JFAC members will vote Friday on the “Idaho Budget Rescission Act,” a sweeping bill to enact the midyear budget cuts — in ...

Earned autonomy is not deregulation without guardrails. It is a trade: more operational freedom in exchange for continued—and ...

We did our due diligence,” Gov. Brad Little told reporters in reference of drafting his budget proposal. “That’s what we’re ...

Michael Zarian has been Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s deputy solicitor general since January 2024. Zarian has played a key ...

Since 36.5% of Idaho’s prisoners were sentenced on drug charges, it would make economic sense to make drug treatment programs ...

Leaders of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, which sets the budgets for state agencies, last week asked the Idaho Division of Medicaid to come up with plans for 1% and 2% cuts for both ...

Operating funds are a necessary buffer to keep inconsistent cash flow from affecting the day-to-day operations of business.

The mission of Idaho Education News is to produce independent, comprehensive and thoughtful journalism about public education ...

This year’s legislative budget proposal asks public schools to absorb significant reductions, despite repeated assurances that K–12 funding would not be cut and despite Idaho ranking nearly at the ...

She inherits leadership over a unique, 145-year-old district facing several challenges, from enrollment declines to lawsuits.

Idaho fiscal policy fails to support the needs of our children. Idaho lawmakers should reject HB 559 and recommit to a financial policy that protects essential services, supports families, and invests ...

Mountain Home School District owns and operates one school at the air force base. Stephensen Elementary has 263 students in ...