Video & Transcript Research : 'digital divide'
Page 16 of 323
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Something that's more of a digital something, so it's less expensive.
- Um, I think the concern here that hasn't been brought up is um the digital divide.
- Like I I really do appreciate um the idea of using uh digital voter guides.
- Um, I think the concern here that hasn't been brought up is um the digital divide.
- Like I really do appreciate um the idea of using uh digital voter guides.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of a market for general use digital of a market for general use digital consumer<00:29:05.679>
- <00:30:26.399>
payment use digital payment use digital payment applications.<00:30:28.480>- applications, peer-to-peer apps, digital applications, peer-to-peer apps, digital wallets,<00:30
- In fact, members on both sides consequences for digital commerce, one consequences for digital commerce
- business ventures with their own digital business ventures with their own digital payment<01:03:
- <00:30:26.399>
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Budget Section Leadership Division Jun 24th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't want to get Burke County and Divide County in a situation.
- People on the Montana side of the border, people north up in Divide County, a whole new kind of an expansion
- But the plan would be to keep that brass exterior finish, but then to put a digital display inside, and
- But yes, moving that to a digital display is certainly on the radar.
- One option would be a digital display, where you could show several portraits on one digital display
Summary:
The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity in North Dakota. Ron Ness said production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with efficiency gains and longer laterals helping offset lower rig counts. He discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, northward movement of drilling activity, and the importance of new infrastructure and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilots. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, pipeline impacts, and the outlook for Continental and other operators. Ness said the industry is likely to remain steady rather than see a major ramp-up or decline.
Matt Pearl of the State Tax Department then explained the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. He said the law extends or makes permanent several federal provisions and creates temporary deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and auto loan interest, with the biggest state impact coming from the standard deduction increase and business tax changes. He revised earlier estimates downward, saying the net cash impact on state collections is likely in the $30 million to $35 million range after accounting for business prepayments and one-time FY25 oilfield transaction effects. Committee members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns.
OMB staff gave a detailed update on major capital projects and facility funding. Topics included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, seating, lighting, tree management, and restroom and lobby upgrades; security work at the governor’s residence, which has been delayed by the discovery of human remains; and space reconfiguration efforts in Bismarck-Mandan to reduce leases and create shared offices and conference rooms. They also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, including roof, window, boiler, and kitchen projects at state facilities, and on the state hospital project in Jamestown, which remains on budget and on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028. OMB also updated the committee on the Minot North Central State Office Building, the use of federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds, and the status of legislative intent and trust fund reports, including school aid turnback, the school construction loan program, the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund, the Legacy Fund, and the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund. The committee ended by discussing future agenda items, including government efficiency, cash management, Bank of North Dakota lines of credit, and the rural health transformation program, and then adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- by having a 5-digit zip code and a street address.
- may instead apply the rate for the 5-digit zip code.
- by having a 5-digit zip code and a street address.
- may instead apply the rate for the 5-digit zip code.
- Is that also equally uh somewhat divided Is that also equally uh somewhat divided between<01:27:
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 29, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It also establishes a pilot program for digital reporting to determine best practices.
- It also creates a digital quality measure pilot program to ensure any transition to digital quality measures
- My bill ensures a smooth transition to digital reporting to transition to digital reporting so physicians
- Digital reporting of quality care.
- And I see every day that the digital world kids face day that the digital world kids face today is unlike
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (09/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Along with that, we have an expanding ability to keep records digitally.
- they want to go up there and digitize some of their own records.
- Now, um, are can digitize their records.
- those documents that are digitized those documents that are digitized available<00:26:34.080>
- <00:27:03.200>
and of managing this digitation and of managing this digitation and compliance
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 219, which would revise the renewable portfolio standard. Representative Bose explained that the bill would modify class one definitions, eliminate class two, reduce the utility obligation for class one thermal renewable energy certificates from 2.2% to 1.7%, and adjust alternative compliance payments for classes one, three, and four. He said the changes were intended to save ratepayers an estimated $5.7 million annually, would not materially harm the renewable portfolio standard, and would have little effect on class two because that market is already saturated. Members questioned the impact on consumers, the state budget, and the renewable energy fund; Bose said the fund had already been redirected in the state budget, and another member noted an amended fiscal note showing a $1.2 million reduction in general fund revenue. The committee also discussed the bill’s history, including that it had been added to HB 2 and later removed by the Senate, and Bose said the Senate’s eventual action was hard to predict.
The committee then heard House Bill 164 on local records retention from Secretary of State David Scanlan. He said the long-standing local records manager position had never been funded, but that the need for it had grown as towns increasingly digitize records and must ensure accessibility, including ADA compliance. He described the bill as a way to provide state support and expertise to municipalities, especially smaller towns with limited resources, and said the fiscal note for hiring the position remained accurate, though broader website and storage costs could rise over time. Members asked about retrieving lost records, the cost of a public website, and whether records should remain local or be stored at the state level; Scanlan said the state would serve as a resource rather than take control of local records.
Finally, the committee began work on House Bill 365, also with Secretary Scanlan, concerning proof of U.S. citizenship for indigent voters. He said the bill would help voters who may lack required documents under the new voter registration law by allowing the state to verify qualifications through federal, private, or other state databases and by providing vouchers to cover the cost of obtaining documents such as birth certificates. He compared the proposal to earlier voter ID accommodations and said the goal was to help qualified voters meet the new requirements without weakening them. Members raised questions about defining “indigent,” how out-of-state birth records would be handled, and the practicality of the verification process; Scanlan said the term would likely need further discussion and that the state would try to assist voters before election day whenever possible.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (10/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:20:38.159>
money facilitating payments as digital money facilitating payments as digital - bringing real assets through digital bringing real assets through digital twins<00:32:14.159>
- <00:37:46.640>
assets Bitcoin and also other digital assets Bitcoin and also other digital - DTbased digital bonds. Um and this DTbased digital bonds.
- <02:04:30.560>
uh <02:04:30.719>digital Plume is working on a digital uh digital Plume
Summary:
The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken.
The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading.
Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/06/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> I'm just saying and especially in very politically divided times, ideologically divided times, there's
- politically divided times, ideologically divided<00:53:09.200>
times, <00:53:09.599>there's - <00:53:09.839>
very <00:53:10.000>little divided times, there's very little divided - It divides it. It strengthens Hampshire. It divides it.
- expand digital literacy. expand digital literacy.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:21:56.920>
trans us $15 million to do a digital trans us $15 million to do a digital trans - <00:22:01.400>
signals from analog signals to digital signals from analog signals to digital - options for my kids, we who had digital options for my kids, we also<00:36:16.800>
watched <00 - Um, this really is national security on a digital level.
- sa- national security on a a digital sa- national security on a a digital level.<00:48:21.720>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Right, you guys are more divided.
- I mean that that party is more divided I mean that that party is more divided right<00:52:20.760
- holding the use of private digital holding the use of private digital currency<03:49:35.120>
- <04:14:07.720>
asset decb generated from home digital asset decb generated from home digital - <04:14:23.840>
asset including home digital asset including home digital asset mining<04:14
Summary:
The discussion focused on a cannabis legalization/regulation bill and whether it should be retained for further study or moved forward. Members debated the fiscal impact, with one side emphasizing that the bill would cost about $7.1 million in the first two years before generating revenue, while supporters argued the House should make a statement in favor of legalization despite likely opposition from the Senate and governor. There was also disagreement over strategy: some said retaining the bill until closer to the next election would give the issue more visibility, while others said delaying would only avoid sending a bill the Senate was unlikely to take up anyway.
A major point of contention was whether cannabis should be regulated by a new cannabis commission or placed under the Liquor Commission. Supporters of the Liquor Commission argued it already has enforcement infrastructure, especially for age restrictions, and could handle cannabis more efficiently without creating a new bureaucracy. Opponents said cannabis is a different industry that would require specialized expertise, and they objected to expanding the Liquor Commission, which they described as unpopular and costly. The committee also discussed past versions of the bill, including concerns about limited licenses and the perception that the earlier approach favored large businesses.
Members reviewed specific provisions such as licensing fees, THC limits, and cultivation categories. One member noted a $10,000 fee for retail cannabis stores and cannabis product manufacturers authorized to perform extractions, while a smaller tier-one cultivator fee was described as a lower-cost option for small growers. There was also discussion of whether the bill would allow sales through general retail outlets or only dedicated cannabis stores, and whether plants and seeds were covered. No final vote or action was clearly recorded in the excerpt, but the main procedural question was whether to retain the bill for more work or advance it as written.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And isolated and divided.
- divide.
- The California Alliance for Digital Equity, we certainly appreciate the work that's PDT has done to date
- Back to the agency and the agency is contracting with CDT's Office of Digital Services to provide direct
- The Office of Digital Services is providing the technology development.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Digital content growth is taken off across the landscape again.
- ODL's work is divided into two sides: services to government and services to libraries.
- This investment will get us closer to 50% of the current collection being digitized.
- So, Digital Prairie refers to our statewide online resources.
- We also would consider the digital archival collections to be a part of Digital Prairie, and again I'll
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Aug 13th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You have your money divided by however much money the governments choose to print.
- When you go into the Bitcoin network, your money can be divided only by 21 million.
- Essentially, it creates a digital dollar, but not a Fed coin.
- Three years ago, there was a huge crash in digital currency and its value.
- What would prevent the value of these digital tokens from going down to zero?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/18/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- radio, and TV broadcasting and digital radio, and TV broadcasting and digital platforms.<00:46:37.240
- and societal divide at this point.
- our uh community divide and societal divide<00:58:12.240>
at <00:58:12.400>this <00:58: - <00:58:12.880>
That's <00:58:13.080>my <00:58:13.240>opinion divide at this - That's my opinion divide at this point.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 6th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB4440, HJR1067, HJR1087, HB4426, HB3704, HB4311, HB3044, HB4191, HB3465, HB3972, HB3759, HB3625, HB1411, HB2980, HB3015, HB3147, HB3277, HB3323, HB3443, HB3882, HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770
Keywords:
Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Transportation Feb 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- vehicles, motor vehicle noise prohibitions, golf cart conversions to low-speed vehicles, and changes to digital
- vehicles, motor vehicle noise prohibitions, golf cart conversions to low-speed vehicles, and changes to digital
- sovereign immunity, if we get rid of it, or if we put it at a level that is so high, you create a further divide
- And if we continue to make that unaffordable, we will continue to greaten the divide between rural communities
Summary:
The Transportation Committee considered several bills and amendments. SB 1274, as amended, removed a number of unrelated transportation provisions and added items including local authority to lower residential speed limits, clarification that certain license plate frames do not obscure plates, FDOT funding for eligible rural airport projects, limits on yellow-light timing changes to intersections with red-light cameras, revisions to private use of license plate readers, and rules for direct payments to first-tier subcontractors. The amendment and the bill both passed favorably. SB 1310, as amended, would direct FDOT to study advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad crossings and report policy options to the governor and legislature; rail safety testimony supported the study while urging attention to interoperability and other safety concerns. The amendment and bill were adopted and reported favorably.
The committee also heard SB 828 on extending sovereign immunity to private contractors providing public transit services. Supporters said it would reduce litigation costs, provide predictability, and help maintain affordable transit and paratransit service, especially in rural areas; opponents argued it was an overbroad expansion of sovereign immunity and could affect employee rights and accountability. After an amendment narrowing the language to contractors providing services rather than operating transit and removing subcontractor references, the bill passed favorably. SB 1378, which strengthens traffic enforcement by clarifying abandoned-vehicle removal, penalties for unlawful plates or stickers, and vehicle seizure authority for fleeing and eluding, also passed favorably with support from law enforcement-related testimony.
The committee then confirmed a slate of appointees in tab 6 by one vote, with no objections. SB 1562, dealing with motor vehicle dealers and limiting concentration of a brand’s sales among a single dealer group once the brand has a meaningful Florida presence, was presented as a competition and dealer-diversity measure and passed favorably. Members later recorded additional affirmative votes on several tabs, and the chair noted this was likely the committee’s last meeting of the year before adjourning without objection.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- people and divide this country.
- A VENUE FOR CULTURE WARS, A VENUE FOR LEGISLATION TO FURTHER DIVIDE PEOPLE AND DIVIDE THIS COUNTRY.
- The bill, as amended, shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the ranking
- THE BILL AS AMENDED SHALL BE DEBATABLE FOR WOULD YOU KNOW HOUR EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED BY THE
- The bill as amended shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the Chair and
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- digital consumer payment applications. digital consumer payment applications.
- general debate each equally divided general debate each equally divided control<02:21:13.280>
- <02:25:24.319>
asset digital asset digital asset marketplace.<02:25:26.640>This <02:25: - misclassify an entire segment of digital misclassify an entire segment of digital project<02:25:
- of a market for a general use digital of a market for a general use digital consumer<04:20:42.319
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 03:04 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- There may need to be duplicates of digital copies, perhaps. Okay.
- There may need to be duplicates of digital copies, perhaps. Okay.
- So are you just contemplating digital then, mainly digital, and then walk-ins, you know, for the hard
- If we're back to, your intent was the digital, right? The digital information. Yes, yeah.
- If we're talking digital only, and Kanawha County has over 30 years of digital, so there are no real
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 4198, which would require employers to use E-Verify to confirm new hires’ work authorization and impose escalating penalties for violations, including warnings, debarment from state contracts, loss of business licenses, and other sanctions. Counsel and senators raised extensive drafting concerns, including circular language, conflicts with existing record-retention provisions, unclear references to “seeks to employ,” possible application to babysitters, lawn care, and other casual or household arrangements, and uncertainty about how the bill would work for employers who never actually complete a hire. The bill sponsor defended the measure as a way to strengthen compliance with existing law, protect employers who use E-Verify in good faith, and deter illegal hiring. After debate, a motion to table the bill failed on a roll call vote, 6 in favor and 10 opposed, and the chair then announced the bill would be sent to a subcommittee to be cleaned up, with instructions to resolve the drafting conflicts and other ambiguities.
The committee then turned to House Bill 4710, with an amendment, which would require a person to be registered with a political party or as an independent 210 days before filing a certificate of candidacy. Counsel explained that the change would lengthen the current 60-day requirement and would affect both party-switching and independent candidacies, making it harder for candidates to change affiliation shortly before an election. Senators asked about how the 210-day period would work relative to the primary and general election filing deadlines, and counsel clarified that it would be measured backward from the relevant filing dates. The discussion focused on the practical effect of the bill as a “sore loser” measure and on the timing rules for candidacy filings.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- digital, advertising services. digital, advertising services.
- <01:08:10.320>
and would impose a tax on digital and would impose a tax on digital and non-digital - digital advertising on online digital digital advertising on online platforms<01:13:57.040>
such< - and non-digital.
- Because it's not print, it's digital.