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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:35 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- higher transfer rate than that of their peers.
- We’ve learned through data analysis that students with disabilities have a slightly higher transfer rate
- Every student in New Mexico deserves the same opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.
- But it also allows our educator prep programs to train on one standard. ...allows our educator prep programs
- And so this monitoring program, the evaluation program, is what that is referencing.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We also review the issuance of revenue bonds for higher education institutions.
- that goes all the way from preschool through graduate programs.
- But machine learning through ICASA.
- On the board, I am a member of HERC, the Higher Education Regents Consortium.
- We're learning from them and leveraging their knowledge to grow some of that.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Extending both of these programs guarantees fire-threatened communities have access to essential fire
- The Rural Certified Unified Program Agency Reimbursement Program... Thank you.
- This includes enrolling in school, receiving medical care, and accessing social safety net programs.
- There are parts of California that still don't have access, and unless we invest in our higher education
- and access to higher education, and that means we've got to have the facilities in order to do so.
Summary:
The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file of bills. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules for AB 1219, followed by consideration of numerous measures on housing, veterans, education, elections, energy, wildfire prevention, public safety, and consumer affordability. Several bills drew bipartisan support and passed overwhelmingly, including AB 878 on safety accommodations for survivors of violence, AB 948 on school district facility maintenance, AB 81 and AB 88 on veterans’ mental health and student aid, AB 640 on school board fiscal training, AB 660 on housing permit timelines, AB 1048 on workers’ compensation billing disputes, AB 1119 on dual credentialing, AB 1172 on inhalable anti-seizure medication access, AB 1227 on wildfire prevention, AB 1285 and AB 696 on lithium-ion battery safety, AB 1417 on offshore wind transparency, AB 1530 on disaster recovery assistance, and AB 353 on affordable home internet. Some measures drew opposition or more divided votes, including AB 704 on sealing certain misdemeanor records, AB 1249 on early voting access, AB 1280 on thermal energy incentives, AB 1448 on offshore oil protections, AB 380 on price gouging, AB 402 on Cal Grant increases, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification, and AB 1084 on expedited gender-change and name-change court orders. The Assembly also granted reconsideration on AB 435, a child passenger safety bill, and passed it after debate on the five-step safety-seat standard.
The floor debate featured recurring themes of affordability, housing, wildfire preparedness, election access, veterans’ services, and public safety. Supporters of the election bill AB 1249 argued it would simply add a Saturday early-voting option in non-VCA counties, while opponents raised concerns about verification and county staffing. AB 30, authorizing E15 gasoline in California, was presented as an urgency measure to lower fuel costs and passed unanimously on the urgency and the bill. AB 1466 on groundwater disputes was also taken up, with the author arguing it would reduce frivolous litigation and better represent all water users; the vote was 42 ayes and 17 noes. After completing the file, the Assembly recessed for lunch, later returned, and continued with additional file items, with many measures passing on strong bipartisan votes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/25/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- because of that that program this year. because of that that program this year.
- and learn and apprenticeship programs. and learn and apprenticeship programs. building<01:02:36.000
- programs, and then expanding telehealth access points in rural communities in places like pharmacies
- and then to expand teleaalth programs and then to expand teleaalth access<01:03:49.440>
points - >> higher. >> higher.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- Program.
- program and the school breakfast program program and the school breakfast program requires<02:17
- the USDA programs.
- program or the school breakfast program program or the school breakfast program you<02:20:56.120
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information.
The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs.
Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.
MN
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- the authority to not allow them to access the other financial aid programs. >> Um, the last portion
- the authority to not allow them to access the other financial aid programs. >> Um, the last portion
- the authority to not allow them to access the other financial aid programs. >> Um, the last portion
- the authority to not allow them to access the other financial aid programs. >> Um, the last portion
- accredited bachelor's degree or higher accredited bachelor's degree or higher programs<00:24:22.640
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- LASTLY WE HAVE OUR HOSPITAL DIRECTED PAYMENT PROGRAM.
- AND DATA DRIVEN GOALS FOR THE PROGRAMS AND RECORDING.
- NEXT OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS PROGRAMS.
- AND LEARNING FROM PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL.
- WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO WITH THAT PROGRAM IS INCREASE.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It's far higher than the is far higher than the rate of inflation, is far higher than the increase in
- is difficult for the program to serve more people when most of that money just goes to higher rents.
- is difficult for the program to serve more people when most of that money just goes to higher rents.
- is difficult for the program to serve more people when most of that money just goes to higher rents.
- Every time I have to renew the lease, it gets higher and higher. And I just have one job.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing.
On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character.
A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- That's expanding the Guardian program to allow post-secondary institutions to opt in to the program.
- I would later learn that a woman had just tripped and fallen down the stairs.
- Unfortunately, we have those who appear they don't have access to coming.
- The Guardian program gives them the option, not the requirement.
- I can't imagine a school board member not having access to documents that they need.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Aug 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Looking forward to learning. This is my first year on this committee, so I have a lot to learn.
- Are there programs to do that?
- We need more fuel wood programs.
- They are one of our higher paid.
- So, and then there's some anomaly: our orthopedic program is a fellow training program, and historically
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/11/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- ><02:16:16.639>
this, <02:16:16.880>then <02:16:17.199>that access to a program - Years ago, prior to this program really being able to be launched, those numbers were much higher.
- kids still have access to the<02:21:55.680>
program. - We eventually were able to access the Fast Forward program.
- to access the Fast Forward program. to access the Fast Forward program.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- giving them access to firearms. giving them access to firearms.
- we have the most access to information. we have the most access to information.
- had learned the context of it, right? had learned the context of it, right?
- want but cannot access.
- kind of access.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget review Sub. on Postsecondary Education. (2-5-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um we have a program late uh date.
- I learned of that last night.
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met without a quorum and postponed approval of the minutes. The committee first heard from Northern Kentucky University President Katie Short Thompson, who highlighted NKU’s enrollment growth, student success metrics, national recognition for value, lower student debt, and new programs tied to regional workforce needs, including AI, cybersecurity, supply chain analytics, cardiovascular perfusion, and the Norse Network Hub for employer access. She asked for a $5 million recurring base funding adjustment to align NKU’s general fund support with peer institutions, along with support for tuition waivers with FAFSA requirements, continued debt collection authority through the Department of Revenue, inclusion of fire and tornado insurance premiums in base funding, inflation and performance-funding support, and increased asset preservation funding. She also outlined capital priorities for the Hail College of Business building, Nunn Hall, and the MEP building, and requested $5.4 million to match private support for the Young Scholars Academy, a dual-credit program serving first-generation and low-income students.
Representative Tipton questioned NKU about the number of older students using tuition waivers and whether the university could continue the program without a statutory age-based mandate. Thompson said the number of students over 65 using the waiver was small, that some students pursue degrees while others audit classes, and that external fundraising could potentially support the program if state funding changed. Tipton also confirmed NKU’s requested priorities and the $5.4 million match for the Young Scholars Academy.
The committee then heard from University of Kentucky representative Dr. Cavallo, who framed UK’s request around accountability, workforce development, research, and health care impact. He described a patient story to illustrate UK’s medical mission, cited growth in enrollment, degrees awarded, hospital patients treated, and research grant revenue, and emphasized UK’s role in extension services and disaster response. He said UK is consolidating services for efficiency and is focusing on future workforce needs, especially artificial intelligence, noting the launch of the state’s first AI bachelor’s degree and a partnership with Microsoft to expand AI tools and training across campus and the Advancing Kentucky Together network. He also discussed demographic challenges, the need to retain graduates in Kentucky, and the importance of aligning programs and funding with long-term state needs.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: Gun Violence Apr 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Kids with dyslexia and learning differences are so important.
- I, I learned a different way than the other kids.
- Kids that had severe, I mean severe learning disabilities.
- This session, I've learned about the disability penalty.
- learn how to read with confidence and success.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 7th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you looking for either a program, a non-profit program, or Medicaid-paid set aside... ...cooling
- The New Mexico Care Program is a pilot program that provides financial assistance to caregivers for being
- terms of access to those services.
- And so I think I've learned quite a bit so far and hope to learn more about what's going on in that state
- rate in order to improve access and participation in the Medicaid program.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/02/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2018, HB 176061, relative to the math learning communities program, it was introduced.
- or her program.
- We they fit his program or her program.
- higher cost uh special ed programming. higher cost uh special ed programming.
- <04:32:47.920>
inst <04:32:48.800>higher should apply to our higher inst higher should
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The Cards to Careers program and their partnership with McAnt Tun's Fine Foods allowed me to pursue higher
- the program.
- So these programs are programs that help people sustain a living, right?
- It's starting from ground zero again, so learning about this as a resource, learning about the programs
- It's starting from ground zero again, so learning about this as a resource... ...learning about the programs
Keywords:
HF1439, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, Carts to Careers, workforce development fund, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, grocery industry, food industry, food retail, retail workforce, job training, career pathways, scholarships, certifications, workforce pipeline, one-time appropriation, industry training, labor shortage, youth employment, apprenticeship
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Virginia Commission to End Hunger May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Program, VAFAP.
- This is potentially because they've lost access to those programs. They've lost access to SNAP.
- They've lost access to Medicaid.
- Because summer meals programs... ...time of the year, how we start talking about summer meals programs
- that have lost SNAP access.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're all about access.
- So, council decides which programs— So, council decides which programs to open annually.
- programs.
- So what's happening is folks are going through programming, learning these amazing skills, and then our
- This work created access.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Higher education has empowered me to take that foundation and build a future beyond the uniform.
- For me and for so many others of my fellow service members, access to higher education has been transformational
- If confirmed as regent representing Northern Arizona, I would be honored to help strengthen our higher
- I'm learning.
- I'm learning.
Keywords:
alternative education, school funding, student accountability, education reform, school district governance, educational records, student privacy, FERPA, family educational rights and privacy act, Department of Child Safety, DCS caseworker, child welfare, abuse or neglect, juvenile justice, juvenile court, juvenile corrections, school records, discipline records, attendance records, school district