Idaho Legislature’s budget committee passes maintenance budgets with new 5% cuts included

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 963

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Amid a backdrop of confusion and frustration, members of the Idaho Legislature’s powerful budget committee passed new fiscal year 2027 maintenance of operations budgets Friday that include 5% state budget cuts for most state agencies and departments.

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For the last two weeks, several state agency directors and Gov. Brad Little’s budget chief Lori Wolff have warned that the additional new across-the-board cuts …

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