07/24/24
The 2024 Annual Report of the Western Governors' Association highlights the past year’s policy work on topics such as disaster preparedness, health care, land management, rural development, energy, infrastructure permitting, and housing, just to name a few.
08/08/23
The 2023 Annual Report of the Western Governors' Association highlights the past year’s policy work on topics such as renewable energy, wildfire and disaster assistance, land management, invasive species, rural development, health care, data, workforce development, and water, just to name a few.
07/28/21
The Western Governors' Association 2021 Annual Report highlights the past year’s policy work of the Western Governors on topics such as broadband connectivity, workforce development, COVID-19, disaster response, cybersecurity, wildfires, species management, and water.
The report also details work on the Electric Vehicles Roadmap Initiative, the central policy effort of WGA Chair and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. In addition, you’ll find: reports from Gov. Brown and WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury, overview of the Winter Meeting, and results from the Celebrate the West art competition.
07/07/20
The Western Governors' Association 2020 Annual Report highlights the past year’s policy work of the Western Governors on topics such as realigning the state-federal relationship, water management, the launch of the Western Invasive Species Council, and more.
06/10/19
The WGA 2019 Annual Report highlights the past year’s policy work of the Western Governors on topics such as realigning the state-federal relationship, water management, infrastructure, the launch of the Working Lands Roundtable and more.
06/25/18
The WGA 2018 Annual Report highlights the policy work of the governors on forest and rangeland management, species conservation, the state-federal relationship, water, and energy issues. The report also details the Workforce Development Initiative, the central policy effort of WGA Chair and South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
06/25/18
Western Governors support a comprehensive energy portfolio for the West to ensure that energy is clean, affordable, and reliable. They are also committed to energy policies that promote economic growth and protect the environment. This approach facilitates a strong economy and jobs across a variety of professions, skill sets, and educations.
06/29/17
The Western Governors’ Association 2017 Annual Report examines the ongoing policy work of the governors on the state-federal relationship, species conservation, water, and energy issues, as well as creation of a mechanism for states and land managers to share best practices to advance the Chairman’s Initiative of Montana Gov. Steve Bullock.
07/01/16
The Western Governors' Association Annual Report for 2016 examines the issues -- species management, transportation infrastructure funding, the state-federal relationship, forest health, among others -- that Western Governors and WGA worked to help resolve in the past year.
06/25/16
The Western Governors' Association Annual Report for 2015 examines the issues -- energy, sage-grouse conservation, managing drought, the rollout of our Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID), and invasive species, among others -- that Western Governors and WGA worked to help resolve in the past year.