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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk117256448"></a><a name="_Hlk127176759"></a><a name="_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><img width="624" height="147" style="width:6.5in;height:1.5312in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D95749.87CD7B40" alt="Graphical user interface, text

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><a name="_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">March
 15, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Gooding
 to host Governor Little’s ‘Capital for a Day’ event<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Boise,
 Idaho – Governor Brad Little’s next “Capital for a Day” event will be held in <b>
Gooding</b> on <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">March 17 </span>
</b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">from<b> 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.</b></span><b>
</b>at the Gooding Basque Center, located at 285 Euskadi Lane.  <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Officials
 joining Governor Little include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Commission on Hispanic Affairs Community Resource Development Specialist J.J. </span>
</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Saldaña</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Commission for Libraries State Librarian Stephanie Bailey-White </span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Department of Commerce Director Tom Kealey<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Department of Environmental Quality Director Jess Byrne<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Department of Financial Management Administrator Alex Adams<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Department of Labor Director Jani Revier<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Department of Water Resources Director Gary Spackman<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources Administrator Rich Stover<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 State Controller Brandon Woolf<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt  <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 State Police Major Steven Davis <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Bevan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Idaho
 Transportation Department Director Scott Stokes<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">“Capital
 for a Day is a great opportunity for myself and my administration to hear from Idahoans about the needs of their community,” Governor Little said. “It is an honor to share this tradition with the good people of Gooding and learn how we can better serve them.”
  <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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 # #<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">NEWS
 MEDIA CONTACT: Madison Hardy, Press Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">208-547-7485
 or </span></span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:Madison.Hardy@gov.idaho.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Madison.Hardy@gov.idaho.gov</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk129171352"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127176759"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117256448"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk14430399"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">Madison Hardy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">Press Secretary | Idaho Governor Brad Little</span></b><b><span style="font-size:4.0pt;color:#1F3864"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F3864">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F3864">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">208-854-3015  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">208-547-7485<b><span style="color:#5B9BD5"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5496"><a href="mailto:Madison.Hardy@gov.idaho.gov"><span style="color:#2F5496">Madison.Hardy@gov.idaho.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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