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A new Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy report says Idaho lawmakers prioritized prisons over prevention in recent budget decisions affecting corrections, public defense and treatment courts.

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Despite claims from some that prioritizing tax relief would imperil Idaho’s budget, the Gem State has just closed the books on fiscal year 2026, ending in the black while rolling over approximately $250 million in cash balances to the general fund for fiscal year 2027. Idaho also currently has nearly $1.3 billion in total reserves (22%) to weather any changes in the economic outlook.