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Transcript Highlights:
- gives us a total of just over $500,000 of revenue.
- And I'm so proud of that. Very proud of that.
- And so how much of a problem is that? And how much of a How much of an issue is it?
- Some districts maybe get a little loose and they'll put some of the roofing repairs in, saying that,
- We are one of the states that do hit the federal set mark of 95% of your students tested.
Committee:
Joint Education Committee
Summary:
The meeting focused heavily on dual credit programming across North Dakota, with presentations from Valley City State University, Lake Region State College, Fargo Public Schools, and teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose. Speakers described dual credit as a way to give high school students college-level rigor, reduce future tuition costs, and help students explore academic and career pathways. Several presenters emphasized that strong local relationships between colleges and school districts are central to program quality, especially in rural areas where access to advanced coursework can be limited.
Valley City State University outlined its quality-control model, including annual teacher trainings, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty evaluations, qualification standards, school visits, and a goal of building 24-credit College Studies Certificates. The university reported about 504 students in the fall and 559 in the spring, with roughly 5,539 projected credit hours and about 130 students expected to earn the 24-credit certificate. Members asked about faculty qualifications, online versus in-person delivery, student retention, revenue, and whether a more centralized statewide model might be more efficient; the presenter said centralization could reduce duplication but might weaken local relationships and choice.
Lake Region State College described a broader regional model, with about 913 dual credit students last fall across 44 school districts, roughly half of them taking online college courses and half taking face-to-face courses taught by qualified high school teachers serving as adjuncts. The college said it has paid for graduate credits to help teachers meet credentialing requirements and reimburses districts for teacher support and materials. Fargo Public Schools reported 50 dual credit courses through multiple higher-ed partners, 1,571 enrollments, and a 12.61% increase in participation, while also raising concerns about inconsistent registration systems, credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity across institutions. Teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose reinforced the value of dual credit, while noting concerns about retention in foundational science courses and the importance of maintaining rigor and support for students.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- millions</c><00:29:26.360><c> of</c> To shovel hundreds of millions of To shovel hundreds of millions
- . repairs. repairs.
- </c> kind of fix to this, but it's a lot of kind of fix to this, but it's a lot of money,<00:39:57.000
- <c> in</c> hundreds of millions of dollars in hundreds of millions of dollars in economic<01:01:56.280
- the</c><01:31:47.360><c> public</c> kind of the magnitude of the public kind of the magnitude of the
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if we talk about taxes... kind of the scope of it and I think in kind of the scope of it and I think
- The city of share of that capacity.
- And after decades of heavy use, our facilities need repairs and upgrades to maintain safety, accessibility
- We have one of<01:39:42.160><c> each.</c> of each. of each.
- </c> first of all. first of all.
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> now for the use of posos and a number of now for the use of posos and a number of products<00:41
- of them.
- , according to the MPCA. of the norstar chapter of CR Club in May of the norstar chapter of CR Club in
- of it.
- /c><01:47:29.199><c> product</c> application of a of a juvenile product application of a of a juvenile
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy (06/11/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of the New Hampshire patient bill of of the New Hampshire patient bill of rights,<00:41:59.839><
- So it and some of these types of So it and some of these types of injuries<00:56:36.160><c> don't</c>
- They list three of those, and broad evidence of genome instability with impaired DNA repair.
- genome instability with impaired DNA of genome instability with impaired DNA repair.<01:26:28.480><c
- </c> repair. Uh, and they list two of those. repair. Uh, and they list two of those.
Summary:
The committee met as a special House committee on COVID response efficacy, noted absences, and restated its mission to review New Hampshire’s pandemic response, including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID treatment, patient bill of rights implementation, and vaccination policies. The main business was discussion of a proposed letter or report language concerning current COVID vaccine recommendations for young children, especially those under age two, and how to support any conclusions with cited scientific and state sources.
Representative Polozov argued that the committee should ask the governor or agencies to reconsider current recommendations, saying the committee should focus on whether vaccination is needed for that age group, whether it is effective, and whether the risks outweigh the benefits. He said he had distributed articles and wanted the committee to pair its conclusions with scientific and statistical data. Other members asked him to identify the specific New Hampshire DHHS and American Academy of Pediatrics sources for the recommendation, clarify the age range being discussed, and separate any evidence about adverse effects in other age groups from the infant/toddler demographic so the letter would be transparent and not misleading.
Members generally agreed the letter should be carefully sourced and refined, with citations for each claim. The chair said the committee would treat the request as urgent and try to finalize a version by the next meeting, noting that some members would be traveling. The committee also discussed scheduling additional testimony in September and October, possibly with extra meetings, to continue gathering evidence and to hear from witnesses. The chair then began reviewing supporting articles, including studies he said were new since the 2024 report, and introduced a 2025 South Korea cohort study and another 2025 Italian cohort study as examples of the evidence he wanted to incorporate into an updated 2026 report.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- > safety, safety, safety of all of us and safety, safety, safety of all of us and the<00:04:04.480><c
- multi-million</c> lot of bids together of multi-million lot of bids together of multi-million dollars
- </c><00:37:51.440><c> of</c><00:37:52.160><c> 2026</c> be November of of 2026 be November of of 2026
- </c> 1.7 million uh members of of the state. 1.7 million uh members of of the state.
- </c> of 1% of Minnesota that have done that. of 1% of Minnesota that have done that.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- /c> the schools to sort of do that sort of the schools to sort of do that sort of train<00:25:20.240>
- </c><00:48:55.200><c> uh</c> of uh what the task is in front of uh of uh what the task is in front of
- :43.440><c> recollection</c><01:02:44.400><c> of</c> reduction of the um recollection of reduction of
- </c><01:08:54.000><c> of</c> in the second bianium of of in the second bianium of of 2829.<01:08:55.920
- </c> current uh number of of LEAs that are current uh number of of LEAs that are participating<01:09:
Committee:
House Education Finance
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/CPN Joint Info Briefing - Thu Apr 3, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- who is kind of struggling right now with condos that are not in good repair, that are not necessarily
- who is kind of struggling right now with condos that are not in good repair, that are not necessarily
- who is kind of struggling right now with condos that are not in good repair, that are not necessarily
- who is kind of struggling right now with condos that are not in good repair, that are not necessarily
- of homeowners of the state of Hawaii Hawaii.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Quite frankly, we've never been easy for on our tax repairs. >> They make a lot of money on us. >> That's
- Quite frankly, we've never been easy for on our tax repairs. >> They make a lot of money on us. >> That's
- Quite frankly, we've never been easy for on our tax repairs. >> They make a lot of money on us. >> That's
- Quite frankly, we've never been easy for on our tax repairs. >> They make a lot of money on us. >> That's
- </c> of a CFC. of a CFC.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 36 (2-27-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:01:28.000><c> the</c> focus of this season of Jesus, the focus of this season of Jesus, the
- in of the marginal of need to do a phase in of the marginal of the<00:24:02.240><c> medical</c><00:24
- Protecting personal health information um attestation of of their address so um attestation of of their
- kind of these kind of time we pass these kind of these kind of bills.<01:19:21.520><c> And</c><01:19:
- </c><01:33:23.280><c> of</c> there is concerns uh in terms of of there is concerns uh in terms of of
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Uh, one of the goals of the RSVP program Uh, one of the goals of the RSVP program is<00:11:01.760
- Two of the programs part of the program.
- . repairs. repairs.
- </c><00:58:03.760><c> conservation</c> of the highlights of our conservation of the highlights of our
- <c> and</c><01:32:30.320><c> I</c> lot of discussion of money and I lot of discussion of money and I
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/08/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- But specifically, the ways that this could increase our error rate is repair of categorical eligibility
- </c> could increase our error rate is repair could increase our error rate is repair of<00:31:20.799>
- </c><00:43:34.880><c> of</c> HHS's because HHS is stabbed of of HHS's because HHS is stabbed of of employees
- </c> outside of the state of New Hampshire. outside of the state of New Hampshire.
- </c> some of the core symptoms of PTSD. some of the core symptoms of PTSD.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/24/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- So, some of it is just a matter of, uh, it's possible that you know you could gain some knowledge of
- Helen, uh, there are kind of three basic elements of that.
- > act</c><01:22:40.960><c> of</c><01:22:41.360><c> uh</c> cost um of doing those act of act of uh cost
- </c><01:30:40.159><c> a</c><01:30:40.320><c> trust</c> of the beneficial interests of a trust of the
- This is again a result of of contracts.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (10/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- All rise. of the uh inspection bill bringing rid of the uh inspection bill bringing rid of<00:19:50.720
- :24:50.720><c> are</c> but as of the end of January, there are but as of the end of January, there are
- I think, looking at this, I sort of understand the reasoning behind it, wanting to be able to repair
- </c> wording of the bill. wording of the bill.
- </c> all of you that um I have enjoyed all of all of you that um I have enjoyed all of my<02:33:59.280
Summary:
The committee met in a transportation work session and executive session, with the chair explaining the format change to allow fuller discussion and possible expert input before votes. The committee first took up House Bill 209, which would have allowed a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Members said the bill was rendered unnecessary by the broader repeal of vehicle inspections, and the committee voted 16-0 to deem it inexpedient to legislate (ITL), with consent.
The same outcome followed for House Bill 212, which would have allowed a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle failed an emissions control test, and House Bill 533, which concerned civilian employees and commercial truck inspections. In both cases, members said the inspection repeal made the bills unnecessary, and in the commercial truck bill there were also concerns that the language did not fit federal requirements and referenced state inspection laws rather than federal ones. Both bills were voted ITL 16-0 and adopted by consent.
House Bill 298, dealing with vehicle identification number-related issues and antique vehicle authenticity, also received an ITL recommendation 16-0. Members said the proposal raised fraud concerns and could affect the value and authenticity of antique vehicles, and several said the bill needed more work before any future consideration. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 150, which would define electric vehicle charging stations and establish annual testing fees for the Division of Weights and Measures. That bill drew the most discussion: Representative Sykes described a personal experience with a malfunctioning charging station and a large, unclear bill, arguing that consumer protection regulation is needed. Representative Miller said the fee structure seemed high compared with other inspections and that third-party inspectors were not allowed, though he acknowledged some need for consumer protection. Senator David Watters, the sponsor, said the bill should be improved and suggested a lower annual fee and a fund-based approach to build an inspection program over time. Cheryl, the director of Weights and Measures, testified that the division needs authority, staffing, licensing categories, and expensive test equipment to oversee EV chargers, and that current rules do not adequately cover this emerging technology.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There's someone to move the approval of the minutes of the 5th of March 2026 as presented.
- There's someone to move the approval of the minutes of the 5th of March 2026 as presented.
- </c> of this state. of this state.
- </c> immigrants because of the color of their immigrants because of the color of their skin<01:19:07.840
- More than 100 of those windows were fully broken, requiring immediate response; others required repair
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (04/28/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- /c> easier on line 11 of the copy of the easier on line 11 of the copy of the bill<00:08:14.639><c> that
- </c><00:09:59.839><c> the</c> of work at the expense of the of work at the expense of the municipality
- added to the city of dollars of expense added to the city of<00:25:43.679><c> NSHA's</c> of NSHA's of
- <02:13:07.679><c> of</c> of of of of terms<02:13:09.840><c> specifically</c><02:13:10.800><c> as</c><
- </c> prime example of of a bill of that kind. prime example of of a bill of that kind.
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They saved the state of Minnesota hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, but because of the non-competitive
- They saved the state of Minnesota hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, but because of the non-competitive
- They saved the state of Minnesota hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, but because of the non-competitive
- 01:19:24.719><c> of</c> funding from the the city of of funding from the the city of of Minneapolis<01
- </c><01:42:22.199><c> so</c> restoration of seven of them um so restoration of seven of them um so another
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> rate of return. rate of return.
- </c> as a share of their profits because of as a share of their profits because of the<00:10:58.560><
- </c> bit of help. bit of help.
- </c> and millions of dollars of CPA and LGA? and millions of dollars of CPA and LGA?
- :18.560><c> of</c> correction of the revisionist some of correction of the revisionist some of the<01
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/24/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- the end of this last year, we did go over kind of a broad set of recommendations.
- c> central</c> sort of geographic area of central sort of geographic area of central Minnesota<00:41:
- ><00:43:33.920><c> larger</c> of say that in the context of the larger of say that in the context of
- </c> to speak of you today as a testament of to speak of you today as a testament of what<01:03:43.039
- > Heritage</c><01:44:39.280><c> or</c> Council of Motans of African Heritage or Council of Motans of
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They contracted with a bunch of creative and kind of media folks, and we are kind of on the verge of
- They contracted with a bunch of creative and kind of media folks, and we are kind of on the verge of
- of miles of pipe or whatever?
- of some of those projects come down.
- One pivot of irrigation of corn equals one gigawatt of power.
Committee:
House Natural Resources