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Idaho lawmaker warns business leader to avoid Statehouse

Published November 15, 2021 9:17 AM

By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican representative is warning the head of the state’s top business lobby not to show up at the Statehouse as lawmakers reconvene Monday to consider COVID-19 legislation. Rep. Chad Christensen in a social media post on Saturday told Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry President Alex LaBeau to stay away or limit his visit to the governor’s office. Lawmakers are gathering mainly to consider legislation regarding President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 requirements. But some far-right Republican lawmakers want Idaho to ban businesses from requiring vaccines. LaBeau’s group is against government inserting itself between employees and employers.

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