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• The mayor published, first of all, a vision for London as a 24-hour city—not just a night city, a 24-
• And he asked them to kind of work together and come up with a plan and recommendations to make the vision
• Not just in major metropolitan centers, but in places like Iowa City, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Francisco

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• His vision helped connect a growing country and gave future generations a highway system that changed
• I want to be on the side with an inclusive vision of America that wants every American's voice to be
• </c> I want to be on the side with an I want to be on the side with an inclusive<01:19:32.400><c> vision
• of</c><01:19:33.280><c> America</c><01:19:33.760><c> that</c><01:19:33.920><c> wants</c> inclusive vision
• of America that wants inclusive vision of America that wants every<01:19:34.480><c> American's</c><01

Bills: HB6047 , HR1041 , HR1329

Keywords: veterans, disability compensation, dependency compensation, housing loans, benefits expansion, Sharri Briley, Eric Edmundson, government assistance, Scouting, youth development, Eagle Scouts, civic leadership, community service, American heritage, mental health, mental health awareness month, May 2026, suicide prevention, behavioral health, depression

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• Three states in particular, Iowa, Kansas, and Tennessee, do require individuals to receive all their
• 19:06.640><c> states</c><00:19:06.960><c> in</c><00:19:07.200><c> particular,</c><00:19:07.760><c> Iowa
• ,</c> um three states in particular, Iowa, um three states in particular, Iowa, Kansas,<00:19:08.640>
• We don't operate in Iowa. I was just pointing out some other states that do offer MLTSS.
• I was just pointing out some in Iowa.

Summary: The Committee to Study Long-Term Managed Care met to approve prior minutes and outline its schedule, with meetings set for September 24 and September 29 ahead of an October 1 report deadline. The chair said the committee would use the first two meetings to digest testimony, likely ask follow-up questions of DHS, and then work toward conclusions and a report format. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously. The main testimony came from Sharon Alexander of Amera Health, who argued in favor of moving from fee-for-service Medicaid long-term services and supports to a managed LTSS model. She described managed LTSS as a capitated, quality-driven system used in about 26 states, and said it can improve care coordination, accountability, access to home- and community-based services, and budget predictability. She cited Amera Health’s experience in Pennsylvania and Delaware, including care coordination, housing and transportation support, caregiver programs, and quality benchmarks tied to state oversight. She also said nursing facilities would remain an important option for people who need that level of care. Committee members asked about how the programs are administered, how rates are set, how care managers work, and how quality is measured. Alexander said states contract with managed care organizations at actuarially sound capitated rates, with annual contracts, reporting, and oversight. She explained that care managers typically conduct quarterly assessments and follow up after trigger events such as hospitalization, and that housing coordinators may assist with transitions to the community. On quality, she said states use CMS-related and HCBS benchmark measures covering service timeliness, care planning, transitions, and other outcomes, and that New Hampshire could build on existing metrics rather than starting from scratch. She also noted that rural areas face workforce and transportation challenges, which managed care plans try to address through technology and self-direction options.

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• If they are, let's, for example, let's say the graduation requirements in Iowa are much different than
• We would look at credits in Iowa and look at credits in Idaho and find classes that kind of mimic each

Committee: House Education

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• So instead of sending it all to Iowa and Chicago and them getting to utilize it for value-added, so thank
• This gives you a really good vision... ...from the north side of the property.

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum present and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity, which described North Dakota production as holding steady around 1.1 to 1.2 million barrels per day despite lower prices and market volatility. The presentation emphasized that efficiency gains, longer laterals, and improved completion technology are allowing operators to sustain output while activity shifts north in the Bakken. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, flaring, and enhanced oil recovery; the witness said gas is taxed by volume, most liquids are handled through oil lines or gas processing, and the state’s EOR pilot projects and new gas infrastructure are intended to help hold production flat and expand future recovery. The committee then received a presentation from the Tax Department on the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. The department explained that most of the federal changes were extensions of existing Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, but several items — including the larger standard deduction, senior deduction, tip and overtime exclusions, auto loan interest deduction, and business expensing changes — affect state collections. Revised estimates showed a smaller-than-expected impact on individual income tax, with the department suggesting a net cash effect in the range of roughly $30 million to $35 million when business and individual effects are combined, plus a possible one-time distortion from large oil-field transactions in fiscal year 2025. Members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns, and the department clarified that most of the individual provisions apply broadly, while the SALT-related item is itemizer-specific. OMB then reported on major capital projects and facility funding. Updates included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, augmented reality displays for the Rough Rider Hall of Fame, tree management and lighting studies, and restroom and parking reconfiguration in the tower. OMB also described security upgrades at the governor’s residence, where human remains were discovered on site and are being handled with historical and legal review. The state hospital project in Jamestown remains on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028, with costs currently estimated a little over $292 million and a line of credit expected to be drawn in April 2027. The North Central State Office Building in Minot is under construction, with a $5.6 million line of credit already accessed. OMB also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, noting about $1.1 million spent so far on projects such as the Liberty Memorial Building roof and foundation work, Capitol window replacement, boiler replacement, and kitchen remodeling. Finally, Legislative Council staff reviewed the interim compliance report on legislative intent and state trust funds. The report highlighted the status of multiple lines of credit, including those for the state hospital and Minot office building, and noted that the executive budget will likely need to include repayment planning for about $350 million of expected outstanding balances. Other updates included the Bank of North Dakota profit transfer schedule, litigation pool spending, the new Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship, the Missouri River Correctional Center planning effort, HHS items such as FMAP and child care assistance, Job Service’s unemployment insurance modernization project, and DPI school aid turnback estimates. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• of everyone that uses the roadways, I believe the Secretary's done a great job in providing some vision
• For example, in the Iowa DOT, They have about 6,000 units with us, and they deploy.

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• Living just across the border, I have seen untrained individuals come to Iowa and share stories, and
• </c><00:27:52.720><c> and</c> untrained individuals come to Iowa and untrained individuals come to Iowa
• So they appear to have happened in Iowa.
• Um, so they appear to have<00:46:32.760><c> happened</c><00:46:33.080><c> in</c><00:46:33.280><c> Iowa
• Um, I I I I I it have happened in Iowa.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Dillon, who was an Iowa Supreme Court justice, and he wrote A Treatise on Municipal Corporations in 1872
• Dillon, who was an Iowa Supreme Court justice, and he wrote A Treatise on Municipal Corporations in 1872
• Dillon, who was an Iowa Supreme Court justice, and he wrote A Treatise on Municipal Corporations in 1872
• Dillon, who was an Iowa Supreme Court justice, and he wrote A Treatise on Municipal Corporations in 1872
• Dillon, who was an Iowa Supreme Court justice, and he wrote A Treatise on Municipal Corporations in 1872

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• will show you quite visibly that Minnesota is way higher than our neighboring states: 36% more than Iowa
• neighboring states. states. states. 36%<00:08:29.600><c> more</c><00:08:29.840><c> than</c><00:08:30.040><c> Iowa
• ,</c> 36% more than Iowa, 36% more than Iowa, 657% 657% 657% more<00:08:34.159><c> expensive</c><00:08

Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press conference unveiling a package of affordability and tax-relief bills aimed at property taxes, taxes on tips and overtime, and vehicle registration costs. Leader Mark Johnson said the proposals were meant to counter rising costs for wages, homeownership, and driving, and argued that Democrats’ policies had made life more expensive. Several senators echoed that theme, saying Minnesotans need immediate relief and that the state has room to act because of a reported surplus. Senator Michael Kunesh described a property-tax cap bill that would limit increases for cities and counties to inflation plus 50% of population growth, with higher increases requiring voter approval. He said constituents, including seniors, a disabled veteran, and young people, are seeing unsustainable property-tax hikes, and he argued that state and federal mandates have driven local costs. In response to a question about added county workload from federal SNAP and Medicaid changes, he said the solution is both to pause new mandates and to cap property-tax growth. Senator Karin Housley outlined a proposal to end state taxes on tips and overtime, with deductions up to $25,000 for tips and $12,500 for overtime, phased out at $150,000 for individuals and $300,000 for families. She said the measure would help workers keep more of what they earn and would not cost small businesses directly. Senator John Jasinski proposed rolling back vehicle registration tab fees to pre-2023 levels, saying Minnesota’s fees are far higher than neighboring states and that the change would save drivers money over time. Senator Julia Coleman also supported the package, saying the bills would provide practical relief for families facing high housing, driving, and work-related costs. No votes were taken; the event ended with questions from reporters about fiscal impacts, offsets, and whether the proposals would worsen the state’s structural budget imbalance.

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• Hinojosa is a 1994 graduate from the University of Iowa College of Medicine.
• So there was a shooting in Iowa Colony, which is in my district in Brazoria County.
• Senator Middleton: ...in Iowa Colony, which is in my district in Brazoria County, close to Senator Huffman's

Bills: SJR36 , SR8 , SR14 , SR15 , SR17 , HCR54

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• He said that if a company came from Indiana or Iowa and had a plant there, he would like to see it headquartered
• in North Dakota, but if it wanted to spend money in Iowa too, there is no prohibition.
• But if they want to expand, say they did come from Indiana or Iowa or someplace, and they got a plant
• of here, get it, because if we're going to put money into it, but if they wanted to spend money in Iowa
• too, for 10, there's no prohibition. wanted to spend money in Iowa too for, there's no prohibition for

Committee: Joint Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board

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• Will this tie into the Iowa system then, or is this kind of the last link?
• Will this tie into the Iowa system then, or is this kind of the last link?
• And, uh, it... so it's... we currently have a trail going from Harmony down to the Iowa trail to hook
• in with the state of Iowa, which we're pretty excited about.
• </c><00:25:01.120><c> we're</c> in with the state of Iowa, which we're in with the state of Iowa, which

Bills: HF474 , HF218 , HF210 , HF441 , HF691 , HF720 , HF1068 , HF1314 , HF1465 , HF1860 , HF2046 , HF1389 , HF2404 , HF2854 , HF2985 , HF3128 , HF3103 , HF778 , HF3125

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• Uh Iowa and North Dakota also increase.
• </c><00:31:47.279><c> In</c><00:31:47.600><c> high</c> Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
• In high Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
• And I have, um, also Iowa in black and South Dakota in red.
• and black and South Dakota uh also Iowa and black and South Dakota and<01:05:41.760><c> red.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• 10:49.760><c> Kentucky,</c><00:10:50.320><c> Georgia,</c><00:10:51.120><c> and</c><00:10:51.440><c> Iowa
• </c> Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, and Iowa. Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, and Iowa.

Committee: Joint Economic and Workforce Development

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• The Midcontinent Rift system that runs through Minnesota from Lake Superior down to the Iowa border has
• </c><00:42:31.359><c> border</c><00:42:31.839><c> has</c><00:42:31.960><c> been</c> down to the Iowa
• border has been down to the Iowa border has been identified<00:42:32.920><c> by</c><00:42:33.040><c>
• which you can see Nebraska and Iowa which you can see there<00:42:49.040><c> on</c><00:42:49.400><c>
• the two hydrogen Nebraska um and Iowa the two hydrogen exploration<00:43:05.440><c> companies</c><00

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• ,</c><00:48:31.520><c> Kansas,</c> and south, the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, and south, the Dakotas, Iowa
• So, it's Minnesota-driven policy that's being implemented in North Dakota, Iowa, and elsewhere.
• </c><01:09:26.000><c> So,</c><01:09:26.799><c> renewable</c> like Texas and Iowa.
• So, renewable like Texas and Iowa.
• ,</c><01:10:20.080><c> and</c> implemented in North Dakota, Iowa, and implemented in North Dakota, Iowa

Bills: HF3298

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• Um, background I grew up in Iowa. >> I went to Iowa State University, studied landscape architecture,
• Thank you. background I grew up in Iowa state in background I grew up in Iowa state in Iowa.<00:02:11.840
• I went to Iowa State University, Iowa.
• So, like, I held up my Iowa State T-shirt.
• So, like I held up my Iowa State cool.

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• If you're an illegal immigrant who's living in Wisconsin, the Dakotas, or Iowa, you can come here to
• Wisconsin,<00:16:04.880><c> the</c><00:16:05.040><c> Dakotas,</c><00:16:05.519><c> or</c><00:16:05.680><c> Iowa
• ,</c><00:16:06.160><c> you</c><00:16:06.320><c> can</c> Wisconsin, the Dakotas, or Iowa, you can Wisconsin
• , the Dakotas, or Iowa, you can come<00:16:06.560><c> here</c><00:16:06.720><c> to</c><00:16:06.880><

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• As one federal prosecutor wrote about the Iowa Brady law, the Supreme Court has never said due process
• As one federal prosecutor wrote about the Iowa Brady law, the Supreme Court has never said due process
• As one federal prosecutor wrote about the Iowa Brady law, the Supreme Court has never said due process
• As one federal prosecutor wrote about the Iowa Brady law, the Supreme Court has never said due process
• As one federal prosecutor wrote about the Iowa Brady law, the Supreme Court has never said due process

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• But nonetheless, the tax rate in Iowa is zero. The tax rate in Kansas is zero.
• But nonetheless, the tax rate in Iowa is zero. The tax rate in Kansas is zero.
• We know that Iowa has county rule, and they set their setbacks; their commissioners are allowed that
• We've worked on it in Iowa. We're working on it in Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
• We've worked on it in Iowa. We're working on in Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota.

Committee: House Utilities