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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 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

Executive Director’s Notebook: Western Governors Rise Above

Published on August 16, 2021
By Jim Ogsbury
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Economic Development

Executive Director’s Notebook: Western Governors Rise Above

Published on August 16, 2021

Western Governors’ Association 2021 Annual Report

Published on July 28, 2021
The Western Governors' Association 2021 Annual Report highlights the past year’s policy work of the Western Governors on topics such as broadband connectivity, workf...
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Agriculture

Western Governors’ Association 2021 Annual Report

Published on July 28, 2021

LISTEN: Jim Ogsbury sits down with Rural County Representatives of Californ...

Published on July 12, 2021
WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury recently joined Hometown California, the podcast of the Rural County Representatives of California, to discuss the inter...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LISTEN: Jim Ogsbury sits down with Rural County Representatives of Californ...

Published on July 12, 2021

WGA Annual Meeting: Governors engage Administration, release report of R...

Published on July 01, 2021
WGA's 2021 Annual Meeting, hosted by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, wrapped up on July 1 after a day of penetrating conversations featuring the Western Governors and Agriculture ...
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Energy

WGA Annual Meeting: Governors engage Administration, release report of R...

Published on July 01, 2021

Western Governors’ Association 2020 Annual Report

Published on July 07, 2020
The Western Governors' Association 2020 Annual Report highlights the past year’s policy work of the Western Governors on topics such as realigning the state-federal ...
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Economic Development

Western Governors’ Association 2020 Annual Report

Published on July 07, 2020

Executive Director’s Notebook: First Spouses step up with initiatives in ...

Published on April 08, 2020
By Jim Ogsbury There is no shortage of unsung heroes working day and night to face down the COVID-19 threat gripping our nation: first responders, medical personnel, food pro...
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Western Governors’ Association

Executive Director’s Notebook: First Spouses step up with initiatives in ...

Published on April 08, 2020

COVID-19 in the West: A state-by-state breakdown of the Governors’ work

Published on April 02, 2020
All across the West, Governors are working tirelessly to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the latest updates:
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Western Governors’ Association

COVID-19 in the West: A state-by-state breakdown of the Governors’ work

Published on April 02, 2020

Learn about WGA’s Working Lands Roundtable

Published on April 01, 2020
The Working Lands Roundtable was launched in 2018 as a vehicle for the ongoing implementation of Western Governors’ Association natural resource-focused initiatives, inc...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Learn about WGA’s Working Lands Roundtable

Published on April 01, 2020

Executive Director’s Notebook: Governors lead the battle on front lines o...

Published on March 25, 2020
By Jim Ogsbury
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Western Governors’ Association

Executive Director’s Notebook: Governors lead the battle on front lines o...

Published on March 25, 2020

Executive Director’s Notebook: Warp speed

Published on February 25, 2020
Governors' and Cabinet members at WGA's annual breakfast included, from left: Eugene Scalia (Labor), Kristi Noem (South Dakota), Kevin Stitt (Oklahoma), Jared Polis (C...
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Western Governors’ Association

Executive Director’s Notebook: Warp speed

Published on February 25, 2020

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

Published on January 01, 2020
By Jim Ogsbury As Father Time closes the books on an eventful 2019, it’s time to reflect on the recent accomplishments of WGA.  During the past year, Western Gover...
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Western Governors’ Association

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

Published on January 01, 2020

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