Federal cybersecurity funding for state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) governments is forthcoming. This legislative exchange will dive deeper into how states can make the funding they receives goes further to improve their overall cybersecurity ecosystem.

Please join us March 28 at 12:00pm PST for "Making Cents of New Cyber Funding".

On March 2^nd the California Assembly Select Committee on California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs, chaired by Assemblymember Jose Medina, convened a binational dialogue aimed at improving water quality in the Tijuana River, which runs along the California – Baja California region. Assemblymember Medina also chairs CSG West’s Border Legislative Conference, as such, CSG West staff provided support and assisted with the participation of Baja California officials.

Click below to read about the dialogue exchanged and the event's binational roster of participants.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced funding to support occupational skills training and broader educational opportunities for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, whose communities have traditionally faced higher unemployment rates compounded by lower levels of educational attainment.

The $71 million in funding will be administered by the Employment and Training Administration, where approximately 167 grants will be established under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s Indian and Native American Programs.

Under the leadership of the CSG West Chair, Representative Clark Kaufman, Idaho will host this year’s 75th CSG West Annual Meeting July 19-22 in Boise. In preparation, members were invited to a hosted reception in the convivial atmosphere of Boise’s Bardenay, where event programming, keynote speakers and CSG West resources were discussed. Additional conversations centered around the 2022 Western Legislative Academy.