Meanwhile, among the many initiatives on ballots Tuesday, four states -- Utah, Arizona, South Carolina and South Dakota -- approved a measure that will guarantee workers the right to vote by secret ballot on whether they want union representation, according to CNN projections based on exit polling.

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That wildfire is one of many burning in western states, including Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

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The Administration is currently supporting efforts to respond to a number of large fires in Western states, including in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

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The BLM, which, as of April 2012, manages a total of 245 million acres in 12 western states, has identified nearly 23 million acres of public land in six different southwestern states with solar potential: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

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