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NatlGovsAssoc

  1. NGA releases issue brief and paper to help states realize the full potential of programs to reduce energy use bit.ly/JA3J1d
  2. Govs praise Senate Cmte’s efforts to preserve Air Nat’l Guard and Air Force Reserve aircraft and personnel for FY2013 bit.ly/KgnlGL
  3. U.S. House preserves Air National Guard. Governors urge same action in the Senate today.
  4. NGA letter encourages a surface transportation reauthorization bill that meets the needs of states bit.ly/JmBKPJ
  5. Govs praise House Cmte’s efforts to preserve Air Nat’l Guard and Air Force Reserve aircraft and personnel for FY2013 bit.ly/ISRYBP
  6. State and Local Governance Coalition deliver letter to Congress saying ESEA should be “must pass” legislative priority bit.ly/IGEwix
  7. NGA announces AZ, KY, MN and NM chosen for Resource Reallocation Policy Academy to increase educational performance bit.ly/KuInxR
  8. NGA announced selection of KY, NH, PA to receive funds/assistance to develop more flexible credit awarding policies bit.ly/Kqx9ub
  9. New NGA brief focuses on role that arts, culture, design can play in govs’ policies to create jobs and boost economies bit.ly/Ih5H14
  10. Govs know Nat’l Guard is a cost effective force that protects us at home and abroad. Moving budget fight to the Hill bit.ly/JxNv4y
  11. NGA testified and released principles on Homeland Security Grant Reform bit.ly/I4IPTB
  12. NGA and state and local experts held a hearing to discuss real world solutions to create jobs funded through WIA bit.ly/AygICq
  13. NGA submits testimony before Senate Finance Committee on the effects of tax reform on state and local fiscal policy bit.ly/I1qV4m
  14. Without funding for state compliance, governors cannot implement, and therefore cannot support, passage of DATA Act bit.ly/I7qvgy
  15. NGA releases brief on state actions to create and implement privacy policies for justice information sharing systems bit.ly/I6rR8m
  16. New NGA summary of governors’ 2012 State of the State speeches reveals job creation and education as top priorities bit.ly/HwXi9K
  17. New NGA issue brief helps states use informal science education to increase STEM achievement among students bit.ly/H3MH4e
  18. Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. Congress: Level the field between Main Street and e-street – pass S1832 and HR3179 bit.ly/sQHlS0
  19. .@GovernorBentley and Gov Hickenlooper lead NGA project to combat growing problem of prescription drug abuse bit.ly/HbxHqo @hickforco
  20. NGA urges Congress to pass a clean surface transportation extension before current extensions expire 3/31 bit.ly/GLhdlk