Video & Transcript Research : 'Minnesota'
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
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- for Minnesota for Minnesota consumers<01:07:23.000>
understanding <01:07:23.279>these< - for Minnesota families.
- accessible for Minnesota products are accessible for Minnesota families<01:14:24.600>
uh <01:14 - Grocers the Minnesota to the Minnesota Grocers the Minnesota Farmers Farmers Farmers UFCW<01:26:25.840
- uninsured driving rates in Minnesota uninsured driving rates in Minnesota more<01:31:15.159>
Keywords:
homeowners insurance, property insurance, commercial property insurance, insurance affordability, insurance market stabilization, reinsurance, catastrophic reinsurance fund, self-insured pool, premium costs, coverage notice, liability reform, climate risk, climate change, housing affordability, multifamily housing, rental housing, common interest communities, cooperatives, small business insurance, Minnesota Commerce Department
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Medical assistance fraud steals from hard-working taxpayers across Minnesota.
- Next, I'll address the legal representation in Minnesota Statute 256B.12.
- That statute would be recodified to Minnesota Statute 609.467, and this revision would continue to allow
- I'm the Interim Director for the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management.
- Department of Commerce pursuant to Minnesota Statute 60D.
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/2/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- hardworking taxpayers across Minnesota. hardworking taxpayers across Minnesota.
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And programs in the Minnesota House. And programs in the Minnesota House. - providing reciprocity for non- Minnesota providing reciprocity for non- Minnesota residents.<00:
- the Minnesota medical registry program. the Minnesota medical registry program.
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Minnesota Commerce pursuant to 60D. Minnesota Commerce pursuant to 60D.
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- state of Minnesota, but I have. state of Minnesota, but I have.
- Passage uh report about um Minnesota Passage uh report about um Minnesota child<01:02:42.600>
- when we had the Association of Minnesota when we had the Association of Minnesota Counties,<01:03
- c> than<01:25:49.920>
6,500 Minnesota has lost more than 6,500 Minnesota has lost more than
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child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation
Summary:
The Children and Families Committee adopted the April 8 minutes and then took up House File 4407, as amended by the A1 amendment. The amendment, explained by nonpartisan staff, incorporated much of the Senate version of related legislation and made a series of changes: it revised the definition of “disproportionately represented child,” shifted that determination to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families, made technical cross-reference and terminology updates, adjusted training requirements, set the working group to expire December 31, 2027, and added an appropriation for statewide implementation. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then referred the bill to Ways and Means.
Representative Gilman said the bill is intended to preserve the goals of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act while addressing operational, legal, and fiscal problems before statewide implementation. He argued for delaying the effective date by one year, shifting case review responsibilities to the state, and providing funding so counties are not left with an unfunded mandate. He also said the bill adds safety measures related to synthetic opioids and other imminent-harm concerns, and that the delay would allow the working group to finish its recommendations and give counties time to prepare.
County officials Steve Schmidt of Meeker County/Minnesota Rural Counties and Jenny Mojo of Clay County testified in support of the bill as amended, emphasizing that counties need clearer responsibilities, staffing, training, technology, and dependable funding to implement the law successfully. Rebecca St. George of DCYF said “active efforts” is not absolutely defined and is determined case by case, often with court involvement. Members raised questions about the meaning of active efforts, the bill’s synthetic opioid language, and whether the proposal should apply more broadly rather than within this specific act. A citizen also cautioned that the opioid language should not unintentionally affect families in treatment programs. Representative Hicks warned that the fentanyl provisions could lead to broad removals and create placement problems for teens with substance use disorder, while Representative Gilman responded that the bill includes a rebuttable presumption and is meant to protect children from imminent harm.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, where Minnesota.
- Wildlife at the Minnesota DNR. Wildlife at the Minnesota DNR.
- of surface waters here in Minnesota. of surface waters here in Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- lot of Minnesota kids are missing that. lot of Minnesota kids are missing that.
Keywords:
natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have with us the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families.
- It also makes important investments that pay for SNAP benefit costs imposed upon the state of Minnesota
- you know, Minnesota is a state<00:09:22.760>
committed <00:09:23.280>to <00:09:23.560>< - Minnesota. Minnesota.
- save some huge dollars for Minnesota. save some huge dollars for Minnesota.
Keywords:
human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Ways and Means Committee considers agriculture finance bill, HF2446 4/21/25
Ways and Means
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- He said Heritage Oil Seed will continue work with very basic old crops at the University of Minnesota
- This was started uh in the Minnesota.
- Leadership for the Minnesota A Education Leadership Council<00:14:56.560>
or <00:14:56.800> - Moving down further, he said there is a reduction for the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation of
- a reduction for the Southern Minnesota a reduction for the Southern Minnesota Initiative<00:15:41.680
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
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- a reduction for the Southern Minnesota a reduction for the Southern Minnesota Initiative<00:18:51.360
- We still the state of Minnesota.
- <01:04:49.280>
who's <01:04:49.680>experiencing Minnesota who's experiencing Minnesota - for Minnesota Public Television.
- There's Minnesota Historical Society.
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
HF2444, the veterans and military affairs finance bill, heard in Ways and Means Committee 4/21/25
Ways and Means
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- Minnesota National Guard members when Minnesota National Guard members when they're<00:02:12.000>
- We still the state of Minnesota.
- And the Minnesota VA maintains a by-name list of every single veteran in Minnesota who's experiencing
- And the Minnesota VA maintains a list.
- <00:20:31.120>
who's <00:20:31.520>experiencing Minnesota who's experiencing Minnesota
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- HF 1662 makes changes to Minnesota statutes.
- <00:03:56.319>
homeless veterans onto the Minnesota homeless veterans onto the Minnesota homeless - We have four of them here in Minnesota, and they serve different populations.
- We have four of them here in Minnesota, and they serve different populations.
- We have four of them here in Minnesota, and they serve different populations.
Keywords:
veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services
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Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota uh industry and Minnesota Minnesota uh industry and Minnesota Farmers<00:13:15.519>
- That tax credit creates a strong incentive to make SAF in Minnesota out of Minnesota feedstocks.
- out of Minnesota make saff of Minnesota out of Minnesota feed<00:37:22.800>
Stacks <00:37:23.800 - <00:54:53.119>
tax Minnesota uh the Minnesota staff tax Minnesota uh the Minnesota staff tax - facilities in Minnesota.
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Transcript Highlights:
- I chaired the Minnesota Healthcare Access Commission that led to the legislative creation of Minnesota
- With the 30-year agreement between the University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Physicians
- Bill Magcguire, and myself. creation of Minnesota Care. creation of Minnesota Care.
- University of Minnesota. University of Minnesota.
- to the people of the state of Minnesota. to the people of the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House agriculture committee hears testimony on sustainable aviation fuel 2/10/25
Transcript Highlights:
- feedstock, made here in Minnesota.
- feedstock, made here in Minnesota.
- feedstock, made here in Minnesota.
- We can say that SAF was made from Minnesota feedstock, made here in Minnesota. Excuse me.
- the Minnesota SAF Hub.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Minnesota’s efforts to build a SAF industry. Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because it could benefit agriculture, forestry, clean energy, and rural economies. She highlighted the 2023 state SAF tax credit and sales tax exemption for facility construction, describing the credit as a nation-leading incentive designed to stack with federal IRA credits and attract producers and blenders to Minnesota.
Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines said aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s best available tool to reach net-zero goals by 2050. He explained that SAF is a certified drop-in fuel that can be blended with conventional jet fuel and used in existing aircraft and infrastructure, and he cited growing global demand and limited supply. He said Minnesota has many potential feedstocks, including used cooking oil, corn, soybeans, and camelina, and praised the state’s SAF tax credit and the Minnesota SAF Hub as important steps toward making Minnesota a leader in the sector.
Peter Fros of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building an industrial-scale SAF value chain in Minnesota. He said the state has key advantages, including airport demand, corporate partners, research institutions, and agricultural inputs, and estimated that three SAF biorefineries could create tens of thousands of jobs and significant emissions reductions. He also said the Hub is working on blending infrastructure, private demand commitments, a winter camelina expansion study, and efforts to secure additional refineries before 2030. Members raised questions about how sustainability is measured, and Fros said the Hub relies on the federal GREET model but wants a clearer, transparent, and standardized national method that also accounts for issues like water quality and biodiversity.
Amanda Bellik of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association said corn-based ethanol is a strong fit for SAF production through the alcohol-to-jet pathway because it is abundant, affordable, and supported by existing infrastructure. She said SAF development could create a new value-added market for corn without requiring new acres, but emphasized the need for significant capital investment, stable tax policy, and efficient permitting. She also said the group has worked with a consultant on third-party sustainability assessments of corn production practices to help fill data gaps and support the carbon-intensity requirements tied to SAF incentives.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/03/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So Explore Minnesota is the marketing agency for Minnesota and we support the state of Minnesota and
- not have been uh as aware of Minnesota not have been uh as aware of Minnesota or<00:08:45.240>
- We want people to know Minnesota is also fun, um, and so it was a really great moment for Minnesota to
- Minnesota.
- people who recently moved to Minnesota people who recently moved to Minnesota for<00:26:53.440><
Summary:
Explore Minnesota Executive Director Lauren Bennett McGinty gave the committee an agency overview focused on the state’s tourism, livability, business attraction, film, and outdoor recreation promotion work. She highlighted record 2023 tourism results, including 80.2 million visitors, $4.1 billion in economic impact, more than 180,000 hospitality jobs, and $2.3 billion in state and local taxes, and said tourism sales, hotel occupancy, and other metrics continued to improve. She also described the agency’s marketing strategy, including a new campaign centered on authentic Minnesota stories, expanded domestic and international advertising, and a strong emphasis on winter, diverse markets, and accessibility.
McGinty reviewed several one-time-funded programs launched or expanded in the last year, including Explore Minnesota for Business, the tourism recovery grant program, the first Tribal Nations Grant program, and the outdoor recreation industry partnership with IRRR, DEED, and DNR. She said the recovery grants had distributed $1.15 million to 110 grantees, the tribal grant program had spent $1.4 million with eight tribal nations, and outdoor recreation was estimated at $13.5 billion annually with 10.5% growth. She also noted strong media and social media results, including a viral Timberwolves-related campaign, high video completion rates, and increased website traffic.
In response to committee questions, McGinty said the workforce and business attraction campaign is aimed at showing why people choose to live and work in Minnesota, using stories from newer residents and businesses, and that it is performing well in markets such as Silicon Valley, Boston, and Seattle. She said the agency is investing more in winter advertising to promote Minnesota as a winter destination and is working with partners to highlight activities beyond outdoor cold-weather recreation. Members also discussed the agency’s new film program, resident retention efforts, and a planned music-themed tourism ad tied to Prince and Bob Dylan. No votes or formal actions were taken.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota State is an economic imperative for the state of Minnesota.
- Minnesota State is an economic imperative for the state of Minnesota.
- >
State <01:16:37.239>Minnesota University of Minnesota State Minnesota University of Minnesota - So I came back to Minnesota.
- professionals in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Response to Federal Hemp Ban - 11/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I visit all of 87 counties in Minnesota. I visit all of 87 counties in Minnesota.
- Congress and here in Minnesota so that Congress and here in Minnesota so that Minnesota<00:12:03.760>
- Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild. Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild.
- in DC to follow the Minnesota model. in DC to follow the Minnesota model.
- Minnesota, it inadvertently saved much of the Minnesota craft beer industry.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 4/28/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And those gun bills are saving lives across Minnesota every day.
- And those gun bills are saving lives across Minnesota every day.
- And those gun bills are saving lives across Minnesota every day.
- The extreme risk Minnesota every day.
- And it's here in the state of Minnesota.
Summary:
The discussion focused on reactions to Governor Walz’s final State of the State address and the remaining priorities for the end of session. DFL leaders described the speech as hopeful and a summary of accomplishments over the past several years, highlighting education, paid family and medical leave, climate and labor policies, fraud prevention, affordability, and a new economy shaped by AI. They said the governor’s call to action on gun violence was especially important and argued that Minnesotans care more about the results of legislation than whether bills passed with bipartisan support.
Gun violence prevention was a major topic. Leaders said the legislature had already passed measures in 2023 and 2024 including red flag laws, universal background checks, and a ban on binary triggers, and they defended those laws as saving lives. They said the governor’s renewed push for gun legislation was not divisive and that Republicans should join the effort. They also discussed public safety more broadly, including capital security and judicial security, saying there was bipartisan support for a security bill.
Other priorities mentioned for the final weeks included combating fraud, making life more affordable, child tax credit changes, a tax on social media/data companies, HCMC modernization and IT, bonding, and school safety. Leaders said the Senate would take up health and human services next, expected the gun package to move out of finance and reach the floor soon, and anticipated conference committees or working groups to begin. They said they were confident the legislature could resolve differences with the House’s single-subject approach and finish its work by the May 18 deadline without a special session.
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students five University of Minnesota students five University of Minnesota - Minnesota in over 50 years.
- Minnesota in over 50 years.
- Minnesota will stay in central Minnesota Minnesota will stay in central Minnesota and<00:37:40.560
- in rural Minnesota.
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