Video & Transcript Research : 'cesspool conversion'
Page 109 of 500
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/03/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I've learned a lot from our conversations and with Ms.
- If anyone ever wants our conversations.
- This has been the our conversations.
- Um, and so I'm conversation here.
- to have a little more conversation. Mr. to have a little more conversation. Mr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that, you know, it's really helpful that we're having these conversations. Thank you all.
- I think that, you know, it's really helpful that we're having these conversations. Thank you all.
- I think that, you know, it's really helpful that we're having these conversations. Thank you all.
- I really appreciate your remarks, and I think that it is an ongoing conversation.
- has been having some conversation Senate has been having some conversation over<01:45:44.880>
there
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And what a great conversation.
- And what a great conversation.
- Please continue this conversation there, for goodness sake. This is fantastic.
- Let's make the conversations substantive.
- Let's make the conversations substantive.
Keywords:
HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 58.880>
about <00:42:59.119>the know, real conversations about the know, real conversations - this line, we should have that conversation when it is appropriate.
- It’s conversations like this that prevent us from building a robust transit system.
- Um, it's conversations like project.
- <01:03:40.720>
on forward to future uh conversations on forward to future uh conversations
Keywords:
transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- this work has started the conversations this work has started the conversations around<00:30:09.279
- There's a lot<01:05:04.079>
of <01:05:04.240>in-depth <01:05:04.799>conversations - So I think those are ongoing conversations. The counties are really engaged.
- So I think those are ongoing conversations. The counties are really engaged.
- ,<01:31:22.320>
project <01:31:22.639>timelines, conversation, project timelines, conversation
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- 19.360>
your the conversation with your the conversation with your commissioners.<01:26:20.320 - Vice Chair, very similarly to the conversation everyone contributed to.
- Vice Chair, very similarly to the conversation everyone contributed to.
- the conversation um everyone<01:37:17.440>
contributed <01:37:18.000>to. - conversation going. conversation going.
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1525, which would appropriate funds to counties to open more voter service centers for in-person voting, provide money to the Office of Elections to print and mail the voter information guide to all registered voters, and support a public outreach campaign to increase voter participation. The Office of Elections supported the bill and estimated costs of a little over $2 million to print and mail the guide and about $178,000 for outreach, noting it spent about $441,000 on election advertising in 2024. Testimony from advocacy groups including Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action, Common Cause Hawaii, and Indivisible Hawaii strongly supported the measure, emphasizing access for neighbor island voters, people with disabilities, new voters, and voters who need ballot assistance.
County election officials from Honolulu, Maui, and Kauai provided comments or testimony that were more cautious. They said additional funding would be welcome, but staffing and logistics remain major constraints, especially for election-day service centers. Honolulu’s city clerk said funding alone would not necessarily solve long lines, while Maui’s county clerk explained that voter service centers require trained seasonal employees, extensive training, and the ability to handle many ballot styles. Maui also described its current pop-up sites, including Hana, as expensive but necessary for remote communities, and said the county is already running at bare minimum staffing.
Members asked questions about who decides how many service centers are opened, how staffing is handled, and whether there is a middle-ground model between the old precinct polling places and the current voter service center system. Honolulu explained that county clerks make those decisions under current law and that the county has tried pop-up sites in addition to its main centers. The discussion also noted that in 2024 most voters used vote by mail, while a smaller number used early in-person voting or final-day service centers. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/10/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:08:52.160>
and need to have serious conversations and need to have serious conversations - be eager to to continue the conversation be eager to to continue the conversation thank<00:11:57.920
- <01:15:04.719>
we've know in previous conversations we've know in previous conversations we've - I appreciate the question and the conversation.”
- But my question actually, before we wrap up, is this conversation is excellent.
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting on February 10, 2025, with member and staff introductions and opening remarks from Chair Kristin Robbins about the committee’s bipartisan mission to address state fraud and improve oversight of executive branch spending. Robbins said the committee would focus on both legislation and informational oversight hearings, likely in coordination with standing policy committees, and emphasized concerns about reported fraud in state government and the need to prevent waste before it occurs. Members from both parties generally expressed support for the committee’s work and interest in learning more about the issues.
The sole agenda item was a presentation from the Legislative Auditor on the 2023 report, “Oversight of State-Funded Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.” Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez explained that the report reviewed how comprehensive Minnesota’s grants management policies are and how well agencies follow them. They said the policies cover the grant lifecycle but often lack detail, and the office found widespread noncompliance in recent years. The presentation included examples such as limited standards for progress reports, flexible monitoring requirements, and no required timeline for closeout reviews. The auditors also noted that state agencies spent an average of about $514 million annually on nonprofit grants from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, with about 2,400 nonprofit organizations receiving grants.
The auditors said several factors contribute to compliance problems, including inconsistent funding for grants management, limited training, and uneven use of electronic grants systems. They also noted that statutes gave little authority to enforce compliance. Since the report was released, the Department of Administration has taken some steps, including changes to pre-award financial review policies and a timeline for closeout reviews, but the auditors said other recommendations remain only partially implemented. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on at this meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We haven't, as an entity, had those conversations.
- So I think that's a conversation we need to have. So I think that's a conversation we need to have.
- Those conversations are real. They're serious. Those conversations are real. They're serious.
- This is not the end of the conversation.
- We've had conversations.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- 17.200>
we <00:43:17.359>bring have great conversations and we bring have great conversations - <00:57:26.799>
about scale for the conversation about scale for the conversation about impairment - lawyers have distorted this conversation lawyers have distorted this conversation to<00:58:21.440
- :44.400>
and <01:08:44.640>then I'll start the conversation and then I'll start the conversation - :10.719>
with anecdotal conversations talking with anecdotal conversations talking with some<01
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- “We have started some conversations about that, yes.
- Yes, I think the more conversation on the off-ramp is on the other contract.”
- Thank you all so much, and I appreciate the prior conversation as well.
- As I understand it, based on our conversation, this is a dynamic list that continues to be modified based
- Along that line, I'm sure there was a cost-benefit that was done during this original conversation.
Summary:
The committee reviewed three DHS out-of-state service contracts: a $690,000-plus sole-source contract for DCFS with Evident Change for maintenance and operation of the Child Welfare Structured Decision-Making practice hub; a $1.2 million sole-source contract for County Operations with Sifter Solutions to support a SNAP waiver compliance solution; and a $156,000 contract for Developmental Disabilities with Samaritan Integrative Services for psychiatric services at the Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center. The chair and staff explained the contracts and noted that the Evident Change and Sifter contracts were sole-source due to the proprietary nature of the systems or services involved.
Most of the discussion focused on the Evident Change contract. Members questioned DCFS about long-term dependence on the vendor, the lack of a competitive bid, the absence of a clear off-ramp, and whether the state was paying more overall as the work was split into multiple contracts. DCFS said the contract before the committee was only for maintenance and operations of a web-based platform used daily for safety assessments and case planning, while a separate Evident Change contract covers case reviews, CQI work, and data management. The vendor said it was continuing to reduce its role and had begun off-ramp discussions, but members remained concerned that the state was too reliant on the vendor. Staff said the contract had to be approved by May 31 or the system could be turned off.
The committee also discussed the Sifter Solutions contract, which supports Arkansas’s SNAP waiver pilot by providing a dynamic list of excluded products and a consumer app that scans barcodes and provides nutrition information. DHS said the waiver is intended to improve the nutritional value of SNAP benefits, that the contract is funded with remaining federal SNAP Nutrition Education dollars that would otherwise be returned, and that the University of Pennsylvania will conduct the evaluation at no cost. Members asked about the benefit to Arkansas, whether the app would include nutrition and budgeting information, and whether the state would own the application or need future renewals. DHS said the two-year term was intentionally aligned with the waiver period and that future procurement options could change. After discussion, the committee noted the items as reviewed and adjourned without objections or votes recorded in the transcript.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2026 at 05:50 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also trying to recall the conversation that we had with district attorneys and the courts...
- I'm also trying to recall the conversation that we had with district attorneys and the courts.
- Can you tell me about the conversation between LFC and DFA to make those determinations?
- So I proposed adopting the new updated HAFC scenario, with potential conversations to add... ...some
- If we feel satisfied with this conversation, I'd like to make a motion to adopt the updated HAFC scenario
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (01/16/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- I had some conversations with some of the operators and there was some concern about a mandatory reporting
- And so what my conversation with the agency, we agreed to some language that basically says that if the
- And so what my conversation with the agency, we agreed to some language that basically says that if the
- And so what my conversation with basis.
- And so what my conversation with the<00:06:25.360>
agency, <00:06:25.840>we <00:06:26.080
Summary:
The committee first adopted the minutes and then approved the consent calendar, with one item removed for separate consideration. On the regular calendar, the Department of Agriculture rule item 25207 drew concern because it involved adopting rules that had expired years earlier, and the agency was not present to answer questions. A motion was made and approved to grant a waiver and postpone that item until next month.
The removed lottery item was then taken up with representatives from the New Hampshire Lottery and Gaming Commission present. The discussion focused on a reporting requirement that operators said could be burdensome if required on a regular basis. The committee agreed to revise the language so the report would be provided only upon request, rather than annually, with the agency clarifying that the request would likely arise during an audit and that the report should be the most recent stock report.
After the verbal edits were agreed to, a motion for conditional approval of the lottery rule was made and seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. No other business was raised, and the meeting adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I look forward to continuing this conversation with all of us, and working with you.
- Really appreciate the conversation and helpful to know where everyone's coming from.
- So, really appreciate the conversation today.
- So, really appreciate the conversation<00:31:36.880>
today. - It's helpful to know conversation today.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Jobs, Labor and Economic Development - 05/22/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- can have a robust conversation about it. can have a robust conversation about it.
- again, just to have this conversation again, just to have this conversation about<01:27:51.679><
- If we don't go if we have conversations.
- <01:28:48.320>
offline can have uh more conversations offline can have uh more conversations - So we're not long conversation about it.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/17/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- You were part of the conversation. too. You were part of the conversation.
- unfortunately, no further conversations unfortunately, no further conversations took<00:41:04.319
- You know, the conversations conversations conversations >> and<01:27:28.560>
I <01:27:28.719 - This came from conversations and ask.
- :44.080>
changing <02:18:44.479>the conversations about perhaps changing the conversations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Essentially, I was having a conversation with one of the eight-year-old girls who I worked with, and
- From these kinds of conversations and talks and information.
- I appreciate the conversation, and I understand that we all care about children.
- I appreciate the conversation, and I understand that we all care about children.
- We need to have our uncomfortable conversations. Great. Thank you very much.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education heard testimony on a wide range of bills, with the largest portions focused on the Healthy Youth Act (S.340/H.656), comprehensive and inclusive curriculum bills (H.655/S.371 and related measures), climate literacy education (H.560/S.391), computer science coursework (H.534/S.362), arts education funding and STEM-to-STEAM proposals (H.561 and H.4297), and a homeschooling reporting bill (H.518). Supporters of the Healthy Youth Act argued it would preserve local control while requiring medically accurate, age-appropriate, LGBTQ-inclusive sex education and regular updates to state health frameworks; opponents raised parental rights, age-appropriateness, and opt-out concerns, with some calling for fetal development content. Supporters of inclusive curriculum bills said they would improve representation, belonging, and civic understanding, while opponents argued they could undermine parental authority or promote ideological content. Climate, computer science, and arts advocates emphasized workforce readiness, student engagement, and the need for state support and funding to expand access and teacher training.
Testimony on the climate literacy bill described increasing climate impacts in Massachusetts and argued that interdisciplinary instruction would prepare students for science, policy, and green careers; witnesses said the bill was not a mandate but a support and funding measure. Computer science supporters said access remains uneven, especially for girls, students of color, and students with disabilities, and urged stronger statewide requirements and AI-related standards. Arts advocates backed both the STEM-to-STEAM bill and the Lowell Mason arts funding proposal, citing research on student achievement, attendance, creativity, and the economic importance of the arts sector. The homeschool bill was supported by a homeschool advocacy group as a modernization of reporting requirements.
The committee closed testimony on numerous bills where no one remained signed up or testimony had concluded, including several education, curriculum, and commission proposals. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. At the end of the session, the committee closed out the remaining testimony and adjourned after a motion and second.
VA
Virginia 2026 1st Special Session
Disability Commission Jun 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, Madam Chair, just want to add to the conversation a little bit.
- Yes, there was a lot of conversation about expanding the program beyond autism spectrum, which is, I
- Yes, there was a lot of conversation about expanding the program to beyond autism spectrum, which is
- And so The chair's conversations with members produced this list of priorities.
- So maybe it's worth that conversation even separately, sort of outside of this.
Summary:
The Virginia Disability Commission held its first meeting of the year on June 18, established a quorum, and introduced members. Senator Barbara Favola was elected chair and Delegate Amy Laufer was elected vice chair, both unanimously. The commission also reviewed and unanimously approved its electronic/remote participation policy, which mirrors last year’s policy and allows limited remote participation under Virginia FOIA rules.
Staff then reviewed a package of 14 disability-related bills that passed last session and were signed into law. Topics included disabled veterans’ vehicle registration fee exemptions, open captioning requirements for movie theaters, guardianship/conservatorship order forwarding, service dog team definitions, education and transition planning for students with disabilities, Blue Envelope and driver communication training for law enforcement and driver education, deferred disposition and jury service protections, voting rights in guardianship cases, expansion of the Virginia Human Rights Act, continuation of a DD waiver eligibility change, and DMAS training authority for autism competency checklists. Members discussed implementation concerns, especially making the Blue Envelope/driver communication program more visible and considering a follow-up letter and DMV presentation.
The commission then adopted its interim work plan unanimously, with discussion of possible presentations on DMAS and Medicaid waivers, DBHDS telehealth training implementation, SCHEV and VDOE transition planning, transition from institutions to community settings, criminal justice reform, transportation and parking accessibility, adult-sized changing tables, and school accessibility. Members also suggested adding EVV concerns, seclusion and restraint, rare disease issues, and insurance coverage problems for needed medications. Public commenters urged the commission to address burdensome EVV requirements for family caregivers, improve accessibility for local government meetings and documents, and explore a standardized credential/career pathway for direct support professionals. The chair said follow-up work would be assigned on EVV and implementation issues, and the meeting location would move to the Senate side of the Capitol going forward.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Disability Commission Jun 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Conversely, it also amends Section 8.01-341.1 to state that a person shall be exempt from jury...
- Yes, Madam Chair, just want to add to the conversation a little bit.
- Yes, there was a lot of conversation about expanding the program beyond autism spectrum, which is, I
- And so the chair's conversations with members produced this list of priorities.
- So maybe it's worth that conversation even separately, sort of outside of this.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Introducing Manufactured Home Park Residents’ Bill of Rights - 03/17/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And I attempted to have a conversation with the property manager and invite her to find a time where
- I've been having good conversations. As we have said, we've got bipartisan support in the Senate.
- I've been having good conversations. As we have said, we've got bipartisan support in the Senate.
- I've been having good conversations. As we have said, we've got bipartisan support in the Senate.
- As you as we have said, conversations.
Summary:
Lawmakers and manufactured housing residents discussed a Minnesota bill of rights for manufactured home park residents, aimed at addressing rent increases and private equity ownership of mobile home parks. Rep. Matt Norris and Sen. Liz Bolden described the proposal as a response to out-of-state investors buying parks, raising lot rents, and using enforcement gaps to pressure residents. The bill would define “reasonable rent,” give residents a stronger opportunity to purchase their parks when sold, and strengthen penalties and enforcement of existing protections. Bolden said it is a policy-only bill with no expected fiscal cost and noted it had bipartisan support in the Senate, with a plan to move it from the Commerce Committee to the Judiciary Committee and then to the Senate floor.
Residents from Blaine International Village, Sylvan/Lake Elmo, and Cimarron described large rent increases, higher eviction rates, and what they characterized as predatory management practices by out-of-state private equity firms. Tammy Fry said her rent rose from $425 to $700 after her park was sold to Haven Park, while new residents were paying $1,000; Bree Mafee said Sylvan’s lot rent is $1,060 a month and has risen more than 35% in five years, with evictions increasing from about three a year to more than 40 since 2020. Speakers emphasized that manufactured housing residents are both homeowners and renters, and said the bill is needed to protect families from losing homes they own but cannot easily move.
Several legislators voiced support. Sen. Judy Seeberger said she had seen predatory practices in Cimarron and would vote yes in committee. Sen. Jim Abeler, a Republican, said he had become aware of the issue and could not stay silent, calling the situation wrong and not a partisan matter. During questions, Bolden said the bill includes a reasonableness standard for lot rent increases, with an exception for health and safety needs, and said similar provisions exist in other states. She also said the bill stalled previously due to timing and moving pieces, not a substantive Senate defeat, and residents argued the issue is about housing stability rather than party politics.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Going after late fees charged by utilities 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Very open to that conversation.
- During these conversations, we also consider the customer's current financial circumstances, including
- During these conversations,<00:14:05.680>
we <00:14:05.839>also <00:14:06.079>consider - <00:14:06.399>
the conversations, we also consider the conversations, we also consider the - we want to continue having conversations around it.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3912, as amended, and the author moved that the bill be laid over for consideration in a future omnibus bill. The amendment was adopted without objection. Representative Holland described the bill as an energy affordability measure that would bar utilities from charging certain fees during the cold weather rule for customers above 50% of state median income, prohibit reconnection fees after shutoff for nonpayment, and create a framework for regulating late fees. He argued that late fees are often high, compound monthly, and disproportionately burden low-income households, citing utility debt and disconnection figures and noting that the need for relief is concentrated in greater Minnesota.
Annie Levenson Faulk of the Citizens Utility Board supported the bill, saying reconnection fees and late fees fall on households already struggling to pay for essential service. She said reconnection fees should be treated as part of the cost of doing business and that late fees should be limited to a reasonable approximation of actual carrying costs, with protections for low-income customers. She also said the issue is already being considered in utility rate cases before the Public Utilities Commission, but that legislative action is still appropriate.
Nick Martin of Xcel Energy and Katherine O'Donnell of CenterPoint Energy opposed the bill in its current form while emphasizing their companies’ commitment to affordability and customer assistance. Xcel said the bill would shift reconnection costs to other customers and could undermine a proposed arrears management program funded by late payment charges; Xcel also noted that the PUC is already reviewing these issues in its rate case. CenterPoint said it already offers extensive outreach, payment plans, and assistance programs, does not charge late fees once a customer is on a payment plan, and that its reconnection fee does not fully cover costs. After testimony and brief discussion, the chair noted the helpful information from utilities, the author said he was open to further work on the bill, and the bill was laid over.