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State Liquor Division requests store upgrades, staffing increases and IT security funding
Summary
The Idaho State Liquor Division briefed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on its FY2024 finances and FY2026 budget requests, including pay increases for temporary retail staff, store remodels, network modernization and website ADA compliance work.
The Idaho State Liquor Division told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that it seeks a mix of one-time and ongoing appropriations to address store improvements, staffing turnover and network modernization.
Budget analyst Kelvin McGurkin of the Legislative Services Office told the committee the division reported $319.1 million in sales and $116.6 million in reported net income for FY2024, and that statutory distributions from the division totaled $118.3 million in FY2024. McGurkin said the agency’s available fund balance fell from $38 million in FY2022 to $14 million in FY2024, a decline the division attributes to higher-margin direct-to-consumer sales during the COVID-19 period that have since been spent down.
The division’s FY2026 requests include $131,400 in ongoing dedicated funds —…
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