Video & Transcript Research : 'Bloomington'
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 3 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- we don't fix this, these other companies are going to slip away. is located here in Minnesota, a Bloomington
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 1st, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- important as if someone is lobbying, say, the Carver County Board or the Concord Township Board or the Bloomington
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 02/13/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
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- We have restaurants in Bloomington, Minneapolis. We have six businesses in Minneapolis.
- We have restaurants in Bloomington, Minneapolis. We have six businesses in Minneapolis.
- We have restaurants in Bloomington, Minneapolis. We have six businesses in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/1/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- it is if someone is lobbying, say, the Carver County Board or the Concord Township Board or the Bloomington
- 47.920><c> the</c> or the Conquered Township Board or the or the Conquered Township Board or the Bloomington
- </c><01:01:50.000><c> You</c><01:01:50.240><c> could</c><01:01:50.400><c> even</c> Bloomington City Council
- You could even Bloomington City Council.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Meeting: Senate Committee and House Committee on Capital Investment - 05/17/26
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- For Bloomington North Central Sanitary Sewer Project, $4 million.
Summary:
The committee took up a large bonding bill and reviewed the final spreadsheet of capital investments. Chairs and members repeatedly thanked staff, House and Senate negotiators, and the Governor’s team for a collaborative process. The bill was described as a statewide package rather than a partisan one, with major funding for higher education asset preservation, DNR projects, public safety, transportation, the Met Council, veterans facilities, corrections, DEED/local projects, and a large water infrastructure section.
House Fiscal staff and Senate fiscal staff walked through the bill line by line. Highlights included University of Minnesota and Minnesota State asset preservation, education and language immersion school funding, DNR trail and flood mitigation projects, public safety facilities, local road and bridge grants, Met Council parks and I/I grants, veterans home and armory funding, corrections projects including the Faribault vocational expansion, and many local economic development and public facility projects across Greater Minnesota and the metro. The bill also included Public Facilities Authority water and wastewater grants, housing rehabilitation funding, historical society grants, a Minnesota Zoo operating transfer, airport appropriations, and several cancellations of prior appropriations to help finance the package.
Members generally praised the bill and the bipartisan work behind it. Some Republicans emphasized the one-time license fee reduction and affordability, while also saying DEED’s business development infrastructure funding was too low. Senator Nelson highlighted long-awaited transportation projects such as Highway 14 and township roads. Senator Dibble supported the transportation investments but criticized the bill for having no transit funding, calling that a major omission. No vote was recorded in the excerpt, but the discussion centered on final review and support for moving the bonding bill forward.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor's education policy bill discussed 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill to establish a supplemental energy assistance program, HF771, heard in energy committee 3/25/25
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- He said he wanted to make a comment about something he had heard from the city of Bloomington, particularly
Summary:
House File 771, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion. The bill would create a state supplemental grant program to build on LIHEAP, with the goal of expanding energy assistance beyond the winter season to cover summer cooling needs and reduce utility shutoffs. Representative Craft said the proposal would use existing LIHEAP systems, help more eligible households, and support related services like weatherization. The committee adopted the author’s amendment, DE2, without objection.
Supporters testified that energy costs remain unaffordable for many Minnesotans, especially in rural areas and among low-income households, seniors, and people using delivered fuels. Annie Levenson-Faulk of the Citizens Utility Board said only about a quarter of eligible households receive assistance, summer shutoffs are common, and cooling needs have grown significantly. Trisha Leite of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Amanda Macky of Minnesota Valley Action Council, and Ken Schum of the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association all supported the bill, saying year-round assistance would help households, reduce disconnects, stabilize demand for aid, and ease pressure on utility rates. Michael Schmitz of the Department of Commerce said Minnesota has received about $112 million in LIHEAP funds so far this year and is awaiting additional federal money; he also noted recent funding has been lower than in prior years and inflation has reduced its value.
Members discussed the scale of utility shutoffs, the increase in cooling demand, and whether the bill addresses root causes or serves as a temporary fix. Representative Weiner argued that the state should focus on keeping more money in taxpayers’ pockets and reducing the need for subsidies, while Representative Craft responded that the underlying issue is low incomes and widening wealth inequality, and that policies like the child tax credit are better ways to address poverty. The chair also asked how LIHEAP dollars flow, and Commerce said most benefits are paid directly to utilities on behalf of households rather than as direct cash payments to recipients.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/09/26
Health and Human Services
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
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- to food shelves in communities like Rogers, Waverly, Two Harbors, Mora, Cannon Falls, Fairmont, Bloomington
- to food shelves in communities like Rogers, Waverly, Two Harbors, Mora, Cannon Falls, Fairmont, Bloomington
Keywords:
children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Housing Finance and Policy
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- Recently, I had to call the Bloomington Police Department to come to our aid and to find her when she
- Recently, I had to call the Bloomington Police Department to come to our aid and to find her when she
Keywords:
landlord-tenant, victim confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, tenant privacy, housing law, eviction, unpaid rent, damages, release of information, shared database, protective order, victim of violence, Minnesota Statutes 504B.206, housing finance, civil law, autism, rental properties, reasonable accommodation
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- Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Bloomington—they did not have any kind of carveouts, any kind of exemptions
- Paul, Minneapolis, Duth, Bloomington,<03:55:12.560><c> they</c><03:55:12.880><c> did</c><03:55:13.040
- ><c> not</c><03:55:13.359><c> have</c><03:55:13.600><c> any</c><03:55:13.840><c> kind</c> Bloomington
- , they did not have any kind Bloomington, they did not have any kind of<03:55:14.239><c> carveouts,</
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Transcript Highlights:
- So I will bring up William Schwant next from Bloomington Public Schools, and please let me know if I
- I'm a special ed paraprofessional in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Keywords:
education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- water capacity to serve<02:24:01.359><c> constituents</c><02:24:01.920><c> in</c><02:24:02.160><c> Bloomington
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