Widespread backlash killed Mike Lee’s plan to sell public lands. Utah state leaders are undeterred.

Selling the Public Lands

Some in Congress are floating the idea of selling government land -- especially in the West -- as a way to pay down federal debt and free more land for housing. While this might seem like a free market "solution," we should remember that the government is a rapacious monopoly.

Widespread backlash killed Mike Lee’s plan to sell public lands. Utah state leaders are undeterred.

Utah’s political leadership is regrouping after three failed attempts to wrest public lands from the federal government this year.

Viewpoint: Congressional delegation bait-switch on public lands

Anne Hedges writes, "While Montanans were right to celebrate removing the sale of public lands from the recent Congressional budget bill, some may not know that our representatives still voted to put millions of acres of public lands on the chopping block." Continue reading…