Video & Transcript Research : 'mining'
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/14/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and you can help to protect families like mine.
- I've been very lucky to have mine and I've been very lucky to offer those.
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lucky <01:32:04.719>to <01:32:04.880>have <01:32:04.960>mine - <01:32:05.360>
and I've been very lucky to have mine and I've been very lucky to have mine
Keywords:
real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> You can have mine. >> Madam Chair, I've received that title at various stages. >> Um, have any other
- >> You<00:47:11.839>
can <00:47:11.920>have <00:47:12.000>mine. - >> You can have mine. >> You can have mine.
- Most of mine is with health and human services.
Keywords:
parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/19/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- known as the school trust lands, and those revenues are often the corpus of this trust fund came from mining
- known as the school trust lands, and those revenues are often the corpus of this trust fund came from mining
- known as the school trust lands, and those revenues are often the corpus of this trust fund came from mining
- known as the school trust lands, and those revenues are often the corpus of this trust fund came from mining
- The corpus of this trust fund came from mining and timber sales, and from transfers the net revenue into
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/17/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill comes from a constituent of mine in Rapids.
- Um, and I, you know, I will tell you this amendment actually includes some things that mine didn't, and
- includes<01:09:08.400>
some <01:09:08.560>things <01:09:08.719>that <01:09:08.880>mine - <01:09:09.120>
didn't, includes some things that mine didn't, includes some things that mine
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I got a call yesterday from a member of mine who just had a denial of an Uber ride because they have
- I got a call yesterday from a member of mine who just had a denial of an Uber ride because they have
- I got a call yesterday from a member of mine who just had a denial of an Uber ride because they have
- , it probably has a lot more regular route service than in some of other members' communities like mine
- , it probably has a lot more regular route service than in some of other members' communities like mine
Keywords:
vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/04/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so that's just a concern of mine.
- Um, so that's just a concern of mine.
- Um, so that's just a concern<00:40:43.920>
of <00:40:44.160>mine. - 45.599>
then <00:40:46.560>I <00:40:46.800>I <00:40:47.280>do concern of mine - Um, and then I I do concern of mine.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/02/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, as a colleague of mine is fond of saying, you know, academicians are people too, right?
- /c><00:42:12.400>
a <00:42:12.560>colleague <00:42:12.800>of <00:42:12.960>mine - Um, as a colleague of mine this. Okay.
- Um, as a colleague of mine is<00:42:13.440>
fond <00:42:13.680>of <00:42:13.839>saying - direct examples to you while sitting at this table, talking to that Democrat who's a good friend of mine
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, that is a primary concern of mine.
- So, that is a primary concern of mine.
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primary <00:58:20.960>concern <00:58:21.200>of <00:58:21.359>mine - <00:58:21.760>
But <00:58:21.920>I is a primary concern of mine. - But I is a primary concern of mine.
Keywords:
HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (12/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I know what mine is. I know what our two districts costs are because we report them.
- I previously used mine up there was in Alaska.
- , you know, mentioned I<01:38:31.920>
previously <01:38:32.400>used <01:38:32.880>mine - <01:38:34.000>
up <01:38:34.159>there <01:38:34.480>was I previously used mine - up up there was I previously used mine up up there was in<01:38:34.800>
Alaska.
Summary:
The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets.
Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more.
The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- gentleman from California, whom I know to be a serious student of the law because he was a student of mine
- he was<01:09:26.239>
a <01:09:26.400>student <01:09:26.640>of <01:09:26.799>mine - the<01:09:27.440>
law <01:09:27.679>when <01:09:28.319>uh was a student of mine - of the law when uh was a student of mine of the law when uh we<01:09:28.719>
were <01:09:28.799 - And this is a personal passion of mine, as I spent years as a nonprofit advocate and then had a tenure
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, we have a graph; the numbers are mine, they're putting it together as Karen's, and it just kind
- So, uh, we have a graph; the numbers are mine, they're putting it together as Karen's, and it just kind
- graph,<00:37:14.240>
the <00:37:14.480>numbers <00:37:14.720>are <00:37:14.960>mine - ,<00:37:15.760>
they're graph, the numbers are mine, they're graph, the numbers are mine,
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity to share my story and for supporting small businesses like mine.
- It's not just in the law enforcement agency; it's in other care industries, hospitality, mining, and
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um Industries um and uh hospitality and um Industries um and uh hospitality and um Mining - 39.920>
all <01:09:40.040>of <01:09:40.199>these <01:09:40.400>different Mining - and and all of these different Mining and and all of these different Industries<01:09:41.159>
across
Keywords:
child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- HF 52 and 53 proposes a solution to bring districts like mine closer to whole while also ensuring that
- School facilities, we all know roofs and all that is a passion area of mine.
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of and all that is as a passion area of and all that is as a passion area of mine - 55.880>
are <01:51:56.079>we <01:51:56.239>rating <01:51:56.920>dedicated mine - why are we rating dedicated mine why are we rating dedicated accounts<01:51:58.280>
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Keywords:
education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Mine is short and to the point on the very last line, on lines 21 and 22, but it's number 11: designate
- I am on line, let's see, it's eight on mine. Let me make sure that it's eight on...
- employment, including wages, benefits... speaker I have one more I am on line let's see it's eight on mine
Summary:
The committee met to review and adopt Legislative Council ballot measure analyses, with members repeatedly reminded that the hearing was limited to the accuracy, clarity, and impartiality of the summaries and not the merits of the underlying proposals. Steve Premack explained the statutory role of the analyses in the publicity pamphlet, and staff presented draft language for several measures. The committee considered and voted on multiple amendments, often debating whether proposed wording was clearer or instead crossed into advocacy or added unnecessary legal detail.
For SCR 1004, members debated amendments to more closely mirror the measure’s text and to add language about electric vehicles and mileage, but several proposed changes were rejected. The analysis was ultimately adopted by an 8-6 roll call. HCR 2021 was then adopted without amendment by the same 8-6 margin. For HCR 2055, members debated whether the summary should say the Department of Homeland Security must “do everything” or “use all lawful means available,” and whether to add language about cartels acting “individually or collectively”; both amendments were rejected and the analysis was adopted 8-6.
The committee next took up SCR 1004 on photo enforcement systems, where members proposed amendments to clarify that the measure would apply to red light cameras, to add “thereafter” regarding recurring voter approval, and to specify that approval would occur at the general election; those amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. On SCR 1032, dealing with instructional expenses and classroom site fund reductions, members debated adding a definition of the Classroom Site Fund and spelling out the waiver process in more detail; both amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. Finally, on HCR 2001 regarding citizenship identification and early voting, members rejected amendments that would have added background on current law, clarified that mail voting would be affected, added severability and revenue-source language, and struck the measure’s short title; the discussion was lengthy and at times contentious, but the transcript ends before a final roll-call vote on that measure is shown.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- In low-income communities like mine, these programs also play a vital role in addressing food insecurity
- The student who passed, and her mother is also a good friend of mine. It was horrific.
- Cases like mine are much more common.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals.
A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements.
The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Housing
Transcript Highlights:
- A call I got just two or three years ago from a constituent of mine in Marlborough, where I live, for
- H. 2328 will provide that layer of protection that a city like mine would need because they're paying
- the Metro West Housing Coalition, but today I will be sharing a brief statement from a colleague of mine
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement.
Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties.
The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Three - Tuesday, May 5th
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It has certainly been a personal privilege of mine to host him in my office.
- Elijah is a constituent of mine from District 18. He is here with his father, Jeremy Andrews.
- And then I asked the Speaker to refer mine because it's the same bill, and he did, and you heard it and
Summary:
The House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 133-0 vote. Members then spent much of the morning introducing interns, special guests, pages, and a doctor of the day, along with a recognition of Teacher Appreciation Day and a brief announcement about a Missouri contestant on American Idol.
The chamber then took up a long series of Senate bills and House amendments, largely on crime, public safety, corrections, and related issues. Measures discussed included drone enforcement authority for law enforcement, a Missouri Ranger/school safety proposal and school bus stop-arm penalties, automatic expungement for certain drug offenses, Alzheimer’s and dementia training for law enforcement and adult protective services, fire hydrant testing, pseudoephedrine access, prison cell phone contraband, hands-free cell phone law fixes, critical infrastructure/copper theft, a parent-accountability bill involving minors, fentanyl trafficking, Attorney General staff carrying firearms, and a domestic violence registry. Several members raised concerns about school safety, privacy, criminal justice policy, and whether some proposals were too broad or punitive, while others emphasized public safety, victim support, and administrative clarity.
The most extended debate centered on a death-penalty post-conviction relief amendment, with supporters arguing it would align Missouri law with federal procedures and speed up lengthy appeals, and opponents warning it could reduce safeguards in capital cases. After a roll call vote, that amendment was adopted 75-68. Another notable debate involved a first-responder buffer zone amendment, where supporters said it would protect officers and others during tense encounters, while opponents argued it could chill public recording of police activity. The House also adopted amendments on domestic violence protections, child abuse interview recording and camp background checks, inmate reentry documents and job preparation, and several technical fixes to previously passed bills. A point of order was sustained on one untimely distributed amendment, but most other amendments were adopted by voice vote or roll call.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this is a provision that's very important to districts like mine that have a lot of disproportionate
- about that last year and the importance, uh, for me in that provision. important to districts like mine
- that important to districts like mine that have<01:06:09.960>
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