Video & Transcript Research : 'power source'

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MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we're way behind the power curb.
  • Then we're way behind the power curb.
  • Most of them do a great job, but it comes to power.
  • And I think sometimes power goes to people's heads.
  • I want to make sure that giving this power and use of data, that there's no abuse of power, no abuse
Keywords: 959, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/18/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am Representative Diane Powers, and the committee has convened today for the purposes of public hearings
  • does a great job managing our forest, and their timber sales and their forestry are an important source
  • And again, as I offered last week, Representative Stavis, Chairman Power, we're willing to work with
  • I'll leave it at that. ...requires money being cobbled together from all kinds of sources, including
  • I’m helping municipalities be able to preserve this revenue source that helps their property taxpayers
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 28th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a new method using $274,000 in university revenue for two backup power machines for an MRI machine
  • This is a new method using 274,000 in university revenue for two backup power machines for an MRI machine
  • And this is a sole source contract, and staff has attached these additional documentation in the orange
  • And this is a sole source contract and staff has attached these additional documentation in the orange
Summary: The committee considered and approved several temporary appropriation requests in Section B, including spending authority for the Court of Appeals to pay appointed counsel in criminal appeals, Commerce/Aeronautics airport and aviation grants, and Insurance Department items for workers’ compensation benefits and premium tax refunds. It also approved ARPA-related requests in Section C to return unused federal funds from DHS aging, mental health, substance abuse, and Older Americans Act grants. In Section D, the committee reviewed and approved Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests, including Agriculture grants for wildfire preparedness and forestry capacity, a large Commerce broadband BEAD request, environmental recycling-related reallocations, and Oil and Gas Commission grants for facility repairs and sample preservation. Members questioned the broadband program’s audit process and performance safeguards; the State Broadband Director said the funds are federal, subject to audits, and payments are released only after engineering certification of completed work. The committee also approved DHS reallocations in Section E, including major transfers within Medical Services from hospital medical appropriations to private and public nursing home lines, as well as transfers for children and family services, developmental disabilities, and youth services. The committee then reviewed cash fund requests, miscellaneous federal grants, pay plan and performance fund transfers, methods of finance, and a large set of contracts. A Northwest Arkansas Community College official explained storm-damage repairs and insurance settlement issues, and DHS explained its hospital medical transfer was moving excess appropriation rather than cash. Members also questioned several UAPB tobacco prevention subgrants, especially arts-based outreach, and asked for more data on effectiveness; the committee later voted to expunge and re-refer the J-2 item for further review at a later ALC meeting. Additional discussion covered a DEQ grant to Free Geek of Arkansas for e-waste recycling, a UAPB tobacco program, and various contracts for universities, DHS services, corrections, and public safety. The meeting ended with reports filed for information and a brief member comment thanking others for concern after a tornado in Stone County; no one was injured.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 28th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a new method using $274,000 in university revenue for two backup power machines for an MRI machine
  • This is a new method using 274,000 in university revenue for two backup power machines for an MRI machine
  • And this is a sole source contract, and staff has attached these additional documentation in the orange
  • And this is a sole source contract and staff has attached these additional documentation in the orange
Summary: The committee heard a series of appropriation requests and contract reviews across multiple sections. In Section B, members approved temporary appropriations for the Court of Appeals, Commerce/Aeronautics, and Insurance-related payments and refunds. Section C ARPA requests from DHS were approved to return unused federal funds. Section D infrastructure-related appropriations, including wildfire preparedness, broadband BEAD funding, forestry support, recycling, and oil and gas sample preservation, were approved after questions about broadband audit controls and performance safeguards. Section E DHS reallocations were approved, including large transfers within Medical Services from hospital medical to private and public nursing home lines, along with smaller transfers for children and family services, developmental disabilities, and youth services; members asked about the source and purpose of the medical services transfer. Sections F and G were reviewed, covering cash fund requests, federal grants, and miscellaneous grants, including community college storm repairs, corrections commissary and maintenance, 911 enhancements, maternal health, disability determinations, state police equipment, digital newspaper archiving, and CDL data improvements. In Section H, the committee reviewed pay plan appropriations and performance fund transfers tied to the new Class and Comp pay plan. Section I reviewed three methods of finance for UA Little Rock, UAMS, and the University of Arkansas system. In Section J, the committee reviewed discretionary grants, including a $1.4 million HIV services grant and nine tobacco prevention subgrants through UAPB. Members questioned the effectiveness, metrics, and addresses of some tobacco-cessation arts-based grantees, especially Arts Absolutely Inc.; after discussion, Representative Kavanaugh moved to expunge the vote on J2 and refer it back for review at a later ALC meeting, and that motion passed. J3, a Department of Energy and Environment grant for propane safety training and e-waste recycling services, was then reviewed. The committee also reviewed contracts in Section K. K-1 ratified emergency management nuclear planning work performed during a transition between agencies. K-2 construction contracts included architectural and engineering services for corrections, National Park College signage, a Razorback Road parking facility, and UAMS cyclotron installation. K-3 intergovernmental contracts covered health, education, autism waiver, stroke, newborn screening, Medicaid evidence review, and radiation testing services. K-4 out-of-state contracts included staffing, IT, tobacco prevention, audit, marketing, planetarium, recruitment, and janitorial services; Senator Irvin noted one contract appeared to belong in the out-of-state list rather than intergovernmental. K-5 in-state contracts covered staffing, cleaning, re-entry and treatment services, foster care and disability services, hearing officers, asbestos abatement, campus IT support, and janitorial work. The meeting ended after a brief personal update from Senator Irvin about tornado damage in Stone County and thanks to members for their concern, followed by adjournment.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 21st, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Old Atrisco established in the 1640s by my great-grandpa to the 9th power, established as a land grant
  • in 1692 by my great-grandpa to the 8th power.
  • We believe in the power of collaboration and actively seek partnerships with Indigenous communities,
  • It is a powerful and innovative statewide and national resource positioned within the Facundo Valdez
  • It reflects a powerful commitment to developing social work practices that are culturally responsive.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ways to make Especially through education, is one of the most powerful ways to make a lasting impact
  • Senator Powers. Thank you, Mr. President. A question for the carrier.
  • Senator Powers. Thank you, Mr. President. This is for the carrier.
  • Senator Powers. Mr.
  • And when you go into a doctor's office, I would argue that there is a power imbalance there.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call, then approved journal corrections and moved to elect Senator Kyle Davison as President Pro Tem. Davison was nominated, elected by unanimous ballot, escorted to the rostrum, sworn in, and gave remarks thanking his family, colleagues, and faith, emphasizing relationships, service, and stewardship. The chamber also recognized National Public Health Week with a floor statement honoring public health workers and training programs, and that statement was ordered printed in the journal. The Senate then considered several House bills, beginning with HB 1485, which increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in certain facilities by $15 per month and indexes it to inflation; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 46-1. HB 1018, the State Historical Society budget, was amended to adjust one-time and ongoing funding for museum exhibits, repatriation compliance, archives storage, local historic grants, and the military gallery project, then passed 42-0 with one senator excused from voting due to a conflict. HB 1181, defining gender in state code as an individual’s sex and removing a broader application section, passed 41-6. HB 1144, adding a penalty and enforcement mechanism related to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools, passed 40-7 with its emergency clause. The Senate also passed HB 1600, creating an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law and shifting its funding to the strategic investment and improvements fund, by 34-13. HB 1019, the Parks and Recreation budget, was amended to fund deferred maintenance, technology, sewer work, matching grants, and other park projects, add language requiring legislative approval for new or renamed state parks, and clarify use of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library line of credit; a proposed amendment to remove funding for the International Peace Gardens cactus conservatory failed 20-27, and the bill then passed 39-8. HB 1417, dealing with parole/probation violations, court fees, and a study of criminal justice fees, passed 40-7 after amendments. The most extensive debate centered on HB 1450, which would require parent or guardian access to a minor’s medical exam room and notice of questions asked of the minor, with exceptions for emancipation and suspected abuse or trafficking. Supporters framed it as a parental rights and transparency measure, while opponents warned it could hinder screening for abuse, neglect, mental health concerns, and confidential care; multiple senators shared personal experiences on both sides. A proposed amendment to narrow the bill failed 21-26, and the transcript ends amid continued debate on the bill itself, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 14th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HP in 1895 by Patterson relating to the operation or expansion of a wind power generation facility refer
  • gas market by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, an independent organization certified for a power
  • to the creation of gas inventory system and by the independent organization certified by the ARCO Power
  • sources in certain nursing facilities.
  • HB 2224 by Hernandez relating to the required emergency generators or other backup power sources in certain
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 5th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Or, uh, uh, power utility, right?
  • Then there's guaranteed power for those facilities.
  • Quite a few of our, uh, DAG grants have gone for resiliency power projects.
  • So power, airspace is tremendously important to the insul, uh, to the installations.
  • Do you have a sustainable source of funding?
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Apr 17th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To provide for the sources of Alabama. To provide for the sources of Alabama.
  • She finally confessed to the source of her problem. source of her problem. source of her problem.
  • We must stop allowing this to happen with everything in our power. And if we power.
  • The process of powering on a device associating with a powering on a device associating with a powering
  • Um and I uh I I think that's an important power of the Senate. Uh it important power of the Senate.
Keywords: 920, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Transcript Highlights:
  • take action on the most critical parts of their systems, such as pumps, tanks, pipelines, and backup power
  • These actions can include structural hardening, defensible space clearance, and redundant power supplies
  • And we're not building water sources that are above-ground storage in every part of the state in order
  • A ready and economic source of raw material for California's new steel mill in Kern County.
  • with about a 1,000-meter radius, destroying everything in 1,000 meters, about twice the explosive power
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:39 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • That shows the current allocations from all sources of how we've spent the money to date.
  • And this includes various sources, not just the big 110 chunk. I want to talk just for you.
  • Any type of infrastructure, a power line. Figure it out. Talk to the PRC.
  • It just provides basically an additional source of funding.
  • It was intended to, over time, become like a partial replacement source as a dedicated source of funding
Keywords: 996, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • They power shelters, drop-in centers, and rapid rehousing programs, which provide a safe place for our
  • That would mean that the state budget would have zero permanent funding sources dedicated to homeless
  • That would mean that the state budget would have zero permanent funding sources dedicated to homeless
  • , and how much should the state be paying versus other sources?
  • My second question is, I believe there's a funding source out of what's it called trade...
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision proposals for labor, public safety/judiciary, and transportation, and no votes were taken. In Part A on labor, the Employment Development Department reviewed proposals for EDD Next document management system funding, updated UI loan interest costs, disability insurance and paid family leave benefit and administration adjustments, WIOA funding changes, UI administrative and benefit changes, school employee benefit adjustments, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical correction tied to EDD Next. PERB discussed funding tied to AB 28 and AB 1, including litigation-related workload and new jurisdiction over legislative employees. DIR presented proposals for legal unit reclassifications, two major IT modernization projects, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COIA reappropriation, and trailer bill language on electronic assessment payments and the DWC director salary cap. CalHR proposed additional funding for a consolidated employee assistance program contract, and CalPERS and CalSTRS presented budget adjustments tied to investment costs and state contribution changes. Members focused heavily on UI debt and interest payments, asking the administration for a plan to reduce the outstanding loan and relieve employers. Finance said no specific repayment plan was included in the May Revision, while LAO said the state’s UI tax structure is structurally insufficient and that any debt payoff should be paired with tax-system reform. Senators also questioned EDD Next costs and timelines, PERB’s caseload and staffing needs, and DIR’s emerging technologies unit, with LAO noting that the unit would appear focused on physical workplace safety rather than broader AI labor issues. CalHR said the new EAP contract would consolidate services, improve access to clinicians, and lower costs relative to the current model. CalPERS defended higher external management fees as part of a strategy to pursue higher net returns, while some members pressed for more transparency about private investments; CalSTRS said it was not prepared to address investment-strategy questions at this hearing. Public comment in Part A was dominated by advocates urging support for an immigration enforcement emergency relief fund, along with comments supporting the Jails to Jobs proposal, the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund, and additional PERB funding. The chair noted that many of the immigration-related requests might fall under other committees and said staff would follow up. In Part B, Finance and LAO outlined judicial branch and DOJ May Revision items, including funding for court interpreter services, appellate court security, lactation room implementation delays, courthouse construction reappropriations, and DOJ budget increases. LAO recommended approving the language-access proposal with a report on reducing interpreter cost growth and reducing the General Fund backfill for state court facilities by $10 million on an ongoing basis.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Working Group on Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill - 06/08/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Line 167, the agreement contains one-time costs related to sustainable funding for federal data sources
  • :05:10.560> data sustainable funding for federal data sustainable funding for federal data sources
  • Lines 167 contains costs sources.
  • Section 15 transfers to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families the powers and duties from
  • the Commissioner of Human Services that are in uncodified laws related to the powers and duties in statute
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/23/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • and set a powerful example for our<00:08:53.680> nation.
  • We believe that people who have disabilities are inherently strong, powerful, capable, and resilient.
  • We believe that people who have disabilities are inherently strong, powerful, capable, and resilient.
  • A DOC source reported, quote, "Lewis still has male anatomy.
  • A DOC source is housed at MCF-Shakopee.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Something that we find fairly substantial is that the first ignition source is only about 9% of fires
  • The abuse of power devastates adults and kids, and I can't think of a larger disparity in power: somebody
  • Clergy have the greatest power imbalance.
  • The power imbalance can be manipulated, and then real damage is done.
  • And on the religious side, there's a clear power imbalance.
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with members repeatedly noting the lack of quorum while testimony continued. AB 1693 by Assemblymember Zbur would streamline local permitting for retail tenant improvements by allowing qualified professional certifiers to review plans and requiring local action within set deadlines; the California Retailers Association supported the bill, citing lengthy permit delays, and there was no opposition. AB 2010 by Assemblymember Soria would expand access to high-volume spay and neuter services, including mobile clinics, to address pet overpopulation; supporters said it would improve access in rural and underserved areas, while opponents and the Veterinary Medical Board raised concerns about safety standards and asked for amendments. AB 2195 by Assemblymember Rodriguez would stop automatic occupational license suspensions for low-income parents behind on child support; supporters argued the policy is counterproductive and hurts earning capacity, while the California Child Support Association and others said license suspension is an effective enforcement tool that brings parents to the table. The committee also heard AB 2311 by Assemblymember Chiu, which would let public health care district hospitals directly employ physicians; supporters said it would improve recruitment and access to care, while medical groups warned about physician autonomy and institutional influence. AB 1796 by Assemblymember Jackson would create a licensure pathway for professional interior designers and add an interior designer to the California Architects Board; supporters framed it as a public safety and professional recognition measure, while opponents said it would create confusion, unnecessary regulation, and no demonstrated public harm. AB 1739 by Assemblymember Ward would make it a crime for clergy providing therapeutic services to engage in sexual contact with a counselee, closing a gap in existing law; it drew strong support from survivor advocates and no opposition. Finally, AB 2497 by Assemblymember Johnson began testimony on modernizing the physical therapy practice act, with the author noting committee amendments that removed imaging and other provisions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill was completed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • source of witness.
  • But when we talk about a taking, in order to take you have to have a power in balance.
  • Empowerment of knowing we were already downtrodden, broken, disbanded, and we need our power.
  • For many of us, the system's meant to protect. does become additional sources of pain.
  • And I just want to say, you are powerful, right? In a very limited amount of time, you are.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We talk a lot about providing more power on our power grid, but we also need to talk about the demand
  • And so this gives you the power to do that. I move passage.
  • Interconnection of electric vehicles to the ERCOT power grid triggers. Mr. Anchia. Thank you, Mr.
  • Davidson, relating to the contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of
  • Davis of Dallas, relating to the receivership of single-source continuum contractors providing child
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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Gaming, May 14, 2026 - PM

Select Committee on Gaming

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:03:37.920> to And so, if you have the power to And so, if you have the power to determine
  • <01:03:41.760> to then you probably have the power to then you probably have the power to
  • And the committee did look at the two revenue sources that are currently sort of allocated for this in
  • that are currently sort revenue sources that are currently sort of<01:20:15.240> allocated<01
  • I mean, I see it being duplicative in that you have one group and then another group, and the source
Keywords: 916, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • award is determined using the cost of attendance less need-based gift support from federal and state sources
  • Need-based gift support from federal and state sources, which would include the Cal Grant, and institutional
  • The largest source of financial aid for community college students accounted for over $2.2 billion in
  • The Pell Grant program has, over time, fallen behind and lost some purchasing power.
  • But you are in a position to do something, and we all know that the architecture of systems is power,
Summary: The subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s budget proposals and higher education financial aid trends, with a major focus on the Middle Class Scholarship (MCS), Cal Grant spending, and the effects of recent federal student aid changes. The Department of Finance said the budget would fully fund Cal Grant at projected levels and reduce MCS coverage from 35% to 17.5% of unmet need in 2026-27, while the Legislative Analyst’s Office supported considering the reduction as a cost-saving measure given out-year deficits. UC and CSU representatives opposed the cut, saying MCS is important to affordability and debt-free degree goals; they estimated average awards would fall substantially and that campuses do not have funds to backfill the loss. The Student Aid Commission said the proposal would reduce aid but simplify administration, and members questioned how lower awards would affect students, borrowing, and work-study options. No vote was taken, and the issue was held open for possible future action. The committee then discussed federal changes to student loans and Pell Grant policy under H.R. 1, including caps on Parent PLUS loans, elimination of Grad PLUS loans, and new proration rules for federal direct loans based on enrollment intensity. The LAO said these changes would likely push some borrowers into the private market, especially graduate and professional students and some parents of students at private institutions. CSU said the changes would affect thousands of graduate and part-time students and could reduce access by about $97 million in loan availability for part-time borrowers, while UC said the new definitions of professional degrees were too restrictive and would reduce access for nursing, teaching, law, dentistry, and other programs. Community colleges said they use relatively little federal loan aid but are monitoring Workforce Pell. Members raised concerns about workforce impacts, social mobility, and whether the state should consider alternative loan programs or other ways to reduce student costs. This issue was also held open. In the segment financial aid update, the LAO reported Cal Grant spending is projected to rise to about $3.2 billion in 2026-27, driven by more recipients and higher awards tied to UC and CSU tuition increases, while CSAC said FAFSA and CADAA applications are up significantly year over year. CSU, community colleges, and UC described their aid packaging and rising aid totals, with CSU reporting over $5.5 billion in aid to 381,000 students, community colleges reporting over $4.3 billion to more than 920,000 students, and UC reporting $3.17 billion in grant aid to undergraduates. Members asked about Cal Grant reform, application trends, and long-term outcomes; UC and community colleges pointed to alumni and wage dashboards, and the LAO noted the state’s Cradle to Career data effort. The committee then took public comment, including testimony on library funding and other education-related priorities, and concluded by holding the issues open without formal action.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:08 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have four key goals, which are really around leveraging our purchasing power, addressing poverty and
  • And that will also limit our ability to leverage our purchasing power.
  • And that does maybe sound like it's going to lose money from this source to that source, but we're really
  • Because I really think, based on what's happening globally, that oil and gas, which is our main source
  • Because I really think, based on what's happening globally, that boiling gas, which is our main source
Keywords: 996, all