Before Idaho legislators adjourn for the year, they have to pass a balanced budget. And on Friday, the powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, or JFAC, is set to take up a [...]
A divided Idaho House of Representatives voted 38-31 on Wednesday to pass the first of 10 omnibus budget bills that are at the center of a budget showdown in the [...]
As legislative leaders continue to debate voting procedures and rules, the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee has not yet taken the traditional step of voting on a revenue target that the [...]
Twelve of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee’s 20 members rebelled against the legislative committee’s co-chairs on Friday, going around committee leaders to pass new, standalone budgets that are in direct competition [...]
Although he is prepared to work with whatever alterations legislators come up with, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said the changes that the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is making to the state’s [...]
Over the course of two-and-a-half hours on Tuesday, the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set $5.1 billion worth of “maintenance of current operations” budgets to simply keep the lights on [...]
Members of the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee took a symbolic hostage on Friday as part of the budget committee’s showdown with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare over [...]
An Idaho state budget official told legislative budget writers Wednesday that the state cannot independently verify its cash balances following the state’s transition to the Luma business and accounting systems [...]
The 2024 Idaho legislative session begins Monday at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, where Republican legislators will look to expand the Idaho Legislature’s power and influence through budgetary changes [...]
Idaho’s 2024 legislative session begins Jan. 8, kicking off a nearly yearlong political season that will be driven by elections at the local, state and federal levels. Idaho’s Legislature meets [...]
Within about a week Idaho homeowners will learn how much they will save on their property taxes this year thanks to a new law passed by the Idaho Legislature. This [...]
Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder has removed Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld as the vice chair of the Senate House and Welfare Committee and reprimanded Sen. Scott Herndon over editorials those [...]
The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee visited a state prison, met with Micron executives and toured the former Idaho Transportation Department headquarters Thursday. Although the Idaho Legislature is not in [...]
Idaho legislators will set the stage for the upcoming 2024 legislative session during a series of seven meetings at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise over the next two weeks. [...]
