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  • February 4, 2022 - Gov. Little signs his “Leading Idaho” income tax relief bill

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little signed the first bill of the 2022 legislative session today – his “Leading Idaho” income tax cut bill that provides one-time and ongoing income tax relief to Idahoans. “Never in my life did I think we would achieve the ‘TRIFECTA’ – historic tax relief, historic education investments, and historic […]

  • February 3, 2022 - Moody’s Investors Service upgrades Idaho to AAA rating

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented on the announcement today from Moody’s Investor Service, the premier ratings agency, that it upgraded Idaho from the AA1 issuer rating to the AAA issuer rating. Last fall, Fitch Ratings also upgraded Idaho’s credit rating to AAA, the highest level. Only a handful of states achieve the AAA […]

  • January 28, 2022 - Little and Wasden applaud delay of Washington’s plan to unfairly tax Idahoans

    (Boise) – Idaho Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden are applauding a development in the Washington legislature this week as a positive for Idahoans affected by a planned payroll tax in Washington. The Washington Legislature just approved a delay of the implementation of a payroll tax that would have unfairly taxed Idahoans working […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 17, 2021 - Idaho’s unemployment rate drops again, economy continues to strengthen

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on the news that Idaho’s already low unemployment rate dropped yet again to 2.6-percent in November, down 0.2 percentage points from October. “Idaho is consistently in the top five states for our very low unemployment rate. For four straight months, Idaho’s labor force has grown, and Idahoans […]