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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Sep 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- on the best programs, the most efficacious programs.
- Some places even use it for their fiscal programs.
- The blue, the tall blue bar of more than $70 per student, that is the average school cost per student
- Programs, websites, and software programs have to be coded and written in a manner that supports these
- Program evaluation for Ed Fellows and our other programs is really important.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, Don program, so thank you, chair.
- and the dental hygiene programs.
- They also develop the dental therapy program.
- So if that's not a valid program, then you're probably thinking Miss 10 is about the program and hygiene
- But that's only 4 years of a dental program.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability Jul 20th, 2026
Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability
Transcript Highlights:
- Other federal programs, such as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, program, have a
- , including the DCYF program, the Department of Children, Youth, and Family programs, health care, and
- , including the DCIF program, the Department of Children, Youth, and Family programs, health care, and
- Whether it's a new program or a new enhancement, like a... ...a new program or a new enhancement, like
- of existing programs.
Committee:
Joint Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting, with co-chairs and members introducing themselves and staff outlining the committee’s statutory charge under the 2026 supplemental operating budget. Staff explained that the committee is tasked with studying budget transparency and fiscal sustainability in two phases: first, revenue growth, spending assumptions, statutory cost drivers, and carryforward/maintenance levels; and later, staffing, overhead, performance management, and public reporting tools. The committee also discussed its goals, with members emphasizing a shared factual understanding of Washington’s fiscal situation, the causes of projected structural deficits, and possible paths to a more sustainable operating budget.
Staff then gave a detailed operating budget basics presentation. They reviewed the size and composition of the operating budget, explaining that most spending is concentrated in grants and client services, salaries and benefits, and goods and services, with K-12 education, DSHS, the Health Care Authority, DCYF, corrections, and higher education making up most NGFO spending. They also walked through the distinction between constitutional, federal, statutory, and discretionary spending; the role of caseload and per-capita forecasts; how maintenance level and policy level budgets are built; and how the four-year outlook works, including revenue forecasts, reversions, budget stabilization account reserves, and the official outlook adoption process. Members asked several questions about what is or is not included in the outlook, especially future collective bargaining agreements, health care inflation, court-ordered liabilities, and whether the budget could better separate mandatory from discretionary spending over time. Staff said some of those questions would require follow-up and noted the existence of an outlook accuracy report.
The committee then heard from Josh Goodman of the Pew Charitable Trusts, who introduced Pew’s state fiscal work and its role as the nonprofit partner supporting the committee. He said Pew would help analyze long-term fiscal sustainability, reserve policies, recession preparedness, and practices from other states, and would draw on its 50-state data and subject-matter experts. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported at this meeting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Now I want to turn to the health education programs.
- The other UME program is the University of Utah Medical School medical education program, where Idaho
- The other UME program is the University of Utah Medical School Medical Education Program where Idaho
- Then there are two other programs: the Idaho Dental Education Program, or IDEP, which trains dentists
- And that can include things for programs like the Empowering Parents Program.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 1227, which would direct the State Board of Education to develop a statewide framework for generative AI in K-12 schools and require local districts to adopt related policies. Senator Cook said the bill is meant to promote AI literacy, transparency, privacy, and human oversight without mandating AI use, replacing teachers, or collecting new student data. Committee members asked about facial recognition, student data, parental opt-out, and age-appropriate use; Cook and supportive witnesses said existing privacy law covers data concerns, local districts would handle opt-out questions, and the framework is intended to start early with age-appropriate instruction. Testimony in support came from the Workforce Development Council, Idaho Education Technology Association, St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho PTA, and others, who said the bill would help prepare students for future jobs while protecting privacy and keeping humans in charge. The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1227 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then received a budget briefing from Joint Finance Appropriations Committee staff on public school support and higher education. Analysts explained that the public school budget is driven largely by support units and the Public Education Stabilization Fund, and that the governor’s FY27 recommendation is about $152 million below the agency request, with reductions tied to statutory population adjustments, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, virtual school transportation, and supplemental learning funds. They also noted recent enrollment declines and discussed how policy changes affect school funding. In higher education, staff outlined a combined $753 million request for colleges and universities, with the governor recommending about $11.5 million in rescissions across the institutions, plus separate health education programs totaling $30.4 million and recommended enhancements for 15 GME residents and fellows, including family medicine and psychiatry.
JFAC staff also reviewed the state’s broader fiscal picture, saying ongoing revenues are not keeping pace with ongoing appropriations and that the legislature may need to rely on one-time money or policy changes to restore structural balance. They discussed the impact of tax conformity legislation, revenue forecast changes, and the growth of major budget areas such as public schools and Medicaid over the past decade. Committee members asked follow-up questions about enrollment trends, university enrollment weighting, rescissions, Medicaid expansion costs, and the effect of prior tax policy decisions. No votes were taken on the budget presentations, and the meeting adjourned after the informational briefing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the program for motans in need. the program for motans in need.
- :14:26.720><c> programs</c> states operating similar programs states operating similar programs including
- </c> programs this year. programs this year. Thank<00:25:03.200><c> you.
- from the program.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield, Minnesota. uh Blue Cross Blue Shield, Minnesota<01:25:49.440><c> Health</c><01
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That would be reflected in the college program, community program, and careers.
- That would be reflected in the college program, community program, and careers.
- </c><01:10:44.920><c> began</c> the program so this this program began the program so this this program
- It's a 12-month program.
- It's a 12-month program.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 18, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And so with the our practice and program evaluation.
- So I think it like a program level for a school. They decide.
- We are wanting to be good stewards of the funding of the program.
- Thank you, chair. >> Probably be and or teacher preparation programs.
- This is an extensive program is, as we see.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't necessarily agree, but it was made about a 12-step program, self-help program versus a faith-based
- program.
- They like their programs. The co-ops like their programs.
- school program.
- Nevertheless, and they're wearing their proud blue.
Committee:
All JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1280 IS ENTITLED VETERANS AND IT MODERNIZES THE VETERANS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, THE VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
- TRAINING SERVICES PROGRAM BECOMES THE VETERANS FLORIDA OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM AND LAUNCHES A GRANT PROGRAM
- VETERAN PLATES AND HOW WE CAN HAVE A DISABLED VETERAN MONITOR ON THEIR NOT LIMITED TO THE RED WHITE AND BLUE
- THIS IS A PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION FOR THE VETERANS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT AND SPECIFICALLY
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, focusing on United States Secretary of Transportation's perspective. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The EV mandates and the NEVI charger program and it's... related discretionary program, budgeted $7.5
- So I wanna look at that program and ask you to look at it with me.
- As your team executes the program, can you assure us that the review process...
- In the mega program, $283 million for the Port of Long Beach.
- I would love that good Recreational trails program.
Keywords:
surface transportation, infrastructure reauthorization, bipartisan collaboration, safety, federal programs, funding challenges, bureaucracy, transportation needs, critical projects, public testimony
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on the development of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. Discussions centered around key principles aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation network, reforming federal programs for efficiency, and addressing the diverse transportation needs across various states. Members emphasized the importance of bipartisan collaboration to streamline processes, eliminate bureaucratic delays, and ensure timely funding for critical infrastructure projects. There were also notable conversations about specific projects and funding challenges, reflecting the urgency for action and commitment to modernizing America's infrastructure.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- America's heartbeat's red, white, and blue.
- America's heartbeat's red, white, and blue, 250 years of me and you.
- America's heartbeat's red, white, and blue, 250 years of me and you. You lived.
- America's heartbeat's red, white, and blue, 250 years, amen, do. You're lifted up aloud.
- Idaho proud, red, white, blue. This 250 celebration is amazing.
Summary:
The House convened with roll call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, and members noted the recent death of Representative Lyndon Bateman, offering condolences for his family. The journal for the prior legislative day was approved without objection. The chamber then moved to House Concurrent Resolution 22, which honors the nation’s 250th anniversary by declaring 2026 the Year of Volunteerism and the America 250 in Idaho Service Challenge, recognizing the song “Forever Idaho,” and encouraging Idahoans to sign the state’s replica Declaration of Independence.
Before considering HCR 22, the House suspended the rules by a two-thirds vote, 68 ayes and two abstentions. Representative Mitchell explained the resolution as part of a broader effort to promote service, community engagement, and celebration of American founding principles, including a goal of 250,000 acts of service tracked through IdahoKindness.com. The House then adopted HCR 22 by voice vote and transmitted it to the Senate. A performance of the “Forever Idaho” song followed, along with remarks thanking organizers, ambassadors, service groups, and the Sons of the American Revolution for the Declaration signing display.
The House also received committee reports and introduced several bills and one joint resolution for first reading, including measures on private forest land, surveyor licensing, cosmetology licensure and exams, bullying prevention training, parental rights in education, repeal of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region statute, and a constitutional amendment on sectarian appropriations. During announcements, members highlighted a housing and affordability lunch-and-learn, an informational meeting on rats in the Treasure Valley, visits from a Pacific Northwest Economic Region delegation, and Sugar Day at the Capitol. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 8 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2026.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Prudential, the Baldwin Group, and I don't know who all is in the system, but I know Copper Point and Blue
- Cross Blue Shield have all signed in in support.
- And I don't know who all is in the system, but I know Copper Point and Blue Cross Blue Shield have all
- And in blue, if you have the color screen on, those are the new maximums.
Committee:
House House Commerce Committee of Reference
Summary:
The Commerce Committee heard three bills after announcing that House Bill 2118 would be held. House Bill 2091 would raise the maximum asset-based assessment DIFI can charge domestic insurers to fund financial surveillance staff, with future increases tied to inflation and capped. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the fees had not been updated in 25 years, that Arizona’s insurance regulatory workload has grown substantially, and that the change should help DIFI hire staff, reduce reliance on more expensive contracted work, and not increase premiums. The committee voted 11-0 to give HB 2091 a due pass recommendation.
House Bill 2138 would clarify workers’ compensation coverage for professional firefighters injured while traveling to or from work, defining firefighter for that purpose. The sponsor and witnesses from Queen Creek and the fire community said the bill was intended as cleanup language to restore the original legislative intent after a claim was denied because of a statutory loophole, and that the change would protect firefighters and support recruitment and response readiness. The County Supervisors Association said it was neutral but requested counties be removed from the definition because counties do not employ firefighters; a floor amendment was expected to address that. The committee approved HB 2138 11-0.
House Bill 2122 made clarifying changes to last year’s reciprocity/endorsement law for registration of BTR-related professions, including reciprocity with the United Kingdom. The sponsor described it as a cleanup bill to fix an omission and support workforce development and commerce, and the only witness offered no additional testimony. The committee passed HB 2122 on an 11-0 vote, and the meeting adjourned after all three bills received due pass recommendations.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Prudential, the Baldwin Group, and I don't know who all is in the system, but I know CopperPoint and Blue
- Cross Blue Shield have all signed in in support.
- And I don't know who all is in the system, but I know CopperPoint, Blue Cross Blue Shield have all signed
- And in blue, if you have the color screen on, those are the new maximums.
Committee:
House Commerce
Keywords:
insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, technical registration, engineering, architect, land surveyor, reciprocity, endorsement, qualification standards, firefighter
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The carpet is now matched to complement the inner circle there of blue dots.
- </c><00:08:53.560><c> blue</c><00:08:53.880><c> dots</c><00:08:54.200><c> it's</c><00:08:54.320><c> a
- </c><00:08:54.480><c> lovely</c><00:08:55.080><c> um</c> um blue blue dots it's a lovely um um blue blue
- If you do the same activity but through a spending program, you're increasing government spending.
- And one preferential computation, which was the open space property program.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Taxes Committee considers proposed 'baby bonus' tax credit, HF2254 3/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And whether our hometown color is red, blue, or purple, this bill is a reflection of what Minnesotans
- hometown<00:01:50.079><c> color</c><00:01:50.320><c> is</c><00:01:50.479><c> red,</c><00:01:50.720><c> blue
- </c><00:01:50.880><c> or</c><00:01:51.119><c> purple,</c> hometown color is red, blue or purple, hometown
- color is red, blue or purple, this<00:01:51.759><c> bill</c><00:01:51.920><c> is</c><00:01:52.079><c
Summary:
The committee took up House File 2254, which would create a $400 “baby bonus” child tax credit for families in the taxable year of a child’s birth. Representative Hansen presented the bill as a targeted investment in newborns and young families, citing research on the long-term benefits of income support in early childhood and estimating that about 25,000 children could benefit. She also emphasized the bill’s bipartisan support and thanked the many co-authors and testifiers, including a first-time witness.
No substantive questions or debate followed the presentation. The chair noted there was no discussion, and Representative Hansen renewed her motion to lay the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2025 tax bill. The committee agreed, and House File 2254 was laid over.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:15.920><c> of</c> are continuing our current program of are continuing our current program
- program with all three partners.
- program with all three partners.
- The Minnesota Parks Artist-in-Residence program was a pilot program with all three partners.
- </c> egg water quality certification program. egg water quality certification program.
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> conservation program conservation program energy<00:56:27.640><c> conservation</c><00:56:28.359>
- Thank you, and I yield back. programs these programs are vital to programs these programs are vital to
- As a result, we have an opportunity to look at programs and examine programs the way we haven't before
- </c> in government now different programs in government now different programs have<04:07:21.319><c>
- </c> while um we have our Medicaid Program while um we have our Medicaid Program which<04:11:43.560><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 1/29/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And our city is blue, right? We have a Democratic mayor and Democratic power.
- So it isn't blue city, blue state versus red state like we are still dealing with the occupation in the
- And our city is blue, communities. And our city is blue, right?
- ,</c><00:34:25.599><c> blue</c><00:34:25.919><c> state</c><00:34:26.320><c> versus</c> So it isn't blue
- city, blue state versus So it isn't blue city, blue state versus red<00:34:26.960><c> state</c><00:34
Summary:
The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach.
Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct.
During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 12/3/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> reinsurance program the options of it. reinsurance program the options of it.
- That's the dark blue 7%. And the rest of the light blue, 93%, is retaining that themselves.
- That's the blue um dark<00:18:43.120><c> blue</c><00:18:43.520><c> 7%.
- And the rest of the light dark blue 7%.
- And the rest of the light blue<00:18:46.000><c> 93%</c> blue 93% blue 93% is<00:18:47.760><c> retaining
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Dec 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- There's this BA to MD program at UNM.
- And then once we're in, it's a four-year program.
- And how do you bill when it's Blue Cross Blue Shield? They have different codes.
- Let's do more residency programs. And do you know what? I'm 100% behind that.
- Incentive programs originally were begun to attract manufacturing jobs.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its fourth meeting, held October 27-28 in Santa Fe, with Representative Duncan moving approval and no opposition. The chair then introduced a panel on the cost of providing medical care in New Mexico, focusing on physician shortages, rising practice costs, and access problems, especially in southern New Mexico and Las Cruces. Panelists included family physicians, a pediatrician, a cardiologist/electrophysiologist, and a community health center medical director, who described their backgrounds and practices before turning to the policy discussion.
The doctors argued that New Mexico is losing physicians because of three main pressures: medical malpractice exposure, gross receipts tax on medical services, and low Medicaid reimbursement. They said malpractice premiums are much higher than in neighboring states, punitive damages and venue shopping increase risk, and the patient compensation fund and attorney fee structure create additional costs. They also described administrative burdens from insurance billing and referrals, the high debt and long training period for physicians, and the effect of corporate medicine and private equity on practice decisions. One panelist emphasized the economic impact of each physician on jobs and local spending, while another noted that shortages force patients into emergency rooms and delay specialty care.
The panel presented a list of proposed solutions: reform punitive damages, limit venue shopping and stacking, restore lifetime medical payments from the patient compensation fund, enact apology protections, cap attorney fees, continue Medicaid funding improvements, and eliminate gross receipts tax on medical and dental services. Committee members generally agreed the presentation was thorough and useful, but several noted that some proposals fall outside this committee’s jurisdiction and would likely need to move through other committees, especially judiciary and tax. Some members supported drafting legislation or working on separate bills, while others urged caution, requested more input from hospitals and economists, and raised concerns about local government revenue impacts from GRT changes. The chair concluded by encouraging members to continue discussions offline and noted that the tax-related issue would be taken up further in the next day’s work.