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(KLIX)-The City of Twin Falls now has land for a dedicated dog park. But now, they lack the funding to start developing the site. Parks and Recreation Director Dennis Bowyer says there isn’t any money in this year’s budget  or the next for the park...

(KLIX)- Last night the Twin Falls City Council got an update on the budget process. City Manager Travis Rothweiler met with the council for the second time on how the budget is coming together for 2012-2013 budget. At this point Rothweiler said it was very preliminary, and more of a work in progress...

Jerome, Idaho (KLIX) Many cities across the Magic Valley are beginning the budget process. The city of Jerome is currently working on theirs. Right now department heads are putting together their individual budgets. The new City Administrator Polly Hulsey says staff will have about a week to get their requests in...

It’s already time to begin planning a new budget and the Twin Falls City Council is getting ready for the task.  Tonight the council will be hearing a presentation on the city finances…the first report in six months.  It will also take a look at fiscal year 2013...

(AP) - Legislative budget writers have voted to boost state support for public schools by 4.6 percent next year while increasing the minimum teacher salary to $30,500, up from $30,000. The $1.56 billion spending plan for public schools in 2013 was approved Monday by the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee...

State spending on public schools is in line for a $30 million increase under Gov. Otter's proposed budget for next year. Public schools chief Tom Luna wanted at least $60 million of a projected state surplus to go toward public education in the fiscal year that starts July 1.

Idaho Governor butch Otter is cautioning state agencies their budget plans for the next fiscal year could be trimmed after state tax revenues came in about $5.4 million below projections during the month of November. In a letter Wednesday, Otter told members of his cabinet that with the new numbers, Idaho is now running $16...

Idaho will end the fiscal year with $77 million in the bank, if current projections hold.  (These comparatively bright prospects -- after three years of revenue shortfalls -- were delivered Thursday at a taxpayer lobbying group's conference in Boise by the Idaho Legislature's budget manager, Cathy Holland-Smith...

The Twin Falls City Council hopes to finalize the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year this afternoon.

The Twin Falls City Council will continue discussing the proposed 2012 fiscal year budget at its regular meeting tonight.

A new budget for the 2012 fiscal year has been approved by the College of Southern Idaho Board of Trustees.  The budget is an increase over  2011 of $1.396 million dollars, or just under a four percent increase.

Idaho is expecting its second year of big budget surpluses when the 2012 fiscal year ends, presenting conservative Idaho with tough choices that could include restoring programs or cutting taxes.  Come July, Governor "Butch" Otter's office and the Legislature expect to have $179 million in the bank, based on the spending plan passed by the 2011 Legislature...

The Twin Falls City Council will continue the conversation on a proposed city budget for the coming fiscal year at its regular meeting tonight.  And members of the community are urged to tell the council what they think.

Airports throughout the United States and right here in Idaho were planning on federal dollars from the FAA to fund several different projects. Now, those projects are on hold. Construction crews working on a new tower at the Boise airport have been furloughed after the FAA's budget expired.

Twin Falls County could conceivably have a budget just under $38-million dollars for the coming fiscal year.  Twin Falls County Commissioners received a preliminary copy of the proposed budget this week.  The $37.98-million dollar proposed budget constitutes an increase of about two and a half percent over the current budget although that figure could decrease.

Last night the Twin Falls City Council voted to increase the spending cap for the proposed Twin Falls city budget by $380,000 dollars.

Idaho's own member of the so called gang of six says he's concerned about misinformation regarding the bipartisan senate committee’s debt reduction plan.

The Jerome School board made some tough decisions this week to finalize the 2011-2012 budget.  With cuts in state funding the school district faces a $1.3-million dollar cut in funding from last year for a total of $17-million dollars.

The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year is nearly 11 percent higher than the current budget.

This afternoon the Twin Falls City Council will take its first look at the proposed city budget which will take effect October 1st.