“Doing cuts like this starts to erode some of the progress we’ve made in the things that have made this state great.”

Lori Wolff, Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s budget director, in response to Idaho lawmakers weighing deeper budget cuts beyond those already proposed by Gov. Little. She warned that additional reductions on top of planned 3 percent cuts could cause long-term damage to public safety and essential services, citing potential impacts such as the elimination of the Idaho State Police’s only SWAT team and widespread furloughs of prison staff. (The Idaho Statesman)