Video & Transcript Research : 'Governor proclamation'
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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the governor moved $300,000 of that fund over to us to contract with private counsel.
- Uh, the governor moved $300,000 of that fund over to us to contract with private counsel.
- review and whatnot and have the governor review and whatnot and have the governor approve<00:20:
- Uh, and then we provide finally a recommendation to the governor for his approval or denial.
- And for the governor to do big things.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:26 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 9/30/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, this morning, uh, Leader Murphy, myself, the governor, uh, put out an offer in good faith to our
- Stevenson and with Governor Valls uh in Stevenson and with Governor Valls uh in our<00:02:26.160>
- Thank you. >> Question. >> Is this the end of negotiations between the four caucuses and the governor
- Thank you. >> Question. >> Is this the end of negotiations between the four caucuses and the governor
- >> Is your understanding what the governor >> Is your understanding what the governor
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 19, as you can tell by the low bill numbers a priority bill, Lieutenant Governor, concerns
- Now what I have heard is that this was aimed at the governor, hoping that the governor would not call
- Are, you know, campaign events to the governor.
- Governor requires notice of special. We all want to come back immediately.
- And that's why this governor doesn't do it, right.
Keywords:
voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, voting rights, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, political contributions, special legislative session, election code, transparency, campaign finance, election law
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 2 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Admit, Your Excellency, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Constitutional Officers, and the Councillors-elect
- Admit Her Excellency, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Constitutional Officers that are here
- The Chair would like to recognize the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Thank you. Good morning.
- Thanks, Governor. Good morning, everyone, and thank you very much, Governor.
- We'll now escort Her Excellency, the Governor, Her Honor, the Lieutenant Governor, the several councillors
Summary:
The House and then a joint convention of the House and Senate convened with the Pledge of Allegiance, brief recesses, and procedural motions. The Senate transmitted an order to appoint a joint committee to canvass the votes for Executive Councillors, and the order was adopted. The House appointed Mr. Stanley of Waltham, Ms. Howard of Lowell, and Mr. Vieira of Falmouth to that committee.
In the joint session, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll addressed the members and praised the work of the Governor’s Councillors in reviewing judicial nominations and helping ensure access to justice. Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin’s communication was read, transmitting the certified returns of the November 5, 2024 election for councillors. The councillors-elect were then sworn in, with instructions to sign and return their oath paperwork before leaving.
After the joint convention adjourned, the House adopted an order to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. It also adopted a special adjournment in memory of former President Jimmy Carter, noting his service in the Georgia legislature, as governor, and as the 39th President of the United States. The House then adjourned to meet Monday next at 11 a.m. in an informal session.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Feb 10th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- Governor Ivy. Uh this legislation will Governor Ivy.
- the governor by appointment. the governor by appointment.
- Governor shall select individuals. Governor shall select individuals.
- Now, the will be the governor.
- So the appointment on the governor.
Keywords:
criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, Lamar County, property auction, county commission, online auction, public notice, HB392, Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorney, chief assistant district attorney, assistant district attorney, assistant district attorneys, prosecutor, prosecutorial compensation, salary supplement
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Higher Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Gorkowitz, and Secretary Totweiler will join us today
- And with that, on perfect timing, Governor, Governor, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretaries, you
- Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretaries, you are warmly welcome. Thank you, Mr.
- I'll turn it over to the Lieutenant Governor. Thank you, Governor. Thank you, Governor.
- Governor, Secretaries, and Lieutenant Governor, thank you so much for this idea, right?
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its second public hearing of the 194th General Court on capital investments in higher education, focusing primarily on H.54, the Bright Act, along with H.1426/S.949 on green and healthy public colleges and universities and deferred maintenance, and H.1424 on capital investment in Gateway Cities. Chairs and administration officials framed the hearing as a response to aging campus infrastructure, climate goals, workforce needs, and federal pressures on higher education, and explained that testimony would be taken from pre-registered speakers in person and virtually.
University of Massachusetts leaders strongly supported the Bright Act, describing large deferred maintenance backlogs, aging buildings, and the need to decarbonize campuses while modernizing research and teaching facilities. UMass officials said the bill would help keep tuition and fees lower by reducing the need for campuses to finance capital work themselves, and argued that the investments would improve competitiveness, support research, and create construction jobs. Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, Secretary of Education Tuttweiler, and Secretary of Administration and Finance Gorzkowicz also backed the bill, saying it would leverage Fair Share surtax revenues for a proposed $2.5 billion in campus investments plus additional targeted grants, and that it would support affordability, economic growth, and climate resilience.
Committee members asked about the balance between deferred maintenance and decarbonization, the role of grant programs versus direct spending, the impact on tuition and fees, and how the plan would help campuses respond to federal cuts such as NIH and NSF funding. Administration officials said the proposal was designed to be phased in quickly, with some projects ready to start immediately and others taking longer, and that the grant programs would be structured to include all campuses equitably. They also said the plan would build on an existing financing model similar to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and could help campuses avoid future tuition increases tied to capital costs.
Additional testimony came from MassBay Community College, where President David Podell and recent nursing graduate Deanna Cavazos described the benefits of a new Framingham campus building and said community colleges need modern labs, better planning capacity, and deferred maintenance support to serve the enrollment growth from MassReconnect and MassEducate. State university leaders, including President Mary Grant, President Linda Thompson, and President John Keenan, said their campuses face outdated classrooms, insufficient electrical capacity, and aging facilities, and urged passage of the Bright Act as a long-overdue investment in student success and workforce preparation.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Aug 15th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- You'll see former Governor Martinez, and then you'll see the current governor and the level of bill introductions
- compared with the former Governor Martinez, a Republican, and former Governor Richardson, by far over
- governors.
- , the next former Governor Martinez.
- The president and Governor Richardson.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/15/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #1
Transcript Highlights:
- And the reason is, from what the governor originally put out in November, to what Department of Revenue
- What the governor asked for, I think we delivered... It didn't do any of the business stuff.
- What the governor asked for, I think we delivered, What the governor asked for, I think we delivered
- Those are two things that in the last five years, the Democrats and in the last three years, Governor
- And the governor has to sign it. Oh, you can't write this stuff off.
Summary:
The caucus focused on HB 2153, a tax conformity bill that would align Arizona statute with the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026, including retroactive provisions affecting tax year 2025. Staff explained that the bill excludes three federal provisions from H.R. 1: the additional $6,000 senior deduction, the increase in the state and local tax (SALT) deduction to $40,000, and the deduction for interest on new car loans. It also adds several Arizona-specific provisions, including a $6,000 deduction for certain retirement distributions for taxpayers age 65 or older, a $6,000 deduction for Roth IRA contributions, an increase in the dependent tax credit from $100 to $125, and a deduction for child and dependent care expenses above the federal credit. JLBC’s fiscal note was cited as a negative $441.3 million in year one, declining over the next two years.
Chairman Livingston and other Republican members argued the bill was needed immediately because the Department of Revenue had already issued tentative forms assuming full conformity, creating confusion for taxpayers and businesses. They said the state needed a signed law as soon as possible to avoid amended returns, inconsistent filing rules, and uncertainty for small businesses. Livingston emphasized that the bill was intended to protect small businesses from having to keep two sets of books and said he was advising taxpayers not to file until the issue was resolved. Members also discussed the practical impact on small businesses, citing testimony that Arizona has about 700,000 small businesses employing well over a million people.
Several exchanges clarified the difference between the governor’s November direction to the Department of Revenue and the bill before the committee. Staff explained that DOR normally assumes “simple conformity” and that the governor’s directive attempted to add “below-the-line” deductions through a worksheet, but that those items still require statutory authorization. Members said the governor’s action was confusing and characterized it as a press release rather than binding law. The committee also discussed the child care provisions, describing them as a federal-style deduction Arizona has not previously adopted and as one of the main new benefits in the bill. The caucus ended without a vote, and members were told the floor would begin at 10 a.m.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- A year later, Governor Walz appointed me to serve as commissioner, and I'm honored to come before you
- headline every week uh under Governor headline every week uh under Governor waltz's And who does
- Is the governor accountable? Where does the buck stop? Mr.
- accountable to the governor, I'm going to suggest that it's probably the latter.
- <00:25:57.880>
and being uh held back by the governor and being uh held back by the governor
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government (1-14-26)
State & Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- or a new governor, the pardon power is not in place.
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the <00:04:45.520>pardon governor or a new governor, the pardon governor - that either that executed by a governor that either that governor<00:05:09.759>
or <00:05:10.080 - That was Governor Beavenon. >> Absolutely. That was Governor Beavenon.
- Um, governors of many parties through many years have been guilty of abuses here.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:02
Attendance Roll Call: 00:06
SB 10 (Sen. McDaniel): 00:56
SB 51 (Sen. Nemes): 08:30
Adjournment: 17:23, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first considered Senate Bill 10, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power during the 60 days before a gubernatorial election and until a new governor is sworn in, effectively limiting pardons for 90 days in a four-year term. Sponsor Senator McDaniel argued the measure was a response to abuses of the pardon power and said it would force accountability before voters. Senator Herron raised a concern about a possible chilling effect on pardons but supported the bill after asking about the historical example cited. The committee voted unanimously 11-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 51, which would freeze property tax assessment increases for homeowners age 65 and older who reside in their homes, with the assessment resuming if the home is sold, vacated, or the owner moves to a nursing home or with family. Senator Neis described the bill as relief for seniors on fixed incomes facing rising property taxes, and he walked through the fiscal impact as a budgeted-revenue issue rather than an actual loss of current revenue. Several members spoke in support, saying constituents frequently raise concerns about being priced out of their homes and that the bill would help seniors remain in their communities.
During the roll call on SB 51, Senator Chambers Armstrong said he wished the bill were means-tested but supported it because of its importance to low-income seniors; Senator Bledsoe also explained his support, citing senior homeowners in Fayette County; and Senator McDaniel said it complemented broader housing efforts and should go to the people for a vote. The committee reported SB 51 with favorable expression, then adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Joint House-Senate Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
North Dakota Joint Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, may I present Lieutenant Governor Michelle Strinding and the escort committee.
- May I present Lieutenant Governor Michelle Strinding and the escort committee.
- , to the podium and First Lady Kirstie Armstrong to a reserve seat in the chamber, and that Governor
- So, Lieutenant Governor Strindon, I want to have to come back here.
- So, Lieutenant Governor Strindon, justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court, Mr.
Summary:
The House convened in joint session for the special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly, with introductions of visiting officials and a moment of silence for former Governor Alan Olson. The chamber then escorted Lieutenant Governor Michelle Strind and Governor Kelly Armstrong, along with First Lady Kirstie Armstrong, to the rostrum. The governor’s remarks were ordered printed in the journal.
Governor Armstrong addressed the special session’s single purpose: considering North Dakota’s $199 million first-year federal award under the rural health transformation program. He thanked legislators, HHS, tribal partners, providers, and community leaders for their work on the state’s CMS application, and said four bills helped improve the application score: requiring the presidential fitness test in PE courses, adding nutrition education to physicians’ continuing education, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, and expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice. He said he looked forward to signing those bills and the accompanying appropriation measure.
The governor described the rural health plan as focused on four pillars: promoting wellness and healthy lifestyles, stabilizing the rural health workforce, expanding access through telehealth and mobile services, and using technology and data to improve care. He emphasized that the plan would avoid new buildings and unsustainable programs, and instead use federal funds for lasting, scalable reforms. He said the state could receive at least $500 million over five years, possibly more, and urged quick authorization and appropriation so the funding could be deployed responsibly.
After the governor and lieutenant governor were escorted out, the joint session was dissolved. The House then returned to regular business, announced committee meetings, excused absent members, and adjourned until 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Republican Media Availability 3/6/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have requested standing meetings with our governor two months ago.
- Speaker, a question for you: your response to Governor Walz blaming a lot of this on the insanity of
- But he's also saying he's planning to run for a third term as governor.
- How does his national profile governor.
- /c> in Minnesota as governor of our state, in Minnesota as governor of our state, work<00:19:12.640><
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Governor Desson. It would go on the November ballot.
- So this is not picking on any one governor.
- Governors come and go.
- So the new governor coming in would have an opportunity.
- I can foresee a situation where a future governor or the new governor would appoint a caretaker, if you
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
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million <00:13:19.680>in governor um contributed $210 million in governor um - The governor provided a 2% with that.
- Edarm $10 what the governor had.
- The governor had $15 million. million. The governor had $15 million.
- >> So we're maintaining what the governor >> So we're maintaining what the governor
Bills:
HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242
Keywords:
social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (1-28-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- And so the governor wanted to come up with an idea to help bridge some of that.
- And so the governor wanted to come up with an idea to help bridge some of that.
- And so the governor wanted to come up with an idea to help bridge some of that.
- Uh the governor brags across the state.
- then in in transportation, the governor then in in transportation, the governor is<00:42:19.040>
Summary:
The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations.
Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities.
He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Communications from the Governor: Without objection, the following communications from the Governor,
- The Clerk will record the action of the Governor.
- As this bill is anti-LGBTQIA+, I am looking forward to the governor vetoing this bill.
- And so with that, I vote no, and I encourage a veto by the governor.
- And convey the bill to the governor. House Bill 2174.
AZ
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (01/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:41:05.440>
present a requirement that the governor present a requirement that the governor - agencies working so hard with Governor agencies working so hard with Governor right<00:53:49.839
- <01:08:33.000>
even budget yes and the governor even budget yes and the governor even probably - that the legislature and Governor that the legislature and Governor decided<01:16:47.760>
it's - It's obviously up to the governor; the legislature can't force the governor to do anything.
Summary:
The Finance Committee met for an organizational opening session in which the chair, Ken Weyler, called the committee to order and members introduced themselves. The introductions established the committee’s leadership and membership, including Vice Chair Dan McGuire, ranking member Mary Jane Wallner, deputy ranking member Karen Eil, clerk Jerry Griffin, and other members from both parties. Many members briefly described prior legislative service and professional backgrounds, with several noting prior experience on Finance or related budget committees.
Chair Weyler then outlined committee procedures and expectations. He emphasized that Finance handles spending bills and fiscal notes, that bills will generally be heard by the full committee and then referred to the appropriate division, and that executive sessions may be used to save time when positions are clear. He reviewed rules on attendance, dress, phones, paperwork handling, committee replacements, conflict of interest and recusal, and the process for testimony, including that members should listen without debating witnesses and that sponsors of bills must recuse themselves from questioning witnesses on their own bills.
He also described the committee’s structure and workload, noting three divisions and the role of legislative budget staff. Weyler said the committee would likely see bills from many policy committees that have fiscal impacts, and he encouraged policy committees to find offsets within their own areas rather than assume new spending will be added. No bills were heard and no votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- It's Governor Healey's proposal for the Chapter 90 program.
- I want to thank the governor for filing this bill early.
- As governor, I believe that local infrastructure spoke to some of those things.
- Last year, Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll asked MassDOT and my team at ANF to convene
- Last year, Governor Healy and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll asked MassDOT and my team, ANF, to convene
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held its first hearing of the session on H. 53, Governor Healey’s Chapter 90 proposal to increase state funding for municipal roads, bridges, sidewalks, and culverts. Committee chairs outlined the hybrid hearing process and invited testimony from municipal officials, labor groups, regional planning organizations, contractors, and administration officials. Across the hearing, speakers consistently supported the bill, emphasizing long-deferred maintenance, inflation in construction costs, climate-related flooding, and the need for more predictable, multi-year funding so cities and towns can plan projects and take advantage of the construction season.
The administration described H. 53 as part of a broader $8 billion transportation package, proposing to raise annual Chapter 90 funding from $200 million to $300 million for five years, with the additional $100 million distributed by road mileage to better support rural and small communities. They also highlighted $200 million for culverts and small bridges, plus other transportation investments, and said the five-year authorization would provide certainty for municipal capital planning. Municipal witnesses from places including Carlisle, Beverly, Granby, Hatfield, Newton, Nahant, Gardner, Beckett, and Yarmouth described local road and culvert backlogs, rising asphalt costs, and the difficulty of maintaining infrastructure on limited local budgets.
Labor and industry witnesses from the AFL-CIO and MAPA said the bill would support good-paying jobs and provide stability for contractors and producers. The MBTA Advisory Board and regional planning representatives also backed the proposal, noting the connection between local roads and the broader transportation system. Committee members asked questions about the road-mile formula, culvert needs, asphalt costs, and the rationale for a five-year authorization. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded.