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.
Map of proposed boundaries of Greater Idaho. The northern California portion is on the back burner for now. Credit: Citizens for Greater Idaho
Idaho Legislature lends sympathetic ear to Oregon group that wants to redraw state lines By
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.
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