor Bruce Sundlun, D-RI, delivered the Rhode Island state of the state address on the floor of the Rhode Island state legislature. In his remarks, Governor Sundlun reviewed the goals of…

Members of the Executive Committee of the National Governors' Association discussed fiscal and other issues affecting state governments in the 1993 winter meeting. The meeting included debat…

1992 Election Campaign excerpts from regional television election night newscasts featured the victory speeches from a number of governors. A dozen Governors were elected on November 3rd. Fo…

Democrat Governor Bruce Sundlun delivered the State of the State address for Rhode Island.

After remarks from members of the committee on the death of committee member Sen. John Heinz (R-PA), who died in a plane crash on April 4, the Senate Banking Committee heard testimony on res…

The Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation discussed the relationship between federal regulations and economic development in the states.

The new governors discussed the most pressing issues facing their states. These topics included state budget deficits, taxes, education, the recession, the impact of the Persian Gulf war, an…

Governor Bruce Sundlun (D-RI) delivered the state of the state address in Providence, Rhode Island to the state legislature. ASL translation was included in the program.

Governor DiPrete debated the Democratic challenger on a variety of Rhode Island and national issues.