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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Johnson Stewart has a resilient pavement program initiative that we funded, $5 million.
- Uh this takes funding from our failing<01:02:31.839>
rail <01:02:32.240>programs <01:02: - look in the future, to still be that program but without the funding.
- look to the future, to still be that program but without the funding.
- look to the future, to still be that program but without the funding.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- to Prosperity program.
- to Prosperity program.
- You'll see they use a variety of funding sources: state, federal, and other funding.
- They're using master tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and cessation programs across the
- They're using master tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and cessation programs across the
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and P-TECH is one of those programs.
- with that startup funding.
- with that startup new PTEC programs with that startup funding<00:20:43.200>
and <00:20:43.280> - in<00:24:18.919>
the the the program the one program in the the the program the one program - or part of the to be part of the program or part of the program<01:23:51.159>
participants program
MN
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- So what this bill does is it doesn't extend any additional revenue or funding to the program, but it
- <00:42:31.600>
it <00:42:31.760>does or funding to the program but it does or funding - funding. administration of the program. funding. administration of the program.
- Senate File 5101 would create a sports and events reimbursement program fund to provide a permanent funding
- Reimbursement Program will only receive<01:22:35.800>
funding <01:22:37.040>if <01:22:37.360
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- We doubled down on program integrity.
- And certainly the PCA program, the adult health, foster programs, are, um, By double digits.
- And certainly the PCA program, the adult health foster programs, are—we're not immune to that.
- In the contractor fund, is that only for people who've paid into the contractor fund?
- Economic Empowerment Trust Fund to support this critical programming.
Summary:
The joint budget hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs, who described the fiscal outlook as challenging because of slow revenue growth, rising health care and other costs, and uncertainty from federal policy changes. Governor Healey and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz then presented House 2, a $62.8 billion budget that they said grows by about 1% and does not raise taxes or fees. They emphasized affordability, fiscal discipline, protection of core services, and continued investment in education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety. The administration also discussed a separate bill to delay and phase in certain federal tax-code changes from the so-called OB3 law, especially research and experimental expense provisions, to reduce immediate budget impacts and preserve competitiveness.
A major portion of the hearing focused on education and municipal aid. The administration said House 2 provides about $7.6 billion for Chapter 70 aid, fully funds the final year of the Student Opportunity Act, increases special education circuit breaker funding, and raises rural school aid. Senators and representatives from both parties raised concerns that Chapter 70 and other aid formulas are not equitable for small, rural, and low-wealth communities and are not keeping pace with inflation, and several called for broader review of the formula and related funding streams. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion, pointed to additional support through rural aid, special education, transportation reimbursements, and minimum aid, and said total Student Opportunity Act investment would reach about $2.1 billion over the life of the law.
Transportation, housing, and fair share spending were also central topics. The administration said fair share revenues are being used holistically, with education-heavy spending in the operating budget and transportation-heavy spending in the supplemental budget, and estimated the overall split to date at roughly 57% education and 43% transportation. They highlighted MBTA stabilization, regional transit authority support, microtransit, fare-free regional transit, and bridge and commuter rail investments, while noting the MBTA remains a major fiscal concern. On housing, the governor stressed production, permitting reform, ADUs, down-payment assistance, and support for public housing authorities, while lawmakers pressed for more funding for local housing authorities and for ways to address out-migration, energy costs, and affordability. The governor also said the administration will not withhold fire safety grants from communities over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance and will handle such issues case by case. No votes were taken at the hearing; it was an informational presentation and question-and-answer session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/19/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The base funding for this program is $1.7 million a year.
- Funding for this program is $1.7 million a year.
- >
uh <00:02:32.400>this <00:02:32.560>funding through the leaf program uh this funding - through the leaf program uh this funding has<00:02:33.080>
never <00:02:33.319>been <00 - shelf program started in 2015 funded shelf program started in 2015 funded through<00:07:31.479><
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- trust fund.
- fund, not general the education trust fund, not general fund<02:58:47.680>
dollars, <02:58:48.319 - fund, discretionary fund and development fund, discretionary fund and the<03:15:36.960>
U <03: - I'm not sure if those were the ARPA funds, if those were onetime ARPA funds or CARES Act funds. No.
- funds? funds?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I'd also like to just share kind of the situation with our funding for this program.
- . funding. funding.
- look for other sources of funding. look for other sources of funding.
- program to start with? program to start with?
- how would you sustain this program? how would you sustain this program?
Keywords:
pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- But it's not a revolving loan fund in which this isn't that program, in which the state loans out the
- But it's not a revolving loan fund in which this isn't that program, in which the state loans out the
- meal programs. meal programs.
- of funds which is federal funds only. of funds which is federal funds only.
- the child care necessary to fully fund the child care workforce<02:12:22.719>
programs <02:12:
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/03/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Along with that, there's a $660,000 general fund elimination of support for that program.
- There's a substantial amount of general fund that has been put into the program to subsidize it as the
- once funding is implement the program once funding is appropriated. appropriated. appropriated.
- We're also working to ensure that we are ready to implement the program once funding is appropriated.
- fund for the community grants program. fund for the community grants program.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Jun 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- or operating funding.
- funds.
- This is rich discussion because our first program evaluation now is of child care programming.
- So as Representative Bosch mentioned, yes, if this is a program that there's one-time funding, it goes
- That's, you know, you report on the result of the outcome of those funds, but in more complex programs
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PSM, PSM, PSM Public Hearings 02-11-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Measure is adopted, Madam Chair. like a no fault um fund that would help like a no fault um fund that
- waiting on the list to get to a program. waiting on the list to get to a program.
- concern is the access to these programs. concern is the access to these programs.
- At the present time, it's an obstacle to proper program funding and planning.
- proper program funding and um planning. proper program funding and um planning.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 3040, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Supporters, including Moms Demand Action and a crime-victim advocate, argued the office would improve data collection, research, and coordination to help reduce gun violence. Opponents, including several gun-rights advocates, said the proposal was duplicative, lacked oversight, and would exclude the firearms community. The chair noted 41 testimonies in support and 77 in opposition, but no vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided.
The committee then moved through a series of decision-making items and adopted the chair’s recommendations on several measures. SB 17 on wildfire mitigation passed with amendments from multiple agencies and a report date shifted to the 2028 session. SB 2730 on criminal justice reform passed with a defective effective date amendment, SB 2749 on sentencing passed with a defective effective date, SB 2688 on compassionate release passed with amendments narrowing eligibility and adding notification and funding language, and SB 2798 on law enforcement passed with a defective effective date to make the agricultural enforcement pilot program permanent. SB 2645, a short-form bill, was amended to insert substantive provisions and recommitted to the committee. SB 2383, which would have provided a $15,000 retention bonus for sworn law enforcement officers, was reconsidered and held in committee because it was identified as a duplicate.
The committee also passed SB 2575, relating to firearms, with amendments adopting a proposed SD1 that would establish minimum mandatory prison terms for certain class A firearm felonies and add clarifying language. SB 2720, which would create a Hawaii firearm injury restitution fund funded by firearm manufacturer licenses, also passed with amendments clarifying the fund’s scope and eligible injuries. Later, the committee began hearing SB 3107 on parole eligibility. The Office of the Public Defender and the Hawaii Paroling Authority supported language allowing the parole board to waive certain program requirements, while the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission opposed the bill, warning it could keep people incarcerated longer if program access remains limited. The Department of Corrections said it is working on classification changes and a pilot project to move inmates through the system faster.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans Broadband and Rural Development - 03/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- programs.
- I believe in egg programs, and I believe in funding things that need to be funded.
- requested funding and of that funding requested funding and of that funding alone<01:09:47.480><
- You know, I love that program, and there's a lot of really great programs that we fund here through the
- You know, I love that program, and there's a lot of really great programs that we fund here through the
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Council Jun 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- program.
- In your books is the FOI 26 Capital funding program, um.
- Um, this would approve the release of the applications for the funded programs listed, opening the window
- Like basically anytime that the legislature has appropriated funds or, you know, set up a statutory program
- Programs and funding manager and staff attorney.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 11, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The program has also helped us expand programs at Lake Technical College.
- , the CAP grants—all of that funding has helped us expand programs and allow access for our students
- non-credit programs.
- non-credit programs.
- They fund students who come into our programs.
Summary:
The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee heard a panel discussion focused on how Florida schools and colleges are exposing students to in-demand careers in manufacturing, semiconductors, transportation, and related fields, and how they are building pathways from middle school through postsecondary training. Panelists from Seminole County Public Schools, Lake Technical College/Lake County Schools, and St. Petersburg College described their career academies, dual enrollment options, industry certifications, and partnerships with employers, local governments, and state colleges. They emphasized early career awareness, counseling, and parent outreach as key to helping students understand technical education as a viable and prestigious path.
Seminole County highlighted 51 career and professional education academies and new offerings in agricultural biotechnology, global finance, firefighting, and planned aerospace engineering. Lake County described Lake Technical College’s programs, strong completion and placement outcomes, and three partnerships: a flexible-day high school/workforce model at Lincoln Park Education Center, the Lake Works pathway collaboration with Lake Sumter State College, and a Transportation Innovation Hub with the City of Tavares that trains students on municipal vehicles and serves multiple local governments. St. Petersburg College discussed its manufacturing and engineering technology programs, including semiconductor processing, mechatronics, soldering, and clean-room training, along with new grant-funded expansion at its Midtown campus.
Members asked about wages, the semiconductor workforce, how to change perceptions of technical education, how parents are engaged, and how Bright Futures CAPE and Gold Seal scholarships are communicated. Witnesses said school counselors, CTE teachers, parent nights, and district communications are used to promote these options, and that many students can earn strong wages through short-term certifications or two-year degrees. Lake Technical College also raised concerns about workforce funding not keeping pace with teacher pay increases and inflation, noting that funding covers only about 80% of what it earns and tuition has remained unchanged for 18 years. The meeting ended with members praising the programs, and the subcommittee adjourned without any vote or formal action beyond rising and adjournment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- that tries to defraud our trust fund that tries to defraud our other<00:09:59.519>
programs <00 - . funds. funds.
- That is a fraud on public funds and public programs in the same way as we have been talking about.
- That's all this bill does. public funds and public programs in the public funds and public programs in
- fraud um on fraud on public programs. fraud um on fraud on public programs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- programs can apply for grant funding.
- It funds the Heritage language educator pathway program.
- I ask you today to consider continuing funding the programming through the portfolio route that funds
- I ask you today to consider continuing funding the programming through the portfolio route that funds
- and fund programs to and portfolios and fund programs to support<01:17:52.000>
teachers <01:17
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- of the county to establish county programs or to fund other programs that are necessary to meet the
- of the county to establish county programs or to fund other programs that are necessary to meet the
- of the program funding, the eligibility requirements to receive funding, and the total dollars awarded
- Could you maybe provide a description of the types of programs that are funded through the FMR program
- we do not need to walk away from federal funding or any funding, especially in this day and age when
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant May 30th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, increased funding for the Community Governance Attorney Program is necessary.
- Created funding for the Land Grant Studies Program at the University of New Mexico.
- Studies program.
- There's the adjudication program. It's called the Second Community Ditch Fund.
- executive funding.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Service (11-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- That program is funded through Medicaid and administered by the Transportation Cabinet.
- That program is transportation program.
- That program is funded<00:04:09.920>
through <00:04:10.080>Medicaid <00:04:10.560>and - I can't remember when the capital funding was put in place to make that modernization of the cases program
- fund.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the October 15 minutes, and began with a moment of silence following a Louisville UPS plane explosion that was described as a local tragedy affecting many families and first responders. The main presentation was an overview of Kentucky’s Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NMT) program from the Department for Medicaid Services and the Transportation Cabinet. Witnesses explained that NMT is a federally required Medicaid benefit, administered by the Transportation Cabinet under a risk-based capitated model, with eligibility limited to Medicaid members traveling to medically necessary, Medicaid-covered services and who lack access to other transportation. They also described exclusions, including certain KCHIP, QMB, and PACE members, and outlined the brokered regional structure, call center operations, scheduling rules, vehicle and driver oversight, complaint handling, and rider surveys.
The presenters reported that NMT handled more than 3.1 million trips in state fiscal year 2024, with over 1.38 million trips already recorded in October, and said customer satisfaction surveys were high. They said the FY 2025-26 contract total is about $360.6 million, with monthly per-member capitation rates set by region through an actuarial process and approved by CMS. They emphasized that payments are tied to monthly Medicaid enrollment and that the state draws down federal funds for the exact amount paid, with no leftover balance. They also said most NMT use comes from adult day centers and rehabilitative care such as dialysis.
Members questioned the witnesses about how quality metrics and contract standards are set, whether the state had explored alternatives such as Uber Health or other integrated models, and how utilization was calculated. The witnesses said contract requirements are developed collaboratively by Medicaid Services, the Transportation Cabinet, and other agencies, and that studies of other models generally found higher costs and lower approval ratings, with additional research on a hybrid model expected by the end of the year. They clarified that one figure reflected the share of Medicaid members with registered vehicles, while another reflected actual NMT users, and they defended the capitated structure as shifting financial risk to brokers rather than the state. Representative Fleming also raised concerns about oversight, reporting, and the apparent gap between budgeted and contracted amounts, asking whether any unused funds would return to general funds; the discussion ended before a final answer was given.