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    LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...

    Published on June 23, 2022
    The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Supporting Coal Communities, explores the economic trends impacting Utah’s coal communities in the face of cha...
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    Economic Development

    LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...

    Published on June 23, 2022

    Western Governors’ News: workforce development, agriculture and tourism a...

    Published on June 08, 2022
    The Western Governors' Association offers a periodic roundup of Western Governors' work in economic development, natural resources, education, health and safety, and a...
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    Agriculture

    Western Governors’ News: workforce development, agriculture and tourism a...

    Published on June 08, 2022

    WGA shares Western Governors’ policy perspectives on rural development wi...

    Published on May 25, 2022
    In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the Western Governors’ Association articulated policy recommendations on various chal...
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    Economic Development

    WGA shares Western Governors’ policy perspectives on rural development wi...

    Published on May 25, 2022

    LISTEN: New podcast episode digs into agricultural workforce development

    Published on May 19, 2022
    The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Agricultural Workforce in the West, explores the challenges that communities face as more agricultural workers&...
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    Agriculture

    LISTEN: New podcast episode digs into agricultural workforce development

    Published on May 19, 2022

    Watch the 2022 Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum

    Published on May 18, 2022
    The 2022 forum for the Western Prosperity Roundtable is being hosted by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on May 17 and 18 at the 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City. You can&nbs...
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    Economic Development

    Watch the 2022 Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum

    Published on May 18, 2022

    WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on mining with House Natural Resources...

    Published on May 09, 2022
    The Western Governors’ Association submitted several policy resolutions to the record of the House Natural Resource Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral ...
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    Economic Development

    WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on mining with House Natural Resources...

    Published on May 09, 2022

    Watch ‘Conservation Markets in the West,’ and learn about and alternati...

    Published on April 21, 2022
    The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Conservation Markets in the West, on April 21, 2022. The webinar evaluated opportunities to leverag...
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    Agriculture

    Watch ‘Conservation Markets in the West,’ and learn about and alternati...

    Published on April 21, 2022

    Western Governors’ News: Governors secure major victories for childcare, ...

    Published on April 14, 2022
    The Western Governors' Association offers a periodic roundup of Western Governors' work in economic development, natural resources, education, health and safety, and a...
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    Agriculture

    Western Governors’ News: Governors secure major victories for childcare, ...

    Published on April 14, 2022

    Western Governors encourage DOE to partner with the West to develop hydroge...

    Published on March 31, 2022
    This week Western Governors commended the Department of Energy’s (DOE) focus on implementation of a provision of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) direct...
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    Economic Development

    Western Governors encourage DOE to partner with the West to develop hydroge...

    Published on March 31, 2022

    WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...

    Published on March 29, 2022
    This week, the Western Governors’ Association urged the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to address barriers to the supply chain for critical minerals. T...
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    Economic Development

    WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...

    Published on March 29, 2022

    WGA call on the House to fund land management projects in partnership with ...

    Published on March 10, 2022
    The Western Governors’ Association submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies relating ...
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    Economic Development

    WGA call on the House to fund land management projects in partnership with ...

    Published on March 10, 2022

    Western Governors’ News: Sustainable energy, broadband connectivity, work...

    Published on March 03, 2022
    The Western Governors' Association offers a periodic roundup of Western Governors' work in economic development, natural resources, education, health and safety, and a...
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    Agriculture

    Western Governors’ News: Sustainable energy, broadband connectivity, work...

    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

    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 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

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