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• It takes a variety of inputs to make that happen.
• <00:13:51.040> to<00:13:51.160> make It takes a variety of inputs to make It takes
• a variety of inputs to make that<00:13:51.600> happen.
• All the inputs that it takes to get us where we need to go.
• The methodology used in this, by the way, is that what you're trying to do, if you look at the inputs

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Summary: The House Postsecondary Education Committee held its first-ever meeting and first meeting of the session, with Chairman Tipton outlining committee procedures, attendance rules, and the process for submitting committee substitutes. After a roll call confirmed full attendance, the committee heard a presentation from Senator David Givens on the history and purpose of Kentucky’s performance-based funding model for postsecondary education. Givens said the model was created to replace an older “shares” approach that distributed funds based largely on prior-year allocations, and argued the new system better aligns funding with student success and the state’s long-term educational attainment goals. Council for Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson and CPE staff then explained the model in more detail. They said the system was designed to address long-standing funding disparities among institutions, reward outcomes such as degrees, credit-hour progression, and completion in high-demand fields, and support the state’s “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of Kentuckians hold a postsecondary credential by 2030. Thompson said Kentucky is now at 56.2% attainment, above the national average, and highlighted gains in graduation and retention rates, lower student borrowing, and improved completion outcomes. He also emphasized that the model is part of a broader strategy that includes affordability, adult learners, low-income students, and wrap-around support services. CPE staff described the work group process that developed and periodically revises the model, noting that the General Assembly created the framework in House Bill 303 and later enacted Senate Bill 153 and Senate Bill 191 to codify changes. They explained that in 2016 the legislature carved out about 5% of institutional budgets, roughly $43 million, to be redistributed through the new model, and that the model has been reviewed every three years with changes made each time. Recent revisions included increasing the student-success weight, adding a premium for low-income students, creating a premium for adult learners, and redefining underrepresented students as first-generation college students. No votes were taken at this meeting, and the committee adjourned after the informational presentation and discussion.

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• All members are stakeholders in open enrollment.
• > in<00:17:48.080> open All members are stakeholders in open All members are stakeholders
• <00:23:23.200> and<00:23:23.440> then hear from various stakeholders and then hear
• I'm going to represent three different stakeholder groups this morning.
• I'm going to represent three different stakeholder groups this morning.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• What this amendment does is to add, when we're talking about the study, input from stakeholders and industry
• What this amendment does is to add, when we're talking about the study, input from stakeholders and industry
• but we actually had a tremendous amount but we actually had a tremendous amount of<01:14:43.520> input
• and we basically used the of input and we basically used the resources<01:14:47.360> we<01:14
• It's going to continue as is, and that was from input of the operators plus the local authorities really

Keywords: 916, all

Bills: HCR1, HCR2, SB2001, SB2002, SB2003, SB2004, SB2005, SB2006, SB2007, SB2008, SB2009, SB2010, SB2011, SB2012, SB2013, SB2014, SB2015, SB2016, SB2017, SB2018, SB2019, SB2020, SB2021, SB2022, SB2023, SB2024, SB2025, SB2026, SB2027, SB2028, SB2029, SB2030, SB2031, SB2032, SB2033, SB2034, SB2035, SB2036, SB2037, SB2038, SB2039, SB2040, SB2041, SB2042, SB2043, SB2044, SB2045, SB2046, SB2047, SB2048, SB2049, SB2050, SB2051, SB2052, SB2053, SB2054, SB2055, SB2056, SB2057, SB2058, SB2059, SB2060, SB2061, SB2062, SB2063, SB2064, SB2065, SB2066, SB2067, SB2068, SB2069, SB2070, SB2071, SB2072, SB2073, SB2074, SB2075, SB2076, SB2077, SB2078, SB2079, SB2080, SB2081, SB2082, SB2083, SB2084, SB2085, SB2086, SB2087, SB2088, SB2089, SB2090, SB2091, SB2092, SB2093, SB2094, SB2095, SB2096, SB2097, SB2098, SB2099, SB2100

Keywords: recess, legislative session, Hawaii State Legislature, 2026, Governor address, joint session, legislature, Hawaii, state of the state, Banyan Drive, Waiakea peninsula, Makaokū, Hilo, Hawaii Island, HCDA, Hawaii Community Development Authority, community development district, redevelopment, urban renewal, blight

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• input.
• master plan and assessment process that we went through, again engaging hundreds of community stakeholders
• :37:40.079> community engaging a hundreds of community engaging a hundreds of community stakeholders
• 42.160> what<00:37:42.400> they<00:37:42.720> felt<00:37:42.960> like stakeholders
• to see what they felt like stakeholders to see what they felt like they<00:37:43.520> wanted<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development and Tourism met to hear presentations on a proposed downtown Lexington Arts Center. Visit Lex opened by framing the projects as regional economic development efforts that could support tourism, quality of life, and workforce attraction and retention. NextStage Development Corp. and ATG Entertainment then described a proposed $120 million project featuring a 2,500-seat performing arts center and a 20,000-square-foot visual arts gallery, with plans for up to 180 events a year, over 300,000 annual visitors, and an opening target of 2029. The presenters said the project would be funded through a $30 million state request, $30 million from ATG Entertainment, and $60 million raised by the nonprofit through philanthropy and other financing sources. They cited a feasibility study by Sound Diplomacy and compared the proposal to the Durham Performing Arts Center, arguing that similar venues have driven downtown revitalization, tourism, and economic activity in other cities. They also said the venue would include community access, school partnerships, subsidized tickets, and revenue returned to the nonprofit for grants and arts programming. Members asked about the total cost, the funding mix, whether the city of Lexington would contribute, and the building’s design. The presenters said they are in contact with city officials and are seeking city support, but have not yet hired an architect or begun conceptual design. They said the design process will involve community input and should fit Lexington’s historic downtown character. Representative Whitten asked whether the project would compete with Louisville; the presenters responded that their market analysis suggests the venue would serve audiences from Lexington, eastern Kentucky, and surrounding areas who are unlikely to travel to Louisville or Cincinnati, making the project complementary rather than competitive.

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• Forest Service, and various stakeholders, several improvements were made to the legislation.
• , several improvements were stakeholders, several improvements were made<04:07:47.880> to<04:07
• across the watershed as of stakeholders across the watershed as we<05:07:04.400> sought<05:07
• to draft the North Rim stakeholders to draft the North Rim Restoration<05:30:00.960> Act<05:30
• It's been doing the hard stakeholders.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 16, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So, as far as the stakeholders, the property owners gain a voluntary low-cost tool to prevent fraudulent
• ,<00:49:31.880> the So, as far as the stakeholders, the So, as far as the stakeholders, the
• We appreciate your input. I, Yin. So, Mr.
• We appreciate your input. I, Yin. So, Mr.
• of stakeholders this afternoon.

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• So whenever people are done, I have some input too, but it's different kind of input than what I just
• Do we have any other comments, input, questions? So let me just respond.
• And then Kathy, too, also very thoughtful input.
• And any input like this input today is very valuable.
• And any input like this input today is very valuable.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met virtually to review and gather feedback on its annual report covering July 2024 through June 2025. The chair summarized the report’s main themes: five public meetings on employment data, benefit cliffs, developmental services priorities, health care, civil rights, and workforce stability; active work by the Disability Employment, Workforce Support, and new Long-Term Services and Supports/Health Equity subcommittees; and the second annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebration with more than 300 participants. Commissioners praised the report and suggested improvements, including shortening it with an appendix, adding charts/graphs, including dates and raw data alongside percentages, and producing a more visual slide deck or presentation version after submission. Commissioners also discussed the need for clearer outcome-focused goals and strategic planning, especially given limited staff capacity. The chair responded that the annual report is a statutory requirement and that a separate strategic planning effort is underway through the executive board. She said the team would continue refining the report, incorporate feedback, and prepare both a text version and a more visual hard-copy version with photos and alternative text. The report was described as due to appointing authorities by October 30, and the commission planned to continue collaborating on presentation materials. Before adjourning, members briefly discussed the 2025 Paul Spooner Generational Leadership Summit, which was described as successful but still in need of funding for future years. The chair also previewed the commission’s first community event on November 4, a hybrid community listening session and resource fair, with about 170 registered participants and roughly 35 in-person organizations. The meeting ended with a motion and second to adjourn.

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• an ongoing conversation and my door is always open and I remain committed to working with all stakeholders
• an ongoing conversation and my door is always open and I remain committed to working with all stakeholders
• an ongoing conversation and my door is always open and I remain committed to working with all stakeholders
• an ongoing conversation and my door is always open and I remain committed to working with all stakeholders
• the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health, or MARH, and the LACs for input

Keywords: 1183, house

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• broad cross-section of stakeholders broad cross-section of stakeholders related<02:13:07.520>
• , one suggestion is to look stakeholders, one suggestion is to look at<03:22:45.439> that<03:22
• Some suggestions for you as you move forward and talk with the stakeholders.
• Some suggestions for you as you move forward and talk with the stakeholders.
• of the testifiers, of the stakeholders of the testifiers, of the stakeholders that<03:27:38.319>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• um the the remove the public uh input um the the you<00:31:08.919> know<00:31:09.080> the<
• Department of the Interior, conducted a long process of public input and wind energy areas.
• , other stakeholders, and tribes.
• , other stakeholders, and tribes.
• <02:27:14.720> you<02:27:14.840> know met with stakeholders you know met with stakeholders

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We talk about all the time about stakeholdering and listening to constituents and concerns.
• The bill's been stakeholdered for over a year. We went into a committee.
• input.
• Uh I think one of the important input.
• input costs dramatically higher. input costs dramatically higher.

Keywords: 981, all

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• And so our $16 million input, they've almost doubled it over and above that.
• And so our $16 million input, they've almost doubled it over and above that.
• out they had a little bit more input out they had a little bit more input than<04:06:22.880>
• It reflects the further requirement of the bill based off of stakeholder input.
• It reflects the further requirement of the bill based on stakeholder input.

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• Stakeholders in financial management have been calling for agencies to establish clear accountability
• Stakeholders in financial management have been calling for agencies to establish clear accountability
• s input and others who have helped perfect this bill. I think we got us a darn good bill here.
• Mr's input and others who have helped perfect<03:42:58.239> this<03:42:58.399> bill.
• At a critical moment for copyright stakeholders and the millions of library users.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I appreciate your comments and your input.
• opened in a proceeding that the DPU did with a technical work group, with suppliers and other stakeholders
• a significant area of concern for the General Court, the DPU, the Attorney General, and other stakeholders

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several energy-related bills, with the main focus on H. 3534/S. 2255, which would ban or sharply restrict residential third-party electric suppliers, and on related reform proposals. Supporters included the Attorney General’s office, municipal and regional planning officials, environmental justice groups, consumer advocates, and city officials from Boston and Chelsea. They argued that the residential competitive supply market has produced higher bills, deceptive sales tactics, auto-renewals into higher rates, and disproportionate harm to low-income residents, seniors, communities of color, and people with limited English. Witnesses cited AG reports estimating hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges over time, described door-to-door and storefront marketing abuses, and said municipal aggregation programs have saved residents money while offering more stable rates. Several supporters said the Legislature should either ban residential competitive supply or adopt strong guardrails such as ending automatic renewals, banning incentive-based commissions, and capping rates relative to basic service. Opponents or industry representatives from the Retail Energy Advancement League, Vistra, and Constellation argued that the market can provide savings, longer-term price stability, and value-added products such as renewable options and time-of-use offerings. They said Massachusetts has already improved consumer protections through DPU proceedings, that complaints are relatively few compared with the size of the market, and that a ban would eliminate consumer choice. They also defended direct sales and commissions as normal features of a retail market, while saying they would support additional protections, licensing, bonding, and stronger oversight of bad actors. Committee members pressed both sides on whether the market truly saves money, whether automatic renewals should be banned, and whether the AG’s proposed reforms would be enough. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3972, a bill to extend utility shutoff protections during extreme heat, with Rep. Mindy Domb arguing that Massachusetts should treat extreme heat like extreme cold and protect customers facing financial hardship. Rep. Barrett also testified for H. 3450, a municipal broadband/right-of-way bill, arguing that communities need easier and cheaper access to utility poles and public rights of way to build municipal broadband. In addition, Senate Majority Leader Creem testified for S. 2239, which would bar utilities from recovering ratepayer funds for lobbying, promotions, trade association dues, and similar expenses. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• with that money to do the job that it was first intended to, I think is very important to the stakeholders
• that are... ...intended to, I think is very important to the stakeholders that are paying this tax because
• important matter, I believe we owe it to the people we represent to take our time and consider their input

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• I'll emphasize again, we've taken a lot of incoming fire, oh, I mean input. From stakeholders.
• And we intend to work with the stakeholders.

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• We go back home and we talk to people like you, we talk to people, all the stakeholders. and we come
• This is just a clarifying amendment. as we heard from stakeholders, including child advocacy centers,
• As part of these lessons, the curriculum shall seek input from first-person accountants. accounts, if

Bills: SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB14, SB24, SB108, SB112, SB125, SB213, SB251, SB315, SB318, SB371, SB378, SB379, SB472, SB487, SB502, SB513, SB565, SB621, SB650, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB761, SB763, SB815, SB854, SB875, SB896, SB916, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB973, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1019, SB1024, SB1026, SB1146, SB1194, SB1198, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1497, SB1498, SB1527, SB1532, SB1547, SB1596, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB502, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB761, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SJR37, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741

Keywords: central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy, payments system, commercial banks, Texas Legislature, concurrent resolution, federal reserve digital currency

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• The next control I'm going to talk about is data input.
• An input weakness we found was related to revising inputs.
• So yes, we identified these small rounding errors in some of the inputs.
• Capacity to handle the data that’s being input in correctly.
• And then every school district has its own system and is inputting...

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the accuracy and reliability of OSPI’s school apportionment system. Auditors said the system, which calculates and distributes K-12 funding using multiple feeder systems and a core apportionment engine, is outdated, unstable, inefficient, and at high risk of failure. They reported weak controls over data input, documentation, oversight, and staffing, and said OSPI relies heavily on manual workarounds, a few knowledgeable staff, and vendor support. In limited testing of three districts, the auditors found the system calculated funding correctly for the 2023-24 school year, but they identified nine small input discrepancies tied to differences between budget materials and state law, which they said could compound into larger dollar amounts. The auditors recommended replacing or modernizing the system and noted that delays in doing so prolong risk. OSPI largely agreed that the current platform needs replacement and said it has been working toward a new system for years. Agency officials clarified that the Legislature requested a feasibility study in 2022, that the study found the system at risk of catastrophic failure, and that funding for a replacement is now in the state IT pool subject to OCIO/OFM gate reviews. OSPI disputed the audit’s characterization of the rounding and budget-law discrepancies, saying the issue was an agency rule and implementation choice, not an error that caused under- or over-allocation. Officials also said the current system is too old to easily absorb future formula changes, but that the planned replacement should be flexible enough to handle a new funding model if the Legislature adopts one. Committee members asked about the amount and timing of the $16 million project funding, whether smaller districts face greater risk, how many times data is entered, and whether the funding formula should be simplified. Auditors and OSPI both emphasized that formula simplification is a policy question for the Legislature, not the audit. Public testimony came from one online witness, who urged full implementation of the audit recommendations and modernization of the system. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.

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• with external partners representing many many<00:57:11.920> different<00:57:12.240> stakeholders
• <00:57:12.880> and many different stakeholders and many different stakeholders and communities
• And based on that public input and on the CMS priorities, we laid out five goals in our grant.
• Through our work with stakeholders, we recognize that it's important to start young in introducing students
• Um through our work with stakeholders, Um through our work with stakeholders, we<01:02:10.480> recognize

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