Video & Transcript Research : 'local development'
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- , and Tourism to establish a Native Hawaiian Economic Development Working Group.
- , and Tourism to establish a Native Hawaiian Economic Development Working Group.
- Instead of going to a local money.
- So it would be local people going to the casino.
- So it would be local people number.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (01/20/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- the local neighborhoods. the local neighborhoods.
- through roads, but they're local. through roads, but they're local.
- local use as compared to state use? local use as compared to state use?
- state and local transit agency match. state and local transit agency match.
- developing the plan. developing the plan.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/12/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Intended as a tool to allow local units of government to review development projects, the AAR has become
- Intended as a tool to allow local units of government to review development projects, the AAR has become
- Intended as a tool to allow local units of government to review development projects, the AAR has become
- Intended as a tool to allow local units of government to review development projects, the AAR has become
- AARs are intended to allow local governments to analyze different development scenarios, not the impacts
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Natural Resources and Water
Transcript Highlights:
- The issue was around local roads.
- It's not a bill that's attempting to get impact fees from local developers or allow exactions.
- It is definitely a local issue.
- Local ordinances, local agencies can already do that. No, that's the problem.
- But also, like, what is the local jurisdiction doing to meet its local housing needs?
MN
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- funds, as well as AB programs, you know, that provide local school food sourcing by local farmers and
- funds, as well as AB programs, you know, that provide local school food sourcing by local farmers and
- funds, as well as AB programs, you know, that provide local school food sourcing by local farmers and
- Paul, one to a nonprofit, one of their sites in North Minneapolis, as well as a local developer that’
- um as well as um working in local um as well as um working in local developer<00:44:22.559>
that's
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 13, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
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- Many developers are running into a lot of excess costs and everything when it comes to developing.
- Many developers are running into a lot of excess costs and everything when it comes to developing.
- the developer a lot more flexibility. the developer a lot more flexibility.
- They usually have a list at your local They usually have a list at your local municipality<00:53
- the state fire marshall or uh local the state fire marshall or uh local inspection<00:58:29.839>
Bills:
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Topics Meeting, March 4, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They are just working with boots-on-the-ground local economic developers and communities, trying to strategize
- making sure there are a lot of local economic development folks from around the state who are ready
- >
from local economic development folks from local economic development folks from around<00:31 - I mean, it's economic development.
- out in all 23 counties doing economic development as economic developers.
Summary:
The joint Minerals Committee met to select interim topics and announced its meeting dates for April 27-28 in Casper, June 4-5 in Casper, and August 27-28 in Cheyenne. Members heard public testimony on several economic development and minerals-related topics and were asked to identify their top priorities for later ranking and consensus. No formal votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
A major topic was removing obstacles to energy development in Wyoming, including possible regulatory, bonding, and permitting barriers. Testimony from the Mining Association and Energy Capital Economic Development supported revisiting barriers to development, similar to the earlier Regulatory Reduction Task Force. Another related topic was industrial siting exemptions on coal mine property, with testimony arguing that mineral-related projects such as rare earths, uranium conversion, and ferroalloys should not have to go through the full industrial siting process when communities have already dealt with similar development. Members also discussed industrial siting bonding requirements, including whether bonding or advance payments should be used to cover impacts on local services and emergency response, especially for projects like solar farms or battery storage.
The committee also discussed coal bed methane industrial sovereign zones, tied to House Bill 120, with testimony seeking to include coal bed methane in value-added manufacturing zones. The sponsor said the goal was to create industrial zones that support economic development while protecting scenic values and limiting industrial sprawl. Another topic was sourcing curling stones in Wyoming, which was presented as a lighthearted but potentially useful way to promote Wyoming stone and broader dimension-stone quarrying; a state geologist testified that Wyoming has granite with similar mineralogy to stone used for curling stones elsewhere. Child care as an economic driver was withdrawn. The committee also heard support for a Business Council restructure review, though several members said the Minerals Committee should do the substantive review because the Business Council falls within its jurisdiction, while still coordinating with Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a domestic preference in residential general service contracts, extending Wyoming preference concepts beyond construction into goods and services, with testimony emphasizing local economic multipliers and possible exceptions for federal funding or other procurement limits.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- commercial development means.
- In your past concerning certain developments.
- At times in workforce development strategies, planning and strategies aligned with our economic development
- To answer your second question, this is an ongoing partnership with our local and regional economic development
- Development in rural areas.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Oct 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Gagnan is the policy coordinator with Systems Design and Development.
- Her office was responsible for its development and now maintains that website. Ms.
- Known as Logger X because we use this for local government financial reporting.
- And it is a software tool where local governments can upload their documents.
- This particular website is for the local governments to report their financial statements.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to receive updates on Transparency Florida and related transparency tools. The Governor’s Office and the Department of Financial Services described the Transparency Florida website, the state payment and contract systems, and the local-government financial reporting system (Logger X/XBRL), emphasizing public access, searchable payment and contract data, downloadable reports, and ongoing upgrades. Members asked whether school districts and the Department of Corrections are included in these systems; staff explained that state agencies like Corrections are covered through Transparency Florida, FACTS, and the state financial reports, while Logger X is for local governments. Committee staff reported that the Transparency Florida Act’s requirements have been met and noted that any new recommendations would need legislative action; members were invited to submit recommendations by October 30.
The committee then reviewed repeated audit findings for local governments and educational entities. Staff explained the statutory process for “three-peat” findings: first requesting an updated written corrective-action status, then possibly requiring an appearance before the committee, and finally taking further action if findings remain uncorrected. Most entities were recommended for written updates, while the City of Daytona Beach was singled out for an in-person appearance because of a repeated finding involving unexpended building permit balances. Members also raised questions about specific entities, including McIntosh, White Springs, Pahokee, and the Fred R. Wilson Memorial Law Library special district, with staff explaining the nature of the findings and noting that some entities may warrant further review.
The committee adopted a motion to accept staff’s recommendations and to send letters to entities with uncorrected audit findings in late-filed 2023-24 audit reports. It also approved a motion directing the Auditor General and OPPAGA to conduct the required audit of the Department of the Lottery for fiscal year 2025-26, with the Auditor General handling financial, internal control, and compliance work and OPPAGA preparing operational recommendations. The meeting concluded with notice that the next meeting was tentatively scheduled for November 3 at 3:30 p.m., followed by adjournment.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to welcome everyone to the Committee on Economic Development.
- This is about economic development for all of Massachusetts.
- The grant directly supported the development and implementation of best practices.
- It's a big piece of our economic development.
- It's a big piece of our economic development.
Summary:
The committee on Economic Development held a hearing on the DRIVE Act, a proposal to invest $400 million in Massachusetts research and innovation without new taxes. Governor Healey and administration officials said the bill would direct $200 million to public higher education research and regional partnerships and $200 million to a research funding pool for hospitals, universities, and other institutions, with the goal of retaining talent, leveraging private and philanthropic dollars, and offsetting major federal R&D cuts. They argued that research is a core economic engine for the state, supporting jobs across labs, construction, services, and surrounding businesses, and said the bill would help protect the Commonwealth’s tax base and competitiveness during a period of federal uncertainty and cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs.
Committee members raised concerns about whether Fair Share surtax dollars should instead be used for K-12 and other community needs, whether the proposal is enough given the scale of lost federal grants, and how the money would be allocated. The governor responded that the funds are one-time surplus dollars, that most surtax revenue already supports education, and that the bill is meant as a bridge to stabilize public higher education and research. She also said the legislation includes a review board and could support a revolving or matched-fund approach in some cases. Several members pressed for more detail on selection criteria, future funding, and whether private companies and large endowments should contribute more.
University of Massachusetts leaders and researchers testified that federal grant cancellations and delays are already causing layoffs, furloughs, rescinded admissions, and lost research capacity. UMass officials said the bill would help preserve faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research programs in medicine, climate science, marine science, Braille instruction, and AI decision-making. They emphasized that the funding should be merit-based and that the state needs to act quickly to prevent talent from leaving Massachusetts. Business, labor, and industry groups, including MassBio, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, AIM, the AFL-CIO, and Building Trades, supported the bill, saying it would protect jobs, sustain the innovation ecosystem, and reinforce Massachusetts’ national leadership in research and life sciences. No vote was taken in the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Seven - Monday, May 11
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- developed future for future use.
- It has to be voted on at the local level.
- That's part of the reason why this was developed this way.
- ...and them being a local elected official in between the state and the local population.
- Or just the local sheriff? Should I just go turn myself in? Or just the local sheriff?
MN
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Proposed $3 million grant considered to study turning waste water heat into energy 4/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- identified wastewater as a key local identified wastewater as a key local thermal<00:01:47.280><
- > district<00:03:19.000>
energy We develop and operate district energy We develop and operate - <00:03:32.400>
sourced affordable low-carbon locally sourced affordable low-carbon locally - infrastructure, economic local infrastructure, economic development,<00:04:34.680>
and <00:04: - 34.800>
long-term <00:04:35.320>energy development, and long-term energy development, and
NH
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- chair's idea the chair of our local chair's idea the chair of our local school<00:53:04.400>
- educate the students on the development educate the students on the development of<01:38:31.119>
- endowment for human development ehd.org. endowment for human development ehd.org.
- knowing the development. knowing the development.
- comprehensive health education developed comprehensive health education developed by<01:44:04.320
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Mar 24th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- an SMR Nuclear development.
- One of the things that I deliberately am working on with industry is trying to develop the local supply-demand
- with developing these solar and wind developers, build the project and then transfer them at the end
- All of the development that's underway.
- locally.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (2-26-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- Number two, there is local control. Local leaders know their needs best.
- into our local and state governments. into our local and state governments.
- c> their local control.
- Local leaders know their local control. Local leaders know their needs<00:04:36.160>
best. - local governments and local authority of local governments and local control<00:18:42.000>
and
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Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:38
HB 576 discussion: 01:56
HB 576 voting: 06:54
HB 593 discussion: 08:25
HB 593 voting: 21:58, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 576, which would create the Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program. Representative Robert Duvall said the bill is intended to address Kentucky’s workforce shortage by funding local recruitment efforts for out-of-state talent, with grants of up to $500,000 to cities, counties, and nonprofits, a required 20% local match, and performance-based payments. He said the program is modeled on existing efforts already operating in Kentucky and cited projected economic and tax benefits. The committee substitute removed an appropriation and emergency clause so funding would go through the regular budget process, and members approved the committee substitute, the bill, and a title amendment with favorable expression.
The committee then took up House Bill 593, sponsored by Representative Josh Bray, which addresses data centers and utility costs. Bray said the bill is designed to protect ratepayers from subsidizing data center infrastructure and to ensure projects either bring their own generation, use power purchase agreements, or pay upfront for any needed transmission or generation upgrades. He explained that the committee substitute made mostly technical changes, including giving municipal utilities more time to set tariffs, clarifying terms, adding exemptions for certain TVA- and DOE-related projects, and preserving existing contracts and net metering arrangements. Members asked about local control, the $75,000 prepayment, and TVA authority; Bray said the prepayment covers utility due diligence and screens speculative projects, local requirements must be certified before incentives apply, and TVA is federally regulated. The bill received supportive comments from several members, who emphasized protecting utility bills and ratepayers, and it passed the committee with favorable expression.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/03/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- present in the state and local present in the state and local government<00:01:20.479>
committee - >
the <00:02:12.800>Federal development advisor with the Federal development advisor with - affordable housing that is developed affordable housing that is developed with<00:14:43.040>
- Our members support the development of housing and house our local workforces, families, seniors, and
- Initiated by a large coalition of businesses, local governments, housing leaders, and developers across
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 11th, 2026
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It's developed by the city councils and city staff to be able to develop financial management policy
- It's developed by the city councils and city staff to be able to develop financial management policy
- We've developed plans.
- Local governments are willing partners.
- Because the DFC can impact how much brackish groundwater can be developed using Development Board funds
NH
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- But just to see and be aware of how a child develops in the room and the development of the vital organs
- in the room and um the child develops in the room and um the development<00:07:40.240>
of <00: - growth and development growth and development so<00:26:29.880>
I <00:26:30.000>don't <01:17:06.199>- early fetal development.
school the local level with your local school the local level with your local
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (2-20-25)
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- local local body<00:23:59.880>
of <00:24:00.120>control <00:24:01.120>it <00:24: - those developing those developing brains<00:31:34.440>
fluide <00:31:35.320>is <00: - Teeth start developing very early in life, about week 10. We can already see developing tooth buds.
- Teeth start developing very early in life, about week 10. We can already see developing tooth buds.
- Teeth start developing very early in life, about week 10. We can already see developing tooth buds.
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00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call
00:01:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 392
00:03:10 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 392
00:04:20 Discussion of 25RS HB 580
00:13:28 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 580
00:14:54 Discussion of 25RS HB 688
00:18:40 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 688
00:21:40 Discussion of 25RS HB 16
01:19:44 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 16
01:27:32 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 392, sponsored by Representative Proctor, which would help the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities pay for emergency medical and psychiatric services provided to patients outside state facilities when those facilities cannot meet their needs. Proctor described it as a continuing improvement bill to address payment issues for services delivered at community-based facilities. The bill received no substantive opposition in the meeting and passed the committee with favorable expression by a vote of 15 yes, 0 no, and 1 pass.
The committee then considered House Bill 580, presented by Representative Kim Moser and Elena Sweezy, which tightens oversight of peer support specialists. The bill was described as building on House Bill 505 from the prior year by reinstating supervision requirements, adding parameters around group sizes, creating a pathway for temporary peer support specialists to become fully registered after nine months, and addressing Medicaid reimbursement and accountability concerns. Members asked about reimbursement; the sponsor said Medicaid was okay with the bill and that commercial insurance coverage would be up to insurers. Representative Fleming emphasized the need for stronger financial oversight of the peer support code. The committee adopted a substitute and title amendment, then passed the bill with favorable expression.
House Bill 688 was then heard, with Representative Bratcher explaining that it addresses two issues: preventing fraud in nurse licensure by giving the Kentucky Board of Nursing more discretion to review out-of-state credentials, and expanding school authority to administer certain emergency medications. He said the bill changes the board’s authority from “shall” to “may” so it can verify transcripts, curricula, accreditation, and exam passage. During discussion, Representative Sharp explained his yes vote by noting the bill also adds rescue medications such as glucagon and Solu-Cortef and allows prescribed emergency medications for known conditions in schools. The committee passed the bill with favorable expression.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 16, which would leave decisions about adding fluoride to drinking water to local governing bodies rather than maintaining a state mandate. Supporters, including Representative David Hale, Dr. Jack Call, and Cindy Batson, argued that fluoridation should be a local choice and raised concerns about cost, potential health risks, and the precautionary principle. Opponents, including Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association, defended fluoridation as beneficial for preventing tooth decay and warned that local removal decisions could increase Medicaid costs and may not reflect the broader public interest. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on House Bill 16 in the excerpt.