By Ron Nate, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Aug. 24, 2025
Our budget has increased over 60% in the last 6 years, we are in a revenue shortfall, and our governor is suggesting a measly 3% cuts across the board to fix it.
Today, we’re not just sounding an alarm – we’re delivering the blueprint to fix it.
We’ve just sent our comprehensive plan for cuts to the Idaho Legislature’s new DOGE Task Force – created to slash waste, consolidate agencies, and make government more efficient. This is their moment, and we’ve given them a clear path forward to deliver true fiscal conservatism.
Our detailed analysis reveals over $2.1 BILLION in potential savings – 98.3% of which can be achieved every single year! Imagine the impact of:
- Repealing Medicaid expansion, saving over $1.3 BILLION in federal AND state funds.
- Eliminating Idaho Public Television, saving taxpayers another $4.4 MILLION annually.
- Ending the Idaho Launch program, freeing up $74 MILLION of your hard-earned money.
- Eliminating the Idaho Commission on Human Rights to dismantle a WOKE bureaucracy.
- Eliminating the Commission on Hispanic Affairs, saving taxpayers over $546,000 and ending government-funded identity politics!
This is just a sample of what is possible for cuts to our bloated, overgrown government.
What’s more: these aren’t just numbers; they’re your hard-earned dollars being returned to where they belong: your pockets. This is common-sense fiscal conservatism in action, turning a bloated bureaucracy into a lean, accountable government.
Don’t just take our word for it. Sign up to read our full report of bold recommendations now and see how we can transform Idaho’s budget: HERE.
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Related reading:
A 3% Holdback Can’t Fix 60% Budget Growth
Idaho DOGE Task Force – KTVB -TV Boise
Video of first meeting of Idaho DOGE Task Force – July 25, 2025
Video of second meeting of Idaho DOGE Task Force – August 25, 2025
No Respect at the Checkout Line – Jeff A. Pierson Substack
DOGE Task Force Committee
- Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa (co-chair) TLakey@senate.idaho.gov
- Sen. Carl Bjerke, R-Coeur d’Alene CBjerke@senate.idaho.gov
- Sen. Camille Blaylock, R-Caldwell CBlaylock@senate.idaho.gov
- Sen. Carrie Semmelroth, D-Boise CSemmelroth@senate.idaho.gov
- Rep. Jeff Ehlers, R-Meridian (co-chair) JEhlers@house.idaho.gov
- Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard HScott@house.idaho.gov
- Rep. Dustin Manwaring, R-Pocatello DManwaring@house.idaho.gov
- Rep. Josh Tanner, R-Eagle JTanner@house.idaho.gov
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