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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/16/2026 - Finance Advisory Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- What it is the result of is that Firms have become much more conservative in their hiring.
- And then really across the board for all BLS programs... And so that can cause some issues.
- And then really across the board for all BLS programs, we're seeing lower response rates.
- And again, not just for the monthly employment reports, but for nearly every survey program within BLS
- For nearly every survey program within BLS. So that's an issue.
Summary:
At the April meeting of the Finance Advisory Committee, staff presented an updated state revenue forecast that was more cautious than January’s because of heightened economic uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict and broader national risks. The general fund’s available resources were revised down from $577 million in January to $378 million in the April forecast, with the lower estimate driven by reduced revenue projections while spending assumptions were unchanged. Staff said the outlook depends heavily on how long the Middle East conflict lasts and noted that a prolonged disruption could weaken the forecast further, while a quick resolution could improve conditions.
George Hammond of the University of Arizona gave a broad economic overview, highlighting geopolitical risk, elevated oil and gasoline prices, sticky inflation, weak Arizona job growth, and uncertainty around federal policy, tariffs, immigration, and AI-related investment. He said Arizona’s recent job growth has been very weak and concentrated mainly in health services, while most other sectors lost jobs, and he attributed much of the slowdown to low hiring rather than layoffs. He also discussed population growth, noting that Arizona remains above the national average but is increasingly dependent on net migration as natural increase slows, and he warned that housing affordability remains strained even as Phoenix inflation has moderated.
Panelists generally echoed the cautious outlook but pointed to some offsets. Liz St. Clair said Arizona’s near-term revenues could benefit from tourism tied to spring training and the Final Four, though higher fuel costs could dampen discretionary spending. Other panelists noted that the federal policy environment, tariffs, and immigration changes are likely to restrain growth, while productivity gains, especially from technology and AI, may help businesses maintain output. Several members also discussed housing, saying single-family permits have fallen while rental supply has improved affordability, and they raised concerns about labor-force growth, wage disparities, and the reliability of recent employment data revisions. No formal votes or actions were taken.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/16/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Underwriters Laboratories set the standard that we honestly view as a pretty conservative standard, but
- Underwriters Laboratories set the standard that we honestly view as a pretty conservative standard, but
- :34:41.000><c> investment,</c> called a program-related investment, called a program-related investment
- Rebuilding them efficiently and providing for future grid flexibility serves the public interest.
- Rebuilding them efficiently and providing for future grid flexibility serves the public interest.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, we also have here with us today guests of Secretary Hudson, the Conservative Student Union of
- The Conservative Student Union of Hendrix College, if you could stand.
- This has to do with the waste tire program. In the governor's letter, there was... ADEQ.
- This has to do with the waste tire program.
Committee:
All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Summary:
The Joint Budget Committee met to consider several budget-related items and amendments. An amendment to Senate Bill 30 concerning the Office of the Governor, offered by Senator Rice, would have canceled funding for a senior advisor position tied to former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri; Senator Rice and Representative Wooten criticized the position’s cost and Profiri’s lack of responsiveness to the legislature and taxpayers. The chair referred that amendment to the personnel committee for review, and other members were told further discussion would occur there.
The committee also referred an amendment by Senator Johnson related to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism to special language, and referred House Bill 1080 by Representative Ladyman for the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, to special language as well. In other business, Senator Dismang explained a revised special language amendment for ADEQ’s waste tire program to correct a timing issue in the governor’s letter; the committee suspended the rules so it could be considered and then referred it to special language for the next day’s agenda.
The meeting included recognition of student guests from Jonesboro High School and Hendrix College. No substantive votes were taken on the contested personnel amendment, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene the next morning.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. May 1st, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- And I hope that I have resolution in the near future.
- They purged conservatives and Christians with their shot mandates. Brilliant planning, actually.
- It sounds like, if true, it might be one of the challenges in the program.
- I'm talking about the future.
- I've worked with acquirers, program managers in that process.
Keywords:
Department of Defense, nominations, Matthew Lohmeyer, Justin Overbaugh, global security, military readiness, NATO, Russia, China, defense infrastructure
Summary:
The meeting was primarily focused on discussing nominations for key positions within the Department of Defense, specifically for roles such as the Undersecretary of the Air Force and the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Senators expressed urgent concerns about global security threats, the need for robust military readiness, and the emphasis on effective collaboration with NATO allies amidst rising tensions with adversaries such as Russia and China. Several senators highlighted the challenges facing military infrastructure and defense capabilities, suggesting a critical need for improvements and investment in these areas to ensure national security.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- , and... ...enhances essential public programs, and invests in long-term resilience of the state.
- ... step to maintain stability and protect key programs during a period of federal uncertainty.
- funding for programs like Pūnana Leo, Tūtū and Me.
- None of those guys that was out there was participating in the needle exchange program.
- So, again, this is another program.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a program manager at the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and the Executive Officer
- I am the Trades Program Director for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses in the Building
- Code, or IRC; the International Existing Building Code, or IEBC; and the International Energy Conservation
- Key changes to the International Energy Conservation Code, or the IECC, and I'm almost done, so just
- Key changes to the International Energy Conservation Code or the IECC, and I'm almost done, so just hold
Committee:
House Business
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 20th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we receive from our previous generations, that they struggled through hardships so that we, their future
- These two universal programs are essential in ensuring that residents in rural California have access
- Both programs have been reauthorized multiple times by the Legislature.
- In the face of structural budget deficits and reductions to core safety net programs from Medi-Cal to
- This is to protect the evidentiary value of those ballots for future investigations or audits.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:09 am
Transcript Highlights:
- So the strain on New Mexico's transportation funds will get worse in the future.
- I don't want to undermine the five programs that they funded last year.
- But I don't want to undermine the five programs that they funded last year.
- I don't want to undermine the five programs that they funded last year.
- So the projects are identified along I-40 here on out that we're programmed, that we're programming in
Summary:
The committee first heard TRIP’s annual New Mexico transportation report from Carolyn Boniface Kelly, which described deteriorating roads and bridges, congestion, safety concerns, and a large transportation funding gap. The report said more than half of major roads statewide are in poor or mediocre condition, over 170 bridges are rated poor, congestion costs drivers significant time and money, and traffic crashes and road conditions impose billions in annual costs. Members broadly agreed the report underscored the need for more stable transportation funding, with several noting the state’s recurring underinvestment and the safety risks to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 2, a transportation bonding and revenue package. Senator Gonzales and Governor’s office and NMDOT representatives said the bill would authorize about $1.5 billion in additional bond debt for ready-to-go highway projects, while also increasing certain motor vehicle excise, registration, weight-distance, and EV-related fees to help support debt service and transportation funding. Supporters, including contractors, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber, the Department of Finance and Administration, and transportation officials, argued the bill would improve safety, economic development, project delivery, and funding stability, and help preserve federal dollars. Opponents, including the Rio Grande Foundation and some committee members, objected to the tax and fee increases, argued the state should use existing surpluses or other funds instead, and raised concerns about impacts on families, businesses, and local governments.
Committee members questioned how projects would be selected, how the new fees were calculated, how EV surcharges would work, and whether local government distributions would be affected. NMDOT said the projects would be reported to the legislature annually, selected using crash data, asset management, and project readiness, but bond approval would remain with the State Transportation Commission. After debate, Representative Romero moved do pass on SB 2 as amended, Representative Hochman-Vigil seconded, and the committee approved the bill 7-2, with Representatives Brown and Dow voting no and several members expressing reservations despite supporting the need for transportation investment.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- President and Senator Munoz, whenever it says to acquire property for a future State Fair site?
- However, the bulk of these programs involve state subsidies for these low-income folks.
- So, these programs are different depending upon what the issue is and the difference in the states.
- will come to the PRC if they have a good program to sign.
- low-income or programs or rates.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 7, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- There are actually eight FTEs that work with this, but no expansion of that is necessary in the future
- So that's where the conservative estimate has been $52 million annually that it is saving.
- That is something that's a specific program set up. This is a different course.
- If it finds the debt qualifies for the facility's charity care program.
- He was in recovery, and he had hope for his future. But on August 10, everything changed.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee heard and passed several bills. HB 293 would codify the Office of Faith and Community in the Executive Office of the Governor, create a liaison and advisory council, and was supported by faith-based and nonprofit groups; some members questioned possible duplication with existing services and the source of any future funding, but the bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 547 would create an exception to the 30-day notice requirement before hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers sell medical debt when the debt buyer agrees not to use interest, fees, or extraordinary collection actions and must return charity-care-eligible debt; it passed unanimously after brief support testimony. CS/HB 1553 would require reporting of uterine fibroid data to the Department of Health to create a de-identified public database and reauthorize funding for implementation; it also passed 24-0, with members noting the earlier database mandate had not been carried out.
The committee then took up CS/HB 1195, “Gage’s Law,” which would require hospitals and hospital-based emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine drug screens for suspected overdose or poisoning cases. The bill was presented as a response to overdose deaths and the need to better detect fentanyl, and emotional testimony from a parent described a son’s death after a hospital did not test for fentanyl. Members from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing stigma, the need for better treatment and data, and the potential to save lives; the bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 47 on child care and early learning providers would streamline inspections, speed background screening, offer free online training/testing, update definitions, protect certain family child care homes from insurance issues, and create a license-exempt category for employer-provided child care; after questions about parent notice, database listing, background checks, and insurance, an amendment was adopted and the bill passed 24-0 as amended.
Finally, CS/HB 647 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to sign death certificates in hospice settings, addressing delays that can leave families waiting to complete burial arrangements. Support testimony came from advocacy and hospice groups, and members cited the bill’s importance for families and religious burial timelines. The bill passed 23-0. The committee then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- , and pilot program.
- This program is fully subscribed.
- I don't mind these programs. ...I don't mind these programs being suggested and allowing schools to do
- As we heard earlier, the meal program for the free and reduced-price lunch meal program, the additional
- There are a lot of different programs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In providing the necessary tools to strengthen oversight and protect program integrity.
- ABE programs may be approved for up to six years under this change.
- Current statute limits ABE program approval to only up to five years.
- available that require a six-year program term.
- This can be for programs administered by the Ministry of Health.
Committee:
House Education Policy
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 107 May 1st, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:20:57.800><c> trust</c> from the species conservation trust from the species conservation trust
- But we also ought to be thinking about the future employers.
- ,</c> thinking a little bit about our future, thinking a little bit about our future, the<02:40:01.200
- One, it updates law enforcement academy training programs through an Attorney General mandate.
- One, it updates law enforcement academy training programs through an Attorney General mandate.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debate on a bill to require athletic team designations based on biological sex at birth 4/7/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have a responsibility to protect future female athletes, our daughters, our granddaughters, our
- Thank you. future female athletes, our daughters, future female athletes, our daughters, our<00:15:26.320
- </c> our futures. our futures.
- </c> create safe spaces for future create safe spaces for future generations<01:20:51.320><c> of</c><
- And also that conservative bastion that we all have come to know and love, the UN, thinks it's pretty
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Her dedication, especially through her journalism program, has shaped students into future writers, editors
- </c> fund the program through provider taxes. fund the program through provider taxes.
- the program from our state.
- </c> want to emphasize about the program. want to emphasize about the program.
- </c> relating to their protection and future. relating to their protection and future.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Community health worker is a benefit in the Medi-Cal program.
- A lot of this new program around outreach is certainly laudable.
- $7 billion net General Fund to support the Medi-Cal program.
- Medicaid is more than a program. It is dignity. It is independence.
- Another important program we operate is our Medi-Cal Doula Program in Ventura County.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I have to be, I'm a fiscal conservative.
- So, I to be I'm a fiscal conservative.
- </c> in the future. And that's all I have. in the future. And that's all I have.
- </c> compassionate program with guardrails. compassionate program with guardrails.
- And in within that prevention program.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That's something we'll get to in the future.
- So we're usually not focused on a large incentive program.
- You've sort of heard about what we do with these programs.
- Or how should I think about investing in the future?
- So that will start in the near future.
Committee:
House State Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I was director of training for one of the contractors, and I've managed programs there on critical programs
- that needed to be built on certain specific... ...programs there on critical programs that needed to
- Ronald Reagan said a government that borrows to pay for its current expenses is mortgaging its future
- It says Idaho believes future generations deserve better.
- Together we, the people of Idaho, can forge a future where that freedom is enshrined for generations
Summary:
The Senate met with all 35 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. Several guests and school groups were recognized throughout the day, and the chamber later paused for an Idaho Day celebration featuring historical remarks, music, and presentations on Idaho history and agriculture.
In floor action, the Senate adopted House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring fallen firefighters Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood and John Morrison, Jr., and recognizing the recovery of Engineer David Tisdell. It also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 encouraging advancement of used nuclear fuel reprocessing in Idaho and supporting the state’s role at the Idaho National Laboratory, and Senate Joint Memorial 112 urging Congress to pursue a balanced budget amendment and fiscal discipline. The Senate then introduced several new bills, including measures on appropriations, administrative rules, elections, pharmacy benefit managers, utilities, abortion trafficking, educator disclosure, and whistleblower protections.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 1241, as amended, which protects working animals and clarifies its applicability; supporters described it as preserving Idaho’s agricultural and Western heritage while preserving local authority over health, safety, and animal care. The Committee of the Whole later considered Senate Bills 1224, 1326, and 1340, adopted amendments to each, and reported them back without recommendation, while several other bills were held in place or reported as progressing. The Senate adopted the committee report and then adjourned until the next day.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Aug 25th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- A piece of this program, at least in the future as well.
- The federal program supports affordability; currently, the state program does not.
- We are proposing that there could be a program here, a broadband support program, and we have a mechanism
- One of the things I would say is there's already a program, the Low-Income Telephone Assistance Program
- The efficacy of those programs is unknown.