Idaho budget committee votes down funding for National Guard tuition assistance

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 21, 2026

Words: 1,134

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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When offered one of the first opportunities to add back state funding that had been cut, Republicans on the Idaho Legislature’s powerful budget committee voted down a proposal to restore funding for tuition benefits for Idaho Army National Guard members.

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The Idaho Military Division had requested $190,800 in general fund budget enhancements for the Idaho State Education Assistance program to restore funding that Idaho …

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