Last year, we outlined in an edition of Blueprint Magazine, 2006: The Year of the Governor, how Democratic governors were racking up important policy accomplishments in both red and blue states across the country. This year, progressive governors are once again laying out aggressive agendas for meeting their states', and the country's, top priorities. Recently, we outlined the Democratic governors' agendas for 2007, as described in their State of the State addresses, in a series of New Dem Dispatches:

New Democrat Governors' Agendas for 2007:

• NDD: State of the States: Economic Development
• NDD: State of the States: Education
• NDD: State of the States: Health Care

In addition, the DLC continues to work with and highlight the innovation of New Democrat governors across the country. We have compiled this page to highlight recent accomplishments of New Democrat governors and will continue to add new items as their innovation continues. In addition, below you will find a few recent news articles highlighting some of their recent policy innovations:

New Democrat Governors' News Clips:

• Beebe: Graduation rates will set higher ed funding, by Doug Thompson, Arkansas News Bureau
• 31 states target global warming, by Janet Wilson, L.A. Times
• Go green? Go West, by Ronald Brownstein, L.A. Times
• Failing Schools See a Solution in Longer Day, by Diana Jean Schemo, N.Y. Times