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• speak a little bit more in detail about this, but the nature in which golf has grown, the accelerated pace
• speak a little bit more in detail about this, but the nature in which golf has grown, the accelerated pace
• speak a little bit more in detail about this, but the nature in which golf has grown, the accelerated pace
• speak a little bit more in detail about this, but the nature in which golf has grown, the accelerated pace

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have a little bit on the PACE program that I'm most excited to hear about, and more as the day goes
• little<01:43:16.880> bit<01:43:17.040> on<01:43:17.520> the<01:43:17.760> PACE
• <01:43:18.159> program<01:43:18.400> that a little bit on the PACE program that a little
• bit on the PACE program that I'm<01:43:19.119> most<01:43:19.840> excited<01:43:20.320

Keywords: 1183, house

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• state agencies cannot meet the timelines of construction companies to keep things moving at a decent pace
• state agencies cannot meet the timelines of construction companies to keep things moving at a decent pace
• state agencies cannot meet the timelines of construction companies to keep things moving at a decent pace
• state agencies cannot meet the timelines of construction companies to keep things moving at a decent pace

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• so, are slowly moving toward better education attainment outcomes, even as we need to pick up the pace
• so, are slowly moving toward better education attainment outcomes, even as we need to pick up the pace
• so, are slowly moving toward better education attainment outcomes, even as we need to pick up the pace
• secure the long-term stability of the state's higher education system to ensure the financial aid keeps pace

Bills: HF2090, HF982, HF2229

Keywords: higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability

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• Many students do use the telecounseling functionality, but there are others as well, such as self-paced
• c><00:24:28.679> such<00:24:28.919> as<00:24:29.279> uh<00:24:29.399> self-paced
• are others as well such as uh self-paced are others as well such as uh self-paced courses<00:24:

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities presented an overview of the system and several budget riders. Board Chair George Soul described the system’s structure, noting 26 colleges and seven universities governed by a 15-member board, and emphasized that Minnesota State serves about 270,000 students annually, including many students of color, adult learners, Pell-eligible students, first-generation students, and veterans. He highlighted the system’s workforce role, saying it offers more than 4,000 programs, extensive employer partnerships, and that 86% of graduates find jobs in their field or a related field. He then turned the presentation over to system staff to discuss specific funding requests. Associate Vice Chancellor Kim Lynch focused on the Z-degree textbook program, which supports zero-textbook-cost courses and degrees. She said prior legislative support has produced about $3.1 million in savings in academic year 2024 and more than $12.6 million in aggregate savings, with 10 colleges now offering Z degrees and 12 more on track or exploring implementation. She described the program’s use of open educational resources, instructional design support, and library resources to fill gaps where free materials are not available, and said students save roughly $7 to $10 for every $1 invested. Members praised the program and asked about its expansion. Associate Vice Chancellor Paul Shepard discussed student support funding, including a centralized basic needs resource hub, the Mantra Health mental health platform, and the emergency grant program. He said student surveys showed significant food, housing, and homelessness insecurity, and that the basic needs hub has served over 2,400 students with a 97% positive response rate. He said Mantra provides telecounseling, peer support, self-paced courses, and crisis support, and clarified in response to questions that it is not AI-driven and does not sell student data; general usage data is collected, and follow-up with campus counselors occurs only at the student’s request. He also said the emergency grant program has distributed over $3 million to more than 4,800 students, with grants averaging just under $700, and that campuses use application review and recordkeeping to manage repeat requests. Members asked about counselor staffing, data privacy, and grant safeguards. The final item addressed sexual assault reporting and prevention funding. System staff said the appropriation supports technology infrastructure for statutory reporting, case management for investigations, campus prevention training, and professional development for Title IX coordinators and related staff. They noted that the statutory student training requirement is funded by individual colleges and universities, not by this appropriation. No formal votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• miles of pipes we have to replace, in addition to source supply and water treatment needs, to keep pace
• of supply and water treatment needs to of supply and water treatment needs to keep<00:37:44.520> Pace
• with<00:37:45.280> the<00:37:45.400> abandoning<00:37:45.880> of keep Pace
• with the abandoning of keep Pace with the abandoning of Scranton<00:37:46.440> well<00:37:46.720

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

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• compare this to economy-wide greenhouse gas reduction goals and statute, the electricity sector is on pace
• <01:20:01.280> on statute the electricity sector is on statute the electricity sector is on Pace
• 02.080> Targets<01:20:02.440> codified<01:20:02.880> in<01:20:03.000> the Pace
• to meet The Targets codified in the Pace to meet The Targets codified in the Next<01:20:03.280> Generation

Keywords: 1183, house

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• With an increase nationally and here at home, our laws have simply not kept pace.
• here at home our laws have simply not here at home our laws have simply not kept<00:04:27.759> pace
• promise<00:04:29.280> of<00:04:29.440> ass<00:04:29.720> Association kept pace
• the promise of ass Association kept pace the promise of ass Association living<00:04:30.600> has<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• or a program; it is a public-private partnership with a single goal and a shared strategy, a fast-paced
• single goal and a shared<00:36:48.160> strategy<00:36:48.960> a<00:36:49.359> fast-paced
• <00:36:50.359> problem shared strategy a fast-paced problem shared strategy a fast-paced problem

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Information sharing needs to be done at a quicker pace.
• done<00:53:20.280> at<00:53:20.400> a<00:53:20.559> quicker<00:53:21.160> Pace
• <00:53:22.160> we<00:53:22.280> can't<00:53:22.520> wait be done at a quicker Pace
• we can't wait be done at a quicker Pace we can't wait a<00:53:22.839> month<00:53:23.040>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He said the unsustainable pace at which health insurance premiums have increased has added to the financial
• 50.279> concern<01:06:51.279> the<01:06:51.440> unsustainable<01:06:52.200> Pace
• business concern the unsustainable Pace business concern the unsustainable Pace at<01:06:52.559>

Bills: HF747, HF1014, HF320, HF400

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• So these state funds and tuition, which have not kept pace with inflation, they're not sufficient to
• <00:47:50.480> have<00:47:50.640> not<00:47:50.880> kept<00:47:51.040> paced
• <00:47:51.240> with tuition which have not kept paced with tuition which have not kept paced

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• facing, and have been for years, expenses increasing while our funding is not keeping up with that pace
• keeping<00:25:37.520> up<00:25:37.960> with<00:25:38.240> that<00:25:38.840> pace
• <00:25:39.760> this<00:25:39.919> means not keeping up with that pace this means not
• keeping up with that pace this means that<00:25:40.679> projects<00:25:41.159> like<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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.

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• would become involved to help move these items to passage, as many times government moves at a snail's pace
• moves<00:37:58.359> at<00:37:58.480> a<00:37:58.599> snail's<00:37:59.040> pace
• times government moves at a snail's pace times government moves at a snail's pace unless<00:38:00.040

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• On the other end, we are placing individuals, but at a much slower pace.
• On the other end, we are placing individuals, but at a much slower pace. ...Currently, we have 252 individuals
• On the other end, we are placing individuals, but at a much slower pace.
• Seeing none, thank you very much. ...but at a much slower pace.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Hampshire a leading jurisdiction for establishing trusts, and the New Hampshire trust code has kept pace
• 33:38.320> kept the New Hampshire trust code has kept the New Hampshire trust code has kept pace
• the<00:33:39.159> years<00:33:39.440> with<00:33:39.639> developments pace
• over the years with developments pace over the years with developments and<00:33:40.440> legal

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we recommend increased grant program resources to allow the grant award amounts to just keep pace
• more than 1% per year from 2019 to 2025, the relative value of this funding source is not keeping pace

Summary: The committee began with member introductions, then heard a presentation on a draft final report studying alternative funding mechanisms for sidewalks and related pedestrian infrastructure. Consultants said current local funding sources are insufficient, with most jurisdictions unable to complete planned sidewalk networks within 50 years. They evaluated four options: a sidewalk utility fee, a modified transportation benefit district sales tax, a new real estate excise tax option, and expanded stormwater fee use for ADA sidewalk ramps. The consultants recommended authorizing the modified TBD sales tax and new REET option, considering a sidewalk utility despite legal uncertainty, broadening any authorization to all pedestrian improvements, and not pursuing the stormwater fee option. Members asked about legal authority, fairness, revenue adequacy, and whether jurisdictions had been consulted; the presenters said state enabling legislation would likely be needed for a sidewalk utility and that fairness could be defined either by direct benefit or by need. The committee then received an update on the 2025 assessment of city transportation funding needs. The consultants reported that city transportation revenues have grown in some local and federal categories since 2019, but state revenues have remained relatively flat and smaller cities are especially affected by declining fuel tax revenues and limited tax bases. They estimated annual city transportation needs at $4.25 billion, average annual spending at $1.89 billion, and a funding gap of $2.37 billion, larger than in the prior study because of updated data, inclusion of system improvements, and higher preservation costs. Draft recommendations focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency, preserving and increasing state support, and expanding local funding options, including preservation-first spending, a permanent federal fund exchange program, streamlined review processes, better coordination with WSDOT, possible property tax flexibility, and exploration of new local tools. Members raised questions about design standards, the role of density and transit, federal compliance, and whether the report would identify specific consolidation or process changes. The committee also heard a project update on evaluating zero-emission vehicle and electrification programs funded by the Climate Commitment Act. Consultants said they had reviewed roughly 23 programs and projects across seven agencies and were now evaluating options to improve delivery, including process improvements, reorganizing programs, or consolidating governance and administrative functions. Early findings highlighted staffing shortages, duplication and variation across agencies, differing levels of risk, and the challenge of coordinating climate priorities across agencies with other core missions. Members asked about program outcomes, administrative costs, whether some programs should have exit strategies, and how to strengthen the EV Coordinating Council. Finally, WSDOT provided an implementation update on its new public-private partnership authority under SB 5801, saying work is underway to prepare governance, legal, policy, and organizational structures ahead of the January 1, 2027 effective date.

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• the same trend that we've seen in California, which is a reduction of acreage as demand has not kept pace
• with the... ...rich as demand has not kept pace with initial production.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard several May Revision proposals, primarily from the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Government Operations Agency, the Department of Technology, and the Franchise Tax Board. CDFA presented funding for the animal care program under Proposition 12, a transition away from the state hemp program to USDA oversight by January 1, 2028, ongoing support for agricultural statistics reporting after USDA reorganization, and trailer bill changes to the department’s indirect cost cap. The LAO generally supported the animal care, hemp transition, and statistics proposals, while also urging future review of the Prop 12 funding once litigation is resolved. The indirect-cost-cap language was described as technical and not increasing charges to programs, and it was held open with no objections from the LAO or Finance. The committee also discussed the new federal Workforce Pell program and related Cradle to Career funding and trailer bill language. Finance said the state is still reviewing federal rules and is focusing on basic implementation steps, with the trailer bill assigning eligibility determinations to the California Student Aid Commission, requiring data sharing through Cradle to Career, and prioritizing public institutions first. The LAO urged caution because the federal rules were just finalized and said the Legislature should better define the process and costs before appropriating the $1.3 million requested for Cradle to Career. Members raised policy concerns about limiting the program to certain institutions and about aligning the proposal with pending legislation and broader workforce policy. The Department of Technology presented a $1 million request for Poppy, the state’s digital assistant, to expand a secure GenAI platform for state employees. Members asked detailed questions about data security, model training, bias controls, and whether the system could eventually support local governments; CDT said the system uses state-controlled cloud infrastructure, does not use user data for training, and quarantines new models for review. CDT also sought provisional authority for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative to cover possible operating shortfalls while the network is still being built; the LAO remained concerned about broad spending authority, and several members questioned the revenue assumptions and oversight. FTB then proposed retaining a smaller set of CalFile resources after the federal Direct File program was discontinued, with the LAO saying the reduced staffing level was broadly reasonable but still worth legislative scrutiny. The committee also began hearing the administration’s revenue proposals, including a permanent limitation on business tax credits and a tax on electronically delivered prewritten software, with the LAO generally supporting the goal of raising ongoing revenue but recommending changes to the software proposal’s exemptions and business-use treatment.

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• As our region continues to grow and innovate, our health care system must keep pace.
• AB 2231 supports the timely development of two... ...system must keep pace.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, completed the prayer and pledge, and then held a lengthy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members from both parties and several caucuses spoke in support of HR 107, emphasizing AAPI contributions, resilience, and the need to oppose hate and discrimination. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 observance, including community leaders, educators, advocates, business leaders, and cultural institutions. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up the Daily File and passed a series of measures, including AB 2050 on HOA reserve funding, AB 2106 on lawsuits involving licensed design professionals, AB 1794 on direct home delivery of enteral formula, AB 1829 on CalWORKs-related student aid, AB 2038 extending wildfire insurance moratorium protections, AB 2281 on election cybersecurity, AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical information, AB 2568 on water district board compensation, and AB 1658 on county public contract change-order authority. Most of these bills passed with broad support, though AB 2050, AB 2038, and AB 2448 drew some no votes. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and election administration, after a contentious floor debate over election trust, voter access, and decorum. Additional measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including AB 2125 on notice in water-rights adjudications, AB 2784 on State Bar fees, AB 1614 on e-bike passenger restrictions, AB 2503 on high school heat safety guidelines, AB 1703 on osteopathic title protections, AB 1920 on community college Promise eligibility, AB 1999 on veterinary workforce and animal shelter care, and ACR 123 recognizing Duan Wu Jie. The chamber then began consideration of ACR 189 designating May 2026 as Foster Youth Awareness Month, with supportive remarks from members, before the transcript cuts off.

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• The administration's actions have not slowed, and we expect the pace of these actions to continue.
• And we expect the pace of these actions to continue.

Summary: The hearing focused on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) grant program under the Board of State and Community Corrections and related Department of Justice efforts. BSCC reported that it now administers 36 MMIP grants across three cohorts, with awards ranging from $436,000 to $1 million, plus five collaborative grants at $2 million each, totaling $35.4 million awarded to federally recognized tribes. Testimony from tribal leaders and grantees described how the funding supports prevention, family advocacy, domestic violence services, law enforcement coordination, youth programming, culturally grounded healing, and new tribal public safety positions such as investigators, social workers, and drone operators. Speakers repeatedly emphasized that the crisis is longstanding, tied to generational trauma, and that the grant has helped build trust and infrastructure in tribal communities. Several witnesses and committee members urged continued and preferably ongoing funding, noting that demand now exceeds available one-time money. BSCC and tribal representatives described outreach efforts that increased participation from four applicants in cohort one to 20 in cohort two and more applicants than funding in cohort three. Tribes also raised implementation concerns, especially the burden of quarterly narrative reporting, limited staff capacity, and the need for flexible administration. BSCC said it uses steering committees, separate small- and large-project categories, orientations, monitoring visits, and technical assistance to support grantees. Tribal leaders and advocates stressed that the program should remain accessible without requiring a waiver of tribal sovereignty. The second major topic was DOJ’s update on AB 3099, the Tribal Assistance Program, and the tribal police pilot under AB 134. DOJ officials said the Office of Native American Affairs and the Division of Law Enforcement have been conducting outreach, trainings, listening sessions, and coordination with tribal, local, state, and federal partners to address Public Law 280 jurisdictional issues, improve reporting and data, and support Feather Alert and MMIP-related resources. DOJ said the AB 3099 report is in internal review and that the tribal police pilot is moving forward with the Yurok Tribe as a participant, with a July 1, 2026 start date. DOJ and tribal witnesses said the pilot’s main barriers are cost and, for some tribes, the waiver of sovereign immunity. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with broad support for expanding and sustaining MMIP-related funding and infrastructure.