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The Western Governors' Association (WGA) is a non-partisan organization of all 22 United States governors (representing 19 U.S. states and 3 U.S. territories) that are considered to be part of the Western region of the nation.
The leaders, who convened in Las Vegas for a Western Governors’ Association (WGA) meeting, approved five new measures as part of a larger set of 29 policy resolutions — which help inform their ...
WGU was founded in 1997 in the United States by the governors of 19 U.S. states. [11] It was first proposed by then-governor of Utah Mike Leavitt at the annual meeting of the Western Governors Association in June 1995. It was formally proposed the following November, and in June 1996 each signing state governor committed $100,000 toward the ...
It was founded in 1997 by 19 western state governors, organized through the Western Governors Association, with the mission to improve the quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities. [2] Under Mendenhall's leadership, WGU grew to a national university with more than 84,000 students and 91,100 graduates.
All 55 governors are members of the National Governors Association, a non-partisan organization which represents states and territories in discussions with the federal government. [11] Other organizations for governors include the partisan Democratic Governors Association and Republican Governors Association ; and the three regional ...
Actor Matthew McConaughey called on Americans to amplify the voices of “the adults in the room” over short-sighted partisanship in a conversation with the governors of Utah and Colorado on Friday.
Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association [1] as well as the Democratic Governors Association. [2]
Knowles was chair of the Western Governors' Association in 1997, two-term chair of the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission, and a member of the Pew Oceans Commission (POC). During his term, Knowles established Denali Kid Care, which provides basic health care for 25,000 children and 5,000 pregnant women.