Watch highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting last month in Olympic Valley, California. The meeting brought together Western Governors, senior Administration officials, industry experts, and guests. Thank you to all who attended! #policy #wga #governors #HHS #USDA
Western Governors' Association
Public Policy Offices
Denver, CO 1,639 followers
Helping Western Governors develop bipartisan policy for the significant issues facing the region.
About us
The Western Governors' Association was established in 1984 to represent the Governors of 19 Western states and 3 U.S. territories in the Pacific. Through their Association, the Governors identify and address key policy and governance issues that include natural resources, the environment, human services, economic development, intergovernmental relations and international relations.
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http://www.westgov.org/
External link for Western Governors' Association
- Industry
- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Denver, CO
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1984
- Specialties
- Bipartisan, Public policy, Water, Wildlife, Forest Health, and Energy
Locations
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Primary
1600 Broadway, Suite 1700
Denver, CO 80206, US
Employees at Western Governors' Association
Updates
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WATCH: Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has released his year-long Decarbonizing the West initiative report. The report examines how decarbonization strategies and technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, direct air capture (DAC), and natural sequestration can position western states at the forefront of innovation and reduce the effects of carbon emissions on the environment. Read the full report here: https://ow.ly/EaTc50Sgh76
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In a recent letter to the House Homeland Security Committee, WGA called for support to bolster the nation’s cybersecurity workforce. Read the full correspondence here: https://ow.ly/plGY50SAwqJ #cybersecurity #workforce #cyber
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WGA is pleased to see the federal government announcing new actions to repurpose federal lands for housing, as recommended in Western Governors’ policy. Our partners with the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Transportation, USDA Forest Service, United States Postal Service, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be instrumental in this process. Read WGA’s policy resolution on housing to learn more about Western Governors’ position on the issue: https://ow.ly/Y7FA50SCOG1
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-04, Housing is Foundational to the Success of the West
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The 14,000th shipment of nuclear waste material has arrived at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. For close to 2 decades, WGA supported the safe shipment of waste to the facility by running its transportation Technical Advisory Group. Read more: https://ow.ly/Ftpw50SAwYP
Best of the West: Building a climate-ready workforce; western tech hubs; solar canals; storing nuclear waste; Meta in Wyoming; Colorado nuclear energy; studying microplastics; housing firefighters
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Each week, WGA brings you a roundup of the most important news stories in the West. This week, read about building a climate-resilient workforce, Meta coming to Cheyenne, quantum computing, housing for firefighters, and much more: https://ow.ly/Ftpw50SAwYP #climate #fire #workforce #tech #policy
Best of the West: Building a climate-ready workforce; western tech hubs; solar canals; storing nuclear waste; Meta in Wyoming; Colorado nuclear energy; studying microplastics; housing firefighters
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Did you miss WGA’s Annual Meeting this year? Watch highlights from the meeting here: https://ow.ly/5Fvb50SyasT
Highlights from WGA's 2024 Annual Meeting
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Happy Independence Day from WGA. Thank you to all of our Governors for their work moving the West and the country forward. #independenceday #July4th
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Each week, WGA brings you a roundup of the most important news stories in the West. This week, read about strategies to address a shortage of primary care doctors, repairs to Teton Pass, and much more: https://ow.ly/YISi50SrKSz #west #policy #primarycare #tetonpass
Best of the West: Addressing the physician shortage; mental health rebounds; the first class of American Climate Corps; a fix for Teton Pass; and riding with Cherokee history | WGA
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POLICY: Western Governors approved 5 updated policy resolutions at this year’s Annual Meeting. The resolutions cover disaster preparedness, transportation, water resource management, abandoned mines, and water quality. Read the new resolutions here: https://ow.ly/BgFk50StQp2 #policy #west
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