Little urges fiscal 'restraint'
Idaho Gov. Brad Little smiles and shakes hands after delivering his State of the State address on Monday.
Brian Myrick/Idaho Press
BOISE — Gov. Brad Little’s State of the State address made clear that, above all else, this year’s legislative session would be marked by cuts for Medicaid, online schooling and a myriad of state agencies, centering a new “Enduring Idaho” plan around a theme of belt-tightening and persistence.
The address, delivered in the Idaho State Capitol on Monday, contrasts sharply with Little’s “Keeping Promises” just a year ago, which laid out tax cuts as well as investment in a number of state programs. With years of large budget surpluses now past and revenues in some areas falling, Little’s budget plan recommends wide-ranging budget cuts to ensure the state is not running a deficit for this fiscal year and the next.
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