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Western Governors voice support for elements of the Water Resources Develop...

Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to Congress, Western Governors voiced their support for provisions in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 and provided policy recommendations that r...
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State-Federal Relationship

Western Governors voice support for elements of the Water Resources Develop...

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA expresses support to the Senate for Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022

Published on June 28, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association expressed support to the Senate for the Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to expand the nation’s capacity to...
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Environmental Management

WGA expresses support to the Senate for Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022

Published on June 28, 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...
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Economic Development

WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on advancing privacy-enhancing technol...

Published on June 23, 2022

LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...

Published on June 23, 2022
The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Supporting Coal Communities, explores the economic trends impacting Utah’s coal communities in the face of cha...
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Economic Development

LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...

Published on June 23, 2022

WGA shares Western Governors’ policy perspectives on rural development wi...

Published on May 25, 2022
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the Western Governors’ Association articulated policy recommendations on various chal...
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Economic Development

WGA shares Western Governors’ policy perspectives on rural development wi...

Published on May 25, 2022

LISTEN: New podcast episode digs into agricultural workforce development

Published on May 19, 2022
The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Agricultural Workforce in the West, explores the challenges that communities face as more agricultural workers&...
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Agriculture

LISTEN: New podcast episode digs into agricultural workforce development

Published on May 19, 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 ...
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Healthcare

WGA provides information to Department of Health and Human Services regardi...

Published on May 19, 2022

Watch the 2022 Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum

Published on May 18, 2022
The 2022 forum for the Western Prosperity Roundtable is being hosted by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on May 17 and 18 at the 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City. You can&nbs...
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Economic Development

Watch the 2022 Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum

Published on May 18, 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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Environmental Management

Western Governors express support to the Senate for components of the FEMA ...

Published on May 16, 2022

WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on mining with House Natural Resources...

Published on May 09, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association submitted several policy resolutions to the record of the House Natural Resource Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral ...
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Economic Development

WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on mining with House Natural Resources...

Published on May 09, 2022

Western Governors express concerns that Endangered Species Act could hinder...

Published on April 28, 2022
Western Governors expressed concerns to the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding ambiguous thresholds for Endangered Species Act Sectio...
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Species Management

Western Governors express concerns that Endangered Species Act could hinder...

Published on April 28, 2022

LISTEN: New ‘Out West’ episode delves into post-fire restoratio...

Published on April 21, 2022
The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Post-Fire Restoration Challenges, explores the challenges that wildfire-affected communities face and the avail...
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Environmental Management

LISTEN: New ‘Out West’ episode delves into post-fire restoratio...

Published on April 21, 2022

Watch ‘Planning and Collaboration Tools,’ a new webinar exploring tools...

Published on April 19, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Planning and Collaboration Tools, on April 19, 2022. The webinar examined technical platforms to he...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Watch ‘Planning and Collaboration Tools,’ a new webinar exploring tools...

Published on April 19, 2022

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2023 appropriations to House, Sena...

Published on April 06, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association is submitting testimony on behalf of the Western Governors to House and Senate leadership on FY 2023 appropriations and activities. Th...
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Agriculture

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2023 appropriations to House, Sena...

Published on April 06, 2022

WGA provides House with recommendations for disaster preparedness and respo...

Published on April 05, 2022
In correspondence with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, the Weste...
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Environmental Management

WGA provides House with recommendations for disaster preparedness and respo...

Published on April 05, 2022

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