Idaho Budget, Union Bills, and Medicaid Expansion Fight
Bob Neugebauer and Ron Nate tackle Idahos spiraling budget crisis where $800 million in maintenance cuts were wiped out by $800 million in agency enhancements. Nate details how committee chairs are killing popular bills—the union funding ban passed the H
Idaho Pulse · Bob Neugebauer
March 17, 202636m 54s
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Show Notes
Bob Neugebauer and Ron Nate tackle Idaho's spiraling budget crisis where $800 million in maintenance cuts were wiped out by $800 million in agency enhancements. Nate details how committee chairs are killing popular bills—the union funding ban passed the House 45-23 but sits in Dan Foreman's drawer, while Jim Guthrie buries immigration bills to protect big ag interests. The conversation pivots to House Bill 850, IFF's highest-rated bill to repeal the $1.3 billion Medicaid expansion program that was sold to voters on understated cost projections now proven wildly inaccurate.