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Idaho legislators to consider $630M surplus, limiting governor s powers in 2021 session Hayat Norimine, The Idaho Statesman
Jan. 11 Idaho s 66th Legislative Session begins today, and it won t be like any other.
Gov. Brad Little s State of the State address will be delivered 1 p.m. and held remotely from a Statehouse auditorium. Normally the governor delivers the speech on the House floor with all three branches of government present.
The public will be able to watch at the Capitol in person, but there will be social distancing measures and capacity limits. Virtual streams of the meetings will be available on Idaho Public Television and on IdahoStatesman.com.
A Boise State University study shows Idaho has a $241.8 million a year transportation funding gap that it needs that much more in funding each year just to maintain its current transportation system as is.
With the state on track to rolling up an unprecedented $600 million-plus budget surplus this year, transportation advocates are hoping this is the year that the “stars align” and the state makes significant investments into improving its transportation infrastructure.
“From the most conservative members of the legislature to the most liberal members of the legislature, I’ve heard, ‘My constituents are talking to me about transportation,’ ‘My constituents are upset about congestion,’ ‘My constituents are worried about an unsafe road, we’ve got to do something,’” said Wayne Hammon, CEO of the Idaho Associated General Contractors. “I really think the stars are aligning.”