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Look at any election map and the problem Greater Idaho seeks to remedy is clear: By land size, Oregon appears conservative. Some counties voted nearly 80% for President Donald Trump in the 2020 ...

The Greater Idaho movement seeks to redraw state boundaries ... and that there are historical precedents for moving state lines. "I don't think the map of the United States is going to look ...

After Douglas and Josephine counties voted against the measure earlier this year, the Greater Idaho movement updated its map to include more Eastern Oregon counties. Movement advocates feel that ...

Wallowa County is set to have a similar vote in May. The Greater Idaho movement has released a series of maps of where they'd like the new border to be. In its current "Phase 1" incarnation ...

As I've pointed out here before, the resulting map of Idaho would resemble a giant middle finger. According to “Greater Idaho” spokesman Matt McCaw, there is a logic behind the idea.

Greater Idaho is driven by ideas similar to those behind ... “If I wanted to live in Idaho,” she added, “I would move there.” ON A MAP OF THE NORTHWEST, Washington and Oregon nestle ...

The Greater Idaho map also calls for parts of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Klamath counties to join Idaho — Jefferson and Klamath have already voted yes, while the border in Deschutes County ...

One of the proposed “Greater Idaho” maps, which calls for several Eastern Oregon counties to secede and join Idaho. (Courtesy of greateridaho.org) 31,228 people played the daily Crossword ...