BOISE — The co-chairs of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee defended additional agency cuts Thursday, saying they were required to achieve structural balance for the state.
“We do not spend money we do not have,” Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, said. “We cannot print money like the federal government does and we do not want to spend more money than current revenues. Our goal is to have ongoing revenues to match ongoing expenses.”
During a press conference uncommon for the body, the key sticking point for the co-chairs was Gov. Brad Little’s recommendation for a variety of one-time cash transfers and spending cuts to right the state’s budget for the current fiscal year…