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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit Commission 1/29/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that the Ombuds persons do not fulfill all of their required duties in law while at the same time spending
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considerable <00:04:40.880>time the same time spending considerable - <00:16:00.639>
If <00:16:00.880>the spend its time and resources. - If the spend its time and resources.
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a for instance, envisions OBFF spending a for instance, envisions OBFF spending
Summary:
The Legislative Audit Commission heard a presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its evaluation of the Office of Ombuds for Families (OBFF). Auditors said the office remains important because of Minnesota’s long history of racial disparities in the child protection system, but they found major problems with how OBFF is operating. The report said OBFF’s statutory duties are very broad compared with its small staff and budget, and that the ombuds persons are not carrying out all required duties while spending substantial time on activities not required by law. Auditors also said the office’s recent impact is unclear and that its complaint-handling work has significant deficiencies, including poor documentation, limited data, few policies, inconsistent handling, and failure to follow best practices.
The presentation also focused on oversight and accountability. Auditors said OBFF’s three community boards, which are supposed to appoint and oversee the ombuds persons, have not provided adequate oversight: meeting requirements were often not met, attendance was low, and there was little evidence the boards were fulfilling their statutory duties. The auditors further said OBFF’s unusual structure, with no single designated leader and shared authority among the three ombuds persons, creates unclear lines of accountability. Their recommendations included revising OBFF’s statutory duties to better match legislative goals and resources, improving complaint-handling practices, strengthening board oversight, and establishing a single leadership position for the office.
Members asked follow-up questions about racial disproportionality in out-of-home care, spending on nonrequired activities, and whether the ombuds persons met statutory qualification requirements. Auditors referred members to the report for more detailed data, said the office does not track expenditures by function, and noted that while the ombuds persons have relevant professional backgrounds, the evaluation raised concerns about whether they are meeting their duties as expected. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/22/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We have an absolutism around spending any money.
- <01:03:47.920>
Um about we can't spend pennies, right? - Um about we can't spend pennies, right?
- around spending any money. around spending any money.
- <01:12:42.800>
the green lit, the utilities must spend the green lit, the utilities must spend
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- spending or funding that you talked about, will that be a categorical as well?
- We really don't know what we have and how much we're spending across the enterprise on IT.
- Ask the district for further details to explain their spending.
- of the additional FTE, or... ...is spending 100% of the additional FTE or added weight.
- In fact, they're actually spending millions more than what they are being reimbursed for.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley described the bill as a major criminal justice and behavioral health reform measure that would expand pretrial mental health diversion, strengthen treatment-based probation conditions, broaden grant uses for mental health and substance abuse programs, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, require certain DOC mental health evaluations, and create a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, data collection, and the Murphy family’s role in advancing the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then approved 37 co-sponsors.
The chamber then received the Senate’s 2025-26 General Appropriations Bill, SB 2500, with Chair Hooper outlining a $117.4 billion budget that he said reduces spending, preserves reserves, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and reporting requirements. Committee chairs summarized their portions: K-12 funding at $34.7 billion with increases for FEFP, scholarships, VPK, school hardening, and school safety; higher education at $11.5 billion with workforce, nursing, reading, autism, and student aid investments; health and human services with a $1.8 billion increase for Medicaid, mental health, opioid response, disability services, and veterans programs; criminal and civil justice at $7.6 billion for corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, and judgeships; transportation/tourism/economic development at about $18 billion including roads, housing, Visit Florida, and cultural grants; and agriculture/environment/general government with major Everglades, water quality, citrus, food bank, and agency IT funding.
Members then questioned several budget items, especially education funding formulas, the shift of scholarship dollars below the line, the impact on public school districts, AP/IB and other accelerated program funding, the APD wait list, opioid settlement spending, arts grants, and the My Safe Florida Home and condo pilot programs. Chairs generally said scholarship and accelerated-program dollars were being restructured for transparency and flexibility rather than cut, that school districts would still receive funding based on enrollment, and that APD and other human services issues would continue to be worked out in conference. The budget discussion concluded with remarks praising staff and noting a 4% across-the-board pay raise for state employees and targeted increases for law enforcement and firefighters, followed by a recognition for FAMU Day at the Capitol.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We can do that with limited spending and a strong economy.
- My understanding years ago is that growth of spending was only 1%.
- The budget does not make spending decisions.
- It includes instructions for committees to review and adjust spending and revenue priorities, but it
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is things with bad contracts or spending is things with bad contracts or spending
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But as far-left government spending.
- illegal immigrants, federal spending illegal immigrants, federal spending lapsed<01:25:03.199>
- trillions in Democratic spending trillions in Democratic spending overheated<02:43:34.960>
the - because it was co emergency spending. because it was co emergency spending.
- have given to the US Treasury to spend have given to the US Treasury to spend for<05:25:47.360><
- trillions in Democratic spending trillions in Democratic spending overheated<02:43:34.960>
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Do not spend taxpayer dollars to sustain a system rooted in violence.
- This bill, 1156, spends 20 million. reimbursement, so I'm concerned.
- So I oppose this spending more money for the government to be bigger.
- billions of dollars and lock ourselves into one technology. ...vehicles before we spend billions of
- The question is if we're going to spend money on public transportation, ...polluting trucks and stuff
Bills:
SB1088, SB1156, SB1157, SB1169, SB1245, SB1273, SB1330, SB1332, SB1391, SB1498, SB1531, SB1550, SB1598, SB1677, SB1707, SB1811, SB1818
Keywords:
cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, medical education, physician shortage, healthcare funding, Arizona health care
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The evidence-based spending—you said Tennessee and Oregon are the two states where they establish and
- For every dollar we spend, what's the return we're getting on that?
- So, we are authorized to spend $2.275 million a year.
- Available for us to spend out of that fund. Got it.
- That's a one-year spend of $21 million. What is that exactly for?
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 26th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So when you have a system that's designed around, you let people in for a night, they all spend the night
- So I just want to make sure that you guys are not just spending money that's going to be wasted in the
- We know from spending data, particularly for that first appropriation, CYFD has had spending related
- So they've had some spending.
- Particularly in prior years, we have seen appropriations on the operating budget side where spending
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/13/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- here today to speak with you about Senate File 506, which is LCCMR's annual recommendations for spending
- Director Becca Nash continued: Senate File 506 is LCCMR's annual recommendations for spending from the
- The amount that has been drawn down and recommended for spending by the LCCMR has traditionally been
- according to the they are spending according to the budget<00:20:28.240>
that's <00:20:28.400> - We look to make sure that those are an eligible way to spend the funds, that it's consistent with the
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we have other things to spend that kind of money on.
- things to spend that kind of money on. things to spend that kind of money on.
- Chair, when you went through the spending that goes from line 21 to 30 on the spend sheet, I just like
- Chair, when you went through the spending that goes from line 21 to 30 on the spend sheet, I just like
- Chair, when you went through the spending that goes from line 21 to 30 on the spend sheet, I just like
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/09/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Not all of them spend their time up in the trees where she does keep most of her time up in the trees
- So, this one because it spends its time in the tree has specialized hunting. This is what they do.
- And so we don't spend any dedicated dollars on this type of work.
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any call-outs. and so we don't spend any call-outs. and so we don't spend any - on this that type of that we do spend on this that type of work. work. work.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 31, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We expect it to be 25% of spending.
- WE EXPECT IT TO BE 25% OF SPENDING.
- is 2.3% of that spending.
- is 2.3% of that spending.
- We're going to spend over $7 trillion this year.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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it just save it in an account and spend it just save it in an account and spend - Both sides of the aisle are going to spend it.
- It doesn't matter how much money we have to spend. Both sides of the aisle are going to spend it.
- great schools in this state, they spend great schools in this state, they spend money<01:56:47.040
- general municipality spending. general municipality spending.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- all of it told us, they expect to spend all of it by<00:24:22.320>
the <00:24:22.480>end - So I'm all for economic development, but I'm just saying that if we spend this money, it may mean that
- this money, it may mean that we spend this money, it may mean that there's<00:33:23.760>
less - So, we're spending like over a million dollars a year per child at this facility.
- So, we're spending like Ros, thank you.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- seen these these increases in spending seen these these increases in spending or<00:03:46.720>
- We believe they can continue spending.
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the <02:54:05.840>employee is spending authority for the employee is spending authority- <03:12:13.840>
these provides uh authority to spend these provides uh authority to spend these- intent is for spending authorization. intent is for spending authorization.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- How much do we spend on interest right now?
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Well, <00:57:37.839>in spend on interest right now? - Well, in spend on interest right now?
- The vast majority of defense spending of Ukraine has been in the United States.
- The vast majority of defense spending of Ukraine has been in the United States.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (03/04/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- better spend on and spend<03:29:33.800>
247 <03:29:34.800>working <03:29:35.160>on< - I see no reason to spend money and time to study it again. Information is out there.
- I see no reason to spend money and time to study it again. Information is out there.
- I see no reason to spend money and time to study it again. Information is out there.
- I see no reason to spend money and time to study it again. Information is out there.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 18th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- They're spending more time trying to figure out how to work together to pay for stuff than they actually
- Elon Musk blew up in five hours, not because of the ASWA work, but because of the spending that was in
- There's no money to train anybody because they're spending all the money on just paying the employees
- I know I'm spending a lot of time thinking and...”
- I know I'm spending a lot of time thinking and listening to a lot of people and reading about it.
Summary:
The committee met to hear an update from consultants Mason Bishop and Cameron Christie on Arkansas’s “one door” or “no wrong door” workforce and social services modernization effort. The discussion focused on moving the state toward a work-first system that better connects job seekers, employers, education, and public assistance programs, with goals of increasing upward mobility, improving labor force attachment, reducing inefficiencies, and adapting to changes such as AI and other economic disruptions. The consultants argued that Arkansas’s current system is fragmented across multiple offices, portals, agencies, and funding streams, and that people often have to navigate separate doors for workforce services, TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and related supports.
Bishop repeatedly pointed to Utah as the model, describing how that state integrated workforce and human services into a single department, used cost allocation to blend funding behind the scenes, and saw improved customer service and outcomes after reform. He said TANF should be treated as a workforce program, not just a benefits program, and suggested that Arkansas could use TANF and other tools to cross-train DHS staff, co-locate services, and create a more unified service delivery model. Members asked about federal flexibility, waivers, and whether the state could use one large waiver or a broader restructuring to simplify the system. Bishop explained that a federal pilot authority proposal failed in Congress, so the current approach relies on waivers, cost allocation plans, and possible state-level changes.
The committee also discussed the relationship between DHS and workforce offices, the role of local workforce boards, how disability and vocational rehabilitation cases would be handled, and how the governor’s Restore Hope/Hope Hub and faith- and community-based initiatives might fit into the broader plan. Bishop said Arkansas already has rehabilitation services within the workforce department and emphasized that case managers should focus on people rather than programs. No votes were taken. The chair said the committee would revisit case management at its August meeting and adjourned the meeting after thanking the consultants.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 2nd, 2026
Transportation and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- This will put in they must spend no less than 20 million on the organizations underneath 250 million.
- This will put in they must<00:06:05.040>
spend <00:06:05.400>no <00:06:05.600>less - 05.960>
than <00:06:06.160>20 <00:06:06.600>million <00:06:07.680>on must spend- no less than 20 million on must spend no less than 20 million on the<00:06:08.160>
on <00:06:08.360- So, they must spend at least $20 million under the 250. No more than $10 million on the over.
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Bills:
HB542
Keywords:
HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- bond rating increase, if we take these in steps and we fiscally build responsibly and we fiscally spend
- Is this how we're going to spend this money? Am I reading this chart correctly? Mr.
- it, how they spend it correctly.
- We may have never been in this situation, but if we just go in there and the Commission spends us like
- Just spend a little time and look at that world.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways