It’s the claim that just kept coming: House Bill 260 will cause the loss of at least 1,000 private sector jobs in Idaho if passed. The claim made its way into debate in House and Senate committee and floor debate, a press release, and a minority report filed in opposition to the measure. It’s a claim that looks, for the most part, like it’s based solely on a mathematical formula and not solid analytical data. House Bill 260 is a measure that would essentially reduce Medicaid spending by the state and federal governments by $100 million next year. Of course removing that amount of money from the state’s economy will have some effect, but how deep an impact they might have, it seems, is anyone’s guess/Dustin Hurst, Idaho Reporter. More here.

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