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- 1GOP Lawmakers Challenge State Land Department Over Solar Leases▼GOP lawmakers grill land department about solar leases, advocate for alternative uses
Republican lawmakers in Arizona pressed the state Land Department over its handling of solar leases on public trust land, arguing more consideration should be given to alternative uses. The hearing highlighted Republican concerns that large-scale solar development is being prioritized over grazing, mining and other traditional land uses, setting up a broader policy debate over how state lands should be managed as renewable energy projects expand.