WGA shares policy recommendations with Senate regarding healthcare workforc...
Published on February 17, 2023
In response to a Senate hearing on healthcare workforce shortages, the Western Governors’ Association provided recommendations to help grow the workforce and expand acce...
WGA shares policy recommendations with Senate regarding healthcare workforc...
Published on February 17, 2023
Western Governors urge FCC and NTIA to use state data in broadband deployme...
Published on February 14, 2023
Western Governors provided policy recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration regarding broadband d...
Western Governors urge FCC and NTIA to use state data in broadband deployme...
Published on February 14, 2023
WGA shares Western Governors’ policy recommendations with the Senate to i...
Published on February 13, 2023
In response to a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on The State of Housing 2023, the Western Governors’ Association submitted policy...
WGA shares Western Governors’ policy recommendations with the Senate to i...
Published on February 13, 2023
WGA provides feedback to the National Park Service regarding National Trans...
Published on February 03, 2023
In comments submitted to the National Park Service for the draft framework of the National Transportation Strategy, The Western Governors’ Association outlined the Gover...
WGA provides feedback to the National Park Service regarding National Trans...
Published on February 03, 2023
Read highlights, see photos from the 2022 Winter Meeting in Phoenix
Published on December 08, 2022
With the holidays right around the corner, WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury opened the 2022 Winter Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association at the iconic Arizona ...
Read highlights, see photos from the 2022 Winter Meeting in Phoenix
Published on December 08, 2022
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-04, Housing is Foundational to the Success of th...
Published on December 07, 2022
Due to rapid population growth and housing shortages, housing is a significant challenge in urban, suburban, and rural areas across the West. This resolution highlights ...
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-04, Housing is Foundational to the Success of th...
Published on December 07, 2022
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-03, Tax-Exempt Federal Lands and Secure Rural Sc...
Published on December 07, 2022
The federal government must honor its historic Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) agreement with states and counties in the West to compensate them for the presence of tax-exempt...
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-03, Tax-Exempt Federal Lands and Secure Rural Sc...
Published on December 07, 2022
WGA provides Federal Highway Administration with suggestions regarding elec...
Published on August 22, 2022
In correspondence with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Western Governors' Association submitted input regarding western states' critical role in buildin...
WGA provides Federal Highway Administration with suggestions regarding elec...
Published on August 22, 2022
Highlights from the 2022 Annual Meeting
Published on July 28, 2022
Whether it was wildfire mitigation and restoration, mental and behavioral health care, or cybersecurity and the supply chain, bipartisanship and a willingness to work acr...
Western Governors commend FCC ruling to fund internet access on school buse...
Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, Western Governors expressed appreciation for the agency's proposed ruling to allow the use of E-Rate Program funding ...
Western Governors commend FCC ruling to fund internet access on school buse...
Published on June 30, 2022
LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...
Published on June 23, 2022
The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Supporting Coal Communities, explores the economic trends impacting Utah’s coal communities in the face of cha...
LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...
Published on June 23, 2022
WGA shares Western Governors’ policy perspectives on rural development wi...
Published on May 25, 2022
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the Western Governors’ Association articulated policy recommendations on various chal...
WGA shares Western Governors’ policy perspectives on rural development wi...
Published on May 25, 2022
LISTEN: New podcast episode digs into agricultural workforce development
Published on May 19, 2022
The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Agricultural Workforce in the West, explores the challenges that communities face as more agricultural workers&...
LISTEN: New podcast episode digs into agricultural workforce development
Published on May 19, 2022
Western Governors provide NTIA with additional input on the Broadband Equit...
Published on May 10, 2022
In correspondence with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Western Governors provided additional input on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deploym...
Western Governors provide NTIA with additional input on the Broadband Equit...
Published on May 10, 2022
WGA outlines recommendations for siting electric vehicle infrastructure wit...
Published on March 08, 2022
As part of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s hearing, Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our EV Future, the Western Governors’ Associ...
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