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Department of Finance requests six examiner hires; governor omits two investigator positions
Summary
At a Jan. 21 Joint Finance Appropriations Committee hearing, the Idaho Department of Finance defended a 2026 request for six full‑time positions focused on IT and investigative work; the governor recommended all but two of the investigator positions.
The Joint Finance Appropriations Committee heard a budget presentation Jan. 21 from the Idaho Department of Finance seeking six full‑time positions and $816,600 from state regulatory funds to add IT‑focused examiners and investigative staff.
Noah Peterson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the Department of Finance’s enhancement package for fiscal 2026 totals six full‑time positions and $816,600 drawn from the agency’s state regulatory funds. The request would add IT and financial examiners across the Financial Institutions Bureau, the Consumer Finance Bureau and the Securities Bureau, plus one‑time capital outlay recommended by…
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