Here's my full story from spokesman.com: By Betsy Z. Russell BOISE – The nation’s new secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior brought a message to Boise on Friday: Public lands must be retained, but they also must produce more through resource extraction. “Up front, I’m...
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Dr. Tommy Ahlquist today named Damond Watkins as his campaign chairman. Watkins, of Idaho Falls, is Idaho’s national committeeman for the Republican Party. Watkins said he generally doesn’t endorse in primary races, but in the 2018 race for Idaho governor – which…
The U.S. secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior signed a joint memorandum pledging interagency cooperation for the upcoming fire season, during a visit today to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, who joined Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary…
The new U.S. secretaries of Interior and Agriculture rolled into Boise today with a strong message of support for collaboration in efforts to solve the nation’s public lands issues – even as the Trump Administration has suspended all meetings of local Resource Advisory Councils through…
The Post Register in Idaho Falls reports today that “dozens” turned out for 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador’s Idaho Falls campaign stop yesterday, part of his three-day tour of the state to launch his 2018 campaign for governor. About 80 people attended Labrador’s Wednesday…
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