Western Governors Tout Collaboration at WGA’s 2023 Winter Meeting
Published on November 07, 2023
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Chair of the Western Governors’ Association, kicked off the 2023 Winter Meeting by discussing the importance of collaboration when ad...
Western Governors Tout Collaboration at WGA’s 2023 Winter Meeting
Published on November 07, 2023
WGA encourages Congress to reform the permitting system for guides and outf...
Published on November 01, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Western Governors’ Association encouraged Congress to reform the complex permitti...
WGA encourages Congress to reform the permitting system for guides and outf...
Published on November 01, 2023
WGA calls on Congress to fully fund State Revolving Funds for the Clean Wat...
Published on September 27, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association submitted policy recommendations to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, urgin...
WGA calls on Congress to fully fund State Revolving Funds for the Clean Wat...
Published on September 27, 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
Western Governors call on Congress to extend Good Neighbor Authority to tri...
Published on August 04, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Western Governors expressed their bipartisan support ...
Western Governors call on Congress to extend Good Neighbor Authority to tri...
Published on August 04, 2023
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 calls on Congress to extend the National Parks and Public Land Legacy R...
Published on April 28, 2023
In comments submitted to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, the Western Governors’ Association called for the extension of the National Parks and...
WGA calls on Congress to extend the National Parks and Public Land Legacy R...
Published on April 28, 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 provides feedback to the House regarding forest management and Title VI...
Published on March 08, 2023
In response to a House hearing on forestry, WGA submitted resolutions that articulate Western Governors’ policy on cross-boundary forest management, wildfire risk reduct...
WGA provides feedback to the House regarding forest management and Title VI...
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...
WGA provides policy recommendations to Senate regarding 2023 Farm Bill
Published on March 01, 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 2023-03, 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 shares recommendations with BLM and USFS regarding Executive Order on o...
Published on August 25, 2022
In correspondence with the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, the Western Governors’ Association provided feedback relevant to the Biden Administrat...
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