Both cited sources are reachable and their quotes verify verbatim. The PRIMARY source (Office of the Governor of Idaho) confirms wildland firefighters received one-time bonuses of up to $5,000, that more than 300 employees benefited, and that the $1M in bonuses were part of "Governor Little's KEEPING PROMISES plan" — an initiative his administration authored and deployed via executive action (Aug 1, 2025). The REPUTABLE_SECONDARY source (Missoula Current / Idaho Capital Sun) confirms the one-time $40M transfer to the Fire Suppression Deficiency Fund (bringing it to ~$52M) and $1.25M in firefighter bonuses, and explicitly documents that "Little requested a $60 million supplemental funding request... and an ongoing transfer of $40 million every year" — i.e., he initiated and drove the appropriation as the executive, not merely voting or supporting. The leadership test for CHAMPIONED is therefore satisfied: Little authored the budget initiative, requested the fire-fund funding, and personally deployed the bonuses. Confidence is held at 0.8 (not higher) because the suppression account was funded below his requested level (a one-time $40M rather than the $60M supplemental plus $40M ongoing he sought), so the "properly fund" element was only partially met. Rating upheld as CHAMPIONED.