“Rural Oregon is declaring as loudly as it can that it does not consent to being misgoverned by Oregon’s leadership and chooses to be governed as part of a state that understands rural Oregon’s values and way of making a living,” said Mike McCarter, who heads Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho, which is behind the initiatives.
Harney County, Oregon, votes to explore joining Idaho
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Mike McCarter, president of Citizens for Greater Idaho, said Monday he was encouraged by the findings.
Oregonians split on Greater Idaho plan to let rural counties switch states: poll
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