federal land

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Backers of a plan to force the federal government to turn over control of millions of acres of land to Nevada are gearing up for new efforts in Congress and hoped-for support from incoming Republican President Donald Trump.

Christy Zito is one of Idaho’s rising political stars.  The Republican defeated a popular incumbent in a primary and then easily cruised to a victory on Election Day.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says the relationship between federal land management agencies and Western states to find collaborative ways to deal with landscape-scale problems is improving but could be better.

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management is holding a competitive geothermal lease sale for tens of thousands of acres of land in Nevada, California and Utah.

Are you aware one-third of Idaho’s yearly budget is underwritten by Washington?  A writer at the Wall Street Journal lays it all out in painful detail right here.  The writer says if the federal tap runs dry Idahoans will seriously learn the meaning of self-reliance, although...

Some towns and municipalities are changing from "Columbus Day" to "Indigenous  People" day claiming all the bad stuff that has happened to native Americans since our "discovery."  Do they have a point or are we getting too politically correct...