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    GOVERNORS' MEETING

    WGA's 2024 Winter Meeting

    The 2024 Winter Meeting of the Western Governors' Association will take place at the Four Seasons Las Vegas on December 9-10. Hosted by WGA's Chair, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, this year's meeting will feature Western Governors and their special guests in public policy discussions about the most significant issues facing the region.

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    INITIATIVE WORKSHOP

    BRAND West Workshop

    The first workshop of the Western Governors’ Association’s Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West (BRAND West) initiative will be held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on December 17 and 18. Following years of underbuilding, underinvestment, and extraordinary growth – driven by a complex mix of factors – the West is facing severe housing shortages. The workshop, hosted by Governor Spencer Cox, will examine ways to build more homes by expanding housing options, encouraging innovative funding mechanisms, leveraging infrastructure investments, increasing regional coordination, and planning vibrant, livable communities.

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    GET INVOLVED

    BRAND West initiative survey

    WGA recently released a public survey to help scope the work plan for New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's WGA Chair initiative, Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West (BRAND West). The survey is intended to assist WGA in executing the initiative by identifying: (1) the current state of the housing market in the West; (2) priority issues for gubernatorial leadership to consider in supporting increased access to housing; (3) best practices for planning and developing housing; (4) federal policy issues for potential WGA advocacy; and (5) individuals or organizations interested in participating in the initiative.

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    PODCAST

    Western Governors Discuss Bipartisanship

    In partnership with Western Governors University, PBS Books, and the Bipartisan Leadership Project, we are excited to release a series of interviews with current and former Western Governors who discuss the need to revive bipartisan politics in this country. Filmed as part of WGA’s 40th Anniversary, the interviews focus on how bipartisanship shaped the Governors’ political careers, its critical role in forming effective policy, and their hopes that the next generation of leaders can rekindle the American spirit of cooperation.

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    ANNUAL REPORT

    2024 Annual Report

    The 2024 Annual Report highlights the past year’s policy work by the Governors on topics such as decarbonization, energy, infrastructure permitting, the opioid crisis, wildfires, species management, water, and more. You'll also learn about the Governors' meetings, WGA's finances, and a look ahead to the year to come.

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    NEW EPISODE

    'Out West' Podcast

    The Western Governors' Association celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding by hosting an afternoon of programming that included fireside chats with current and former Western Governors. Joining WGA's current chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, was former Governors - and former WGA Chairs - Steve Bullock of Montana, Gary Herbert of Utah, David Ige of Hawaii, Matt Mead of Wyoming, Bob Miller of Nevada, Butch Otter of Idaho, and Brian Sandoval of Nevada. Their discussions, which were moderated by Judy Woodruff, the former anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour, focused on the importance of bipartisanship when dealing with many of the country's complex problems.

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    WGA Winter Meeting, December 9-10, 2024, Las Vegas Nevada

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    Join Utah Governor Spencer Cox for an affordable housing workshop in Salt L...
    11/05/2024
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    Best of the West: Winter snow preview; balloons to track wildfires; native ...
    11/01/2024
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    Best of the West: Sustainable aviation fuel takes off; opioid task force; s...
    10/24/2024
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    Letter
    Western Governors applaud the bipartisan effort behind the Geothermal Energ...
    10/23/2024
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    CHAIR'S INITIATIVE

    Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West

    By New Mexico
    Michelle Lujan Grisham

    The 2025 WGA Chair initiative of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West (BRAND West), will focus on expanding access to housing in western states.  The initiative will examine strategies to address housing availability and affordability and promote smart and sustainable development in communities throughout the West.

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