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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 launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture to enhance collaboration across federal, st...
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Agriculture

WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 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

Hydropower project licensing highlighted in WGA correspondence with Senate ...

Published on January 10, 2022
Hydropower project licensing, congressional support for water infrastructure, and the role of basic water data in supporting effective water management were just some of the i...
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Economic Development

Hydropower project licensing highlighted in WGA correspondence with Senate ...

Published on January 10, 2022

WGA advocates for innovative and integrated water management with the House...

Published on January 10, 2022
Integrated water management, including permitting water transfers, congressional support for water infrastructure, and access to basic water data that supports drought respons...
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Economic Development

WGA advocates for innovative and integrated water management with the House...

Published on January 10, 2022

Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

Published on December 30, 2021
Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, catastrophic natural disasters and civil discord, Western Governors had a banner year in 2021, working on a bipartisan basis to ad...
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Agriculture

Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

Published on December 30, 2021

Highlights from the 2021 WGA Winter Meeting

Published on December 09, 2021
The first day of WGA's 2021 Winter Meeting, hosted by Idaho Gov. Brad Little, wrapped up on Dec. 9 after a day of penetrating conversations on the glob...
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Economic Development

Highlights from the 2021 WGA Winter Meeting

Published on December 09, 2021

Western Governors reiterate need for federal-state consultation during NOAA...

Published on November 18, 2021
Western Governors continue to press for the importance of states being regularly consulted throughout development of the Biden Administration’s Report on Conserving...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors reiterate need for federal-state consultation during NOAA...

Published on November 18, 2021

Western Governors raise concerns over conservation plans with the National ...

Published on November 18, 2021
Western Governors submitted WGA policy resolution, Species Conservation and the Endangered Species Act, for consideration as the National Marine Fisheries Service re...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors raise concerns over conservation plans with the National ...

Published on November 18, 2021

WATCH: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy highlights the importance of sustainable r...

Published on November 03, 2021
Gov. Mike Dunleavy emphasized the importance of sustainable resource development in opening remarks at the Alaska workshop for the 'Working Lands, Working Communities...
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Economic Development

WATCH: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy highlights the importance of sustainable r...

Published on November 03, 2021

Western Governors’ News: Pay raises, economic recovery, education and env...

Published on October 26, 2021
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: Pay raises, economic recovery, education and env...

Published on October 26, 2021

WGA urges House committee to focus on risk reduction strategies

Published on October 25, 2021
The Western Governors’ Association shared its policy resolution, Disaster Preparedness and Response, with the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Bui...
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Economic Development

WGA urges House committee to focus on risk reduction strategies

Published on October 25, 2021

WATCH: Gov. Polis warns that daunting landscape challenges are becoming the...

Published on October 07, 2021
Gov. Jared Polis highlighted the importance of regional collaboration to battle the destructive wildfires and other landscape challenges that have become "less of an anomaly, ...
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Economic Development

WATCH: Gov. Polis warns that daunting landscape challenges are becoming the...

Published on October 07, 2021

WGA advocates for a National Minerals Policy in outreach to Senate

Published on October 05, 2021
The Western Governors’ Association submitted WGA policy resolutions Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the West and National Minerals Policy for...
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Environmental Management

WGA advocates for a National Minerals Policy in outreach to Senate

Published on October 05, 2021

WATCH: Gov. Cox implores federal government to work with states at Utah wor...

Published on September 22, 2021
Gov. Spencer Cox implored the federal government to work closely with states on the pressing land management issues facing the West in remarks at the Utah workshop for the Wor...
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Economic Development

WATCH: Gov. Cox implores federal government to work with states at Utah wor...

Published on September 22, 2021

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