A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.

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By Julia Tilton, The Daily YonderSep 26, 2026, 9:00 am84 ptsTrending
Jeff Hough did not pull any punches. What his fellow Republican county commissioners were about to do, he said to the packed courthouse, would violate America’s founding ideals. He quoted the Declaration of Independence to make his case. The three-person commission was about to vote on an ordinance that…

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