If 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 ...

The bill would have required the Bureau of Land Management to sell up to 1.2 million acres within five miles of population ...

Ninety-six percent of all registered voters in Idaho believe that public lands should remain in public hands, according to a ...

Idaho Republicans and Democrats signed a letter thanking three members of Congress, who opposed the sale of public lands in federal budget reconciliation.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

Senator Lee has withdrawn the sale of public lands provision.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 ...

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.

Montana’s Republican senators over the weekend praised the removal of a provision to sell public lands from a federal budget reconciliation bill. In a joint statement, U.S. Sens. Steve Daines ...