Following impassioned debate, Idaho Senate kills budget with health and welfare cuts

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 1,001

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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An impassioned debate from one of Idaho’s most experienced state legislators brought the Idaho Senate to a standstill Thursday and set the stage for the chamber to kill a budget that would impose budget cuts on health and human services programs.

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Sen. Jim Guthrie, R-McCammon, called the new across-the-board budget cuts “a defining moment” in the Idaho Legislature and challenged legislators to do …

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