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• Plymouth infrastructure is used by thousands of visitors from outside of our city.
• <00:20:23.480> improvements<00:20:24.480> that<00:20:24.559> will infrastructure
• improvements that will infrastructure improvements that will help<00:20:24.960> Revitalize<00
• <00:20:45.600> proposed<00:20:46.080> projects<00:20:46.440> that infrastructure
• beneficial high demand infrastructure beneficial high demand infrastructure improvements<00:21:32.600

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• A plan to provide dedicated revenue for housing, to treat it like the statewide infrastructure, critical
• Um, and I really liken housing to a type of infrastructure in the state, the way you might think about
• , it like the statewide infrastructure, it like the statewide infrastructure, critical<00:02:20.400
• in the state, the way you infrastructure in the state, the way you might<00:03:37.960> think<
• <00:10:48.440> These housing infrastructure. These housing infrastructure.

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Summary: The committee heard House File 3279, the “Our Future Starts at Home” constitutional amendment, which would ask voters to approve a 3/8 of 1% statewide sales tax increase to create a dedicated housing revenue stream. Chair Howard said the proposal is intended to address Minnesota’s housing shortage through predictable, long-term funding, estimated at about $400 million annually for 25 years, and would be administered through a council that would fund housing vouchers, rental and supportive housing, and affordable homeownership. Supportive testimony came from coalition and nonprofit advocates, including Nelima Sitati Munene, Ben Helvick Anderson, Dakota Morgan, and Chris Berggren. They argued that Minnesota’s housing crisis requires permanent, sustained investment rather than one-time grants, and said the amendment could produce thousands of vouchers, supportive housing units, rental units, and starter homes over time. Testifiers also emphasized the need for community voice and lived-experience representation in how funds are distributed, and described the bill as a way to prevent homelessness and stabilize families statewide. Several members raised concerns that the proposal would add another regressive tax burden on residents already struggling with affordability. Representatives Johnson, Nash, Dotseth, and Myers argued that sales taxes hit lower-income Minnesotans hardest and said the state should focus more on zoning, regulatory reform, and other cost reductions instead of new taxes. Chair Howard responded that housing costs themselves are already highly regressive and that both policy reform and public investment are needed. The bill was laid over and no vote was taken.

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• And Joey, the next question: line 34, who puts on the New Mexico Infrastructure Conference? Mr.
• The Infrastructure Planning and Development Division in DFA. So, Mr.
• Chairman and Diego, so that's not the same as the infrastructure from...
• It's hard to do it because of the lack of infrastructure. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So, it's both used for operations at the OSC and those infrastructure projects.

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• On line 72, for the Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grants Program, it's $2 million one time
• Line 98 is the debt service obligations for housing infrastructure bonds.
• There is an additional cost for housing infrastructure bonds of $4 million starting in fiscal 30 and
• obligations for housing infrastructure obligations for housing infrastructure bonds.<00:04:51.680
• bonds of $4 million infrastructure bonds of $4 million starting<00:05:11.120> in<00:05:11.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Minnesota housing infrastructure grants. Minnesota housing infrastructure grants.
• Um, we know that the biggest barrier to building in Minnesota is infrastructure.
• Um, we know that the biggest barrier to building in Minnesota is infrastructure.
• Um, we know that the biggest barrier to building in Minnesota is infrastructure.
• Um, we know that the biggest barrier to building in Minnesota is infrastructure.

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• I think what I've understood of this is that there's obviously the transportation infrastructure that
• own, transportation infrastructure and storage infrastructure?
• <00:30:03.120> that transportation infrastructure that transportation infrastructure that
• of their own building an infrastructure of their own transportation<00:31:45.760> infrastructure<
• own, transportation infrastructure and storage infrastructure?

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• By centralizing the infrastructure, configuration, security, governance, and ongoing model management
• By centralizing the infrastructure, configuration, security, governance, and ongoing model management
• By centralizing the infrastructure, configuration, security, governance, and ongoing model management
• So, to get really nerdy, code is infrastructure.
• So the exemption list includes digital assets, audio works, audio-visual works, books, infrastructure

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• And for us now to not look at that infrastructure when we're dealing with a crisis, and again, one of
• But we do want to start looking at some type of ongoing funding to make sure that the infrastructure
• the funding went away, the infrastructure would be lost.
• With the funding that moved forward, infrastructure was able to be built.
• It’s time that we continue to move and have dialogue to keep that infrastructure intact.

Summary: The hearing focused on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) grant program under the Board of State and Community Corrections and related Department of Justice efforts. BSCC reported that it now administers 36 MMIP grants across three cohorts, with awards ranging from $436,000 to $1 million, plus five collaborative grants at $2 million each, totaling $35.4 million awarded to federally recognized tribes. Testimony from tribal leaders and grantees described how the funding supports prevention, family advocacy, domestic violence services, law enforcement coordination, youth programming, culturally grounded healing, and new tribal public safety positions such as investigators, social workers, and drone operators. Speakers repeatedly emphasized that the crisis is longstanding, tied to generational trauma, and that the grant has helped build trust and infrastructure in tribal communities. Several witnesses and committee members urged continued and preferably ongoing funding, noting that demand now exceeds available one-time money. BSCC and tribal representatives described outreach efforts that increased participation from four applicants in cohort one to 20 in cohort two and more applicants than funding in cohort three. Tribes also raised implementation concerns, especially the burden of quarterly narrative reporting, limited staff capacity, and the need for flexible administration. BSCC said it uses steering committees, separate small- and large-project categories, orientations, monitoring visits, and technical assistance to support grantees. Tribal leaders and advocates stressed that the program should remain accessible without requiring a waiver of tribal sovereignty. The second major topic was DOJ’s update on AB 3099, the Tribal Assistance Program, and the tribal police pilot under AB 134. DOJ officials said the Office of Native American Affairs and the Division of Law Enforcement have been conducting outreach, trainings, listening sessions, and coordination with tribal, local, state, and federal partners to address Public Law 280 jurisdictional issues, improve reporting and data, and support Feather Alert and MMIP-related resources. DOJ said the AB 3099 report is in internal review and that the tribal police pilot is moving forward with the Yurok Tribe as a participant, with a July 1, 2026 start date. DOJ and tribal witnesses said the pilot’s main barriers are cost and, for some tribes, the waiver of sovereign immunity. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with broad support for expanding and sustaining MMIP-related funding and infrastructure.

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• areas of the state, it's difficult to develop enough of a revenue stream to fund the critical infrastructure
• Since we don't have the electrical infrastructure to support...
• My next question: since we don't have the electrical infrastructure to support electrification, then
• Now, I'm prepared to work with the individuals here to build upon this infrastructure plan, this energy
• infrastructure plan, and to make sure any and every group that needs to do its part so we can meet our

Summary: The committee first heard SB 14, which would direct state agencies to reduce single-use plastics and improve waste diversion at state facilities by updating integrated waste management plans, increasing reusable foodware use, reducing paper purchasing, and requiring better employee education and recycling/composting practices. Supporters from the California Compost Coalition, Republic Services, Waste Management, and others said the bill would help build composting and recycling markets and let the state lead by example. Several groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were now neutral after amendments, including the removal of a 90% requirement. The bill was moved out on a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee then took up SB 326 on wildfire mitigation. The bill would create a framework for Cal Fire to evaluate the risk-reduction benefits of fuels management and landscape resilience investments, and it would accelerate implementation of Zone Zero defensible-space standards, including grants for local enforcement and broader application to rental and sale properties and post-fire reconstruction. Support came from Stanford climate researcher Michael Mastrandrea and several local government, insurance, and climate groups. With no opposition, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. Next, SB 34 on port emissions and the South Coast Air Quality Management District drew extensive testimony. The author said the bill was narrowed by committee amendments to preserve the ports’ ability to reduce emissions while preventing cargo throughput caps and addressing concerns about automation, local control, and the timeline for port clean-air planning. Supporters included ILWU, business groups, and port-related stakeholders, while the South Coast AQMD and many environmental and community organizations opposed it, arguing it would weaken public-health protections and set a bad precedent. After lengthy debate, the committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended vote to Transportation, with some members voting no and others abstaining. The committee also heard SB 279, which would expand composting options for farmers and small community composters by allowing limited on-farm composting after large biomass events and increasing the amount small operations may process and sell. Supporters said the bill would help address agricultural waste, expand composting capacity, and reduce landfill disposal. Commercial composting representatives opposed it, warning that the bill could create regulatory inequities, strand recent investments in permitted facilities, and allow too much unregulated food waste. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to Appropriations on a due pass vote. The transcript also briefly referenced SB 613 on upstream methane emissions data, described as having no opposition and intended to improve tracking of imported oil and gas emissions.

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• The last thing, just the broadband funding in the bipartisan infrastructure law.
• But I think we all agree that broadband is one of the infrastructure issues. Our time.
• Also, in addition to infrastructure, the Chips and Science Act. Act has been mentioned favorably.
• Will you commit to investing in infrastructure to get it done?
• If the President asks you to cut an infrastructure program, will you cut the program?

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• It ensures that our homes, businesses, and all of our critical infrastructure across the rail belt and
• It ensures that our homes, businesses, and all of our critical infrastructure across the rail belt and
• We have no oil and gas infrastructure in our district.
• It strengthens our infrastructure.
• And it really reaffirms our position. ...strengthens our infrastructure, and it really reaffirms our

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• So we are investing a lot in broadband infrastructure throughout the state so that everybody can have
• So we are investing a lot in broadband infrastructure throughout the state so that everybody can have
• So we are investing a lot in broadband infrastructure throughout the state so that everybody can have
• <00:31:54.880> the broadband infrastructure throughout the broadband infrastructure throughout
• that we have implemented infrastructure that we have implemented throughout<00:32:24.159> the

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Summary: The Senate convened, opened with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, called the roll, excused absent members, and approved the prior day’s journal. The clerk then reported second-reading bills, including measures on a residential safe room rebate program, planning commission membership, dual credit scholarship programs, missing persons, school transportation, and behavioral health conditional dismissal, which were referred to the Rules Committee. New bills and resolutions were also introduced, including Senate Bill 103 on prescription drugs and Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Kentucky Arts Day. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 7, which would allow county officials in counties without permanent regional licensing offices to handle driver’s license renewals and duplicates, including Real ID renewals, with a $25 fee on top of the existing license cost. Supporters argued the bill would reduce long drives, long lines, missed work and school, and restore local access and accountability; several members described it as a necessary but imperfect starting point and noted rural residents were especially burdened by the current system. Opponents or skeptics said the bill was only a band-aid, raised concerns about implementation and whether the executive branch should fix the issue administratively, and some noted they would prefer a stronger statewide solution. After extended debate and several questions about fees, online renewals, and the bill’s limited scope, the Senate voted on SB 7. The bill passed 34-1. Following passage, the Senate recessed briefly for Rules Committee and Committee on Committees meetings, then received committee reports referring additional bills and posting several measures for future consideration. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 43, honoring Graville Reed Jr., and announced it would not meet on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the next session scheduled for Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

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• The first few years, the kind of you are making an investment into the land and creating the infrastructure
• And so our infrastructure that we have in existence here in California is by far the envy of the world
• It's the continued investment in infrastructure.
• I will say this: we have infrastructure that was predominantly built between the late 1940s and the early
• And I would just like to see more infrastructure and equipment grants out there so that way small farmers

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact and Agriculture, held at Fresno State, focused on cost pressures in California’s food system, household affordability, and the Central Valley’s role in agriculture. Opening remarks emphasized Fresno State’s regional importance, the Central Valley’s outsized contribution to food production, and the connection between agricultural health, food security, and the broader economy. Members also noted the impact of the federal shutdown on CalFresh benefits and the state’s efforts to respond with food assistance funding and National Guard support for food banks. The first panel featured academic and policy experts who described agriculture’s economic importance in the San Joaquin Valley and the rising pressures on farms and households. Dr. Conduro highlighted agriculture’s large share of regional GDP, farm receipts, jobs, exports, and food manufacturing, while identifying water scarcity, SGMA-related land fallowing, labor shortages and rising labor costs, market volatility, invasive pests, and production cost inflation as major barriers. Caroline Danielson of PPIC said food prices remain about 30% above 2019 levels, food insecurity affects about 1.8 million California households, and nutrition programs such as CalFresh, WIC, and school meals are essential in reducing poverty, especially in the Central Valley. Susie Pryor of the Central California Small Business Development Center described technical assistance, capital access, and training for small food and farm businesses, while warning that reduced funding limits support for rural and immigrant entrepreneurs. The second panel brought testimony from a small produce business owner, a food entrepreneur, and the Fresno County Farm Bureau. They said input costs for fertilizer, fuel, irrigation, labor, land leases, and compliance have risen sharply while commodity prices have remained flat or fallen, squeezing small farms and food businesses. Panelists stressed the need for small-batch processing facilities, local supply chains, education on food manufacturing compliance, land access for small farmers, and more pathways into agriculture through trade programs, community colleges, and FFA. Ryan Jacobson said California agriculture is facing a prolonged downturn, with farm bankruptcies, weak commodity prices, export-market uncertainty, water reliability problems, and costly ag-burning rules all contributing to financial strain. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with discussion of possible policy solutions and continued engagement with stakeholders.

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• With some additional infrastructure, it could be rejuvenated.
• As natural infrastructure.
• We didn't have to build that infrastructure, but it provides an amazing service of collecting recharge
• Given our concerns and the recommendations of the 2022 Water and Infrastructure Task Force, now known
• Groundwater requires its infrastructure, just like you need a SCADA system and The monitoring system,

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• Those fees will need to be increased to support the infrastructure costs of a new agency.
• We see no disruption in that current practice and look forward to making sure that that infrastructure
• But we need the infrastructure to make this work faster.
• And all of that is part of what this infrastructure creates, is for us to do our due diligence to make
• So this container, this infrastructure, and this structural change allows for those conversations to

Summary: The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs. Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs. Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.

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• Those are all of the IIJA, the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act funds that we received again by formula
• We have the oil and gas know-how and the existing infrastructure to turn this hot rock into available
• And finally, we need to review potential for the export markets and the infrastructure readiness.
• Last session, Chairman Landgraf sponsored a bill that created the Texas Hydrogen Infrastructure Vehicle
• By 2050, hydrogen will contribute to $247 billion in infrastructure investment in the state of Texas,

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• Funds that we've received by formula for investment infrastructure.
• I know under the federal funding there was a significant investment under the Infrastructure Investment
• We have the oil and gas know-how in the existing infrastructure to turn this hot rock into available
• And finally, we need to review potential for the export markets and the infrastructure readiness.
• By 2050 hydrogen will... contribute to $247 billion in infrastructure investment in the state of Texas

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• Corrections and the sheriffs when it came to mental health concerns in facility structure and infrastructure
• We've participated in infrastructure conversations, one-on-one commissions on budgets.
• We've participated in infrastructure conversations, one-on-one commissions on budgets.
• The need to replace plumbing infrastructure is absolutely something that's included when we talk about
• So, but my question was specifically in terms of the environment, in terms of the infrastructure, where

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Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met on October 17 with members attending in person and virtually. The commission approved the September 15 minutes and then heard a detailed presentation from DCAM Commissioner Adam Bakey on the correctional facilities portfolio, including the age and condition of DOC and sheriff facilities, deferred maintenance, ADA compliance, decarbonization mandates, and how capital funding is allocated. Bakey said the correctional portfolio includes 36 facilities, with average ages over 50 years, and described how older, rapidly built facilities from the tough-on-crime era now face significant maintenance and replacement needs. He also explained the distinction between catch-up deferred maintenance and ongoing keep-up needs, and noted that construction costs and code thresholds have made projects more expensive. Commissioners and sheriffs asked about ADA requirements, aging and overcrowded facilities, hazardous materials, parts availability for obsolete systems, plumbing and health risks, and whether a newer, more modern correctional facility should be considered. Bakey said many projects trigger broader code upgrades, that some dormant facilities remain in the portfolio, and that health-care and correctional construction are among the most expensive building types. He outlined current funding, including annual deferred maintenance allocations for DOC and formula-based five-year commitments for sheriffs, plus a new competitive capital program for larger sheriff projects. He also explained the Designer Selection Board and “house doctor” process used to procure architects and engineers. The commission then shifted to planning its next steps, focusing on public input. Members agreed the next meeting should likely be a public hearing or include public testimony, with possible input from people with lived experience and consideration of facility tours, especially of women’s facilities such as Framingham. Members emphasized the need to define the commission’s scope clearly so testimony stays focused on structural and consolidation issues rather than all correctional policy topics. The meeting ended with plans for the co-chairs to coordinate the public process and a motion to adjourn, which passed without opposition.

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• These landmark projects will bring much-needed tax revenue to help fund local schools, infrastructure
• Are you all involved in any of that in terms of building infrastructure for just a protection of the
• Are you all involved in any of that in terms of building infrastructure for just a protection of the
• So workforce, wages, safety, training, public safety, infrastructure, all of that.
• So at a minimum, they're going to be bearing a brunt of the overall infrastructure costs in that regard

Summary: The Committee on Utilities held an informational hearing on data centers in Missouri, with the chair explaining that the goal was to hear from three speakers with different perspectives and allow committee questions, but no public testimony. The first witness, Matt Edelow of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Columbia-Jefferson City Area Building Trades Council, spoke in support of data center development for its construction jobs, long-term employment, tax revenue, and local economic benefits. He said the Montgomery County projects had already put about 200 Missourians to work, described the facilities as using closed-loop water systems and generator noise levels that he said would be limited by setbacks and acoustics, and urged local hire and apprenticeship requirements. Committee members asked about water use, noise, cybersecurity, labor, and tax revenue, and he said one project could generate about $13.1 million annually at full buildout. The second witness, Rob Dixon of Ameren Missouri, testified that Senate Bill 4 and the Public Service Commission’s large-load tariff provide strong protections for existing customers. He said large data center customers must sign long-term contracts, pay 100% of interconnection costs, post collateral, pay at least 80% of contracted demand, and face exit and reduction fees, with load-shedding rules applying to them like other customers. Dixon said Ameren’s planning process includes engineering reviews and MISO review before projects proceed, and that the utility’s integrated resource plan calls for 5.3 gigawatts of new generation by 2030, with 2.2 gigawatts of signed large-load agreements already in place. He also said large customers can help spread fixed grid costs and put downward pressure on rates, and noted that the protections apply to investor-owned utilities, not co-ops or municipal utilities. The final witness, John Kaufman of the Consumers Council of Missouri, argued that the current protections are not strong enough and that data centers could raise rates through construction work in progress, stranded generation costs, and other risks if projects change or technology shifts. He urged greater consumer protections, including more upfront financial security from data centers, reconsideration of construction work in progress policies, and possibly requiring data centers to bring their own power in some cases. Committee members debated his claims about SB 4, QIP, and rate impacts, with some members saying the law already contains clawbacks and consumer-benefit requirements, while others echoed concerns about transparency and public understanding. The hearing ended without any votes or formal action, and the chair said the committee would continue the discussion in future meetings.

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• The data center will pay for 80% of their infrastructure costs, which would be all 100% of their costs
• Those are member-owned, maybe city council, so we're not changing any of the infrastructure for jurisdiction
• And that's the biggest cost because the infrastructure requirements for these facilities are significant
• And we just want to make sure that that infrastructure cost, we're talking in the billions, doesn't get
• It saves a lot of risk from ratepayers if private companies build their own infrastructure and take that

Bills: HB2059, HB3920, HB2992, HB3267, HB4457, HB3800, HB3818, HB4425, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4333, HB4340, HB4343, HB4344, HB4363, HB4229, HB4230, HB4236, HB4246, HB1979, HB3431, HB3052, HB3047, HB3048, HB4092, HB4302, HB3261, HB3704, HB3312, HB3546, HB3849, HCR1021, HB4105, HB4159, HB4304, HB3835, HB3619, HB4490, HB3710, HB4201, HB3907, HB3748

Keywords: health care, medication, inmates, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, reimbursement, county jails, medical expenses, sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, procurement, transplant research, Oklahoma Tax Code, HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers