Idaho Democrats urge GOP legislators not to pass additional new state budget cuts

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 682

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Idaho Democrats made a public plea Thursday to dip into some of the state’s savings and reserve funds and vote down additional new across-the-board budget cuts that minority party leaders warned would hurt the state and its residents for years to come.

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