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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 01/29/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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young <00: - And then I just briefly wanted to touch on program integrity because I know that this, and I have one
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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- process, unsure whether their maps, their methods of elections, or their voter-approved governance structures
- SB 1418 is an important tool to ensure the integrity of our electoral processes are maintained, and for
- Secretaries of State are integral to our election system.
- and federal elections, and their responsibilities include regulating ballot access to maintain the integrity
- the election this year, it is critically important that it be conducted with transparency and with integrity
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I am committed to opening an independent, fair office that operates with integrity and transparency and
- For a whole year, she served with my mentor, which gave me a front-row seat to witness her integrity,
- Don brings to this role a combination of experience, integrity, and perspective.
- And so hearing the numbers that we need and the structure that you have already been thinking of is really
- we've worked together and the monthly meetings that we have, she has borne her responsibilities with integrity
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Call us to act with integrity, to listen deeply across difference, and to exercise power with humility
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across <00:02:36.480>difference,< - Black Caucus of Maryland, the changes in the House of Delegates has caused a ripple effect as they structure
Summary:
The Maryland Senate convened with an invocation by Reverend Abi Johni of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, followed by the roll call establishing a quorum with 44 members present. The chamber then featured numerous introductions and recognitions, including legislative interns, a shadowing student, a constituent assisting this session, visiting advocacy groups such as the Maryland Bankers Association, the Transportation Association of Maryland, and the Maryland Association of CPAs, as well as several pages and other guests. Members also announced upcoming caucus and delegation events, committee briefings, and weather-related schedule contingencies.
On the legislative side, the Senate received bill introductions, including Senate Bill 314 on immunity from liability for donations of pet supplies in judicial proceedings, and a bond initiative for a neighborhood community track and field project, which was referred to the capital budget subcommittee. The main floor action was consideration of Rule 116; after brief discussion, the Senate adopted the rule by a unanimous 44-0 vote, completing adoption of the Senate rules.
Committee announcements noted upcoming hearings and briefings: Finance planned briefings on health insurance subsidies and private passenger auto insurance; Education, Energy, and the Environment scheduled briefings on climate-smart agriculture and federal policy impacts; Budget and Taxation planned an interagency commission briefing; and Judicial Proceedings announced 12 bill hearings, including two lengthy bills. The Senate also journalized the invocation, recognized the new leadership of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, and adjourned until the next pro forma session, with the adjournment also honoring Edward Risinger, a former Baltimore City Council member who had recently died.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- opportunity to lay out House Bill 366, which is a necessary step. towards ensuring transparency and integrity
- When the integrity of election information in the public square is compromised. compromised, the very
- It's one of the most pressing threats to election integrity today, the use of artificial intelligence
- bill's simple disclosure requirement creates minimal burden while providing protection to election integrity
- This is a very, you know, this is a very structured process.
Keywords:
emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So any sort of easing of those structures, I think, is positive for states like Minnesota.
- So any sort of easing of those structures, I think, is positive for states like Minnesota.
- It harms tax system integrity<00:25:27.919>
in <00:25:28.080>the <00:25:28.159>eyes< - integrity in the eyes of many taxpayers. integrity in the eyes of many taxpayers.
- means a dollar deduction rate structure means a dollar deduction generates<00:26:53.919>
more
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3524 and House File 3525 and laid both over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill, with no amendments adopted and no vote taken at this stage. HF 3524 would conform Minnesota law to the federal overtime tax deduction, and HF 3525 would conform to the federal tip-income deduction. The author argued both bills would help workers keep more of their earnings, simplify tax filing, support labor-force participation, and provide relief to workers in hospitality, trades, health care, and other industries.
The committee heard testimony in support from a restaurant owner, Sandra Weiss of the Finnish Beastro in St. Paul, who said the bills would help tipped workers keep more of their income and would support hospitality businesses. She described her staff as roughly half men and half women, including students and long-term employees, and said front-of-house tipped workers and back-of-house workers face different pay levels. She also said Minnesota’s tip rules and lack of a tip credit create challenges for the industry. During questioning, members discussed wage disparities, the makeup of her workforce, and the practical effects of the proposals.
Opposition testimony came from Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota, both of whom argued the bills are regressive, poorly targeted, and costly. They said the deductions would mainly benefit higher earners, violate horizontal equity by treating similar incomes differently, and could encourage compensation restructuring. They also warned the combined cost would exceed $500 million over the 2028-29 biennium and could pressure funding for health care, education, and other public services. Mark Havenman of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence similarly criticized the bills on tax fairness and administrative grounds, noting the federal tip deduction framework is still under development and could create enforcement issues. Nonpartisan staff provided revenue estimates showing HF 3524 would reduce general fund revenue by about $365.9 million in fiscal 2027 and HF 3525 by about $126 million in fiscal 2027, with smaller ongoing impacts in later years. Members also raised questions about how the bills would be paid for and what income would qualify under the overtime deduction.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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targets <05:52:53.760>assistance integrity of funds, targets assistance integrity of - Um, integrity of any member of Congress.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- What we really need to focus on is structural change, not more letters that do nothing to protect workers
- What we really need to focus on is structural on the job.
- in a centralized process, pay disparities among different worker classifications, ...integrated in a
- Part of what we're finding as we look at the way we do business is structurally we have a lot of work
- at whether our structure, our organizational structure, is adequate for handling the letter investigations
Summary:
The hearing focused on a state audit of Cal/OSHA titled “The Division of Occupational Safety and Health: Process Deficiencies and Staffing Shortages Limit Its Ability to Protect Workers.” Committee leaders and the audit team described serious workplace tragedies, argued that California’s worker protections are not being adequately enforced, and said the audit was prompted by concerns that Cal/OSHA was too often relying on letters instead of inspections, delaying investigations, and closing cases without enough documentation. Members repeatedly emphasized that the issue was not just staffing, but also outdated policies, weak oversight, and inconsistent enforcement.
State Auditor Grant Parks said the audit found a 32% vacancy rate in 2023-24, heavy reliance on hard-copy files, outdated or unclear policies, and inconsistent decision-making in complaints, accidents, citations, and fine reductions. He said Cal/OSHA conducted on-site inspections in only about 20% of complaints, used letter investigations more than 80% of the time, often lacked evidence that hazards were corrected, and sometimes failed to inspect serious injury cases on time. The audit also found weak documentation for fine calculations and settlement reductions, with some penalties reduced substantially without clear explanations. Parks said the agency had accepted the findings and would provide progress updates later in the year.
Committee members pressed the auditor on vacancy rates, the use of letter investigations, the low rate of criminal referrals, and whether fines were being reduced too often. Cal/OSHA and DIR officials responded that the vacancy rate had fallen to 12% partly because 66 vacant positions were eliminated in a statewide budget reduction and partly because of hiring; they said 126 people had been hired in the first half of the year. They also said they had hired a policy writer, were updating several policies, were planning periodic internal audits, and were developing a new data management system expected to go live in late 2026 or early 2027. On fines, officials said Title 8 sets base penalties and allows adjustments based on factors like employer size, history, and good faith, with appeals and informal conferences also affecting final amounts. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to make integrity to our discussions. Yeah. Well, we have on our website.
- You have to have this sort of school that is structured to ensure this. that students can meet those
- The other thing that they did is design a new benefit structure for employees.
- And that plan has different benefit structure, different payments than the state.
- It's very innovative financing structure.
Keywords:
infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations
Summary:
During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (04/20/2026)
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- Um, today all of the major structural and internal work is complete.
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are <00:12:02.000>integrated <00:12:02.760>therapeutic - There are integrated therapeutic There are integrated therapeutic environments,<00:12:03.960>
so - We tried to integrate the four seasons of New Hampshire—spring, summer, fall, and winter—and all the
Summary:
Division Three of the Finance Committee met in work session on April 20, 2026, to consider Senate Bills 481, 603, and 663, with the discussion focused primarily on SB 481, relative to the sale of the Sununu Youth Services Center property. The chair explained that the bill was advisory only and that the committee’s recommendations would go to full Finance on April 27. For SB 481, members reviewed conflicting provisions in the prior budget law about whether sale proceeds should go to the general fund or the Youth Development Center Claims and Administration Settlement Fund, and the bill was described as a compromise that would direct proceeds to the general fund before June 30, 2027, and to the settlement fund after that date. It was noted that the settlement fund had originally received about $20 million and had roughly $10 million remaining.
The committee also received an extensive update from DCYF Director Marie Noonan on the new Youth Development Center in Hampstead. She reported that construction remained on schedule, with major structural and interior work complete, substantial completion expected in late summer or early fall 2026, and occupancy anticipated in early 2027. The presentation highlighted the facility’s design features, including single-occupancy bedrooms, sensory rooms, an education wing, medical and clinical suites, visitation space, a gym, and multiple outdoor courtyards, all intended to support a trauma-informed setting. Members asked about the facility’s funding, square footage, fencing, and scanner; staff said the building is about 34,000 square feet, funded entirely with federal ARPA state recovery funds to date, and that the scanner is on site but not yet operational pending policy and staff training.
Committee members also raised concerns about the facility’s design and security. In response, DCYF said some concrete walls are required for structural and safety reasons, but they are being painted to maintain a brighter environment, and that the fencing will be about 15 feet high with privacy netting because the campus is shared with Hampstead. Officials said the new facility is legislatively limited to a maximum of 12 youth, while the current center can house 12 to 18, and emphasized that courts ultimately determine placements. No votes or final actions were taken during the work session.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025 (7-28-25)
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- We might could even work on a tax structure<00:17:56.720>
to <00:17:58.000>possibly <00: - It makes sure that that housing maintains its structural integrity and that there's appropriate housing
- You could take the densest structure on a block. So there are a few ways I've seen it done.
- So there densest structure on a block.
- Um which it would often that structure.
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Meeting Start 00:00:07
Roll Call 00:00:14
Discussion of Pro-Growth Housing Policies 00:02:01
Discussion of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit 01:11:13
Adjournment 01:40:27, 958, all
Summary:
The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out.
The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units.
Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/16/2025)
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- So the office structure here, just to give you a little bit of a picture, we have the director, the Division
- here<00:06:33.199>
just <00:06:33.319>to <00:06:33.479>give the office structure - here just to give the office structure here just to give you<00:06:33.720>
a <00:06:33.800> - accountability and the overall Integrity accountability and the overall Integrity of<03:26:51.399
- I'm sure OPLC could address exactly how that would be structured.
Summary:
The meeting was an orientation-style overview from the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), led by Executive Director Deana Jurus and staff. They described the office’s mission to protect public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and the public trust, and outlined the agency structure: enforcement, licensing and board administration, operations, legal counsel, board counsel, and the hearings bureau. OPLC said it currently supports 57 boards, including seven advisory boards, and has about 104 filled positions out of 120 authorized. They also noted new voluntary certifications for doulas, lactation consultants, and community health workers that are in rulemaking.
A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how boards and staff divide responsibilities under RSA 310:4. Staff explained that the office handles application processing, complaint intake and initial review, records retention, 91-A requests, and rule drafting, while boards make final decisions on licensure criteria, complaint dismissals or investigations, disciplinary actions, and some hearing matters. They also described the rule structure by chapter number ranges and the distinction between full licensing boards and advisory boards. The committee asked about complaint notifications, and OPLC said it is tightening policies so complainants are told whether a matter is closed or moving forward.
The licensing process was discussed in detail, especially for nursing. Bethany Katrell explained that applicants apply through an online portal, may receive approval to sit for exams, can work under provisional authority in some cases, and then receive full licensure after exam results and criminal background checks are complete. OPLC said the portal now reduces back-and-forth paperwork and that, as of the latest biweekly report, 87% of applications were decided within the statutory 90-day period and 57% within 14 days. Members also raised questions about why some professions require board approval before taking an exam, and OPLC said that requirement varies by statute or board rule. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- As the program has grown, funding structures have evolved unevenly.
- Forty years ago, um, had the structure—the structure is still 40 years old.
- <00:23:56.080>
40 structure the structure is still 40 structure the structure is still 40 - The P20 partnership is always talking about integrated data.
- we call integrated data action.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/23/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
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- It is to make Minnesota the best state in the country when it comes to Medicaid program integrity and
- comes to Medicaid program integrity comes to Medicaid program integrity and<00:02:45.880>
making - Services or CMS on program integrity Services or CMS on program integrity work,<00:04:50.080>
- I also recognize that strong program integrity includes supporting providers in meeting requirements.
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advancements recent program integrity advancements recent program integrity
Bills:
HF3542
NH
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- He said that some folks have wanted other components integrated in as a costing factor.
- other components integrated in as a<00:05:20.479>
costing <00:05:21.039>factor. - What's your structure? What does your organization look like?
- What's your<01:29:40.719>
structure? - what your organization your structure? what your organization look<01:29:42.639>
like.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Health Insurance Affordability Task Force, June 17, 2026 - AM
Health Insurance Affordability Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- So, instead of getting a claim and paying it, um, some systems like Kaiser are vertically integrated
- So, instead of getting a claim and paying it, um, some systems like Kaiser are vertically integrated
- So, instead of getting a claim and paying it, um, some systems like Kaiser are vertically integrated
- So, instead of getting a claim and paying it, um, some systems like Kaiser are vertically integrated
- What this does is it fundamentally changes the market structure.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So there are structured methods and how to address literacy for all schools. Very much so. Okay.
- The department's central concern arises where library facilities are physically integrated within active
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within <01:45:56.480>active facilities are integrated within active - facilities are integrated within active public<01:45:57.360>
school <01:45:57.760>campuses. - ongoing relief. ...carefully target that credit towards working-class families than the current structure
Bills:
HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049
Keywords:
maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools
NH
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- neighbor love, his actual preference for righteousness over reelection, and his bodily defining of integrity
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Jimmy <00:07:31.120>Carter <00:07:31.879 - of the amendment bill uh this structure of the amendment still<02:06:51.719>
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We added distances from each structure that you guys had requested, so we updated all of that.
- Our count is that there were at least Of these structures.
- These are the map of distances between Bubble In and selected structures at Camp Mystic.
- We can bubble in and selected structures at Camp Mystic. And maybe I missed it in that.
- And so it's got about a dozen, maybe it's 10 different structures on the flats.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Gp structure for this. Oh, and I'm just curious what the pros and cons would be of.
- Other than changing the name and the legal structure, nothing else changed.
- What's the structure? We, we are, our unit is. Fee-based.
- So this, the way this is crafted right now is consistent with how it's structured.
- So I, I think we probably want to be consistent, not have a different, you know, structure.
Keywords:
HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, ad valorem tax