3rd Quarter - Report — DUTKO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS for WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY (2026)

Firm

DUTKO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Client

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Education EDU

Monitor the impact of negotiated rulemaking on state authorization at the Department of Education. Monitor HEA Reauthorization and definition of 'regular and substantive' interaction. Support Short Term Pell legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRIS ANDRESEN	—
WILLIAM SIMMONS	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Discuss impact of regular and substantive definition on CBE programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SIMMONS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of

Veterans VET

Assist client in altering language of Post-9/11 GI Bill vis-a-vis housing stipends for veterans attending distance learning institutions; monitor implementation of PL 112-249, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SIMMONS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Discuss benefits of distance education for job training and workforce development.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRIS ANDRESEN	—
WILLIAM SIMMONS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.