BOISE, Idaho — A high-ranking Idaho elected official who has spoken out against using federal money to help people through the economic pain caused by the pandemic received more than $300,000 from a federal coronavirus relief program to aid a business she owns.
Information released by the federal government shows Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin accepted $314,727 under the Paycheck Protection Program.
The Idaho Statesman reported on Thursday that two loans were received by her Idaho Falls-based wholesale transmission-parts business.
She says she took the loans to keep as many people working as possible.
Other elected officials in the state have taken smaller loans for their businesses.
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