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    09/04/19

    Executive Director’s Notebook: Join us for a crash course on rural sustainability in the American West

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    08/29/19

    Western Governors support reestablishment of forum for meaningful dialogue on intergovernmental issues

    CATEGORY: State-Federal Relationship
    08/28/19

    Western Governors urge FCC to permanently fund digital services provided by rural schools, libraries

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    08/26/19

    Governors support federal investments in apprenticeships that align with existing state, local efforts

    CATEGORY: State-Federal Relationship
    08/22/19

    WGA-led coalition concerned with Army Corps proposed rulemaking on water supply uses of reservoir projects

    CATEGORY: State-Federal Relationship
    08/22/19

    Best of the West: Celebrate National Parks with free admission; wildfire evacuations in Alaska; Colorado River water cuts coming

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    08/19/19

    Western Governors support House legislation, Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019

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    08/15/19

    Best of the West: Pew study shows North Dakota leading strong western income growth; FCC backs tribal broadband access in Wyoming; tourism pays off in Arizona, Colorado

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    08/08/19

    Best of the West: A plan to keep ranches running; latest wildfire updates; hot water in Hawai’i crater

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    08/06/19

    Western Governors back policies enabling utilities to undertake vegetation management on federal transmission rights-of-way

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    08/01/19

    Best of the West: Wildfire season heats up; irrigation woes in Wyoming, Nebraska; goats gone wild in Seattle

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    07/25/19

    Best of the West: Interactive public lands maps; high-risk communities for wildfire examined; how remote doctors could save lives in Montana

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    07/25/19

    WGA urges Congress to address infrastructure, maintenance at national parks

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    07/24/19

    WGA shares public lands, energy policies in advance of House Subcommittee hearing

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    07/23/19

    Western Governors back bills promoting cybersecurity for state and local government, electric grid

    CATEGORY: State-Federal Relationship
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    Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West

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    Best of the West: Developing the western workforce; shelter for seniors; CA wildfire cleanup; UT youth lobbyists; NM Office of Housing; and MT tax relief
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    WGA delivers bipartisan policy recommendations for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
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