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 Idaho DOGE Task Force , 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 and place its duties under the Lottery Commission.

Merge the Soil and Water Commission with the Depar

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