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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • unemployment insurance benefits for low-wage workers.
  • This bill will address the existing inequities by setting a minimum weekly benefit amount and increasing
  • the weekly benefit amount for low-wage workers doesn’t disqualify them from benefits or otherwise reduce
  • As I said, over a million workers would get a benefit from this wage increase, and it helps fuel our
  • Thank you. ...substandard wages and benefits.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on legislation concerning unemployment insurance, non-compete agreements, prevailing wage, and minimum wage issues. Committee leaders outlined the hearing process, asked witnesses to keep oral testimony to three minutes, and invited written testimony through November 20. No votes were taken during the hearing; it ended with a motion to adjourn and notice of the next hearing on November 20. Much of the testimony focused on bills to expand unemployment insurance for striking workers, including H. 2168 and S. 1319. Labor leaders, union members, and legal advocates argued that workers who are out on strike for more than 30 days should be able to receive UI benefits, saying the policy would help workers and families meet basic expenses, reduce employers’ ability to “wait out” strikes, and encourage good-faith bargaining. Speakers cited recent strikes, including the Republic Services strike, and said the proposal would not meaningfully increase strike activity or strain the UI trust fund. Another major topic was minimum wage legislation, especially H. 2107/S. 1349 to raise the minimum wage to $20 by 2029 and index it to inflation, and H. 2191 to create a $25 enhanced care worker minimum wage. Supporters said current wages are not keeping pace with housing, food, and childcare costs, and that care workers, direct support staff, and human service employees face chronic vacancies, burnout, and turnover. Testimony also supported H. 2126 on prevailing wage by adding apprenticeship and training contributions to the wage calculation, and H. 2159 and S. 1363 on prevailing wage-related issues. One witness, Russell Beck, testified against S. 1336, which would ban non-competes, and against H. 2118, arguing Massachusetts’ current non-compete law is a balanced compromise that should not be disrupted.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • :11.520><c> loss</c><00:20:11.760><c> in</c> This permanent childhood hearing loss in This permanent
  • What's the benefit of the cochlear implant?
  • And that's a very practical and pragmatic way to think about cochlear implants and their benefit.
  • And so, what's the benefit?
Summary: The Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee heard Senate Bill 6, sponsored by Senate President Robert Stivers, which would create an endowed research fund to support collaborative university research in Kentucky. Stivers described the bill as an extension of earlier higher-education research efforts, arguing that Kentucky should build research “hubs” by requiring or encouraging partnerships among universities and outside entities, with potential focus areas including health care, engineering, aerospace, agriculture, and other emerging fields. He said the proposal would establish five research tranches over five years and sought a $30 million endowment for each, generating annual interest to fund consortium-based research and leverage additional private and federal dollars. Senators Frommeyer, Neal, Givens, Boswell, and Richardson spoke in support, emphasizing economic development, job creation, and examples from other research clusters such as Boston and North Carolina’s Research Triangle. The committee voted 12-0 to report the bill favorably to the Senate floor. The committee then received a presentation from Dr. Matthew Bush of the University of Kentucky on pediatric hearing loss and cochlear implants. Bush explained that early hearing detection and intervention is critical because hearing loss in newborns is a neurocognitive emergency that affects language, literacy, and long-term outcomes. He outlined national screening benchmarks, Kentucky’s incidence of childhood hearing loss, and the high educational and societal costs of untreated hearing loss. Bush also highlighted disparities in rural and western Kentucky, where children face delayed diagnosis, longer waits for hearing aids or cochlear implants, and more difficulty accessing follow-up care. He described cochlear implants, the multidisciplinary care they require, and research showing improved language development, quality of life, and cost savings when children are treated early.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><04:17:28.439><c> records</c> were also part of the permanent records were also part of the permanent
  • </c> in statute it's defined permanent in statute it's defined permanent records<04:17:32.159><c> it<
  • </c> to keep those permanent to keep those permanent records<04:18:08.840><c> and</c><04:18:09.319><c
  • </c><04:19:58.319><c> records</c> keep track of these permanent records keep track of these permanent
Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Receiving funding to replace lost non-resident supplemental tuition is imperative, as non-resident supplemental
  • I want to note that with stable, ongoing increases, we have been able to increase compensation in most
  • base increase aligned with inflation.
  • increasing notably as a result of increased tuition revenue.
  • Within those agreements, what's negotiated is the percentage of annual increases in the benefits, as
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education held its first 2026 hearing on higher education, focusing on UC and CSU system updates, student housing, enrollment, and core operations. In opening remarks, the chair noted recent state fiscal stress, the prior rejection of proposed UC/CSU cuts, and the Governor’s proposed 5% ongoing compact increases. UC President James B. Milliken and CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia described the systems’ public value, research and workforce roles, and the impact of federal actions on grants, financial aid, and campus operations. Both also emphasized Title IX and civil rights efforts; CSU said it had implemented nearly all state auditor recommendations and was on track to finish the remaining one, while UC highlighted its systemwide civil rights and Title IX offices. Both leaders said federal investigations, grant cancellations, and litigation demands were consuming staff time and money, with UC reporting more than 200 grants lost or affected and CSU citing more than $161 million in lost grants and more than 1,600 grants affected overall. The committee then heard on student housing. Finance and LAO staff said the Governor’s budget made no major new housing proposal but continued support for the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. CSU reported 12 supported projects that will add about 5,047 beds, most below market rate, with four already open and seven more expected this year; it also said it has about 68,000 beds systemwide, a 92% occupancy rate, and ongoing emergency housing support. UC said the program has supported seven UC projects and two joint community college projects, adding more than 7,000 beds total, but nearly 10,000 UC students were on housing waitlists at the start of fall 2025. UC asked for additional state support, including possible bond funding and a statutory change to allow UC participation in public-private partnership housing projects. Members discussed rapid rehousing, student homelessness, faculty and staff housing, and community college housing partnerships, with both systems describing existing emergency beds and support services. On enrollment, LAO recommended maintaining UC’s 2026-27 resident undergraduate target, funding enrollment growth separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident reduction plan, and holding UC flat in 2027-28. For CSU, LAO recommended revising the 2026-27 target downward to reflect current projections, funding growth separately, and holding 2027-28 flat. CSU said it had rebounded from COVID declines, now exceeds its funded target by about 3,000 FTE, and is shifting about $89 million and 10,000 FTE spots from lower-demand campuses to higher-demand ones while developing turnaround plans for seven campuses with sustained enrollment declines, including Sonoma State. CSU also described direct admissions, transfer success pathways, and new degree programs aimed at workforce needs. UC said it had surpassed its compact enrollment goals, planned to add 2,721 California undergraduates in 2026-27, and was seeking $5.5 million for health professional programs. Members raised concerns about underprepared freshmen, K-12 alignment, nonresident caps at UC San Diego, deferred maintenance, ROTC access, and the need for stronger turnaround plans and teacher preparation pipelines. The final item on core operations addressed the Governor’s proposal to defer 3% base funding again, moving the one-time deferral to 2027-28 and allowing short-term zero-interest loans to cover it.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • In some cases, no fee increases are needed.
  • In some cases, no fee increases are needed.
  • And some of the increases are also associated with LCI's increased workload, including CEQA work, grant
  • Now what they're doing is they've increased revenue through the increased participation in education
  • Small family farmers benefit, people really living close to the bone benefit, their health improves,
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So the largest driver of the expenditure growth is statutory employee compensation increases.
  • Salaries and benefits and employee compensation. We value that.
  • We have also prioritized our own funding to increase litter pickup.
  • This change would increase Tahoe's population figure in California from 40,000 to 145,000.
  • Once you lose it, it's oftentimes lost permanently.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 9th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 68-1202, Revised Statutes Supplement, is amended to read.
  • Sections 37-3207.04, 37-451, and 37-415, Revised Statutes Supplement, provide for read-upon-a-term term
  • Section 37-443, as revised by statute, and sections 37-438 and 37-440, Revised Statutes Supplement 2025
  • It would increase low-income households' ability to become self-sufficient and provide funding for the
  • It also includes $126,100 and $6,000, and states that no expenditure for permanent or temporary salaries
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm just asking for either A robust increase in appropriate classes that serve our rare disease clients
  • I'm just asking for either a robust increase in appropriate classes that serve our rare disease clients
  • So please increase the classes and make them mandatory when we have those classes that mean something
  • My name is Yuki Hayashi, and I'm here today with the SEIU 775 Benefits Group.
  • And just to supplement what Demas said with some numbers: we added 52 courses since the fall.
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 2337, which would repeal the planned 2027 requirement that certain family-member long-term care providers complete annual continuing education. Rep. Barnard said the bill was intended to reduce burdens on relatives caring for one loved one and to avoid forcing them into courses that are often not relevant to the person they support. Supportive testimony from family providers and disability advocates emphasized that family caregivers already receive individualized training from doctors and therapists, that the available course library is often geared toward aging-related care rather than developmental disabilities, and that mandatory CE could create compliance barriers and risk losing caregivers. Opponents, including SEIU 775 representatives and family caregivers who support the current system, argued that continuing education improves care quality, helps caregivers stay prepared as needs change, and should remain mandatory; they also said the state had already responded to prior concerns by expanding the course catalog and allowing repeat courses for credit. No action was taken on HB 2337. The committee then heard HB 2311, a technical bill making administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment and Accountability and Oversight Board. The bill would extend co-chair terms, allow more than four meetings per year, shift consultation on workforce investment effectiveness to the Student Achievement Council, and eliminate the requirement for a public data dashboard. The bill sponsor and supporters from WASAC, Microsoft, and the United Faculty of Washington State said the changes would improve board operations and oversight, while also raising broader concerns that WEA funds have been used to supplant general fund support for higher education. Testimony noted the dashboard had not been funded and that WASAC already tracks related metrics through other tools. No vote was taken on HB 2311 during the hearing. The committee then moved to executive action on HB 2132, which limits disclosure and retention of personally identifying information in WASFA records. An amendment by Rep. Levitt was adopted to allow the Student Achievement Council to share applicant information with entities beyond higher education institutions under binding data-sharing agreements. The committee then adopted the amended substitute bill and voted it out of committee. The final roll call was 9-8 in favor, and Substitute HB 2132 was reported out with a do pass recommendation. The committee also announced that executive action on HB 288 and HB 2148 would be delayed and that no action would be taken on those bills that day.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/18/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:16:43.600><c> in</c> possibility that we see an increase in possibility that we see an increase
  • And you'll see a small increase in contracts, operating expenses, and salary and benefits.
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Committee: Senate Finance
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 38th Legislative Day Jun 18th, 2026

Delaware Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We provide a post-retirement increase for pensioners and replenish the post-retirement increase fund
  • How often do we increase the fees on this program? Madam President.
  • How often do we increase the fees on this program?
  • So how often are these fees increased?
  • First, it increases board membership from three to seven members.
Summary: The Senate reconvened, read committee reports, and assigned House Bill 89 with House Amendment 1 and House Bill 393 with House Amendment 1 to the Senate Finance Committee. It then adopted Consent Calendar 64, which included resolutions recognizing Take Our Children to Work Day, Juneteenth, National Farmers Day, Invisible Disabilities Week, Stonewall Uprising Remembrance Day, National Nonprofit Day, and two property-assessment working group resolutions. The calendar passed by a unanimous roll call, and the chamber heard remarks supporting Juneteenth, Delaware agriculture, invisible disabilities awareness, and the nonprofit sector. The Senate passed the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 revenue estimates in Senate Joint Resolution 16 and Senate Joint Resolution 17, and approved the fiscal year 2027 operating budget in Senate Bill 335 after extended debate on budget growth, recurring costs, health care, education, public safety, retiree obligations, and fiscal restraint. It also passed Senate Bill 336, the one-time supplemental appropriation bill, which includes one-time investments such as a $100 million transition toward a weighted education funding formula, election support, early childhood education, classroom projects, lead remediation, and campaign finance modernization. Several members praised the budget process and staff, while others cautioned against future spending growth. Among policy bills, the Senate passed House Bill 369 to codify the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety, House Bill 268 to increase penalties for assaulting postal workers, House Bill 374 to require workforce reporting on large public works projects, Senate Bill 253 with House Amendment 1 to standardize school bullying parental-notification procedures, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 342 to modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, House Bill 402 to extend Clean Air Act Title V permit fees, and Senate Bill 346 with Senate Amendment 1 to streamline Environmental Appeals Board timelines. The Senate also began consideration of House Bill 293, which would add hate crimes to the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program, but the transcript cuts off before its vote is shown.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to note that with stable, ongoing increases, we have been able to increase compensation in most
  • base increase aligned with inflation.
  • base increase aligned with inflation.
  • be increasing notably as a result of increased tuition revenue.
  • Within those agreements, what's negotiated is the percentage of annual increases in the benefits, as
Summary: The subcommittee heard opening remarks and updates from UC President James Milliken and CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia on the state of higher education, including federal funding losses, civil rights/Title IX compliance, enrollment, housing, and budget needs. Both leaders emphasized the value of UC and CSU to California’s workforce, research, and economic mobility, while warning that federal grant cancellations, investigations, and changes to student aid are creating major financial and operational strain. UC reported losing or having at risk more than 1,600 grants and over $1 billion in research activity, while CSU said it had lost more than 200 grants totaling about $161 million, including minority-serving institution grants that affected student support programs. Both systems said they are investing in civil rights services and trying to limit the release of personally identifiable information in response to federal requests. The committee then reviewed the higher education student housing grant program. Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office staff said the governor’s budget does not include major new changes but continues support for the program. CSU reported 12 approved projects that will add about 5,047 beds, with roughly 75% below market rate, and said it has about 68,000 beds systemwide, a 92% occupancy rate, and ongoing housing insecurity among students. UC said its housing projects have added more than 7,000 beds when reduced-rent and regular-rent units are combined, but nearly 10,000 students were on housing wait lists at the start of fall 2025. Both systems described rapid rehousing efforts, emergency beds, and partnerships with community colleges, and UC noted several joint housing projects, including at Riverside, Merced, and Santa Cruz. Members discussed whether future housing bonds and use of surplus school sites could help expand capacity. In the enrollment section, the LAO recommended maintaining UC’s 2026-27 resident undergraduate target, funding enrollment growth separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident reduction plan at the three highest-demand UC campuses, and holding UC enrollment flat in 2027-28. For CSU, the LAO recommended revising the 2026-27 enrollment expectation downward to reflect updated projections, while also funding enrollment growth separately and holding enrollment flat in 2027-28. CSU said it has rebounded from pandemic-era declines, is above its funded target by about 3,000 FTE, and is shifting about $89 million and 10,000 FTE from lower-demand campuses to higher-demand ones while developing turnaround plans for seven campuses with sustained enrollment declines, including Sonoma State. UC said it has already exceeded its compact enrollment goals and is planning continued growth, but that sustaining it depends on ongoing state support. Members raised concerns about campus-specific enrollment declines, nonresident caps at UC San Diego, and the need for stronger turnaround plans and teacher preparation pathways. The final section covered core operations and deferred payments: Finance said the governor proposes another one-year deferral of about $129.7 million for UC and $143.8 million for CSU, and the LAO recommended retiring the deferrals when one-time funds are available. CSU described rising compensation, financial aid, utilities, insurance, and deferred maintenance costs, and said it is pursuing cost-saving measures such as procurement alignment, campus integration, and shared administrative services.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 16, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • H.R. 9237 would increase his benefit for catastrophically disabled veterans like Eric by $10,000 a year
  • It would also increase benefits for surviving spouses.
  • It would also increase benefits for surviving spouses.
  • It would also increase benefits for surviving spouses.
  • I'm particularly proud that this legislation includes the expansion of GI Bill benefits, increases benefits
ID
Transcript Highlights:
  • for consideration this morning on the orange sheet is a request from the Military Division for a supplemental
  • This request was contingent on the generation of revenues from a proposed fee increase to the Project
  • Those monies were previously directed to the Permanent Building Fund. What, but how?
  • And my highway district would benefit the most, obviously.
  • It's not increasing, decreasing. It's not making any change at all. Senator Hart: Thank you, Mr.
Summary: The Joint Finance and Corporation Committee met with a quorum from both chambers and first approved a $6.5 million federal supplemental appropriation for the Military Division to replace failing climate control systems in Idaho Air National Guard buildings at Gowen Field. The committee then considered Idaho State Police funding tied to three revenue measures: a beer excise tax distribution change, a new specialty license plate, and a liquor account distribution change. Members discussed the impact on cities and counties, with several noting the shift away from local governments, but the motion to appropriate $6.695 million in dedicated and federal funds for ISP personnel costs passed and received a do-pass recommendation. The committee next took up two pieces of language related to Idaho Digital Learning Academy. One trailer language item tied to House Bill 940, which would change course fee limits for non-graduation and graduation-required courses, was adopted by unanimous consent. A second proposal to restore IDLA’s access to PSIF after a large appropriation reduction failed after members raised concerns about allowing access before the academy spent down its cash balance and about weakening the budget cap. Members then approved language redirecting about $12 million from the Strategic Initiatives Fund to the local highway distribution formula instead of LTAC grants, after debate over whether formula-based distribution or competitive grants better served local needs. Finally, the committee adopted language preventing an automatic transfer from the Budget Stabilization Fund to the General Fund when the fund exceeds its 15% cap, preserving the fund balance unless the legislature acts otherwise. The meeting adjourned after the final do-pass recommendation was approved.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 7, February 17, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><01:38:57.440><c> We're</c> increase the uh performance. We're increase the uh performance.
  • . increase. increase.
  • </c> we funded that increase every few years. we funded that increase every few years.
  • increase increase the<04:24:47.120><c> red</c><04:24:47.359><c> tape</c><04:24:47.600><c> here.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The governor cut it $1.5 million permanently.
  • The operating increase is designed to keep up with costs.
  • that, but that is the intent of the operating increase.
  • Thirdly, the background study violation fines being increased.
  • Thank goodness, because the increase in need is staggering.
Bills: HF2436
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 04/14/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> and state employee benefits. and state employee benefits.
  • </c> which is the Governor's supplemental which is the Governor's supplemental budget<01:15:39.960><c
  • </c><01:45:04.480><c> humanitarian</c> has seen increased humanitarian has seen increased humanitarian
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a 400 million increase or an 88.8% increase. Thank you.
  • However, every year the department does get an increased distribution from the Land Grant Permanent Fund
  • It's a 5% increase.
  • And that was a state increase. Is there an equal increase on the federal side?
  • and increasing enrollment.
Bills: SB2
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We moved a total of 6,916 people into permanent housing last year, a 21% increase in our system's performance
  • We moved a total of 6,916 people into permanent housing last year, a 21% increase in our system's performance
  • But make no mistake, this 7% increase is for us an economic reality and not a increase is for us an economic
  • Much as we want to push them toward permanent housing uses, they're not the best uses for permanent housing
  • And the last year that we have data shows really flat increases, whereas nationally we saw an 18% increase
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HAP) program, focusing on how state homelessness dollars are spent, what accountability measures are in place, and whether those measures are helping or hindering results. The chair framed the discussion around the state’s large homelessness population, the roughly $5 billion invested in HAP since 2018, and the need to balance transparency, performance, and administrative burden as the Legislature considers future funding and possible trailer bill changes for Round 7. Testimony from the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Housing and Community Development described HAP’s evolving accountability structure, including regional planning, system performance measures, housing element and pro-housing requirements, encampment policies, and public dashboards. LAO noted that added requirements have lengthened the application and award timeline, while HCD emphasized that the program is increasingly directing funds toward evidence-based housing solutions and that public reporting has improved transparency. HCD also said HAP has helped move more than 90,000 people into permanent housing statewide and that the department is working to reduce duplicative reporting and improve speed. Local officials from Oakland, Alameda County, and Riverside County largely supported HAP but urged the Legislature not to overcorrect with punitive or overly burdensome accountability rules. They argued that homelessness is driven by broader housing shortages and outside factors, that one-time funding should be stable and predictable, and that metrics should focus on program-level outcomes rather than system-wide homelessness counts alone. Several witnesses described HAP as essential to keeping shelter, interim housing, and permanent housing programs operating, with Riverside citing a 19% reduction in unsheltered homelessness and Alameda citing over 6,000 people moved into permanent housing through HAP-funded programs. Members asked about point-in-time count reporting, fraud safeguards, federal funding threats, and whether accountability requirements should be streamlined. Some members emphasized the need for faster disbursement and stable metrics, while others raised concerns about data consistency across counties and the impact of federal cuts to vouchers and supportive housing. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational, with members indicating follow-up discussions and future budget negotiations on HAP accountability and funding.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 9th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • they could, depending on the circumstances, increase that lid accordingly and increase their budgets
  • That's increased. is $1.5 billion per year. That's increased $137 million in this two-year period.
  • And over the course of eight years, I have tried to attack this from increasing sales tax, increasing
  • Increases due to public schools.
  • on counties increasing any fees.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 02/05/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> where and also the amount might increase where and also the amount might increase by<00:26:52.360
  • </c><00:28:10.640><c> of</c> that time is the the benefits of that time is the the benefits of Interest
  • development benefits.
  • So can you tell me what an estimated cost increase the greenhouse gas requirements will increase?”
  • Looking at, you know, some of the recommendations is to increase gas tax, increase already.