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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Jan. 10, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Gov. Little highlights plan for education investments, tax relief in 2022 State of the State and Budget Address</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Boise, Idaho – During his State of the State and Budget Address today, Governor Brad Little reflected on the strength of Idaho’s economy and state budget before detailing
his LEADING IDAHO plan to put more money back in the pockets of Idahoans and make strategic investments in education and other areas to propel Idaho even further ahead.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">“Idaho’s success is no accident,” Governor Little said. “While other states liquidated their rainy-day funds and begged politicians in Washington, D.C., for a bailout,
together we rolled up our sleeves, made tough decisions, and led Idaho.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Highlights of Governor Little’s State of the State and Budget Address and LEADING IDAHO plan include:
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">FISCAL DISCIPLINE</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – A red-hot economy combined with years
of fiscal conservatism have positioned Idaho for yet another record budget surplus. Idaho’s surplus is the highest it’s ever been – $1.9 billion and counting – which represents 40-percent of the General Fund. Governor Little proposes paying off state building
debt, clearing out one-third of backlogged repairs in infrastructure, and bringing rainy-day funds to a record level.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">EDUCATION</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – Governor Little proposes making the largest
investment ever in Idaho education – more than $1.1 billion over the next five years. Key areas include literacy, teacher pay and benefits, and the new EMPOWERING PARENTS grants to keep families in control of their children’s education.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">TAX RELIEF</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – In Governor Little’s first term, we have given
back $1 billion in tax relief to the people of Idaho, and now Governor Little proposes more than $1 billion more in tax relief to working families over the next five years. It is especially important to deploy tax relief immediately to ease the burden of living
with historic inflation under Biden’s watch. Governor Little also proposes locking in tax cuts for Idaho small businesses.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">TRANSPORTATION</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – Governor Little championed historic investments
in transportation infrastructure last year without raising taxes or fees. This year, he is proposing continued investments in roads and bridges to keep up with growth, keep Idahoans safe, facilitate commerce, and save Idahoans time on the road. The plan includes
$200 million in one-time funding for local bridges and $200 million in ongoing funding to fully fund known maintenance gaps with no new taxes.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">PUBLIC SAFETY</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – Access to our country at the U.S.-Mexico
border is being controlled by Mexico drug cartels. The Biden Administration’s inaction is contributing to a growing drug threat in Idaho. Governor Little will roll out “OPERATION ESTO PERPETUA” in the coming weeks, a step that will bring together law enforcement
and families in new ways to fight the influx of killer drugs such as fentanyl into our state.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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of recommendations from the three-branch Behavioral Health Council. His plan puts $50 million to enhance access to behavioral health resources for Idahoans of all ages to improve lives and make our communities safer.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">ELECTION INTEGRITY</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – To elevate Idahoans’ trust in their
elections, enhance transparency, and give citizens confidence their vote matters, Governor Little proposes the new Cyber Response and Defense Fund and proactive integrity audits.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">A detailed summary of the Governor’s budget highlights, including investments in education, public safety, transportation, broadband, agriculture and natural resources,
water quantity and quality, fire, outdoor recreation, energy, healthcare capacity, veterans homes, and other areas is available here:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/fy23-budget-highlights_jan2022.pdf" target="_BLANK">https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/fy23-budget-highlights_jan2022.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The full text of the Governor’s 2022 State of the State and Budget Address is available here:
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https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-sots.pdf</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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