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Transcript Highlights:
  • But if a school wanted to outsource, and I was looking into Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
  • to that program.
  • that's what it costs per program.
  • pilot program, a program designed to support math understanding in the upper grades and to add math
  • program.
Keywords: 914, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the blue here represents the expenditures just on the cash line of credit.
  • And the blue is the actual expenditures in a given year.
  • is limited for its non-state program use.
  • Blue the agencies that FPNC administers directly in those.
  • But, you know, to me, it's a grant program.
Summary: The committee met informally to receive a detailed briefing from the Division of Administration’s Facility Planning and Control on House Bill 2, the state capital outlay bill. Staff explained the bill’s size and structure, including the current original bill of about $11.1 billion, the role of Priority 1 and Priority 5 funding, the $574 million annual cash line-of-credit capacity, and the large amount of reauthorized or dormant Priority 1 funding that remains in the bill from prior years. Members focused heavily on how projects are selected, how cash-flow estimates are made, and how much of the bill is tied up in long-term Priority 5 placeholders versus money that can actually be spent in the near term. No votes were taken, and the chair emphasized the meeting was informational only. The committee also heard from Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter-Reed, who outlined the higher education capital outlay process, the number of requests submitted, and the deferred maintenance program supported by prior legislative funding. A major theme was concern about dormant projects and over-appropriation of Priority 1 funds. Committee members repeatedly asked how much money is sitting unused, why projects remain in the bill for years, and whether legislators can help remove obsolete or overfunded projects. FPC officials said dormant projects are identified when they have had no expenditures for roughly two years, and that last year some projects were not reauthorized, freeing funds for active projects. They said legislators can help by reducing or eliminating dormant projects and by being cautious about adding new projects during session, since small initial cash amounts can create large future Priority 5 obligations. Members also discussed whether non-state entities, including municipalities, parishes, ports, and nonprofits, should have stronger reporting or expenditure requirements; staff said the current statutes do not require a formal expenditure mandate, though the cooperative agreements allow the state to take back funds if no contract is entered within the required period. Higher education officials said the systems and campuses work year-round with the Board of Regents and FPC to prioritize projects and determine realistic cash needs. Commissioner Hunter-Reed said higher education accounts for a large share of state buildings, that 154 requests were received and 79 were submitted, and that 38 projects have new FY27 funding in the current draft. She also noted that the legislature has provided $100 million over two years for deferred maintenance against a backlog exceeding $2 billion, and that $10 million of that has been set aside for third-party campus reviews of deferred maintenance, space utilization, and preventive maintenance. Overall, the meeting centered on improving capital outlay efficiency, reducing dormant funding, and aligning project requests more closely with what can actually be spent in a year.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:54:15.799><c> um</c> robust related instruction program um robust related instruction program
  • impact the program has had.
  • When you look at the blue side of the graph for the four-year programs, whereas the dollars show up for
  • the four-year programs um whereas for the four-year programs um whereas the<01:03:51.760><c> dollar<
  • </c><01:06:53.880><c> that</c> Federal pel grant program for which that Federal pel grant program for
Keywords: 1183, house
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 17th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:45:38.880><c> Unless</c> Blue Cross Blue Shield plan. Unless Blue Cross Blue Shield plan.
  • </c><00:47:31.599><c> Cross</c><00:47:31.839><c> Blue</c> do anything else but uh Blue Cross Blue do
  • I can't do that with Blue Cross Blue Shield.
  • You certainly haven’t seen that from Blue Cross Blue Shield.
  • </c> that from Blue Cross Blue Shield. that from Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Transcript Highlights:
  • In Arkansas, Michigan, Blue has been a big leader.
  • Here in Massachusetts, the Blue Plan has been a big leader.
  • It would be required to be added to the MassPAT program.
  • I have one question about the prescription monitoring program.
  • that I've worked in, in a number of therapeutic ways and program management.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a public hearing on 14 bills focused on insurance, parity, opioids, behavioral health access, and mental health system reform. Chair Mindy Domb and Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would accept written testimony. The hearing featured testimony from legislators, providers, advocates, and behavioral health organizations, with most speakers urging favorable reports on the bills they addressed. A major topic was psychiatric collaborative care, including H. 222/S. 1390, which would raise reimbursement for collaborative care codes to at least Medicare levels and allow billing outside the MassHealth primary care subcapitation model. Supporters said the model improves access, outcomes, and cost savings by embedding behavioral health in primary care, and several witnesses described successful implementation in practices and schools. Committee members asked questions about how the model works, what specialties use it, barriers to adoption, and whether copays, deductibles, and subcapitation rules should be changed. Witnesses also supported related innovation legislation, including H. 2224, which would create a mental health innovation fund and support nontraditional trauma-healing approaches. Other bills discussed included H. 2212, which would require prescribers to discuss opioid and pain-medication risks, alternatives, and addiction/overdose concerns with patients or guardians; H. 2232 and H. 2233, which would address equitable payment and equitable access for behavioral health providers serving MassHealth patients; and S. 1406, which would add opioid maintenance treatment information to MassPAT and allow patient-authorized access to that information. Witnesses also strongly backed S. 1399, which would set targets to increase behavioral health spending within the overall health care cost benchmark, arguing that Massachusetts underinvests in behavioral health and that greater investment could reduce emergency, hospitalization, homelessness, and criminal justice costs. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and committee questions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 03/10/2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reserve programming.
  • And then you brought up the H-2A program.
  • The H-2A program has been kind of the...
  • It's a strong program. It's a very expensive program.
  • But I think our beginner farmer program, our socially disadvantaged farmer programs, and things like
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture first moved through a series of animal welfare bills, reporting all of them to the floor. The measures included bills on sentencing for aggravated cruelty to animals, additional aggravated cruelty provisions, penalties for animal abandonment, requiring owners or lessors of vacated properties to inspect for abandoned animals, and restricting surgical depopulation procedures on dogs and pets. Members generally expressed support, and each bill advanced by motion and voice vote with no noted opposition or recusals; one additional bill was held by the sponsor. The committee then heard from Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball, who gave an update on state and federal agriculture issues. He discussed the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, federal farm bill negotiations, specialty crops, labor and H-2A reform, dairy margin coverage concerns, possible cuts to EQIP, organic certification funding, trade and USMCA review, tariffs and input costs, and disaster concerns affecting Long Island seafood producers. He also highlighted state programs such as Nourish New York, Dairy Modernization, farm-to-school efforts, and workforce development initiatives. Members asked questions about raw milk sales, H-2A labor, solar siting on farmland, farm-to-school expansion, tariff impacts, and support for farmers facing federal cuts and rising costs. Ball said raw milk sales remain limited to licensed on-farm sales with inspections and warnings, supported reform of H-2A and broader labor policy, urged protecting prime and actively farmed land from solar development, and emphasized the need to preserve food access programs like Nourish New York and farmers market nutrition benefits. The meeting ended after the commissioner’s testimony and member discussion, with no further formal action beyond the earlier bill reports.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • lander to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.
  • lander to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.
  • lander to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.
  • lander to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.
  • lander to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Mar 5th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • They connect to other programs.
  • It also runs our certificate of public need program, our COPN program.
  • That's cost to the program.
  • That's cost to the program.
  • a program that I was tracking.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • So if they were to receive federal grant programs, it's used in conjunction with the UAS program. ...
  • programs.
  • So does that, if I could continue, so does that expand out, outside of the UAS program, other programs
  • No, the grant programs. So you presented a report regarding our grant program?
  • Programs, the ability to understand program needs, and set funding priorities that align with overall
Summary: The Budget Section’s Commerce and Legal Services division met to review the Department of Commerce base budget and current program activities for the 2027-29 biennium. Legislative Council staff first walked through a new “blue sheet” summary explaining what is included in Commerce’s base budget, with emphasis on salaries, operating costs, and especially grant authority funded largely by federal dollars. Members asked about how grant funding is coordinated across agencies, and staff noted that some programs, such as LIHEAP and UAS-related work, involve interagency collaboration and federal budget authority that may not match exact cash received. Commerce Commissioner Chris Schilke then presented on grant administration, the department’s transparency page, and several grant programs, including Destination Development and Automate ND. Members questioned how many entities apply for grants, what criteria are used, whether return on investment is tracked, and how long grant awards take to reach recipients. A lengthy exchange followed over whether Commerce must follow state procurement law or instead administer grants using its own “best practices” process; the commissioner said the department’s approach was based on legal guidance and competitive grantmaking, while some legislators argued the process should more closely reflect legislative intent. The department also highlighted the North Dakota Development Fund, child care loans, and workforce initiatives. Commerce described Development Fund investments, including examples of successful projects and a child care loan program that has supported 43 active businesses serving 3,754 children. Staff also outlined a new non-primary-sector lending framework and said a workforce and housing sub-cabinet are working on more coordinated statewide strategies. Workforce Director Katie Ralston Howell presented a broad workforce-system assessment, a new shared vision, and task forces focused on simplifying entry, improving warm handoffs, and building a public dashboard of shared metrics; members discussed higher education alignment, career pathways, and the need for better handoffs from schools to employers. No formal votes were taken, and the meeting ended with plans to continue these budget discussions in June, including the Attorney General budget.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL Jul 9th, 2026

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are excited to report that we did realize recently Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arkansas has finally
  • Cross and Blue Shield has any impact on the state employee benefits, since Blue Cross is the carrier
  • We have a program out now where you can get an app on your phone, kind of get all of our information,
  • We have a program out now where you can look on, you can get an app on your phone, kind of get all of
  • They've done a great job administering this grant program.
Keywords: 1204, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Blue Shield of New Mexico.
  • So then my next question is, This program.
  • My name is Brennan from Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Mexico.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield's mission is to ensure that there is access to affordable and awesome health
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield's mission is to ensure that there's access to affordable and awesome health
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 21, as amended, which would create an annual birthday-based open enrollment period for Medicare supplement policyholders age 65 and older, allowing them to switch to equal or lesser coverage without medical underwriting. The Aging and Long-Term Services Department and the Office of Superintendent of Insurance supported the bill as a consumer protection measure for seniors who are locked into rising premiums, while AHIP opposed it, warning it could raise premiums for existing policyholders. The League of Women Voters and AARP supported the measure. After debate over premium impacts and market stability, the committee voted 6-4 to give SB 21 a due pass. The committee then considered Senate Bill 20, dealing with prior authorization for medications used to treat serious mental illness. An amendment to change the bill from limiting prior authorization to once every three years to once every 12 months was debated; insurers supported the annual review, while nursing, disability, and mental health advocates argued that more frequent prior authorization would add burden and delay care. The committee tabled the amendment 5-4, then passed the unamended bill on a do pass vote. Testimony emphasized that the bill would not change how often patients see their doctors, only how often insurers can require prior authorization. Next, Senate Bill 101 was heard, which repeals the delayed sunset of the Health Care Delivery and Access Act so the hospital provider tax can continue. Sponsors and the Health Care Authority said the program has generated substantial federal matching funds and supports hospitals, especially rural facilities. AARP, Health Action New Mexico, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, and the New Mexico Hospital Association supported the bill. Committee members asked about how funds are distributed and reported; the agency said distributions are based on Medicaid discharges and hospitals must report on spending. The bill received a do pass. The committee also approved House Memorial 52, which requests a study group on health insurance premium affordability for working families and small employers. Supporters from Blue Cross and Blue Shield and AHIP said the memorial would help identify cost drivers and improve transparency. The committee then passed House Bill 132, as amended, creating a workers’ compensation presumption for certain occupational conditions affecting police officers. Supporters from labor, state police, OSI, and business groups said it would help recruitment, retention, and recovery, while members discussed the removal of back pain from the presumption and the reinstatement of PTSD. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 14, which expands the state’s health professional loan repayment program and creates a broader advisory structure to address workforce shortages. The bill would cover physicians and many other health professions, with a large appropriation and special provisions for part-time service and loan repayment terms. The sponsor described it as a competitive recruitment tool, and numerous health care, labor, and consumer groups testified in support. The sponsor also described a proposed amendment to reallocate physician funds to other eligible health professionals if there are not enough qualified physician applicants, but the committee was preparing to move on when the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/18/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:04:07.040><c> for</c><00:04:07.280><c> short</c> resolution programs for short resolution programs
  • </c><00:15:07.079><c> called</c> Minnesota housing on a program called Minnesota housing on a program
  • </c> grantee it would ensure our programs grantee it would ensure our programs expand<00:31:54.639><c
  • </c><00:59:41.319><c> a</c><00:59:41.480><c> program</c> the uh section 811 program a program the uh
  • program um uh not in the lending program program um uh 48%<01:44:57.360><c> of</c><01:44:57.480><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment Apr 1st, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because that's the fish that the East Coast wants, the blue catfish.
  • It's a big, nice blue cats.
  • We already have a program that is in place.
  • And if you look at the blue, the blue area would be where, during very wet years, when you have high
  • because I've had several leases go through that program.
Keywords: 965, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 29th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so Blue Star Mothers of America was officially chartered.
  • Members, the courage of the Blue Star Mothers is quite immense.
  • She had the flag, one blue star, and that was me.
  • I rise to join my colleagues to thank the Blue Star Mothers.
  • President, and thank you very much, Blue Mothers.
Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 10th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • So as these drugs work and as these programs work.
  • I want to highlight another program.
  • called the Guide CMS program.
  • Methylene blue is a drug.
  • In the industrial revolution, as a textile dye, our blue jeans... were dyed with methylene blue, but
Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty Five - Tuesday, April 21

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Quentin Roberts, the executive director of the YouthBuild program, and our superstar student,
  • And that's that sexually violent predator program that's in place.
  • Their W-2s, every two weeks they see in their envelope, that line item, income tax taken away from them
  • Income tax revenue plays a significant role in funding programs that directly impact maternal care, public
  • Rural schools, underfunded districts, special education programs—these are often the first targets when
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the House Journal by roll call vote (117-5), and a long series of special guest introductions, including YouthBuild students, school groups, family members, former legislators, and a Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Day recognition. The chamber then moved to third-reading business and reconsideration motions on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3283 and 3306. Members explained the bills needed to be sent back to Legislative Review to address possible conflicts with current case law and to tighten the language, especially around arbitration and municipal/court jurisdiction issues. The reconsideration motions and the motion to commit the bills to Legislative Review all passed by roll call votes in the 98-43 range. The House then took up House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 982, which would revise Missouri’s sex offender registry system. The sponsor said the bill responds to concerns from an advocacy group and registry administrators, converting Missouri from a hybrid offense-based system to a true tier-based system aligned with federal SORNA standards, clarifying who must register, reducing litigation exposure, and adding related language on civil commitment housing, name changes, and carnival employees. Members asked about whether offenders could eventually petition off the registry; the sponsor said the bill would streamline removal where allowed under the tier system. House Amendment 1, correcting a typo, was adopted, the committee substitute was adopted, and the bill was third read and passed 141-4. The House also debated House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, a proposal to amend the constitution to phase out the state income tax and shift more of the tax burden toward sales and use taxes over time. Supporters argued the current income tax hurts the middle class, discourages growth, and places Missouri at a disadvantage compared with no-income-tax states like Tennessee; they said the measure would let voters decide and could improve economic development, population growth, and fairness by making taxes more visible and consumption-based. Opponents argued the plan would raise taxes on most Missourians, especially low- and middle-income families, seniors on fixed incomes, and people who spend more of their income on necessities, and that it would shift costs onto consumers while weakening funding for schools, health care, and other services. The debate was extensive and included questions about constitutional tax limits, revenue neutrality, and comparisons to Tennessee and Washington, but no final vote on the resolutions was shown in the transcript.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're just trying to start this program.
  • We have our county cooperative program, $886 million.
  • Our municipal arterial program, $98 million in total. County arterial program, $1.5 million.
  • And on page 12, you've got a project on Blue Quail.
  • Chair, Representative Jones, yes, that is Blue Quail Road.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 299, a bill to support the Highway 180 project between Deming and Silver City. The sponsors described it as a three-phase road expansion that is already partly complete, but they emphasized rising construction costs, frequent accidents, heavy mining traffic, and the importance of the route to the local economy, tourism, and access to Silver City. A DOT engineer confirmed the project’s phases and cost increases, and the bill drew support from a former DOT official and others. The committee voted do pass, 6-0. The committee then heard HB 325, which would create a railroad crossing safety fund to help improve crossings statewide with lights, gates, overpasses, and other safety measures. Sponsors said the fund would be seeded with a modest amount and could leverage local, federal, and possibly public-private funding, with DOT setting rules and priorities. Railroad lobbyists from Union Pacific and BNSF supported the bill, saying it would help address a major public safety issue, especially for smaller communities. The committee voted do pass. Next, SB 73 was presented to require driver education schools to include at least three hours of instruction on vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. Supporters said the bill would improve awareness and safety at low cost, and public testimony included a bicyclist and a parent who lost a daughter in a crash involving a vulnerable road user. Some members asked how the requirement would apply to first-time or older drivers, and sponsors said it would be part of driver education curriculum developed by MVD and DOT. The committee voted do pass, with one member explaining a vote to note the bill should be read as applying to any first-time driver, not just young drivers. The committee also heard SB 111, which would align the Motor Vehicle Division’s confidentiality rules with last session’s SB 36 by protecting personal information such as sex, gender identity, immigration status, and national origin from public disclosure. The Taxation and Revenue Department said the change was meant to close a gap in the law and prevent release of sensitive data in response to public records requests, while still allowing disclosure for law enforcement and other legally required purposes. The bill passed on a 6-1 vote, with one member voting no and saying he was frustrated by last-minute efforts to fix problems he did not see as existing. The meeting concluded with lengthy DOT district presentations from District 1 and District 6, covering budgets, completed and ongoing projects, local road and bridge work, equipment needs, and unfunded priorities. Members asked about specific projects, freight routes, cattle guards, dust and weather issues, striping contractors, and how projects are prioritized under the state’s asset management scoring system. DOT officials said many projects were complete or underway, that some major projects would be funded through Senate Bill 2 or other appropriations, and that equipment and recurring maintenance funding remain major concerns. The committee adjourned after thanking DOT staff and members for their work.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Taxes Committee considers HF2360 4/10/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, yeah, it's a 12-month-long program.
  • Ultimately, just creates a state-level program that builds upon really the successful federal program
  • And she's an incredible entrepreneur, and this program isn't the program that does that.
  • </c><00:06:10.960><c> do</c> program isn't the program doesn't do program isn't the program doesn't do
  • How are the Hibing Blue Jackets Hibbing. How are the Hibing Blue Jackets doing? doing? doing?
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 2360, as amended by H.F. 2360A1, which would create a state-level New Markets Tax Credit-style program modeled on the federal program. Chair Swedzinski explained that the bill is intended to drive investment across Minnesota, including a requirement that at least 50% of the $200 million allocation be directed to greater Minnesota, and noted that the program would run for 12 months with state oversight to help guide investments. Testimony in support came from Alex Stuponic of Advantage Capital and Jason Wabama of Advanced Machine Guarding Solutions in Hibbing. Stuponic described the federal New Markets program as a tool for directing capital to low-income and underserved communities, cited Minnesota projects that have already benefited from federal funding, and argued that state programs in other states have successfully attracted more investment. Wabama said the credit could help rural businesses like his expand, noting that his Hibbing company has grown from one employee in 2021 to 22 employees and hopes to reach 50 employees while eventually becoming an ESOP. Chair Gomez raised concerns about the bill’s changes, especially the set-aside of half the funds for one region and the five-year carryforward, saying the proposal seemed arbitrary and more permissive and that there was likely not room in the budget for the $100 million cost this year. In response, Swedzinski said the fiscal note pushes costs into future years, with the first costs beginning in 2028-2029, and emphasized that the structure would allow the investment benefits to occur upfront. The amendment was adopted, and the bill, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • who's paying attention, someone who understands, and who will work proactively to make sure the programs
  • </c><00:03:42.680><c> at</c><00:03:42.799><c> the</c><00:03:42.879><c> Minnesota</c> Services program
  • at the Minnesota Services program at the Minnesota Department<00:03:43.680><c> of</c><00:03:43.799><
  • This bill doesn't create a new program of bureaucracy; it creates clarity and coordination.
  • A dedicated dementia programs manager will help connect those dots.
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (01/23/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Blue sheet. Representative Kosinski, do we have the blue sheet for this bill?
  • of the uh The Loan program the zero interest<01:02:46.240><c> Loan</c><01:02:46.680><c> program</c><
  • </c> should paint it blue to paint them blue should paint it blue to paint them blue so<01:28:34.480>
  • </c><01:49:10.960><c> sheet</c> none we will report out the blue sheet none we will report out the blue
  • sheet thank you madam chair uh the blue sheet thank you madam chair uh today's<03:11:33.399><c> blue
Keywords: 1189, house, all