7 rural counties in Oregon have voted in favor of an effort to become part of Idaho.
Leaders of the Greater Idaho movement, which seeks to transfer more than 70% of Oregon’s land to Idaho, say Oregon’s Legislature doesn’t represent rural residents. ⬇️ businessinsider.com/oregons-rural-…
Ballot measures in the counties called on county officials to consider the move.
Last week, 5 counties voted for the effort, bringing the total to 7. Leaders of the movement said it started at the beginning of the pandemic after Oregon’s GOP tried to recall @OregonGovBrown.
Greater Idaho’s president, Mike McCarter, said the proposed new border would encompass 18 full and 3 partial Oregon counties and account for about 860,000 people.
That’s only about 21% of Oregon’s population, but it would represent 70% of its land.
Ems and McCarter said the push to join Idaho centered on Oregonians living in rural areas who don’t feel represented by the Legislature.
Most of the population lives in urban centers and skews Democratic, while people living in rural areas skew Republican.
Ems said that the majority had “no incentive” to include people in the rural parts in their decision-making and that people living in “concrete jungles” were telling those “who live and steward the land how to run their land.”
Despite a lack of conversation with Oregon’s Legislature, McCarter said it could start paying attention to their cause now that seven counties have voted in favor of the Greater Idaho movement. businessinsider.com/oregons-rural-…
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Former president Donald Trump confirmed Monday that federal agents had executed a search warrant at his South Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, in a search multiple news outlets reported was related to whether he mishandled classified government documents. businessinsider.com/what-you-need-…
Regardless of its focus, legal experts quickly reached a consensus about the raid: A pile of evidence must have backed up the warrant authorizing the search. businessinsider.com/what-you-need-…
Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide who emerged as a star witness at the January 6 hearings, continued working for Trump for nine weeks after he left office, according to government records exclusively obtained by @thisisinsider. businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchi…
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The documents establish that Hutchinson continued to earn a government paycheck for work in support of Trump for weeks after she witnessed his actions — and lack of action — on January 6, even as other colleagues resigned soon thereafter. businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchi…
🇺🇸 Jockeying over the 2024 US presidential election has begun.
Many plans are contingent upon decisions from Biden and Trump. If there isn't a Biden-Trump matchup, here are the people showing signs they could be in the 2024 mix. 👇
Florida Gov. @RonDeSantisFL has been portrayed as a MAGA star who could replace Trump.
He's a proven fundraiser with more than $100 million for his gubernatorial reelection campaign. @CNBC reports that he's headed to a Utah private fundraiser this month.
As the only two of @JoeBiden's rivals from the 2020 primary to end up with jobs in the administration, @PeteButtigieg and @VP@KamalaHarris are the clear heirs apparent should Biden bow out.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Moore v. Harper, which concerns gerrymandering, voting districts, and the independent state legislature doctrine, this coming October.
Moore v. Harper saw Democratic voters and nonprofits call in to court congressional maps drawn by Republican lawmakers in North Carolina following the 2020 census. They argued Republicans unfairly gerrymandered districts, violating the state constitution. businessinsider.com/what-is-moore-…
Earlier this year, the North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the state from using maps in primary elections and required the districts to be redrawn. businessinsider.com/north-carolina…