Video & Transcript Research : 'predatory funding'
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TX
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- The grant will provide funding to support professional leadership positions within the Texas Military
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Services Finance and Policy Committee hears HF500 2/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- Bill to bring critical funding to nursing homes in Minnesota and assisted living facilities, and I look
- And I will continue to fight for high wages like we've been doing for decades, and that funding source
- And I will continue to fight for high wages like we've been doing for decades, and that funding source
- They wanted to support their workers but needed to focus more on funding for the industry.
- We've had mandatory stayovers because of insufficient funds.
Keywords:
nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 919, house, all
Summary:
The committee took up House File 500, which would require the legislature to fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s standards before they could take effect. An author’s DE2 amendment was adopted first; the amendment was described as pausing the board’s standards unless the legislature estimates and fully pays the cost for each nursing home. The bill author argued that mandates without money create serious consequences for seniors and providers, and said the measure would keep budget authority with the legislature rather than an appointed board.
Supporters, including nursing home operators and the Long-Term Care Imperative, said the board’s holiday pay and minimum wage standards would create large unfunded costs, citing estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for individual facilities and more than $200 million statewide. They argued that some facilities could face debt, reserve depletion, or reduced access to care if the standards are not funded. Opponents, including SEIU workers and union leaders, said the board has improved staffing, recruitment, morale, and worker safety, and that caregivers deserve higher wages and holiday pay. They argued the bill would weaken the board’s ability to address chronic understaffing and would shift focus away from worker protections.
Members also debated whether nursing home reimbursement rates have already risen enough to cover wages and whether the problem lies with how funds are used by providers. After public testimony closed, several members spoke in opposition and support. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted 9-7 to re-refer House File 500, as amended, to the Committee on Labor and Workforce and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
TX
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- It is a total of $2.7 billion in all funds, with $68.3 million being GR-related funds.
- One discusses the Texas Energy Fund.
- Item four: The Texas Nuclear Energy Fund and Texas Nuclear Energy Supply Chain Fund.
- One of the packet recommendations funds BHEC at just over $11.2 million in all funds. ...which represents
- Page 2 provides an overview of the funding changes, which total a net increase of $293,000 in all funds
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- fund.
- Funding recommendations include approximately $1.4 million in all funds for the biennium.
- fund.
- million in other funds.
- I thought I saw funding in one of the agencies requesting funding. Do what? I...
TX
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- Funds, decrease of 1.8 million dollars in federal funds, and a decrease of 134 percent.
- between the general revenue fund and the TXDMV operating fund.
- on federal funds, and an increase of $1. $5 billion in other funds.
- County Transportation Infrastructure Fund is funded. roads through TxDOT.
- funding or philanthropic funding that is not always consistent.
TX
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- Now to item B and other funding changes.
- I request funds to U.S.
- And I assume that this match of federal funds and state funds.
- revenue dedicated to the state program fund. $3,057,278, which continues the 2425 funding levels.
- Funding in all funds for the rural health program to support quality health care for rural Texas.
TX
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- in total federal funds. funds.
- Trust Fund.
- Fund nine funds, a decrease of $54.1 million from the 24-25 funding level.
- funding.
- Our Ag Water Conservation Fund, our Ag Fund, previously this fund was funded through one-time appropriations
TX
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- There are three rows: state funds, federal funds, and all funds.
- It is fully funded.
- Fund Corporation.
- School Fund.
- The tax states that the funds are for an audit reserve fund, yet none of those funds were used to cover
TX
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- of $169.1 million in GR and GRD funds. $64.5 million in all funds.
- funds.
- The other is funding.
- project funds.
- and CRU funding.
TX
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- Crew performance funding.
- institution funding formulas and HEF funds.
- Since formula funding is the primary way we are funded, securing additional funding through this formula
- Our key funding priorities are to focus on... ...formula funding increases.
- with federal funding.
TX
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- funds.
- The Available University Fund, or AUF, is a constitutional fund that provides capital funding for certain
- funding.
- those funds?
- those funds?
TX
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- The units are so successful and highly effective that we run through our funds and go into funds gone
- The units are so successful and highly effective that we run through our funds and go into funds gone
- Insufficient funding to hire and retain qualified direct support professionals and insufficient funding
- With full funding of the exceptional item, 11.9 million all funds over the biennium, 4.7 each year from
- Funding for 2-1-1.
TX
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- It's just a method of funding change. finance change that funds the route.
- This funding and hopefully...
- well as Yes Waiver Funds.
- The Abatement Council started releasing funds last year, three years after receiving the funds.
- Funding for DSPs.
TX
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- These funds. Okay.
- You know, funding and funding and funding and funding and more staff, and I get that.
- We are requesting 29 million in general revenue funds and 68 million in all funds per year.
- The summary of federal funds, there's a total of $931 million. and federal funding.
- But when we got the funding...
TX
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- federal funds are anticipated.
- funded.
- funds.
- funds.
- These items would be funded from the agency's other funds.
TX
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- That's an endowment fund that they have. It's an endowed fund.
- That's an endowment fund that they have. It's an endowed fund.
- Is that the total funding for that? And is it funded every year or is it just funded on occasion?
- the total funding for that? And is it funded every year or is it just funded on occasion?
- and the LECOs Fund are fully funded.
TX
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- Infrastructure Fund.
- of the Broadband Infrastructure Fund.
- Actual grant funding...
- And that the federal funds in there and we have state funds. Yes, sir.
- Those are federal funds, but they are matched with some of the state funds.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
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- </c> >> And that's all general fund. Exactly. >> And that's all general fund. Exactly.
- </c> not be responsible for for funding. Mr. not be responsible for for funding. Mr. Chairman.
- </c> trust fund. trust fund.
- and the cheer fund.
- </c> higher ed and once we get enough funding higher ed and once we get enough funding corpus<01:01:26.560
Bills:
HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, SB380
Keywords:
underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 24th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- I just know, as you and I have talked about... ...the climate general fund budget's going to have that
- HB183, children's first trust fund. There is no amendment to this bill.
- This bill addresses hospitals and private hospital assessments for Medicaid funding.
Bills:
HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB460, HB405, HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB405
Keywords:
Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs