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• The section also contains a 12-year, 50% reduction in net tax capacity for hangars and other airport
• Also, I know you had the unenviable task of having to look at some budget reductions, and some of those
• So if we're going to go through with this massive reduction, and you're talking about a 45% reduction
• While this two-year funding increase was most appreciated, the reduction to $12 million this year and
• Very quickly, just want to amplify again the reduction...

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• These cuts have had lasting impacts on our students and staff, including staff reductions: 40% of 3.2
• Maintenance and purchase reductions: technology expenditures have been reduced, and the purchase of 10
• If we were to maintain that same $600 per pupil request, this legislation's proposed 31.4% reduction
• Riley laid out a number of the reductions and tough choices we've had to make.
• This is... we're facing a $6 billion deficit.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• the actual cost of insurance, which is rising at about 3% right now, from what they're calling a deficit
• We have seen a reduction in that.
• universal access, access, meal quality standards, such as local ingredients, scratch cooking, and reduction
• PED interprets this deficit as a positive, given that these food waste reduction strategies were not
• These are for individuals who aren't eligible for Medicaid but still have a financial deficit, aren't

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• present House File 10 before you this afternoon, with the sole purpose of addressing our looming budget deficit
• Members, addressing our looming budget deficit in Minnesota, with over $5 billion projected as a deficit
• She said the current proposed budget cuts, such as reductions in disability waivers and special education
• :17:55.400> as current proposed budget cuts such as current proposed budget cuts such as reductions
• in disability waivers and reductions in disability waivers and special<00:17:57.840> education

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and growing deficits over the next three to five years because of declining enrollments, changes in
• We cannot transform deficit narratives without Indigenous role models in our classrooms.
• Like many speakers today, I too am here to speak about House Bill 63 and the reduction in funding.
• . concern about the unintended consequences of HB 63, particularly the reduction.
• Abrupt funding reductions threaten the stability of successful schools like NMIS and undermine the years

Keywords: 996, all

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• One of the concerns about this would be some of those reductions, and if all of you remember, we have
• One of the concerns about this would be some of those reductions, and if all of you remember, we have
• And we are concerned about reductions in the mini grants that we have at this time.
• <00:19:28.720> deficit<00:19:29.480> uh<00:19:29.600> particularly budget deficit
• deficit uh particularly budget deficit deficit uh particularly in<00:19:30.360> Staffing<00:19

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's about a $1.3 billion reduction in spending.
• <00:26:07.000> in um about a $1.3 billion reduction in um about a $1.3 billion reduction in
• and is looking for areas to work with that deficit.
• Representative Keeler said she is really concerned about the reduction.
• really concerned about the reduction really concerned about the reduction I've<01:44:12.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and 354.5 FTE vacancy reductions for over 180 days.
• Of these totals, the public safety silo represents 52.5 FTE reductions and over $3.5 million.
• These public safety reductions include recurring-based budget funds or excess trust fund authority that
• These public safety reductions include recurring-based budget funds or excess trust fund authority that
• Any particular facilities that you'd like to single out that are going through these deficits, that are

Summary: The committee received a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-2027 public safety budget, which totals $8.2 billion for the public safety silo and includes funding for the Departments of Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, and Corrections, along with courts and legal affairs. The Governor’s Office highlighted recurring reductions and vacancy eliminations, while agency heads outlined their major requests: FDLE sought funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert-system upgrades, alcohol testing modernization, officer wellness, criminal intelligence, and immigration-related intelligence work; DJJ requested money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential services, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requested major increases for officer pay, additional staff, facility construction and maintenance, communications upgrades, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members questioned FDLE about immigration enforcement and public records burdens, and DOC about staffing, capacity, mental health services, contraband, housing, and whether prison beds were being used for immigration detainees. Public testimony also urged better prison conditions and basic necessities for incarcerated people. The committee then took up and reported favorably CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would strengthen penalties and clarify that a person may not resist an officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties. An amendment conforming the bill to House language was adopted, and the bill passed with Senator Smith voting no. The committee also adopted an amendment and reported favorably CS/SB 54, which concerns use of substances affecting cognitive function and limits certain medical-record disclosures to information relevant to investigations of violent offenders; Senator Smith voted no on that measure as well. Next, the committee considered Senator Berman’s bills on domestic and dating violence. CS/SB 296 would direct a study of a secure web-based alert platform for victims, including a discreet phone-number/code system and geolocation support, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims. The bill drew emotional support testimony from survivors and advocates describing the dangers victims face when trying to leave abusive situations, and it was reported favorably. Its companion, CS/SB 298, would extend public-records protections in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims; it was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• Some of you guys like about the deficit.
• to talk about the deficit, the national debt.
• , facing us now, the looming uh deficits, facing us now, the looming uh deficits, we<01:55:25.119
• We have made deficit of $6 billion.
• right now to have a $6 billion deficit. right now to have a $6 billion deficit.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And it just is amazing to me that even when we are facing a deficit, the majority still does not want
• And it was difficult to see them just get the increase that they're asking for without any reductions
• And it just is amazing to me that even when we are facing a deficit, the majority still does not want
• And it was difficult to see them just get the increase that they're asking for without any reductions
• asking for uh without any reductions asking for uh without any reductions compared<00:23:11.679>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So that's a fairly substantial reduction.
• directed payment reduction.
• and directed payment reduction.
• That's about a 40 million dollar reduction. And then the net reduction of 13.5 million by FY 34.
• to sort of drive the most reductions in the HDA revenue.

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• Our budget cannot deficit spend. The states can't deficit spend.
• It's that we cannot deficit spend at the state level.
• However, on the federal level, you can deficit spend, and I won't get into all the complications of the
• But basically, in H.R. 1, there is a measure of deficit spending.
• They were looking at revenue to try and fund the tax reductions and all that you've heard about in the

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• <01:05:13.920> aid, aid, AIS aid, disparity reduction aid, aid, AIS aid, disparity reduction
• > in<01:16:43.040> our<01:16:43.199> population<01:16:43.679> and reduction
• in our in our population and reduction in our in our population and it<01:16:44.080> it's<01:
• Um that came about for billion deficit.
• <01:28:36.080> that's uh looks like extensive deficit that's uh looks like extensive deficit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Instead, the Ely Public School District is looking at approximately $460,000 in budget reductions for
• Our financial projections have a $3.3 million deficit for next school year, that is inclusive of the
• Our financial projections have a $3.3 million deficit for next school year, that is inclusive of the
• Our financial projections have a $3.3 million deficit for next school year, that is inclusive of the
• Our financial projections have a $3.3 million deficit for next school year, that is inclusive of the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• states, and we are seeing improvements in the quality of life of the residents, and data shows a reduction
• are designed to accomplish outcomes such as functional, adaptive, and social skills, as well as a reduction
• HCS is just so grossly underfunded, and at Mary Lee Foundation, we're operating a major deficit that
• We're seeing improvements in the quality of life of the residents, and data shows a reduction in overall
• At Mary Lee, we're operating at a major deficit that has to be supplemented by donations and savings.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Representative Eskamani, just to be clear, you are referring to the 10% to 5% reduction.
• in response time, but a reduction in training on how to respond with the new technology.
• You're going to see a reduction in staff.
• You're going to see a reduction in staff.
• , a major deficit, and it's going to negatively impact services.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• After an early deficit, the Knights surged ahead with a dominant first-quarter run.
• Our interest is deficit to 3% of GDP.
• <03:36:22.239> down So, yay, we've gotten the deficit down So, yay, we've gotten the deficit
• <03:48:52.000> Now deficit we book as $1.7 trillion.
• Now deficit we book as $1.7 trillion.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• it's used um but making a reduction it's used um but making a reduction Herer<02:41:59.479> cutting
• So for me, this is the first time that I'm seeing a deficit.
• So if she misses that lapse, then the deficit is going to be a lot larger. Correct.
• So if she misses that lapse, then the deficit is going to be a lot larger. Correct.
• They projected a $4 million deficit for this next upcoming two years.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education. Department of Education testimony said the bill’s definition would conflict with the federal definition and be unusually restrictive, potentially affecting curriculum, educator training, and many existing state requirements. The department said it could force a broad overhaul of school programs and create a need for at least one new state position, with local districts likely facing significant unbudgeted costs. Members raised concerns about impacts on federal pass-through funding, curriculum materials, and whether the bill was workable at all. Several members said the proposal would be too costly and difficult to implement, especially during a tight budget cycle. Representative Papovich moved to retain HB 129, and the motion passed 7-0. Members who supported retention said they wanted to set the bill aside because of the scale of the concerns, while also stating they did not support the bill as written. The committee then opened HB 133, dealing with DMV follow-up on residency and licensing issues tied to voting and other interactions. Department of Safety/DMV officials said the bill would require a $40,000 technology update plus a full-time position to handle manual correspondence and review of possible matches, and that postage was not included in the fiscal note. They said the bill’s 60-day residency trigger is vague, that the DMV would be acting outside its normal role by investigating status after the fact, and that the measure could create privacy and operational problems. Members questioned whether the bill would effectively force people to buy a driver’s license to vote, whether non-driver and voter ID options would avoid that concern, and whether the Secretary of State rather than DMV would be the more appropriate agency to handle any follow-up.

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• Today we're managing over 140,000 cases, and without this adjustment, we risk a deficit that would limit
• a deficit that would limit our ability to complete these determinations for vulnerable Floridians.
• We experienced a reduction in the base budget for the Division of Disability Determinations.
• realignment of general revenue and trust fund appropriations to address projected surpluses and deficits
• services to individuals and Medicaid long-term care budget entities to address projective surpluses and deficits

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And we saw that there were reductions in speeds after that.
• But in particular, we saw the biggest reductions in speeds at the highest end.
• But we also saw reductions outside of the downtown.
• So we saw a reduction in speed, but even more importantly, we saw a big reduction in the odds of speeding
• We did see there was still a smaller, but still there, reduction in exceeding the speed limit.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met on October 16, 2025, for a budget and revenue overview, a traffic safety presentation, and a discussion of potential transit and active transportation grant programs. Committee staff reviewed the adopted 2025-27 transportation budget, noting $15.5 billion in expenditures, the large share for WSDOT, and the mix of revenue sources including fuel tax, vehicle-related fees, federal funds, Climate Commitment Act revenue, and new 2025 revenues from SB 5801 and SB 5802. Staff said the 2025 session produced a balanced four-year plan, preserved major project schedules, maintained highway preservation funding, and added money for culverts, local preservation, and other priorities. They also described a September forecast showing lower motor fuel consumption than previously expected, but still enough revenue growth to keep the transportation plan balanced. For the 2026 supplemental, staff said agency requests were relatively modest overall, with most capital requests reflecting reappropriations and timing shifts rather than new projects, while WSDOT’s addendum identified much larger future needs for maintenance, preservation, paving, culverts, and safety work. Senators asked for more detail on how revenues are distributed by fund type and geography, how much of the maintenance and preservation request is actual maintenance versus equipment, whether paving needs could be supported through bonding, and how electric vehicle sales trends might affect forecasts. The committee then heard a remote presentation from Dr. Jessica Chikino of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on traffic safety trends and countermeasures. She said U.S. traffic fatalities have risen sharply over the past decade, with especially large increases for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists, and argued that the U.S. lags other high-income countries in roadway safety. Her presentation highlighted IIHS’s “30 by 30” goal to reduce fatalities 30% by 2030 through safer speeds, stronger impaired-driving countermeasures, better pedestrian protection, and safer commercial vehicles. She discussed research linking higher speed limits to higher fatality risk, the benefits of lower urban speed limits, speed safety cameras, traffic calming, lighting, pedestrian beacons, and safer intersection design. She also described ongoing work with Bellevue on smart signal technology and pedestrian safety pilots. Committee members thanked her for the presentation and said they would share the materials with others. In the final work session, the committee revisited transit and active transportation grant concepts that had been included in the Senate budget proposal but did not advance in 2025. Barb Chamberlain of WSDOT’s Active Transportation Division explained how grant programs need runway, staff capacity, applicant readiness, and clear criteria, and compared program design to getting a plane off the ground. She discussed the proposed Senior Transportation Emphasis Program and regional trails/cycle highways concepts, noting that some projects could be structured as funding-first programs while others would work better as project-line or project-first models. She said regional trail projects are already eligible under existing programs but often score lower because current criteria emphasize safety and population served. Justin Leighton of the Washington State Transit Association then reviewed transit grant programs and argued that transit safety and security needs remain underfunded, including operator barriers, lighting, shelters, behavioral health coordination, and non-uniformed security staff. He said many transit capital programs are oversubscribed, that operator barrier retrofits alone could cost $20 million to $30 million, and that agencies face uncertainty about how recent sales tax changes apply to security-related contracts. No votes were taken during the meeting.