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

At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and then particularly in the following several decades, the U.S. government began ...

Idaho’s fourth member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, did not receive a letter and voted to oppose the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, the Utah News Dispatch previously reported.

Idaho’s fourth member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, did not receive a letter and voted to oppose the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, the Utah News Dispatch previously reported.

To his surprise, Patrick Payne had ended up in a group text with Mike Lee. Payne is a conservative Idaho outdoorsman who voted for President Donald Trump. Lee is a Republican senator from Utah.

Idahoans fought to protect public lands, but vigilance is needed. Learn why public pressure matters and what’s at stake for Idaho’s future.

Idaho’s two senators, Crapo and Risch, voted against. The ICL said in response, “Our Senators’ failure to support this amendment essentially puts our public lands on the chopping block.

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 ...