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    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

    WGA advocates for electric vehicle infrastructure as Department of Transpor...

    Published on January 18, 2022
    The Western Governors’ Association shared policy recommendations with the U.S. Department of Transportation to aid in its development of a Research Development, and Tech...
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    State-Federal Relationship

    WGA advocates for electric vehicle infrastructure as Department of Transpor...

    Published on January 18, 2022

    Western Governors deliver 2022 State of the State Addresses

    Published on January 14, 2022
    Several Western Governors are delivering State of the State addresses in 2022. Below is a roundup of the speeches delivered so far; the word cloud above represents common issu...
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    Economic Development

    Western Governors deliver 2022 State of the State Addresses

    Published on January 14, 2022

    WGA urged the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform to...

    Published on January 11, 2022
    Western Governors urged the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to clarify the roles and responsibilities of federal agencies in preventing, preparing for, and r...
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    Economic Development

    WGA urged the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform to...

    Published on January 11, 2022

    Hydropower project licensing highlighted in WGA correspondence with Senate ...

    Published on January 10, 2022
    Hydropower project licensing, congressional support for water infrastructure, and the role of basic water data in supporting effective water management were just some of the i...
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    Economic Development

    Hydropower project licensing highlighted in WGA correspondence with Senate ...

    Published on January 10, 2022

    WGA advocates for innovative and integrated water management with the House...

    Published on January 10, 2022
    Integrated water management, including permitting water transfers, congressional support for water infrastructure, and access to basic water data that supports drought respons...
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    Economic Development

    WGA advocates for innovative and integrated water management with the House...

    Published on January 10, 2022

    Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

    Published on December 30, 2021
    Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, catastrophic natural disasters and civil discord, Western Governors had a banner year in 2021, working on a bipartisan basis to ad...
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    Agriculture

    Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

    Published on December 30, 2021

    WGA promotes western priorities as the Department of Transportation forms n...

    Published on December 17, 2021
    The Western Governors’ Association shared several policy resolutions with the Office of the Secretary of Transportation as the Department drafts a new strategic plan. Th...
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    State-Federal Relationship

    WGA promotes western priorities as the Department of Transportation forms n...

    Published on December 17, 2021

    WGA urges the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building to develop m...

    Published on December 13, 2021
    Ahead of the First Annual Report for the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building, the Western Governors’ Association urged the committee to develop policies tha...
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    State-Federal Relationship

    WGA urges the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building to develop m...

    Published on December 13, 2021

    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-07, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Weste...

    Published on December 10, 2021
    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-07, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Western States: Access to quality physical and behavioral health care services is an important facto...
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    Healthcare

    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-07, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Weste...

    Published on December 10, 2021

    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

    Published on December 10, 2021
    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation: Mitigation plays an important role in wildlife management and conservation, and Western Governors use mitigation progra...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

    Published on December 10, 2021

    Policy Resolution 2022-05, Cybersecurity

    Published on December 10, 2021
    Policy Resolution 2022-05, Cybersecurity: The cybersecurity of their states and the nation is a high priority for Western Governors.  In this renewed resolution, Wes...
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    Economic Development

    Policy Resolution 2022-05, Cybersecurity

    Published on December 10, 2021

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