Governor Brad Little took a sharp turn on his approach to dealing with the spread of COVID-19. On March 23, Little said it was up to cities to decide whether to close bars and restaurants, citing a need for individual cities to make their own decisions. However, Little announced Wednesday, M…
Despite trying times for Idaho’s economy, officials hope that the stimulus package passed by Congress on March 27, coupled with action at the state level, will be the light at the end of the tunnel.
There's no question that the advent of COVID-19 has already had a dramatic effect on Idaho's economy. One barometer of the situation came the afternoon of March 26, when the Idaho Department of Labor announced unemployment insurance claims skyrocketed compared to the previous week.
Three Idahoans have now died from COVID-19, according to a release from Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday that he was declaring another, more severe state of emergency as well as a “Shelter in Place” order, which asks that all Idahoans, with the exception of people with “essential” jobs, to stay where they are and only go out for necessities.
Small businesses across the U.S. are hurting, with many proprietors considering shutting their doors. Relief is on the way from the U.S. Small Business Administration, which now offers loans of up to $2 million for qualifying businesses.
Governor Brad Little took a sharp turn on his approach to dealing with the spread of COVID-19. On March 23, Little said it was up to cities to decide whether to close bars and restaurants, citing a need for individual cities to make their own decisions. However, Little announced Wednesday, M…
The full scope of economic impacts of COVID-19 is impossible to predict. For Idaho agricultural industries, however, the impact hits harder at the stock market than it does at the grocery store.
Facing down a global pandemic is a frightening prospect. It’s even more so for the more vulnerable populations, especially those who don’t have a home where they can go into isolation.
As the coronavirus makes its way through Idaho, people have been looking for comprehensive information about the state of their communities. People want and need to know where they can get groceries, find out if there are infections in their neighborhood and what businesses are open. Idaho M…
Following the trend of a number of local organizations, the Idaho Youth Ranch is finding ways to serve its clients while maintaining social distance to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by novel coronavirus. The organization now offers video-based counseling to clients in lieu…
