Haaland sworn in as Interior secretary

KOB Web Staff, The Associated Press

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Deb Haaland was sworn in as the country’s new Interior secretary Thursday.

Vice President Kamala Harris swore Haaland in.

She is the first Native American to serve as a cabinet-level secretary.

One of Haaland’s first trips as Interior secretary will be to Utah.

She is scheduled to visit the state in April– before submitting a review on whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to shrink national monuments in the state, the agency announced Wednesday.