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    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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    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

    WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

    Published on February 01, 2022
    In correspondence with the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, the Western Governors’ Association submitted several po...
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    Agriculture

    WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

    Published on February 01, 2022

    WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

    Published on February 01, 2022
    The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry is focused on review of the conservation issues important to the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill...
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    Agriculture

    WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

    Published on February 01, 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 continue advocacy to expand the Rural eConnectivity Progr...

    Published on January 27, 2022
    Western Governors provided comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) on the third Rural eConnectivity Program Funding Opportu...
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    Connectivity

    Western Governors continue advocacy to expand the Rural eConnectivity Progr...

    Published on January 27, 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

    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

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