Idaho governor tells state agencies to limit budget requests

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has told state agencies to limit budget requests following a revenue forecast that came in lower than expected and eliminated most of the state's surplus.

"The cold hard facts of it are we thought we were going to have a ($170 million) surplus," Little said Tuesday. "Now, it's looking like it's going to be a significantly lower number."

Little, a Republican, in a memo on Monday told agencies to minimize replacement items next year to emergency requests only.

He also told agencies to restrict supplemental requests for the current fiscal year and enhancements for next fiscal year, such as salary increases, to emergency requests only.

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