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 ...

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

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

A plan to force the sale of federal public lands was taken out of President Trump's tax and spending bill but the fight appears far from over.

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 ...