Comments on: Lawmakers’ new revenue numbers mean tighter budget

By: JFAC accepts revenue committee’s collections « Idaho Reporter

JFAC accepts revenue committee’s collections « Idaho Reporter — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:02:33 +0000

[...] overconfident in our revenue projections and it’s not good,” Goedde said. Last year, lawmakers set a revenue target below the governor and economic experts, and tax collections came in under lawmakers’ lowered [...]

By: Idaho budget revenue numbers will be set on Friday « Idaho Reporter

Idaho budget revenue numbers will be set on Friday « Idaho Reporter — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:37:28 +0000

[...] (JFAC) co-chair Rep. Maxine Bell, R-Jerome, said the committee will choose the revenue projections set by a different panel of lawmakers last month. Those figures, $2.28 billion for the current budget and $2.29 billion for the next [...]

By: Land Board lowers Luna’s fund request from $52 million to $22 million « Idaho Reporter

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:42:20 +0000

[...] also said Wednesday that schools could face a total reduction of up to $160 million , based on the revised budget number from a legislative panel last month. That means Idaho public schools could face an across-the-board reduction of $113 [...]

By: Final tax numbers confirm $12.6 shortfall in December « Idaho Reporter

Final tax numbers confirm $12.6 shortfall in December « Idaho Reporter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:30:12 +0000

[...] shortfall, but that was reduced to $12.6 by mid-January. The shortfall was a key factor in a decision last month by a panel of lawmakers to create a lower revenue forecast for the next state budget. Preliminary data for January should [...]

By: Education advocates have their say on the budget « Idaho Reporter

Education advocates have their say on the budget « Idaho Reporter — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:44:33 +0000

[...] recommended a $27 million holdback for public schools in his budget address last week. Based on the lowered revenue projections from lawmakers on Wednesday, that reduction to schools could grow to $61 million, according to Robin Nettinga, executive [...]

By: More from LeFavour on lower tax revenue projections « Idaho Reporter

More from LeFavour on lower tax revenue projections « Idaho Reporter — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:03:50 +0000

[...] by the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee (EORAC) Wednesday. During the meeting, she called chosen revenue numbers “really, really irresponsible.” LeFavour has additional comments on the revenue projection numbers at her blog. Here is an [...]