What We’re Reading: How Federal Budget Cuts Could Impact Idaho Schools, INL

Senate bashes Idaho tax agency as nation’s ‘worst’ – “The State Tax Commission took it on the chin, with senators describing it as the country’s worst tax collection agency. Tuesday’s vote to give it another $200,000 squeaked through on the narrowest margins, 18-16.” Associated Press

Federal budget cuts likely to impact INL cleanup – “The U.S. Secretary of Energy says looming federal budget cuts could curtail waste cleanup projects ongoing at an Idaho research facility and other sites across the country.” Associated Press

Sequestration: the stakes for Idaho K-12 – “How would the “sequestration” cuts affect Idaho — and state agencies that depend, to varying degrees, on federal dollars? That’s hard to tell. But the National Education Association pegged the impact on Idaho K-12 programs at $10.9 million.” Idaho Education News