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    RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

    2018 Annual Meeting

    WGA Chair and South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard will host the Western Governors in public roundtables on critical regional issues such as the opioid epidemic and Philip Anschutz will deliver a keynote in South Dakota June 25-27.

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    Western Working Lands Forum

    The inaugural Western Working Lands Forum examined the challenges of cross-boundary planning and tactics that span state, federal and private working lands.

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    CHAIRMAN’S INITIATIVE

    Workforce Development Initiative

    Western Governors have hosted workshops in recent months for the Workforce Development Initiative in South Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma and Washington. Learn what was discussed by watching videos of all sessions.

    Find workshop reports, video
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    Resolutions

    Western Governors' have approved new policy resolutions on Energy in the West, Public Lands Grazing, Wild Horse and Burro Management, and Federal Disaster Recovery Assistance for Communities in the West.

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    WGA INITIATIVE

    National Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative

    The Chairman’s Initiative of Montana Governor Steve Bullock creates a mechanism for states and land managers to share best practices and policy options for forest and rangeland management.

    Watch webinar: All Lands Grazing Management
    PHOENIX, ARIZONA

    2017 Winter Meeting

    Twelve Western Governors met Dec. 1-2 at the Arizona Biltmore to discuss western policy and hear keynotes from Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and 'Cheers' star John Ratzenberger.

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    2018 COMPETITION HAS OPENED

    Celebrate the West Art Competition

    The 2018 edition of the regional art competition that challenges high school students to create works inspired by their state is now open, with a deadline to enter on April 30, 2018.

    Learn how to enter

    SAVE THE DATES: 2018 Annual Meeting, June 25-27, Rapid City, S.D. & 2018 Winter Meeting: Dec. 11-13, on Hawaii Island

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    Register: 2018 Annual Meeting June 25-27 in Rapid City, South Dakota
    03/07/2018
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    Western Governors request FCC support for TV White Spaces to improve rural ...
    04/24/2018
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    Letter
    LETTER: Western Governors urge FCC support for rural internet via TV White ...
    04/24/2018
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    Western Governors back USE IT Act, which encourages carbon capture technolo...
    04/24/2018
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    CHAIRMAN'S INITITATIVE

    Workforce Development Initiative

    By South Dakota
    Dennis Daugaard

    The Chairman’s Initiative of South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard will leverage the region’s best thinking to bridge the gap between prospective workers and employers in the West. The goal will be to create enhanced career opportunities for students, graduates and displaced workers to help build a more vibrant regional economy.

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