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Governor’s office seeks one‑time cash restoration for emergency fund, $250,000 for America250 activities
Summary
The Executive Office requested a $1.35 million transfer to replenish the governor’s emergency fund cash balance, $250,000 to support America250 activities tied to a presidential executive order, and $45,000 for IT replacement; lawmakers sought itemized spending and transparency details.
The Executive Office of the Governor presented its FY26 budget enhancements to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 18, seeking a $1.35 million one‑time transfer from the general fund to restore the governor’s emergency fund cash balance to the $2 million base appropriation, and requesting $250,000 one‑time general‑fund support to implement objectives tied to a national America250 effort.
Christopher Lahoset, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the governor’s emergency fund has a $2 million base appropriation and that the fund’s cash balance had fallen to about $650,000 because of prior expenditures the office made to reimburse the Idaho State Police for the Moscow murder investigations and for a fentanyl‑related public program.
Lahoset said the executive office is also requesting $45,000 one‑time from…
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