Washingtons Gov. Gary Locke will not be in lock step with his peers
from Idaho, Montana and Oregon in their efforts to claim more regional
clout in fish and wildlife recovery planning decisions.
Citing stronger priorities, representatives of Gov. Locke have said
he no longer supports a Columbia Basin governance proposal being developed
by Govs. Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho, Marc Racicot of Montana and John Kitzhaber
of Oregon. The governors’ staff members met Dec. 21 via conference …
