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• However, only $178 was paid in 2024 to reduce the balance owed to the street fund.
• What's your general fund balance today? Do you... 275, 200, I mean, 2,000...
• What's your general fund balance today?
• Now we have it down to a remaining balance of $6,000.
• You have a deficit balance, or had a deficit balance, of $51,632. Has that changed appreciably?

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• This targeted tax relief for businesses aims to balance out the targeted tax home.
• That a little part of your testimony says it's a great bill, balance? Yes.
• And of course, there's this balance.
• As a constitutional amendment, both of them end up passing, and it would be balanced.
• We talked about balance, Glenn.

Bills: SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723, HB9, HJR1

Keywords: civil service, firefighters, police officers, municipalities, local government, repeal, voter petition, health care, provider participation, continuation programs, population-based regulation, health care provider participation, Medicaid, hospital funding, voluntary compliance, mandatory payments, public health, healthcare program, county participation, nonpublic hospitals

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• When it comes to AI, striking the balance between privacy and civil liberties and supporting innovation
• </c><00:03:08.799><c> after</c><00:03:09.040><c> it's</c> in place checks and balances after it's in
• place checks and balances after it's been<00:03:09.519><c> used</c><00:03:10.280><c> automatic</c><00
• now you mentioned it's hard to balances now you mentioned it's hard to reain<00:03:28.480><c> it</c>
• Where's the correct spot in Minnesota to balance individual liberty, civil rights, versus government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now, without making judgment on what the right balance is, I don’t know what the right balance is, I
• Were you talking about the balancing accounts?
• balances.
• How many of these balancing accounts exist today in this...
• How many of these balancing accounts exist today in this?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I yield back the balance of my time.
• I yield back the balance of my time.
• And with that, I reserve the balance of my time.
• Williams: I reserve the balance of my time.
• WILLIAMS: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• that HCA needs to balance moving forward.
• Tab H has the cash balance report. So this might be a good one to take with you.
• The cash balance is up to $277 million. So on a cash basis, this fund is flush.
• Healthcare delivery, and we're looking at doing a spotlight on cash balances.
• We'll list every single fund, including funds that have zero balances and haven't had zero balances for

Keywords: 996, all

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• We need a balance. Decision panels, but adding another professional voice.
• This bill offers a cost-free, smart government solution to restore balance to the CJTC certification
• ... ...we think having a balance.
• But we just like it to be—we think the balance is very, very appropriate.
• We think the balance is very, very appropriate. Do you have anything to add?

Summary: The House Committee on Community Safety held public hearings on House Bill 2220, which would change Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) certification hearings for peace and corrections officers. The bill would raise the standard of proof for suspension or revocation from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence, expand the hearing panel from five to six members by adding another law enforcement representative, and require biennial reporting by law enforcement agencies and the CJTC on officer certification, training completion, and decertifications. Sponsor Rep. Mari Leavitt and supporters argued the bill would improve fairness, transparency, training compliance, and recruitment/retention, while CJTC staff said they support objective hearings but opposed the burden-of-proof change and parts of the definitions, especially probation. Opponents, including police accountability advocates and several CJTC commissioners, argued the current system is working, there is no demonstrated problem, and the bill would weaken civilian oversight and make decertification harder. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2362, which would lower Washington’s per se blood alcohol concentration threshold for impaired driving from 0.08 to 0.05, require a public information campaign, and direct an evaluation of the policy’s impacts by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy. Rep. Brandy Donaghy said the bill is intended to reduce traffic deaths and improve public safety. Supporters, including several prosecutors and victims’ family members, said lower BAC limits can deter impaired driving and save lives, and argued the change would educate the public and reduce crashes. Opponents from the hospitality, brewing, and wine industries said the bill would not address the main causes of fatal crashes, would burden businesses and responsible consumers, and pointed to Utah’s experience as evidence the policy may not reduce fatalities. Prosecutors also raised concerns about the toxicology lab backlog, though some said the bill could eventually reduce cases and improve safety. The hearing on HB 2362 ended with public testimony; no committee action or vote was taken in the transcript provided.

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• When we had a very small balance of about $100,000 that we did roll over, we reauthorized it.
• There has to be an audit conducted before DFA can take the ending balance that's in our account.
• It balances it on the balance sheet. And then this is income statement driven.
• Close it into fund balance and then we'll have the ability to use those funds.
• We found a way to balance out this huge delay, but now we're worried about our fund balance getting too

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• </c><00:21:23.440><c> market</c> order to be a healthy balanced market order to be a healthy balanced
• We need 150% increase to become a balanced market.
• We need 150% increase to become a balanced market.
• Higher price ranges are more balanced.
• All we're asking for is a balanced market. That's what we're shooting for.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Now, those balances... Now, I would think... Okay. Yes, those balances...
• Now, I would think those balances had to come from back in maybe 2015 or ’16.
• Yes, those balances. Now, I would think those balances had to come from back in maybe 2015 or 16.
• Mayor, it appears that all the balances are recorded because that's what the finding is—the balances
• Here's how much was receipted in, and here's your balance currently.

Summary: The committee began with prayer and approval of the January 8 minutes, then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. Staff reported that for the 2022 reports, 19 of 43 entities had had their turnback reinstated, while 24 remained in escrow; for the 2023 reports, 59 of 64 entities had filed, leaving five outstanding. The committee also filed a report on Adona, where staff said the city had made enough progress toward substantial compliance with municipal accounting laws to discontinue withholding turnback, and the committee adopted that recommendation. The bulk of the meeting focused on municipal accounting noncompliance cases. Gum Springs and Denning were presented with extensive repeat findings involving budgets not adopted by ordinance or resolution, missing or incomplete bank reconciliations, inadequate receipts and disbursement records, payroll issues, and improper handling of Act 833 funds or other city money. Both cities’ mayors and recorders-treasurers testified about efforts to correct records, obtain training, and work with the Municipal League; the committee voted to start the 60-day turnback-withholding clock for both and then filed the reports. Fargo was deferred because no city representative was present. Additional reports included Green Forest, Elaine, Strong, Brooklyn, Mineral Springs, Rondo, Waldo, Columbia County, and several private water and sewer entities. Strong drew significant concern over missing garbage-bag revenue, improper fund transfers, and deficit balances; the committee deferred that report to the March meeting. The committee also heard investigative or referred reports on the Faulkner County Fair Association, Brooklyn payroll direct-deposit fraud, and other entities with questionable disbursements or recordkeeping. In several cases, staff recommended filing the reports after responses were received; in others, the committee deferred action when responses were lacking or representatives were absent. The meeting ended with a motion to defer a Cross County Rural Water matter so the entity could appear at the next meeting.

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Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Since the May Revision, not only is budget year balanced, but budget year one is also balanced, and that
• Budget year balance, but budget year one is also balanced, and that was where we have the biggest deficit
• It was balanced for the first year.
• So that's the balance I'm trying to find right now.
• The reversion is the balance of the $65 million.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The general fund balance, as shown on the general fund balance chart, remains strong in the governmental
• She said Travis is looking at cash balances.
• It’s that beginning balance.
• It's that beginning balance.
• then their ending balance at the end of the 25.

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• And where is the balance do you believe in terms of balancing what we know... ...are some structural
• What does the balance be?
• Any thoughts about what is that balanced approach? Right?
• What is that balanced approach, right?
• And so it is a balance, as you say, it's a difficult balance, but And so it is a balance, as you say,

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major topic was child care and early education, where the Department of Social Services and Department of Finance outlined proposed changes to absorb federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue reductions, shift some funding between child care programs, end funding for prospective pay implementation now that the federal requirement has been rescinded, adjust the alternative payment administration structure, and fund child care infrastructure grants and a Low-Income Investment Fund contract closeout. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the budget makes progress on the structural deficit but recommended maintaining the administration’s solution level, making reserve deposits, and avoiding new ongoing commitments; it also raised concerns about shifting reductions to the California Alternative Payment Program and about the proposed administrative-rate change. Committee members strongly criticized the proposed loss of child care slots and said they would oppose eliminating those slots, while also expressing support for child care as essential infrastructure. The committee then reviewed California State Preschool Program proposals. Finance and CDE described reductions to the preschool COLA from 2.41% to 2.01%, removal of prospective pay funding, and increases for the QRIS block grant, audit support, and rate reform implementation. Trailer bill language would codify age-based rate categories, inclusion-rate documentation, family fee collection rules, portability, and excused absences. CDE supported the QRIS increase and some attendance and family-fee changes, but warned that aligning three- and four-year-old rates could reduce support for three-year-olds and that the budget does not fully cover enrollment growth. Members also questioned whether the preschool and child care slot reductions should be reallocated rather than terminated, and the administration said the reductions were intended to reflect current utilization and avoid harm to currently enrolled families. The hearing then moved to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS said the May Revision includes a one-time CalFood augmentation, funding to cover federal SNAP administrative cost-share pressures, and additional staffing and technical assistance to implement HR 1 changes, including the able-bodied adults without dependents time limit and new non-citizen eligibility rules. The department estimated HR 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people, with roughly 806,000 adults potentially subject to the time limit and about 34,000 non-citizens expected to lose eligibility once fully implemented. Members pressed for stronger harm mitigation, including a $98 million backfill to protect families from losing food benefits, and raised concerns about county workload and the “chilling effect” on immigrant participation. The final portion of the transcript began the IHSS presentation, noting a revised budget of $33.7 billion total funds and $12.8 billion General Fund, with proposed reductions tied to Medi-Cal asset-limit changes and other federal conformity items.

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• We're always doing that balancing act with the Fair Plan, right?
• It's a balancing act, right?
• We look, as we were talking about, at this kind of balancing act, right?
• And so, again, we're back to that balancing act, right? What can we do?
• Balance this issue out.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held an oversight hearing on the California Fair Plan, focusing on its rapid growth, financial stability, rate adequacy, and whether it is still functioning as an insurer of last resort. Fair Plan representatives explained that the plan is a private, statutorily created involuntary association regulated by the Department of Insurance, and that it has grown substantially because of non-renewals and limited availability in the admitted market. They said the plan now has more than 668,000 policies and about $724 billion in exposure, and that it is increasingly being used because it can be cheaper than admitted-market coverage in some areas, especially when paired with a difference-in-conditions policy. The Fair Plan outlined its rate history, saying prior rate approvals had fallen well short of requested increases, and that its current filing seeks a 35.8% increase after working with the department on new modeling and reinsurance cost treatment. Officials said the plan remains underfunded relative to its liabilities, but recent reforms such as AB 226 have helped it secure a $600 million line of credit and improve its ability to manage cash flow and reduce assessment risk. They also described a $7.1 billion reinsurance tower and a $750 million catastrophe bond, while noting that the plan still had to assess the admitted market for $1 billion after the 2025 fires. Members questioned the Fair Plan about coverage limits, broker education, depopulation, and smoke claims from the Eaton and Palisades fires. The Fair Plan said it does not deny applicants because their homes exceed the $3.3 million limit, but only insures up to that cap and allows excess coverage to be purchased elsewhere. It said it is requiring broker training, has reviewed closed smoke claims, and continues to pay covered smoke damage under revised policy language that removed the “sight and smell” test. The committee also discussed CDI recommendations, with Fair Plan officials saying many are in progress but that strategic planning is difficult because the organization cannot control market conditions or legislative mandates. Public commenters from the insurance industry, builders, agriculture, and nonprofit child-and-family services largely agreed that the Fair Plan’s growth signals a broken market, but they differed on solutions. Industry groups urged higher Fair Plan rates and stronger depopulation tools, while nonprofit and agricultural representatives asked for better access to coverage and more effective clearinghouse processes. No vote or formal action was taken; the hearing concluded after member questions and public comment.

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• </c><00:04:25.759><c> of</c> we now forecast a positive balance of we now forecast a positive balance
• </c><00:04:55.919><c> is</c> that $4.9 billion beginning balance is that $4.9 billion beginning balance
• But as you can see, spending balance.
• </c> projected FY28 and 29 negative balance projected FY28 and 29 negative balance into<00:31:59.120>
• </c> projected FY20 and 29 negative balance projected FY20 and 29 negative balance and<00:32:14.000><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Points I wanted to make about why these balances have grown so high.
• That represents about 15 percent of the previous quarter's balance on those same projects.
• In the balance reporting that we have from DFA, we identified almost $40 million in balances remaining
• And then general obligation bonds make up about 11 percent of the overall balance.
• Of the overall balances in legislative projects.

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• There really was no fund balance.
• ,</c> retention, unsubstantiated balances, retention, unsubstantiated balances, auditors<00:26:14.960
• </c> performed like balancing the checkbook. performed like balancing the checkbook.
• And it said $390,000 fund balance.
• </c> you know what your beginning balance you know what your beginning balance should<01:07:18.319><c

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> reserve the balance of my time. reserve the balance of my time.
• </c> the balance of my time. the balance of my time.
• </c> reserve the balance of my time. reserve the balance of my time.
• </c> the balance of my time. the balance of my time.
• </c> the balance of my time. the balance of my time.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> strong liquidity and budgetary balance strong liquidity and budgetary balance or<01:14:15.679><c
• </c><01:23:21.520><c> and</c> you mentioned structural balance and you mentioned structural balance and
• The two pieces are fund balance over 15% of own-source revenue and then structural balance.
• Structural balance. Fund balance over 15%.
• structural balance.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all