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    Find the latest updates on the bipartisan policy work of Western Governors, as well as the weekly Best of the West roundup and other news of the West. You can also recieve weekly updates by subscribing to WGA's weekly newsetter, The Roundup.   

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    02/17/23

    WGA shares policy recommendations with Senate regarding healthcare workforce shortages

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    02/16/23

    Best of the West: Investments in drought-resilient agriculture and land management practices; geothermally heated subdivision; restoring whitebark pine populations; an 80-million-year-old fossil

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    02/14/23

    Western Governors urge FCC and NTIA to use state data in broadband deployment

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    02/13/23

    WGA shares Western Governors’ policy recommendations with the Senate to increase the region’s supply of affordable housing

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    02/09/23

    Best of the West: Easing teacher shortages; a $74 million geothermal investment; innovative fertilizer, rebuilding eroded coastlines

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    02/06/23

    Western Governors outline agendas in Inaugural Addresses and 2023 State of the State Addresses

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    02/03/23

    WGA provides feedback to the National Park Service regarding National Transportation Strategy

    CATEGORY: Letters, WGA News
    02/02/23

    Best of the West: Transitioning coal communities; Affordable housing made with mushrooms; Preserving Indigenous languages; and an international sled dog race in Wyoming

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    01/26/23

    Best of the West: Electric vehicle growth, geothermal potential in Texas, biodegradable firefighting foam, the Super Bowl of surfing

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    01/24/23

    New WGA webinar explores the potential to use geothermal energy for long-term energy storage

    CATEGORY: Energy and Environment , Webinars, WGA News
    01/20/23

    Best of the West: Innovative energy storage; instant solar permits; building houses from coal; record-setting whale sightings

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    01/18/23

    Gov. Polis proposes new funding for geothermal expansion in State of the State Address

    CATEGORY: Energy and Environment , WGA News
    01/12/23

    Best of the West: Innovative recycling practices; restoring forests of the sea; stopping an invasive species; affordable “agrihoods”

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    01/09/23

    LISTEN: Meet the winner of the 2022 Celebrate the West art competition and hear what inspired her piece in the latest episode of ‘Out West’

    CATEGORY: Podcasts, WGA News
    01/05/23

    Best of the West: Expanding access to STEM education; community-driven water conservation; North America’s largest research forest; hiking 1,000+ miles of Yellowstone

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
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    Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West

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    Best of the West: The intersection of AI and robotics; drilling with electromagnetic energy; Utah’s new state park; direct air capture in New Mexico; and wastewater re-use in Texas
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    WGA emphasizes the need for federal support to update aging water infrastructure
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