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• for SWCDs for aids payable in 2025 and beyond so that our work can get closer to keeping pace with inflation
• work can get closer to keeping pace our work can get closer to keeping pace with<01:24:52.639> inflation
• with inflation and our own rising costs. with inflation and our own rising costs.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• hardworking, resilient, and still recovering from the impacts of COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, and inflation
• 00:14:51.600> and covid-19 Supply chains structur and covid-19 Supply chains structur and inflation
• they<00:14:52.920> generate<00:14:53.360> crucial<00:14:53.800> Revenue inflation
• they generate crucial Revenue inflation they generate crucial Revenue pay<00:14:54.440> taxes

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• But here's the critical thing that Republicans should wake up to in this time of inflation: your district
• /c><00:12:44.120> this<00:12:44.399> time<00:12:44.800> of<00:12:45.399> inflation
• <00:12:46.399> your wake up in this time of inflation your wake up in this time of inflation

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Quick question, just as a reminder: is this compensatory affected by the inflation indexing?
• Chair, members, the formula in future years after 26 will be affected by the growth in the inflation
• We want to express our gratitude for indexing the formula to inflation.
• look at the trend in this committee coming from 2021 to 2022, with the influx of dollars and the inflator

Bills: HF1048, HF1049, HF745, HF2210

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• plan, went from 6% to 5.5%, and that was part of keeping the actives and the additional COLA, or inflation
• the actives and the additional<01:51:04.000> Colo<01:51:04.880> or<01:51:05.079> inflation
• <01:51:05.599> protection additional Colo or inflation protection additional Colo or inflation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We've seen a significant increase in costs due to inflation, upward pressure on wages due to workforce
• a significant increase in costs due seen a significant increase in costs due to<00:04:25.919> inflation
• > upward<00:04:26.960> pressure<00:04:27.280> on<00:04:27.440> wages to inflation
• , upward pressure on wages to inflation, upward pressure on wages due<00:04:28.080> to<00:04:28.240

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• their own power and offset their own energy use, but cooperative members should not be forced to pay inflated
• be<00:07:39.400> forced<00:07:39.720> to<00:07:39.879> pay<00:07:40.039> inflated
• <00:07:40.520> prices<00:07:40.840> for be forced to pay inflated prices for be forced
• to pay inflated prices for excess<00:07:41.319> energy<00:07:41.639> when<00:07:41.800

Bills: HF845

Keywords: net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164

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• system is the system that we should be using to fund our nursing homes, and the 20% reduction to the inflation
• 01:46:09.920> reduction<01:46:10.440> to<01:46:10.639> the<01:46:10.800> inflation
• <01:46:11.239> rate<01:46:11.800> I 20% reduction to the inflation rate I 20% reduction
• to the inflation rate I believe<01:46:12.159> undermines<01:46:12.760> that<01:46:12.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• However, this request is to keep up with inflation and the growing demand for AFNR education programming
• is to keep forward however this request is to keep up<00:21:24.799> with<00:21:25.000> inflation
• and<00:21:25.559> the<00:21:25.679> growing<00:21:25.960> demand up with inflation
• and the growing demand up with inflation and the growing demand for<00:21:26.480> AFR<00:21:26.960

Bills: HF711, HF653

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

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• And then other increased expenses related to inflation.
• related<01:01:28.720> to increased expenses related to increased expenses related to inflation
• 01:32.520> um<01:01:32.640> so<01:01:32.839> let's<01:01:33.079> talk inflation
• all right um so let's talk inflation all right um so let's talk about<01:01:33.599> our<01:01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Inflation has also hit families hard in Minnesota and throughout the country. the the media center and
• size and wealth that is simply our size and wealth that is simply unacceptable<01:03:42.520> inflation
• <01:03:43.240> has<01:03:43.520> also<01:03:43.920> hit unacceptable inflation
• has also hit unacceptable inflation has also hit families<01:03:44.760> hard<01:03:45.520>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Moving forward, one big factor that's coming into play in farm country is inflation, as we are seeing
• in the farm that's coming into play in the farm country<01:23:32.520> is<01:23:32.719> inflation
• > it<01:23:34.120> we<01:23:34.239> are<01:23:34.400> seeing country is inflation
• as it we are seeing country is inflation as it we are seeing the<01:23:34.880> break<01:23:35.159

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The cost of this project, just as we let it sit, is rising faster than inflation, so the longer we wait
• :07:24.720> rising<00:07:25.160> faster<00:07:25.479> than<00:07:25.720> inflation
• <00:07:26.720> so<00:07:26.919> the is rising faster than inflation so the is rising
• faster than inflation so the longer<00:07:27.319> we<00:07:27.440> wait<00:07:27.639><

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• data for graduated students by degree program to determine the average annualized four-year pre-tax inflation-adjusted
• data for graduated students by degree program to determine the average annualized four-year pre-tax inflation-adjusted
• data for graduated students by degree program to determine the average annualized four-year pre-tax inflation-adjusted
• financial burden on our institutions at a time where we're The average annualized four-year pre-tax inflation-adjusted

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened with a hearing on CACR 7, a proposed constitutional amendment to explicitly state that defendants are innocent until proven guilty in all cases and suits brought by the state. The prime sponsor argued the amendment would strengthen due process, prevent government overreach, and extend the presumption of innocence beyond criminal cases into civil and administrative matters such as forfeiture and family court proceedings. In testimony and questioning, the sponsor cited New Hampshire constitutional provisions, historical examples, and concerns about courts shifting burdens onto individuals. Committee members raised questions about the amendment’s wording, its relationship to existing law, and whether it would have practical effect if current statutes already place the burden on the state. The hearing was then closed without further witnesses. The committee next moved to executive session on House Bill 480, which establishes a procedure for restoring competency and creates a pilot forensic liaison position in Merrimack or Strafford County to assist with that process. After discussion about prior concerns, including an email from the Disabilities Rights Center and whether enough members were present, the committee voted to adopt Amendment 2025-61H and then voted ought to pass as amended. The amendment passed unanimously, and the bill passed on a 10-1 roll call, with Representative Andrew voting no. The chair noted the bill would not go on consent and that no minority report was planned. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 666-FN, which would add restitution for violations of library-use confidentiality and expressly include library cards and membership status among confidential records. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen privacy protections after a local dispute and to provide a remedy and deterrent for improper disclosure. Committee questions focused on whether the restitution penalty would apply to accidental disclosures, how the bill interacts with existing exceptions such as court orders or investigations, and whether the language was consistent with current confidentiality law. The hearing remained open at the end of the transcript.

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• these fees will cover growing personnel and other operating costs, which have not been adjusted for inflation
• 07.400> for costs which have not been adjusted for costs which have not been adjusted for inflation
• 04:09.000> HMO<01:04:09.559> fees<01:04:10.520> uh<01:04:10.599> for inflation
• the last time HMO fees uh for inflation the last time HMO fees uh for application<01:04:11.359> or

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met on January 28, 2025, to review Governor’s budget proposals for several health-related licensing boards. The chair said no formal action would be taken and noted that final budget language was not yet available. The committee began with an overview from Bridget Anderson of the health-related licensing boards, who explained that the boards are fee-funded, operate as independent executive agencies, and handle licensing, complaints, rulemaking, and disciplinary matters. She also noted that the Board of Dentistry’s budget includes the Administrative Services Unit and criminal background check program, which can make the budget graphs appear larger than the dentistry board’s own operations. The Board of Dentistry requested funding for a new administrative staff position, estimating about $100,000 in salary, insurance, and fringe costs, to replace support lost when an administrative position was reclassified. Anderson said the board handled more than 300 complaints last year, with cases becoming more complex, especially involving surgical and implant procedures and imaging. Members asked about dental Medicaid access, but Anderson said that issue would be better directed to DHS’s Medicaid oral health division. The Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy requested a full-time position due to rapid growth in the number of regulated professionals, from about 4,000 in 2014 to nearly 10,000 now, and also sought authority to set a fee for out-of-state applicants under the Counseling Compact, with a cap of up to $100 though the board expects to charge much less. The Board of Podiatric Medicine asked to raise its fee ceiling, saying fees had not been increased since 1999 and that the board now faces a structural deficit of about $40,000 per year and declining reserves. Several senators expressed concern about “not-to-exceed” fee authority, calling it too open-ended and suggesting the legislature should scrutinize specific fee needs rather than approve broad ceilings. Similar concerns were raised during the Board of Chiropractic Examiners presentation, where the board sought $100,000 in additional spending authority and a fee increase after 32 years without an adjustment; members questioned the proposed ceiling approach and asked for more historical information before deciding. The Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice also discussed fee-setting authority, with the executive director explaining that the board had previously lowered fees without clear authority and later faced audit questions; she requested funding for a vacant administrative position, saying applications and revenues have increased sharply and no fee increase would be needed. The final presentation began with the Board of Pharmacy, which said it serves more than 26,000 licensees and oversees the Prescription Monitoring Program and opioid product registration. The board requested an extension of previously appropriated general fund dollars through fiscal year 2027 to continue paying legal costs tied to the insulin safety net lawsuit, emphasizing that this was not a new funding request but an extension of existing authority. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• States's issues with immigration onto our state, which is as small as one county in Florida, is inflating
• States's issues with immigration onto our state, which is as small as one county in Florida, is inflating
• States's issues with immigration onto our state, which is as small as one county in Florida, is inflating
• States's issues with immigration onto our state, which is as small as one county in Florida, is inflating

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That is now indexed to inflation, not to exceed 3% any year.
• ><00:22:23.919> now<00:22:24.080> indexed<00:22:24.480> to<00:22:24.679> inflation
• <00:22:25.679> um that that is now indexed to inflation um that that is now indexed to inflation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But with inflation being as it is, with the tariffs, the unending tariffs still being in place, with

Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all

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• all heard from these constituents In our districts, with the rising fuel prices and the cost of inflation

Bills: HCR1030, HB1370, SB893, SB2, SB1589

Keywords: legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation

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• prize limit and $2 tickets were established more than 30 years ago and have never been adjusted for inflation

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a press event and advocacy push for HF 4090 and SF 4515, bills that would modernize Minnesota’s charitable meat raffle rules. Speakers, including Amanda Jackson of Allied Charities, Rep. Jim Nash, Sen. Judy Seeberger, and Sen. Zach Duckworth, argued that the current ticket and prize limits are decades old and no longer reflect inflation or current meat prices. They said raising the ticket cap to $5 and the prize limit to $200 would help charitable organizations keep raffles attractive and financially viable without expanding gambling overall. Testimony from representatives of the American Legion and a youth wrestling club emphasized that meat raffles help fund veterans’ programs, youth sports, scholarships, travel costs, and other local needs. Speakers also said the events support bars, restaurants, and local meat markets, and that the money stays in the community. Several lawmakers described the proposal as bipartisan and noncontroversial, while also criticizing efforts to tie it to other legislative disputes. One speaker said the Senate had just taken a procedural step to bring the bill directly to the floor, and another said the conference committee report had failed but could still be revived. The event concluded with a mock meat raffle demonstration and a call for a clean vote on the legislation. No formal committee vote on the bill was taken during the transcript, but the speakers said the measure remained alive procedurally and positioned for further action in the Senate and House.