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  • Thank you so much, Madam Chair, and this is a program I like.
  • And what's nice about the Nevada Rural Housing Authority program and this program is that they dovetail
  • And what's nice about the Nevada Rural Housing Authority program and this program is that they dovetail
  • We greatly value that relationship, and nonprofits also need help with their clean energy programs and
  • And I could go over a number of these programs with you.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • And improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world.
  • the people of Oklahoma, the nation, and the world.
  • , and supporters and their lasting impact on the state of Oklahoma.
  • and to the state of Oklahoma, and looks forward to his leadership and contributions both on and off
  • grow this Oklahoma State football program and take it to new heights.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:03 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • So we are going to celebrate today the talented tenth. And who are these talented tenth?
  • The Black and African American community is absolutely filled with people who have great talents and
  • , and providing for additional appropriations to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program.
  • attract young professionals to this state with good jobs and a good tax system, good jobs and a good
  • tax system, and attracting new businesses.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Feb 24th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Local and County Government

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  • programs that reduce contaminants that enter our water, soil, and food system.
  • And just to be blunt, I've been, I think all of us have been to grocery stores out of Oklahoma, and they
  • into two bags, and that's not happening in Oklahoma.
  • And this is Also an opportunity for us to assist in Oklahoma for our landfills to become a product of
  • And I understood the impacts of what waste management was doing and who the City of Oklahoma City contracts
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Civil Judiciary Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Judiciary

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  • And we hope that all of our entities and agencies behave that way.
  • But we want to go ahead and put it in statute. And with that Motion, second.
  • And then they got across the rotunda, and things happened.
  • and not ideology.
  • Currently, Oklahoma does.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Apr 21st, 2026

Retirement and Government Resources

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  • Wood currently serves as the chair of the Oklahoma Task Commission and brings over 37 years of experience
  • serving as office manager and partner of Ernst & Young in Oklahoma City.
  • He's also earned degrees in accounting and economics from the University of Oklahoma and has been very
  • And so OMES is responsible for creating accountability and compliance with the law and efficiency, while
  • just recently, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled that balancing political goals and financial ones
Bills: HB1170
Summary: The Senate Committee on Retirement and Government Affairs met to consider two executive nominations and House Bill 1170. Mark Wood was introduced as nominee to lead OMES; he described his background in public accounting and tax administration, said his focus would be on stabilizing the agency, improving efficiency, and balancing accountability with service. Senators asked about OMES’s core mission and whether some duties should be returned to agencies; Wood said he would keep an open mind and work with legislators on possible changes. The committee advanced his nomination on a 9-0 vote. The committee then heard Dwayne Helmberger’s nomination to the State Fire Marshal Commission. Helmberger, currently Stillwater fire chief and formerly assistant chief in Midwest City, emphasized code administration, education, and coordination with other agencies. Senators questioned him about backlogs in fire marshal inspections for marijuana grow operations and certificates of occupancy; he said the backlog was driven by the volume of applications and could be addressed through better planning, coordination, and logistics. His nomination also advanced unanimously, 9-0. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1170, which would direct pension fiduciaries to focus on pecuniary interests and avoid non-financial ESG considerations. Senator Daniels explained that the bill was intended to clarify state policy and align definitions with related measures, and she requested a title strike while continuing to work on the language. Members raised concerns about due process, immunity provisions, and whether the bill would conflict with recent court rulings or still allow consideration of ESG factors when financially relevant. After debate, the committee passed the bill 6-2.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:52 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • Assistance Migrant Program that works to recruit, retain, and graduate eligible U.S. citizens and legal
  • Those other programs, we'll... Madam Speaker and General Lady, I'd hate to expand our reach and...
  • and the executive and for the capital outlay program altogether.
  • robust nature and programs.
  • robust nature and programs.
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  • Now with the restructure, we've stood up Service Oklahoma and they're the ones currently accepting those
  • And I will hand the gavel a few inches over to him and allow him to take over this deal for presentation
  • We have increased the necessity for licensure and certification tracking.
  • I've worked with them for many years now, and they have shown a trajectory.
  • And one name, Mr.
Bills: SB1239, SB1732
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North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint Appropriations Jan 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Appropriations

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  • and control over the program over time.
  • It gives you more oversight and control over this program. And I agree.
  • And some have been very good. We've worked through different payment programs and stuff like that.
  • And some have been very good. We've worked through different payment programs and stuff like that.
  • rural health transformation program and they show Fargo and Bismarck, Burleigh, program and they show
Bills: HB1623
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint Appropriations Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

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  • And HHS is allowed to seek prior approval to revise the budget and program plans throughout their award
  • And I would suspect that will probably happen since this is a brand new program, and this is the first
  • And HHS is allowed to seek prior approval to revise the budget and program plans throughout their award
  • And I would suspect that will probably happen since this is a brand new program, and this is the first
  • And this is the first year of that program. So with that, Mr.
Bills: HB1623
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1623, the appropriations bill tied to North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program, which is funded through a new federal rural health care grant. Senator Bekkedahl explained the bill’s background, the interim committee process that developed it, and the federal conditions attached to the award, including spending deadlines, administrative cost limits, and restrictions on uses such as new construction, supplanting existing funding, and certain other costs. Legislative staff then walked through the seven sections of the bill, including appropriation authority, transfer authority, contingent appropriations for pass-through grants, procurement and public improvement exemptions, recipient reporting, legislative reporting, and immediate effective date. Commissioner Traynor and HHS staff described how the department plans to implement the program, emphasizing that the funding is intended to improve rural access, workforce recruitment and retention, technology and data connectivity, and community health initiatives. They said the department will rely on local applications, technical assistance, templates, listening sessions, and partnerships with providers, schools, public health units, tribal entities, and other community groups. Members asked about reimbursement timing, upfront costs, administrative expenses, sustainability after the five-year grant period, and whether CTE centers, public health units, gyms, grocery stores, and other community partners could participate; the department said yes, within program rules and with a focus on measurable outcomes and sustainability. Several supporters testified in favor. Mental Health America of North Dakota and the Mental Health Advocacy Network supported the bill and urged investment in community-based mental health, crisis response, children’s services, peer support, and mobile crisis teams. HIA Health described the grant as a chance to expand home-based and hospice care, noting that rural providers already have workable models but need funding to scale them. A cybersecurity representative also supported the bill, warning that the large amount of health data and AI-related tools will require strong data protection and professional support. The hearing was closed with no opposition testimony, and the committee announced it would return later in the day for further work on the bill and other measures.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

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  • That's the real concern I have with the implementation of this bill if You look across Oklahoma, and
  • I'm from Oklahoma, and we've had this talk at the local diner.
  • The small businesses, the 86,000 farms and ranches in the state of Oklahoma.
  • And when it comes to strengthening our local workforce here with Oklahomans getting Oklahoma jobs, to
  • Oklahoma LP gas is the only source able to give approval and inspection for gas plumbing that goes from
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 04:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • House Memorial 62 has been read by title and is ordered printed and referred to the House Taxation and
  • and restructure the existing broadband program, making conforming and cleanup amendments. ...and restructure
  • the existing broadband program, making conforming and cleanup amendments, requiring reports, establishing
  • and restructure the existing broadband program, making conforming and cleanup amendments. and restructure
  • the existing broadband program, making conforming and clean up amendments, requiring reports, establishing
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • And even now with our New Mexico Grown Program, districts like Las Lunas and Velarde and Berlin are using
  • and those types of programs.
  • And they have programs, lending programs, to buy homes.
  • They have programs, lending programs, to buy homes, and, Mr.
  • And they have programs lending for them. They have programs, lending programs to buy homes, and Mr.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 11:20 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • Flexes of genusanax, chimer carriage, and a fake is the publicers, and repulation, company, rural, and
  • And I know that's taking many of these days to stay with British and I and you for the sort of a really
  • For this and I'm home.
  • Jersey Harbor and pleading and well to the House.
  • Deep, your respect, your peace, and joy should deep be shared education and education and self, whom
KY
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  • And this NEVI program is anticipated to play a key role in the dependability of travel for electric vehicles
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  • Then you have the DCFC, or fast chargers, which for the NEVI program were set up and established to be
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met on July 15, 2025, approved the June 4 minutes, and heard updates on aviation and riverport funding programs. Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation reported on the $200,000 grants for general aviation airports included in House Bill 1, saying the money is being used mainly for hangar projects, fuel trucks, parking lot resurfacing, airport equipment, crew cars, and public education efforts. He said about 25 hangar-related projects were reported, with an estimated 60 T-hangars and four or five box hangars supported, and noted that the grants are often used to match federal funds. He also said the state’s jet fuel tax revenue generates about $23 million annually, up from about $19 million in 2021, and that most airports are now compliant with the ADS-B/VOR-related reporting system required in budget language, which has improved reported operations and may help airports qualify for FAA grants. Members asked about the pace of airport projects, the limited number of contractors for hangar construction, and whether airports could finance hangars themselves. Carter said timing has generally been good, though federal projects have slowed somewhat and contractor capacity remains a challenge, and he said there is no statute preventing airports from financing part or all of a hangar project. Questions also focused on the long-term need for hangars and the effect of the jet fuel cap, with Carter saying general aviation airports still have significant hangar demand and rely on state assistance because hangars are a key revenue source. Jeremy Edgeworth of the Transportation Cabinet and Brian Wright of the Kentucky Association of Riverports then reviewed riverport projects funded through House Bill 265 and House Bill 1. Edgeworth said the cabinet’s riverport grant program awarded $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for 13 projects under an 80/20 match, and that House Bill 1 provided $7.5 million per year for public riverports with no local match. He described completed or underway projects at multiple ports, including equipment replacements, dock and road repairs, material handling upgrades, mooring cell rehabilitation, and a waterline loop at Owensboro. He said $12.6 million of the KPRCM funds had been awarded across 20 projects, with about $2.4 million still to be awarded later in the fall. Wright said the riverport investments are helping ports replace aging assets, expand capacity, and match federal dollars, but he also said the statewide capital need remains large, with the current list of top projects already in the $90 million range and longer-term needs still estimated at $60 million to $90 million. Members asked about timelines and future needs, and Edgeworth said many of the larger projects will take two to five years because of permitting and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:19 am

Senate Rules

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  • to our schools, our early childhood programs, our state colleges and universities, and the general fund
  • And this strategic venture capital program is already bringing new projects, new companies, and jobs
  • And this strategic venture capital program is already bringing new projects, new companies, and jobs
  • And this is sort of how they can attract new investments.
  • programs, utility capacity, and rural broadband infrastructure in New Mexico.
Bills: SM20, SM9, SJR6, HB124
OK
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  • But yes, that's my commitment, and I stick by it. ...same to our kids in Oklahoma.
  • Even just this morning, you and I talked some more on this and had some more ideas and came up with some
  • And I learned about the First Amendment when I was in college because I was an art student at Oklahoma
  • And then we started having Supreme Court cases, and then people got scared, and really all the Bible.
  • If we already do it and we're stating and restating and clarifying that we can do it, if schools are
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 14th, 2026 at 01:49 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • doctors and other healthcare professionals from relocating and staying in our state.
  • Agree to make contributions to approved apprenticeship and training programs in New Mexico, in which
  • Do they not have their own apprenticeship program and training that they do right now? Mr.
  • from CNM, and they actually put on that program for them, but it was not conducted by them.
  • And actually, Mr. Speaker, gentleman, and, um, And actually, Mr.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

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  • Wood currently serves as the chair of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and brings over 37 years of experience
  • serving as office manager and partner of Ernst & Young, Oklahoma City.
  • He has also earned degrees in accounting and economics from the University of Oklahoma and has been very
  • Chair Bullard, that is 9 highs and zero nays, and received 9 a and zero nay.
  • just recently, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled that balancing political goals and financial ones
Bills: HB1170