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    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Western Governors provide NTIA with additional input on the Broadband Equit...

    Published on May 10, 2022
    In correspondence with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Western Governors provided additional input on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deploym...
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    Connectivity

    Western Governors provide NTIA with additional input on the Broadband Equit...

    Published on May 10, 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

    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

    WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...

    Published on March 29, 2022
    This week, the Western Governors’ Association urged the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to address barriers to the supply chain for critical minerals. T...
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    Economic Development

    WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...

    Published on March 29, 2022

    WGA provides Senate Ag Committee recommendations for improving health care ...

    Published on March 23, 2022
    Western Governors highlighted health care challenges facing the rural West and strategies to effectively address these issues in testimony submitted to the Senate Committee on...
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    Healthcare

    WGA provides Senate Ag Committee recommendations for improving health care ...

    Published on March 23, 2022

    Western Governors applaud Senate introduction of bipartisan bill to encoura...

    Published on March 17, 2022
    In a letter to the Senate, Western Governors applauded the introduction and bipartisan support of the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, which provide...
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    Environmental Management

    Western Governors applaud Senate introduction of bipartisan bill to encoura...

    Published on March 17, 2022

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