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Idaho Senate Republicans Vote to Underfund K-12 Schools
Today, Idaho Senate Republicans passed the K-12 public school budget for the coming year. Senate Bill 1362 leaves major funding gaps in place and forces schools to absorb rising costs with too little state support. In response, Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Janie...
Idaho Republicans Hoard $53 Million While Essential Services Are Cut
Today, Republicans on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted to keep $53 million in reserve funds instead of allowing those dollars to return to the General Fund, where they could help prevent cuts to essential services. The decision follows a years-long...
Idaho Senate Republicans Vote to Rip Health Care Away from Tens of Thousands of Idahoans
Today, Idaho Senate Republicans approved legislation to undermine voter-approved Medicaid expansion and threaten health care coverage for tens of thousands of Idahoans. House Bill 913 would bury eligible Idahoans in burdensome, multi-month work verification...
Little Signs Public Safety Cuts That Leave Officers and Communities Behind
Today, Governor Little signed a public safety budget for the coming fiscal year that strips millions of dollars from law enforcement, juvenile corrections, and prevention programs. Senate Bill 1361 weakens key services that Idaho communities depend on and shifts the...
Little Signs Cut to State Public Defender Despite Clear Constitutional Risks
Governor Brad Little has signed Senate Bill 1373, the economic development budget for the coming fiscal year, including an ongoing $2.2 million cut to the Idaho State Public Defender office. In response, Idaho Democratic leaders released the following statements:...
Idaho Senate Republicans Approve Deep Cuts to Public Universities
Today, Republicans in the Idaho State Senate approved the State Board of Education budget for the coming year. House Bill 876 cuts tens of millions of dollars from Idaho’s universities and community colleges. In response, Democratic Caucus Chair Janie Ward-Engelking...
Idaho House and Senate Democrats Statement on the Passing of Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam
Idaho House and Senate Democrats released the following statements on the passing of Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam: Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Wintrow and House Democratic Leader Ilana Rubel: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Nampa Mayor Hogaboam. This is a...
Idaho Senate Republicans Pass Budget that Undermines Access to Justice
Today, Republicans in the Idaho State Senate approved the judicial budget for the coming fiscal year. House Bill 847 cuts $3.7 million in ongoing funding from Idaho’s courts even as workloads grow and cases become more complex. In fiscal year 2025, judges handled...
Little Quietly Signs Off on Deepening Damage He Helped Create
Today, it was reported that Governor Brad Little quietly signed Senate Bill 1331 late Monday, imposing a new 1% across-the-board cut on most state agencies on top of the 3% holdback he ordered in August. These cuts follow more than $450 million in Republican revenue...