Video & Transcript Research : 'transparency in voting'
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LA
Keywords:
home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider S.298, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, S.300, to improve accoun Feb 12th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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- I will give you all as much information as possible about what you will be voting on and in what order
- I commit to being transparent about what order we will Vote on bills and how I will manage proceedings
- I'd actually vote for his report added to the bill, but not in replacement of the bill.
- All in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. Nay. Recorded vote, Madam Chair.
- I'm pleased to join Senator Scott in introducing the SBA Disaster Transparency Act.
Keywords:
employee relocation, headquarters, Small Business Administration, Washington metropolitan area, telework, cost reduction, rural markets, geographic diversity, disaster loans, accountability, reporting, loan forgiveness, federal funding, SBA reforms, small business, disaster assistance, transparency, report publication, government accountability
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Of people who cannot vote in these United States because they are on death row, who were convicted of
- Nearly a quarter of the people who cannot vote in this country are residents of Florida.
- Because the teachers are second parents and we ALL KNOW THAT IN THESE CHAMBERS. SO PLEASE VOTE UP.
- VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS AMENDMENT, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR AND KNOW THAT YOU
- I ask all members to vote yes on this amendment. >> Representative Tendrich in debate. >> Rep.
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immigration enforcement, unauthorized alien entry, death penalty, capital felonies, 287G agreements, in-state tuition, undocumented students, DACA, TPS, Venezuelan immigrants, law enforcement funding, immigration detention, federal preemption, equal protection, constitutional challenges, immigration status determination, school resource officers, conscientious objection, clergy protection, teacher protection
Summary:
The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Judiciary (1-18-24) - Upon Adjournment
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government (1-17-24)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIp9dJBnZHg, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:05
Senate Bill 25: 00:56
Testimony in Opposition to Senate Bill 25: 15:35
Adjournment: 41:40, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Multimodal Freight Transportation System Improvement Task Force (7-18-23)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRXzJ4-6_Us, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:01:15 Roll Call
00:01:55 Multimodal Freight Transportation System Improvement Study
00:22:24 ROI Issues in Regard to the Improvement Study, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 29th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 3rd, 2025
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
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- You have a notebook in front of you.
- the appendices in the report.
- plan in the background section.
- the study that was done in the Army. in the study that was done in the Army about the increase in mental
- People are not necessarily in the workforce and in other situations, and they're at home.
Keywords:
criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, HB295, Alabama National Guard, military punishment, non-judicial punishment, Article 15, court-martial, special court-martial, disciplinary measures, commanding officer, Adjutant General, Governor
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- They let her vote for her sister in Chicago.
- I won't be able to vote in that piece.
- So hypothetically, if somebody in one election cycle votes in our state and then another date on the
- In other words, I registered to vote in Jonesboro 20 years ago, and I moved to Xboro within the last
- And so I've been living there 20 years and I go all the way back to vote in back to vote in Jonesboro
Keywords:
voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- You can't be sworn in after you reach 70. This would say you can't be sworn in...
- It was in limbo as far as the wording in the original bill on how the lodging tax would go.
- These days, in 1996, scientists... that in 1996, scientists were successful in cloning Dolly the sheep
- All in favor? For a favorable report, anything else? All in favor say "Aye." Any opposed?
- All in favor? Further discussion, please? All in favor say "Aye." Any opposed?
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, aggravated theft, employee benefits, retirement funds, criminal penalty, state law, overdose, failure to render aid, public health, Alabama Athletic Commission
TX
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- And for those of you in multiple committees, I just want you to know I'll be calling a vote on House
- And so there's no transparency in that process. There's no ability to challenge. how it was graded.
- in four years.
- And it's way more transparent in this bill.
- In San Antonio.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- in the bill.
- Did you testify in person in the Senate hearing, Monty?
- We turned in the same written testimony in the Senate hearing.
- Like going in to take an SAT, you're in a big room locked out.
- In short, we address two issues, one in Article 1.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so there's no transparency in that process. There's no ability to challenge how it was graded.
- Um, that will be explicit guidance that we are now compelled to give in, in the, um, 439 uh, in that
- in this bill.
- in, in this bill.
- What works in Woodson ISD is not the same as what works in Houston ISD.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements.
Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases.
Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 18th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- In the handicap spot, Montgomery County has not done a violation in the city or the county.
- in Alabama.
- Spent in other networks.
- I think, in addition to...
- Because in a way, I...
Keywords:
vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, bond financing, municipal bonds, county debt, local government debt, debt service schedule, bond disclosure, public finance, bond underwriter, county commission, city council, refunding bonds, swap agreements, interest rate swaps, derivatives, fiscal transparency
HI
Keywords:
reimbursement, public employees, travel costs, Hawaii statutes, government funding, workforce development, internship, internal recruitment, employment, qualifications, civil service, artificial intelligence, data governance, open data portal, Hawaii, chief data officer, chatbot, public services, data transparency, 910
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (7-1-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got a lot of good folks in the in We've got a lot of good folks in the in the<00:02:18.680>
- in the interim. in the interim.
- So easily accessed and consistent in format, which I think is important for transparency. like the balance
- . transparency. transparency.
- school in. school in.
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Meeting Start 00:00:00
Budget Process 00:02:28
Allotment Process 00:10:30
School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10
Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00
Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25
Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40
Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Education (6-3-25)
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We in in every building in our district. - We in in every building in our district.
- But there’s also it would require 60 votes in the Senate, and that’s not politically feasible right now
- there's also it would require 60 votes there's also it would require 60 votes in<01:04:59.839>
- <01:42:15.360>
I'm in my fifth year in that role. I'm in my fifth year in that role. - <01:42:15.360>
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Meeting Start: 00:00:12
Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:33
Kentucky’s New Assessment and Accountability Model Update: 00:03:50
Federal Education Policy and Its Impact on States: 01:00:55
Educational Leadership Training Opportunities in Kentucky: 01:26:44
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations: 02:10:38
Adjournment: 02:13:57, 958, all
Summary:
The Interim Joint Committee on Education met for its first interim meeting and established a quorum before taking up its first topic, Kentucky’s new assessment and accountability model. Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, joined by KDE staff and superintendents, described a multi-year effort involving the Kentucky “Now We Learn” Council, more than 50 educators and stakeholders, at least 18 pilot districts, surveys, focus groups, town halls, and four prototype frameworks. He emphasized three priorities for the new model: vibrant learning experiences, innovation in assessment, and collaboration with communities.
Fletcher said the state accountability portion would continue to meet federal requirements and identify CSI/TSI/ATSI schools, while shifting toward more emphasis on individual student growth, grade-level equivalency in reading and math, career and technical education, graduation rate, and English language proficiency. He also said science would remain a required assessment but be reported separately rather than counted in the CSI/TSI calculation. He stressed that the model should focus on growth, local flexibility, and meaningful measures that reflect community expectations, while still preserving a statewide framework.
The committee also heard from Bullitt County superintendent Jesse Bacon, who described his district’s local accountability work. He said Bullitt County formed a community coalition with broad representation from across the district, business leaders, and community members, met six times during the school year, and worked toward a public-facing dashboard that would show community expectations, evidence of accountability, and areas for improvement. Bacon said the district identified six community-defined pillars, beginning with student learning and foundational academic knowledge, as part of a system intended to communicate strengths and improvement areas to the public.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, it's not going to change my vote, and it's not going to change anybody's vote in my district
- . ...on how they vote in the next election, but it really confuses and upsets our teachers, and that
- I keep saying this is new, but this was the Senate plan that we voted off the Senate floor in 2023 several
- In Dallas ISD, the district has worked to create a structured, transparent pathway for all teachers,
- Higginbough submitting a motion in writing voting aye makes it unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays.
Keywords:
teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, SB 26, Texas Property Code, colonia, colonias, Spanish translation, bilingual contract, real estate contract, executory contract, residential property, border county, international border, economically distressed area, consumer protection, language access, translator certified in Spanish
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology (10-26-23)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItoOwwqB52U, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Challenges and Opportunities for Small Businesses in Kentucky – Data from Employer Surveys Presenters 00:02:59
The Threat of Cyberattacks on Our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure 01:08:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Early Childhood Education Task Force (9-22-22)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXRFEmbTG7k, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Due to technical issues the first part of this meeting did not live stream. It was recovered from a backup and loaded in it's entirety here: https://youtu.be/52OJuGRkaw8, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47