Higher ed budget requests focus on staff additions, pay raises

Higher ed budget requests focus on staff additions, pay raises

Idaho’s colleges and universities seem to have two recurring budget priorities. They want to add staff, and they want to give pay raises to staff already on hand. The colleges and universities recently submitted their budget requests for 2025-26 — the first step in a process that will unfold at the Statehouse in the next six months or so. The requests include several line items that fall under two jargony categories. The four-year schools submit…