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    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 ...
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    Agriculture

    Watch the 2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable

    Published on March 16, 2023

    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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    Agriculture

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

    Published on March 16, 2023

    WGA shares policy recommendations for expanding affordable housing with Sen...

    Published on March 08, 2023
    In correspondence with the Senate, WGA submitted policy suggestions in response to a committee hearing regarding the role that tax policy plays in expanding affordable housing...
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    Economic Development

    WGA shares policy recommendations for expanding affordable housing with Sen...

    Published on March 08, 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...
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    Forest & Rangeland Management

    WGA provides feedback to the House regarding forest management and Title VI...

    Published on March 08, 2023

    WGA shares Western Governors’ policy recommendations with the Senate to i...

    Published on February 13, 2023
    In response to a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on The State of Housing 2023, the Western Governors’ Association submitted policy...
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    Economic Development

    WGA shares Western Governors’ policy recommendations with the Senate to i...

    Published on February 13, 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...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA provides feedback to the National Park Service regarding National Trans...

    Published on February 03, 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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    Cybersecurity

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

    Published on December 13, 2022

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-04, Housing is Foundational to the Success of th...

    Published on December 07, 2022
    Due to rapid population growth and housing shortages, housing is a significant challenge in urban, suburban, and rural areas across the West.  This resolution highlights ...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-04, Housing is Foundational to the Success of th...

    Published on December 07, 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...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-03, Tax-Exempt Federal Lands and Secure Rural Sc...

    Published on December 07, 2022

    WATCH: New WGA webinar explores geothermal electricity generation

    Published on October 11, 2022
    As part of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ WGA Chair Initiative, The Heat Beneath Our Feet, the Western Governors’ Association will be conducting tours o...
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    Environmental Management

    WATCH: New WGA webinar explores geothermal electricity generation

    Published on October 11, 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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    State-Federal Relationship

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

    Published on September 22, 2022

    WGA shares policy recommendations related to mining regulations, laws, and ...

    Published on August 25, 2022
    The Western Governors’ Association submitted several policy resolutions to the Department of the Interior regarding mining regulations, laws, and permitting. The letter ...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA shares policy recommendations related to mining regulations, laws, and ...

    Published on August 25, 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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    Economic Development

    WGA shares recommendations with BLM and USFS regarding Executive Order on o...

    Published on August 25, 2022

    WGA provides Federal Highway Administration with suggestions regarding elec...

    Published on August 22, 2022
    In correspondence with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Western Governors' Association submitted input regarding western states' critical role in buildin...
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    State-Federal Relationship

    WGA provides Federal Highway Administration with suggestions regarding elec...

    Published on August 22, 2022

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities

    Published on July 28, 2022
    The resolution recognizes the complex relationship between western communities and the landscapes that sustain them.  Our lands offer economic opportunity, ecological ben...
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    Agriculture

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities

    Published on July 28, 2022

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