Legislature’s Budget Committee Adopts More Optimistic Revenue Forecast

Legislature’s budget committee adopts more optimistic revenue forecast

The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee voted unanimously Monday to adopt a more optimistic revenue projection than Gov. Brad Little recommended to base the state budget around.

Idaho Legislature’s budget committee adopts more optimistic revenue forecast

The Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise as seen on Jan. 14, 2026. (Photo by Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee voted unanimously Monday to adopt a more optimistic revenue projection than Gov. Brad Little recommended to base the state budget around.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE After delaying the vote by one day on Friday, the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted…

Statehouse roundup, 1.19.26: Budget-setting lawmakers settle on revenue targets

Lawmakers Monday settled on revenue targets that were at once “optimistic” and “conservative,” depending on who was talking about the numbers that will guide budget-setting in the coming months.  After a meandering discussion and some initial confusion about what they were voting on, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) unanimously voted to adopt revenue recommendations from the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee (EOR…