Idaho Gov Andrus aide pushes bipartisan state reform plan
Ed Williams outlined a plan to streamline Idaho state government at a Bonner County fundraiser. He cited 268 agencies and a $300 million annual cost, proposing a 20 agency limit via constitutional plebiscite and four step reform with bipartisan public backing. Montana’s success is cited as precedent.
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Williams
Idaho
Andrus
Montana
New Hampshire
Iowa
North Carolina
Massachusets
Ravenscroft Calls For More Reforestation Initiatives
State Representative Vernon Ravenscroft spoke to the Bonner County Women’s Democratic Club urging aggressive reforestation and careful stand management to sustain northern Idaho’s economy. He noted a Forest Service forecast of a 50 percent drop in allowable timber harvest in parts of northern Idaho and western Montana and warned against blanket reservations. Ravenscroft, a former Idaho Extension Forester, urged ground based decisions balancing resource use, recreation, and watershed health. He affirmed the need for reasonable land use combined with restoration programs while highlighting state mineral and land policy concerns and his status as an undeclared Senate candidate.
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Vernon Ravenscroft
Bonner County
Forest Service
Idaho
Wesern
Montana
Ravenscroft
Witti
Len Jordan
Cecil Andrus
Non Candidates Speak On Key Issues Here
Three undeclared candidates for the U S Senate spoke to the Bonner County Democratic Womens Club on the eve of John F Kennedy s death. Idaho Attorney General Tony Parks outlined consumer protection and environmental enforcement while urging a Democratic Legislature. Compton White and Vernon Ravenscroft floated possible runs for Jordan s seat, signaling a brash, direct approach to voters.
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U.S
Senate
Len Jordan
R-Ida
Bonner County
Democratic Womens Club
John F. Kennedy
Idaho
Tony Parks
Parks
Ralph Nader
General Motors
Nader
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Bonner County Democratic Womens Club
House of Representatives
R Aetelee
Ath Syed
Department of Ecology
Dept. of Health
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Jordan
Compton White
Clark Fork
White
Nixon
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