Highlights and Photos from WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
Published on June 28, 2023
As Chair of the Western Governors’ Association, Colorado Governor Jared Polis opened this year’s Annual Meeting at the legendary Boulder Theatre by speaking a...
Highlights and Photos from WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
Published on June 28, 2023
WGA urges House Committee of Homeland Security to work with private sector,...
Published on March 24, 2023
In correspondence with the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, the Western Governors’ Association emphasized the need for the federal government to collaborate wi...
WGA urges House Committee of Homeland Security to work with private sector,...
Published on March 24, 2023
Watch the 2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable
Published on March 16, 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic untethered workers from physical offices and put a premium on space and outdoor access, rural communities throughout the West experienced significant ...
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...
Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...
Published on March 16, 2023
Western Governors share policy recommendations with HUD to improve disaster...
Published on February 28, 2023
In correspondence with the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD), Western Governors expressed appreciation for the agency’s commitment to improving the Community...
Western Governors share policy recommendations with HUD to improve disaster...
Published on February 28, 2023
WGA shares policy recommendations with Senate regarding healthcare workforc...
Published on February 17, 2023
In response to a Senate hearing on healthcare workforce shortages, the Western Governors’ Association provided recommendations to help grow the workforce and expand acce...
WGA shares policy recommendations with Senate regarding healthcare workforc...
Published on February 17, 2023
Western Governors applaud CISA’s efforts to protect critical infrastructu...
Published on December 13, 2022
In a letter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Western Governors expressed appreciation for the department’s efforts to protect the cybersecurity o...
Western Governors applaud CISA’s efforts to protect critical infrastructu...
Published on December 13, 2022
Read highlights, see photos from the 2022 Winter Meeting in Phoenix
Published on December 08, 2022
With the holidays right around the corner, WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury opened the 2022 Winter Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association at the iconic Arizona ...
Read highlights, see photos from the 2022 Winter Meeting in Phoenix
Published on December 08, 2022
WGA provides FEMA with recommendations to improve disaster preparedness and...
Published on September 22, 2022
In response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) 2022 update of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide, the Western Governors’ As...
WGA provides FEMA with recommendations to improve disaster preparedness and...
Published on September 22, 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...
Western Governors urge Congress to permanently expand telehealth services
Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to Congress, Western Governors urged lawmakers to expand telehealth services by establishing permanent regulatory and statutory changes based on temporary waivers ...
Western Governors urge Congress to permanently expand telehealth services
Published on June 30, 2022
Western Governors urge HHS to establish permanent telehealth services
Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Western Governors highlighted what western states have been doing to advance mutual health care priorities, es...
Western Governors urge HHS to establish permanent telehealth services
Published on June 30, 2022
WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on advancing privacy-enhancing technol...
Published on June 23, 2022
In response to a Request for Information from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Western Governors’ Association submitted several policy...
WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on advancing privacy-enhancing technol...
Published on June 23, 2022
WGA provides information to Department of Health and Human Services regardi...
Published on May 19, 2022
On May 19, 2022, in correspondence with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Western Governors’ Association Executive Director Jim Ogsbury, highlighted ...
WGA provides information to Department of Health and Human Services regardi...
Published on May 19, 2022
Western Governors express support to the Senate for components of the FEMA ...
Published on May 16, 2022
Western Governors expressed support to the Senate for certain components of the FEMA Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act of 2021 (FIRE Act), which would equip the Federal Em...
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