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• This targeted initiative will reduce upfront capital costs for infrastructure developers, help projects
• This bill does not impose an AGI cap, as rural taxpayers with higher income from capital gains, dividends
• This bill does not impose an AGI cap as rural taxpayers with higher income from capital gains, dividends
• But capital gains would not count as income. Does not count as income? What is that?
• However, as discussed, there are many seniors with higher incomes from capital gains, dividends, and

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Please join me today in welcoming our distinguished guests to the state capital. Our shared future.
• Please join me today in welcoming our distinguished guests to the state capital. Thank you.
• Please go to these committees: Banking and Finance in Room 330, Capital Room 444; Budget Subcommittee
• 1 in Capital Room 127; Budget Subcommittee 6 in Capital Room 447; Natural Resources in Capital Room
• 437; Revenue and Taxation in Capital Room 126; Transportation in Swing Space 1,100.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Since then, have you participated in a capital project?
• Remarks from the state, our capital outlay, over the years? Yes.
• That's why you have a fiscal agent, so that nonprofits can get capital outlay.
• Michelle, who's an expert on capital outlay because it's so complicated, and the anti-donation clause
• We can invest in capital down the road.

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• We will stand with you in this capital. We will stand with you in the streets, and we will fight.
• We will stand with you in this capital. We will stand with you in the streets, and we will fight.
• In this capital. We will stand with you in the streets, and we will fight.
• we are here today knowing that we're probably on the losing end of this battle and that we have a capital
• this battle and that we have a capital this battle and that we have a capital that<00:21:01.360>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota lawmakers and advocates held a press event focused on a special-session budget agreement that would repeal health coverage for undocumented immigrants. Speakers, including Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega, Sen. Lieman, labor leaders, immigrant advocates, faith leaders, and other DFL/POCI caucus members, argued the repeal would harm about 17,000 people, increase uncompensated care costs, worsen ER and clinic wait times, reduce productivity, and ultimately raise costs for taxpayers and employers. They also said undocumented immigrants contribute significant tax revenue and that the measure was motivated by cruelty and scapegoating rather than fiscal responsibility. Testimony emphasized moral, public health, labor, and faith-based objections. Unidos Minnesota, SEIU Local 26, the Minnesota AFL-CIO, and Pastor Ingred Ramson all framed health care as a human right and said the policy would punish working families, immigrants, and communities of color. Several speakers linked the repeal to broader attacks on immigrants, labor rights, and other social protections, and warned that the compromise budget framework included a “poison pill” tying the health bill to the repeal. POCI caucus members said they had tried unsuccessfully to negotiate alternatives, including changes to paid leave, earned sick and safe time, non-compete bans, premiums, enrollment caps, and protections for children, elders, and people with chronic conditions. They said leadership was not part of the negotiations and expressed disappointment with DFL and governor-level decisions, while also saying they would continue to fight the policy and hold leaders accountable. No vote was taken in the event itself, but speakers repeatedly said the repeal was expected to pass and that they would oppose it and continue organizing in future sessions.

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• You know, sales tax is less economically damaging than property taxes, which is a direct tax on capital
• Reducing the property tax burden reduces the tax on capital.
• Capital investment increases the return on investment, which makes Texas an attractive place to grow.
• I spoke earlier about the significance. of property tax reduction to encourage capital investment in
• capital investments.

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22

Keywords: HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property

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• Before his nomination, Steve was co-CEO and chief investment officer of Cerberus Capital Management,
• a global investment firm that he co-founded in 1992 and today manages some 68 billion dollars of capital
• Well, let me briefly ask you, this committee has been supportive of the Office of Strategic Capital and
• the idea of leveraging comparative advantages in private capital.
• Do you support the OSC and do you believe we need to significantly grow the Office of Strategic Capital

Keywords: Steven Feinberg, Deputy Secretary of Defense, national security, budget cuts, military readiness, global threats, Department of Defense

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on the nomination of Steven Feinberg as Deputy Secretary of Defense. The committee emphasized the urgent need for strong leadership in response to a complex array of global threats posed by adversarial coalitions, including China, Russia, and Iran. The discussions highlighted concerns regarding budget cuts and personnel reductions within the Department of Defense, showcasing the challenges posed by the current economic context and the pressing need to maintain military readiness and capabilities. Various members expressed their apprehensions about how impending layoffs and budget reductions would impact the defense workforce and national security.

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• requires a mandatory death penalty for an unauthorized alien convicted or adjudicated guilty of a capital
• If your bill passes with a capital crime and has a mandatory death penalty without qualification, I know
• You realize that the language in this bill would suggest that if he were tried for a capital crime, then
• I voted for it to lower the threshold to allow for the death penalty and did the same thing for capital
• The legal system must operate without bias, yet we know that capital sentencing has historically been

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR2, SB4, SR98, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• As a deputy commissioner, I direct and supervise the legislative and operating budgets, the public capital
• As a deputy commissioner, I direct and supervise the legislative and operating budgets, the public capital
• The Fixed Capital Outlay Office in this bureau administers all fixed capital outlay programs for all
• The Fixed Capital Outlay Office in this bureau administers all fixed capital outlay programs for all
• Understand that the school hardening funds are capital outlay.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee held its first interim meeting, took roll, and established a quorum. Members introduced themselves, many noting backgrounds in education, school boards, local government, or parenting, and Chair Jenna Persons-Mulicka outlined the committee’s goal of building the fiscal year 2025-26 Pre-K-12 budget. She also reviewed the fiscal year 2024-25 education budget, noting that the Pre-K-12 portion totals about $21 billion, with the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) as the largest driver, along with major funding for VPK, school readiness, and school recognition. She explained that federal COVID relief funds have ended and that recent school choice legislation has affected budget structure. Commissioner Manny Diaz and department leaders then gave overviews of their divisions. Diaz highlighted Florida’s education rankings, record graduation rate, progress monitoring, expanded school choice participation, charter school growth, and teacher salary investments, while emphasizing a focus on literacy, math, and early learning. Carrie Miller described the Division of Early Learning’s school readiness and VPK programs, their funding, eligibility, accountability systems, and the importance of kindergarten readiness. Paul Burns outlined the Division of Public Schools’ work on educator quality, literacy, standards, certification, family outreach, federal programs, and school improvement. Suzanne Pridgen reviewed finance and operations functions, including budget management, FEFP calculations, grants, procurement, transportation, and emergency management. Adam Emerson described parental choice programs, including scholarships, charter schools, schools of hope, virtual education, and home education. Darren Norris detailed the Office of Safe Schools’ responsibilities for risk assessments, compliance inspections, threat management, grants, and training created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy. Members asked questions about several issues, including whether the Safe Schools office recommends changes to the school safety grant distribution formula, whether early learning eligibility should shift from federal poverty level to state median income, how scholarship payments are verified to avoid funding students who return to public school, and whether daily attendance systems could improve funding accuracy. Other questions addressed hurricane-related survey disruptions, VPK provider reimbursement rates and instructional hours, teacher salary increases, school start time costs, and how voucher schools handle IEP accommodations. Department officials generally said some issues remain under review, supported moving school readiness eligibility to SMI, noted that scholarship and enrollment data are cross-checked and adjusted when needed, and said progress monitoring now helps schools support mobile students. On school safety, officials said exemptions are allowed in statute for some items but not for classroom doors, and that district-specific conditions matter. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond receiving presentations and discussion.

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• State funded capital construction. An act related to state funded capital construction. Mr.
• funded capital construction. Mr. funded capital construction. Mr.
• Bill 111 state funded capital Bill 111 state funded capital construction.<00:32:59.279> Respectful
• This is in northwest Wyoming and then here in the capital city.
• Uh, I'll speak to the three projects here in the capital city.

Keywords: 916, all

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• ,<00:09:04.560> the Um everybody here at the capital, the Um everybody here at the capital
• development, so that transit capital development, so that transit capital projects<00:46:44.360>
• <01:25:30.040> for<01:25:30.280> 10.8 capital security enhancements for 10.8 capital
• And capital security screening tails.
• > capital<01:25:37.720> building, specific to the capital building, specific to the capital

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

Summary: The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 3373, which was laid over. The bill sought trunk highway bond funding for preliminary and final design work at the 70th Street interchange in St. Paul Park. Representative Hansen, Mayor Keith Frankie, and Washington County Commissioner Karla Bigham described the interchange as undersized and increasingly unsafe because of refinery truck traffic, aggregate hauling, nearby growth, and changing traffic patterns. Members asked about prior study, cost, and greenhouse gas requirements, and the bill author said the request was about $500,000. Chair Cosgrove noted the bill would be laid over and suggested the issue could involve future statutory exemptions. The committee then took up House File 4449, also laid over, after adopting the A4 author’s amendment. Representative Jones presented the bill as a transit planning and accountability measure for the Twin Cities metro. It would set numeric transit goals, require better coordination between road projects and future transit projects, and give the Met Council more tools to support transit-oriented development, including property acquisition and development around transit corridors. Jones argued the bill would help avoid rebuilding roads twice and improve transit ridership, frequency, speed, and reliability. Representative Olson offered an amendment to exempt highway projects primarily addressing documented safety issues, arguing that safety projects should not be burdened by added transit requirements or costs. Jones said she supported the safety concern but opposed the amendment as written because the bill was aimed at major construction projects. After a roll call, the amendment failed on an 8-8 tie. The bill itself remained laid over for further work, with the chair noting there was still time to refine the proposal.

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• As the law states, these grants may be used for working capital.
• Um we may be used for working capital.
• So if you apply um we go capital.
• There is a high need for capital in this space.
• , civil unrest, lack of access to capital, civil unrest, lack of access to capital, loss<01:23:14.960

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on March 4, 2026, and focused almost entirely on an update and oversight discussion of the Promise Act, including its grant and loan programs. The chair opened by explaining that the committee wanted to better understand how the 2023 law was implemented, how funds are still being deployed in greater Minnesota and the metro, and whether adjustments made in 2024 and 2025 were working as intended. The minutes from March 3 were approved at the start of the meeting. Deputy Commissioner Kevin McKinnon of DEED outlined the program’s legislative history, funding structure, eligibility rules, and oversight process. He said the grant side has about $94 million available, with $16 million going to the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and $86 million to the Neighborhood Development Center, plus administrative and technical assistance set-asides. He noted legislative changes over time, including shifting the revenue eligibility test to the prior year, adding a home-office deduction requirement for businesses using a home address, and maintaining a preference for applicants who had not received more than $10,000 in prior state assistance. McKinnon said about $22 million had been awarded to 35 businesses at the time of the update, and that the loan program has $30 million appropriated, with about $9.5 million lent so far. He also described the application, verification, audit, and payment process, emphasizing that partners handle intake and DEED conducts final review and random audits. Shahir Ahmmed of the Neighborhood Development Center described the round-one and round-two grant process in more detail. He said NDC spent about nine months building the application platform, launched round one in June 2024, received more than 3,000 applications, and later paused awards while DEED and legislators clarified the law. He reported that 651 applications were approved in the first round for just under $9 million, and that round two launched in September 2025 with a goal of distributing up to $50 million in remaining grant funds. Ahmmed also explained the step-by-step applicant process, including email confirmation, eligibility screening, document upload, identity verification through Plaid, and final DEED review. He said applicants commonly use funds for payroll, equipment or inventory, rent, and utilities. The chair indicated there would be further testimony from other program partners and then member questions, but no votes or formal actions were taken on the Promise Act itself during this portion of the meeting.

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• it's such a great capital to have people come and visit.
• capital to have people come and visit. capital to have people come and visit. uh<01:35:57.679>
• and are reappropriated to the capital and are reappropriated to the capital preservation<01:36:11.440
• of dollars there to keep our capital of dollars there to keep our capital open. open. open.
• uh, we are joined by the capital uh, we are joined by the capital collaborations<01:47:19.920>

Keywords: 916, all

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• Further, investment is necessary to build the capital base for production in the long run.
• base for production in the long capital base for production in the long run. run. run.
• We estimate tax year 2024 income tax liability is higher largely because capital gains, interest, and
• gains, interest, and dividend capital gains, interest, and dividend income<00:16:10.399> grew
• in substantially higher capitation in substantially higher capitation payments<00:26:32.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, I just here um at the capital.
• lot of these things in capital lot of these things in capital investment.<00:59:44.079> Um
• But do you have a similar bill like this in capital investment?
• Well, welcome back to the capital.
• I didn't recognize you with the capital.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Adequate service funding to be paired with capital funding for PSH units to help ensure full funding
• <00:15:38.680> funding<00:15:39.000> for paired with capital funding for paired with
• capital funding for permanent<00:15:39.600> support<00:15:39.839> of<00:15:40.040>
• That remaining 6% of profit needs to cover your monthly principal reduction and any long-term capital
• Improvements now that's the Capital Improvements now that's the breakdown<00:18:51.840> under

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So we think we're not fully capitalizing on the opportunity to capture some of that investment.
• <00:04:40.320> on<00:04:40.479> the we're not fully um capitalizing on the we're not
• fully um capitalizing on the opportunity<00:04:41.240> to<00:04:41.520> to<00:04:41.720
• However, it can become problematic if a company is looking to make a capital investment and they have
• <00:10:13.440> investment forward a capital investment forward a capital investment project

Keywords: 1183, house

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• believe it's a key growth engine for our state and provides significant sources of jobs, private capital
• believe it's a key growth engine for our state and provides significant sources of jobs, private capital
• provides significant sources of jobs provides significant sources of jobs private<00:03:07.680> capital
• investment and sales our private capital investment and sales our specific<00:03:11.239> way<
• <00:58:21.039> projects dollars that uh the capital projects dollars that uh the capital projects

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Watson,<00:03:40.840> one<00:03:40.960> of<00:03:41.040> our<00:03:41.240> capital
• <00:03:41.600> police >> David Watson, one of our capital police >> David Watson
• , one of our capital police officers,<00:03:42.160> he<00:03:42.280> brought<00:03:42.480

Keywords: MS House Floor - 3 April, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

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• Committee substitute for House Bill 398 would amend the Insurance Holding Company law to allow for group capital
• guidelines for DFA and state agencies to safeguard and manage fund disbursements to local entities of capital
• in determining whether or not to allow the entity to be able to move forward in managing its own capital

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• Hello, Brock Campbell from the California Baptist Capital Ministry.
• Hello, Emily Campbell with the California Baptist Capital Ministry.
• Hello, Emily Campbell with the California Baptist Capital Ministry.
• of the bill are Isis Oriana with the California Workforce Association and Lee Angela Reed with the Capital
• of the bill is Isis Oriana with the California Workforce Association and Lee Angela Reed with the Capital

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several Senate bills focused on student health, access, equity, and career preparation. SB 608 by Sen. Menjivar would expand access to condoms and related sexual health resources for students in grades 7–12 and direct the Department of Education to align with the California Healthy Youth Act. Supporters argued the bill would help address high STI rates among youth and remove barriers to access, while opponents raised concerns about parental authority, local control, and encouraging early sexual activity. The bill was approved on a 6-1 vote and sent to the Health Committee. SB 965 by Sen. Blakespear would prohibit libraries from requiring a parent to be physically present for a 16- or 17-year-old to obtain a library card, while still allowing libraries to require parental consent or signature. Supporters said the current rule creates unnecessary barriers for teens and school research projects, and the California Library Association said it was now neutral after amendments. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 998 by Sen. Gonzalez would define and expand the duties of discrimination prevention coordinators in the state’s Office of Civil Rights, including adding a disability coordinator and deputy coordinators focused on anti-Black, anti-Asian, anti-Latino, and anti-Native American discrimination. Testimony emphasized the need to address rising hate incidents and discrimination in schools, especially for Black, LGBTQ+, AAPI, and other marginalized students. The bill was approved and sent to Judiciary with amendments to be processed there. SB 845 by Sen. Perez, which expands work-based learning and youth apprenticeship opportunities, also received broad support from education, workforce, and industry groups and passed unanimously to Labor and Employment. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills and adjourned after all items were acted on.