House narrowly passes first of 10 omnibus budgets
A divided Idaho House of Representatives voted 38-31 on Wednesday to pass the first of 10 omnibus budget bills that are at the center of a budget showdown in the Idaho Legislature.
The vote to pass House Bill 457, the omnibus fiscal year 2025 budget for the judicial branch, appears to represent a narrow political victory for Republican House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, who supported the budget, as well as Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, one of the co-chairs of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee sets each element of the state budget and is often simply referred to as JFAC. JFAC is widely considered one of the most important and powerful committees in the Idaho Legislature because of the influence and control it has over money and state budgets.
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