Press Releases

  • November 4, 2021 - Idaho will sue Biden Administration Friday over OSHA vaccine mandate

    Boise, Idaho – The U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration released an Emergency Temporary Standard today, a new rule requiring private employers with 100 or more employees to require vaccination or testing and masking for its employees. The move stems from another one of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. The rule impacts an estimated 84 million workers.…

  • October 29, 2021 - Gov. Little joins lawsuit challenging Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today he joined a multistate lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14042, also known as the federal contractor vaccine mandate. Biden’s Executive Order 14042 requires employees of federal contractors be fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021, with few exceptions. “President Biden’s federal contractor vaccine mandate not only harms Idaho workers and businesses…

  • October 26, 2021 - Gov. Little recognizes Idaho hospitality workers with Lifetime Achievement Award in Travel and Tourism

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced he awarded the Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Travel and Tourism to Idaho hospitality workers collectively. “Historically this award has recognized an individual who's made unmatched contributions to the industry. However, this year, exceptional contributions have come from many. The cooks, servers and bartenders taking care of more customers over more shifts than…

  • October 21, 2021 - Biden to reinstate policy outlined in governors’ 10-point border plan

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on news that the Biden Administration is taking steps to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols – or “Remain in Mexico” policy – which is one of the 10 policy recommendations to secure the border laid out by the majority of the nation’s governors earlier this month. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security…

  • October 13, 2021 - Gov. Little proclaims October Idaho Health Care Worker Appreciation Month

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little on Monday proclaimed the month of October “Idaho Health Care Worker Appreciation Month,” and encouraged all Idahoans to seek out the health care workers in their lives and communities and show their respect, appreciation, and support for the sacrifices health care workers are making to get us through an unprecedented public health crisis. Governor…

  • October 6, 2021 - Governors detail their policy solutions to alleviate border crisis

    MCALLEN, TX – Governor Brad Little and the 25 other Governors who requested a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss the border released ten policy solutions today that the Biden Administration could enact immediately to protect America, restore security, and put us on a path to end the crisis at the southern border. Nearly a dozen governors, including Governor…

  • October 4, 2021 - Gov. Little, nine other governors to visit U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little will join nine other governors for a visit to the United States-Mexico border in Texas Wednesday to witness firsthand the crisis playing out, reveal their proposed solutions, and once again call on President Joe Biden to act to secure the border immediately. Governor Little plans to take a boat tour of the Rio Grande…

  • September 24, 2021 - OPINION: Biden’s vaccine mandate is not the solution

    By Governor Brad Little Americans are deeply divided on COVID-19 and the response to it. Public health has turned political, there’s no doubt about it. But the situation playing out in hospitals across the country isn’t up for debate. There are more patients in need of critical care in Idaho than ever before in our state’s history. As a result,…

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