Video & Transcript Research : 'cooperatives'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
No entering into certain civil immigration enforcement agreements with the feds 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
School safety facility grant 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, my mistake earlier: that is all cooperative units. We have about 33 cooperative units.
- bill the reference is to a cooperative bill the reference is to a cooperative unit<00:09:32.560>
- units uh we have about 33 cooperative units uh we have about 33 cooperative<00:09:42.160>
units <00:10:18.560>would itself all all cooperatives would itself all all cooperatives would potentially - <00:11:02.640>
that this money could go to cooperatives that this money could go to cooperatives
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3492, which would create a $25 million grant program for school safety and security improvements, funded by a reduction in a prior appropriation for the Northern Lights Express rail project. The bill would allow grants of up to $500,000 through the Department of Education for school districts, charter schools, cooperative units, tribal contract schools, and nonpublic schools. Staff explained that the bill uses the language of clause 7 of the safe schools revenue statute, focusing on facility security enhancements such as laminated glass, public announcement systems, emergency communication devices, and related equipment and modifications.
Testifiers and members generally supported the goal of improving school safety, but there was disagreement about the bill’s scope. Supporters, including a superintendent and a nonpublic school principal, said the bill would help pay for one-time hardening costs like secure entrances, door locks, redesigned offices, and other physical security upgrades, and argued that all schools and students should be eligible. Several members raised concerns that the bill is too narrow and too competitive, could disadvantage districts without grant writers, and should also allow broader uses such as counselors, social workers, SROs, or mental health supports. Others said the bill should prioritize physical security and that one-time dollars are best used for one-time facility improvements.
No vote was taken. The chair indicated the bill would be laid over, and the discussion ended with the author saying the proposal is not a fix-all but a starting point for school safety investments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/05/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- cooperation cooperation instead<01:15:01.480>
of <01:15:01.600>more <01:15:01.920>cooperation - instead of more cooperation. instead of more cooperation.
- And so lack of cooperation and no cooperation is just going to exacerbate that.
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no <01:19:59.440>cooperation lack of cooperation and no cooperation lack of cooperation - >
less need more cooperation than less need more cooperation than less cooperation.<01:20:51.320
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/21/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Cooperative by mandating regular reviews Cooperative by mandating regular reviews the<02:37:06.479>
- admirer of the the Electric Cooperative admirer of the the Electric Cooperative um<02:52:27.560>
- nation's second biggest Cooperative nation's second biggest Cooperative grosser<03:00:24.399>
- <03:00:58.000>
have New Hampshire elector Cooperative have New Hampshire elector Cooperative- Cooperative utility that's we thought Cooperative utility that's we thought that<03:20:03.120>
was
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And if we had the type of cooperation And if we had the type of cooperation that<01:13:50.000>
- intentionally block that cooperation. intentionally block that cooperation.
- <01:27:51.760>
with <01:27:52.000>federal should cooperate with federal should cooperate- , cooperation, cooperation, the<01:28:14.800>
vote <01:28:15.040>is <01:28:15.199>real - Members, cooperation that's before us.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Housing
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill lays the groundwork for the expansion of housing cooperatives in the state.
- I thank the representative for his continued partnership in cooperatives.
- Jason Brady, Cooperative Development Institute. Good afternoon.
- I'm with the Cooperative Development Institute.
- Multi-family cooperatives, resident-owned manufactured home communities, and other types of housing cooperatives
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of housing and homelessness bills. Chairs Rich Haggerty and Julian Cyr opened by noting the committee’s focus on EOHLC programs such as RAFT, MRVP, and HomeBASE, and several members and advocates emphasized the urgency of the state’s homelessness crisis, including rising family homelessness and the need for earlier intervention, more stable subsidies, and stronger long-term housing tools.
A major theme was homelessness prevention and rehousing. Multiple witnesses supported bills to codify and strengthen RAFT and HomeBASE, arguing that assistance should be available earlier in a crisis rather than only after a notice to quit or imminent loss of housing. Testimony from legal services, homelessness coalitions, social workers, municipal housing staff, and tenant advocates said the programs help families avoid eviction and shelter, but need more flexibility, higher benefit caps, and permanent statutory protection. Several speakers also urged support for codifying the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), describing it as a critical long-term subsidy for low-income households and older adults, and warning that codification would protect the program from future budget or policy changes.
The committee also heard testimony on housing stability for older adults, affordable homes for people with disabilities, supportive housing, housing cooperatives, home sharing, local preference, and reentry housing for returning citizens. Advocates for older adults described a Somerville bridge subsidy pilot that helped stabilize seniors while they waited for permanent housing, and urged statewide expansion. Supporters of supportive housing called for an interagency board to streamline funding and development, while cooperative housing proponents backed creation of a Massachusetts Center for Housing Cooperatives and a dedicated funding reserve. A bill to secure housing for returning citizens drew support from reentry providers and Senator Adam Gomez, who said stable housing is essential to successful reintegration. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses generally asked the committee to report the bills favorably, and some members asked follow-up questions on data and program details.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 23rd, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Are we going to be paying for claims made against local law enforcement cooperating with ICE?
- They are cooperating with law enforcement. ...have their U visa to have the case prosecuted.
- We want people who witness crimes and who are victims of crimes to cooperate with the police.
- Or cooperate in any way; as of right now, that's just a promise.
- There's a lot of gray area with these cooperative agreements.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/20/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- cooperate with the federal authorities. cooperate with the federal authorities.
- Um, on the issue of cooperation, I think that everybody ought to cooperate with everybody.
- Um, on the issue of cooperation, I think that everybody ought to cooperate with everybody.
- Cooperate more, not less.
- On the issue of cooperation, I think that everybody ought to cooperate with everybody.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Julia Harvey on behalf of Texas Electric Cooperatives.
- Cooperatives are part of the fabric of rural America.
- It is in the interests of the cooperative and its end users.
- Most states broadly impose sort of an access obligation on electric cooperatives generally.
- We do have investor-owned companies as well as cooperatives.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Economic Development, Pub. Protection, Tourism, and Energy (1-14-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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as distribution electric cooperatives as distribution electric cooperatives - Association of Electric Cooperatives Association of Electric Cooperatives presented<00:32:05.840
- Rural Electric Cooperative. Rural Electric Cooperative.
- >> that the the cooperative is requesting.
- >> that the the cooperative is requesting. Okay. Okay. Okay.
Keywords:
00:02 EEC – State-Owned Dams
21:07 EEC – Grid Resilience Grant Funds
37:24 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard presentations from the Department for Environmental Protection and the Office of Energy Policy on Kentucky’s state-owned dam repair program and the electric grid resilience program. Commissioner Tony Hatton explained how state dams are defined and classified under Kentucky law, the criteria used to prioritize repairs or decommissioning, and the status of several projects funded in the last biennium. He said the department is using a design-bid-build process, with major work planned or underway at Willisburg Lake, Big Bone Lick State Park Dam, Clemens Lake Dam, Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chinoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and Lake Malone, and that $0.5 million is reserved for routine repairs. He also described the timeline and cost pressures, noting that construction seasons and bid uncertainty can affect schedules and estimates.
Members asked several questions about whether the estimates were current, how accurate the bids tend to be, why the process takes so long, and whether it would be better to fund design separately before construction. Hatton said the estimates are the best current engineering estimates, that costs often stay within about 10% but can vary, and that the overall process is usually closer to two years than four, though delays can occur. He also said all of the allocated dam funds must be available before bids can be let. The committee discussed whether design work can become stale if construction is delayed.
Kenya Stump then updated the committee on Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. She said Kentucky has received years one through three of the five-year program and has allocated funds to state park electric systems and municipal utilities, with years four and five not yet received. She identified Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village as the two state park projects in progress, and Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville as the municipal projects selected through a competitive process. She said the projects are under contract or in final negotiations, with municipal construction expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and finish by the end of 2026, and explained that the work includes line, pole, transformer, meter, and outage-management upgrades. Members asked about the relationship between this program and prior park appropriations, the timing of agreements with Parks, and whether the park systems could eventually be transferred to the local electric cooperative; Stump said the park agreements are imminent and that the upgrades are intended to bring the systems up to code so the cooperative can maintain them. No votes were taken, and the chair adjourned the committee until the following Wednesday, with a possible time change to avoid a scheduling conflict.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Third, it supports the resident-owned cooperative model.
- Third, it supports the resident-owned cooperative model.
- Third, it supports the resident-owned cooperative model.
- Third, it supports the resident-owned cooperative model.
- <01:36:09.280>
this resident-owned cooperatives this resident-owned cooperatives this provision
Keywords:
education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Did everything it can to ensure cooperation. Any questions? Are you doing advice? Yes.
- Now we have cooperation. What might your thought be on that? Mr.
- People become afraid to call for help, report crimes, or cooperate with investigations.
- I am saying that this bill foments cooperation, enables cooperation, and stipulates cooperation be had
- Six of our 15 counties have already established an agreement to cooperate with ICE.
Keywords:
National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, military affairs, funding
Summary:
The committee first approved the February 9, 2026 minutes and then took up Senate Bill 1618, which would restructure the Military Affairs Commission by changing membership, adding defense and industry expertise, expanding advisory roles, requiring more frequent meetings, and directing the commission to focus on sustaining and attracting military missions and defense-related economic activity. After testimony in support from the Southwest Mission Acceleration Center and a DEMA representative, the committee adopted the Gowan amendment and gave SB 1618 a do-pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1047, the “Defend the Guard” bill, which would bar Arizona National Guard members from being sent into active-duty combat overseas unless Congress has declared war or otherwise expressly authorized the action. Supporters, including veterans and activists, argued it would restore constitutional limits and protect Guard members from unauthorized wars; opponents warned it could harm Guard readiness, federal funding, and the Guard’s role in state missions. After extended debate, the committee passed SB 1047 on a 4-3 vote.
Next, Senate Bill 1474 was heard, which would require state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, prohibit restrictions on such cooperation, and require sheriff’s offices to enter 287(g) agreements under the amendment. The bill drew strong opposition from clergy and community members who argued it would increase fear, racial profiling, and unfunded mandates, while supporters said it would improve cooperation and public safety. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1474 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote.
The committee also considered Senate Bill 1620, which would revise the Arizona Space Commission by reducing governor appointments, adding the lieutenant governor as chair, and making legislative and executive leaders nonvoting advisory members. The sponsor said the changes would better align the commission with Arizona’s growing aerospace and space interests. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 5-1 vote. Finally, the committee began consideration of Senate Bill 1365, which would remove the income cap for the property tax exemption available to disabled veterans on their primary residence; discussion focused on the fairness of eliminating the cap, and the committee moved to adopt the strike-everything amendment before the transcript cuts off.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 04/24/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the policy and cooperative development officer at Co-op North, formerly North Country Cooperative
- cooperatives should operate. cooperatives should operate.
- I practice in the area of cooperative law, housing cooperative law, and do that both in Minnesota and
- My interest in cooperatives goes back to 1987.
- My interest in cooperatives goes back to 1987.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:20:33.960>
with law enforcement agency to cooperate with law enforcement agency to cooperate - <01:31:55.679>
between wanted to encourage cooperation between wanted to encourage cooperation - Uh, SB 791, relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
- <02:22:32.080>
having they do um which is cooperating having they do um which is cooperating - their local law enforcement cooperate their local law enforcement cooperate with<02:22:35.040>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:13:26.880>
with education Consortium a Cooperative with education Consortium a Cooperative - that was intended for the cooperative for every student they serve.
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a <01:15:50.199>Cooperative fiscal host when a Cooperative fiscal host when a Cooperative - <01:16:10.040>
for was intended for the cooperative for was intended for the cooperative for - However, a SAP is sponsored by a cooperative that does not have a fiscal host.
Keywords:
education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/09/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- These things are cooperator.
- will drive people towards cooperation. will drive people towards cooperation.
- So, we want you to cooperate with the feds. Yeah. Cooperate. Thank you.
- So, we want you to cooperate with the feds. Yeah. Cooperate. Thank you.
- So, we want you to cooperate with the feds. Yeah. Cooperate. Thank you.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:10:06.240>
units charter schools, the cooperative units charter schools, the cooperative - So, my mistake earlier, that is all cooperative units. We have about 33 cooperative units.
- So, my mistake earlier, that is all cooperative units. We have about 33 cooperative units.
- Bennett. ...cooperative units.
- In terms of the cooperatives, cooperatives, cooperatives, there<01:32:31.920>
uh <01:32:32.159>
Keywords:
school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 2461 will also allow for greater flexibility in cooperative arrangements.
- Third, it supports resident-owned cooperative models.
- My name is Emily Stewart, Associate Director at the North Country Cooperative Foundation.
- It means cooperatives.
- Absolutely no standards of good faith or good conscience conduct on the cooperatives.
Keywords:
education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- narratives the idea that cooperating narratives the idea that cooperating with<01:10:43.280>
- effect on immigrants' willingness to cooperate with local police or report crime.
- <01:15:17.840>
between the narrative that cooperation between the narrative that cooperation - <01:16:05.840>
with authorities routinely cooperate with authorities routinely cooperate with - authorities in Minnesota to cooperate authorities in Minnesota to cooperate with<01:26:35.600>
Keywords:
sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 June, 2026; 2:30 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a $50 billion cooperative agreement program covering 5 years from 2026 to 2030 at 10 billion per
- The funding instrument listed on the NOFO is a cooperative agreement.
- By contrast, a cooperative agreement... ...agreement, you know, the federal agency is really embedded
- If we violate the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement, CMS is going to take money back.
- All I can tell you is that we're under the terms and conditions of a cooperative agreement.