Press Releases
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May 22, 2025 - Shelley to host ‘Capital for a Day’ on May 28
Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little’s next “Capital for a Day” event will be held in Shelley on May 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Heart 2 Hand Bingham Food Pantry, located at 180 S. Holmes Ave. Officials joining Governor Little include: Idaho Lt. Governor Scott Bedke Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt Idaho Department…
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May 14, 2025 - Gov. Little celebrates Trump’s UK trade deal, announces upcoming diplomatic mission to UK
Washington, D.C. - From the White House today, Governor Brad Little celebrated President Trump's huge win for Idaho agriculture by dropping off a host of Idaho commodities representing industries that stand to benefit from the president's trade deal with the UK. Governor Little also announced he will travel to the UK in the fall to further this strong relationship and…
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May 14, 2025 - Half-staff Flag Directive: Peace Officers Memorial Day
In honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day and in accordance with U.S. flag code, Governor Brad Little has ordered U.S. flags and State of Idaho flags to be flown at half-staff upon all state buildings and grounds throughout the State of Idaho from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Statement from Governor Little: "It is so important that…
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May 5, 2025 - Gov. Little announces new appointments
Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Megan Marshall to serve as District Judge for the Second Judicial District and Annette Valenzuela Tipton as the new executive director of the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs. Marshall has been a magistrate judge in Latah County since 2018 and serves as the presiding judge for the Latah County Adult Drug Court program.…
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May 1, 2025 - OPINION: Nuclear energy agreement secures jobs, national defense, energy independence
By Governor Brad Little and INL Director John Wagner For three decades, Idaho has maintained a significant agreement with the federal government that balances environmental protection with scientific advancements. The Idaho Settlement Agreement has driven progress in the cleanup of legacy nuclear waste at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site while allowing vital energy and national security research and development…
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April 29, 2025 - Gov. Little recognizes Fentanyl Awareness Day
Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little visited the Idaho State Police Forensics Laboratory today to call attention to the State of Idaho’s efforts to fight fentanyl on National Fentanyl Awareness Day in Idaho. “We launched Operation Esto Perpetua early in 2022 to take action against fentanyl, and our efforts are clearly working. Fentanyl overdose deaths in Idaho are on the…
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April 29, 2025 - Idaho and Trump Administration sign agreement to support U.S. nuclear energy future
(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — The State of Idaho and the U.S. Department of Energy have agreed to a targeted waiver of the 1995 Settlement Agreement. The agreement established milestones to remove legacy waste at the Idaho National Laboratory site while allowing nuclear energy research and development at the lab. The waiver will enable critical research on a high burnup nuclear…
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April 22, 2025 - Gov. Little ramps up federal forest management with new executive order
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – Governor Brad Little issued a new executive order today, the “Make Forests Healthy Again Act,” directing the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) to expand its partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to increase management activities and reduce fire risk in federally managed national forests in Idaho. “For too long, millions of acres of national forests in…
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April 21, 2025 - Gov. Little orders flags to fly at half-staff to honor Pope Francis
Boise, Idaho - Governor Brad Little, in conjunction with a directive from President Donald Trump, has ordered that all U.S. and State of Idaho flags be flown at half-staff in honor of His Holiness Pope Francis. Flags are to fly at half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of the Pope's interment. "Thousands of Idaho Catholics and people of all…
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April 15, 2025 - Idaho bans soda and candy from food assistance program, welcomes MAHA movement
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., applaud Idaho’s actions Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 109 today banning candy and soda from the government’s food assistance program and celebrated the Make America Healthy Again movement – or MAHA – championed by the Trump administration. "Idaho welcomes the MAHA movement. It is all about…