Idaho lawmakers weigh additional state agency budget cuts beyond governor's proposal

Schools, corrections, state police and Medicaid to be mostly exempted from new cuts, analyst says

The Idaho State Capitol building on Jan. 23, 2024 in Boise. (Photo by Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee got its first look Tuesday at plans for additional new budget cuts that the state’s top budget official warns could lead to structural damage in state government programs and services. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Last week, leaders of the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Co…

JFAC mulls over further spending cuts with the cost of federal tax cuts still unknown

BOISE — As the budget-setting process gets further underway, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will soon be tasked with enacting budget cuts for state agencies, which are due to arrive with layoffs.

JFAC to lob 'first shot across the bow' on new budget cuts Friday

Newly proposed state budget cuts unveiled Tuesday could permanently trim between $15 million to $30 million into the future.

Idaho lawmakers weigh additional state agency budget cuts beyond governor's proposal

Idaho lawmakers face uncertainty as the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee considers additional budget cuts beyond what Idaho Governor Brad Little already requested to balance the state budget.The committee will vote on Friday on whether to implement an extra 1% to 2% cut to state agencies on top of the 3% reduction the governor already proposed.READ MORE | Idaho governor defends budget protecting education from cuts as lawmakers seek reduct…

Statehouse roundup, 2.3.26: JFAC to consider sweeping budget cuts that exempt K-12

Updated 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, with comments from the governor’s office.  The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee’s co-chairs Tuesday revealed their plan for state budget cuts — and public school leaders are in for another dizzying turn.  Sen. C. Scott Grow and Rep. Josh Tanner, both R-Eagle, proposed clawing back 1% or 2% this year from most state agencies, except K-12, Medicaid, prisons and state police.  JFAC members will vote Friday on the  …