Video & Transcript Research : 'predatory funding'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , to be administered by DPRIT, called the... ...Dementia Prevention and Research Fund.
- It directs the transfer from the State General Revenue Fund to DPRIT.
- In Texas, the association currently funds 43 projects, totaling $12.5 million.
- So it's all ... non-governmental funds that the Alzheimer's Association gathers specifically to fund
- This includes studying how best to provide stable funding for long-term care.
Keywords:
dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 24, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The funds we receive from the U.S.
- That's just state funding, not alone all the other contributed funding.
- </c> natural resource trust fund. But, Mr. natural resource trust fund. But, Mr.
- But I large project funding.
- </c> which count those funds are coming from. which count those funds are coming from.
Keywords:
forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 24, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> within the funding we have. within the funding we have.
- </c> funding that goes into that small water. funding that goes into that small water.
- </c> projects, this is our account two funds. projects, this is our account two funds.
- versus the construction funding.
- That's the transfer of funds.
Keywords:
forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/16/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> these hundred to get um to get funded. these hundred to get um to get funded.
- . uh we're not able to offer them funding. uh we're not able to offer them the<00:10:56.079><c> funding
- They are neutral on this question, and it is our job as a committee to fund them or not fund them.
- </c><00:27:05.679><c> them</c> is our job as a committee to fund them is our job as a committee to fund
- So it's just paring down those two things. funding as um two of those individuals funding as um two of
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 11:00 am
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
Bills:
SB1379
Keywords:
human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, 914, all
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Bills:
SB370
MN
Bills:
HF2433
TX
Bills:
SB22
Keywords:
Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance met, established a quorum, and took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 22. Senator Huffman moved that the committee report the original Senate Bill 22 as not passed, adopt the committee substitute in its place, and recommend the substitute for passage and printing. The motion was approved on a roll call vote of 11 ayes and no nays.
No substantive testimony or debate was included in the transcript excerpt. The committee concluded its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair, with the substitute bill to be reported back to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: TEA Audit Mar 19th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- All of that has taken priority over funding our classrooms. And that starts at the top.
- So Texas schools need to be... ...funded at $10 per student and $15,000 per campus.
- And you'll see, if you look at, I think the funding is on the graph, that funding for our most vulnerable
- But so, yeah, that's what a cut to public education funding did.
- When we don't increase per-student funding, our recapture payments go up, right?
Keywords:
education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education
Summary:
State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education.
Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments.
The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine reforming SBIR-STTR for the 21st century. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It also requires 100% matching funds to ensure that firms have skin in the game.
- SBIR funding, many of these products may have never seen the light of day.
- This yields an ROI of 3.7 on all of our funding sources.
- The SBIR and STTR programs provide small businesses early stage funding when private sector funding is
- And it allows them to leverage. additional SBIR funding, up to $15 million with just SBIR funding, to
Keywords:
SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our general fund balance, I mean, our general fund revenues are at $19 million.
- To the state highway fund.
- to the General Revenue Fund.
- My take on this is that I don't like people just taking away funds from my highway fund.
- fund is a trust fund.
Bills:
HB1589, HB2208, HB2297, HB2560, HB2725, HB3080, HB4417, HB4473, HB4520, HB4662, HB4888, HB4905, HB4906
Keywords:
HB 1589, toll road, toll project, toll project entity, voter approval, local control, county election, commissioners court, Transportation Code, Chapter 372, road construction, highway funding, infrastructure, public referendum, ballot measure, transportation policy, Texas toll roads, regional mobility, toll collection, vehicle registration
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- less 7.3 million which goes to the county. lateral road fund.
- fund than they get back.
- The fiscal impact is less than a tenth of one percent to the overall fund and...
- Senate Bill 1, the Appropriations Bill, includes continued funding to address this backlog. agency funding
- The problem is that we didn't fund it. And so.
Keywords:
HVAC, tax exemption, energy efficiency, residential heating, installation services, Energy Star, sales tax, residential, installation, sales tax exemption, Environmental Protection Agency, temporary exemption, motor fuel tax, county exemption, diesel fuel, gasoline tax, transportation funding, SB 1030, Texas Tax Code, use tax exemption
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (7-1-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- You appropriate general fund, fund.
- 15:58.840><c> funds,</c><00:15:59.160><c> road</c> restricted funds, federal funds, road restricted funds
- And so funds, tobacco funds.
- . funding. funding.
- . funding. funding.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Budget Process 00:02:28
Allotment Process 00:10:30
School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10
Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00
Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25
Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40
Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Administration Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026
Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not put any burden of funding on the local side. It's simply correct an inequity.
Bills:
SB231
Keywords:
school social workers, salary supplement, LCSW, mental health, education funding, Delaware Code, certification, professional standards
Summary:
The House Administration Committee met and first considered Senate Bill 231, which would extend the existing 6% salary supplement for school-based mental health professionals with advanced credentials to school social workers who hold licensed clinical social worker credentials and have passed the national exam. The bill sponsor and multiple witnesses described school social workers as essential to student mental health, crisis response, attendance, and family support, and argued the measure corrects an oversight and inequity in the current salary supplement structure. Public testimony was uniformly supportive, and the committee voted to release the bill.
The committee then heard Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 212, a constitutional amendment to protect the rights to hunt, fish, and trap. Supporters, including sportsmen’s groups and individual residents, said the amendment would preserve longstanding traditions, support wildlife management, and guard against future threats to hunting and trapping. An opposing witness argued there was no current threat in Delaware and said the Constitution should not be used to protect trapping or elevate hunting and trapping over other wildlife management approaches. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to release the substitute bill.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 284, the First State Emergency Response Act, which would create a 25-foot buffer around first responders at emergency scenes after warning, with misdemeanor penalties for knowingly entering or remaining in the zone to interfere with duties. Supporters said the bill would protect police, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics from interference, while opponents from the ACLU and the Office of Defense Services raised concerns about vague terms, potential First Amendment impacts, enforcement clarity, and jurisdictional issues. Committee members also questioned how the buffer would be marked and enforced. The sponsor and staff said they would continue working on the language, and the committee voted to release the bill.
WY
Bills:
SF0052
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- out of uh that overall funding.
- </c> and so we should have adequate funding. and so we should have adequate funding.
- These funds would flow from the general fund to the Office of State Lands and Investment for allocation
- flow from the general fund to the would flow from the general fund to the Office<00:23:12.360><c> of
- </c><00:33:34.640><c> are</c> city of Riverton, these funds are city of Riverton, these funds are important
Bills:
SF0052
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Jan 29th, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So this funding can be used.
- So I see this fund being essential. Thank you. So I see this fund being essential. Thank you.
- The endowment fund is like a trust fund that money is invested and then you draw off X% every year to
- fund the library, right?
- Chair: How large is the fund now?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- fund.
- fund.
- There are reasons why, for funding reasons, we don't have $600 million to fund illegal immigrants right
- But it's not funded here. Reinsurance is not funded.
- There are people that don't want to fund it; I know there are people that do want to fund it.
Bills:
HF2435
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Shelby County Legislation Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
Shelby County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- We, as a state, have taken a stance We, as a state, have taken a stance on creating a fund called the
- Pistol Permanent Replacement Fund, but that has sunsets.
- is not going to continue. that fund is not going to continue.
- There's no longer a way we can fund the sheriffs on the backs of the state dollar.
- And those discretionary funds are tied to law enforcement purposes.
Bills:
SB314
MN