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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So take it with a grain of salt. A positive Suits index is a progressive tax.
- So take it with a grain of salt.
- So take it with a grain of salt. Who are receiving in-kind assistance for rent, for food.
- So take it with a grain of salt.
- So take it with a grain of salt. Chair Gomez. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr.
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
school supplies, sales tax exemption, use tax, sales and use tax, back-to-school, classroom supplies, education tax relief, tax holiday, retail exemption, Minnesota sales tax, school materials, binders, calculators, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, book bags, local tax revenue, taxable sales base, income tax
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So, do we currently have a state grain? Thank you, state.
Committee:
House Tourism
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 23rd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It happens in common foods; for example, pistachios in New Mexico, corn, feed corn, grain corn, and peanuts
- So it can identify microtoxins as the product is going down the conveyor belt or the grain elevator.
- We spent, C2 funding so far has been just under 10 million, I think 9.8 million, so it's been funded
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We recommend requiring funds be spent only at eligible school sites.
- They include a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain-rich, lean meats, plant-based options
- They include a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain-rich, lean meats, plant-based options
Summary:
The committee heard a series of budget proposals focused on education finance, with repeated questions about whether the state’s investments are coordinated, targeted to the highest-need students, and likely to produce measurable results. On the first item, the administration proposed $1 million for a study of California’s curriculum framework, standards, and instructional materials process, plus $250,000 for supplemental ELA/ELD guidance. CDE and Finance said the study would examine how other states organize standards, frameworks, and adoptions, while the chair and members questioned why California has gone so long without updating some standards, what the study would actually accomplish, and whether the proposal was too vague to justify the cost. The issue was held open.
The committee then took up a proposed $25 million statewide literacy network within the system of support. CCEE and CDE said the network would coordinate multiple existing literacy leads, create a clearinghouse of evidence-based resources, and improve coherence across the state’s many literacy initiatives. Members pressed on how a one-time, five-year allocation could support a long-term system, how the work would reach distressed and rural districts, and whether the proposal would translate into classroom change rather than just another layer of coordination. The issue was also held open.
Next, the committee reviewed a $500 million proposal to expand literacy coaches and reading specialists and to create a math coaches program. CDE described the existing literacy coach cohorts as producing positive reports from participating LEAs, while the LAO recommended modifications, especially for the math coach portion, including limiting eligibility to elementary schools, setting minimum grant amounts, directing funds to eligible school sites, and making eligibility automatic rather than application-based. Members focused on whether coaches were actually being placed at the schools with the greatest need and whether the state has a coherent long-term strategy for literacy and math investments. The committee also heard a $40 million proposal for training and implementation of K-2 reading difficulty screeners, which the LAO said was reasonable but could be reduced because $25 million had already been provided for training; CDE said the new funds were needed for full implementation, procurement, and sustainability. Finally, the committee heard a $10 million proposal for a developmentally appropriate TK multilingual learner screener, with CDE explaining why the preschool language-identification process is different from K-12 EL assessment and the chair asking staff to explore whether a single, more consistent approach could be developed. The meeting concluded with a presentation on universal school meals and kitchen infrastructure, including a $31.5 million backfill, an $84.1 million increase for projected meal growth, a COLA adjustment, and $150 million for kitchen upgrades and training to support freshly prepared meals.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Indivisible groups funded by George Soros, who also funded the Congressional Integrity Project, who spent
- Indivisible groups funded by George Soros, who also funded the Congressional Integrity Project, who spent
- 00:16:04.519><c> Congressional</c> Soros, who also funded the Congressional Integrity Project, who spent
- Grain will go up, road salt, potash, oil, gasoline are going to skyrocket.
- will go up road salt potach oil grain will go up road salt potach oil gasoline<07:25:09.240><c> are<
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/05/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- for online sales we do packaging grains for online sales we do have<01:08:33.759><c> several</c><01:
- Now, the two basic elements would be to make the funds available until spent and then also to remove
- Now, the two basic elements would be to make the funds available until spent and then also to remove
- and then also to remove the until spent and then also to remove the requirement<01:35:58.800><c> that
- and not not cancelling any until spent and not not cancelling any any<01:53:53.679><c> unused</c><01
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- also have a trucking entity that just helps throughout the year, the group of trucks that help move grain
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Summary:
The committee considered the nomination of Tyler Snythman (spelled variously in the transcript) to a state agricultural board or commission seat. Senator Peterson presented the nominee, describing his background as a fifth-generation farmer and rancher from Garber, Oklahoma, his FFA and Oklahoma State University experience, and his family’s diversified farm and cattle operation. Snythman also addressed the committee, outlining the operation’s wheat, soybeans, corn, seed sales, trucking, and cattle enterprises, and said he was grateful for the opportunity to serve and learn.
Senator Hicks raised a question about district representation in the nomination packet, noting what appeared to be a missing District 1 member and a possible issue with District 3. Secretary Arthur explained that the district information likely contained a transposed number in the staff-prepared history and function sheet, and said the counties represented were correct, so the committee would still have appropriate representation if the nomination moved forward. Hicks said he had already checked on the matter earlier in the week.
After brief closing remarks from Senator Peterson urging approval, the committee voted 11-0 to confirm the nomination, with all members present voting aye and no nays. The chair declared the nomination passed and adjourned the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that I was always down for a righteous cause, even if sometimes that righteous cause went against the grain
- And he shared so many memories about Autumn's godfather, Muhammad Ali, the moments that he spent telling
- He spent telling me stories about Muhammad Ali.
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and handled a number of procedural motions, including suspending rules for adjournments in memory and guest introductions, rescinding prior action on SB 493, and re-referring several Senate bills to different committees. Members also recognized guests on the floor, including family members, interns, firefighters from the Corona Fire Department, and the Quartz Hill High girls’ soccer team, which was honored for its historic championship season.
The main floor action was on AB 1795 by Assembly Member Gibson, the Smoke Damage Recovery Act, which would create statewide standards for inspecting, testing, and remediating wildfire smoke damage and set clearer insurance claim practices. Supporters said the bill would help wildfire survivors return home safely and urged science-based standards and a rebuttable presumption that contamination after a wildfire was caused by the fire; opponents warned the bill could raise costs and should better address government failures in fire recovery. The bill passed on a 54-6 vote, including the urgency clause.
Members also adopted SCR 137, proclaiming March 15 as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day, with remarks praising her role in advancing gender equality and equal rights. The resolution was adopted after 65 co-authors were added and then approved by voice vote. The consent calendar, including SJR 11, was adopted 71-0.
A large portion of the session was devoted to adjournments in memory, including tributes to Larry Vane, Dr. William A. Burke, Colonel Alfred P. Glover, and Rita Semmel. The Assembly also honored departing Member James Gallagher, who gave extended farewell remarks before leaving for Congress. The house then announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Thursday, June 11, at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that I was always down for a righteous cause, even if sometimes that righteous cause went against the grain
- And he shared so many memories about Autumn's godfather, Muhammad Ali, the moments that he spent telling
- He spent telling me stories about Muhammad Ali.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 26, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We donate our grain to local farmers. We try to be very community driven.
- I'm also a Marine veteran, Afghanistan veteran, and I spent five years being able to open a small brewery
- I'm also a Marine veteran, Afghanistan veteran, and I spent five years being able to open a small brewery
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard seven measures, including four bills and three proposed committee substitutes. HB 6033, repealing the Labor Pool Act, was presented as a cleanup measure to remove duplicative regulation; supporters argued workers would still be covered by OSHA, wage laws, workers’ compensation, and liability insurance, while opponents raised concerns about losing specific protections for day laborers. The bill was reported favorably on a 4-? vote, with several members voting no over concerns about worker protections.
HB 453, dealing with pool and spa contractors, was described as a technical update to Chapter 489 that would better align licensing scopes with current industry practice and allow contractors to perform related work without stopping for additional licensed trades. An amendment making only drafting changes was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously. CS/HB 277 on veteran benefits assistance was also reported favorably unanimously after testimony focused on protecting veterans from predatory claims-assistance practices while preserving choice and requiring disclosures, fee limits, and data-security safeguards.
The committee then approved PCS for HB 291, which would require personal mobility device batteries sold in Florida to meet an IPX-7 certification standard, after the sponsor cited fire risks from lithium-ion batteries; the measure passed unanimously. PCS for HB 709, allowing valid pari-mutuel permit holders to lease facilities to nearby high-li permit holders, was amended to require a minimum of 59 live performances and then passed unanimously. CS/HB 4011, expanding who may serve as a building official on Palm Beach County’s Building Code Advisory Board, passed unanimously as a good-government fix to fill vacancies. Finally, PCS for HB 499, allowing small craft breweries under 31,000 gallons to self-distribute, drew extensive testimony from brewers and distributors about small-business growth versus the three-tier alcohol system; despite concerns about weakening distribution safeguards, the bill was reported favorably by a 13-2 vote. The meeting then adjourned with no further business.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill establishes a spent grain donation tax credit and updates the existing malt beverage tax credit
- It shows the public how these tax-diverted dollars are being spent.
- I've spent much of the last two or three days hearing from my constituents in the 80th district, not
- He said the board, the Auditor General, and the public should not scrutinize how those funds are spent
- , spent properly, and that they are going to the very targeted audience you say they must.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved several journals, and welcomed a number of guests, including Irish dignitaries, scholarship winners, interns, student pages, and members of Omega Psi Phi. After confirming a quorum, the chamber received committee reports and referred new bills and resolutions, then recessed for caucuses and committee meetings before returning to floor action.
In the afternoon session, the House considered several bills and amendments. It approved amendments to House Bills 426, 1127, 2551, and Senate Bill 146, while rejecting an amendment to HB 1127 that would have tightened background-check requirements for out-of-state dentists. The chamber also agreed to HB 2234, which creates a spent grain donation tax credit and updates the malt beverage tax credit, and HB 2551, which limits text-message notices by the Turnpike Commission and other agencies about unpaid fines, fees, or tolls. Senate Bill 146, creating the Veterans Trust Fund Board, was amended to add audit-related changes and then agreed to.
The House then took final passage votes on several bills. HB 133, allowing a process to petition for reinstatement of parental rights, passed 191-11; HB 138, barring parental incarceration as the sole basis for termination of parental rights, passed 200-2; HB 2207, on capital development loans, passed 202-0; and HB 2224, dealing with utility rate and tax-related changes, passed 202-0 after extensive debate over affordability, consumer protections, and tax relief. HB 2473, repealing the Flood Insurance Education Information Act of 1996, also passed unanimously, and HB 2544, addressing school administrator rights and compensation disputes, passed 141-61.
The most extensive debate centered on HB 2632, which reallocates educational tax credit caps and replaces the EITC and OSTC programs with a new options tax credit framework beginning in 2027-28. Supporters said it would improve transparency, accountability, and access for the poorest students, while opponents argued it would reduce scholarship opportunities, add burdens, and harm families and schools that rely on the current programs. After lengthy debate, the House passed HB 2632 by a vote of 105-97. The chamber then announced a Finance Committee voting meeting, recommitted several bills to Appropriations, and adjourned until June 23, 2026.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we track how those dollars were spent? Was it new construction, or was it retrofit?
- You know, I know it's a kind of a duality potential from how the fund is spent, whether it's RDA funds
- We spent that $110,000 of city money, and it created $2.7 million of private investment.
- putting in taxpayer dollars, ratepayer dollars to a program, that we're making sure they're being spent
- They process sprouting rye and a variety of other grains, including barley. Sorry, my mistake.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> developmental</c> spent four years in developmental spent four years in developmental education<
- Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, you may have heard of.
- Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, you may have heard of.
- Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, you may have heard of.
- I'd have small grains. I'd have some forages.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So do we currently have state grain? Thank you, State Rep. Thank you, Rep, for that question.
Committee:
House Tourism
Keywords:
tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, Route 66, revolving fund, commission, cultural heritage, funding applications, official crop, wheat, Oklahoma
Summary:
The committee first considered SB 265, which would restore full authority to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Board. The bill establishes listed qualifications for board members, keeps the board at eight members with five needed for a quorum, and preserves the governor’s authority to appoint the chair, vice chair, and secretary. After a brief question about the rationale for the change, the committee moved the bill and passed it by a vote of three ayes and one nay.
Representative Eves then presented SB 265 as a state pollinator act, with 15-year-old 4-H State Ambassador Lucille Moorhouse explaining the bill and her pollinator project. She described pollinator decline and its importance to agriculture, ecosystems, and grocery prices. Members praised her presentation, and the bill passed unanimously, four ayes and zero nays. She also shared pollinator seeds with members.
The committee next heard SB 2155, which updates the Route 66 Commission and its grant program by allowing memoranda of understanding with state agencies, mainly to hire a project manager to keep multiple projects on schedule. It passed by three ayes and one nay. Finally, SB 2159 designated wheat as Oklahoma’s official crop, citing the state’s large annual wheat acreage and more than $1 billion in yearly economic impact. After a question about whether Oklahoma already had a state grain, the bill passed unanimously, four ayes and zero nays. The chair then noted it was the last meeting and adjourned the committee.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- would be losing our topsoil and the importance that has done to the additional production there in grains
- :41:09.240><c> production</c><00:41:10.320><c> there</c><00:41:10.560><c> in</c><00:41:10.680><c> grains
- ,</c> additional production there in grains, additional production there in grains, knowing<00:41:11.600
Committee:
House Agriculture
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- suppliers of feed, seed, fertilizer, agricultural equipment, tractor supply, trucks that pulled the grain
- the suppliers of feed, seed, fertilizer, agricultural camp, tractor supply, trucks that pulled the grain
- rent that are leasing that most farmers can't pay, that you can't afford to pay it, especially with grain
- solar, but maybe some are dealing with wind and solar, and some like us are dealing with things like grain
Committee:
House Utilities
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We did a grain bin in golf class last year and had five departments show up so that all of the departments
- We did a grain bin engulf class last year and had five departments show up so that all of the departments
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
ID
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- hay field, either cutting hay or, in my case when I was younger, bush hogging corn stalks, which I spent
- younger bush hoging corn stalks<00:04:52.880><c> which</c><00:04:53.120><c> I</c><00:04:53.280><c> spent
- > a</c><00:04:54.080><c> day</c><00:04:54.240><c> doing</c><00:04:55.360><c> uh</c> stalks which I spent
- many a day doing uh stalks which I spent many a day doing uh it<00:04:56.560><c> has</c><00:04:56.880
- grain issues, white oak issues, everything is so concentrated in this area to really help our future
Committee:
Joint Agriculture
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 19th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We've sold vehicles, repaired old equipment, and spent countless hours analyzing business decisions.
- I'm the president and chief executive officer for the Texas Grain and Feed Association.
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety