Regional Roundup
November 17, 2016
CSG West News
CSG WEST OFFICERS MEET TO PLAN 2016-17 BIENNIUM
CSG West's officers met in Sacramento in October to provide guidance to staff in planning for the next biennium. Among other meeting outcomes, the officers identified the eight policy committees CSG West will support during the biennium, and the leadership of those committees.
 
Resources for State Leaders
THE U.S. DROUGHT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
CSG West Executive Director Edgar Ruiz recently participated in the first meeting of the reconstituted National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Executive Council in Washington, D.C. NIDIS offers valuable resources for state leaders who are planning for a future in which western drought is no longer rare, and CSG West's membership in the Executive Council can help ensure western legislatures have a voice in this important group.

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Support for CSG West Programs
WESTERN LEGISLATIVE ACADEMY PROVIDES VALUE TO LEGISLATORS AND SPONSORS
CSG West depends on our sponsors to help bring you great events and professional development opportunities. But the Western Legislative Academy provides value to sponsors that extends beyond the satisfaction of supporting this important program.

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CSG West and You
CSG WEST ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
Visitors to the CSG West website can submit questions about Western state policies, trends and issues directly to our policy team!

Whether it's medical marijuana regulations, state incentives for renewable energy development, teacher tenure, redistricting or job training for veterans, we'll do our best to help you find answers. CSG West is a resource for you. So visit our website and Ask CSG West!
SHARE YOUR SUCCESS STORY!
CSG West is seeking to highlight our members and their contributions to their states and the West. We have launched a Regional Roundup feature called "The Western Perspective" to provide a forum for legislators and constitutional officers to share their legislative success stories. Be sure to check out the most recent Western Perspective, by Colorado House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran.

If you would like to share your bipartisan success story with legislators and others across the West, contact Jeff Miller at CSG West.

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