Cuts coming to Broadwater County Sheriff's Office after failed levy

Cuts coming to Broadwater County Sheriff's Office after failed levy

Broadwater County Sheriff-Coroner Nick Rauser says he is moving forward with cuts to services after voters rejected renewing and making permanent a public safety levy.Sheriff Rauser detailed the cuts in a letter posted to social media. Voters passed the original levy in 2020, and since it was not renewed, it is set to sunset this year.With the levy's failure, more than a third of the sheriff's office budget is lost.In the letter, Sheriff Rauser …

Idaho's two failed levies have largely different impacts

Just two of the 24 levies on Idaho ballots failed on Tuesday: Valley and Marsh Valley. For the two small districts, the failures have strikingly different consequences. In Marsh Valley, the levy signifies an end to the years-long debate of whether or not to reduce the district’s footprint. In Valley, there’s another shot to rerun the measure, before the district will have to cut staff. The failures encompass just under $4 million of the nearly $…