Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, serving as Acting Governor while Idaho Gov. Brad Little is out of state attending the Republican Governors Association conference, used her temporary powers to issue an executive order that prevents the state government, counties, or cities from enacting mask mandates in Idaho.
Acting without Little’s knowledge, McGeachin “issued an executive order banning mask mandates statewide among state political entities,” reported local media. She is Acting Governor while Little attends the RGA conference, an organization headed by anti-Trump Arizona Governor Doug Ducey. On Twitter, McGeachin wrote, “Today, as acting Governor of the State of Idaho, I signed an Executive Order to protect the rights and liberties of individuals and businesses by prohibiting the state and its political subdivisions – including public schools – from imposing mask mandates on our state.” Read more…