First District Congressman Raul Labrador made a sweep through Coeur d’Alene Thursday and stopped by The Press to discuss public lands and Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Labrador is currently working to pass HR 2316, which would create a pilot project that gives states and counties more of a say in the management of no more than 2 percent of the national forests in the West. “We are getting really good reception to the bill,” Labrador said. Labrador said the idea for the bill came from meeting with county commissioners in Idaho, who are frustrated with having to go to the federal government year after year looking for Payment In Lieu of Taxes, or PILT, payments to replace the revenue they used to get from logging on federal forest lands. “They are looking for ways to make money from the natural resources they have in their counties like they used to do,” he said/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Do you support Labrador's efforts to pass this bill?