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MY TURN: Public lands disposable at any price

by PHIL WARD/Guest Opinion
| December 3, 2022 1:00 AM

Why was a $250,000 study of federal lands paid for by our legislature? AEON AI, a Utah real estate analytics software company, told members of the Idaho legislature that the state could receive millions of dollars more in tax revenue if it privatized federal public lands in Idaho. Were no Idaho property assessors competent for this? Why would we want to privatize public lands? A recent article appeared on private land owners denying access to public lands...

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