Merkley speaks out against Greater Idaho

Dick Mason, The Observer, La Grande, Ore.

Updated Wed, May 31, 2023 at 10:26 PM UTC

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May 28—LA GRANDE — The Greater Idaho movement reflects an issue that must be addressed but it has virtually no chance of succeeding, according to U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, who spoke at a town hall at La Grande High School on Saturday, May 27.

Merkley addressed a question about Greater Idaho, a movement that seeks to move Idaho's boundary west so that it envelopes some Eastern and Central Oregon counties. He stressed that major obstacles would have to be cleared for this to occur.

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Dick Mason is a reporter with The Observer. Contact him at 541-624-6016 or dmason@lagrandeobserver.com .

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