Press Releases

  • December 6, 2024 - Half-staff Flag Directive: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Public Law 103-308, as amended, has designated December 7 of each year as “National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day," and directs that flags be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sundown. Governor Little has ordered State of Idaho flags and U.S. flags to be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Dec. 7.…

  • December 4, 2024 - Gov. Little, Republican governors urge passage of updated Farm Bill

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little and 16 other Republican governors sent a joint letter to Congress this week expressing their concerns about the delayed passage of an updated Farm Bill. “Idaho’s Congressional Delegation and I are united in our position that Congress must act quickly to reauthorize the Farm Bill. I appreciate Senator Mike Crapo, Senator Jim Risch, and…

  • 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 DHE Team is a multi-jurisdictional…

  • November 27, 2024 - Gov. Little appoints Trevor Sparrow as new Health and Social Services Ombudsman

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Trevor Sparrow as Idaho’s new Health and Social Services Ombudsman, created by Senate Bill 1380 earlier this year. In his new role, Sparrow will respond to claims related to services provided to children in foster care, protective supervision, or residential treatment facilities in Idaho. "Maintaining public trust and confidence…

  • November 27, 2024 - Gov. Little comments on WSJ shout-out on Idaho’s deregulation efforts

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) opinion piece this week that calls out Idaho as the example for the federal government to follow in cutting red tape. “In my first year as Governor, the Legislature and I made Idaho the least regulated state in the country. We have cut or simplified 95-percent…

  • November 26, 2024 - Idaho Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting takes place Dec. 3

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little and First Lady Teresa Little invite all Idahoans to celebrate the holiday season at the Idaho Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting on Tuesday, December 3. The free celebration will begin at 5:30 p.m. and includes entertainment and remarks from the Governor and First Lady before the official tree lighting at approximately 6:30 p.m. Holiday music…

  • November 21, 2024 - Gov. Little to answer policy questions during Monday tele-townhall

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Little will answer policy questions from Idahoans during an hourlong AARP Telephone Town Hall on Monday, Nov. 25 starting at 3 p.m. Mountain Time. Participants can join by dialing toll-free 866-767-0637 at the time of the call. The conversation will also stream live on the AARP Facebook page. Questions may be submitted ahead of time via email…

  • November 19, 2024 - Empowering Parents grants growing in popularity, largely benefit low-income families

    (Boise, Idaho) – The State of Idaho Empowering Parents educational grant program has received more than 42,500 applications from Idaho families for the 2024-25 award year since opening Oct. 21, the strongest application period to date. “The early response in the Empowering Parents grants this year blew past everyone’s expectations. The Empowering Parents grants fit into the wide array of…

  • November 14, 2024 - Farmers got it done! New water agreement officially completed

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little, Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, and farmers across Idaho are celebrating the final completion of a new water agreement that protects Idaho agriculture, conserves water for future generations, and safeguards state sovereignty over our most precious resource. “It was a tough year of negotiations, but I never doubted our farmers could get this done! Idahoans…

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