July 16, 2020 Great Outdoors Act gives feds mandatory funding for land grabs Senator Lee had several amendments he wanted to present. One would have required state approval of any lands acquired with these federal funds. Another…
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 30, 2018 Ignorance, insults overflow in congressional wolf de-listing debate A Virginia lawmaker cited a Washington State University scientist’s assertion that shooting wolves increases attacks on livestock. Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer said wolves balance…
November 15, 2018 Congress debates Wolf Management Act that would give states greater authority Finally, the last section of this bill seeks to empower the States to manage their individual gray wolf populations by directing the Secretary to…
September 28, 2017 Antiquities Act allows for presidential revocation, modification of monuments President Barack Obama designated most of his record-setting monuments during the twilight of his second term, long after the threat of electoral defeat had…
September 11, 2017 Science confirms fuels reduction policies needed to stem wildfires Across the country, particularly in the west, national forests have millions of dead and dying trees. Growth and mortality rates far outpace fuels reduction…
September 6, 2017 Alaska sues feds to stop overreaching Obama-era wildlife management rules The State of Alaska is among several parties with lawsuits pending challenging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service efforts to override…
July 24, 2017 Fixing dysfunctional Endangered Species Act with a new breed of legislation The House of Representatives is now reviewing five new bills aimed at reworking unworkable and unreasonable provisions in the 1973 Endangered Species Acts, which…
July 17, 2017 House Resources Committee mulls land bills removing federal roadblocks from local communities H.R. 1547 rectifies a longstanding, unfulfilled agreement from 1989 between the City of Tucson, Arizona (City) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The…
July 15, 2017 Western Colorado cattle ranchers highlighted in President’s ‘repeal & replace’ appeal “Before Obamacare, health insurance for the family was about $17,000 per year, which is to be expected when you have a child with special…
