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Governor Spencer Cox of Utah praised a decision by the Trump administration to allocate certain federal lands for residential development, calling it the most significant action Washington, D.C., could take to tackle the country’s housing affordability crisis. On Monday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, responsible for managing federal lands, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, overseeing affordable housing initiatives, announced A fresh collaboration aimed at pinpointing neglected areas for "custom-tailored housing initiatives," guided by state and local authorities. This is undoubtedly the most crucial step the federal government can undertake to make housing more affordable," Cox stated to the Deseret News. "This initiative will increase the likelihood of more Utah families achieving the American dream. The recently launched federal program, very similar to the HOUSES Act proposed by Senator Mike Lee from Utah, seeks to streamli...