Governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell-off
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, speaks as he started serving as chairman of the Western Governors' Association in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the group's annual meeting, taking over for New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks as he started serving as chairman of the Western Governors' Association in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the group's annual meeting, taking over for New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)CAPTION CORRECTS THE ID - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, center, watched by Governors Larry Rodin of South Dakota, right, and Jared Polis of Colorado, talks about priorities for affordable housing and public lands in Santa Fe, N.M., on Monday, June 23, 2025, at a meeting of the Western Governor's Association. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Governor Mark Gordon of Wyoming, watched by Governors Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, left, and Jared Polis of Colorado, talks about priorities for affordable housing and public lands in Santa Fe, N.M., on Monday, June 23, 2025, at a meeting of the Western Governor's Association. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Hundreds of people protest efforts to privatize federal public land in Santa Fe, N.M., outside a meeting of governors from western states and top Trump-administration officials as Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to rescind a decades-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands, in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, speaks as he started serving as chairman of the Western Governors' Association in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the group's annual meeting, taking over for New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)