{"id":10239,"global_id":"midwesterngovernors.org?id=10239","global_id_lineage":["midwesterngovernors.org?id=10239"],"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2025-12-15 17:20:51","date_utc":"2025-12-15 22:20:51","modified":"2026-01-13 12:32:04","modified_utc":"2026-01-13 17:32:04","url":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/event\/what-about-the-waste\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/10239","title":"MID-GRID Webinar: Benefits of Interregional Transmission","description":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The MGA will continue our MID-GRID Webinar series on the Benefits of Interregional Transmission with the next webinar scheduled for Tuesday, January 20 at 12 pm Central.<\/p>\n<p><u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>MGA has been engaging with state government and stakeholders on cross-regional studies. 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