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    WGA's 2023 Annual Meeting

    Join the Western Governors' Association for its 2023 Annual Meeting, hosted by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, in Boulder, Colorado. The three-day event at the legendary Boulder Theatre will feature Western Governors and their special guests in public conversations about the most significant issues facing the region, including geothermal energy use, water, ecosystem restoration, healthcare, and much more.

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    2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable

    The west has undergone extraordinary growth in recent years, presenting challenges and opportunities for western communities. The annual 2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable, hosted in Bozeman by Governor Greg Gianforte, convened community members, policymakers, and regional experts to discuss strategies for strengthening community resources and ensuring smart, sustainable development to effectively manage the growing West. 

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    WEBINAR SERIES

    Heat Beneath Our Feet Initiative Webinar Series

    Watch the Heat Beneath Our Feet Initiative webinar series and learn about opportunities for and barriers to the increased deployment of geothermal energy technologies for both electricity generation and heating and cooling systems in the West.

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    CHAIR'S INITIATIVE

    The Heat Beneath Our Feet

    The central policy initiative of WGA Chair, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, is examining opportunities for and barriers to the increased deployment of geothermal energy technologies for both electricity generation and heating and cooling systems in western states, which contain the vast majority of high-yield geothermal energy capacity in the U.S.

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    WESTERN GOVERNORS' FOUNDATION

    Western Governors’ Leadership Institute

    The Western Governors’ Foundation is proud to launch the second annual Western Governors’ Leadership Institute. Designed to promote and encourage the effective exercise of leadership by young adults across the West, the Leadership Institute will convene the chosen delegates at the Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association where they will also participate in the Institute’s leadership development forum.

    Meet the this year's class of delegates
    HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION

    Celebrate the West

    The Western Governors’ Foundation is excited to announce the state winners of the eighth annual Celebrate the West regional art competition.

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    POLICY

    Resolutions

    Western Governors formally approved three new policy resolutions. They represent the Governors’ collective policy on: States’ Share of Royalties and Leasing Revenues from Federal Lands and Minerals; Tax-Exempt Federal Lands and Secure Rural Schools; and Housing is Foundational to the Success of the West.

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    WGA Annual Meeting, June 26-28, 2023, Boulder, Colorado

    WGA Winter Meeting, Nov. 6-8, 2023, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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    Register for WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
    04/19/2023
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    Watch the 2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable
    03/16/2023
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    Best of the West: The clean hydrogen revolution; Medicinal drone delivery; ...
    06/08/2023
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    Best of the West: Wildfire preparations; NREL expansion; A new transmission...
    06/01/2023
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    CHAIR'S INITIATIVE

    The Heat Beneath Our Feet

    By Colorado
    Jared Polis

    Governor Jared Polis of Colorado launched The Heat Beneath Our Feet (HBOF) as his 2023 WGA Chair Initiative. The initiative will examine opportunities for and barriers to the increased deployment of geothermal energy technologies for both electricity generation and heating and cooling systems in western states, which contain the vast majority of high-yield geothermal energy capacity in the U.S.

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