In an interview on Friday with BoiseDev's Don Day, Governor Brad Little walked back on statements made Thursday about Idaho's unemployment benefits are all "caught up."
Governor says he 'misspoke' on benefits comments
Credit: Idaho On Your Side
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LITTLE'S THURSDAYPRESS CONFERENCEANNOUNCING THERE-OPENING OF OURSTATE... HE PRAISEDTHE STATE LABORDEPARTMENT'SRESPONSE TOSKYROCKETINGUNEMPLOYMENTCLAIMS.BUT ANOTHERCOMMENTFRUSTRATED MANYON OUR SOCIALMEDIA PAGES...AFTER HE SAID HEBELIEVED A LOT OFTHE UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS ARECAUGHT UP AT THISPOINT.NOW -- THEGOVERNOR ISBACKPEDALING.IN AN INTERVIEWWITH BOISE-DEV'SDON DAY...GOVERNOR LITTLESAID HE "MISSPOKE"ON THE SUBJECT...SAYING INSTEADTHAT THERE ARESTILL ROUGHLY 40-THOUSAND CLAIMSTHAT THERE AREQUESTIONS ABOUT --AND THAT LABOREMPLOYEES AREWORKING ON.THE GOVERNOR SAIDHE... QUOTE..."GUARANTEES IT'SGOING TO GETBETTER"..