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EDITORIAL: Budget must be legislative focus this session

| January 11, 2026 1:00 AM

North Idaho's legislators will have their work cut out for them this session that starts Monday, with a forecasted $40.3 million deficit for this fiscal year’s budget. 

While we certainly appreciate tax cuts and the desire to put more money into the pockets of Idahoans, perhaps those approved last year were a little too soon and a little too generous. We're not saying do the opposite and raise taxes, but we are saying, let's not cut them again.

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