Hundreds of members of Idaho’s LGBTQ+ community held a gathering inside the Idaho State Capitol on Tuesday commemorating the 10th anniversary of Idaho’s first and only public hearing on an “Add the Words” bill.

Gov. Little signed House Bill 3 after being approved by the Idaho House of Representatives and the Idaho Senate.

In 2023, when Idaho was riding on a $1.4 billion budget surplus, lawmakers approved a bill to create a fund to issue property tax relief to homeowners and give school districts funding to cover some of their bond and levy costs. Lawmakers overrode Republican Gov. Brad Little’s veto of the bill to make it law.

The Strategic Permitting, Efficiency, and Economic Development (SPEED) Act aims to promote energy independence.

Exploration and development company Perpetua Resources has lauded Idaho Governor Brad Little's Executive Order 2025-02, the Strategic Permitting, Efficiency, and Economic Development (Speed) Act. The legislation establishes a Speed council to improve coordination among state agencies,

Pushed by an anti-LGBTQ+ group called MassResistance, the resolution is sponsored by, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who argued her proposal was about state sovereignty. The resolution asks the nation’s highest court to “restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.”

The Executive Order SPEED stands for Strategic Permitting, Efficiency, and Economic Development. According to a press release from the Idaho Office of the Governor, the goal of the order is to get better at coordinating state permitting that promotes energy independence. It also focuses on supporting national security and driving the economy.

The bill would also allow tax filers to submit itemized grocery receipts in order to collect a credit of up to $250 per person.

Gov. Brad Little paid a visit to Idaho Falls on Wednesday to talk about the plan he unveiled last week. Little announced his 2025 Keeping Promises Plan during his State of the State address. The Idaho governor discussed his agenda with local media.

During Friday's press conference, Little suggested the state focus on fire mitigation technology, infrastructure protection and insurance rate stabilization.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected an Idaho businessman to be the Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. Boren founded "Clearwater Analytics," a Boise-based "Investment Accounting Software" company.

A bill requiring all Idaho school districts to create cellphone policies was introduced Monday in the Senate Education Committee, building momentum from successful phone restrictions already implemented across the state.