January 21, 2018 Court strikes parts of Idaho law banning secret videos by animal rights extremists Lawmakers passed the statute in response to public backlash against a dairy company whose employees were filmed abusing cattle by an undercover animal activist….
January 20, 2018 Senate bill champions state control of oil and gas development “For years, I have advocated for states’ ability to regulate unconventional oil and gas development, which is safer and more reliable than ever thanks…
January 19, 2018 Without your voice, BLM management plans will be ‘swamped’ by greens Economic ruin to some communities, encroaching urbanism, and progressive politics incompatible with the realities of rural life have resulted in bitter divisions across the…
January 18, 2018 Questions surround Colorado River District hiring enviro lobbyist as comms director During the 2000’s, Kessler worked as a senior staffer for Colorado Democrat Senators, Ken Salazar and then Michael Bennet. In 2011, he strode headlong…
January 17, 2018 San Juan County reopens sections of Recapture Canyon closed by BLM “Earlier this week, the county came out and graded this road, and the BLM said, ‘well, I guess according to the Title V it’s…
January 16, 2018 Shadows of Ruby Ridge: Did feds in Bundy Ranch raid have license to kill? On August 21, 1992, six camouflaged U.S. Marshals carrying machine guns trespassed onto the Weavers’ property. Three marshals circled close to the Weaver cabin and…
January 15, 2018 Montana Democrat pushing wolves in Colorado will face big opposition “…ranchers are not interested in compensation for livestock losses. “We are not raising these animals to be savagely killed by wolves, often for sport….
January 15, 2018 Tired of federal control of lands? ‘Go wet, young man!’ Today, nearly all the world’s inhabitable land is either privately owned or held by governments, no longer available for homesteading. But what if people…
January 14, 2018 Remaining Bundy defendants want corrupt federal prosecutors booted off case “The appearance of impropriety and the conflicts of of interest have already occurred in this case,” lawyers said in a heavily redacted motion. “Justice…
January 13, 2018 Scathing letter from Congress to BLM director cites Bundy Ranch debacle, Steinle murder “BLM’ s apparent culture of impunity for law enforcement misconduct is a detriment to the public and those employees committed to ethical service. Both…