WKOW2dOpinion
Joint Finance Committee announces public hearings for state budget
As lawmakers work to create the 2025-2027 state biennial budget, members of the Joint Finance Committee will travel around ...
Idaho Capital Sun3h
Idaho Legislature’s budget committee approves half of funding proposed for digital library grants
A Boise Democrat made an unsuccessful motion to approve the full $2.5 million grant, but she was overruled by the Republican ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle2h
Idaho Legislature’s budget committee kills federal funding for home energy rebates
The Idaho Legislature’s powerful budget committee on Wednesday refused to accept $24.6 million in federal funding to provide ...
Four Wisconsin public hearings set with budget committee
The Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance will hold four public hearings on the budget across the state. The hearings will run ...
East Idaho News on MSN3d
$30 million water infrastructure bill advances in Idaho Legislature
An important piece of water legislation passed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Friday, but must still be ...
Idaho State Journal3d
Budget writers approve Medicaid budget, including expected savings from Medicaid reform bill
The state budget writers have passed the largest budget this year, with members narrowly advancing Medicaid appropriations on ...
Idaho Mountain Express1d
Idaho budget committee approves funding for wildfires, firefighter bonuses
The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved funding to fight wildfires, in addition to bonuses ...
Idaho Capital Sun8d
Idaho Legislature’s budget committee operating under two different sets of voting rules
No other Idaho legislative committee has this much uncertainty over voting and what it takes to advance a bill from committee ...
Coeur d'Alene Press3d
Idaho Legislature’s budget committee sets Medicaid budget close to governor’s requests
The Idaho Legislature’s powerful budget setting committee on Monday set budgets for Idaho Medicaid — largely at levels the governor asked for.
PBS7d
This Week on Idaho Reports: Tensions Boils Over in the Legislature Budget Setting Committee
Tensions in the legislature’s budget setting committee have started to boil over. This week, we discuss the winding road through budget-setting with the co-chairs of the Joint Finance ...