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JFAC debate cuts Idaho libraries’ proposed $2.5M digital-access grant; motions fail after split votes
Summary
On March 7 the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee debated a $2.5 million federal Digital Equity grant for libraries. Two competing motions — one to fund the digital-access grant and a substitute seeking to strip the $2.5 million — both failed after tied or split rolls in the House and Senate panels of the committee.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee considered funding for the Idaho Commission for Libraries on March 7 and failed to approve a $2.5 million federal digital-access grant after heated debate about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) language in grant materials. Brooke Dupree, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the federal money in question stems from the Digital Equity Act. Senator Carlson proposed an amendment that would limit the commission’s FY2026 additions to $42,400 from the general fund and $40,000…
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