Skepticism, encouragement as Wyoming weighs $1B land deal
(WorldNews Politics)

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Top Wyoming officials heard both skepticism and encouragement Monday as they discussed a proposal to bid on a Connecticut-sized area of private land and mineral rights spanning three states. The State Loan and Investment Board made up of Gov. Mark Gordon and the other four statewide elected officials faces a Wednesday deadline to bid on Houston-based Occidental Petroleum`s holdings along a wide stretch of the former Transcontinental Railroad route in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. After four hours of discussion and public comment, board members meeting by videoconference convened in executive session for further talks. They didn`t reconvene in public by deadline. Residents...