In a rare bipartisan letter, Idaho state legislators celebrated the death of a federal proposal that would have allowed the ...

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

The provision in the Senate version of “One Big Beautiful Bill” would allow the sale of up to 3.2 million acres of public ...

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. U ...

Idaho’s public lands aren’t for sale. Stop the reconciliation bill | Opinion. Idaho Statesman. Sun, June 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC. 5 min read. The north face of Mount Baird, left, is shown ...

Castle Peak and Merriam Peak in the White Clouds, part of the wilderness area that Rep. Mike Simpson pushed to create. Simpson cosponsored a bill to prevent the sale of public lands to fund the ...

Idaho's Mike Simpson backs Public Lands in Public Hands Act as House debates sale of federal land in budget talks, stressing the importance of public access. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

In January of 2024, the Idaho Land Board adopted a policy for commercial leasing of Idaho public lands/endowment lands/open spaces. The policy reads in part: : “A. The Department has ...

BOISE, Idaho — U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, has co-sponsored legislation that would prevent the sale or transfer of most public lands managed by the Department of the Interior and U.S ...

In Idaho, public lands support 78,000 jobs and generate $2.5 billion in wages. This week, our own Rep. Mike Simpson, R-ID, took a powerful stand for public lands. Rep.

Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo said Friday that they oppose selling federal land as part of the massive tax cut and budget bill making its way through Congress.

Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo made statements Friday opposing the sale of more than 3 million acres of public land as part of the federal budget reconciliation bill.. The Republican ...