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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Meanwhile, there's a bond on a ballot in November to replace the school's heating system.
- We've bonded over tea and cats, and we trade cat pictures back and forth, but she is always there when
- She work I we work so well together.<06:45:14.160><c> We've</c><06:45:14.400><c> bonded</c><06:45:14.798
- We've bonded over tea and cats together.
- We've bonded over tea and cats and<06:45:17.680><c> we</c><06:45:17.920><c> trade</c><06:45:18.240><c
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the human services finance bill, HF2434 5/5/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is adjusting the components of the nursing home standards board to do it similar to how we do bonding
- We do this with bonding to make sure that we have truly a bipartisan bill.
- This is adjusting the components of the nursing home standards board to do it similar to how we do bonding
- He said we do this with bonding to make sure that we have truly a bipartisan bill, and he thought this
- We do this with bonding to make sure that we have truly a bipartisan bill.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Actually, they appear in the state's, when they do Bond Appendix A, they're in there, but we can certainly
- Actually, they appear in the state's, when they do Bond Appendix A, they're in there, but we can certainly
- Actually, they appear in the state's, when they do Bond Appendix A, they're in there, but we can certainly
- Actually, they appear in the state's, when they do Bond Appendix A, they're in there, but we can certainly
- Actually, they appear in the state's, when they do Bond Appendix A, they're in there, but we can certainly
Summary:
The House Finance Division III held an informational hearing on Medicaid, Medicare, Choices for Independence, and related financing, while postponing nursing facility financing and the county cap discussion to a later date. DHHS officials Ann Landry, Jonathan Ballard, and Medicaid Director Henry Litman provided an overview of Medicaid’s role, noting it is a federal-state partnership with state-specific eligibility and benefits, and emphasizing that Medicaid is a major funding and programmatic support for other DHHS initiatives. They also distinguished Medicaid from Medicare and explained that Medicaid funding is not the same as grant funding, though some providers may also receive federal grants through other channels.
The presentation focused on New Hampshire’s relatively small Medicaid program and why it differs from national averages. Officials said about 184,000 residents are covered, roughly one in seven Granite Staters compared with one in five nationally, and attributed the difference largely to the state’s higher per-capita income and older population. They highlighted that about 65% of Medicaid-enrolled adults in New Hampshire are working, that only 22% of births are covered by Medicaid versus 42% nationally, and that the state’s uninsured rate is lower than the national rate. Members asked about covered services, income limits, federal matching rates, and the names of optional eligibility groups; staff explained that New Hampshire offers the optional groups discussed, with matching rates varying by category, including 90% for Granite Advantage and certain other groups, and 65% for children above the required level.
A substantial portion of the hearing covered eligibility rules and recent policy changes. Officials reviewed the history of Medicaid, including HCBS waivers, the CFI program, Katie Beckett, the Olmstead decision, the ACA, and the end of continuous enrollment after the public health emergency. They also discussed the 2023 legislative expansion of postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months and child eligibility changes. In response to questions, DHHS said it is tracking utilization and costs for the postpartum expansion and reported that many maternal deaths occur after the prior 60-day coverage period, often involving substance use disorder or suicide; they said the longer coverage is intended to improve access to treatment and prevention. The committee also walked through household-income examples, clarified that Medicaid eligibility is based on household income and categorical rules, and confirmed that Granite Advantage ends at 138% of the federal poverty level unless another categorical basis applies. No votes were taken, and the hearing remained informational.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 5/27/26
Transcript Highlights:
- bachelor's degree in economics and history, a master's degree in international affairs with a focus on environmental
- policy, and a second master's degree in environmental science with a focus on forest management and
- install a deterrent on the lock and dam if permitted, as well as early coordination to determine environmental
- coordination permitted, as well as early coordination to<01:02:31.680><c> determine</c><01:02:32.079><c> environmental
- How we harvest over time, making sure we supply what we can in an environmentally friendly manner to
Summary:
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met on May 27, 2026, approved the January 7 minutes and the day’s agenda, and reported no conflicts of interest. The executive director gave staff updates, including introductions of new staff member Cara Castanza and DNR liaison Jason Co., both of whom were welcomed by the council. Members were also informed about three minor easement/conveyance matters in the packet, including a small Bowser easement impact with about $1,600 returned to the Outdoor Heritage Fund, a Minnesota Land Trust easement request involving a DNR trout stream easement, and an access easement revision in Itasca County. The council also noted several upcoming dedication events and a June field tour in southeast Minnesota beginning in Winona on June 16, with visits to Whitewater WMA, bluff prairie and stream sites, and a river segment if a boat is secured.
A major agenda item was a legislative session recap on the Outdoor Heritage Fund portion of Senate File 2077, the omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy, and Lands bill. Staff reported that all council recommendations were incorporated into the bill, which passed both chambers on May 17 and was expected to be signed by the governor. The fiscal year 2027 Outdoor Heritage Fund recommendations covered 53 programs totaling about $188.9 million, with the February forecast increasing the appropriation slightly so the final total was about $191.16 million; eligible programs were proportionately increased. Staff also highlighted a few changes made during the legislative process, including adjustments to the Roso Lake rehabilitation phase three project, the conservation partners legacy grant language, and statutory provisions affecting the council.
The recap also covered policy changes in the bill: a public member term limit of eight years, with a short vacancy exception and transition rules for current members; a revised executive director hiring process allowing the Legislative Coordinating Commission to provide support while preserving the council’s final hiring authority and permitting closed meetings for candidate discussions; and an extension of the Upper Mississippi River invasive carp deterrent design deadline to June 30, 2027. Members discussed the Roso Lake amendment at length, with Senator Lang and Representative Burkel explaining that the added delay and injunction-related language were intended to address local concerns and preserve the council’s process while litigation proceeds. The meeting ended without any additional formal action beyond receiving the updates and discussion.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (05/06/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Kibby Skinner will continue to provide environmental and ecological benefits, a working forest economy
- Kibby Skinner will continue to provide environmental and ecological benefits, a working forest economy
- :31.760><c> continue</c><02:55:31.920><c> to</c><02:55:32.080><c> provide</c><02:55:32.240><c> environmental
- ,</c> will continue to provide environmental, will continue to provide environmental, ecological<02:55
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Environmental Services. I saw on here Mr. Scott, Mr. Fitzgerald, please.
- Department of Environmental Services. I saw on here Mr. Scott, Mr. Fitzgerald, please. Yeah. Yes.
- I’m commissioner with the Department of Environmental Services.
- in New Hampshire, there’s a process in the Clean Air Act where we would have to work with the Environmental
- /c> Hampshire, uh, there’s a process in the Clean Air Act where we would have to work with the Environmental
Committee:
Senate Commerce
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We should be acting in what we know, but I come from a field of urban planning, environmental analysis
- We should be acting in what we know, but I come from a field of urban planning, environmental analysis
- We should be acting in what we know, but I come from a field of urban planning, environmental analysis
- We should be acting in what we know, but I come from a field of urban planning, environmental analysis
- From a field of urban planning, environmental analysis, where we look at the reasonably worst case, and
Summary:
The committee held a Division 3 budget work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Economic Stability. Karen Hebert, the division director, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, walked members through the governor’s operating budget pages and a briefing book, explaining that the division was consolidated in 2018 and serves programs aimed at financial stability, poverty reduction, child care access, and related supports. Members repeatedly asked for clearer breakdowns of general fund spending, historical growth since consolidation, and how the division’s broad mission areas map onto specific budget lines.
A major portion of the discussion centered on the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start collaboration and the child care subsidy program. Hebert said the child care scholarship/subsidy helps low- and moderate-income families access daycare so parents can work, attend school, or receive treatment, and that eligibility is based on state median income up to 85%. She reported a 45% increase in utilization, 4,032 children receiving daycare support as of the end of January, and about 15% of eligible children being served. She also described the quality improvement system “Granite Steps for Quality,” with 160 providers enrolled out of 717 licensed programs, and noted that 1,200 child care professionals added credentials in the last year.
Members pressed for cost-benefit information, asking for data on how much the state pays, how many providers and children are served, and whether the department could quantify unmet need. The witnesses said some projects were funded with short-term ARPA child care dollars and that detailed cost data for specific examples, such as the Gorm Community Learning Center expansion, would need to be looked up. They also explained that the child care fund is a federal block grant with required spending set-asides of 9% for quality, 3% for infants and toddlers, and up to 5% for administration, and that unused funds remain available. The committee also reviewed slide 10’s accounting units, including that the Child Care Workforce Fund is 100% general funds and was created as a priority item under HB 2 from the 2024 session, while some other child care-related units are 100% federal funds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/14/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- pay cash for some of these projects or to pay debt service on all of the projects where we issue uh bonds
- 01:19:14.680><c> uh</c> all of the projects where we issue uh all of the projects where we issue uh bonds
- </c> bonds to move these forward. bonds to move these forward.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let our word be our bond.
- Let our word be our bond.<00:00:54.640><c> Help</c><00:00:54.879><c> us</c><00:00:55.039><c> not</c><
- 00:00:55.199><c> to</c><00:00:55.360><c> depend</c><00:00:55.680><c> on</c> bond.
- Help us not to depend on bond.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00:00
Senate Message 00:04:13
Report of Committees 00:06:00
Orders of the Day 00:06:39
HB 4 00:07:32
HB 7 00:10:19
Enrollment 00:12:49
HB 10 00:13:30
HB 58 00:14:31
HB 78 00:18:39
HB 96 00:21:59
Enrollment 00:25:31
HB 134 00:26:01
HB 139 00:28:20
HB 185 00:35:36
HB 213 00:38:16
HB 220 00:40:32
HB 253 00:41:45
HB 265 00:44:55
HB 280 00:47:10
HB 290 00:49:13
Enrollment 00:51:49
HB 355 00:52:25
HB 398 00:54:42
HB 622 00:57:07
HB 424 00:58:24
HB 456 01:01:43
HB 459 01:02:51
HB 470 01:04:54
HB 555 01:10:20
HB 562 01:12:35
HB 576 01:16:37
HB 648 01:18:59
SB 68 01:21:53
SB 226 01:27:40
SB 90 01:30:36
SB 137 01:34:08
SB 136 01:37:08
SB 198 01:41:55
Recess 01:46:14
Reconvene 02:47:31
Orders of the Day 02:48:28
HB 10 02:48:53
HB 67 02:50:01
HB 257 02:51:05
Senate Message 05:52:18
Enrollment 02:53:15
SB 183 02:57:00
SJR 23 03:00:24
SB 251 03:06:24
Announcement 03:24:34
Enrollment 03:25:28
Recess 03:26:50
Reconvene 07:04:07
Enrollment 07:04:12
Senate Message 07:06:54
Appointment of Conference Committees 07:09:38
Orders of the Day 07:10:03
SB 100 07:11:06
Appointment of Conference Committee 07:12:18
HB 778 07:12:37
HB 6 07:15:14
HB 142 07:18:48
HB 144 07:21:27
HB 236 07:24:13
HB 305 07:26:45
HB 651 07:29:16
HB 521 07:31:44
HB 692 07:36:04
HB 491 07:38:33
HB 689 07:40:50
HB 767 07:43:24
HB 627 07:46:33
HB 869 07:49:00
HB 566 07:50:21
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 07:54:31
Introductions 08:07:19
ConC & Rules Report 08:12:28
Floor Amendments 08:13:10
Adjournment 08:16:56, 958, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Every single day we wait, another child is harmed, another family is disrupted, another bond between
- harmed, another family is disrupted, is harmed, another family is disrupted, another<00:41:51.680><c> bond
- 52.480><c> a</c><00:41:52.560><c> child</c><00:41:52.960><c> and</c><00:41:53.080><c> their</c> another bond
- between a child and their another bond between a child and their parents,<00:41:54.000><c> grandparents
Keywords:
foster care, early childhood education, child care programs, placement plan, social services, extended foster care, kinship care, relative custody, permanent legal and physical custody, Northstar kinship assistance, independent living plan, transition services, youth aging out of care, medical assistance, Medicaid, child welfare, children youth and families, out-of-home placement, case plan, relative placement
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- went to build a new school and the county commission asked, you know, do y'all need help with the bond
- , you know, do y'all need help<01:31:10.800><c> with</c><01:31:11.040><c> the</c><01:31:11.199><c> bond
- </c><01:31:11.760><c> They</c><01:31:12.000><c> said,</c> help with the bond issue?
- They said, help with the bond issue?
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 28 senators present. The body agreed to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading and adopt the previous journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The presiding officer also recognized several guests on the floor and in the gallery, including an intern from the Lieutenant Governor’s office and guests of Senator Chambliss.
Committee reports focused on confirmations for Alabama State University’s Board of Trustees. Patricia Anne Jones (Confirmation 79), Angela Star (Confirmation 80), and Bobby Singleton (Confirmation 78) each received favorable committee reports and were confirmed by the full Senate, with roll-call votes showing unanimous or near-unanimous support. The chamber spent considerable time in lighthearted debate and personal remarks during Singleton’s confirmation before adopting the motion and confirming him. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 81 commending the Coach Safely Foundation for youth sports injury mitigation, and several other resolutions honoring individuals and organizations, including Johnny Williams, Jim America, Senior Trooper Hunter Woodruff, and retired Army Colonel Shawn Thomas Prricett. A resolution encouraging Alabama public high schools to form a consortium was also adopted.
On local bills, the Senate passed Senate Bill 243 regarding Jefferson County and House Bill 532 regarding Shelby County, both by using the previous roll and with no opposition. The Rules Committee then reported a special order calendar for the 22nd legislative day, which the Senate adopted 30-0. The special order calendar included bills on the Board of Funeral Services, the Public Service Commission, tax abatements, electric utilities, child support, dogs, school lands, Chambers County, and real property.
The first special-order bill taken up was Senate Bill 107 by Senators Figures and Gudger, concerning the Alabama Board of Funeral Services. Senators discussed the bill’s purpose of funding the board’s increased duties, the effect on funeral home license fees, and an amendment offered by Senator Bell to reduce certain fees. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was explained as not affecting pre-need funeral arrangements. Debate continued as members asked questions about costs to families and funeral homes, but the chamber had not yet reached final disposition of the bill by the end of the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- which the MAC does every single year, occur at the airport every year, and MSP does not get state bonding
- /c><01:09:15.359><c> not</c><01:09:15.440><c> get</c><01:09:15.600><c> state</c><01:09:15.839><c> bonding
- </c> year and MSP does not get state bonding year and MSP does not get state bonding dollars<01:09:17.040
Committee:
Senate Labor
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Topics Meeting, March 4, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- At the time we were looking at potentially bonding for certain things like that.
- at</c> At the time we were looking at At the time we were looking at potentially<00:46:57.800><c> bonding
- /c><00:46:58.240><c> for</c><00:46:58.400><c> certain</c><00:46:58.680><c> things</c> potentially bonding
- for certain things potentially bonding for certain things like<00:46:59.320><c> that.
Summary:
The committee opened by taking roll for the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee and noting that 20 topics had been submitted for discussion, including one late addition. Members were asked to number the topics for reference, and the chair explained that each presenter should give a brief overview before the committee returned to the dais for questions and possible ranking or action. No votes were taken during the portion provided.
The first topic was a request from the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming to have TRIP, a third-party transportation research organization, present a report on Wyoming’s highway system. The report is intended to identify transportation needs and 25 priority projects, and the committee generally supported hearing the report and methodology directly from TRIP. The next topic combined two similar railroad safety proposals. Representative Chestek described a bill addressing train length, wayside detectors, and track inspections, citing the East Palestine derailment and concerns about reduced inspection frequency. Committee members raised questions about federal preemption and enforcement authority; Chestek said states can be more protective of safety where federal rules leave gaps, and WYDOT said it would need additional expertise and staffing to administer such a program. No public testimony was offered on the railroad topic.
The committee then heard two proposals from the Wyoming Military Department. One would study Tricare subsidies for mental health providers by comparing Tricare reimbursement rates with other insurers, gathering de-identified data on eligible members and provider participation, and then returning to the committee with findings before any legislative recommendation. Members discussed whether the issue might fit better in Labor, Health, and Social Services, but the military department said it believed the committee had a strong connection to the topic. The second military topic would study Service Group Life Insurance for state active duty, comparing state and federal death benefits for Guard members to identify any shortfalls. The committee also briefly discussed a VSO program review raised by Representative Neff, focusing on the number of veterans service officers and retention, but no action was taken in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I will be introducing a bill to change the Minnesota Constitution to allow us to have bonding for tech
- allow</c><00:34:07.760><c> us</c><00:34:07.919><c> to</c><00:34:08.159><c> have</c><00:34:08.320><c> bonding
- </c> Constitution to allow us to have bonding Constitution to allow us to have bonding for<00:34:09.359
Committee:
Senate Human Services
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy, known as the jewels, who recognized the need for a strong bond
- jewels, who recognized the need for a jewels, who recognized the need for a strong<00:13:14.880><c> bond
- c><00:13:15.360><c> brotherhood</c><00:13:16.079><c> among</c><00:13:16.480><c> African</c> strong bond
- of brotherhood among African strong bond of brotherhood among African African<00:13:18.000><c> descendants
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted the previous day’s journal and excused absent senators. The chamber recognized visiting members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and adopted a Senate resolution designating February 10, 2026, as Alpha Phi Alpha Day at the Alabama State Capitol. Senators offered remarks praising the fraternity’s service, civic outreach, and historical significance, and the House later sent over a matching resolution, which the Senate adopted. The Senate also heard a Black History Month presentation highlighting Benjamin Banneker, Dr. Charles Drew, Ralph Bunche, and Carter G. Woodson.
The Senate then processed a large number of House messages and confirmations. House bills and resolutions were referred to committees, including measures on juvenile offenders, administrative rules, state income tax, local legislation, ad valorem tax, multi-member boards, license plates, criminal procedure, and food banks. The Senate confirmed several appointments, including multiple Alabama Army National Guard promotions, Mike Suo to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees, and Christy Andrews to the Alabama Securities Commission, each by roll call with no opposition.
In motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted numerous commemorative and honorary resolutions, including observances for National Blood Donor Month, Diabetes Month, Booker T. Washington Day, the Alabama Community College Football Study Commission, and recognitions for individuals and organizations such as the Baldwin County Fair, Sheriff Derek Cunningham, William Riley Hawkins Jr., and Clifford Ray Miller. Senator Barfoot’s resolution urging federal funding for the state logging efficiency grant fund was adopted after adding all senators as co-sponsors, and a resolution honoring Sheriff Derek Cunningham was read at length and adopted. The Senate also adopted the Rules Committee’s special order calendar for the next legislative day, which prioritized several bills on libraries, taxation, retired state employees, municipalities, transportation, coal-impacted communities, income tax, the Alabama Space Authority, cosmetology and barbering, security, entertainment incentives, and health. In local legislation, the Senate passed several local bills, including measures for Mobile County, class 2 municipalities, public transportation, Jefferson County, and the town of Morris.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It’s, you know, it would be like if we assessed 4% tax on everybody’s stock and bond portfolio.
- 38.880><c> and</c> assessed 4% tax on everybody's stock and assessed 4% tax on everybody's stock and bond
- </c> bond portfolio. bond portfolio.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- their child when they want to, to have lunch with their child when they want to, and really have that bond
- ><01:26:17.760><c> really</c><01:26:18.080><c> have</c><01:26:18.239><c> that</c><01:26:18.560><c> bond
- </c> want to, and really have that bond want to, and really have that bond throughout<01:26:19.360><c
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- debt in this country, if you care about our grandkids being burdened with debt, if you care about a bond
- debt, if you care being burdened with debt, if you care about<03:57:35.920><c> a</c><03:57:36.160><c> bond
- c><03:57:36.479><c> market</c><03:57:37.120><c> devastation,</c><03:57:38.319><c> then</c> about a bond
- market devastation, then about a bond market devastation, then you<03:57:38.720><c> need</c><03:57:38.880
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We need housing infrastructure bonds. We need rental assistance.
- We need<00:18:30.160><c> housing</c><00:18:30.640><c> infrastructure</c><00:18:31.280><c> bonds.
- </c><00:18:31.919><c> We</c> need housing infrastructure bonds.
- We need housing infrastructure bonds.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- But this brief intervention with the parent and child to build the family bond, to build that kind of
- :01.520><c> um</c> parent and child to build the family um parent and child to build the family um bond
- 03.040><c> kind</c><01:51:03.280><c> of</c><01:51:03.440><c> resilience</c><01:51:04.480><c> um</c> bond
- to build that kind of resilience um bond to build that kind of resilience um parenting<01:51:05.440>