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Senate lawmakers have said for months that they want to preserve federal aid money while also ditching Gov. Brad Little’s emergency declaration, which they say has hurt Idaho families.
“I think it takes away the arguments of others that the Senate is not going to be serious about dealing with some of these concerns of the public,” said Senate Pro Tem Chuck Winder (R-Boise), noting that some Idaho businesses aren t able to operate under the governor s restrictions. Little argues the vast majority of businesses are still able to open.
While terminating the declaration, the proposed resolution includes a stipulation saying it doesn’t prevent the collection of federal relief dollars.