Video & Transcript Research : 'Duluth Promise'
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Tom Warner, Executive Director of the Duluth Airport Authority.
- The aviation cluster centered around Duluth International Airport contributes $1.4 billion in annual
- Duluth is by far the largest, and the mix. We have a company, Cirrus, that uses it all the time.
- And if you look at the letters of support, when you get the city of Duluth and St.
- Are there any implementations of having a direct flight to Puerto Rico from the Duluth airport?
Bills:
HF1972, HF229, HF1090, HF1084, HF1307, HF1274, HF1609, HF2110, HF211, HF216, HF222, HF224, HF225, HF203, HF206, HF207, HF208, HF227, HF246, HF427, HF466, HF502, HF680, HF971
Keywords:
community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- As it relates to when we extended the dine to apply for Oklahoma's Promise to December 31st of the student
Keywords:
firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And we made this Northstar Promise.
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program strain on the Northstar Promise program strain on the Northstar Promise - increasing the pressure to Northstar Promise tremendously.
- increasing the pressure to Northstar Promise tremendously.
- increasing the pressure to Northstar Promise tremendously.
Keywords:
firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry
TX
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
MN
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North House file 4311 for the Duluth North House file 4311 for the Duluth North - Duluth North Shore Sanitary District. Duluth North Shore Sanitary District.
- My name is Tom Werner, Executive Director of the Duluth Airport Authority.
- My name is Tom Werner, Executive Director of the Duluth Airport Authority.
- My name is Tom Werner, Executive Director of the Duluth Airport Authority.
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HF4156, HF3835, HF3995, HF4383, HF4091, HF4084, HF4311, HF198, HF4486, HF4302, HF4309, HF4032, HF3855, HF3673, HF4265, HF4012, HF4339, HF4298, HF3852
Keywords:
infrastructure, wastewater, stormwater, Buhl, state bonds, appropriations, economic development, water infrastructure, grants, capital investment, funding, state regulation, Frazee, North River Drive, infrastructure improvements, HF4383, Minnesota capital investment, bonding bill, Department of Natural Resources, DNR
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hied Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Promise. Uh that's how I would read it. Promise. Uh that's how I would read it.
- requirements for the North Star Promise requirements for the North Star Promise and<00:29:49.240
- programs including North Star Promise programs including North Star Promise and<00:37:24.680>
- of June 1st, 2026 for Northstar Promise. of June 1st, 2026 for Northstar Promise.
- Promise. Promise.
Keywords:
undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium
OK
Bills:
SB683, SB1579, SB1389, SB1387, SB1390, SB1391, SB2063, SB1829, SB2060, SB1842, SB1398, SB1212, SB2158, SB102
Keywords:
education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We are located 35 to 40 miles from Duluth, Cloquet, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, and Moose Lake, and due to
- I promise this is my last one for today. I appreciate the opportunity.
Bills:
HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602
Keywords:
HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- region to create the Duluth Promise, a new initiative that we'll be launching in the fall, and an opportunity
- And so the Duluth Promise will launch as a way that we continue to think about the holistic work that
- That is the North Star Promise.
- That is the North Star Promise.
- That is the North Star Promise.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies the Oklahoma promise language as it relates to homeschool students after we moved the December
Bills:
HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB3834, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB4003, HB4118, HB4326, HB4346, HB4421
Keywords:
behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Now take, for example, the city of Duluth, which is located in St. Louis County. St.
- Now, take for example the city of Duluth, which is located in St. Louis County. St.
- And then to your point, we heard testimony about a city not being allowed hunting in downtown Duluth.
- And then to your point, we heard testimony about a city not being allowed hunting in downtown Duluth.
- Not being allowed hunting in downtown Duluth.
Keywords:
water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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to <00:37:23.480>not <00:37:23.680>get <00: - It was the pride of the North, and it was in Duluth.
- It was the pride of the North, and it was in Duluth.
- It was the pride of the North, and it was in Duluth.
- It was the pride of the North, and it was in Duluth.
Keywords:
unemployment benefits, iron ore mining, economic support, workforce development, Minnesota, unemployment insurance, deferred resignation, employment, worker rights, benefits eligibility, Ellsworth Independent School District, ISD 514, school construction, school renovation, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, construction materials, HVAC replacement, boiler replacement, window replacement
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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award rationing their norstar promise award rationing their norstar promise - We're going to shift to talking a little bit about Northstar Promise and Northstar Promise Plus.
- I promise to be brief.
Summary:
The committee received an informational presentation from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education on the State Grant program and governor-recommended changes, with some discussion of North Star Promise. Staff explained that State Grant is the state’s largest financial aid program, intended to promote college access and choice for students with the highest financial need, and that it works alongside Pell Grants. They reviewed program eligibility, award calculation, and participation rules, and noted that the program serves a large share of low- and middle-income students, including many dependent students, student parents, BIPOC students, and adult learners. They also described how awards and spending are distributed across public and private institutions and how the agency projects spending using enrollment, tuition, and FAFSA data.
A major focus was the current fiscal-year deficit in State Grant. Staff said the program is experiencing a shortfall driven by higher-than-expected enrollment, more students with greater financial need, and major FAFSA formula changes that increased the number of applicants with zero or negative student aid index values. They said the office has already rationed awards where allowed and imposed a FAFSA deadline for spring awards, and does not expect to fund some awards. Officials explained that if the program projects a surplus, they typically adjust the living and miscellaneous expense allowance to spend down funds; if it projects a deficit, they can increase student and family responsibility to reduce award sizes, but the program must stay within its appropriation.
Senator Duckworth asked several questions about whether unused funds could be transferred between State Grant and North Star Promise, and how the two programs are treated. Staff said State Grant funds revert to the general fund at the end of the biennium, while North Star Promise uses a special revenue account, and that transfers may be possible but would need clarification under current authority. They referenced a prior legislative transfer from North Star Promise funds to cover a shortfall in the Fostering Independence Grant and said they would follow up on the exact transfer authority. No votes or formal actions were taken during the presentation and discussion.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Last year, we expanded Oklahoma's promise for children of certified teachers.
- I know that Oklahoma's legislative body thinks a lot of Oklahoma Promise. We've extended it.
- Body thinks a lot of Oklahoma Promise. We've extended it.
- Then, there's no need to qualify for Oklahoma Promise.
- The Oklahoma Promise is a tremendous program benefiting so many students in our great state who want
Bills:
HB3674, HB4326, HB4331, HB3029, HB2963, HB3551, HB2973, HB3019, HB3461, HB2961, HB3261, HB3759, HB3429, HB3069, HB3372, HB3705
Keywords:
school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/28/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Cloud to Duluth, from Duluth to Fergus Falls to Alexandria.
- And those promises were not Democrat or Republican. They were bipartisan promises.
- promises promises to.<02:56:42.800>
And <02:56:42.960>those <02:56:43.200>promises< - And those promises were not de to.
- children we promised. children we promised.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 28th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To start off, just to go through some of the appropriations in the Duluth area, we are funding an air
- Cloud to Duluth, from Duluth to Fergus Falls, to Alexandria.
- And I want to say thank you for the Duluth Airport Tower.
- That international Duluth Airport Tower is 70 years old.
- Students from the North Star Promise based on their lack of immigration status alone.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Joint House Higher Education Finance and Policy and Senate Higher Education Committee 3/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe in the University of Minnesota's promise, and I'm ready to bring my skills, lived experience
- and I'm ready to Minnesota's promise and I'm ready to bring<00:10:29.079>
my <00:10:29.440> - So I actually ended up going to Morris, Duluth, Crookston, Rochester, and the Twin Cities campus to talk
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of state to fulfill the promise of state to fulfill the promise of education - thank you and I will note for promise thank you and I will note for the<00:37:20.319>
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And I can tell from Sandy Hook Promise.
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data <00: - Let's keep our promises to students and to families.
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navigating In Duluth, we currently are navigating In Duluth, we currently
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Take, for example, the city of Duluth. Duluth is located in St.
- However, I can't go to downtown Duluth and hunt deer with a rifle or shotgun. Why?
- Because the city of Duluth has taken advantage of the current law and state statute to control the discharge
- There was testimony about a city not allowing hunting in downtown Duluth.
- I'm sure there are other reasons that you can't shoot deer in downtown Duluth other than the exemption
Keywords:
water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/06/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- So thank you for your time, and I'm going to turn it over to my colleague, Jill Keers from Duluth HRA
- And you need emergency repairs in Duluth when your furnace goes out in the middle of the winter or you
- Between 2023 and 2025, the Duluth HRA will have added 128 units of housing to Duluth: 18 units at Fairmont
- The Duluth HRA thanks you, and Minnesota NAHRO thanks you.
- And maybe in Duluth they're older.
Summary:
The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard presentations focused on public housing and related funding needs, with testimony from Minnesota NAHRO and several local housing authorities. Melissa Taphorn described the role of housing authorities statewide, including public housing, vouchers, CDBG/HOME funds, Bridges, and HEAT, and emphasized that public housing serves over 36,000 low-income Minnesotans, many of whom are seniors, people with disabilities, or children. She said federal operating and capital funds are insufficient, creating deferred maintenance backlogs, and noted that Minnesota’s public housing capital needs over a five-year period were about $500 million, with nearly $200 million unmet. She also discussed federal uncertainty, including a recent HUD funding freeze notice, possible changes to fair housing requirements, RAD repositioning options, and Build America, Buy America costs.
Committee members asked about tenant rent calculations and the populations served. Testimony clarified that public housing residents generally pay 30% of monthly income, with utility allowances factored in, and that the average tenant rent in Minnesota is about $399. Members also heard that about 65% of public housing households are seniors or people with disabilities, while about 35% are families. The committee then heard examples of how state POP grants have been used to preserve public housing stock. Kurt Kina of the Red Wing HRA described multiple POP-funded projects that replaced windows, upgraded heating and cooling, and modernized electrical systems in a 100-resident high-rise, saying the work was essential to keep the building viable.
Louise Siba of the St. Paul PHA testified that St. Paul’s authority serves nearly 22,000 people through more than 4,200 public housing units and over 5,200 vouchers, with most townhomes and high-rises serving elderly or disabled residents. She said St. Paul PHA has received nearly $16 million in POP funding since 2012, including about $8.5 million last year, and that those funds enabled major life-safety and modernization projects such as the Denan Terrace renovation and boiler, plumbing, and interior upgrades in high-rises. Jill Keers of the Duluth HRA described a broader set of housing programs, including vouchers, rehab loans, emergency repair funds, construction training, and development. She said Duluth HRA is adding 128 housing units between 2023 and 2025, including mixed-income rentals, senior housing, and family townhomes, and stressed that state investment through POP and other programs is necessary to keep housing affordable and safe.