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Wyoming fed land transfer movement loses steam

CASPER (AP) — The election of President Donald Trump seems to have reduced for now the need for any legislative efforts in Wyoming to wrest public lands away from the federal government, state Senate President Eli Bebout said.

Bebout, a Republican from Riverton, said he doesn’t anticipate any major legislation aimed at securing state ownership next year.

The Trump administration gives lawmakers ho...