Program cuts, staff cuts, furloughs: Education leaders say budget cuts would cause fallout

Additional new budget cuts would force state to furlough Idaho prison guards, state police

Barbed wire fencing wraps around the South Idaho Correctional Institution outside of Boise. It’s the only Idaho prison that incarcerates both men and women. | Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — The state of Idaho could be forced to furlough all commissioned Idaho State Police troopers and more than 1,200 prison staff if the Idaho Legislature enacts additional new budget cuts of 2% that legislators asked state agencies to …

Requested budget cuts could impact Idaho classrooms, health care and public safety

Responding to a request from Idaho's budgeting committee, state agencies submitted plans for cuts and the impacts they would have.

Idaho Department of Corrections looks to tighten its belt on spending as budget questions swirl

When it comes to the state budget, Idaho's roughly 75 agencies and departments are feeling the deficit squeeze in 2026.Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) Director Bree Derrick presented her budget to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) at the Idaho Statehouse last week.Part of her budget proposal includes plans to expand facilities throughout the state. One of the new facilities being built is a women's prison facility located …

Program cuts, staff cuts, furloughs: Education leaders say budget cuts would cause fallout

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on January 30, 2026 BOISE, Idaho — Another round of budget cuts would force immediate staff cuts and furloughs across Idaho campuses, college and university officials said Friday. The cuts would lead to larger classes and reduced student support. And cuts could affect some of higher education’s highest-profile programs. The University of Idaho would have to cut back its longstanding medical school partnership…

Budget cuts and layoffs loom at ISU as state seeks deeper reductions

POCATELLO — To meet increasing state-mandated budget holdbacks, layoffs en masse at Idaho State University is the rumor circulating in the Gate City area and beyond.

State agencies warn furloughs, layoffs expected if further budget cuts needed

A letter written on behalf of Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee leadership was sent to state agencies earlier this week, requesting agency directors to report back on what cuts of up to 2% would mean to them in this fiscal year and…