"Governors Say Interior Department Shift Didn’t Include Them"

"DENVER — A bipartisan group of 19 Western governors said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke did not consult with them about major plans for reorganizing the agency, and have asked him to delay implementing the proposal until he speaks with them.

The Feb. 1 letter from the Western Governors Association said the group had asked Zinke in April 2017 to be consulted on any reshuffling of the department, which wields considerable authority over public lands in the West.

They said last week that Zinke has still not sought the views of its members, who represent every state in the western half of the nation, from Texas to Hawaii."

Dan Elliott reports for the Associated Press February 8, 2018.

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"19 Western Governors Protest Zinke’S Plan To Change Interior Boundaries" (The Hill)