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WGA provides recommendations for Department of Energy’s ‘Building a Bet...

Published on February 09, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Department of Energy, The Western Governors’ Association voiced its appreciation to the agency for establishing the &lsquo...
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Energy and Environment

WGA provides recommendations for Department of Energy’s ‘Building a Bet...

Published on February 09, 2022

Western Governors support Outdoor Recreation Act provisions regarding manag...

Published on February 07, 2022
Western Governors commended the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for including language in the Outdoor Recreation Act that would enable more effective manageme...
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Land Management

Western Governors support Outdoor Recreation Act provisions regarding manag...

Published on February 07, 2022

WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture to enhance collaboration across federal, st...
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State-Federal Relationship

WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 2022

Best of the West: Western Olympians to watch; investing in wave energy; pro...

Published on February 03, 2022
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting Jan. 31, 2022. (Photos courtesy of AP a...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Western Olympians to watch; investing in wave energy; pro...

Published on February 03, 2022

Western Governors applaud the recission of industry-recognized apprenticesh...

Published on February 02, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Department of Labor, Western Governors voiced their support for the Department’s proposal to rescind the industry-recognized apprenticesh...
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Community and Opportunity

Western Governors applaud the recission of industry-recognized apprenticesh...

Published on February 02, 2022

WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

Published on February 01, 2022
In correspondence with the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, the Western Governors’ Association submitted several po...
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Community and Opportunity

WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

Published on February 01, 2022

WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

Published on February 01, 2022
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry is focused on review of the conservation issues important to the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill...
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Land Management

WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

Published on February 01, 2022

WGA emphasizes the need for state-federal collaboration on behavioral healt...

Published on January 31, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association submitted policy recommendations to the House Committee on Ways and Means in advance of the Committee’s hearing on America&...
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State-Federal Relationship

WGA emphasizes the need for state-federal collaboration on behavioral healt...

Published on January 31, 2022

WGA urges Senate to increase mental health care access

Published on January 31, 2022
Ahead of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ hearing on mental health and substance use disorders, the Western Governors’ Association sh...
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State-Federal Relationship

WGA urges Senate to increase mental health care access

Published on January 31, 2022

Western Governors urge National Telecommunications and Information Administ...

Published on January 31, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association shared policy recommendations with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to aid in the implementation ...
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State-Federal Relationship

Western Governors urge National Telecommunications and Information Administ...

Published on January 31, 2022

Western Governors encourage a strong state-federal partnership to maximize ...

Published on January 28, 2022
Western Governors encouraged the Federal Highway Administration to consider The Western Governors’ Association’s Electric Vehicles Roadmap Initiative Report and po...
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State-Federal Relationship

Western Governors encourage a strong state-federal partnership to maximize ...

Published on January 28, 2022

Best of the West: Flexibility of remote work fuels economic growth; big box...

Published on January 27, 2022
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting Jan. 24, 2022. (Photos courtesy of Visi...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Flexibility of remote work fuels economic growth; big box...

Published on January 27, 2022

Western Governors continue advocacy to expand the Rural eConnectivity Progr...

Published on January 27, 2022
Western Governors provided comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) on the third Rural eConnectivity Program Funding Opportu...
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Western Governors continue advocacy to expand the Rural eConnectivity Progr...

Published on January 27, 2022

Western Governors urge Department of Commerce to focus funding on rural cap...

Published on January 27, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Western Governors shared policy recommendations to help inform the Department’s FY 22/26 Learning Agenda, r...
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State-Federal Relationship

Western Governors urge Department of Commerce to focus funding on rural cap...

Published on January 27, 2022

LISTEN: New ‘Out West’ podcast explores the region’s behavioral healt...

Published on January 20, 2022
The new episode of WGA’s ‘Out West’ podcast, On the Mind: Youth Behavioral Health Care Access, delves into the region’s behavioral health care cha...
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Podcasts

LISTEN: New ‘Out West’ podcast explores the region’s behavioral healt...

Published on January 20, 2022

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