November 22, 2017 Federal actions, regulations put on trial in Bundy Ranch proceedings The Endangered Species Act lead to the governments action of reducing Cliven’s legal grazing from 152 to 89 head of cattle. But In order…
November 21, 2017 Oregon water rights lawsuit against BLM may be headed to Supreme Court Meanwhile, the BLM would revoke the 1,400 additional AUMS as their water rights were restored. While they initially agreed to this arrangement, the Whites…
November 20, 2017 Western lawmakers support Trump’s Interior Department makeover Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is planning a major reorganization of the Department of the Interior (DOI). He is currently considering moving at least three…
November 19, 2017 Flashback 1998: Ecoterrorists attack ranches across the West Then the BLM kept taking us off earlier in the spring. We had a cabin that we’d bought with the range, another where Silver…
November 18, 2017 Testimony reveals Judge’s personal bias against defense in Oregon Bundy trial Some argued that the intense security during the trial last fall in Portland was overblown. One called the physical restraint of Mumford an “appalling…
November 18, 2017 Tribal members exempt from property taxes they vote to raise How is it possible — from the standpoint of legality and/or (at the very least) fairness — for Indian reservation residents (both tribal members…
November 17, 2017 Bad federal policies, environmentalist lawsuits behind worsening wildfires “While it is possible that climate change has played a role in increasing the size of fires, the primary cause seems to be forest…
November 16, 2017 Insiders mull what revisions Trump will make to massive Utah monuments That law passed by Congress gives U.S. presidents the authority to designate or set aside land as monuments to protect objects of historic, cultural…
November 16, 2017 Native tribes’ redistricting raises troubling questions about dual governments The thorny problem of dual governance in counties with Indian reservations and large Native American populations is of growing importance. Geographically, only a fraction…
November 15, 2017 Native American policy expert warns of ‘voter irregularities’ on Indian reservations “Chronic voter fraud and irregularities on Indian reservations occur at polling precincts located on federal Indian trust land, where there is no oversight or…
