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WGA encourages the use of the Task Force for Collaborative Conservation in ...

Published on March 07, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association encouraged the Biden Administration to utilize the recently launched Task Force for Collaborative Conservation as a venue for governme...
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Environmental Management

WGA encourages the use of the Task Force for Collaborative Conservation in ...

Published on March 07, 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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Energy

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

Published on March 03, 2022

Watch the final ‘Working Lands, Working Communities’ workshop in Boise,...

Published on February 24, 2022
At the final workshop for his WGA Chair Initiative, ‘Working Lands, Working Communities,’ Idaho Gov. Brad Little stressed the need for collaborative land managemen...
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Economic Development

Watch the final ‘Working Lands, Working Communities’ workshop in Boise,...

Published on February 24, 2022

LISTEN: New podcast explores strategies for implementing cross-boundary con...

Published on February 14, 2022
Supporting Cross-Boundary Conservation, the first ‘Out West’ episode in a series for Idaho Gov. Brad Little's 'Working Lands, Working Communities...
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Environmental Management

LISTEN: New podcast explores strategies for implementing cross-boundary con...

Published on February 14, 2022

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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Economic Development

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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Species 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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Agriculture

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

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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Economic Development

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

Published on February 02, 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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Agriculture

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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Healthcare

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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Healthcare

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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Connectivity

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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Economic Development

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

Published on January 28, 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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Economic Development

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

Published on January 27, 2022

WGA urges the House Committee on Agriculture to expand support for social i...

Published on January 19, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association submitted policy recommendations relating to rural economic health and development to the House Committee on Agriculture in advance of...
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Agriculture

WGA urges the House Committee on Agriculture to expand support for social i...

Published on January 19, 2022

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