The state seal features two flanking figures representing the state’s livestock and mining energies. Two pillars proclaim its economic strengths: oil, mines, livestock and grains.
While traditional energy has gone through boom and bust times, the economic activity and jobs it sustains have engendered longstanding political loyalty in small communities that predominate across the thinly populated state. This can complicate efforts by newcomers such as wind to gain a footing.
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