Idaho Gov. Brad Little has said he will rescind an order regarding COVID-19 vaccines issued by his temporary replacement while he was away visiting the southern border.
With Little among a group of Republican governors currently in Texas, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued an executive order on Tuesday saying she “fixed” Little’s original policy by banning schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations or mandatory testing. The Idaho Constitution gives gubernatorial powers to the lieutenant governor if the governor leaves the state.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little at a March 2020 news conference. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Little issued a statement minutes after McGeachin’s tweet, saying, “I will be rescinding and