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WGA provides Federal Highway Administration with suggestions regarding elec...

Published on August 22, 2022
In correspondence with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Western Governors' Association submitted input regarding western states' critical role in buildin...
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State-Federal Relationship

WGA provides Federal Highway Administration with suggestions regarding elec...

Published on August 22, 2022

WGA shares Western Governors’ policy stances on Clean Water Act with ...

Published on August 08, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Western Governors' Association provided comments regarding the proposed Clean Water Act's Wa...
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Water

WGA shares Western Governors’ policy stances on Clean Water Act with ...

Published on August 08, 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

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

Western Governors approve five new policy resolutions; elect new leadership...

Published on June 30, 2022
Western Governors formally approved five policy resolutions during their annual executive session at the end of WGA’s fiscal year (June 30). The resolutions represent th...
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Economic Development

Western Governors approve five new policy resolutions; elect new leadership...

Published on June 30, 2022

Western Governors share policy recommendations related to forest management...

Published on June 30, 2022
In response to the Biden Administration's Executive Order (EO), Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, Western Governors provided severa...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors share policy recommendations related to forest management...

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-12, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands

Published on June 30, 2022
This resolution articulates Western Governors’ policy on the management of recreation and tourism on public lands. Governors support public access and sustainable outdoo...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-12, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-11, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management

Published on June 30, 2022
This resolution addresses invasive species management and adds substantial new policy, including: a call to address the destructive relationship between invasive grasses and w...
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Environmental Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-11, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-10, Federal-State Land Exchanges and Purchases

Published on June 30, 2022
Federally owned lands are widespread throughout western states and are often interspersed with state, tribal, county, municipal, and private lands. This ownership pattern comp...
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Environmental Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-10, Federal-State Land Exchanges and Purchases

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-09, Radioactive Materials Management

Published on June 30, 2022
The resolution establishes Western Governors’ policy on radioactive materials management. Specifically, the resolution supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s saf...
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Energy

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-09, Radioactive Materials Management

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-08, National Minerals Policy

Published on June 30, 2022
Western Governors support building on the 1970 Mining and Minerals Policy Act with legislation and policies that unlock our domestic mineral potential and ensure access to met...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-08, National Minerals Policy

Published on June 30, 2022

Western Governors commend FCC ruling to fund internet access on school buse...

Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, Western Governors expressed appreciation for the agency's proposed ruling to allow the use of E-Rate Program funding ...
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Connectivity

Western Governors commend FCC ruling to fund internet access on school buse...

Published on June 30, 2022

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 ...
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Connectivity

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...
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Connectivity

Western Governors urge HHS to establish permanent telehealth services

Published on June 30, 2022

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