WGA calls on Congress to increase the awareness of VA benefits, provide pro...
Published on October 23, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans Affairs, the Western Governors’ Association called on Congress to ensure that...
WGA calls on Congress to increase the awareness of VA benefits, provide pro...
Published on October 23, 2023
WGA calls on Congress to improve mental health care for veterans
Published on September 25, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association submitted policy recommendations to the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, urging Congress to integrate peer support and beh...
WGA calls on Congress to improve mental health care for veterans
Published on September 25, 2023
Western Governors submit policy recommendations to the House and Senate for...
Published on September 06, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) wrote to the House and Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committees to highlight some of the Governors’ prioriti...
Western Governors submit policy recommendations to the House and Senate for...
Published on September 06, 2023
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-08, Veterans
Published on June 28, 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies offer many programs and services for veterans who struggle with complex challenges after their service, including...
In this updated resolution, Western Governors highlight the importance of high-speed internet (broadband) for communities across the West. The Governors discuss common i...
Healthy, vibrant, and prosperous rural communities are critical to western states. Rural communities, however, face a variety of challenges with respect to economic deve...
Highlights and Photos from WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
Published on June 28, 2023
As Chair of the Western Governors’ Association, Colorado Governor Jared Polis opened this year’s Annual Meeting at the legendary Boulder Theatre by speaking a...
Highlights and Photos from WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
Published on June 28, 2023
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-05, Western Agriculture
Published on June 28, 2023
Western Governors support an array of funding, trade, education, research, and workforce development programs that promote agricultural contributions to the economies and qual...
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-05, Western Agriculture
Published on June 28, 2023
WGA submits policy recommendations to break down the barriers that communit...
Published on May 17, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Western Governors’ Association submitted policy recommendations to break d...
WGA submits policy recommendations to break down the barriers that communit...
Published on May 17, 2023
WGA calls on the Senate to reauthorize The Essential Air Service Program an...
Published on April 20, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association submitted Governors’ policy to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation urging Congress to reauthorize The ...
WGA calls on the Senate to reauthorize The Essential Air Service Program an...
Published on April 20, 2023
WGA urges House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to reauthori...
Published on March 24, 2023
In correspondence with the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Western Governors’ Association voiced its continued support for the Essential Air Se...
WGA urges House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to reauthori...
Published on March 24, 2023
Watch the 2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable
Published on March 16, 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic untethered workers from physical offices and put a premium on space and outdoor access, rural communities throughout the West experienced significant ...
Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...
Published on March 16, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association is submitting testimony on behalf of the Western Governors to House and Senate leadership on FY 2024 appropriations and activities. Th...
Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...
Published on March 16, 2023
WGA shares policy recommendations for expanding affordable housing with Sen...
Published on March 08, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate, WGA submitted policy suggestions in response to a committee hearing regarding the role that tax policy plays in expanding affordable housing...
WGA shares policy recommendations for expanding affordable housing with Sen...
Published on March 08, 2023
WGA provides policy recommendations to Senate regarding 2023 Farm Bill
Published on March 01, 2023
Ahead of a Senate hearing on conservation and forestry programs in the 2023 Farm Bill, the Western Governors’ Association submitted policy recommendations that express W...
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