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Senate Deadline Passes, Protecting Grand Staircase Plan

The Grand Staircase-Escalante Inter-Tribal Coalition is celebrating after a key U.S. Senate deadline passed Thursday without action on legislation that sought to overturn the 2025 management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The coalition said the Senate’s failure to act on S.J.Res. 109 before the June 11 deadline means the measure would now require 60…

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