Lawmakers review details of federal COVID-19 aid to Idaho

Alex Adams, administrator of the Idaho Division of Financial Management and Gov. Brad Little’s budget director, addresses a joint legislative working group at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.

‘It’s a very detailed process’

BOISE — The Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee, meeting as a joint legislative working group, did an in-depth review Tuesday of how the state receives federal funds like the CARES Act coronavirus aid when the Legislature’s not in session.

The panel didn’t recommend anything be taken up in the Aug. 24 special session of the Legislature on that issue, though it did discuss a possible legislative change to consider in January regarding when and how the Legislature is notified of the state’s receipt of large infusions of non-state funds between sessions.For the full story, pick up a copy of the August 19th edition of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper’s online edition.