I'm going to see you all very shortly tomorrow at the National Governors Association.
The National Governors Association estimates that budget problems could afflict 35-40 states in fiscal 2009.
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As you may know, yesterday the First Lady addressed the National Governors Association.
On Monday, the President and the Vice President will deliver remarks to the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room.
On Sunday, the President and First Lady will welcome the National Governors Association to the White House for the 2013 Governors Dinner.
On Monday, the President and the Vice President will host a meeting with the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room.
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On Sunday the President and First Lady will welcome the National Governors Association to the White House for the 2011 Governors Dinner.
On Sunday, the President and First Lady will welcome the National Governors Association to the White House for the 2012 Governors dinner.
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Speaking to the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room, Mrs.
However, FEMA found some promising statistics included in a recent Year 2000 survey conducted by the National Association of State Information Resource Executives and the National Governors Association.
And I want to commend all of you for acting collectively through the National Governors Association to develop common academic standards that will better position our students for success.
This gives urgency to an effort already under way: the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) are in the midst of drafting common standards.
The Nevada legislature has voted to increase the percentage of renewable resources in how the state produces electricity in four out of the last five sessions, according to the National Governors Association.
The voluntary challenge was quickly adopted by many industry groups and governments, including the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Green Building Council, the National Governors Association, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Common Core grew from an effort by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers to create a list of college- and career-ready skills that students should possess before high-school graduation.
But organizations such as the National Governors Association (NGA) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors are worried that the changing nature of the Internet prevents states and municipalities from collecting revenue that's due to them.
According to Politico, last weekend at the National Governors Association meeting in Virginia, five Republican governors proposed an interesting compromise: possibly going along with the Medicaid expansion, if it was paired with block-granting the program.
Previously, Mr. Crawford was the Director of Social, Economic and Workforce Programs at the National Governors Association from 2002 to 2007 and Vice President, Treasurer, and Board Secretary of the National Policy Association from 2000 to 2002.
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Many of the nation's governors Republicans and Democrats have been lobbying the federal government for years for the authority to collect sales taxes from online sales, said Dan Crippen, executive director of the National Governors Association.
These are the sort of politics that will be the subtext during the annual National Governors Association meeting in Washington, where governors are gathering amid another standoff between the White House and congressional Republicans over deep spending cuts.
The President was eager to continue the ongoing discussion with Democratic governors about the ways that the federal government and the states can work together to create jobs and grow the economy, a conversation that will continue on Monday, when the President meets with the full National Governors Association.
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At the annual National Governors Association meeting, both Democrat and Republican chief executives expressed pessimism that both sides could find a way to avoid the massive, automatic spending cuts set to begin March 1, pointing to the impasse as another crisis between the White House and Congress that hampers their ability to construct state spending plans and spooks local businesses from hiring.
And the National Governors' Association said the requirement would push welfare payments above current levels.
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This year has seen two national conferences on early-child development and a session on the subject at the meeting of the National Governors' Association.
And, outside of Texas, the National Governors' Association is lobbying to increase the freedom of states to determine how to organize and administer assistance programs.
The toll-free number -- 1-877-KIDS-NOW or 1-877-543-7669 -- has been developed by the National Governors' Association (NGA) and Bell Atlantic to provide state by state information.
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They include the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Governors' Association, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and--perhaps most significantly--every other state in the Union.
Mr Warner lacks a national profile, though he has made progress in dealing with that, largely by travelling around the country as chairman of the National Governors' Association.
So far they have kept a fairly low profile from a national perspective, though Mr Vilsack becomes chairman of the Democratic Governors' Association next year.
Call to Governors: On Monday, President Obama and Vice President Biden delivered remarks to the National Governor Association.
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