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March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Congress must set a national renewable-power standard and revamp the electric grid to help the burgeoning U.S. wind-energy industry reach its potential and compete globally, governors from 29 states said.

Politico: "Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas kicked off a National Governors Association summit on health care Monday with an ominous word about the date" and the need to beware the ides of March. "The governors feel like they've gotten the Bru...

Governors and education leaders recently proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an...

March 15 (Bloomberg) -- The burgeoning U.S. wind-energy industry will fail to reach its potential without help from Congress in setting a national renewable-power standard and revamping the electric grid, governors from 29 states said.

Director of Geisinger's Obesity Institute Christopher D. Still, D.O., will address the Federal-State Relations Meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 18. Dr. Still's talk will focus on ...

National teaching standards could spark dramatic changes in schools cspan.org Sec. Arne Duncan testifying before the House Education and Labor Committee about the reauthorization of the Education Act on Wednesday. By Beth Hawkins | Friday, March 19, ...

IN 2006, the Philippine Football Federation earmarked P8 million for local competitions. And when it is a €œlocal PFF€ event, it means a national competition. read more

NASHVILLE - Tennessee has been selected by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to participate in the Policy Academy on Shaping a New Approach to Transportation and Land Use Planning, according to a news release today.

The Association for High School Innovation (AHSI) is the nation's foremost network of high-quality high school innovations offering a diverse range of models that help this country's at-risk and underperforming youth stay in school, earn a diploma, a...