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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...
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Community and Opportunity

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...

Published on March 16, 2023

Western Governors share policy recommendations with HUD to improve disaster...

Published on February 28, 2023
In correspondence with the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD), Western Governors expressed appreciation for the agency’s commitment to improving the Community...
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Health and Public Safety

Western Governors share policy recommendations with HUD to improve disaster...

Published on February 28, 2023

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...
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Community and Opportunity

WGA shares policy recommendations with Senate regarding healthcare workforc...

Published on February 17, 2023

Western Governors applaud CISA’s efforts to protect critical infrastructu...

Published on December 13, 2022
In a letter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Western Governors expressed appreciation for the department’s efforts to protect the cybersecurity o...
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Health and Public Safety

Western Governors applaud CISA’s efforts to protect critical infrastructu...

Published on December 13, 2022

WGA provides FEMA with recommendations to improve disaster preparedness and...

Published on September 22, 2022
In response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) 2022 update of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide, the Western Governors’ As...
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Health and Public Safety

WGA provides FEMA with recommendations to improve disaster preparedness and...

Published on September 22, 2022

Western Governors urge Congress to permanently expand telehealth services

Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to Congress, Western Governors urged lawmakers to expand telehealth services by establishing permanent regulatory and statutory changes based on temporary waivers ...
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Health and Public Safety

Western Governors urge Congress to permanently expand telehealth services

Published on June 30, 2022

Western Governors urge HHS to establish permanent telehealth services

Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Western Governors highlighted what western states have been doing to advance mutual health care priorities, es...
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Health and Public Safety

Western Governors urge HHS to establish permanent telehealth services

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on advancing privacy-enhancing technol...

Published on June 23, 2022
In response to a Request for Information from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Western Governors’ Association submitted several policy...
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Health and Public Safety

WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on advancing privacy-enhancing technol...

Published on June 23, 2022

WGA provides information to Department of Health and Human Services regardi...

Published on May 19, 2022
On May 19, 2022, in correspondence with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Western Governors’ Association Executive Director Jim Ogsbury, highlighted ...
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Health and Public Safety

WGA provides information to Department of Health and Human Services regardi...

Published on May 19, 2022

Western Governors express support to the Senate for components of the FEMA ...

Published on May 16, 2022
Western Governors expressed support to the Senate for certain components of the FEMA Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act of 2021 (FIRE Act), which would equip the Federal Em...
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Health and Public Safety

Western Governors express support to the Senate for components of the FEMA ...

Published on May 16, 2022

WGA provides House with recommendations for disaster preparedness and respo...

Published on April 05, 2022
In correspondence with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, the Weste...
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Health and Public Safety

WGA provides House with recommendations for disaster preparedness and respo...

Published on April 05, 2022

WGA provides Senate Ag Committee recommendations for improving health care ...

Published on March 23, 2022
Western Governors highlighted health care challenges facing the rural West and strategies to effectively address these issues in testimony submitted to the Senate Committee on...
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Health and Public Safety

WGA provides Senate Ag Committee recommendations for improving health care ...

Published on March 23, 2022

WGA calls on National Institute of Standards and Technology to better prote...

Published on March 03, 2022
As the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) looks to improve its cybersecurity resources, the Western Governors’ Association urged the agency to prepare...
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Health and Public Safety

WGA calls on National Institute of Standards and Technology to better prote...

Published on March 03, 2022

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