The Idaho House has voted in favor of a bill to pursue merging nearly a dozen conservative-leaning counties in eastern Oregon with neighboring Idaho.
On Feb. 15, the Idaho chamber voted 41-28, with one abstention, supporting HJM1—the “Greater Idaho” bill.
The bill now moves to the state Senate for a final vote.
A movement known as Greater Idaho seeks to join as many as 15 conservative counties in eastern Oregon with Idaho, saying it would end political tension and gridlock in Oregon as well as provide other benefits.
Political Tensions Would Disappear
They include ending the need for western Oregon to subsidize the state’s east and south….