Idaho's CTE division faces nearly $4M in cuts, warns of decade-long recovery and workforce impacts

In response to cuts, Idaho Public Defender’s Office plans to reduce training, overflow contractors

Idaho State Capitol building in Boise on Jan. 11, 2023. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)Idaho’s state public defender worries that additional new state budget cuts approved by the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee will increase workloads and cause the office to lose attorneys that provide legal representation that is guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Idaho State Public Defender Eric D. Frede…

Idaho's CTE division faces nearly $4M in cuts, warns of decade-long recovery and workforce impacts

Budget cuts are pulling supplies and mentorship out of Idaho's career training classrooms. Industry leaders warn of a less prepared and non-homegrown workforce.

‘We will start losing attorneys’: State Public Defender talks pending cuts

BOISE — Idaho State Public Defender Eric Fredericksen went before the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Wednesday warning that budget cuts could upend his office’s positive trajectory.

Idaho's top public defender warns against further cuts

The head of Idaho’s public defenders office worries further cuts to his budget could get the state sued again for not upholding its constitutional duties.