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Category: COVID-19

  • March 8, 2022 - Public health disaster emergency declaration to end April 15

    Boise, Idaho – After weeks of thoughtful deliberation with numerous stakeholders, Governor Brad Little announced today Idaho will end the public health emergency on April 15, 2022. Governor Little’s statement on reaching the milestone follows: “I kept Idaho open, banned vaccine passports, never issued mandates for vaccines or masks, and successfully challenged Biden’s overreaching vaccine […]

  • March 1, 2022 - Gov. Little, 23 other Republican Governors comment on Biden’s State of the Union address

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little and 23 other Republican Governors released a joint statement tonight commenting on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: “Joe Biden ran on promises of uniting the country and restoring America’s respect throughout the world. Instead, one year into his Administration, we have witnessed complete failure on both […]

  • January 31, 2022 - Gov. Little activates National Guard for COVID response

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little activated the Idaho National Guard today for the fourth time during the pandemic to alleviate the impacts of COVID-19 in Idaho. Governor Little activated 75 Idaho National Guardsmen to assist Primary Health and the Idaho Department of Correction, which are experiencing staffing shortages because too many employees are absent […]

  • January 26, 2022 - Idaho victorious in ending Biden’s OSHA emergency vaccine mandate

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden hailed the termination of the Biden Administration’s emergency vaccine mandate on private businesses today, a successful outcome to Idaho and 26 other states’ legal challenges. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its emergency rule today requiring businesses with 100 or more employees […]

  • January 19, 2022 - Idaho leaders demand OSHA vaccine mandate rule withdrawal after SCOTUS blocked implementation

    Boise, Idaho – Idaho leaders demanded today the Biden Administration uphold state sovereignty and permanently withdraw its vaccine mandate rule for private businesses. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked implementation of the unconstitutional vaccine mandate last week, in a decision that clearly called its legality into question, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has […]

  • January 13, 2022 - Little, Wasden praise win on OSHA vaccine mandate strike down at U.S. Supreme Court

    (Boise, Idaho) – Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following joint statement praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today striking down President Joe Biden’s overreaching OSHA vaccine mandate on private businesses with 100 or more employees. The Court narrowly upheld Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, which affects 17 million Americans […]

  • January 6, 2022 - SCOTUS to hold historic special hearing Friday on Biden vaccine mandates

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on the U.S. Supreme Court’s plans to hold a special hearing Friday to hear oral arguments on President Joe Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate on private business and the CMS vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. Governor Little provided the following comment on this historic step. “Idaho is engaged […]

  • December 21, 2021 - National study finds Idaho one of best states for pandemic response

    Boise, Idaho – A new State Pandemic Scorecard shows Idaho ranks #4 overall, #3 for education, and #4 for economy in our handling of the pandemic under the leadership of Governor Brad Little. “Idaho’s high ranking among states for our pandemic response reinforces our emphasis on choice and freedom. Our businesses and schools stayed open. […]

  • December 20, 2021 - Idaho files emergency motion asking SCOTUS to reinstate stay on OSHA vaccine mandate

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today that Idaho, joined by 26 other states, filed an emergency motion to reinstate the stay in the U.S. Supreme Court on Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate on private business, after a three-judge panel in the Sixth Circuit dissolved the stay Friday, allowing the OSHA rule to go into […]

  • December 7, 2021 - Court halts Biden’s federal contractor vaccine mandate

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on the news that the courts put in place a nationwide injunction on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors.  “Yet another one of President Biden’s vaccine mandates has been temporarily shut down because the states – including Idaho – took a stand against his unprecedented […]