Congressional Candidate Proposes Pilot Program to Cede Federal Land to Wyoming

Congressional Candidate Proposes Pilot Program to Cede Federal Land to Wyoming
Wyoming Republican congressional candidate Harriet Hageman during a forum at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk, Wyoming, on Aug. 9. John Haughey/The Epoch Times
John Haughey
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LUSK, Wyo.—Western states have been agitating for greater control of federal public lands for decades with few tangible efforts by Congress to determine how such a management model could work.

If elected as Wyoming’s lone congressional representative in November, Republican candidate Harriet Hageman will propose “a pilot program” that will allot up to 1.5 million acres of the 30-million acres now under federal control in Wyoming “to the state so we could do a better job of managing” without the weighty regulations imposed by a matrix of agencies in Washington.

John Haughey
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John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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