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A new version of a controversial public land sales proposal in Congress cuts back on the land that could be sold in Idaho and 10 other states. But opponents have said the changes aren't enough.
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East Idaho News on MSNNew poll: 96% of Idaho voters say public lands should remain in public handsNinety-six percent of all registered voters in Idaho believe that public lands should remain in public hands, according to a ...
The bill would have required the Bureau of Land Management to sell up to 1.2 million acres within five miles of population ...
At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and ...
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East Idaho News on MSNIdaho legislators celebrate death of proposal to sell off public landsIf passed into law, the bill would have extended the amount of time money could be held in the Idaho land bank fund to purchase public lands from five years to 10 years. Under state law, the land bank ...
Senator Lee has withdrawn the sale of public lands provision. The people of Idaho have been clear—we do NOT support the sale of our public lands to the highest bidder. I am proud to help lead ...
“Pam and I have been in Idaho now for almost 50 years. And that whole time, public lands have been a place that we went to recreate, to commune with God, to (keep) ourselves physically fit.” ...
Lee withdrew the land-sale proposal altogether late June 28. The downscaled proposal did not allay the concerns of the Idaho Conservation League, public lands and wildlife director John Robison ...
Idahoans fought to protect public lands, but vigilance is needed. Learn why public pressure matters and what’s at stake for Idaho’s future.
Lincoln County is about 70% BLM land, he said, and is used for recreation and grazing livestock. Both U.S. senators from Idaho have expressed opposition to selling public lands.
A new version of a controversial public land sales proposal in Congress cuts back on the land that could be sold in Idaho and 10 other states. But opponents have said the changes aren’t enough.
Idaho state legislators from both parties celebrated the death of a federal proposal that would have made millions of acres of public lands, including in Idaho, available to be sold off. On June ...
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