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JFAC approves more cuts

by ROYCE MCCANDLESS / Coeur d'Alene Press
| February 6, 2026 3:10 PM

BOISE — After a lengthy meeting, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted Friday in favor of broad agency and program cuts for this year and the years ahead, recommendations that will form a bill to be voted on by both chambers of the Idaho Legislature.  

For the current fiscal year, JFAC voted to enact 4% budget cuts for state agencies. These cuts represent a 1% increase beyond the 3% cuts recommended by Gov. Brad Little in his office’s budget.

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