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Governor's office seeks to restore emergency fund, explores constituent‑service platform and Task Force 2250 funding
Summary
The Executive Office of the Governor asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 18 to transfer $1,350,000 in general‑fund cash into the governor's emergency fund to restore its cash balance to the $2 million appropriation and discussed plans for a constituent‑services platform and other IT and one‑time requests.
The Executive Office of the Governor presented its FY26 budget requests to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 18, including a recommendation to transfer $1,350,000 in general‑fund cash to restore the governor's emergency fund cash balance to its authorized $2 million appropriation.
Christopher Lahoset, legislative budget analyst, explained the governor's emergency fund has a base appropriation of $2 million and a current cash balance of roughly $650,000. "This cash transfer would bring that fund balance up to the amount that's currently appropriated," Lahoset said, noting the fund has been used for items including reimbursements to Idaho State Police for the Moscow murder investigations and the Esto Perpetua (fight fentanyl) program.
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