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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/18/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- from the Minnesota Legislature's capital investment program to fund a portion of the mall.
- Legislature's capital investment program to fund a portion of the mall.
- So this fund, we would like to, you know, obviously bring a lot more reach to that program.
- So this fund, we would like to, you know, obviously bring a lot more reach to that program.
- off the funding, how would that affect the programming that you are able to do?
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- additional funding for that study. additional funding for that study.
- The state program is a self-funded program and bears 100% of its risk.
- So, go ahead. program? One of the pieces too that program?
- would fund. would fund.
- These funds will be funds can be saved.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/09/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- Develop a strategy to reallocate funds returned by states from federal programs designed to assist
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funds for qual fore funds, maintenance funds for qual fore funds, maintenance funds - , when in fact he understood that the program was put into place in 2023, funded in last year's budget
- So we spend money on those programs to avoid using general funds.
- to preserve the enough TANF funding to preserve the program<02:45:12.560>
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Summary:
House Finance Division 3 met in work session and opened with procedural remarks from the chair about the committee’s schedule, deadlines, and recommendation options, noting the meeting was advisory and no votes were expected. The first bill discussed, House Bill 1569, concerned repealing the directive to sell the Anna Philbrook Center for Children property in Concord. Testimony from DHHS and New Hampshire Hospital focused on whether the property could be subdivided, the relationship to Senate Bill 572, the status of the city of Concord’s first right of refusal, and the practical effects of a sale. Witnesses said the $5 million sale estimate was a budget assumption, that moving staff and equipment would create some relocation costs, and that the center had required significant recent maintenance and renovation spending. Members also discussed the number of transitional housing beds at the site, the temporary nature of those beds, and whether the property should remain available given hospital workforce and service needs.
The committee then turned to House Bill 661, which had been recommitted for further review after new information emerged. The chair summarized federal developments, including a December 2025 ACF letter and a related executive order, as well as a federal HHS press release about states diverting foster youths’ Social Security survivor benefits. Representative Walner explained that amendment 3055H had been drafted to move the bill forward in smaller steps, with a fiscal note requested on the amendment because the original bill was viewed as too large and expensive. Members discussed whether the committee had received copies of the amendment and whether federal guidance or funding had changed the policy landscape.
The discussion also included broader questions about foster youth benefits and whether federal action would support state implementation. One member cited ACF language stating that only 11 states had enacted policies to stop interception of survivor benefits and that technical assistance would be available to the remaining states. The meeting remained in work-session mode throughout, with no votes taken and no final recommendations made during the portion provided. The chair indicated the committee could return to the bills later in the month.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-EDU Informational Briefing 01-14-2025 (Continued)
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
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- This is looking at program evaluation in regards to our student outcomes and the program.
- That's a requirement of the federal program, though. But on state programs, who's doing it?”
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manager program managers at the program manager program managers at the program - program though but on state programs program though but on state programs who's<00:24:57.559>
- You don't care if it's CIP or operating funds. I mean, you ask for it in C funds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/11/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- forecasted programs, and when the funding is adjusted in the biennium in February, that is reflected
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programs, of the uh, Medicaid funded programs, of the uh, Medicaid funded programs - When it comes to housing support, it's a state-funded program that is focused.
- statef funded program that is focused. statef funded program that is focused.
- And now we're financing and funding And now we're financing and funding programs<00:51:50.079>
Summary:
The House began with a point of personal privilege honoring Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer of White Bear Lake, including a House resolution recognizing her military service and sacrifice and a moment of silence. Members then took up House File 4987, which would rename a highway in White Bear Lake as the Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer Memorial Highway. The motion to suspend rules and advance the bill prevailed, and the bill later passed 126-0 after supportive remarks from Representatives Olsen and Curran about honoring Amimer and her family.
The chamber then considered Senate File 476, the human services policy bill. Representative Noor described it as a broad package covering direct care and treatment, Department of Health policy, aging and disability services, behavioral health, vulnerable adult maltreatment, continuity of care, and miscellaneous policy changes. Representative Schumacher said the bill reflected stakeholder work and added guardrails, especially around fraud and provider processes. Several amendments were offered and adopted, including a technical A13 amendment; an A8 amendment was withdrawn; and an A1 amendment on individualized home supports was also withdrawn. The bill passed 93-39.
Finally, the House took up House File 4546, the forecast adjustment bill for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Representative Noor said it was a routine biennial adjustment to align spending with the February forecast. Representative Johnson W offered an amendment on foster family information-sharing but withdrew it after concluding it was not germane. Debate focused heavily on the size of the forecast increases, especially in medical assistance and housing supports, with Representative Schultz arguing the bill reflected large cost growth and urging a no vote. Noor responded that the increases were driven by forecasted utilization, eligibility, rate changes, and program integrity changes. The bill passed as amended 93-39.
HI
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- fund General operational funds general fund General operational funds to<00:05:37.000>
attract - You can't take some of the grant funding to fund this?
- You can't take some of the grant funding to fund this?
- You can't take some of the grant funding to fund this?
- You can't take some of the grant funding to fund this?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/18/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
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- This program does support local farmers and producers by funding projects to purchase Minnesota-grown
- either general fund dollars or capital projects dollars toward the border-to-border grant program, the
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programs <00:53:11.760>that <00:53:12.079>the broadband funded - programs that the broadband funded programs that the legislature<00:53:12.880>
has <00:53:13.200 - This program was funded through the capital projects dollars.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-PSM, WAM-AEN Informational Briefings 01-07-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program positions are funded in accordance with the National
- the funds that's 72% of the funding the funds that's 72% of the funding which<01:40:39.000>
was - Uh, the next one is the program specialist and funds for the farm-to-state and farm-to-Food Bank program
- So the $500,000 that we're asking for program funds here is for not only a position, but the $500,000
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not asking for program funds here is for not asking for program funds here
Summary:
The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism.
The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed.
Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Contract Review Committee Feb 5th, 2026
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- throughout the state of Alabama under the federal funding and to ensure that the program resources reach
- the state of Alabama under the federal funding and to ensure that the program resources reach the underserved
- operations throughout the state of Alabama under the federal funding and to ensure that the program
- . programs. programs.
- This is to add funds and span is special programming for achievement network. >> That's correct. >> Any
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- She said the program is 70% funded by community support, and its budget is just under a million dollars
- Countless charities rely on charitable gaming to fund programs and support those in need, and today that
- rely on charitable gaming to fund rely on charitable gaming to fund programs<02:05:38.360>
and - A loss of this funding would directly impact our ability to deliver high-quality programming and essential
- The loss of this funding would directly impact our ability to deliver high-quality programming and essential
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on HB 530, a bill to increase funding for New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Fund. Representative Jessica Lontine, the sponsor, described the state’s housing crisis, citing high rents, low vacancy, and the lack of affordable units. She said the bill would double the annual transfer-tax deposit into the fund from $5 million to $10 million, and she later presented an amendment to hold the Education Trust Fund harmless by directing the housing-fund deposit from remaining revenue after that trust fund is funded. She also explained a prospective appropriation idea tied to a possible future sale of the Laconia State School property, with the goal of supporting community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Much of the testimony focused on the shortage of accessible and supportive housing for people with disabilities and aging family caregivers. Lontine, Ben Saul of Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Lori McIntosh of Our Place NH, and Maddie Mandelbaum all described the difficulty families face in planning for adult children with disabilities as parents age or die. They emphasized that many people need not only affordable housing but accessible, supportive settings, and they argued that state investment would help nonprofit providers build such housing and prevent homelessness or inappropriate institutional placement. Several witnesses also noted that existing projects rely on capital funding and that operating revenues are limited because residents often depend on SSI and Medicaid.
Committee members asked questions about the fiscal impact of the bill and amendment, including whether the proposal would shift money from the general fund or education trust fund and whether the Finance Committee should have final say over spending priorities. Lontine said she understood those concerns but argued that housing should be prioritized. Housing Action New Hampshire’s Tom Duroza also testified in support of the bill, saying the state’s housing shortage is driving record prices and vacancy rates below 1%, and that the Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged more than $500 million in private investment and helped build thousands of rental homes. He said his organization supported the underlying bill but had not yet reviewed the amendment. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- while they literally gut the programs that fund them.
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programs 2483 reauthorizes funding for programs 2483 reauthorizes funding for - And then authorize the programs, the very programs that are being eliminated so there's no funding and
- programs, funding for treatment programs, funding for recovery services, and the efficacy of these programs
- for treatment programs, funding for treatment programs,<04:52:50.798>
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, state funding programs are a key part of those efforts.
- As you've heard today, demand for water development board programs far exceeds available funding and
- And so we've had this program for over 20 years and it hasn't been well funded.
- new technical, and, and also in addition, funding new technical assistance programs of the board.
- Um, both the funding and the technical assistance programs have already been benefiting rule systems.
HI
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- revolving fund but most of those funds revolving fund but most of those funds are<00:31:14.559><
- This establishes the COM homes program to provide funding to the counties to purchase voluntary deed
- So yes, it would be government funding to build those ADUs. revolving fund so are revolving fund so are
- Now I'm going to use a government program to help me fund the additional dwelling unit on my same property
- a establish a program<02:04:49.159>
um program um program um uh<02:04:52.280>adopt <02
Summary:
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing and moved quickly through a long agenda, beginning with HB 606 on the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. DHHL and several community testifiers strongly supported the bill, describing it as a way to fulfill long-standing promises to Native Hawaiians, reduce the DHHL waitlist, keep families in Hawaii, and support housing production and the broader economy. Testifiers emphasized the cultural and economic importance of stable housing and noted the large number of people still waiting for DHHL homes.
The committee then heard HB 1086, also relating to DHHL, which would allow the department to use a $75 million appropriation from the dwelling unit revolving fund as collateral for loans. DHHL, HHFDC, and other supporters said the measure would help DHHL obtain better loan terms and preserve trust funds for other uses. Members asked detailed questions about how the collateral would work, whether other agencies use similar structures, and what would happen if the collateral were drawn upon; staff explained that the funds would be encumbered for the loan and that a similar model had been used for a HUD-backed project.
The committee also heard HB 739, which would create the COM homes program to fund counties to buy voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or buyers. Supporters said the program could help keep local workers in Hawaii by using existing housing stock and cited examples from places like Aspen and Vail. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to remove duration requirements to avoid right-to-travel concerns, and the Tax Foundation suggested clarifying the conveyance tax exemption so it also covers the instrument imposing the restriction. Members asked whether tax dollars would be used to buy homes, who would be eligible, and how enforcement would work; supporters said the program is voluntary and income-blind, with restrictions tied to living and working in the state. No votes were taken during the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine biomedical research, focusing on keeping America's edge in innovation. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Appropriations
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- programs.
- The Cancer Centers Program funded by the NCI now includes 73 cancer centers that span rural, and urban
- There's no funding.
- We don't fund enough. The payline is not enough. Funds are already at 20 and 10 percent.
- So the IDEA program should grow. And the IDEA program, besides.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our dedicated funding allows us to focus our general fund on the classroom so that funding for teachers
- Our dedicated funding allows us to focus our general fund on the classroom so that funding for teachers
- This additional funding would help us maintain critical programs and services for our students.
- This ensured stable funding for student programs and staff.
- stable funding for student programs<01:27:03.199>
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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, thanks to your leadership in funding these programs...
- an example of what our programs can do and will achieve when funded significantly, which is absolutely
- ... ...leading our state really highlights the importance of funding that program because we have many
- So, again, we are extremely supportive of funding this program again at a significant level.
- Please know that your leadership and the funding for these programs has empowered enormous conservation
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture heard two informational presentations before taking up legislation. Tracy Dean of Conservation Florida described the organization’s work protecting wild and working lands, especially ranch and timber lands within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and argued that agricultural conservation easements are essential to preserving habitat, water resources, family farms, and the corridor itself. Senators discussed how conservation easements can help family operations remain viable across generations, and Dean emphasized strong demand for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program and Florida Forever funding. Dr. Jamie Ellis of the University of Florida then gave a detailed presentation on honeybees, their role in pollination and Florida agriculture, and major threats such as Varroa mites, queen quality, nutrition issues, hurricanes, and the yellow-legged hornet; senators asked about colony losses, pollination alternatives, and the economic importance of beekeeping in Florida.
The committee then considered SB 210 on animal cremation, sponsored by Senator Harrell. The bill was described as a response to a case involving mishandled pet cremation and would require crematories to provide clear disclosures about services, prohibit false or misleading information, and authorize civil penalties enforced by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. Next, the committee took up SJR 318, a joint resolution by Chair Truenow creating a proposed ad valorem tax exemption for tangible personal property used in agricultural production or agritourism on agricultural land and owned by the landowner or leaseholder. Several industry and agency representatives appeared in support, and the resolution was also reported favorably by unanimous vote.
The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment motioned by Senator Rouson.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Education (10-15-25)
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- system is only still only 60 65% funded. system is only still only 60 65% funded.
- Uh, but yet, if you look at the funding chart, funding has still gone up.
- At the funding chart, funding has still gone up.
- piloting the program five years ago now. piloting the program five years ago now.
- growing the program with your support. growing the program with your support.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP.
Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation.
Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.
TX
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- active fund that are funded very differently.
- You’re not going to—it’s not like a level-funded or partially self-funded.
- active fund that are funded very differently.
- You're not going to, it's not like a level funded or partially self-funded.
- They do level-funded.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/24/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
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- the letters program. the letters program. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Mhm.
- referring specifically to the program. referring specifically to the program.
- It is an curriculum program.
- with this program. with this program.
- County funding comes county uh funding.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (03/31/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- The funds from Fidelity in relation to the 529 program that we run are about $15 million a year; it actually
- fund, and the cell phone — you may recall the cell phone program that the governor put forth included
- fund, and the cell phone program — you may recall the cell phone program that the governor put forth
- fund, and the cell phone program — you may recall the cell phone program that the governor put forth
- fund, and the cell phone program — you may recall the cell phone program that the governor put forth
Summary:
The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions.
The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two.
Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.