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Senate Republicans would have mandated the sale of over a million acres of BLM lands across the West, but that proposal was axed late Saturday night. Conservation advocates are celebrating, but say the fight isn’t over yet.

Proponents say the land would be used for much-needed housing, but environmental groups say eligible areas could include those treasured by communities in the Mountain West.

Rep. Tom Kelly (R-Sheridan) is part of a wave of new lawmakers who'll be heading to the state Capitol soon for the legislative session. He’s a university professor who lives in Sheridan, and he joins a supermajority of Republicans in the state House.

With the election behind us, we’re taking a moment to go over how election day went, what the results mean for the next state Legislature and what the next steps the Legislature will take before the session starts in January.

Wyoming Senator John Barrasso was elected to the Republicans’ second-highest position in the Senate Wednesday. He will be the Senate Majority Whip come January.

In Mountain West swing states, such as Nevada and Arizona, Republicans are voting early at higher numbers than in past years.

A traditional Republican, the Freedom Caucus chair and a Democrat consider how this election is different from past cycles and what it means for next year’s legislative session.

All absentee ballots must be returned to the county clerk by 7 p.m. on August 20. Ballots that arrive after the deadline will not be counted.

This week, we’re previewing state legislative races in the southwest corner of the state and we’ll take a deeper look at the Republicans challenging Wyoming lone house seat occupied by Harriet Hageman.The Road to Cheyenne is our special series previewing the primary elections.

Research has shown elections to be increasingly focused on the presidential race, leaving down-ballot candidates to adopt standard party policy. That leaves state lawmakers in a unique position to listen and respond directly to young voters.