County lobbyist questioned

Did you know our county has been contracting with a resource-extraction lobbyist in Washington, D.C. for years, to the tune of $137,000 so far? Robert K. Weidner works for oil, gas and timber industries and for counties attracted to his message – look him up on the web.

In early January Weidner wrote to our Commissioners with his lobbying priorities. They include: amend (i.e. weaken) the Endangered Species Act; stop withdrawal of public lands from mining activity for sage grouse protection; establish livestock grazing as a so-called beneficial use on all public lands; revoke Antiquities...