CSG West is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 6th Annual Colorado River Forum, which will convene September 9-11 in San Diego, California. Colorado River Forum Co-Chairs New Mexico President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart and California Assemblymember Diane Papan invite you to join legislators for critical discussions on the emerging issues and opportunities shaping the future of the Colorado River Basin.
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CSG West joined the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and other key Pacific Northwest entities and policymakers to solicit sustained and increased federal investments to address the growing threat of invasive freshwater mussels in Washington and the broader Columbia River Basin.
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As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how people interact online — and as the line between authentic identity and digital impersonation grows increasingly difficult to discern — the question of how individuals prove who they are in a digital world is becoming an urgent national conversation. Few states have engaged that conversation more deliberately than Utah.
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CSG West has added new updates to its Forging a Resilient West dashboard, a daily updated hub for wildfire legislation tracking, bill comparisons, policy briefings, and tools supporting Western policymakers. The latest briefing highlights two wildfire-related bills signed into law during Oregon’s 2026 legislative session.
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CSG West has added new updates to its Forging a Resilient West dashboard, a daily updated hub for wildfire legislation tracking, bill comparisons, policy briefings, and tools supporting Western policymakers. The latest briefing highlights wildfire-related legislation from Washington’s 2026 session, including two enacted measures and two bills delivered to the governor.
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CSG West has added new updates to its Forging a Resilient West platform — a daily-updated hub for wildfire legislation tracking, bill comparisons, policy briefings, and additional resources designed to support Western policymakers. The dashboard continues to receive strong feedback from legislators across the region as a valuable tool for monitoring wildfire-related efforts.
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During CSG West’s recent state visit to Juneau, staff met with legislative leadership and more than 20 Alaska legislators to discuss the priorities shaping the 2026 legislative session. Conversations reflected a state navigating significant decisions in rural health care, workforce policy, and large-scale energy development.
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CSG West is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the 79th CSG West Annual Meeting, taking place July 7–10, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah: Evy Poumpouras, former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent and NBC law enforcement and national security analyst, and Elizabeth Smart, nationally recognized child safety advocate and best-selling author.
Continue readingCSG West Policy Consultant Joe Kolman recently presented before the Nevada Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System, offering a regional perspective on wildfire prevention, mitigation, and management efforts. His testimony also highlighted how rising insurance premiums across the West are driving legislative conversations on policy options and reform.
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During CSG West’s recent state visit to Colorado, one theme dominated conversations at the Capitol: water. With snowpack levels at record lows across much of the state, legislators and staff expressed growing concern about the cascading impacts of prolonged drought. From tourism and outdoor recreation to drinking water supplies, environmental health, and the future of the Colorado River, water scarcity is touching nearly every policy area.
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