Idaho public schools, Medicaid program now told to plan for new state budget cuts

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 1,306

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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After they were originally protected from new state budget cuts, leaders of Idaho’s public school system and Medicaid program are being asked by state legislators to submit plans to cut their budgets by up to 2%, a new state budget memo shows.

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The Idaho Legislature’s new memo indicates a 2% budget cut would represent a $55 million funding reduction for the K-12 public school system, …

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