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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/05/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
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- Now, the two basic elements would be to make the funds available until spent and then also to remove
- Now, the two basic elements would be to make the funds available until spent and then also to remove
- and then also to remove the until spent and then also to remove the requirement<01:35:58.800><c> that
- and not not cancelling any until spent and not not cancelling any any<01:53:53.679><c> unused</c><01
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine eliminating waste by the foreign aid bureaucracy. Feb 13th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- . $3 million was spent to promote girl-centric climate action in Brazil.
- Spent to produce a new Sesame Street show in Iraq.
- USAID spent $6 million to promote a project boosting sustainable tourism in Egypt.
- That has never been vetted to decide on how taxpayer dollars are spent.
- sure it's spent in the best interest of the American public.
Keywords:
fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight
Summary:
The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 12th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I have spent a lot of time on the juvenile justice portfolio.
- I've spent the last year, I guess, a lot in prison, that is, going in, visiting, and touring a lot of
- And I spent a lot of time and effort getting out and talking to people.
- I've spent the last year, I guess, a lot in prison that is going in visiting and touring a lot of prisons
- And I spent a lot of time and effort getting out and talking to people.
Bills:
SB5966
Keywords:
healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, 904, all
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee met on the first day of the 2026 session and began with a briefing on Senate Bill 5966 concerning medically tailored meals. Committee staff explained that the bill would define medically tailored meals, require them to be designed by qualified medical professionals, and prioritize Washington-based nonprofit providers when possible. Senator Nobles said the bill is intended to create a statewide baseline for quality, accountability, and cultural and dietary responsiveness, while not creating a new program. Members asked whether similar services already exist and how the bill relates to existing Meals on Wheels and Medicaid waiver programs.
Several providers testified in support. Representatives from Meals on Wheels Spokane, Chicken Soup Brigade/Lifelong Health for All, Cascadia Produce, Emergency Food Network, and other coalition members described existing medically tailored meal and food box programs, emphasizing health benefits for people with diabetes, kidney disease, and other chronic conditions, as well as the value of local sourcing, volunteers, and reinvestment in Washington’s economy. Testifiers said the bill would help standardize and strengthen work already underway rather than start from scratch. Committee members also raised questions about costs, funding sources, and how the meals are paid for through Medicaid, Older Americans Act funds, contracts, and other programs.
The committee then heard from newly appointed DSHS Secretary Angela Ramirez, who outlined the agency’s recent reorganization into new administrations focused on behavioral health and habilitation, home and community living, and technology/analytics, with the goal of reducing silos and improving the customer experience. She also reviewed federal HR1-related changes affecting SNAP and Medicaid, including work requirements, immigrant eligibility changes, and tribal consultation, and said DSHS is working on a verification hub to reduce administrative burden and share information across programs. Members asked about implementation challenges, data collection, and the number of people who could be affected. The meeting concluded with the remaining public testimony on SB 5966 and no votes or executive action taken; the chair adjourned the committee at 3:10 p.m.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- hay field, either cutting hay or, in my case when I was younger, bush hogging corn stalks, which I spent
- younger bush hoging corn stalks<00:04:52.880><c> which</c><00:04:53.120><c> I</c><00:04:53.280><c> spent
- > a</c><00:04:54.080><c> day</c><00:04:54.240><c> doing</c><00:04:55.360><c> uh</c> stalks which I spent
- many a day doing uh stalks which I spent many a day doing uh it<00:04:56.560><c> has</c><00:04:56.880
- grain issues, white oak issues, everything is so concentrated in this area to really help our future
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- suppliers of feed, seed, fertilizer, agricultural equipment, tractor supply, trucks that pull the grain
- the suppliers of feed, seed, fertilizer, agricultural camp, tractor supply, trucks that pulled the grain
- rent that are leasing that most farmers can't pay, that you can't afford to pay it, especially with grain
- believes 2% is a much better option for those dealing with solar, wind, and other land uses such as grain
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2383, Representative Simmons’s bill addressing theft of copper and other infrastructure-related property. After a brief executive session and no further discussion, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 17 ayes, 1 no, and 1 present.
The committee then heard House Bill 2711, sponsored by Representative Deal, which would lower the assessed valuation of broadband communications equipment from 33.5% to 12% for new broadband equipment placed in service after August 28, 2026, with a proposed sunset period discussed as part of a substitute. Representative Deal and several industry witnesses, including AT&T, Verizon, Missouri Cable Association, Missouri Broadband Providers Association, Missouri Chamber, and electric co-ops, argued the measure would improve Missouri’s competitiveness, encourage private investment, and help expand broadband in rural and underserved areas. Opponents, including county assessors, argued the bill would reduce local tax revenue, create unequal treatment, and could become a precedent for other industries. Committee members questioned whether the bill would apply only to new builds or also to upgrades and existing infrastructure, and whether the tax relief would actually drive expansion into rural areas.
The committee then began hearing House Bills 2402 and 2816, which deal with solar energy siting and taxation. The sponsors described the bills as setting local assessment rules for solar projects, establishing a per-megawatt valuation, requiring larger setbacks from homes, schools, and churches, and limiting the amount of tillable land that can be used for solar in a county, while also addressing Chapter 100 agreements and decommissioning concerns. Supporters, including Missouri Farm Bureau and county officials, said the bills would provide needed guardrails, local control, and more consistent taxation. Opponents and affected landowners said existing solar projects have caused glare, dust, noise, and property value concerns, while some developers said they wanted clearer statewide rules and consistency for future projects. The committee did not take final action on the solar bills before going into recess.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 16th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- What happened was we had a co-op in a town in western Oklahoma that the grain got contaminated while
- they were harvesting it, and then it got mixed in with other grain.
Bills:
SB44, SB546, SB1213, SB1256, SB1287, SB1443, SB1644, SB1653, SB1716, SB1209, SB1826, SB1919, SB1930, SB1976, SB2028, SB2067, SB2072, SB2117, SB710, SB1477, SB1405
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the daily prayer and pledges, introduced the Doctor of the Day, and welcomed several student and guest groups to the gallery. The chamber also laid over a few agenda items before moving through a long general order calendar of bills, most of them explained briefly by their authors and then advanced without objection to final passage.
Measures passed included SB 44 on extending sales tax exemption treatment to contractors working for certain exempt entities; SB 546 on biometric data and controlled dangerous substance-related changes; SB 1213 on Department of Corrections inmate credit levels; SB 1256 requiring ignition interlock devices for repeat DUI bond situations; SB 1287 on abstractor licensing eligibility; SB 1443 on anesthetist physical status modifiers with an amendment excluding Medicaid plans; SB 1644 adding a reportable disease; SB 1653 joining the occupational therapy licensure compact; SB 1716 updating security breach notification rules and limiting class actions; SB 1826 removing a sunset from the local development and enterprise zone incentive leverage act; SB 1919 increasing the Tourism Development Act cap; SB 1930 on produced water handling and compensation; SB 1976 creating a tiered surety plan for small producers and then being adopted as an emergency; SB 2028 on raw milk advertising and labeling, also passed as an emergency; SB 2067 on financial institutions helping protect vulnerable adults from scams; SB 2072 on deed fraud and title theft; SB 2117 on contaminated grain authority and emergency treatment; SB 710 on teacher pathway pilot flexibility; SB 1477 restricting concurrent enrollment to traditional high school students and passed as an emergency; and SB 1405 reauthorizing the wildlife diversity income tax checkoff.
The only bill to draw notable floor debate was SB 1209, which was reconsidered after initially failing, sent back to general order, and then passed 26-18. Supporters said it would reduce delays in eviction proceedings by excluding Sundays and holidays from summons timing, while opponents argued it would mainly help tenants who are already behind and burden small landlords. Senator Pugh later noted a personal-interest abstention on that vote. Several other bills passed with recorded votes ranging from narrow to unanimous, and some were designated emergency measures after final passage.
The Senate concluded with announcements about upcoming events, including a reception, a visit from the Christian Employer Association, and the Bible reading marathon, and then adjourned until Tuesday, March 17 at 9:00 a.m.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Health and Human Resources Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:10 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- We have to— all of our meals include a protein source, two vegetables, a fruit, a grain, and a milk.
- We have to— all of our meals include a protein source, two vegetables, a fruit, a grain, and a milk.
Summary:
The committee met, approved the March 5, 2026 minutes, and then took up several health- and human-services-related bills. House Bill 5086, concerning peer support programs for covered caregivers, was explained as creating training and testimonial privilege protections; the committee adopted an amendment clarifying that boards may still require participation in a board-designated professional health program, and then reported the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. House Bill 5004, an educational bill on PANS and PANDAS, was supported by the sponsor, who described his family’s experience and the importance of earlier diagnosis; it was reported to the Senate without amendment. House Bill 5327, which would require the Department of Human Services to create an ALS services program, also received supportive testimony from the sponsor and members, but the transcript reflects the bill being reported as House Bill 537; it was moved forward without amendment.
The committee then considered House Bill 5096, which would remove personal care and intellectual/developmental disability waiver services from certificate-of-need review. The sponsor argued the change would reduce regulatory burden and expand access, while a county aging-program director testified that certificate-of-need revenues help fund senior meals and services and that eliminating the requirement would reduce important support for aging providers. After a division vote, the motion to report the bill failed 3-9. House Bill 4695, allowing PEIA patients to switch to an alternative medically appropriate covered treatment without new prior authorization if it costs no more than the original treatment, was explained as carrying an estimated $13 million annual cost to PEIA and was reported to the Senate.
The committee also advanced House Bill 5582, enacting the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, after discussion of a committee amendment removing a new-background-check-at-initial-licensure provision; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported. Another House Bill 5582, concerning the TANF drug screening program, was described as removing the sunset date and allowing oral fluid testing in addition to urine samples; it too was reported. Finally, House Bill 5466 renamed the batterer intervention program as an abuse intervention program and allowed live synchronous virtual delivery with an in-person option; the sponsor said the change would expand access statewide, and the bill was reported to the Senate. The committee then adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Feb 3rd, 2026
Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a lot of concern about what truck traffic does, the amount of grain that goes up and down those
- it saves the feds for people that have farmed and remembered what LDPs were, that you marketed your grain
Summary:
The Agriculture Committee first established a quorum and then went into executive session, where it voted House Bill 24-22 do pass by a vote of 18 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 present. The committee then moved into public hearing on House Bills 2713 and 2716, both sponsored by Representative Deal. HB 2713 was described as the larger agriculture tax credit package, including removal of sunsets from several existing ag-related credits and technical changes to programs such as biodiesel, meat processing, specialty crops, wood energy, and rolling stock. HB 2716 focused on the short-line rail tax credit and related rail infrastructure incentives, including track rehabilitation and industrial development credits.
Representative Deal said the bills were intended to provide long-term certainty for agriculture and rail investment and noted the programs’ positive return on investment. Committee members raised concerns about eliminating sunsets, how future legislatures would review the credits, and whether some credits could be used if Missouri moved toward eliminating income tax. Questions also focused on whether abandoned or minimally used rail lines would qualify, and on the transferability of rolling stock credits to entities with different tax liabilities. Deal and witnesses said the rail provisions were aimed at active short lines and that data on the credits’ performance could be provided.
Testimony in support came from the Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Soybeans, the Biodiesel Coalition of Missouri, Missouri Dairy, Missouri Agribusiness Association, Missouri Bankers Association, Missouri Eastern Railroad, Missouri Economic Development Council, Osage Valley Electric Cooperative, and the Missouri Railroad Association. Supporters said the credits have stimulated ethanol, biodiesel, dairy, specialty crop, meat processing, and rural economic development projects, and that rail credits help preserve and expand short-line service, reduce truck traffic, and attract industrial investment. No opposition testimony was offered on either bill, and the hearings on HB 2713 and HB 2716 were adjourned without any recorded committee vote on those bills in the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, you may have heard of.
- Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, you may have heard of.
- Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, you may have heard of.
- I'd have small grains. I'd have some forages.
Keywords:
higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 23rd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It happens in common foods; for example, pistachios in New Mexico, corn, feed corn, grain corn, and peanuts
- So it can identify microtoxins as the product is going down the conveyor belt or the grain elevator.
- We spent, C2 funding so far has been just under 10 million, I think 9.8 million, so it's been funded
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We recommend requiring funds be spent only at eligible school sites.
- They include a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain-rich, lean meats, plant-based options
- They include a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain-rich, lean meats, plant-based options
Summary:
The committee heard a series of budget proposals focused on education finance, with repeated questions about whether the state’s investments are coordinated, targeted to the highest-need students, and likely to produce measurable results. On the first item, the administration proposed $1 million for a study of California’s curriculum framework, standards, and instructional materials process, plus $250,000 for supplemental ELA/ELD guidance. CDE and Finance said the study would examine how other states organize standards, frameworks, and adoptions, while the chair and members questioned why California has gone so long without updating some standards, what the study would actually accomplish, and whether the proposal was too vague to justify the cost. The issue was held open.
The committee then took up a proposed $25 million statewide literacy network within the system of support. CCEE and CDE said the network would coordinate multiple existing literacy leads, create a clearinghouse of evidence-based resources, and improve coherence across the state’s many literacy initiatives. Members pressed on how a one-time, five-year allocation could support a long-term system, how the work would reach distressed and rural districts, and whether the proposal would translate into classroom change rather than just another layer of coordination. The issue was also held open.
Next, the committee reviewed a $500 million proposal to expand literacy coaches and reading specialists and to create a math coaches program. CDE described the existing literacy coach cohorts as producing positive reports from participating LEAs, while the LAO recommended modifications, especially for the math coach portion, including limiting eligibility to elementary schools, setting minimum grant amounts, directing funds to eligible school sites, and making eligibility automatic rather than application-based. Members focused on whether coaches were actually being placed at the schools with the greatest need and whether the state has a coherent long-term strategy for literacy and math investments. The committee also heard a $40 million proposal for training and implementation of K-2 reading difficulty screeners, which the LAO said was reasonable but could be reduced because $25 million had already been provided for training; CDE said the new funds were needed for full implementation, procurement, and sustainability. Finally, the committee heard a $10 million proposal for a developmentally appropriate TK multilingual learner screener, with CDE explaining why the preschool language-identification process is different from K-12 EL assessment and the chair asking staff to explore whether a single, more consistent approach could be developed. The meeting concluded with a presentation on universal school meals and kitchen infrastructure, including a $31.5 million backfill, an $84.1 million increase for projected meal growth, a COLA adjustment, and $150 million for kitchen upgrades and training to support freshly prepared meals.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
05/19/2026 - Senate Natural Resources
Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- air miles north of Page, Arizona, in the small community of Boulder, Utah, and was raised there and spent
- I've spent 30 years in Phoenix.
- We did not have livestock losses due to predators, but we did have livestock and small grain crop losses
Summary:
The Senate Natural Resources Committee met to consider several board nominations, beginning with four nominees to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board. Michael Cravens, Jared Lyman, Nathan Reese (who submitted a written statement and did not attend), and Richard Williams each described their backgrounds in wildlife management, ranching, public lands, or conservation, and emphasized balance, pragmatism, and public service in selecting commission candidates. Members asked about their experience, perspectives on candidate evaluation, and the role of the board. Each nominee was advanced to the full Senate by separate motions, all approved on 7-0 votes with one member not voting.
The committee then heard Darren Rasmussen’s nomination to the Arizona State Land Department Board of Appeals. Rasmussen discussed his long career in property appraisal at the private, county, and state levels, including work with county assessors and valuation training. Senators focused on his ability to bring transparency, statutory compliance, and consistency to state land appraisals and appeals. His nomination was also forwarded to the full Senate on a 7-0 vote with one not voting.
Next, the committee considered the Arizona Livestock Loss Board nominees, Stephen Clark and Randy Dahl. Clark, who chairs the board, explained the board’s process for compensating ranchers for wolf depredation and described the distinction between confirmed losses and “probables.” Senators asked about reimbursement procedures, the range of Mexican gray wolves, and whether wolves had attacked humans in Arizona; Clark said there had been no human attacks in the state and that livestock losses had been compensated. Dahl was unable to attend but submitted a statement citing his farming background and business and engineering experience. Both nominees were confirmed by 7-0 votes with one member not voting.
Finally, the committee heard from Carolyn Radajack and Stephanie Teske for the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. Radajack highlighted her prior service on the board’s investigative committee and her experience with disciplinary rules, while Teske emphasized her background as a sixth-generation rancher, veterinary assistant, and agriculture regulator, with a focus on rural livestock care and access to veterinarians. Senators discussed rural veterinary shortages, telemedicine, and the changing structure of veterinary practice. Both nominees were advanced to the full Senate on 7-0 votes with one member not voting.
AZ
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 9th, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I've spent the past four years fighting this crisis nationally, and finally, the federal government is
- She spent one hour there. She was sent home because she did not have insurance nor the money.
- And if I were ever sold a grain of anything that had something that would kill somebody, I wouldn't ever
Summary:
The Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs first took up House Bill 2901. The sponsor’s committee amendment set a five-year expiration date for the bill and clarified where required reports must be filed, with the sponsor explaining the changes were intended to avoid an indefinite or too-short sunset and to make the reports easier to locate. The committee adopted the amendment, rolled it into a committee substitute, and then voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2901 do pass by a roll call of 13 ayes and 0 nos.
The committee then heard House Bill 3000, which would change the signature-counting date for petition audits so the required number is fixed based on when the petition process begins, rather than potentially changing during the signature-gathering period after a gubernatorial election. The sponsor and the State Auditor’s office supported the bill, citing a real example in St. Louis where the required signature threshold shifted during the process and arguing the change would provide consistency and fairness. No vote was taken on HB 3000 in the transcript.
The final and longest hearing was on House Bill 3113, a fentanyl-poisoning response bill. The sponsor said it would require naloxone in public buildings, designate October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month, require fentanyl education for students in grades 6 through 12, and require training and investigation standards for law enforcement handling drug-related deaths. Multiple family members and advocates testified in strong support, describing personal losses, urging broader education, suggesting opioid settlement funds as a source for implementation, and arguing that drug-related deaths should be investigated more thoroughly, often as homicide scenes. Committee members generally expressed sympathy and support, while asking questions about the definition of public buildings, how schools would implement the education requirement, and funding; no opposition testimony was presented and no vote was taken on HB 3113 in the transcript.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 11, 2025 - 10:15 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I spent three weeks myself in Key West waiting for a mooring, ...are very hard to get.
- I spent three weeks myself in Key West waiting for a mooring and never got one.
- These boats ...spent by local government. So the environmental impact is real.
- I spent about 10 to a little bit more than 10 years with a boat U.S. as a marine towing and salvage captain
- But preempting everything in the state of Florida sort of goes against my grain, particularly I think
Summary:
The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met and heard several bills on boating, anchoring, plastics, coastal resilience, and permitting. HB 735, expanding the Boating Improvement Program to fund boat-trailer parking at public ramps and offering a submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best practices, drew no opposition and was reported favorably. HB 371, a nature-based coastal resilience bill, was amended with a strike-all and then reported favorably with committee substitute. HB 287, allowing building or plumbing permits to move forward while septic system permits are still under review, also passed favorably after testimony from the onsite wastewater industry and a brief debate about construction delays and final occupancy certification.
The committee also took up HB 565 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of items like bags, cups, and bottles and maintain statewide uniformity. The sponsor argued it protects consumer choice and business consistency, while environmental groups, PTA representatives, and others warned it would worsen plastic pollution, microplastics, and local cleanup burdens. Despite opposition and a 13-5 vote with several members opposed, the bill was reported favorably. Members also discussed HB 565’s policy background, including prior DEP studies and the tension between state preemption and local environmental regulation.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 565 in the transcript’s boating context, actually HB 565 on anchoring limitations in Biscayne Bay and other heavily impacted areas. Supporters from Miami Beach and North Bay Village said derelict and anchored vessels are harming waterways, seagrass, public safety, and enforcement efforts, while cruisers and boating groups argued the bill would displace responsible boaters and fail to solve derelict-vessel problems. The committee adopted an amendment, then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by an 18-0 vote. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were completed and the subcommittee adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- May hope be as common as grain in our midst and integrity as ubiquitous as water.
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Sep 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In fiscal year 25, we estimate that the state spent $17.4 million on students who did not qualify for
- The proportion spent on food has increased from $1.03 in school year 18 to $1.71 per student per day
- in Chart 13, you can see that although overall program expenditures have increased, the proportion spent
- So looking at what we can track, last school year, schools spent about 2 percent of their total food
- Chairman, and Laura Trent spent on that?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally, we see that about every dollar that is spent on Farm to School, there's about $2.16 of local
- </c><00:15:20.839><c> on</c> that about every dollar that is spent on that about every dollar that is
- spent on Farm<00:15:21.360><c> to</c><00:15:21.560><c> school</c><00:15:21.880><c> there's</c><00:15
- , the proteins, the fruits, and the vegetables. ...the five different groups: the dairy, the grains,
- I spent less food that I kept in my desk for hungry students.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Revenue Estimating Conference May 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So I would take these lines with a grain of salt, but at least in NYMEX, I would say, is what the market
- So I would take these lines with a grain of salt, but at least in IMX, I would say, is what the market
Summary:
The Revenue Estimating Conference met with four members present and first approved the December 11, 2025 minutes. Members then recognized the FYI end-of-balance of $577,077,871 as non-recurring revenue. The main business was revising the state revenue forecast for FY 2026, with the Division of Administration recommending a reduction of about $113 million, driven primarily by weaker individual income tax collections, softer general sales tax receipts, and a substantial cut to corporate income tax forecasts. The Legislative Fiscal Office presented a somewhat different but still cautious outlook, and members discussed withholding rates, refund growth, corporate collections, and the effects of the franchise tax repeal and tax reform changes. After questions to the Department of Revenue about collections, refunds, enforcement, and settlements, the conference adopted the Division of Administration’s FY 2026 forecast.
The conference then reviewed the FY 2027 recurring forecast. The Division of Administration again recommended a reduction, this time about $104 million, citing continued caution on individual income and corporate taxes, while the Legislative Fiscal Office projected a net increase of about $127 million, largely from sales tax, severance, royalties, vehicle sales tax, and other revenue streams. Members discussed the practical budget impact of the revised forecasts, including the need to reduce spending and the difficulty of funding a possible teacher stipend if a constitutional amendment fails. The FY 2027 recurring forecast was adopted.
Members also adopted the long-range forecast, the proposed inflation rates for the Millennium Trust and parish severance allocation, and the incentive expenditure forecast. The incentive discussion noted that reported incentive costs reduce available revenue before appropriations, and members raised the possibility of reviewing or capping such incentives. The Treasurer’s Office then reported that the General Fund cash balance was $404.1 million as of May 5, 2026, and the interfund borrowing base was about $9.18 billion, with cash positions generally similar to the prior year. The meeting ended with a note that another REC meeting might be needed after the May 16 election, followed by adjournment.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development May 7th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is all grass-fed grain.
- And this is all grass-fed grain.
Summary:
The House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from its October 3, 2024 meeting, and Chairwoman Butler noted that HCR 82 would be voluntarily deferred in favor of continuing work on HCR 77 related to a pilot program for landscaping and crawfishing. The committee then considered HCR 205, which urges the USDA to use its Commodity Procurement Program to purchase domestic Louisiana shrimp. Representative Kerner and Commissioner Mike Strain described the shrimp industry’s low prices, full cold storage, and the need for urgent federal action to support shrimpers and move product into schools, nursing homes, and food banks. Members discussed domestic sourcing rules, enforcement against imported seafood, and marketing challenges; HCR 205 was reported favorably without objection.
The committee also took up HCR 188, which memorializes Congress to oppose any federal farm bill provision that could negatively affect the use of hunting dogs. Chairwoman Butler and Commissioner Strain explained that the concern centered on vague language in a farm bill section that could be interpreted to restrict hunting dogs used for tracking or field trials. Members agreed the language should be removed if it remained in the bill, and HCR 188 was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then heard a presentation from Orlando McMeans of the Southern University Ag Center and College of Agriculture, along with Dr. Calvin Walker. They outlined the center’s research, extension, and academic programs, including enrollment growth, dual-enrollment efforts, 1890 scholars, JAG Stars scholarships, beef cattle and aquaculture research, viticulture, precision nutrition, and food access initiatives. They also described major facility projects, including a high-tech meat processing facility, research labs, a vineyard, and a proposed disaster-safe shelter. Members asked about butcher training, cattle genetics, and the shelter’s potential uses, and the committee adjourned after the presentation.