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The topic of opioid addiction was on the agenda of the nation’s governors at their annual winter meeting in Washington, DC. They talked with a panel about expanding treatment, sharing medica…

Governors 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 Cs…

Governors discussed health care issues, including ways of containing costs and revising current fee-for-service payment systems to those that are outcome based. The governors heard about som…

Members of the National Governors Association Health and Human Services Committee discussed state efforts to combat prescription drug abuse. Governor Bentley of Alabama in his remarks emphas…

Governors called for more flexibility from the federal government on health care at the National Governors Association Health and Human Services Committee meeting. Members talked about the s…

Governors held a session on the future of the American workforce. Among the topics they addressed were worker skills and training, investing in education programs, the state of the economy a…

In a special session of the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, participants talked about infrastructure repair and improvement, potential economic benefits of infrastructu…

A panel discussion was held on health care reform. Representative John Dingell spoke on spiraling health care costs to Medicare, Medicaid, and businesses and individuals, and he talked about…

Mr. Johnson and climate scientists spoke to the Natural Resources Committee about global climate change and public policy. They talked about possible gubernatorial policy tools to address gl…

At the 2007 annual meeting of the National Governors Association, the Health and Human Services Committee presented a forum on health care. Health officials and professionals presented infor…

At the 98th annual meeting of the National Governors Association, the Natural Resources Committee heard presentations on the topic, “Challenges Facing the Expanded Use of Alternative Transpo…

At the 98th annual meeting of the National Governors Association, the program of the Economic Development and Commerce Committee held a meeting on the topic “State Reforms and Federal Initia…

As part of the 98th annual meeting of the National Governors Association, the Education, Early Childhood, and Workforce Committee, moderated by Governor Pawlenty (R-MN) and Governor Gregoire…

At the 98th annual meeting of the National Governors Association, the Health and Human Services Committee presented a forum on the state of health care and education in the United States. Ch…

NGA Health and Human Services Committee members questioned experts about healthcare information technology. Among the issues they addressed were privacy concerns, health care administration …

Well-known journalists Dan Balz of the Washington Post, Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine and Mark Halperin of ABC News discussed ways the national media covers state issues. Topics included bu…