Idaho
2024 Idaho legislative session kicks off Jan. 8
Idaho’s 2024 legislative session begins Jan. 8, kicking off a nearly yearlong political season that will be driven by elections at the local, state and federal levels.
Idaho’s Legislature meets every year at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise beginning on the second Monday in January, as required by theIdaho Constitution.
During the session, 105 legislators elected from across Idaho come together to set the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and consider new laws and administrative rules.
In 2024, all 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature expire and will be up for election, which is likely to play a role in the length of the session and drive some of the policy discussions. The legislative primary elections are May 21. As a general rule during election years, legislators look to adjourn the legislative session well before the primary election so that they can return to their home districts and run for re-election.
With the start of the legislative session less than three weeks away, here are some important dates to watch for on the government and political calendars in 2024. The State of the State address and all legislative hearings will be streamed live online for free using theIdaho in Session service.
Jan. 4, 9 a.m. – The Idaho Legislature’s Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee meets in the Lincoln Auditorium at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.
Jan. 5, 10 a.m. – The Idaho Legislature’s Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee meets in the Lincoln Auditorium at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.
Jan. 5, 10 a.m. – New Idaho Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Meyer will take the public oath of office at the Idaho Supreme Court in Boise.
Jan. 8, The 2024 Idaho legislative session convenes at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.
Jan. 8, Gov. Brad Little delivers the annual State of the State address at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.
Jan. 9, 8 a.m., Joint Finance Appropriations Committee holds its first meeting of the session in Room C310 at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.
Jan. 10, respectful workplace training for legislators at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.
Feb. 20, target date for JFAC to begin setting the fiscal year 2025 budget.
March 2, Idaho Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nominating caucus.
March 8, target date for JFAC to finish setting the fiscal year 2025 budget.
March 22, target date to adjourn the 2024 legislative session.
May 1, deadline for Idahoans for Open Primaries to submit signatures for their ballot initiative to the State of Idaho.
May 21, Idaho primary elections for legislative, congressional and county primary elections. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time.
May 23, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. local time, Idaho Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominating caucus.
Nov. 5, Idaho general election, featuring elections for the U.S. president, the U.S. House of Representatives, the Idaho Legislature and county offices. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time.
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Idaho
Idaho DMV offers new America 250 plate
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Idaho DMV released a new America 250 license plate. The America 250 plate features a red, white and blue design celebrating the United States’ semiquincentennial in 2026.
The plate is available at county DMV offices and online HERE. Standard vehicle registration fees apply, along with a specialty plate fee that supports the Idaho State Historical Society.
Customers can personalize the America 250 plate for an additional fee, subject to Idaho’s standard personalization guidelines. Special program plates and personalized plates do not receive county designators.
The plate is available for passenger vehicles and motorhomes. Drivers can request the plate at renewal or at any time by visiting their county DMV office or ordering online.
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Idaho
Idaho Lottery results: See winning numbers for Powerball, Pick 3 on April 15, 2026
The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on April 15.
Winning Powerball numbers from April 15 drawing
13-21-27-43-45, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 5
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 15 drawing
Day: 0-1-2
Night: 0-2-8
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 15 drawing
Day: 2-9-8-1
Night: 4-9-0-4
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Winning Lotto America numbers from April 15 drawing
17-18-31-46-51, Star Ball: 02, ASB: 02
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Winning Idaho Cash numbers from April 15 drawing
01-02-13-35-39
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 15 drawing
32-36-41-54-58, Bonus: 03
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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Idaho state revenues up in March but still behind for the current fiscal year as a whole
Idaho state revenues beat their projections for the month of March, but continue to lag behind the forecast the Idaho Legislature used for the state budget, according to a new state revenue report released Monday.
The good news? Idaho’s state budget is forecast to end the current fiscal year with a budget surplus of $36.9 million on June 30 if revenues come in as forecast for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The reason it’s still too early to celebrate? That projected state budget surplus is $30.5 million less than the $67.3 million projected surplus that Idaho legislators estimated when they adjourned the 2026 legislative session on April 2.
That is because overall state revenue collections for the entire fiscal year 2026 have come in $30.5 million below the revenue projection the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee set in January.
“If revenue collections perform exactly as forecasted for the rest of the year, the ending balance would be $36.9 million,” state officials wrote in the April edition of the Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund Budget Monitor report.
The bottom line on the state budget is watched closely every year because the Idaho Constitution prohibits the state from running a budget deficit where expenses exceed revenues.
The recent 2026 Idaho legislative session was dominated by near across-the-board budget cuts for all state agencies, programs and departments in order to pay for federal tax cuts President Donald Trump signed into law with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to guard against state revenue uncertainty and to avoid an unconstitutional state budget deficit.
According to the new report, individual income tax, corporate income tax and sales tax collections all exceeded forecast amounts for March.
The report also noted that Gov. Brad Little’s veto of House Bill 975 means an additional $53.7 million will be transferred from the Budget Stabilization Fund savings account to the general fund portion of the state budget to start fiscal year 2027. By voting House Bill 975, Little ensured that an additional money above the 15% savings account cap will be transferred to the state general fund rather than remain in savings reserve accounts.
Idaho runs on a fiscal year calendar where fiscal year 2026 ends June 30 and fiscal year 2027 begins July 1. That means Idaho has three more months of revenue collections before ending the current fiscal year. State budget officials routinely say April is one of the most important months of the entire year because it includes tax returns.
Efforts to reach Sen. Scott Grow, a Republican from Eagle who serves as co-chairman of the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, were not immediately successful Tuesday.
More information on the budget can be found here.
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