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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Establishing a property tax task force 3/5/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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  • /c><00:02:15.760><c> you</c><00:02:16.080><c> on</c><00:02:16.280><c> trying</c><00:02:16.480><c> to<
  • 02:19.400><c> these</c><00:02:19.640><c> lines</c><00:02:19.880><c> cuz</c><00:02:20.040><c> I</c><00
  • &gt;&gt; I<00:02:22.960><c> I</c><00:02:23.000><c> think</c><00:02:23.520><c> are</c><00:02:23.640><c
Keywords: 1183, house
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Workforce Development Fund subcommittee 3/23/26

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  • </c><00:02:06.640><c> Uh</c><00:02:06.880><c> I</c><00:02:07.119><c> have</c><00:02:07.280><c> been</
  • /c><00:02:48.400><c> us,</c><00:02:49.360><c> but</c><00:02:49.599><c> in</c><00:02:49.840><c> a</c><
  • :54.560><c> of</c><00:02:54.800><c> this</c><00:02:55.040><c> is</c><00:02:55.200><c> that</c><00:02:
  • :56.959><c> and</c><00:02:57.200><c> it</c><00:02:57.440><c> could</c><00:02:57.599><c> be</c><00:02:
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House debated a motion to suspend the rules so House File 3843 could be recalled from committee and given second and third readings for final passage. The bill, carried by Representative Baker and supported by Representative Niska, would create a subcommittee of the governor’s workforce development board to vet nonprofit and other applicants for workforce development dollars, with the legislature retaining final authority. Supporters argued the proposal would add an extra layer of scrutiny, reduce fraud risk, and help prevent problems like those highlighted in recent reporting and past nonprofit funding scandals. Supporters repeatedly tied the bill to concerns about fraud in state grantmaking, citing the Feeding Our Future scandal and other nonprofit cases as examples of why more oversight is needed. Representative Baker said the committee process can be overwhelmed by many direct-appropriation requests at the end of session, and that a board-based vetting process would help identify red flags. Representative Enen and Representative Schultz also backed the motion, saying the bill would improve accountability and protect taxpayer dollars. Representative Pinto opposed the urgency motion, saying he supports moving toward more competitive grants but not adding another layer of bureaucracy without a fiscal note or fuller committee process. He argued the bill would not do what supporters claimed and that the legislature already makes funding decisions. After debate, the House took a roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules. The motion failed by one vote, 67 yeas to 66 nays.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Session Daily Update: Review of November 2025 Budget and Economic Forecast Dec 11th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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  • :02:38.319><c> and</c><00:02:38.720><c> those</c><00:02:38.959><c> are</c><00:02:39.200><c> important
  • 39.920><c> You</c><00:02:40.000><c> know</c><00:02:40.160><c> there's</c><00:02:40.400><c> a</c><00:02
Keywords: 1183, house
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Transportation committee hears bill to increase MN fees on electric vehicles 2/17/25

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  • is</c><00:02:01.320><c> about</c><00:02:01.680><c> right</c><00:02:01.840><c> now</c> what this bill
  • ><c> in</c><00:02:07.159><c> the</c><00:02:07.240><c> state</c><00:02:07.439><c> of</c> 356 electric
  • vehicles in the state of 356 electric vehicles in the state of Minnesota<00:02:09.000><c> and</c><00:
  • 02:09.360><c> that</c><00:02:09.520><c> is</c><00:02:09.640><c> what</c><00:02:09.759><c> the</c><00:
Keywords: 1183, house
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/12/26

State and Local Government

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  • This council has<00:02:11.800><c> a</c><00:02:11.880><c> very</c><00:02:12.080><c> important</c><00:02
  • <00:02:36.920><c> the</c><00:02:37.000><c> legislature</c><00:02:37.600><c> to</c><00:02:37.720><c> take
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  • :36.640><c> All</c><01:02:36.840><c> in</c><01:02:36.960><c> favor</c><01:02:37.160><c> say</c><01:02
Committee: Senate State and Local Government
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 2

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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  • :02:44.840><c> pay</c><00:02:45.000><c> for</c><00:02:45.200><c> it</c><00:02:45.480><c> how</c><00:02
Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Keywords: 1183, house
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Creating the Educator Group Insurance Program (Part 1) 2/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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  • &gt;&gt; I<00:02:59.360><c> if</c><00:02:59.519><c> that</c><00:02:59.680><c> was</c><00:02:59.840><c
Keywords: 1183, house
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 03/13/25

Higher Education

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  • </c> balances Lutheran Social Services of balances Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota<00:02:03.759
  • ><c> of</c><00:02:04.759><c> this</c> Minnesota has been the grantee of this Minnesota has been the grantee
  • <c> um</c><00:02:26.560><c> and</c><00:02:26.720><c> the</c><00:02:26.840><c> work</c><00:02:27.160><
  • </c><00:02:35.040><c> you're</c><00:02:35.200><c> first</c><00:02:35.400><c> taking</c><00:02:35.680>
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Committee: Senate Higher Education
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Press Conference: Majority Leader End-of-Session Media Availability - 05/18/26

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  • , and to make sure that<00:02:49.240><c> we're</c><00:02:49.360><c> no</c><00:02:49.520><c> longer</c
  • We<00:02:55.760><c> took</c><00:02:55.880><c> a</c><00:02:55.920><c> very</c><00:02:56.160><c> muscular
  • </c> Willmar, Minnesota. Willmar, Minnesota.
  • </c> people of Minnesota. people of Minnesota.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said the 2026 session ended with major accomplishments despite frustration over what did not pass. She highlighted a $1.2 billion bonding bill, housing and rental investments, property tax reductions, support for HCMC and distressed hospitals, public safety and crime victim funding, IT modernization, and fraud-prevention measures. She also said the Senate pushed a tab fee holiday, though she criticized Republicans for delaying its start until January, and described the session as focused on a “fair deal” for Minnesotans facing higher costs. Murphy said some of the most difficult work involved human services and fraud oversight. She said lawmakers created an independent inspector general office, funded the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit, added training and electronic visit measures, and included payment-withholding language with due-process protections and continuity-of-care safeguards. She said the Senate tried to balance fraud enforcement with preserving access to Medicaid-funded services, and emphasized that legislators must continue oversight and follow audit recommendations. She also expressed deep disappointment that a comprehensive gun violence prevention package did not pass the House, saying it included prevention, intervention, harm reduction, school safety, and mental health provisions. She said the package was rejected by House Republicans and that she would keep fighting for it. On immigration enforcement, she said the Senate proposed protections against ICE actions but could not get them enacted. She also discussed campaign strategy, saying Democrats would defend frontline seats and emphasize health care, housing, jobs, and affordability, while continuing to support roads, bridges, and transit.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

FULL INTERVIEW: Patient-Centered Care | Senator John Marty Mar 20th, 2026

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

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  • <00:02:20.720><c> services</c><00:02:21.200><c> that</c><00:02:21.360><c> patients</c><00:02:21.760><
  • &gt;&gt; Okay,<00:02:24.640><c> so</c><00:02:25.200><c> care</c><00:02:25.640><c> over</c><00:02:25.959
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  • <c> they</c><00:02:55.160><c> can</c><00:02:55.320><c> go</c><00:02:55.440><c> to</c><00:02:55.560><c
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The interview focused on Senate File 3612, which the senator described as “patient-centered care” legislation for Minnesota’s Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs. He said the bill would remove private insurers and HMOs from administering those public programs, replace them with a state contract for claims processing and administrative services, and shift care coordination directly to primary care clinics, counties, and nonprofits. He argued the current managed-care system creates churn, prior-authorization barriers, and fragmented care, and said providers should manage care rather than insurers. The senator repeatedly cited Connecticut as a model, saying that state moved away from managed care, improved primary care participation, and saved money. He also argued Minnesota’s current system lacks transparency and may be overpaying health plans, pointing to fraud concerns and a past example in which UCare returned money to the state after an overpayment. He said the bill would improve accountability, make fraud easier to detect, and could save taxpayers billions, though he emphasized his main goal was better care rather than savings. On support and prospects, he said the bill has backing from the governor and the American Cancer Society but currently only DFL co-authors. He said he does not expect it to become law this year because the fiscal note and details are still pending, and he does not expect insurance companies to support it. He added that he is open to discussion but sees the insurers as fundamentally opposed. The interview ended with him saying workers in insurance and claims processing should be treated fairly and offered retraining or dislocated-worker support if broader reforms reduce their roles.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • it might<00:02:14.319><c> be</c><00:02:14.440><c> helpful</c><00:02:14.720><c> to</c><00:02:15.120><
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Bills: HF1005
Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords: health insurance, medical assistance, behavioral health, reimbursement rates, primary care services, physician fee schedule, managed care, residential services, 1183, house
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Advancing Agriculture / Using Turkey Lasers to Combat Bird Flu / Supporting Cottage Food Producers Apr 27th, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • 02:40.319><c> have</c><00:02:40.560><c> on</c><00:02:40.800><c> our</c><00:02:41.040><c> larger</c> or
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, March 2, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

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  • <00:02:36.800><c> through</c><00:02:37.040><c> the</c><00:02:37.200><c> bill,</c><00:02:37.519><c> tell
  • </c> Thank<00:02:44.400><c> you,</c><00:02:44.640><c> Madam</c><00:02:44.959><c> Chairman,</c><00:02:
  • </c><00:02:46.319><c> I'm</c><00:02:46.480><c> going</c><00:02:46.560><c> to</c><00:02:46.640><c> make
Bills: SF0122 , SJ0006 , SF0121 , SF0106
Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services
Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House public safety panel hears HF435 - Pt. 2 2/25/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Event: Taiwan Delegation Recognition - 05/04/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

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  • ><c> in</c> folks from Taiwan who live here in folks from Taiwan who live here in Minnesota<00:02:50.800
  • ><c> that</c><00:02:51.000><c> help</c><00:02:51.320><c> build</c><00:02:51.640><c> that</c> Minnesota
  • that help build that Minnesota that help build that relationship<00:02:52.520><c> as</c><00:02:52.720
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Health Services (10-22-25)

Transcript Highlights:
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  • a<02:02:36.960><c> few</c><02:02:37.119><c> minutes</c><02:02:37.440><c> to</c><02:02:37.760><c> talk
  • 02:02:41.599><c> uh</c><02:02:41.840><c> what</c><02:02:42.080><c> we</c><02:02:42.320><c> are</c><02
  • 02:02:57.760><c> work</c><02:02:58.000><c> to</c><02:02:58.639><c> uh</c><02:02:59.199><c> to</c><02:
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

A Journey from Hmong Refugees to Minnesota Veterans May 17th, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 02:04.240><c> 100</c><00:02:04.560><c> of</c><00:02:04.719><c> you</c><00:02:04.960><c> go</c><00:02:
  • 05.200><c> get</c><00:02:05.520><c> one</c><00:02:05.759><c> American</c><00:02:06.240><c> GI.
  • </c> Now<00:02:10.959><c> that</c> Now that Now that is<00:02:12.959><c> a</c><00:02:13.400><c> saving
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  • This is Minnesota, and you cannot tell the story of Minnesota without the story of the Hmong.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Water appropriation evaluations for data centers, HF4153 3/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Art in the Capitol: It’s by Design Mar 13th, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House health panel approves HF1379 3/10/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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  • ><c> providers</c><00:02:08.000><c> are</c><00:02:08.200><c> not</c><00:02:08.440><c> liable</c><00:02
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