Tag: Greater Idaho

Another East Oregon County Votes to Explore Unification With Idaho

May 18, 2023
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A dozen counties in eastern Oregon have now thrown their support behind a proposed merger with neighboring Idaho, bringing the idea of Greater Idaho closer to reality. The ballot measure in the May 16 Wallowa County election was won by a razor-thin 21-vote margin, with 1,721 (50.31 percent) of 3,241 ballots cast in favor of…

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Idaho House Passes Bill to Explore Absorbing Counties From Eastern Oregon

February 17, 2023
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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…

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30 Percent of Counties Vote to Secede From Oregon, Join Greater Idaho | Facts Matter

February 6, 2023
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After many years of being fed up with the policies coming out of Portland, over 30 percent of the counties in Oregon have voted to secede. Specifically, they voted to leave behind Oregon, and instead join the state of Idaho—in the process creating a new state that would be called Greater Idaho. Out of the…

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‘Greater Idaho’ Moves Closer to Bi-State Referendum As Two More Oregon Counties Vote to Leave

November 25, 2022
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Two more conservative-leaning counties in eastern Oregon, and one politically split county in California, have voted to begin the process that could lead to secession from their respective blue states. On Nov. 8, Oregon’s Morrow County passed the Greater Idaho proposal with 60 percent of the vote and Wheeler County with 59 percent. A similar…

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