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The Greater Idaho Movement faces a daunting path: Its ambitious proposal requires the approval of both the Oregon and Idaho Legislatures, followed by the U.S. Congress.
Greater Idaho organizers Davlin: Greater Idaho organizers recognize that their frustrations aren't unique to Eastern Oregon. Every state, every country has an aggrieved political minority.
Mark Simmons is the vice president of Citizens for Greater Idaho. He was formerly the Oregon speaker of the House (2001-2003) and Oregon state director for USDA Rural Development.
The Greater Idaho group, which argues changing the state lines would benefit both states, hopes to persuade Democratic lawmakers to consider it by emphasizing the 11 rural Oregon counties that ...
Greater Idaho could happen, with enough work. Here’s the reason it should happen | Opinion By Mark Simmons. February 25, 2023 4:00 AM.
Greater Idaho supporters gathered signatures in Douglas County and tried again in May, this time posing the question, “Shall county resources be used to incorporate Douglas County within Idaho ...
Greater Idaho did secure a pretty significant win this year in getting the Idaho House of Representatives to approve a non-binding resolution to enter talks with Oregon about the takeover.
Greater Idaho: thinking it through. Don Kahle. Oregon’s most sparsely populated counties would like to secede from Oregon and join Idaho, where liberals don’t dominate state politics.
As an eastern Oregon leader in the Greater Idaho movement, I'd like to explain why we are asking your state legislators to vote to begin talks with Oregon about the ...