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Public lands bill won't be assigned

Senate president announced Friday proposed constitutional amendment won't move forward

CHEYENNE - The proposed constitutional amendment providing for state management of public lands won't be coming out of the Wyoming Legislature this session.

Senate President Eli Bebout told the Casper Star-Tribune Friday he will effectively kill the idea by not assigning the proposal to a committee for review. Instead, legislative leaders say they will work with President Donald Trump's administra...