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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

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

WGA Winter Meeting Day 2 Recap: Toll of addiction on young people, closer l...

Published on December 14, 2019
Western Governors on the final day of the 2019 WGA Winter Meeting.heard the emotional story of drug addiction's toll on young people from the principal of the nation&rsquo...
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Western Governors’ Association

WGA Winter Meeting Day 2 Recap: Toll of addiction on young people, closer l...

Published on December 14, 2019

Western Governors approve policy resolutions on state-federal relationship,...

Published on December 14, 2019
Western Governors have formally approved five policy resolutions on: Strengthening the State-Federal Relationship; States’ Share of Royalties and Leasing Revenues from F...
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State-Federal Relationship

Western Governors approve policy resolutions on state-federal relationship,...

Published on December 14, 2019

WGA Winter Meeting Day 1 Recap: Revitalizing the West, educating the workfo...

Published on December 13, 2019
The Western Governors, from left, bottom row: Brad Little (Idaho), Gary Herbert (Utah), WGA Vice Chair Kate Brown (Oregon), Doug Ducey ...
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Western Governors’ Association

WGA Winter Meeting Day 1 Recap: Revitalizing the West, educating the workfo...

Published on December 13, 2019

Western Governors launch Center of Excellence for Improving the State-Feder...

Published on December 13, 2019
The Western Governors' Association has launched the Western Governors’ Center of Excellence for Improving the State-Federal Relationship, an online repository of WGA...
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State-Federal Relationship

Western Governors launch Center of Excellence for Improving the State-Feder...

Published on December 13, 2019

Governors appoint members to WGA’s new Western Invasive Species Council

Published on December 05, 2019
Western Governors have launched the Western Invasive Species Council (WISC) to enhance coordination between existing state invasive species councils, improve communication and...
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Species Management

Governors appoint members to WGA’s new Western Invasive Species Council

Published on December 05, 2019

WATCH: Idaho Gov. Little revels in exchange of ideas at Reimagining the Rur...

Published on December 03, 2019
Gov. Brad Little welcomed the wealth of ideas being generated by the Reimagining the Rural West Initiative in his opening remarks at a workshop in Post Falls, Idaho.
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Western Governors’ Association

WATCH: Idaho Gov. Little revels in exchange of ideas at Reimagining the Rur...

Published on December 03, 2019

DOI publishes manual on rapid response to mussel introductions in the Colum...

Published on November 12, 2019
Officials at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced in June 2017 that DOI would coordinate with the Western Governors’ Association, states, tribes, federal ...
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Species Management

DOI publishes manual on rapid response to mussel introductions in the Colum...

Published on November 12, 2019

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