After ‘tight budget year,’ Idaho ends fiscal year with positive cash balance

By: Clark Corbin, Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 707

Last Updated: 1 day, 6 hours ago

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Idaho ended the 2026 fiscal year this summer with a positive ending cash balance that allows the state to transfer about $250 million into next year’s fiscal year 2027 state budget, Gov. Brad Little’s office announced Friday.

“What we are seeing is we had a pretty tight budget year, but I do think some of the budget decisions we made were smart,” Idaho Division of Financial Management Administrator Lori Wolff said in an …

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