Why Oregon wants to join Greater Idaho (Mike McCarter) – YouTube

At a hearing Monday, April 12, Idaho state legislators reacted to a proposal to move the Oregon/Idaho border to bring rural Oregon counties under Idaho s jurisdiction. Chair of the House committee Rep. Barbara Ehardt (R – Idaho Falls) welcomed the idea, saying With everybody moving to Idaho, it isn t lost on me the addition of landmass, water, resources, agriculture, timber; there are some appealing things to Idahoans, at least in my estimation, to even consider this. Rep. Laurie Lickley (R-Jerome) said I think this is a broader conversation we need to have throughout the United States from our rural areas to our urban areas who… forget where their food comes from. The hearing on this topic was a joint meeting of the Idaho Senate Resources and Environment committee and the Idaho House Environment, Energy, and Technology committee. Approximately a third of the membership of the Idaho legislature are members of these two committees.Mike McCarter, president of Citizens for Greater Idaho, told the committees that rural Oregon s economy would boom under Idaho s low-tax regulatory environment, making the area a benefit to Idaho s state budget. The video of the hearing is available at the Committees webpages: https://legislature.idaho.gov/session…visit www.greateridaho.org

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