In a rare bipartisan letter, Idaho state legislators celebrated the death of a federal proposal that would have allowed the ...

The provision in the Senate version of “One Big Beautiful Bill” would allow the sale of up to 3.2 million acres of public ...

Following public outcry, Sen. Mike Lee has removed the sale of public lands from the Senate reconciliation bill.

Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association Executive Director Aaron Lieberman told the Statesman in an email that the new version of the bill is still vague and lacks guardrails to prevent wealthy buyers ...

Utah Sen. Mike Lee withdraws public lands sale provision from the "big beautiful bill" after facing opposition from ...

A proposal to sell millions of acres of public land to develop housing was dropped from President Trump’s tax and spending ...

Lee’s effort sparked an intense public backlash that cut across political and cultural divides. People who hike, camp, hunt, ...

The Utah Republican announced the decision in a social media post, ending a weeks-long battle over the measure that had sparked widespread public opposition.

If Simpson and the other signatories stand firm, the One Big Beautiful Bill would fail by at least 217-215 if it still contains public land sales when it goes back to the House. | Opinion ...

Five Republican congressmen including Mike Simpson of Idaho and Dan Newhouse of central Washington signaled Thursday they will vote against President Donald Trump’s budget bill if it emerges from the ...