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Gov. Brad Little OK'd a package of further budget cuts to state agencies, bringing the total to $131.3 million in the current fiscal year.

State senators put their foot down against deeper budget cuts to Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare on Thursday.

The Idaho legislature’s first round of budget cuts cleared a major hurdle Monday morning.

For a second time in a week, Idaho’s budget committee rejected funding a tuition benefit for state National Guard members.

Idaho’s budgeting committee is pumping the brakes on restoring cuts made to the state’s National Guard tuition assistance program.

The head of Idaho’s public defenders office worries further cuts to his budget could get the state sued again for not upholding its constitutional duties.

Idaho’s budget committee slashed $106.5 million from the upcoming fiscal year’s spending plan over objections that the cuts will hurt public services and ultimately cost the state more in the long run.

Idaho Democrats are once again urging Republican legislative leaders to tap into the state’s rainy day funds to help cover its projected budget deficit.

Idaho lawmakers Friday took the first step in further cutting state agency budgets in both the current and upcoming fiscal years up to 5%.

Newly proposed state budget cuts unveiled Tuesday could permanently trim between $15 million to $30 million into the future.