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2025 Annual Meeting recap

Published on June 26, 2025
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), hosted in New Mexico’s historic capital city of Santa Fe by WGA Chair, Governor Michelle Lujan...
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WGA News

2025 Annual Meeting recap

Published on June 26, 2025

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham releases BRAND West initiative report

Published on June 24, 2025
At WGA’s 2025 Annual Meeting today in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham released her WGA Chair initiative report, titled BRAND West. 
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WGA News

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham releases BRAND West initiative report

Published on June 24, 2025

Western Governors approve four bipartisan policy resolutions  

Published on June 24, 2025
To kick off WGA’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Western Governors formally approved four bipartisan policy resolutions. The resolutions represent the Gove...
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WGA News

Western Governors approve four bipartisan policy resolutions  

Published on June 24, 2025

Help Utah Governor Spencer Cox scope his new WGA Chair initiative

Published on May 08, 2025
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) represents the Governors of the 22 westernmost states and territories.  WGA is an instrument of the Governors for bipartisa...
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Energy and Environment

Help Utah Governor Spencer Cox scope his new WGA Chair initiative

Published on May 08, 2025

Best of the West: Apprenticeships spur the western workforce; Largest EV ba...

Published on July 17, 2025
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting July 14, 2025. (Photos courtesy of Adob...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Apprenticeships spur the western workforce; Largest EV ba...

Published on July 17, 2025

WGA submits bipartisan policy recommendations around solutions to the housi...

Published on July 16, 2025
In correspondence with the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, WGA submitted bipartisan policy recommendations regarding the federal HOME Inve...
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WGA News

WGA submits bipartisan policy recommendations around solutions to the housi...

Published on July 16, 2025

WGA submits bipartisan policy recommendations around solutions to the housi...

Published on July 16, 2025
In correspondence with the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, WGA submitted bipartisan policy recommendations regarding the federal HOME Inve...
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Community and Opportunity

WGA submits bipartisan policy recommendations around solutions to the housi...

Published on July 16, 2025

Best of the West: Supporting wildland firefighter mental health; NM rural b...

Published on July 10, 2025
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting July 7, 2025. (Photos courtesy of Adobe...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Supporting wildland firefighter mental health; NM rural b...

Published on July 10, 2025

Best of the West: Boosting western housing supply; HI biosecurity; MT-USFS ...

Published on July 02, 2025
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting June 30, 2025. (Photos courtesy of Adob...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Boosting western housing supply; HI biosecurity; MT-USFS ...

Published on July 02, 2025

Western Governors express support for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (...

Published on June 30, 2025
In correspondence with congressional leadership, Western Governors expressed their support for legislation to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which...
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WGA News

Western Governors express support for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (...

Published on June 30, 2025

Western Governors express support for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (...

Published on June 30, 2025
In correspondence with congressional leadership, Western Governors expressed their support for legislation to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which...
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Energy and Environment

Western Governors express support for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (...

Published on June 30, 2025

Utah Governor Spencer Cox named WGA Chair, unveils Chair initiative focused...

Published on June 24, 2025
At WGA’s Annual Meeting this afternoon, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham officially passed the WGA Chair’s gavel to Utah Governor Spencer Cox. 
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WGA News

Utah Governor Spencer Cox named WGA Chair, unveils Chair initiative focused...

Published on June 24, 2025

Policy Resolution 2025-09, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands

Published on June 23, 2025
This resolution articulates Western Governors’ policy on the management of recreation and tourism on public lands.  Governors support public access and sustainable ...
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Community and Opportunity

Policy Resolution 2025-09, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands

Published on June 23, 2025

Policy Resolution 2025-08, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management

Published on June 23, 2025
This resolution addresses invasive species management in western states and territories, including: a call to address the destructive relationship between invasive grasses and...
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Health and Public Safety

Policy Resolution 2025-08, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management

Published on June 23, 2025

Policy Resolution 2025-07, Radioactive Materials Management

Published on June 23, 2025
The resolution establishes Western Governors’ policy on radioactive materials management.  Specifically, the resolution supports DOE’s safe and uneventful tra...
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Energy and Environment

Policy Resolution 2025-07, Radioactive Materials Management

Published on June 23, 2025

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