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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 1/29/26
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach.
Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct.
During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Another concern is the lack of transparency relative to this board.
- Another concern is the lack of transparency relative to this board.
- guess the question is, you have a lot of comments that are possibly valid when you look into the transparency
- Or do we just need to look into transparency? Two different things.
- I also believe we should ensure stronger transparency and accountability in how these funds are administered
Keywords:
air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Sep 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And in terms of, quote, last-minute amendments, this bill has been incredibly transparent, and we have
- And in terms of, quote, last minute amendments, this bill has been incredibly transparent and we have
- And I guess when we talk about transparency, I believe there's 12 Assembly Members that represent these
- When you come to transparency also, have you done outreach?
- So this has been an incredibly transparent and public process. And there's been polling done.
Summary:
The Assembly Transportation Committee heard SB 63 by Senator Wiener, as amended and coauthored by Senator Arreguín, a Bay Area transit funding measure intended to avert major service cuts at BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. The authors said the region faces a fiscal cliff and that without new revenue, BART could collapse and other systems could face severe reductions. They described the bill as the product of extensive negotiations among the five Bay Area counties and transit operators, with San Mateo and Santa Clara counties opting in during the process.
Much of the discussion focused on accountability and governance. Supporters said the bill includes some of the strongest oversight provisions in recent memory, including a third-party efficiency review and ad hoc adjudication committees that can withhold a portion of funding if operators fail to correct problems. Assembly Member Papin and Assembly Member Lackey argued the measure amounts to a taxpayer bailout with insufficient representation and too much control left to MTC, while the authors responded that the bill gives affected counties direct complaint and enforcement authority and that MTC must follow the ad hoc committees’ recommendations. Several members asked about complaint procedures, withholding thresholds, opt-in/opt-out issues, and whether the funding would return to the source counties if withheld.
Testimony in support came from SPUR, Caltrain, MTC, the Bay Area Council, BART, SamTrans, VTA, San Francisco MTA, transit coalitions, environmental groups, local governments, and labor. Supporters emphasized the risk of severe service cuts, the importance of preserving recent investments such as Caltrain electrification, and the need for regional self-help. There was no registered opposition witness, though some members spoke against the bill. The committee ultimately voted 11-5 to pass SB 63 as amended to the floor, with the committee amendments also removing urgency language.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And number 5, protecting consumers of insurance in areas such as increased transparency for patients
- TDI will continue to be transparent and communicate with the legislature and the public on insurance
- Uh, increase, and I think this is sort of tedious of OPEC's big mission to try to increase transparency
- Uh, and so that's a big thing for us to, to, uh, ensure transparency about that.
- Uh, TDI has a recommendation about transparency, about cancellations, non-renewals, uh, that I think
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It gets no transparency.
- It gets no transparency.
- the transparency we need, right?
- , focusing on transparency, prevention, focusing on transparency, prevention, detection,<01:20:25.840
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whenever sure that we're transparent whenever sure that we're transparent whenever
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, the EFA program lacks accountability, transparency, and oversight.
- Any expansion of this program only exacerbates this already high lack of transparency.
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and <01:59:36.239>the <01:59:36.360>fundamental transparency and - <02:01:33.800>
and accountability transparency and accountability transparency and oversight - EFAs increase accountability and transparency in the education system.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Governmental Organization Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2412 extends this transparency requirement to general public announcements.
- Transparency is really important to maintain public trust, and I'm happy to introduce Mary Hyatt with
- It simply says to be transparent. ...that they can't use this technology to work more efficiently.
- It simply says to be transparent and keep a human point of contact available.
- Transparency is not anti-technology. Transparency is what makes responsible technology possible.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Feb 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- advocacy group focused on prioritizing prevention, improving nutrition, and fitness. and promoting transparency
- And food transparency: we've all seen it, the box of cereal sold in the United States with the mile-long
- With better transparency, at least we can make informed choices, and over time manufacturers may be encouraged
- Consumer brands members are committed to a constructive conversation on food ingredients and transparency
- In that process, the Consumer Brands Association is dedicated to increasing consumer transparency, as
Keywords:
attorney ad litem, indigent parents, parent-child relationship, legal representation, Texas Family Code, court procedures, nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health, 1185, senate, all
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 25, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
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- But but then protecting transparency.
- So it makes sure that if you need a workaround for this, then it's going to be done in a transparent
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions Committee and Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It empowers us to promote transparency, coordination, and the alignment of our state affordable housing
- And it will also increase our transparency and predictability through a public decision-making process
- Faster response, targeted, delivered changes, centralized, accelerate, predictability, transparency,
- We also appreciate having the Finance Committee be, which is more transparent, will allow appeals and
- The transparency that Mark referenced is a really critical aspect of this.
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs.
Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs.
Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules for the 119th Congress, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, designation of member Feb 6th, 2025 at 08:50 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- position that she did not need to improve the consultation with the committee or the agency's transparency
- Do you think it just makes sense that we should have transparency over what's going on?
- I think that having this kind of transparency is very important.
- Any kind of program like that needs to be transparent and have the rules outlined, which it did.
- To the extent something like this happens, it needs to be transparent.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/17/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it does create transparency.
- It does it does create transparency.
- It requires transparency provider.
- free market requires transparency. free market requires transparency.
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Some how transparency is ensured. Some how transparency is ensured.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We need transparent. and civil discourse. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Cole.
- It's to examine and re-examine. re-examine how we get transparent.
- Transparency is the key, and transparency... of knowing what's taught in our universities, but in more
- That's really important, as we have transparency.
- I agree with Senator Cochrane for having transparency.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- President, should care about transparency. This amendment does that.
- President and Senator, I, I think transparency, follow the money.
- But that, that's a completely anti-transparent.
- We need the transparency and the accountability in this.
- bill doesn't do is provide the transparency.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Oct 2nd, 2025
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It all is transparent; this information is on our website.
- We'll be very transparent about that process.
- It's really important to me that we are transparent about how we spend those and that we're accountable
- Folks feel like that's really the best way to make this really transparent or more transparent.
- And so that's what we did, was transparent.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs Jun 1st, 2025 at 10:00 am
Government Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Transparency and consumer protection are great. I don't see a reporting mechanism.
- Because it's nice that we're setting standards and having transparency, but how would this body be able
- Transparency and consumer protection are great. I don't see a reporting mechanism.
- So absolutely, we want to make sure that we have clear and transparent reporting.
- I just want to make sure that there is frequency in terms of transparency.
Bills:
SB507
Keywords:
SB507, Nevada, governmental administration, Office of Nevada Boards Commissions and Councils Standards, Department of Business and Industry, professional licensing boards, occupational licensing, regulatory fees, state account, nonreverting fund, Commission on Postsecondary Education, taxicab, taxi technology fee, Nevada Transportation Authority, Taxicab Authority, transportation network company, TNC, rideshare, Uber, Lyft
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not limit or cap utility rates; it simply requires transparency, making sure that residents are
- This is a transparency bill. You got it.
- All right, any questions for Senator Gutierrez on his transparency bill?
- The database will serve as a single transparent source for taxpayers to access historical and current
- Second, it would bring greater government transparency to public debt consumption, which remains robust
Bills:
HB103
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/14/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- transparency, but it has to be targeted. transparency, but it has to be targeted.
- enthusiastic about the transparency enthusiastic about the transparency measures<01:33:02.239>
- achieved largely through transparency achieved largely through transparency and<01:33:39.520>
- The bill sets a the transparency.
- Uh a public promotes transparency.
- achieved largely through transparency achieved largely through transparency and<01:33:39.520>
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (11-20-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe this proposal overall creates a fair and transparent approach.
- We believe this proposal overall creates a fair and transparent approach.
- We believe this proposal overall creates a fair and transparent approach.
- Counties would transparent approach.
- ,<01:14:36.159>
that's to the point of transparency, that's to the point of transparency,
Keywords:
Reupload to restore attendance roll call
Roll Call 00:00:00
Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24
Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48
Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43
Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52
Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18
Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019.
KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible.
Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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and - We fill a growing news desert, and we promote government transparency at its most local level.
- People are caring about that government transparency.
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and providing government transparency and providing government transparency - um the um stations that are transparent um the um stations that are transparent that<01:32:51.719
Keywords:
public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation