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Building the Western Grid of Tomorrow: A Legislator Briefing on the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC)
As demand for electricity grows and the West’s energy landscape evolves, regional transmission planning is becoming central to…
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An Innovative Approach to Unsheltered Homelessness
Unsheltered (“street”) homelessness is one component of the broader challenges surrounding homelessness and housing availability, accessibility, and affordability.…
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Invasive Mussels in the West: Preventing the Spread of Golden Mussels
Aquatic invasive species, particularly invasive mussels, have been detrimental to U.S. water infrastructure, power generation, agriculture, ecosystems, and…
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Invasive Mussels in the West: Preventing the Spread of Golden Mussels
Aquatic invasive species, particularly invasive mussels, have been detrimental to U.S. water infrastructure, power generation, agriculture, ecosystems, and…
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Building the Western Grid of Tomorrow: A Legislator Briefing on the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC)
As demand for electricity grows and the West’s energy landscape evolves, regional transmission planning is becoming central to…
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An Innovative Approach to Unsheltered Homelessness
Unsheltered (“street”) homelessness is one component of the broader challenges surrounding homelessness and housing availability, accessibility, and affordability.…
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California Wildfire Policy in Focus: 2026 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
CSG West has added new updates to its Forging a Resilient West dashboard, a daily updated hub for…
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2026 Border Legislative Conference: One Border, Shared Challenges
The U.S.-Mexico border stretches 1,954 miles across four U.S. states and six Mexican states. Together, these 10 border…
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2026 Legislative Council on River Governance
Legislators from across the Pacific Northwest attended the Legislative Council on River Governance (LCRG) meeting in Ontario, Oregon,…
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CSG West Colorado River Forum – Navigating Unprecedented Scarcity
The 2026 CSG West Colorado River Forum (CRF) convened state legislators, water officials, utility directors, scientific researchers and…
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The Future of Leave Policy: Emerging Priorities and Policies Shaping States
State leave policies are evolving rapidly, with new programs, changing benefit structures, and growing attention to how leave…
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Next-Generation Tech, Real-World Impacts: Governing Data Centers and Preparing for Quantum
State legislators are accustomed to governing problems that are already visible. Quantum computing presents a different kind of…
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Building & Financing in a High-Interest-Rate, Low-Inventory Environment with Rising Development Costs: Day 1
Every Western state is grappling with the same challenge: population growth and the need for additional housing continue…
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Building & Financing in a High-Interest-Rate, Low-Inventory Environment with Rising Development Costs: Day 2
Despite signs that home prices are moderating in parts of the West, the region’s housing shortage remains severe.…
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Powering the West – Meeting the Moment and Scale of the Region’s Energy Needs Through Natural Gas and Transmission Lines
As global energy demand accelerates, Western states are navigating a fast-moving convergence of supply constraints, aging infrastructure, and…
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