Conservation Voters for Idaho is pleased to announce our endorsement of Dave Case for Ada County Commission in the upcoming May 17th primary election. Conservation Voters for Idaho endorses candidates who are committed to protecting Idaho’s air, land, and water. “Commissioner Dave Case has a proven record of standing up for the people of Ada…
Details2016 Legislative Recap The 63rd Idaho Legislature came to an end in late March. Over the course of the seventy-five day session we saw several attacks on clean water, wildlife and public lands. However, with the help from supporters like you and our community partners, we were able to come together and fight for our…
DetailsIdahoans proved, once again, that they will not sit idly by while legislators side with special interests to try and takeover our public lands. Although the conservation community was dealt some tough blows this legislative session, Idahoans stood up and spoke out to protect our outdoor traditions. This session, 90 CVI–volunteers got on the phones…
DetailsIt’s been a busy few months, as politicians continued to threaten our public lands, clean water and vital wildlife. Here’s our legislative recap on Idaho’s hot conservation issues.. We saw a renewed attack on our public lands in the last weeks of the Idaho legislature and called on you to help us fight back. In…
DetailsThis week’s Capitol Rundown: Suction Dredge Mining- We had a big win for clean water this week! After a four hour long committee hearing the House Resources committee voted unanimously to return the suction dredge mining bill, HB 510, to the sponsor Rep. Paul Shepherd- essentially killing it. This bill attempted to open up 80,000…
DetailsRoping Public Lands As we expected, it didn’t take too long for politicians to start resurrecting public lands takeover legislation. This past Monday, Senator Sheryl Nuxoll (Cottonwood, LD. 7), introduced a Catastrophic Public Nuisance bill via the Idaho Freedom Foundation in another attempt to forcibly takeover our public lands. However, the state cannot afford the…
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