Some Democrats Absent as National Governors Association Wrestles With Partisanship

Trump administration officials and Mark Cuban were among the speakers at an event that brings together state leaders from different parties.

A view of the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., which hosted the National Governors Association's summer meeting, on July 26, 2025. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times

COLORADO SPRINGS—In the shadow of the Rockies at a resort hotel, state leaders assembled on July 25 and 26—some of them, anyway.

They came to the Broadmoor for the National Governors Association’s summer meeting, where Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, handed over the leadership gavel to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican.