Higher education cuts revert Idaho’s intuitions back to the backwater places found in our literature

Higher education cuts revert Idaho’s intuitions back to the backwater places found in our literature

A student walks across Idaho State University's campus in Pocatello. (Photo courtesy of Idaho State University)Last year, Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced that he would cut spending on higher education by 3%. The House bill including these cuts passed in March. Little says the holdback is necessary so  that the state’s budget can be balanced — “Idahoans expect their state government to operate efficiently and effectively, and the balanced budget…