Republican senators Jim Risch and Tommy Tuberville sent a letter to the National Governors Association urging state governors to enforce President Trump’s executive order that restricts participation in women's sports to biological females. The move is a clear attempt to pressure state-level leadership into adopting exclusionary policies aligned with authoritarian directives.

On April 2, 2025, research published by the National Governors Association outlines innovative approaches by governors to reform workforce development systems under WIOA, emphasizing new policy designs, cross-sector collaboration, and inclusive strategies to improve labor force participation and job quality.

At the 2025 Winter Meeting, the National Governors Association unanimously adopted a resolution outlining key federal priorities. These priorities, developed by bipartisan governor-led task forces, are intended to guide the association's advocacy efforts with Congress and the administration, emphasizing state sovereignty and cooperative federalism in areas such as infrastructure, public health, and economic development.

At its 2025 Winter Meeting, the National Governors Association unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution outlining federal priorities. The resolution focuses on enhancing emergency management, streamlining permitting processes, and supporting key federal initiatives in infrastructure, public health, and economic development, ensuring that state interests are robustly represented in federal policymaking.

During the 2025 Winter Meeting of the National Governors Association, governors unanimously approved a resolution outlining federal priorities that emphasize state sovereignty, infrastructure improvements, enhanced emergency management, and public health safeguards. The resolution sets a bipartisan roadmap for advocacy to Congress and the administration.

The National Governors Association published a briefing detailing innovative strategies that state governors are implementing to strengthen workforce development in line with new industrial policies. The report highlights the use of executive orders, stakeholder convenings, investments in workforce infrastructure, and the deployment of data tools to coordinate these efforts across agencies.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a partnership with the National Governors Association to collaborate on improving state workforce development systems, promoting equitable job quality, and leveraging federal investments under the Biden-Harris administration.

The National Governors Association has introduced a program to provide technical assistance and strategic planning support to Governor-appointed economic development and workforce advisors. The initiative, which includes technical assistance, in‐state site visits, virtual convenings, and newsletters, aims to support the execution of state-level workforce and economic development strategies in alignment with key federal investments.