The rotunda at the Idaho State Capitol building in Boise as seen on March 23, 2021. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)

Idaho’s is preparing to recommend potential state employee position eliminations as well as agency, board and commission repeals or mergers.

The legislative task force, named for the federal Department of Government Efficiency, voted Thursday at a meeting in Boise to allow the co-chairs to provide state budget writers with information on long-term vacancies at the interim budget meeting in November.

DOGE members also heard a staff report on the first 13 potential agency eliminations or consolidations, with more planned for consideration.

Task force co-Chair Rep. Jeff Ehlers , R-Meridian, said Thursday the members would evaluate information compiled by legisla

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