Citizens for Greater Idaho
Idaho legislators gave a sympathetic ear Monday to an Oregon group that wants to redraw state lines so that conservative eastern and southern Oregon would become part of the expanded state of Greater Idaho. A separate group formed by Washington state farmers is pursuing the same idea for eastern Washington.
Two leaders of the group Move Oregon s Borders got a friendly, if somewhat cautious reception when they pitched their idea at a joint Idaho House and Senate committee hearing at the statehouse in Boise. We very much appreciate your coming, said House Environment, Energy & Technology Committee Chair Barbara Ehardt (R-Idaho Falls). It s an intriguing conversation. For me, the resources and what Oregon offers is intriguing to me.