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    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-02, National Forest and Rangeland Management

    Published on November 08, 2023
    Western states contain over 75 percent of the national forest and grassland system, and communities in the West depend upon forests and rangelands for jobs, recreation, and qu...
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    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-02, National Forest and Rangeland Management

    Published on November 08, 2023

    Western Governors submit policy recommendations to the House and Senate for...

    Published on September 06, 2023
    The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) wrote to the House and Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committees to highlight some of the Governors’ prioriti...
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    Agriculture

    Western Governors submit policy recommendations to the House and Senate for...

    Published on September 06, 2023

    2023 Annual Report

    Published on August 08, 2023
    The 2023 Annual Report of the Western Governors' Association highlights the past year’s policy work on topics such as renewable energy,...
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    Agriculture

    2023 Annual Report

    Published on August 08, 2023

    Western Governors call on Congress to extend Good Neighbor Authority to tri...

    Published on August 04, 2023
    In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Western Governors expressed their bipartisan support ...
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    Environmental Management

    Western Governors call on Congress to extend Good Neighbor Authority to tri...

    Published on August 04, 2023

    Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Announces WGA Chair Initiative: Decarbonizing ...

    Published on June 28, 2023
    On June 28, Colorado Governor Jared Polis officially handed off the reigns as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association to Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. The Gover...
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    Air Quality

    Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Announces WGA Chair Initiative: Decarbonizing ...

    Published on June 28, 2023

    Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...

    Published on March 16, 2023
    The Western Governors’ Association is submitting testimony on behalf of the Western Governors to House and Senate leadership on FY 2024 appropriations and activities. Th...
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    Agriculture

    Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...

    Published on March 16, 2023

    Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...

    Published on March 16, 2023
    The Western Governors’ Association is submitting testimony on behalf of the Western Governors to House and Senate leadership on FY 2024 appropriations and activities. Th...
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    Agriculture

    Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...

    Published on March 16, 2023

    WGA provides feedback to the House regarding forest management and Title VI...

    Published on March 08, 2023
    In response to a House hearing on forestry, WGA submitted resolutions that articulate Western Governors’ policy on cross-boundary forest management, wildfire risk reduct...
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    Forest & Rangeland Management

    WGA provides feedback to the House regarding forest management and Title VI...

    Published on March 08, 2023

    WGA provides feedback to the National Park Service regarding National Trans...

    Published on February 03, 2023
    In comments submitted to the National Park Service for the draft framework of the National Transportation Strategy, The Western Governors’ Association outlined the Gover...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA provides feedback to the National Park Service regarding National Trans...

    Published on February 03, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-03, Tax-Exempt Federal Lands and Secure Rural Sc...

    Published on December 07, 2022
    The federal government must honor its historic Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) agreement with states and counties in the West to compensate them for the presence of tax-exempt...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-03, Tax-Exempt Federal Lands and Secure Rural Sc...

    Published on December 07, 2022

    WGA shares recommendations with BLM and USFS regarding Executive Order on o...

    Published on August 25, 2022
    In correspondence with the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, the Western Governors’ Association provided feedback relevant to the Biden Administrat...
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    Economic Development

    WGA shares recommendations with BLM and USFS regarding Executive Order on o...

    Published on August 25, 2022

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities

    Published on July 28, 2022
    The resolution recognizes the complex relationship between western communities and the landscapes that sustain them.  Our lands offer economic opportunity, ecological ben...
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    Agriculture

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities

    Published on July 28, 2022

    Highlights from the 2022 Annual Meeting

    Published on July 28, 2022
    Whether it was wildfire mitigation and restoration, mental and behavioral health care, or cybersecurity and the supply chain, bipartisanship and a willingness to work acr...
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    Forest & Rangeland Management

    Highlights from the 2022 Annual Meeting

    Published on July 28, 2022

    Western Governors’ Association 2022 Annual Report

    Published on July 26, 2022
    The 2022 Annual Report for The Western Governors' Association highlights the past year’s policy work of the Western Governors on topics such as land manage...
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    Agriculture

    Western Governors’ Association 2022 Annual Report

    Published on July 26, 2022

    Working Lands, Working Communities Initiative Special Report

    Published on July 26, 2022
    The Special Report of the Working Lands, Working Communities Initiative contains targeted recommendations on issues that affect natural resource management and the r...
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    Agriculture

    Working Lands, Working Communities Initiative Special Report

    Published on July 26, 2022

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