A gun control measure approved by west Oregon voters was permanently blocked today by a judge elected by the eastern Oregon voters of Harney and Grant counties.

Tell your state legislators to let eastern Oregon join Idaho.
https://elkhornmediagroup.com/harney-county-judge-blocks-oregon-gun-control-law-measure-114

This 53-minute interview is for an Idaho audience.

The interviewer, Brian Almon, is an awesome writer on Idaho politics.

You can get his "Gem State" updates by email for free from Substack.

https://gemstate.substack.com/p/interview-with-matt-mccaw-of-greater

The first Greater Idaho Convention of Counties was a SUCCESS! Thanks to everybody who came from both sides of Oregon to represent their counties and help make Greater Idaho a reality.

We invited the governor to meet with us at any of her eastern Oregon stops so she could hear why voters in 12 counties have voted for our measures. We never heard back, but our offer still stands. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/12/gov-tina-koteks-listening-tour-took-her-to-every-county-giving-platform-to-rural-oregonians.html

Idaho PBS spent several months covering our movement and dedicated an episode of Idaho Reports to talking about Greater Idaho. Some good information and conversation starting around the 3-minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axBzvMXwCfk

Rep. Mark Owens represents Baker, Lake, Harney, Malheur and Grant counties. All five counties' voters have passed Greater Idaho measures, yet at a recent Harney Co. event he said he wouldn't do anything to move Greater Idaho forward. We think he owes his constituents an explanation.

Eastern Oregon Senators walked out because the policies being pushed by the legislature are not tolerable to their constituents. Voters supported the move and would vote for them again if they could. Yet another reason Eastern Oregon would be better off in Idaho.

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/02/republican-senators-who-walked-out-of-oregon-legislature-cant-seek-reelection-state-supreme-court-rules.html

Crook County becomes the 13th eastern Oregon county to vote on Greater Idaho!

https://www.greateridaho.org/greater-idaho-on-the-ballot-in-crook-county/

The Crook County campaign has begun! If you have highway frontage and want a banner like this, contact us and we can help you get one set up. And be sure to stop by Grizzly Mtn. RV and grab yard signs for your home or business to let everyone know that you will be voting yes on Greater Idaho!

On Monday, Wallowa County commissioners wrote letters to the Governors of Oregon and Idaho as well as both state legislatures, asking them to take up the Geater Idaho discussion. We agree. Voters in 12 counties have already spoken. It's time for Governor Kotek and the Oregon legislature to hear them out.

Judy Woodruff and national PBS visited eastern Oregon to talk about the urban/rural divide and Greater Idaho. After watching we think you'll agree we are the only group offering real solutions for eastern Oregonians.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/division-in-oregon-highlights-growing-political-rift-between-rural-and-urban-areas

One of two ads we'll be running in Crook County this election. Portland and eastern Oregon don't see eye to eye, and don't belong together.

https://youtu.be/IDcrBLrHLnk?si=ljM_m1GB-cGNOBpL

Our second ad. Life would be better as part of Idaho.

https://youtu.be/00iH9P2HAy0?si=9ZC6qd5Kycwq7Xgh

Channel 4 came out to see the urban/rural divide for themselves. Check out this 8 minute video and the accompanying story at the Guardian to see what they found out. https://youtu.be/QZhXFD50nQM?si=LUwarYbfWsdR3FHx

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/18/oregon-idaho-border-vote

Congratulations to Crook County on becoming the 13th eastern Oregon county to pass a Greater Idaho measure. Time for the Oregon legislature to step up and open border talks!

https://www.greateridaho.org/view/68

Executive director Matt McCaw joined Daniel Horowitz and Conservative Review for a half hour conversation.

https://rumble.com/v4zm31b-the-movement-to-change-idahos-border-gains-steam.html

Great piece by one of our county captains, Jason Mills, on why Christians can and should support movements like Greater Idaho.

https://truthscript.com/culture/greater-idaho-the-need-for-antithesis/

Today we invited Governor Kotek to sit down and meet with our leadership team to discuss moving the border. The people have spoken. It's time for elected leaders to act.

From the very beginning, eastern Oregonians didn't want to be grouped with western Oregon but couldn't outvote the population centers of the west side.  167 years later we are still trying to chart our own path, but are being stopped by elected leaders that don't represent us.   Read more about how Oregon's border came to be at https://greateridaho.org/view/80 and help eastern Oregonians get the government we actually want and vote for.

Wednesday Crook County became the 8th county to request legislative action in moving the border. See the letter and read the press release at https://www.greateridaho.org/view/83