March 1, 2020 How the BLM Turned Federally Managed Public Lands Into an Unconstitutional Federal Enclave When someone acquires a solid understanding of legislative jurisdiction on federal lands, you will learn that no branch of the Federal Government or appointed…
February 27, 2020 California ballot initiative could tax family farms and ranches into oblivion Most food items will face higher property taxes several times, as they travel from the farm to processing, packaging, distribution, and grocery store. Agriculture…
December 10, 2019 Enviro activists behind Obama’s 234,000-acre job-killing Minnesota land withdrawal Rom’s lobbying in Washington directly led to the Obama administration denying renewal of Twin Metals leases in December 2016, and in January 2017 to…
December 7, 2019 Feds sue California farmer on the basis that dirt in the water violates the law What’s particularly alarming to LaPant and other farmers familiar with his case is that in their view the Corps saw fit to modify the…
December 3, 2019 Cattlemen support bill that would protect ranching families from the “death tax” …this important bipartisan legislation would expand IRS Code Section 2032A to allow more ranchers and farmers to take advantage of the special use valuation…
November 20, 2019 PACT with the Devil: Animal rights radicals are on the verge of a massive coup The Preventing Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT Act) is the best example of how Congress ducks and weaves, avoiding any level of accountability to…
October 8, 2019 GOOD RIDDANCE: Now-defunct WOTUS asserted federal power over “virtually all water” That battle landed in numerous courts in 2015 when the Obama Administration issued a new interpretation of WOTUS. They said the new rule gave…
August 31, 2019 EPA using Clean Water Act to halt beneficial private conservation projects in Pacific Northwest The EPA has defined Curtis’ creek as “navigable waters,” which would put it under federal government control. If the EPA takes control of Curtis’…
August 16, 2019 San Juan County commissioners stonewall open records ruling despite potential fines of $500 per day WITH SAN JUAN COUNTY FACING A FINE OF $500 PER DAY, COMMISSIONERS MARYBOY AND GRAYEYES CONTINUE TO STONEWALL UPDATE to “My excellent adventure deep…
August 7, 2019 Trump’s EPA revives Alaska’s Pebble Mine formerly scuttled by Obama Administration …the Army Corps preemptively vetoed the mining project even before it performed its environmental evaluations and impact assessment, which is required for projects that…
