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    01/10/19

    Best of the West: Wildfire’s impact on home insurance; Montana’s environmental audio project; blockchain supporting Wyoming ranchers

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    01/07/19

    Watch: Western Governors’ Biosecurity & Invasive Species Initiative Video

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    01/03/19

    Best of the West: Hawaii confronts tree fungus; Colorado’s outdoor rec plan; Wyoming wind energy to double

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    12/30/18

    Executive Director’s Notebook: 2018 Top Ten list of Western Governors’ accomplishments, projects and activities

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    12/13/18

    WGA Winter Meeting Day 3: Outgoing Governors reflect, new policy resolutions, SBA’s McMahon talks small business

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    12/13/18

    WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation to lead proactive work in the West

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    12/13/18

    Western Governors approve policy resolutions: Cybersecurity, Foreign Visitor Preclearance, Compensatory Mitigation, Health Care in Western States

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    12/12/18

    WGA Winter Meeting Day 2: Keynotes by Secretaries Perdue and Wilkie, discussions on renewable energy and careers for veterans

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    12/12/18

    Western Governors, U.S. Department of Agriculture sign MOU to address land management collaboratively

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    12/11/18

    WGA Winter Meeting Day 1: A stirring voyage, the challenge of invasive species, booming outdoor recreation highlight opening day in Hawaii

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    12/10/18

    WATCH: Gov. Ige calls battle against invasive species the ‘right thing to do’ and work that makes ‘economic sense’

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    12/03/18

    WGA-led coalition urges EPA to preserve states’ authority under Clean Water Act Section 401

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    11/19/18

    Western Governors support continued quarantine on emerald ash borer

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    11/16/18

    WGA testimony urges Congress to ‘clarify’ language recognizing states as co-sovereigns before Speaker’s Task Force

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    11/14/18

    2018 WGA Winter Meeting in Hawaii Kicking Off

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    Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West

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    Best of the West: Western Governors sign first bills of 2025; wildfire mitigation projects; $100B for semiconductor development; cultural burns; and novel reforestation techniques
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    BRAND West Webinar 1: Rethinking Rental Policy
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