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

An Idaho legislative task force aimed at improving government efficiency and cutting costs on Wednesday moved forward proposals to eliminate or merge six state entities with an estimated savings of just over $300,000 a year.

Some of the proposals considered at Wednesday’s meeting at the Capitol in Boise either had no estimated savings or staff had not yet been able to analyze how much could be saved.

The , named for the federal Department of Government Efficiency previously helmed by billionaire Elon Musk, held four additional proposed mergers or eliminations for further consideration.

The ideas lawmakers advanced were:

Eliminate the Bingo-Raffle Advisory Board

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