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By KEITH RIDLERDecember 19, 2020 GMT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Idaho government officials spent $162,500 at a women’s clothing store called Fantazia Apparel in Los Angeles last spring. Another $8,500 went to specialty beer maker Clairvoyant Brewing in Boise. A producer of theatrical effects fluids in Tennessee called Froggy’s Fog received $15,000.
A public records request by The Associated Press showed just how far and wide the state ranged and what odd partnerships formed as officials scrambled to obtain personal protective equipment for medical workers as the coronavirus began spreading across the U.S.
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Fantazia Apparel, which specializes in “high quality tops for missy sizes,” obtained 50,000 hard-to-get N95 masks through its Chinese manufacturer and sold them to Idaho at a cost of $3.25 each.
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Helping in the fight : Idaho National Guard tackles COVID tasks. Here s what they do Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman
Dec. 17 Last month, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order sending up to 100 members of the Idaho National Guard around the state for 30 days to assist health care workers in their battle against COVID-19.
Last Friday, Little increased that support to 250 members and also issued an extension for their service with a new order, authorizing Guard members to serve through March. As medical providers across the state continue to call on the Guard for assistance, this additional authorization enables our Guardsmen to continue helping in the fight, Little said in a news release. With members of the Guard performing these missions, it frees up health care workers to focus on providing critical patient care. We are deeply grateful for their service.