Molly Messick reports the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy unveiled its website today. The center describes itself as a “non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing our state’s citizens and elected officials with fact-based information and analysis to help make informed policy decisions.” Director Mike Ferguson, who served as Idaho’s chief economist for more than 25 years, says the website will be a resource for policymakers and the public as they work to understand Idaho’s budget and tax system.
States Pay, Families Lose: Idaho Food Assistance Under the OBBBA
- On July 4, 2025, the U.S. President signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law.1 The passage of OBBBA resulted