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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">October 18, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Idaho dominates in new good government, economic rankings<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on news that Idaho dominated numerous recent rankings of states for economic growth, fiscal responsibility, and overall
good government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">“As Washington, D.C., and our ‘Left Coast’ neighbor states continue drive government into the ground and degrade public confidence, Idaho
has a very different story to tell. Idaho sets the example for the rest of the country to follow, even amid historic inflation. In Idaho, we stand up for limited government and responsible strategic investments where they count, and our approach works. The
proof is in the performance,”</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> Governor Little said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">NEW recent rankings for Idaho include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Idaho #1 state for economic momentum</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – Idaho claimed the
top ranking in the Index of State Economic Momentum from State Policy Reports. The index ranks states based on their most recent performance in three key measures of economic vitality – personal income growth, employment growth, and population growth. (</span><a href="https://mcusercontent.com/16c4868c51f1ec364e11316a2/files/5901205d-eb98-f6c7-0c8e-a06889afe32c/V40_18.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">link)</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Idaho #1 top growing state driven by tax policy</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – The Tax
Foundation ranks Idaho first for net gain of residents from interstate migration, noting, “The latest IRS and Census data show that people and businesses favor states with low and structurally sound tax systems, which can impact the state’s economic growth
and governmental coffers.” (</span><a href="https://taxfoundation.org/taxes-affect-state-migration-trends/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=229139579&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jI5HnPESEKLy8Rkj8Vmyf_SeWtMjyJI-SvAOFlyxKUErUqvG7ZonZFOb_BIzi1eHLI6QgzFhEUOPO7HdAFnxqM-Ey-g&utm_content=229139579&utm_source=hs_email"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Idaho #1 state for tax revenue growth during the pandemic
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">– The Pew Charitable Trusts placed Idaho first in tax revenue growth (16-percent) during the pandemic above its pre-COVID trajectory, the highest of all states. (</span><a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/data-visualizations/2014/fiscal-50?utm_campaign=2022-09-09+Fiscal+50&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew&subscriberkey=0030e00002TbakiAAB#ind0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Idaho #3 state prepared to withstand economic stress</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – The
latest Moody’s Analytics state stress tests places Idaho at third place, only trailing behind two other states with oil reserves. The paper estimates the amount of fiscal stress applied to state budgets under a likely next recession scenario and compares that
stress with the amount of money states have set aside in reserve. (</span><a href="https://www.economy.com/getlocal?q=a7a91c91-cad1-447d-a03f-cd48c8cdaa21&app=eccafile"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Idaho top state for income equality</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> – “Among the most conservative
states in America, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota excelled by most measures” in an analysis of income equality among states. (</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-states-have-worse-inequality-than-red-ones-new-census-data-shows?utm_medium=flipdigest.ad.20221013.carousel&utm_source=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=campaign"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Gov. Little #4 on Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
– The latest report from the CATO Institute grades governors on their fiscal policies from a limited‐government perspective. Governors receiving an A are those who have cut taxes and spending the most, whereas governors receiving an F have increased taxes
and spending the most. Gov. Little nabbed the #4 spot on the list. (</span><a href="https://www.cato.org/white-paper/fiscal-policy-report-card-americas-governors-2022"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Gov. Little #8 Most Popular Governor in the United States</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
– Morning Consult, a global data and analytics company, ranked America’s governors by popularity, and Gov. Little took the #8 spot. (</span><a href="https://morningconsult.com/2022/10/11/whitmers-approval-ticks-up-in-michigan-ahead-of-midterms/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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