Idaho budget committee rejects proposals to partially restore wildfire funding cuts

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 1,234

Last Updated: 6 days, 8 hours ago

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The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee rejected a pair of proposals Wednesday that would have restored a total of $285,000 in state funding for wildfire protection that the Idaho Legislature cut last month.

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“It’s unfortunate that we are looking at these further reductions to the fire program when the fire threat and fire severity in the state is only getting worse,” Idaho Department of Lands …

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