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Category: Public Safety

  • December 11, 2024 - Gov. Little, Republican governors join in support of President Trump’s immigration policies

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little and 25 other Republican governors released a joint statement in support of President Trump’s commitment to address the illegal immigration crisis and ongoing threat to the safety of the American people. In the joint statement the governors wrote: As Republican governors, we stand united in support of President Donald […]

  • December 2, 2024 - Idaho State Police troopers deployed for fourth border mission

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today he sent another team of Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers to Texas for the State of Idaho’s fourth border mission. The troopers left Idaho Sunday and will be deployed to Texas until mid-December. The 13 troopers are assigned to the ISP Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) team. The […]

  • August 16, 2024 - Year two of award-winning fentanyl awareness campaign wraps up

    Boise, Idaho – Members of the Idaho Behavioral Health Council heard an update today on the success of Idaho’s award-winning fentanyl awareness campaign, Fentanyl Takes All. Idaho wrapped up the second year of the campaign, noting that research results reflect a more informed and engaged public since the campaign launched in 2022. Since the campaign […]

  • August 8, 2024 - Bill Gardiner to lead Idaho State Police as new colonel

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today he appointed Bill Gardiner to lead the Idaho State Police (ISP) as its new colonel and director following the recent retirement of longtime director Ked Wills. “Bill Gardiner will lead Idaho State Police with integrity, just like his predecessor, Ked Wills. Bill is a native Idahoan who […]

  • June 7, 2024 - Gov. Little, Health and Welfare take steps to strengthen foster care, child welfare system

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little signed Executive Order 2024-05, the “Promoting Families and Protecting Children Act,” today and announced additional steps his administration is taking to remove barriers for foster families and better protect youth in the child welfare system.   “There is no category of children more in need of protection than those […]

  • May 29, 2024 - State police troopers return from mission to the U.S.-Mexico border

    Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today the return of two teams of Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers deployed in April to support the State of Texas’s efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Governor Little announced the three-week mission during his State of the State and Budget Address in January, with a focus on […]

  • May 9, 2024 - Gov. Little comments on protestors’ encampment on public property near Capitol

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Little issued the following statement today after the Idaho State Police and Idaho Department of Administration confiscated items connected to a pro-Palestine protest’s illegal encampment located on public property near the Idaho Capitol that were blocking public access and interfering with other public use. The protestors were educated and warned multiple […]

  • May 8, 2024 - Gov. Little marks Fentanyl Awareness Day by remembering victims

    Lewiston, Idaho – Governor Brad Little highlighted National Fentanyl Awareness Day Tuesday with 600 high school students at Lewiston High School to share information about the dangers of this increasingly accessible deadly drug. He was joined by Tarina Taylor, the mother of Zachary Taylor, a 26-year-old Lewiston resident who lost his life to accidental fentanyl […]