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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Office of the Legislative Auditor presentation on state-funded grants to nonprofit orgs 2/10/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She said that in this evaluation they researched two main questions: first, how comprehensive Minnesota's
- c> really</c> a visual um in this evaluation we really a visual um in this evaluation we really researched
- two main questions so first researched two main questions so first how<00:04:30.680><c> comprehensive
- As I noted at the beginning, one of our research questions involved determining the comprehensiveness
- </c><00:08:24.680><c> questions</c><00:08:25.680><c> involved</c> one of our research questions involved
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jul 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, you know, we have a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to thank you for your testimony, very powerful and very researched.
- Very powerful and very researched. But I have to disagree on a few points.
- School-to-prison pipeline, we've been talking about, I've been researching... ...and the racism.
- School-to-prison pipeline, we've been talking about, I've been researching for a decade and a half.
- School to prison pipeline, we've been talking about, I've been researching for a decade and a half.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry.
Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports.
Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We did some of our own research.
- I want to be clear that it was not a deep dive, but we did some pretty good research on how many of those
- We did some of our own research.
- The research done so far was described as solid, but needing to be drilled down further.
- The speaker said they wanted to be very clear that they had done solid research, but needed to drill
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HED Info Briefing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We did an exhaustive request to the University of Hawaii's institutional research and analysis and planning
- We did an exhaustive request to the University of Hawaii's institutional research and analysis and planning
- We did an exhaustive request to the University of Hawaii's institutional research and analysis and planning
- We did an exhaustive request to the University of Hawaii's institutional research and analysis and planning
- We did an exhaustive request to the University of Hawaii's institutional research and analysis and planning
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Education (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And the first item on the agenda today is regarding research on teacher compensation.
- And the first item on the agenda today is regarding research on teacher compensation.
- Um, so this is some research that Dr. Kums and I have engaged in for quite some time.
- Um, so this is some research that Dr. Kums and I have engaged in for quite some time.
- Um, so this is some research that Dr. Kums and I have engaged in for quite some time.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP.
Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation.
Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- competitive environment for all universities um not just public universities, not just comprehensives and research
- competitive environment for all universities, not just public universities, not just comprehensives and research
- 46.240><c> and</c> universities not just comprehensives and universities not just comprehensives and research
- 59:48.079><c> So</c><00:59:48.400><c> in</c><00:59:48.720><c> order</c><00:59:48.880><c> for</c> research
- So in order for research universities.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
History of SEEK 00:02:15
Summary of On-Behalf Payments 00:12:40
Discussion on Collection of University Debt
Department of Revenue 00:32:40
Northern Kentucky University 00:57:10, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the September 17 meeting, and heard a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education staff on SEEK school funding and KDE on-behalf payments. KDE explained recent SEEK changes, including the guaranteed base per-pupil amount, attendance-based calculations, second-month and January growth, the 2022 change funding kindergarten at 100% instead of 50%, and the existing add-ons for at-risk students, exceptional children, limited English learners, home/hospital instruction, and transportation. Staff also reviewed tier one funding, noting the 2024 increase from 15% to 17.5% and explaining that eligibility depends on local tax effort and property wealth. They also described Senate Bill 6 from the 2025 session as a reporting proposal to include on-behalf costs in education spending totals.
KDE staff then outlined on-behalf payments made for districts, including roughly $458 million for Teachers Retirement System contributions, $942 million for health insurance, about $12 million for technology costs, and additional SFCC debt service outside KDE’s appropriation, for a total of about $1.5 billion. Members asked how a future Senate Bill 6 would affect local contributions and whether folding on-behalf payments into SEEK would shift costs among districts. KDE and Senator Gibbons clarified that the bill was intended only as a reporting mechanism and would not change local contribution or district payments; it would simply present a broader total of state education investment. The discussion also noted that Kentucky’s reported SEEK amount alone does not capture all state education spending.
Members raised questions about home and hospital instruction data, saying local concerns suggest growth in some communities even if statewide numbers appear stable. KDE said the statewide figure has been relatively consistent but offered to provide district-level trend data. Co-Chair Petrie also asked about the accuracy of SEEK projections and on-behalf calculations, referencing prior concerns from the Office of Education Accountability. KDE responded that it works with the state budget director’s office in a consensus forecasting process and has been reviewing demographic and property-assessment data, including exceptional child counts, to improve forecast accuracy.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Research shows that blue carbon ecosystems, such as seagrasses and salt marshes.
- Great Pest Control Research Program until 2035.
- Emerging research is now linking plastic microbeads. Microplastics to serious health risks.
- Fund allowing individuals to support Parkinson's research and service.
- We know that the research is showing the kids are moving from social media to these chatbots and they
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means May 30th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- process where it is purchased and sent to them so that it doesn't take their time to search and research
- This was an analysis completed by Brookings Mountain West, the Center for Business and Economic Research
- , and the Transportation Research Center at UNLV.
- The Center for Business and Economic Research and the Transportation Research Center at UNLV.
- by strengthening our local agriculture and building a more resilient, food-secure Nevada through research
Bills:
AB568 , SB90 , SB133 , SB147 , SB229 , SB233 , SB240 , SB245 , SB280 , SB378 , SB393 , SB417 , SB434 , SB494 , SB495
Committee:
Assembly Ways and Means
Keywords:
higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , and I've spent a decade researching the impacts of abortion policies here at the University of Toronto
- The only thing this bill kills, other than women and children, is the necessary scientific research to
- Much research and history dispute the dichotomy of gender.
- Transgender and gender-expansive community members from research and data collection perspectives.
- Raymond that... based on your research, someone who's intersex is still identified...?
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the state as well as around the country since 2020, and there's been a lot of, you know, I think, research
- the state as well as around the country since 2020, and there's been a lot of, you know, I think, research
- the state as well as around the country since 2020, and there's been a lot of, you know, I think, research
- the state as well as around the country since 2020, and there's been a lot of, you know, I think, research
- Towards Zero Deaths initiative, which is a collaboration of agencies and sectors, propped up by research
Committee:
Senate Transportation
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/23/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Beyond that, though, it could be the extent to which they include any research or any findings or any
- the extent to which they<00:11:34.800><c> include</c><00:11:35.760><c> any</c><00:11:36.079><c> research
- </c><00:11:36.600><c> or</c><00:11:36.800><c> any</c> they include any research or any they include any
- Establishing a dedicated committee ensures the state can respond to new research and emerging challenges
- And they're also doing a lot of research, so they may be looking into a lot of the questions that this
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/04/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- NYS Energy Research & Development Authority: Audrey Zibelman.
- AS A MEMBER OF THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NYS Energy Research & Development Authority
- FROM ENTERTAINMENT, POLITIC, SPORTS MEDIA, BUSINESS, AND RESEARCH.
- research, inspirational artistic endeavors, and high-impact educational experiences.
- The reason they dropped papers is because there is a lot of research done on this, and some of the research
Summary:
The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games.
The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually.
The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (05/13/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure have heard and<00:40:22.360><c> through</c><00:40:22.520><c> your</c><00:40:22.640><c> research
- c><00:40:23.000><c> and</c><00:40:23.080><c> it's</c><00:40:23.160><c> been</c> and through your research
- and it's been and through your research and it's been well<00:40:23.480><c> documented</c><00:40:24.680
- I think you guys understand that you've all done a lot of great research here as well.
- </c> a lot of great research here as well. a lot of great research here as well.
Summary:
The meeting opened with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, and approval of the April 6 and May 4 minutes, with minor corrections noted to the May minutes. The main presentation came from JD of Link Network, introduced by Dan Cohen, who described Link’s work with crypto.com and other market participants on tokenized money market funds and real-time settlement for institutional clients.
JD gave a detailed history of his earlier work developing the Arca U.S. Treasury Fund and ArCoin, emphasizing that the project was built within existing SEC and 1940 Act frameworks and was intended to use blockchain technology for a traditional asset rather than create a crypto product. He said the effort involved years of discussions with the SEC, multiple custodians, and partners such as U.S. Bank, T-Zero Securities, and Tassat, and that the model eventually led to Link’s settlement system. He highlighted concerns that shaped the design, including regulatory compliance, privacy for institutional users, and the need to bridge traditional banking hours with 24/7 digital asset markets.
The presentation also described Link’s features, including segregated and bankruptcy-remote fund structures, tokenized deposit and treasury fund settlement, and “yield in transit,” which allows interest to accrue and be distributed daily down to a two-second block. JD said the platform is being expanded for use cases such as exchange liquidity, cross-border capital movement, off-exchange collateral, stablecoin bridging, treasury management, and peer-to-peer settlement. He closed by posing policy questions for the commission about the use cases for stablecoins versus tokenized money market funds in New Hampshire and whether the state could issue or administer a security-based program with appropriate compliance controls.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> executive</c> Research by the police executive Research by the police executive research<00:59:29.760
- forum and the major cities research forum and the major cities chiefs<00:59:32.240><c> association</
- Research and experience consistently show that anonymized law enforcement creates fear in the public
- </c><01:44:08.719><c> Research</c><01:44:09.119><c> and</c> integrity of the state.
- Research and integrity of the state.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/08/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- :21.200><c> here</c><00:30:21.520><c> in</c><00:30:22.159><c> um</c><00:30:22.799><c> across</c> research
- and mapping here in um across research and mapping here in um across the<00:30:23.279><c> Appalachian
- So, I mean, I could go on. research, review where things stand at research, review where things stand
- I'm executive director of the C10 Research and Education Foundation.
- </c> executive director of the C10 Research executive director of the C10 Research and<02:27:13.280><
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We know from recent research that if the public perceives or understands that less violent crime is being
- And I think the reason why it's important to tackle it now is we have a lot of research over the last
- So I don't have any research<00:20:30.880><c> or</c><00:20:31.840><c> uh</c><00:20:32.159><c> about</
- c><00:20:32.799><c> how</c><00:20:33.120><c> changing</c><00:20:33.840><c> uh</c> research or uh about
- So, in your data and research, do you get into the weeds of all that and how cases are brought forward
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.
Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies.
Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/12/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, research by Accenture estimates that AWS infrastructure is up to 4.1 times more efficient than
- In fact, research by Accenture estimates that AWS infrastructure is up to 4.1 times more efficient than
- In fact, research by Accenture estimates that AWS infrastructure is up to 4.1 times more efficient than
- In fact, research by Accenture estimates that AWS infrastructure is up to 4.1 times more efficient than
- They are needed for heavy industrial applications and AI, and overwhelming research supports that after
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Info Briefing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- On the eve of the first two states legalizing in 2012, Columbia University researchers did a survey and
- I had to hire inspectors and legal teams and researchers and staff people.
- This will be done through surveys among the residents of Hawaii in a market research panel, as well as
- I was part of a cannabis research study as a participant at Queens Medical Center.
- </c> vision is like a cannabis Research vision is like a cannabis Research Center<01:27:07.800><c> that
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/05/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- relies on federal guidance or whether the research is unique to New Hampshire.
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- I just— she had an ER doctor; she researched this treatment.
- this treatment she said this researched this treatment she said this may<04:04:46.120><c> save</c><04
- </c> something called the lcmd Research something called the lcmd Research Foundation<04:06:28.920><c