By Muriel Roberts Portneuf Resource Council (PRC) and the Pocatello League of Women Voters co-sponsored a community forum entitled Are We Protecting Our Drinking Water? PRC member Shannon Ansley, Sue Skinner, PRC Environmental Policy Advisor, and Harold Hargraves, Pocatello City … Continued
By Liz Roberts Oil and gas has been a concern ever since I learned that state-owned minerals located in the city of Eagle (where I live) had been leased to an oil and gas company. I was, and still am, … Continued
Recently, the Portneuf Resource Council (PRC) hosted the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils Board of Directors in Pocatello. Along with the requirement to hold a quarterly meeting, the Board, and PRC friends, were treated to a tour of the Portneuf Valley and beyond … Continued
The 2017 legislature adjourned sine die this Wednesday after a roller coaster final week characterized by disagreements between chambers and disputes among the House Republican Caucus. Food Tracker 4000. Just a week earlier the Senate hijacked a proposal by House … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2017 Contact: Breland Draper, IORC, 208-670-0891 Boise, Idaho – Statement released on behalf of the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils by Chad Brock regarding the Idaho Senate vote to exempt groceries from the 6 percent … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2017 Contact: Breland Draper, IORC, 208-670-0891 Grocery Tax Hurts Idaho’s Border Communities Grassroots Group Urges State Leaders to Support Repeal Boise, Idaho – A grassroots group today urged the Legislature and Governor to remove a … Continued
We’re entering week ten of the Idaho Legislature, the home stretch, but there’s still work to be done. The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee has finished up agency budgets meaning the bulk of their work is complete. However, the grocery … Continued
Last Monday we hosted our 2nd Grassroots Lobby Day at the Idaho Capitol. IORC members met with legislators on both sides of the aisle to talk grocery tax and our concerns with oil and gas development in Idaho. We’ve got a lot to … Continued
January 31, 2017 Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we write to urge you to oppose any effort to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane … Continued
We are just finishing up the third week of the 2017 Idaho Legislative session and things are moving at a brisk pace. Changes are coming for oil and gas. Last year the Idaho Legislature approved legislation that put the pedal to … Continued