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Idaho state revenues up in March but still behind for the current fiscal year as a whole

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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.

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“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.

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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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Locations announced for new Latter-day Saint temples in Idaho and South Carolina

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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the site maps and locations of future temples in Idaho and South Carolina.

The Caldwell Idaho Temple, first announced in April 2025, will be built on a 19.2-acre site located at the southwest corner of West Orchard Avenue and South Florida Avenue in Canyon County, Idaho, according to a press release published Tuesday on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Plans for the Caldwell temple site call for a multistory temple of approximately 82,000 square feet, accompanied by a meetinghouse and an ancillary building.

Site map for the Caldwell Idaho Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Caldwell Idaho Temple was announced in April 2025 general conference by then-church President Russell M. Nelson, and was one of the last 15 temples President Nelson announced before his death on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Ten other temples in Idaho are currently in operation, under construction, or in planning or design stages. Of these 10 temples, one — the Montpelier Idaho Temple — is currently scheduled to be dedicated this October.

The Greenville South Carolina Temple, to be the state’s second Latter-day Saint temple, will be a single-story structure of approximately 18,850 square feet.

It will be constructed on an 8.8-acre site located at the south intersection of Independence Boulevard/Ponders Road and Roper Mountain Road in Greenville, South Carolina.

Site map for the Greenville South Carolina Temple.
Site map for the Greenville South Carolina Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Like the Caldwell temple, the Greenville South Carolina Temple was also announced by President Nelson in April 2025.

As the state’s second Latter-day Saint temple, the Greenville South Carolina Temple will join the Columbia South Carolina Temple (dedicated in 1999) in serving the nearly 47,000 Latter-day Saints that live in South Carolina.

Learn more about the Caldwell Idaho and Greenville South Carolina temples and others worldwide on the Church News’ temple almanac.

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Fundraising platform FlipCause owes millions to charities nationwide, including nonprofits in Idaho

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The Fundraising platform FlipCause filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December, according to court documents. But the Oakland-based company owes more than $29 million to charities nationwide, including two in Idaho.

Allison Terenzio-Moody is the executive director of the Treasure Valley Children’s Theater. They put on productions for youth in the Boise Area like High School Musical Jr., and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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A production of Robin Hood at the Treasure Valley Children’s Theater in September 2025.

Before the company went bankrupt, she used FlipCause to take donations, sell tickets to performances and manage classes. The company owes her organization about $20,000, and she’s not sure she’ll ever see it.

“Basically, they took money away from our kids, and they took money away from our donors,” she said.

In November, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a cease and desist order to Flipcause to stop all operations, including taking charitable donations.

“Donors placed their trust in Flipcause to ensure their contributions reached those in need. Instead, charities are experiencing significant financial stress due to the platform holding these funds back. This is simply unacceptable,” said Attorney General Bonta in a statement on the California Department of Justice website.

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”I’ve basically been told that, that money’s gone. You’re not going to see it, so you need to move on,” Terenzio-Moody said.

Despite switching to a new app and fundraising in December and January, Terenzio-Moody said the nonprofit is still operating in the negative.

“I want to make sure people know that we aren’t going anywhere,” Terenzio-Moody said. “We are so in love with what we do and the community that we create for young people. Our education programs and our productions are going to continue, but we need some help.”

Most of her efforts are focused on fundraising to recoup the lost costs, and Terenzio-Moody said that’s taken the focus away from the organization’s education programs.

Up in Hayden, Ds Connections – a nonprofit that helps people with Down Syndrome – also lost around $20,000 from FlipCause. But they’ve had better luck in turning things around.

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Ds Connections in Hayden is a nonprofit helping people with Down Syndrome.

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Ds Connections in Hayden is a nonprofit helping people with Down Syndrome.

Susan Villelli, founder and board president at the nonprofit, said the organization was able to raise all the lost funding and more after an Idaho Gives campaign, and the support of the local North Idaho community.

“We have not lost any programs, or canceled anything due to the FlipCause case, and because our budget is now back to its original design for 2025, it’s full steam ahead with everything as planned, including new projects,” she said.

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There is a new wrinkle in the bankruptcy case which could allow these nonprofits to recoup some of their losses after all. Last month, Jeffrey T. Testa, the trustee for FlipCause, asked a Delaware court to convert the case to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and the motion was granted.

“The trustee has been given the authority to try to claw back some of that money for the nonprofits,” Heidi K. Abegg, a lawyer in Washington D.C. who has clients who are owed money by FlipCause.

Terenzio-Moody said she plans to look into her legal options in light of the new developments, and Villelli said her nonprofit is going to fight for whatever funding they can recapture through the legal system.





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GALLERY | East Idaho Memorial Day displays honor the fallen – East Idaho News

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People across eastern Idaho spent Memorial Day visiting Field of Honor Displays in Idaho Falls and Pocatello.

The Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial display at Century High School features thousands of white markers and flags honoring fallen service members from the Global War on Terrorism and Idahoans who have died since September 11, 2001.

At the Field of Honor display at Russ Freeman Park in Idaho Falls, 1,000 American flags were on display as a tribute to benefit local Veterans Groups, local Child Abuse Prevention Agencies, and Bonneville-Idaho Falls Crime Stoppers.

Here is a collection of photos from both locations.

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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