BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — About a month into the Idaho “DOGE” committee opening its public comment portal, more than 450 comments were submitted with recommendations on improving government efficiency.

Many of the submissions center around education, health care, and the committee and legislators.

Members of the interim committee — named for the federal Department of Government Efficiency — are sifting through submissions to the DOGE portal on the Idaho Legislature’s website. The next meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Idaho Capitol in Boise.

Committee co-chairman Rep. Jeff Ehlers, R-Meridian, told the Idaho Capital Sun he plans to focus on ideas for restructuring or consolidating agencies. However, the nearly 500 comments are going to be delegated among the committee’s e

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