Affordable Housing on Public Land | Week of March 17

This week, we are discussing the recent announcement from the Department of Interior to use Federal Land to help with the Housing Affordability crisis. Also, some news stories from the week include Big news for corner crossing in multiple states. The U.S. 10 Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling for the four hunters sued by a private landowner for corner crossing in Wyoming. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum recently announced plans to open more of Alaska to oil and gas leasing. In Idaho, the state senate has called for the state to take over control of the Camas National Wildlife Refuge from the federal government. Montana re-introduced a Joint Resolution in which they want to make a statement that Montana supports Utah's claim that federal ownership of public lands is unconstitutional. A press release from the U.S. Department of Interior this week details a recent auction in which the Bureau of Land Management sold off $16.5 million worth of land in the Las Vegas area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices