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Four of Trump's Cabinet secretaries coming to Santa Fe for Western governors meeting

Four Trump Cabinet members will be in New Mexico later this month for policy discussions.

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07/23/25

WGA mourns the loss of Arnold Palacios, Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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06/26/25

2025 Annual Meeting recap

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06/24/25

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham releases BRAND West initiative report

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06/24/25

Western Governors approve four bipartisan policy resolutions  

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05/08/25

WGA seeks input in support of Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s FY26 Chair initiative

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07/24/25

WGA shares policy recommendations with the Administrative Conference of the United States for improving intergovernmental collaboration 

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07/24/25

Best of the West: Geothermal leases; Redefining drought; Critical ocean habitat; Watershed restoration; and Yellowstone’s new thermal pool

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07/23/25

WGA submits policy recommendations to Congress for improving the efficacy of FEMA

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07/17/25

Best of the West: Apprenticeships spur the western workforce; Largest EV battery plant; Rare earth mine; Turquoise alerts launch; and a fossil found under science museum

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07/16/25

WGA submits bipartisan policy recommendations around solutions to the housing crisis

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07/10/25

Best of the West: Supporting wildland firefighter mental health; NM rural broadband; Salt Lake downtown; Rural ambulance service; Accessible golf; and lab-grown salmon

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07/02/25

Best of the West: Boosting western housing supply; HI biosecurity; MT-USFS Shared Stewardship; Tribal health care gap; CO geothermal grants

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06/30/25

Western Governors express support for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) reauthorization

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06/24/25

Utah Governor Spencer Cox named WGA Chair, unveils Chair initiative focused on energy abundance

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06/12/25

Best of the West: Previewing WGA’s Annual Meeting; Big geothermal developments; Drought-free; Teton Pass rebuild; Quantum workforce; and an Indigenous descent of the Klamath River

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06/05/25

Best of the West: Western critical minerals development; Govs talk energy in AK; Cancer research center; HI Green Fee; Aerial firefighting; and govt-to-govt conference

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06/05/25

Western Governors express support for provisions within the Fire Ready Nation Act, encourage inclusion of consultation requirements

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06/04/25

Western Governors submit bipartisan policy recommendations to U.S. Department of Commerce on BEAD Program

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05/29/25

Best of the West: Momentum for nuclear energy; Utah BUILD; Construction trades program; Water infrastructure; Extreme heat; Goats fight fire; Japanese fire trucks

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05/22/25

Best of the West: Mental Health Awareness Month; Govs talk bipartisanship and civility; Train to the ski slopes; Aluminum plant in OK; Boosting fish populations; and reopening sawmills

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05/15/25

Best of the West: Western Governors act on housing; NM business accelerator; AK sustainable energy conference; Hoh Rain Forest access; UT government efficiency initiative; Great elephant migration

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05/13/25

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2026 appropriations to House, Senate

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05/08/25

Best of the West: Building wildfire-adapted communities; CO passenger rail; Western fentanyl bust; WY geothermal greenhouse; NV economic development; OR housing plan

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05/01/25

Best of the West: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day; Govs sign nuclear MOU; Fentanyl Awareness Day; Wildfire fighting fleet; Gov runs marathon; Green steel startup

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