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Transcript Highlights:
- I will do my best job to try and get all of these to you.
- Does that mean I did a good job explaining, or everybody is like, 'I don't want to speak because I don't
- I think you're the right person for the job.
- I think you're the right person for the job.
- So, if we don't do our job, resolutions don't get run, no rules go in place. Is that a bad thing?
Committee:
House Administrative Rules
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Jan 28, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 7
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- just want to say to all the homeschool kids, I was homeschooled my entire life, so you guys can have a job
- just want to say to all the homeschool kids, I was homeschooled my entire life, so you guys can have a job
- guys</c><00:20:14.559><c> can</c><00:20:14.720><c> have</c><00:20:14.840><c> a</c><00:20:14.960><c> job
- ><00:20:15.159><c> here</c><00:20:15.520><c> in</c><00:20:15.640><c> the</c> so you guys can have a job
- here in the so you guys can have a job here in the future Representative Kahaloa, thank you, Madam Speaker
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- No education, no job support, no opportunity. No resources to help me grow.
- No education, no job support, no opportunities to work on myself.
- I'm applying for jobs. I'm building a future for myself.
- You did a very good job. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions? Thank you so much. Thank you.
- I think please give us the room, the space, to do the job and do it safely.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The hearing opened with procedural remarks and acknowledgments of Rosh Hashanah, followed by testimony on several criminal justice bills before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. A major focus was S. 1061, the “Raise the Age” bill, which would gradually move 18- to 20-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. Supporters included youth and young adult advocates, former juvenile court Judge Jay Blitzman, ACLU and CPCS representatives, Roca, United Way, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and Senator Brendan Crichton. They argued that young adults are still developmentally immature, that juvenile court services improve education and rehabilitation, and that adult-system involvement leads to higher recidivism and racial disparities. Committee members asked practical questions about how the bill would work, and witnesses explained that it would expand access to juvenile court diversion, probation, and DYS services for the covered age group. The chairs also noted a notice issue, clarifying that the hearing had been posted seven days in advance rather than the usual ten.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to revise accomplice and joint venture murder liability and sentencing. Representative Sam Montaño and Senator Liz Miranda supported the reform, arguing that current law can impose life sentences on people with limited or no knowledge of a killing and that the doctrine contributes to racial bias and disproportionate punishment. A law professor, a former defendant, and advocates from the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls described cases where people were punished far beyond their actual role and said the bill would better align charges and sentences with individual culpability. Related testimony also supported a proportionality-focused reform to reduce the harshness of joint venture sentencing.
Several other public safety and criminal justice bills drew testimony. Senator Robin Kennedy supported a bill redefining strangulation in domestic violence law, saying the current “substantial pressure” standard is too vague and that strangulation is often lethal without visible injury. District Attorney Ryan and a retail business executive backed a bill on organized retail theft, saying it would give prosecutors more flexible charging options and better address coordinated theft rings. Representative Vieira and the family of Kiana Barros urged action on Kiana’s Law, which would improve restraining-order notification and enforcement after Barros’s daughter was killed after an order was not served. The hearing also included support for the HALO Act, which would create a 25-foot safety zone around first responders and penalize harassment or obstruction, and for a bill to enhance courthouse security by creating specific protections for judges and their families. No votes were taken during the hearing."} 0}]}
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, our job is to make sure that we're watching who's accessing this...
- Again, our job is to make sure that we're watching who's accessing this...
- Again, our job is to make sure that we're watching who's accessing this data.
- Our job is to watch for those patterns and make sure we take action.
- What funding for high road jobs in the transportation space already exists?
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, good job. Thank you. All right.
- Looks like a pretty good job budgeting compared to previous years.
- I mean, like I said, it looks like an excellent job of budgeting.
- The cuts were the entire $750,000 for video job interviewing.
- Good job, there we go. Representative Voss knows it.
Committee:
House Budget
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, good job. Thank you. All right.
- Looks like a pretty good job budgeting compared to previous years.
- I mean, like I said, it looks like an excellent job of budgeting.
- Good job. There we go. There we go. Representative Voss knows it.
- Good job. There we go. Representative Voss knows it.
Committee:
House Budget
Summary:
The committee first heard the Missouri National Guard’s FY 2027 budget request in House Bill 2008. Brigadier General Bob Payne outlined the Guard’s dual state and federal mission, recent deployments and state activations, counter-drug work, and the need to maintain readiness and aging armory infrastructure. Members questioned several items, including a proposed internal auditor position required by statute, a World Cup-related NDI, the use of general revenue versus other funds, and a federal match for base operations support at Rosecrans Airport. The presentation then shifted into executive session, where the committee reviewed a House committee substitute and several amendments. One amendment to fund the Missouri State Fair’s Great American State Fair participation with ag and tourism funds was rejected, while an amendment reducing $50,000 in House and Senate legal contingency funding was adopted. Another amendment directing budget information to all committee members rather than only chairs was rejected. The committee then adopted the substitute and voted House Bill 2014 do pass by a 24-0-1 vote.
The committee next took up the Department of Corrections FY 2027 budget in House Bill 2009. DOC described a new CERT stipend increase, a reduction in the Office of Director’s Staff, and several core items including professional standards, federal funds, community treatment programming, education grants, population growth pool, restitution payments, human services staff, telecommunications, general services, fuel and utilities, food purchases, food service, staff training, employee health and safety, overtime, adult institution staff, institution E&E, wage and discharge, and individual institutions. Members asked about the CERT stipend, PREA allegations, education funding, restitution payments, the population growth pool, the working capital revolving fund, food service costs, overtime, retention, warden turnover, the prison nursery, and the use of inmate canteen funds. DOC said CERT members are full-time employees who volunteer for additional duty, that staffing has improved but remains a challenge, that the food service increase reflects the end of inventory credits and inflation, and that the department generally spends non-GR funds first when possible. Discussion also turned to whether DOC facilities could be repurposed for pretrial or mental health populations; DOC said it is legally limited to post-sentence inmates and that staffing and labor-market constraints make reopening closed facilities difficult.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
CHILDREN & YOUTH COMMITTEE- SENATE & AGING, CHILDREN & YOUTH, AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- HOUSE Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think I'm bragging on our CIS division, but they do a really good job.
- I think it's a great opportunity, and there's a lot of jobs out there.
- Thank you, Chair. one question, do job? Thank you, Chair.
- One question: do Job Corps connect with you all?
- Job Corps is, I think we've had a couple of youth we've placed in Job Corps, but not routinely.
Summary:
The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth approved the December 10 minutes and confirmed Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee. The committee then heard the annual Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review report, which said the state reviewed 148 of 170 non-natural child deaths in 2023; the reviewed deaths included 69 accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined causes. Members asked about how the report’s recommendations could be used, grant opportunities tied to prevention work, and whether the data could be broken down by age; presenters said the report is intended as a prevention tool for agencies and nonprofits and that some age detail is available in later pages of the report.
The committee next took up HCR 1010 and then a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Senator Missy Irvin, judges, and Administrative Office of the Courts staff described Arkansas’s use of validated risk assessments, including SAVRY, the Ohio Youth Assessment Tool, MAYSI, and substance-abuse screening, as part of a long-running effort to reduce juvenile incarceration and tailor services to individual youth and families. They said the reforms have contributed to fewer delinquency filings, fewer DYS commitments, and more diversions, while also emphasizing that mental health, substance abuse, school issues, and trauma often drive juvenile court involvement. Several members raised concerns about data gaps, school collaboration, and whether community-based services are sufficient, and presenters said more shared data and stronger school use of safety dashboards could help intervene earlier.
Division of Youth Services Director Michael Crump then presented custody, education, recidivism, and cost data. He said DYS commitments rose after the pandemic, secure residential populations remain high, and detention-center use increased when intake beds filled; he also noted that DYS pays about $320 per day for secure custody and that detention beds cost roughly $90 to $100 per day. Crump said most youth in custody are older teens, about 80 percent are male, and many have behavioral-health needs or educational deficits; he reported 222 GEDs and 102 high school diplomas over six years. He also said about 15 to 19 percent of youth return to DYS within three years and that a larger share later enter the Department of Corrections, while members pressed him on how assessments relate to commitments, how low-risk cases are handled, and how to improve mental health and substance-abuse services statewide.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- It's harder to tell which one has a tougher job between those two.
- </c><00:01:38.079><c> Um</c> has a tougher job between those two.
- Um has a tougher job between those two.
- Well, I mean, Kentucky's done a good job.
- We were leaders in the nation with job.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the most valuable voices are the voices of those who do the job.
- I'm just wondering, so the off-the-job use and then the time you're going to be on the job, how long
- I'm just wondering, so the off-the-job use and then the time you're going to be on the job, how long
- I think we need to do a really good job on what the rules are when we do this.
- So we've had people lose their jobs, and I understand them from the federal standpoint.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 20, a prior-authorization measure aimed at exempting certain medications and treatments for seriously mentally ill adults from repeat insurance prior authorization, while also extending prior authorization approvals to three years for chronic maintenance drugs. The sponsor described the bill as the latest in a series of bipartisan prior-authorization reforms and accepted an amendment from the Health Care Authority and the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance to apply the bill to adults only and to cover PBMs in the interagency purchasing collaborative. Supporters, including NAMI New Mexico and state health officials, argued the bill would reduce barriers to needed care, especially for mental health treatment. Opponents from health plans, PBMs, and insurers warned the bill was too broad, lacked clear definitions for serious mental illness and chronic conditions, created patient-safety concerns, and should have a shorter reauthorization period and later implementation date. After committee discussion, the sponsor agreed to work on a committee substitute, and the bill was rolled over for a later meeting.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 53, the Chispa data privacy bill, which would impose broad limits on the collection, sale, and use of personal data, require opt-in consent for many uses, strengthen rights to access, correct, and delete data, and create enforcement mechanisms including a private right of action. Supporters from advocacy, women’s, behavioral health, reproductive health, and civil rights groups said the bill was needed to protect sensitive health and location data, prevent surveillance and criminalization, and give New Mexicans real control over their information. Business, technology, insurance, and hospital representatives opposed the bill, arguing it was more restrictive than other states’ privacy laws, would burden small businesses and health-related services, create compliance uncertainty, and risk limiting digital services and innovation. After extensive questioning about data breaches, opt-in consent, nonprofit exemptions, and the bill’s impact on businesses and health care access, a motion to table failed 5-4, and the committee then passed SB 53 on a 5-4 vote.
The committee next heard Senate Bill 86, which updates the state’s harassment-by-telephone law to cover electronic communications such as social media, messaging apps, and email. The sponsor and a Las Cruces police chief said the change would modernize an outdated 1967 statute and help law enforcement address harassment and domestic violence through current technology. The bill drew support from the governor’s public safety advisor and the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, and members asked a few clarifying questions about the wording. The committee approved SB 86 unanimously, 9-0.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 96, on regulated childcare zoning requirements, using a committee substitute. The sponsor and the Early Childhood Education and Care Department said the bill would reduce confusing zoning and fire-code barriers to opening or expanding child care homes and centers, helping address a statewide shortage of child care slots and supporting working families. The discussion began with the committee substitute and an explanation that the measure is intended to streamline local requirements and expand child care supply.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 17 (1-30-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, when we start looking at bills, existing laws, it is also our job to clean them up.
- However, when we start looking at bills, existing laws, it is also our job to clean them up.
- </c><00:31:45.760><c> And</c><00:31:46.080><c> so,</c> also our job to clean them up.
- And so, also our job to clean them up.
- ,</c> benefits for those harmed on the job, benefits for those harmed on the job, and<00:43:49.920><c
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Calendar/2nd Readings 04:07
Orders of the Day 05:07
HB 144 05:15
HB 3 08:27
HB 290 12:34
HB 84 14:53
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 40:12
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 45:19
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 46:20
ConC/Rules Report 48:12
Floor Amendments 49:42
Adjournment 50:05, 958, all
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 9th, 2025 at 01:24 pm
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 4/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We will try to make sure we keep as many jobs in Minnesota as much as possible.
- We will try to make sure we keep as many jobs in Minnesota as much as possible.
- We will try to make sure we keep as many jobs in Minnesota as much as possible.
- We will try to make sure we keep as many jobs in Minnesota as much as possible.
- We will try to make sure we keep as many jobs in Minnesota as much as possible.
Summary:
Sen. Erin Maye Quade, Rep. Esther Abad, and other Minnesota DFL legislators held a press event focused on responding to Trump administration and federal Republican actions that they said threaten health care, education, housing, public health, and other state services. Speakers argued Minnesota must not make “false trade-offs” between core services and should instead protect programs like Medicaid, school funding, disability services, nutrition, and public health by raising additional revenue and closing tax breaks for wealthy individuals and corporations.
Rep. Abad and others outlined possible revenue options, including a fifth-tier income tax, a corporate rate match, closing tax exemptions for luxury items and second homes, a social media tax, and ending data center tax exemptions. They said these measures would not fully replace possible federal cuts, but could help mitigate harm and preserve services. Several speakers also criticized Republican opposition to tax increases and said the state should ask wealthy taxpayers and corporations to contribute more.
Testimony from Olivia Dylan, a laid-off Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist, described the impact of federal public health funding cuts and MDH layoffs on outbreak response, nursing home support, lab work, and tribal public health. Sean Leaden of SEIU Local 284 described low pay and staffing shortages among hourly school workers and said underfunding has hurt students and employees. Sen. Doran Clark and Rep. Emma Greenman framed the issue as both a budget and democracy question, arguing that federal cuts and attacks on public programs undermine self-governance and community well-being. In response to questions, speakers said Minnesota cannot fully backfill expected federal Medicaid losses, but can use state tools to reduce harm and should press Republicans to identify what services they would cut instead.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The small business provides over half of the job creation in the state.
- The small business provides over half of the job creation in the state.
- He'll do, Senator Cook, he'll do a great job on your bill.
- We actually think you're doing a fabulous job.
- They'll always find a way to get their job done.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with.
The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers.
One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I think she did a wonderful job in the market development branch.
- But I do agree that the department has done a wonderful job.
- They have done some amazing work job.
- , how many part-time jobs, what's the amount of poundage of food production coming off.
- ,</c><00:29:18.159><c> how</c> our lands how many full-time jobs, how our lands how many full-time jobs
Committee:
Senate Economic Development and Tourism
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 449 relating to economic development, HB 1006 relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and then began HB 1467 relating to housing resiliency. On HB 449, Director Wayne Enoy of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation and several business groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and Hawaii Food Industry Association, testified in strong support. They said the measure would help local manufacturers and tech-focused businesses adapt to uncertainty around tariffs and federal funding pauses, diversify Hawaiʻi’s economy, and expand workforce training and apprenticeship efforts tied to innovation and manufacturing.
The bulk of the discussion focused on HB 1006 and proposed agritourism authority for ADC. ADC, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and other supporters said agritourism can be a value-added tool that helps farmers diversify income while keeping agriculture as the primary use of the land. One testifier opposed the bill’s direction without stronger guardrails, urging that a high percentage of revenue or land use remain tied to actual agricultural production. Committee members questioned ADC and Farm Bureau witnesses about how much land should remain in production, whether agritourism could expand on public lands, how enforcement would work, and whether responsibilities should be shifted from the Department of Agriculture’s marketing functions to ADC. Witnesses said ADC currently has no tenants engaged in agritourism, but would support standards, annual reporting, site visits, and the ability to reclaim land if production requirements are not met.
No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided. After concluding HB 1006 testimony and questions, the committee moved on to HB 1467 and called the first witness, Luke Meyers, before the transcript ended.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But passing legislation is only half the job.
- That means great business ideas that could create jobs and strengthen... ...could create jobs and strengthen
- They create jobs. They drive economic growth and they help build stronger communities.
- entrepreneurs and job creators across this nation.
- This is the job the people have entrusted us with.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The two people who testified did a good job of laying out the content.
- Social studies teachers do a fantastic job. They have to cover a lot of standards.
- It's the job, it's our job as educators, to discuss these things.
- It's the job, it's our job as educators, to discuss these things.
- This policy is certainly not helping. ...another job just to make ends meet.
Summary:
The committee heard several education-related bills, with the most extensive discussion focused on AB 2189, AB 2615, AB 2496, AB 1750, and AB 1644. AB 2189 would create an $800,000 grant program through the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to support a statewide parent network for special education advocacy and training. Supporters said families need stronger coordination and information to navigate special education, while an opponent argued the bill could duplicate existing family-led organizations. The bill passed 6-0 and was sent to Appropriations, held on call for add-on votes.
AB 2615, a cleanup bill to AB 715 on antisemitism and instructional materials, drew the most controversy. The authors said it was intended to clarify prior commitments by removing references to professional responsibility standards, refining the “factually accurate” language, and clarifying how discriminatory materials are handled. Supporters said it would help protect students from discrimination, while many educators, civil rights groups, and other organizations opposed it unless amended, warning that the factual-accuracy language could chill teaching and be applied too broadly. The committee chair and members raised concerns about implementation but ultimately supported moving the bill forward; it passed 5-0 and was held on call.
AB 2496 would streamline school accountability reporting by making the California School Dashboard the primary transparency tool, phasing out the School Accountability Report Card over time, and making mid-year LCAP reporting optional. Supporters said this would reduce duplication and administrative burden while preserving access to key data; opponents worried families could lose the simplicity and accessibility of the current SARC and that the mid-year update still serves an important purpose. The bill was approved 3-0 and held on call. AB 1750, which would extend full salary for an additional five months for school employees who exhaust sick leave due to illness or injury, was supported as a dignity and retention measure but opposed by administrators over staffing and cost concerns; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. AB 1644 would require a bell-to-bell smartphone ban in TK-8 and recommend it for high school, with exceptions for instructional and safety needs; supporters said phones are harming attention and learning, while opponents argued districts had just adopted local policies and needed more flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- People were mourning, trying to pay their respects, but you were still doing your job.
- People were mourning, trying to pay their respects, but you were still doing your job.
- People were mourning, trying to pay their respects, but you were still doing your job.
- That bill's up tomorrow actually in the Jobs Committee in Workforce, Labor and Economic Development,
- Committee in uh Workforce labor and jobs Committee in uh Workforce labor and economic<00:49:00.799><
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (1-15-26) - Upon Adjournment
Transcript Highlights:
- You've got qualified staff that's looking for jobs.
- We have a job shortage.
- </c> qualified staff that's looking for jobs. qualified staff that's looking for jobs.
- </c> we're able to do that one with the jobs we're able to do that one with the jobs is<01:07:54.559>
- </c> is in Eastern Kentucky um we have a job is in Eastern Kentucky um we have a job shortage.<01:07:
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:00
Approve Minutes from November 13, 2025- 00:00:55
RiverLink Tolling Operations for Louisville Bridges-Quarterhill Testimony- 00:01:48
Staff Report on Veterans’ Centers- 00:26:45
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Response to Staff Report- 0:58:53
Adjournment- 1:18:00, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from the November 13, 2025 meeting and then heard testimony from Quarter Hill, the tolling subcontractor for RiverLink on the Indiana-Kentucky bridge system. Quarter Hill described its role in back-office support and call center operations for the Lincoln, Kennedy, and Lewis and Clark bridges, and said the contract began in 2021 with go-live in September 2023. The company reported that revenue has increased since it took over, customer service response times have improved, and it has been operating at a loss because the contract was based on outdated transaction estimates and did not account for higher-than-expected volume and added support costs.
Members questioned Quarter Hill about the role of consultants, the low reported collection rate, and why the company was leaving the contract. Quarter Hill said a single large consulting engineering firm had been hired to help shape the RFP and contract, but argued that consultants and overly detailed requirements can create disputes and hinder efficient service. On collection rates, the company said the reported 85% rate reflects the absence of registration holds and other enforcement tools, and that the remaining unpaid tolls are the hardest to collect. The company also said it had lost significant money on the contract and had reached a change order and termination agreement, while emphasizing that the system itself was functioning well.
The committee then received a staff report on Kentucky veterans centers. Staff said quality of care is generally high and staffing has improved, but reported occupancy figures are misleading because they are based on certified beds rather than functional capacity after conversions to single-occupancy rooms and capital projects. The report said actual occupancy is closer to 85% than the commonly reported 56%, and that increasing occupancy would not necessarily increase revenue because the state’s cost of care exceeds reimbursement and private-pay revenue. Recommendations included adopting functional occupancy reporting, continuing the move to single-occupancy rooms, reviewing modernization needs at Thompson Hood, including Eastern Kentucky in planning, and referring the Radcliffe HVAC procurement and installation to the Auditor of Public Accounts and Attorney General for review.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That's not enough land to even really farm without having to have a job.
- You're not a full-time farmer, a job. You're not a full-time farmer, you<00:18:38.400><c> know.
- Dairy already contributes over 93,000 jobs and $29.7 billion in total economic impact in Minnesota.
- Do you have numbers on how many jobs?
- </c> there's again marketing or other jobs there's again marketing or other jobs created,<00:54:42.240
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/19/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They need to have a job that has benefits.
- </c> that, they need to have a job that pays. that, they need to have a job that pays.
- We do our job and we do it well, but we need more help.
- We do our job and we do it well, but we need more help.
- We do our job and we do it well, but we need more help.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services