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JFAC votes against funding National Guard education program

by ROYCE MCCANDLESS / Coeur d'Alene Press
| February 28, 2026 1:00 AM

BOISE — The Joint Finance-Appropriation Committee voted against funding the Idaho National Guard’s reimbursement program Friday, but left open the opportunity for the programs within the Department of Health and Welfare's public health division to be considered in later budget-setting discussions.

The vote Friday came a week after the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) rejected a request to fund the National Guard’s education reimbursement program and subsequently voted to have the matter brought back for the committee’s consideration at the chair’s discretion. 

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