Budget panel sets new arts budget

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is back in session this morning, and its first task was to set a new budget for the Idaho Commission on the Arts. The commission’s earlier budget, a maintenance budget with no new line items funded, passed the Senate but was defeated in the House. “This was passed in the Senate and defeated in the House for reasons other than the merit of the budget itself,” said Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, as she proposed a new budget motion just $100 higher than the original one, with the additional $100 coming from dedicated funds consisting of donations to the commission/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .