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National GOP Support for Handing Over Control of Lands

Posted on Feb 9, 2014 in Editorials, News, Press Releases | 0 comments

Idaho Republican lawmakers are touting the support of the Republican National Committee for their efforts to demand the federal government turn over its lands in western states. Rep. Lawerence Denney, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Idaho secretary of state, held a press conference with several House Republicans to announce the resolution approved by the GOP Jan 24. The resolution says the federal government promised all newly created states it would transfer title to the public lands and honored the promise for eastern states and Hawaii but not western states where it still...

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