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Chairman's Initiative NGA Chairman Brings High School Initiative to Ohio |
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Cleveland to Host Televised Town Hall Meeting on Efforts to Redesign the American High School |
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To ensure the voices and ideas of students, parents and teachers are heard in the drive to overhaul America's high schools, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft will host a town hall meeting here tonight with National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman Virginia Gov. Mark Warner. Read More... |
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Election 2004 NGA Welcomes New Governors |
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Results: Governors Races Heat Up Election Day Ballot |
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Voters in 11 states, as well as American Samoa and Puerto Rico, went to polls on Tuesday to vote for governor. Read More... |
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Election 2004 Election 2004: Referendum Recap |
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Voters Faced with an Array of Ballot Measures Across the Country |
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Voters in 34 states faced 162 ballot propositions on Election Day. To date, voters have approved 102 measures, rejected 48 others, while 12 still remain too close to call. Read More... |
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Wrap-Up Agenda Filling Up for Post-Election ''Lame-Duck'' Session |
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Outstanding Spending Bills and Intelligence Reform Likely Top Congress' Unfinished Business List |
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Congress will return to Capitol Hill Nov. 16 for a ''lame-duck'' session in an attempt to wrap-up its unfinished business. The Conference Committee dealing with Intelligence reform was unable to hammer out compromise legislation before Election Day placing Intelligence reform and implementation of the recommendations from the 9/11 Commission on the agenda along with pending spending bills for a post-election session. Read More... |
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State Health Agencies Reorganizing State Health Agencies To Meet Changing Needs |
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State Restructuring Efforts In 2003 |
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In 2003, most states began the year struggling to protect even their highest priority programs from budget reductions. The downturn in state tax revenue collections compounded by the rising cost of the Medicaid program and health care in general forced states to cut $11.8 billion from their fiscal 2003 enacted budgets. As a result of fiscal pressures, many governors placed an emphasis on downsizing, reorganizing, and streamlining state government to achieve efficiencies and create cost-savings. Read More... |
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Aging Report: Aging Boomers to Alter Nation's Landscape |
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New NGA Center Study Provides Policymakers with Latest Data, Next Steps |
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Today, 35 million Americans are 65 or older. In less than eight years, those numbers will more than double as 78 million baby boomers begin reaching retirement age. As America's population continues to mature, states must prepare for unprecedented challenges while looking for new ways to meet the evolving needs of their seniors, according to a new report released by the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices. Read More... |