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Conservative Idaho group proposes $1.9 billion in state budget cuts – including Medicaid expansion

by LAURA GUIDO Idaho Capital Sun
| December 9, 2025 1:55 PM

An influential conservative think tank is urging the Idaho Legislature to cut Medicaid expansion, public school funding and other programs to balance the state budget.

Idaho is projected to face a between a $600 million and $1 billion budget deficit in fiscal year 2027, which begins July 1. It is already facing a roughly $58 million deficit in the current fiscal year. 

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