Critics question Idaho bill to add penalties for wearing a mask during a crime

One police lieutenant said it would help with a growing trend of perpetrators wearing “facial disguises” that embolden ...

Sex work. Reckless driving. Wearing masks. Idaho lawmakers want to crack down

Soliciting a sex worker is a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on offenses after that. The Idaho Attorney General ...
Yahoo

Bill prohibiting mask mandates heads to Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s desk

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives a press conference after delivering his annual State of the State address Idaho Gov. Brad Little ...
Yahoo

Idaho Gov. Brad Little overturned past ban on mask mandates. Now, he’s signed one into law

When Idaho Gov. Brad Little left the state for a day in 2021, his lieutenant governor signed an executive order to ban mask mandates. It brought to a head months of simmering resentment and protests ...
Governing

Idaho Bans Local Mask Mandates Meant to Combat Disease

Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives a press conference after delivering his annual State of the State address on Jan. 6, 2025, in the Lincoln Auditorium in the Idaho Capitol. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed ...
KTVZ

Idaho governments can’t require masks for infectious diseases, under bill signed by Gov. Brad Little

BOISE (KTVZ) -- Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill that bans government and school mask mandates to combat infectious diseases. The bill takes effect immediately, through an emergency ...
KHQ

Idaho bill may end mask mandates for schools and local governments

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho lawmakers are currently examining a bill that aims to stop mask mandates across the state. The proposed legislation would prevent state, city, and county governments, as well as ...