Here are the 8 measures that would limit Gov. Little’s emergency powers as Idaho faces COVID

Idaho legislators want Gov. Brad Little’s emergency restrictions over COVID-19 to end. And they’re using every tool available to ensure it happens sooner rather than later.

In the first week of the legislative session, lawmakers have introduced eight pieces of legislation that would curb the governor’s emergency powers and lift the disaster declaration over the coronavirus — at a time when Idaho’s reported cases are significantly higher than the first wave.

The eight pieces of legislation were introduced in the House and Senate state affairs committees, including several ways to end the emergency declaration, one addressing special legislative sessions and others addressing restrictions tied to the declaration.

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