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Ryan Suppe

‘A long shot’: Idaho Republican wants to talk to Oregon about movement that would absorb some of its counties

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Legislature may soon ask its neighbors to the west to join a conversation about absorbing some of its counties.

Republican state Rep. Judy Boyle, of Midvale, on Wednesday introduced a joint memorial that would ask the Democratic-dominated Oregon Legislature to discuss the Greater Idaho movement with the Idaho Legislature.

The movement seeks to secede eastern Oregon counties from their state and join Republican-led Idaho, which better aligns with their political ideals.

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