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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/01/2026 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- When will the withholding of that state aid...
- When will the withholding of that state aid? USFR.
- So the state is required to share costs and supplement any additional funding requirements.
- Yes, Chairman, I have spoken with the legislative auditor from the state of Minnesota.
- , which the DES child care system here is completely different from the state of Minnesota.
Committee:
Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- of the aid.
- of all aid payments equals the amount appropriated for aid in 2026.
- aid.
- County program aid county program aid.
- aid.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 4, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> seek</c> gentleman from Minnesota seek gentleman from Minnesota seek recognition?
- In the 30 seconds— 59% rise in humanitarian aid. Europe is 59% rise in humanitarian aid.
- </c> And aid from Europe has surged 59%. And aid from Europe has surged 59%.
- A yes vote aids Ukraine.
- A yes vote aids Ukraine. If we allies. A yes vote aids Ukraine.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-06-16 (7:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, over the weekend, we were devastated by a tragic act of violence in the state of Minnesota that
- that I have with the ammunition holiday, tax holiday, specifically not only about what we saw in Minnesota
- Bright Futures Program and other financial aid programs, a total of $62 million to restore funding or
- six areas of importance and includes first additional funding for the Department of Corrections to aid
- six areas of importance and includes first additional funding for the Department of Corrections to aid
Summary:
The House convened on the final day of session, observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and for Representative Rosenwald’s father, then swore in and seated new members Boyles and Hodgers. The Speaker also outlined the chamber’s end-of-session priorities, including action on the budget and related conforming bills. The House then took up H.J.R. 5019, a constitutional amendment to expand Florida’s budget stabilization fund by raising the cap, requiring annual transfers, and allowing withdrawals for critical state needs. After sponsor explanations and questions about what would qualify as a critical need and how the fund might respond to possible federal funding cuts, the House adopted an amendment that added more flexibility for suspending transfers and withdrawals. The joint resolution then passed on final passage.
Members next considered HB 7031, the tax package conference report. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or extends several sales tax exemptions and holidays, and makes changes affecting property taxes, local taxes, pari-mutuel taxes, and revenue distributions. Debate focused heavily on the new permanent exemption for ammunition and hunting-related items, the elimination of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related distributions, and the shift of some funding from recurring to nonrecurring status. Supporters argued the package provides tax relief and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents criticized the ammunition exemption and the reductions in recurring housing and transit support. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed.
The House then passed HB 5017, which creates a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer from general revenue to retire state bonds early, and HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment. Finally, the chamber began explanation and questions on the General Appropriations Act conference report for fiscal year 2025-26, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major budget areas, including K-12 education, health care, transportation and economic development, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology, highlighting funding for school choice, Medicaid, housing, transportation infrastructure, Everglades restoration, workforce programs, cybersecurity, and technology modernization.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:35.640><c> Intercounty</c> Maxa and the Minnesota Intercounty Maxa and the Minnesota Intercounty
- </c><00:01:54.000><c> operates</c> state as you know um Minnesota operates state as you know um Minnesota
- we give you County Program Aid.
- we give you County Program Aid.
- That was the whole purpose the county program... program Aid and the demands put from the program Aid
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> funding to serve to benefit Minnesota funding to serve to benefit Minnesota students<00:03:28.200
- </c> only existing PCH program in Minnesota only existing PCH program in Minnesota changes<00:03:39.760
- </c><00:26:29.279><c> back</c><00:26:29.520><c> in</c> state of Minnesota back in state of Minnesota
- We appreciate your work and all you do for Minnesota youth in Minnesota.
- We appreciate your work and all you do for Minnesota youth in Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and help me ensure that Minnesota and help me ensure that Minnesota families<00:08:28.400><c> don't
- Thank you. students at all Minnesota state colleges students at all Minnesota state colleges and<00:51
- </c><00:59:18.280><c> the</c> agricultural research in Minnesota the agricultural research in Minnesota
- </c> University of Minnesota University of Minnesota facilities<01:04:10.839><c> their</c><01:04:11.119
- </c> good for all good for all of Minnesota good for all good for all of Minnesota um<01:09:04.920><c
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee - Morning Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- law enforcement efforts of $5 million, and a Pharmacy Benefit Management unit supplementation of $1
- And so that would justify the $1 million supplement from last year and the $1 million going forward.
- And I forgot the name of the actual name of that organization that is through legal aid.
- Is where legal aid is managing that corporation said the or program?
- And then they contracted with legal aid for those services.
Committee:
House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/10/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Minnesota Secretary of State.
- I'm joined here today by our elections director for the state of Minnesota, Mr.
- </c><00:04:07.760><c> Mr</c> director for the state of Minnesota Mr director for the state of Minnesota
- </c> the requirements provided in Minnesota the requirements provided in Minnesota law<00:26:18.840><
- I don't think that that's the problem here in Minnesota.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026
Employee Benefits Programs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota, their general policy is similar to ours. They allow up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.
- However, the weekly wage for North Dakota is still below Minnesota and the national average.
- Members of the committee, the 457 plan is a supplemental savings program.
- It's strictly supplemental savings.
- It's strictly supplemental savings. So right now there's four different providers. There's Empower.
Committee:
Joint Employee Benefits Programs Committee
Summary:
The Employee Benefits Committee met to hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave policies, labor market conditions, and prevailing wage issues, then later took up committee rules and bill-draft jurisdiction. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the state has paid the full family premium since 1979, described cost-control and benefit-enhancement changes over time, and explained current plan options, wellness incentives, employer wellness discounts, and the upcoming bid process for the 2027-29 contract. HRMS then presented compensation comparisons showing state classified pay generally trails private and regional markets, with larger gaps at higher-level jobs, and reviewed benefits and leave policies, including the new enhanced annual leave and new-hire leave, the state’s unpaid family leave structure, and varying tuition reimbursement practices. Job Service reported on labor force trends, low unemployment, high labor force participation, job openings, and wage growth, and OMB said there are no state prevailing-wage requirements beyond federal Davis-Bacon rules for federally funded projects.
The committee then considered a proposed amendment to Joint Rule 211 to better align the health insurance mandate review process with recent statutory changes. Members discussed how the rule should reference both the committee’s required actuarial reports and the Legislative Council cost-benefit analysis, and the amendment was adopted on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed how its jurisdiction decisions affect whether a bill draft receives actuarial analysis, with staff explaining that a decision not to take jurisdiction means the bill is not treated as impacting the relevant retirement or health plans for purposes of that analysis.
After that, the committee began reviewing bill drafts for jurisdiction. The first draft, bill draft 33, would automatically renew pre-tax elections for dental and vision coverage during open enrollment instead of requiring annual re-election. Members debated whether it had any actuarial impact, noting the state does not pay those premiums directly, and the discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- THIS IS AN ASSAULT ON EVERY ...American who has gotten any federal financial aid to go to vocational
- These include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and federal housing benefits.
- THESE INCLUDE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND FEDERAL HOUSING BENEFITS.
- Due to the aid of the program, eradication efforts have been successful.
- Nor have they stood up to a president and his aide, private citizen Elon Musk, doing unconstitutional
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Three specifically, I've aided to try to call. Hi, my name is Amanda Cox.
- Three specifically, I've aided to try to coordinate, and all of them have been unsuccessful.
- Most tragically, I spoke with a woman in Minnesota.
- You need to take iron or supplements to increase the blood count between the time you donate and the
- This is an expansion of safety requirements that would better aid Idaho's authority and keep midwives
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 528, which would codify the ability for patients to use self-donated or directed donor blood under federal testing and collection guidelines. Representative Chris Bruce said the bill was intended to ensure Idaho patients have that option in state law after some hospitals or facilities had denied requests. Supporters testified that the bill protects patient autonomy, religious freedom, and medical choice, and described personal experiences where directed donation was difficult or impossible to arrange in Idaho. Opponents, including representatives from Vitalant and the Red Cross, said directed and autologous donations are already available when medically indicated, that the bill addresses a problem that does not exist, and that it could add cost, complexity, and strain to an already severe blood shortage without improving safety. After debate over terms such as “detrimental” and “gross negligence,” a substitute motion to send the bill to amending order failed 7-9, and the original motion to send HB 528 to the House floor with a do pass recommendation passed 7-6.
The committee then approved a rules docket for the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Business Enterprise Program, which updates and streamlines rules governing vending and food service facilities operated by blind entrepreneurs. The committee next took up House Bill 550, a midwifery bill updating Idaho’s existing statute to allow licensed midwives to administer additional medications within their training and scope of practice. The sponsor and several midwives, nurses, and other supporters said the changes would modernize outdated law, improve care in rural areas, reduce unnecessary hospital transfers, and better address postpartum hemorrhage and other maternal or neonatal needs. One testifier described a tragic homebirth outcome and urged stronger safety limits, while the Idaho Medical Association said it had worked with the sponsor on compromise language.
At the sponsor’s request, HB 550 was held in committee and the related revised RS was moved forward. The committee then approved RS-33-250, which incorporated agreed-upon changes defining a formulary and protocol and clarifying maternal and neonatal care language, sending it to the second reading calendar with a do pass recommendation. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- </c> state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota.
- aid</c> people transportation aid people transportation aid um<01:11:05.480><c> to</c><01:11:05.680><
- </c> education in Minnesota. education in Minnesota.
- </c> education aid. education aid.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- of 331 school districts across Minnesota.
- </c> the number of districts across Minnesota the number of districts across Minnesota that<00:13:02.120
- John de Gro could come up as well from the great town of Prinsburg, Minnesota, Central Minnesota School
- That's very consistent around the state of Minnesota.
- You know, John Deg Grot again, uh, Christian, Minnesota Central Minnesota Christian School.
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:46.200><c> are</c> public schools in Minnesota are public schools in Minnesota are generally
- Minnesota Department of Revenue sales tax fact sheet 111 states that...
- Minnesota Department of Revenue sales tax fact sheet 111 states that...
- Benton County seeks a new government center in Foley, Minnesota.
- July 2025 the aid will drop to 12 million per year.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Three specifically, I've aided to try to call.
- Three specifically, I've aided to try to coordinate, and all of them have been unsuccessful.
- Most tragically, I spoke with a woman in Minnesota.
- You need to take iron or supplements to increase the blood count between the time you donate and the
- This is an expansion of safety requirements that would better aid Idaho's authority and keep midwives
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- And we render aid if we shoot someone or witness a shooting. That's our law in Minnesota.
- 17.120><c> Minnesota</c><04:41:17.520><c> are</c> Minnesota, children in Minnesota are Minnesota, children
- </c> here in Minnesota. here in Minnesota.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><02:09:20.719><c> Miss</c> gentleoman from Minnesota, Miss gentleoman from Minnesota, Miss Craig
- 25.360><c> seek</c> gentleoman from Minnesota seek gentleoman from Minnesota seek recognition?
- </c><02:34:05.359><c> to</c> country and distribute federal aid to country and distribute federal aid
- Luther of Minnesota, co-chair; Miss Lorraine C. Miller of Texas.
- Luther of Minnesota, William P.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> out by saying we are the Minnesota out by saying we are the Minnesota Department<00:23:18.960><c
- ><c> will</c> pupil Aid and transportation Aid will pupil Aid and transportation Aid will have<00:37:
- to benefiting all of Minnesota.
- Cloud, Minnesota. Can you hear me?
- </c><01:29:53.400><c> is</c> this Aid has remained steady this Aid is this Aid has remained steady this
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Feb 26th, 2026 at 12:51 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- You all appropriate state financial aid. We do a lot of that.
- That's Minnesota at 60. We're at 52.2. And then people fully engaged in work at 70%.
- And that's Minnesota at 60. We're at 52. the best in the Midwest. And that's Minnesota at 60.
- What is the appropriate state appropriation that helps complement and supplement working with the local
- Minnesota. Minnesota. Actually, I think the last time around, Minnesota is now 61.
Committee:
House Joint Committee on Education