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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation committee approves HF5 1/22/25
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- So what we're doing is taking students away from three school districts.
- Taking students away from three school districts and creating four.
- This is one that funds our public schools. Any question?
- And we'll wind up where we're supporting the athletic program.
- stroke programs.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, leave requests, and routine business, including reading gubernatorial approval letters for several recently enacted acts. Members also recognized guests in the chamber. The body then took up a motion to send House Bill 1034 back to the Joint Budget Committee, which passed, with Representative Jean explaining the bill would be revised to remove pay raises and address cybersecurity and bank fees later.
On the red and budget calendars, the House passed House Bill 1103 to increase the homestead property tax credit by $75, with supporters noting it would be the fourth straight annual increase and total $300 per household over four years. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bills 1007, 1022, 1036, and 1064, then passed Senate Bill 76, a $2 million appropriation for county extension office capital improvements. Several appropriation bills were then considered in batches and individually, with mixed results: House Bills 1005, 1051, 1089, 1090, 1093, and Senate Bills 8, 10, 16, 20, 23, 36, 43, 55, 58, 63, 67, and 30 passed; House Bills 1023, 1035, 1053, 1066, and Senate Bills 41 and 59 failed; Senate Bills 10 and 24 were initially passed over for later consideration.
A major portion of the meeting focused on Amendment 1 to House Bill 1100, the RSA/one-time funding package. Representative Jean outlined increases for corrections, state police, LEARNS/freedom accounts, Medicaid, vehicle purchases, and other set-asides, plus a proposed $300 million economic development reserve for a confidential project with clawback provisions. The amendment drew extended debate: supporters argued it could bring major job creation and broader economic benefits, while opponents criticized the secrecy, size of the subsidy, and opportunity cost. The amendment ultimately passed 54-36-3. The House then adjourned until 1 p.m. the next day after announcements about upcoming budget and House Management meetings.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The medical center, the law schools, and all that have been taken out for some reason.
- I want them to benefit from public schools that help develop intelligent and kind students.
- They need trash removal and funerary service assistance, and you insist on redistricting.
- I moved here 24 years ago to attend the University of Texas School of Law.
- Public schools are losing essential funding.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- She starts talking about another program, and same script: "Is there a men's program?" Nope.
- She goes on to the next program explaining the next women's program she was talking about.
- Is there a men's program?<00:26:09.440><c> Nope.</c> program? Nope. program? Nope.
- </c> program. Look at top. program. Look at top.
- </c> program she was talking about. program she was talking about.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:47.040><c> to</c> competitive development programs to competitive development programs to
- Um I was personally love this program.
- And I just want schools in Grand Rapids.
- </c> school she was attending. school she was attending.
- </c> constructive way uh to deal with that. constructive way uh to deal with that.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
Keywords:
housing, community land trusts, competitive development, development programs, Minnesota, HF3809, Minnesota eviction law, landlord-tenant, residential lease, minor child, children in eviction, eviction complaint, defendant prohibition, expedited eviction, expedited hearing, summary eviction, tenant protections, housing policy, civil penalty, nonwaivable lease terms
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM-EIG, PSM-HHS, PSM-TCA, PSM Public Hearings 04-11-2025
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- to inform kupuna about emergency programs.
- to inform kupuna about emergency programs.
- to inform kupuna about emergency programs.
- I think this program natural disasters.
- We're adjourned. supporting the construction of a supporting the construction of a floating<00:31:59.760
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The committees heard and acted on several resolutions related to housing, emergency preparedness, public safety, corrections, transportation, and wildfire mitigation. Measures discussed included HCR 67 on developing a comprehensive strategy for updated building codes; HCR 164 on maintaining publicly accessible hurricane shelter lists; HCR 180 on coordinated homelessness response; HCR 37 on emergency outreach to kupuna; HCR 121 on expanding Kolekole Pass as an emergency exit route; HCR 43 on studying highway patrol and speed cameras; HR 69 on vegetation management and wildfire risk; HCR 133 on supporting a floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor; HCR 153 on reducing the use of private out-of-state prisons; and HTR 23 on the new Oahu Community Correctional Center design and inmate release procedures.
Testimony was largely supportive across the agenda. Supporters included state agencies, advocacy groups, and individuals, with some measures drawing comments or suggested amendments. For HCR 69, the Division of Consumer Advocacy, PUC, Hawaiian Electric, Charter Communications, and Life of the Land all supported the measure, though some requested amendments or raised due process concerns. For HCR 121, the Department of Transportation said improvements were planned later in the year to allow emergency access through Kolekole Pass, and public testimony emphasized wildfire, tsunami, and evacuation concerns. For HCR 43, DOT supported the study, and testimony noted possible benefits for enforcement and court efficiency. HCR 37 received strong support from ARP Hawaii, social work students, caregivers, and other community groups focused on kupuna safety.
The committees took action on all items. HCR 67, HCR 164, HCR 180, HCR 37, HCR 121, HCR 43, HCR 133, HCR 153, and HTR 23 were all recommended for passage, with some measures passed as is and others with amendments. HCR 69 was amended to add the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Education, and to incorporate suggested amendments from Charter Communications and Hawaiian Telecom. HCR 121 was passed with technical amendments. Votes were recorded in favor on each measure, with some members excused and one no vote noted on HCR 43. The meetings concluded with adjournment after the final votes.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/21/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> organization agreements in construction organization agreements in construction related<00:49:20.560
- I mean, how they can be constructed.
- ><c> orchestrated</c> been constructed and orchestrated been constructed and orchestrated properly,<01
- And if the uh current construct.
- </c> allowed to assist through mediation. allowed to assist through mediation. best<02:11:56.880><c>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 20th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- High school students from St. Francis High School here in San Francisco.
- , and farm-to-school programs.
- California's farm-to-school programs serve as a model for the nation, connecting California-grown foods
- with school meal programs in 86% of California's counties, with the goal of cultivating equity, nurturing
- We need to invest in programs like the farmer program, the food production investment program, the livestock
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: For the Love of Texas Feb 27th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Grawley would always say, you guys should go to other schools.
- You shouldn't go to these schools.
- I grew up facing exclusion, bullying, and systemic neglect in school.
- chose UT over other schools because this program existed for them.
- Monarch was not the kind of program that was covered under bill 17.
Keywords:
education, curriculum, HB178, diverse history, equity, testimony, higher education crisis, representation
Summary:
The meeting was characterized by impactful discussions focused primarily on education and the representation of diverse histories in Texas's curriculum. Notably, Representative Christina Morales advocated for HB178, a bill aimed at ensuring that all Texas high school students have access to Mexican-American and African-American studies as part of their graduation requirements, moving from elective-only status. This bill garnered support from both sides of the aisle, highlighting a cooperative effort to improve educational equity in Texas. Several representatives shared personal stories reflecting on the importance of inclusive education, showcasing the bill's far-reaching implications for students' sense of identity and history.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Education (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> largest school districts in the state. largest school districts in the state.
- high schools.
- In just one year, we grew from 68 students in five schools to 225 students in 26 schools.
- </c> piloting the program five years ago now. piloting the program five years ago now.
- </c> growing the program with your support. growing the program with your support.
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.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Oct 8th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- And that has caused significant loss of funding through that program.
- And that has caused significant loss of funding through that program.
- So right now in the GAA, the starting salary for assistant public defenders and assistant state attorneys
- How many of your assistant public defenders work a 40-hour week?
- But we've catered the program to the youth's needs, so we just can't put youth in any program because
Summary:
The committee met for an interim appropriations presentation hearing focused on justice administration agencies. Members heard budget requests from the State Attorney’s Office, Public Defenders, the Justice Administrative Commission, Regional Conflict Counsel, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, and the Guardian ad Litem Office, followed by a presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice and a brief public comment from a nonprofit advocate. The chair noted that presentations from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Commission on Offender Review would be moved to a later meeting.
The state attorney requested funding to true up underfunded circuits under the existing formula, staff 14 new criminal judgeships, replace declining VOCA victim-services funding with general revenue, and cover a projected due process shortfall. The public defender asked for a higher starting salary for assistant public defenders, funding to restore balance in circuits where public defenders lag behind state attorneys, and staffing for new criminal judgeships. Regional conflict counsel and capital collateral regional counsel also sought salary adjustments, additional attorneys and case costs, and competitive area differential funding to address recruitment and retention issues. The Justice Administrative Commission requested funding for Florida PALM readiness and implementation and for IT hardware and software replacement; it also relayed a clerks’ request for reimbursement related to injunctions for protection, Baker Act, Marchman Act, and sexually violent predator cases.
The Guardian ad Litem Office said it now has a guardian ad litem for every child in Florida and requested salary increases for senior and managing attorneys to reduce turnover. The Department of Juvenile Justice presented a much larger budget request to expand residential and detention capacity, increase per diem rates, renovate and replace aging facilities, fund the Broward detention center rebuild, improve cybersecurity and the juvenile information system, and cover rising lease costs. Members asked questions about staffing, compensation, detention and residential treatment needs, mental health and substance-use services, and the Broward project timeline. A nonprofit advocate then asked for better data collection on protection orders and related court actions to support funding for domestic violence and recovery services. The committee adjourned without taking any formal votes on the budget requests.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That the governor is not reducing the program; he is reducing the funding.
- impacting the importance or the program and<00:18:26.360><c> that</c><00:18:26.960><c> uh</c><00:18:
- Materials and supplies, general items, you look at construction like of homes, where things you know
- </c> IT discourages professional assistance IT discourages professional assistance in<01:09:54.000><c
- </c><01:42:00.040><c> and</c> the increases the county programming and the increases the county programming
Committee:
House Taxes
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:59:42.559><c> in</c> would am more than willing to assist in would am more than willing to assist
- </c><01:33:00.400><c> and</c> to live further away um from schools and to live further away um from schools
- zone, whether you're speeding in a school zone.
- </c><01:55:11.119><c> zone</c> you're speeding in a construction zone you're speeding in a construction
- </c> whether you're speeding in a school whether you're speeding in a school zone.<01:55:13.280><c> Um
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes HF3023, a bill to extend unemployment insurance for Iron Range miners 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> But we also value our hourly school But we also value our hourly school workers.<00:12:55.280><c
- </c> it's actually a really important program it's actually a really important program for<00:15:01.640
- </c> That's what this program does.
- program program and<00:18:55.960><c> the</c><00:18:56.080><c> lifeline</c><00:18:56.680><c> that</c>
- </c> by things like our hourly school by things like our hourly school workers, workers, workers, by<
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Penalty for misconduct of public officer or employee enhanced 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- they are hired to perform and the investments taxpayers make in those programs.
- </c><00:07:34.960><c> integrity</c> ignored uh the program integrity ignored uh the program integrity
- </c><00:08:41.840><c> and</c> taxpayers make in these programs and taxpayers make in these programs and
- My testimony in particular was on this broad construction, particularly under section or subdivision
- My testimony in particular was on this broad construction, particularly under section or subdivision
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a Senior Assistant Attorney General at the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.
- If there are certain—you'll see how the statute is constructed if you look at 644:8—and as I said, I
- Just from a statutory construction language here, I always consider torture to be something that's an
- if you look at 644 statutes constructed if you look at 644 um<00:37:07.839><c> 8</c><00:37:08.839><c
- I'm an assistant county attorney in Merrimack County. I've been a prosecutor for over 20 years.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/19/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This program is not just about schools. This program is not just about placements.
- This program is not just about schools.
- on the programs that our school can offer us.
- on the programs that our school can offer us.
- on the programs that our school can offer us.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 115 May 8th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> program and making an appropriation. program and making an appropriation.
- That is from our non-partisan staff. program. program.
- </c> basic programs basic programs on<03:02:42.760><c> a</c><03:02:43.200><c> on</c><03:02:43.360><c>
- </c> excellent program. Please vote yes. excellent program. Please vote yes.
- ,</c> when I went to wake her for school, when I went to wake her for school, I<05:31:47.680><c> found
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- to assist with our various<00:16:20.240><c> programs</c><00:16:20.720><c> to</c><00:16:20.959><c> support
- </c> specifically focused on charter schools specifically focused on charter schools immersion.<00:19
- </c><00:33:31.120><c> that</c> expand and strengthen programs that expand and strengthen programs that
- programs operating, keeping Keeping programs operating, keeping services<00:48:26.720><c> available,
- </c><00:50:09.520><c> with</c> responsibilities um to assist with responsibilities um to assist with
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2046, which would establish and fund an Olo Hawaii Commission to coordinate and promote initiatives supporting the use of Olo Hawaii. The Attorney General suggested adding an end date because the bill creates a temporary commission, and several supporters from the University of Hawaii, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission said the commission could improve coordination, funding decisions, and consistency across agencies. Members discussed whether the commission should include broader representation, including expertise on Niihau dialect speakers and other stakeholders, and the bill was then set aside as the committee moved to the next measure.
The committee next considered House Bill 2438, creating the Hawaii Cultural Trust within DBEDT, authorizing an income tax credit for contributions to the trust and qualified cultural organizations, and creating a special license plate to support the trust. DBEDT said it would need additional resources, including staff, to administer the program. The Department of Taxation recommended changing the effective date to 2026 to allow time for implementation and adding a requirement that credits be claimed within one year. OHA supported the bill but objected to language that would require it to maintain a prequalified list of organizations, saying that could limit applicants and conflict with its grant process. The Tax Foundation said it supported cultural funding but preferred direct appropriations and grants over a trust fund and tax credit structure.
The final measure discussed was House Bill 2584, which would temporarily increase public land trust revenues transferred to OHA while reaffirming the state’s obligation to the 20% pro rata share, with a repeal date of June 30, 2028. The Attorney General recommended deleting the bill’s requirement that OHA receive a minimum amount equal to the 20% share, arguing the constitution and Admission Act do not specify a precise dollar amount and that the legislature must determine allocation. OHA strongly supported the bill, arguing the state currently pays only about 5% and that historical records show much higher amounts are owed; OHA also pointed to a carry-forward account it said held about $55 million. DLNR opposed the bill because the fiscal impact was unspecified and could affect land management and special fund budgets. Several OHA trustees and supporters urged the committee to pass the bill, and one testifier criticized the state for underfunding Native Hawaiian obligations. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the committee continued hearing testimony on HB 2584.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- and after school. >> Those programs often fill up fast.
- and after school. >> Those programs often fill up fast.
- and after school. >> Those programs often fill up fast.
- and after school programs as well.
- Um to and after school programs as well.
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means