Transcript Highlights:

• <00:50:56.319> And<00:50:56.559> so, their berries into animal feeds.
• And so, their berries into animal feeds.
• investing<00:51:06.240> in<00:51:06.400> a<00:51:06.559> new<00:51:06.720> feed
• Uh, next fiscal year we are going to close the loop by finishing the feed mill and slaughter house.
• 01:29:17.760> mail<01:29:18.560> and<01:29:19.120> slaughter finishing the uh feed

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 20 January, 2026; 2:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: Mississippi State University officials testified in support of the university’s separately funded agricultural, forestry, and veterinary units, emphasizing their economic impact, research output, and need for continued state support. Keith Cobalt, vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, said the division generates a $1.7 billion impact on Mississippi, but warned that state and local funding has not kept pace with federal dollars or inflation. He argued that global competition, especially from China and Brazil, is hurting row crop and forestry producers, and highlighted a Vision 2030 study finding about $10 billion in agricultural and forestry value leaves the state through value-added processing. He also raised concerns about rural depopulation and proposed rural innovation hubs to help retain population and jobs. Nick Frank, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, said state appropriations make up about 25% of the college’s operating budget and are needed to support salaries, staffing, and service capacity. He described the college’s education, diagnostic, and clinical missions, including disease surveillance and responses to threats such as avian influenza, screwworm, and equine herpes virus. Frank said the college is expanding facilities with $18 million in 2024 state funding for a new farm animal hospital and cattle handling facility, but still needs additional support for equine and small animal renovations. He also requested support for rural veterinary scholarships and said inflation and salary competition from other schools and private practice are making retention difficult. In response to committee questions, Frank said the college enrolls about 118 to 119 students per class, with roughly 54 to 55 in-state students and tuition of about $29,900 for in-state and $53,000 for out-of-state students. He clarified that the “vet assistants” program is a four-year bachelor’s degree in veterinary medical technology, not a certificate. He also explained that staffing growth has largely been in the hospitals to address clinical shortages and improve care. Dr. Westberger, dean of the College of Forest Resources and director of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, said Mississippi’s forests support a $19 billion economic impact, 84,000 jobs, and a $4.5 billion payroll, while also providing environmental benefits. He said the college and research center are nationally recognized, including an NSF ranking placing Mississippi State 10th in natural resource conservation research expenditures for a small university. Westberger highlighted research on forest management, pest detection, mass timber, wildlife disease surveillance, and value-added bioproducts, including efforts to attract mills and manufacturing. He said Mississippi has added 10 mills or mill expansions in five years with more than $1.5 billion in investment and over 1,000 high-paying jobs, and noted the college is planning a new mass-timber annex to address capacity and showcase the material. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we go deploy this thing, we can put out 300 meals at a disaster area to either feed our teams that
• examining the state's available feed examining the state's available feed stocks<00:58:30.760>
• /c><01:14:59.080> feed<01:14:59.360> those large jet.
• Now, we feed we feed those large jet.
• Now, we feed we feed those areas<01:14:59.920> with<01:15:00.040> smaller<01:15:00.440>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• To feed off of in the plants that we have.
• Because they actively gather pollen to feed their offspring.
• These plants also feed other insects, which feed the bats, which feed the bunnies, which feed the coyote
• And it's feeding back data. Basically It's called a digital twin.
• The second one in Pineasco, that's going to be situated at our substation, so the batteries will feed

Transcript Highlights:

• There's some important provisions in there, in light of what happened in the courts yesterday with Feeding
• courts light of what happened in the courts yesterday<00:08:53.200> with<00:08:53.519> feeding
• <00:08:54.480> Those yesterday with feeding our future.
• Those yesterday with feeding our future.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 2260, a Judiciary Committee clone of portions of the larger DHS policy bill, and adopted the A1 amendment, which was described as largely technical but also incorporating changes from the related human services bill. The bill was presented as covering several DHS-related policy areas, including background studies transparency, anti-kickback provisions for medical assistance and child care assistance, and personal data protections for human services judges. The amendment also added a number of provisions related to direct care and treatment, competency restoration billing and data sharing, fraud enforcement tools, behavioral health fund eligibility, and clarifications to prior law. Testimony from DHS Office of Inspector General legislative director Ardian Diddy emphasized that the bill would improve transparency in background studies, update investigative and arrest data access, extend a limited set-aside to similar provider types, and correct an effective-date error from last session. He also said the anti-kickback language would mirror federal Medicaid law for medical assistance and create a state-level prohibition for CCAP, giving DHS and law enforcement more tools to investigate fraud and misuse. Additional provisions would add human services judges to existing personal data protections for judicial officials. Diddy also explained amendment sections from the governor’s fraud package, including authority to act against entities convicted of fraud or theft, data-sharing improvements, and a disqualification from management and billing positions. Members raised questions about possible conflicts of interest involving DHS employees with outside LLCs and about the need for stronger safeguards against fraud. The chair and other members referenced recent fraud cases and said the bill would help prevent similar abuses. Christy Grumman of DHS testified on the judge privacy section, saying there are about 35 human services judges and describing a recent incident in which a judge received violent threats serious enough to require the family’s temporary relocation by the State Patrol. Representative Hudson supported the anti-kickback provisions as a needed codification of agency authority. The committee then approved the amended bill and recommended it be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy.

Transcript Highlights:

• If Feeding Our Future would have been thought more deeply at DHS and Department of Education, what we
• If Feeding Our Future would have been thought more deeply at DHS and Department of Education, what we
• If Feeding Our Future would have been thought more deeply at DHS and Department of Education, what we
• If Feeding Our Future would have been thought more deeply at DHS and Department of Education, what we

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: State Representative Jim Nash and Representative Kristin Robbins discussed a package of fraud-prevention bills, centered on House File 3 and a separate whistleblower-protection measure. HF 3 would require annual reports based on Office of the Auditor (OA/OLA) findings to be sent to ranking members of relevant committees, with the goal of giving appropriators more information about internal controls and follow-up on audit recommendations. Nash said the bill is intended to help reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, cited the Feeding Our Future case as an example of weak controls, and noted that the OA helped draft the proposal and supports it. He also said the bill’s language is modeled in part on Colorado and on earlier recommendations for more information to be shared with decision-makers. Robbins said her bill would expand whistleblower protections for state employees, including unclassified employees, and add new protected reporting channels and definitions. She said employees are often afraid to come forward because of job and career concerns, and that the bill would better protect reports made to legislators, the OA, governmental bodies, and law enforcement. She and Nash said they were working with DFL members and committee chairs on bipartisan amendments to define “fraud” and “misuse,” and to align the language with the Inspector General bill and prior law. In questions, Robbins explained that current law protects only certain employees and that her bill would broaden coverage and make it easier for employees to report concerns without fear. She said the OA supports the effort and that the added reporting pathways would help with follow-up on agency recommendations. Nash and Robbins both emphasized that the measures are part of a broader fraud-fighting package and expressed hope for bipartisan support, though Nash criticized DFL leadership for not backing the bills more openly. No votes or final actions were taken in the exchange shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• And by doing that and using the algorithms with the test questions, we're able to shorten the test but
• And by doing that and using the algorithms with the test questions, we're able to shorten the test but

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved corrected minutes from October 6 after members noted and fixed several transcription and spelling errors, including a clarification that a comment about SAU numbers came from former Senator Jim Rubin. The vote to approve the corrected minutes was moved, seconded, and adopted with one abstention. The main presentation came from Chuck Bates of the New Hampshire Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), who described the organization, its certification program, and the role of school business administrators. He explained that ASBO members handle accounting and financial management, facilities, food service, HR, information systems, transportation, and risk management. He also outlined the certification program, which includes 21 courses, most online, plus four in-person workshops unique to New Hampshire, and noted that many members are not certified because the state licensure requirement was removed. Bates then addressed the committee’s interest in SAU consolidation and county-wide restructuring. He said business administrators often manage multiple budgets, attend school board meetings, and serve as a visible point of contact for the community. He argued that consolidation would create operational and financial challenges, including staff and facility relocation, differing accounting systems, lack of a standardized chart of accounts, and uncertain return on investment. He said the biggest obstacle would be local control, especially in small towns that do not want outside decisions affecting school closures, class sizes, or student transportation. Committee members questioned him about the distinction between administrative and academic control, the size of district offices in larger cities, and what might reduce administrative costs; Bates responded that many administrative costs stem from legislation and that consolidation would be difficult to implement without local support.

Transcript Highlights:

• They do not set crop or livestock prices, nor do they determine the cost of feed, fertilizer, fuel, or
• They are stewards of this land and dedicated to preserving a way of life and feeding our communities
• Today, and especially on October 12th, we honor the farmers who feed our nation and care for our land
• Today, and especially on October 12th, we honor the farmers who feed our nation and care for our land
• But nonprofits feed families, provide housing, care for our seniors, educate children, support veterans

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• of >> and once again have you what kind of >> and once again have you what kind of feed
• :14:38.399> but<00:14:38.639> what<00:14:38.880> kind<00:14:39.040> of feed
• Not once again, but what kind of feed Not once again, but what kind of feedback<00:14:40.160> have
• c> mean, we've gotten I mean very very mean, we've gotten I mean very very strong<00:14:47.120> feed
• feedback in regards to this strong feed feedback in regards to this being<00:14:48.800> a<00:

Bills: SB209, SB248, HB122, SB99, SB209, SB248, HB122, SB99

Keywords: sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:19:24.520> harvest<00:19:25.040> forages<00:19:25.640> to<00:19:25.760> feed
• <00:19:26.480> One to harvest forages to feed our cows.
• One to harvest forages to feed our cows.
• want to farm Mhm. and feed the world. want to farm Mhm. and feed the world.
• I'm the Director of the Food and Feed Safety Program for the Department of Agriculture.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Clerk: Senate 260, an act to amend the Bottles and Breast-Feeding Equipment Screening Act to provide
• Garbarino: I rise in support of S. 260, the Bottles and Breast-Feeding Equipment Screening Enhancement
• Hernández: Madam Speaker, I rise to support S. 260, the Bottles and Breast-Feeding Equipment Screening
• GARBARINO: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF S.260, THE BOTTLES AND BREAST-FEEDING EQUIPMENT SCREENING ENHANCEMENT
• HERNANDEZ: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TO SUPPORT S.260, THE BOTTLES AND BREAST-FEEDING EQUIPMENT SCREENING

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, November 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 4 prohibits feeding, attractants, and abandonment on public land.
• <01:48:19.119> That's feeding chickens in the park. That's feeding chickens in the park.
• their heart to feed the the chickens. their heart to feed the the chickens.
• Um, I know that some people think it's okay to feed chickens in the parks.
• The board feels paralyzed and she's feeding chickens.

Bills: HB1183, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1663, HB1664, HB1859, HB2116, HB2271, HB2276, HB2335, HB2360, HB2387, HB2472, HB1805, HB2469, HB1815, HB1860, HB2117, HB2118, HB2437, HB2438, HB2604, HB1590, HB2156, HB2268

Keywords: retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes, indebtedness, salary recovery, employee compensation, deductions, financial management, collective bargaining, employee relations, impasse procedures, arbitration, public employment, HB1661, cafeteria plan, Section 125, Internal Revenue Code, flexible spending account

Transcript Highlights:

• stocks not really great idea the feed stocks not really great idea both<00:15:52.040> in<00:15
• <00:27:20.320> stocks<00:27:21.159> uh<00:27:21.240> can know today that some feed
• stocks uh can know today that some feed stocks uh can result<00:27:21.679> in<00:27:21.799>
• Stacks this Hub is built on a feed Stacks this Hub is built on a shared<00:37:25.359> ambition
• stocks that our the crops and feed stocks that our Farmers<01:14:15.000> produce<01:14:15.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I will hearken back to what could have been prevented during the granting of money for Feeding Our
• We're not litigators for Feeding Our Future, and the OA report was an after-the-fact, right?
• We're not litigators for Feeding Our Future, and the OA report was an after-the-fact, right?
• We're not litigators for Feeding Our Future, and the OA report was an after-the-fact, right?
• um um we're not litigators for feeding um um we're not litigators for feeding our<00:52:34.799><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on February 11 and began with introductions from members and staff, who shared brief personal and district facts. Chair Jim Nash then outlined the committee’s goals for the session, emphasizing bipartisan cooperation, the need to address a looming structural deficit, and the committee’s role in moving legislation forward. The committee also reviewed its rules for the year. The main item was House File 3, authored by Chair Nash and referred to Ways and Means. The bill would require the Office of the Legislative Auditor to produce an annual report tracking whether agencies have implemented prior audit and evaluation recommendations, with the goal of improving internal controls, transparency, and accountability and helping legislators make funding decisions. Nash described the bill as a preventative measure to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and said it was modeled in part on practices used in Colorado. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall testified that the office already produces similar update reports but lacks resources to independently verify many agency responses; she said the bill would provide a framework for more regular reporting and discussion, not a “shame tool.” Ranna Lee of Americans for Prosperity testified in support, saying the bill would increase accountability and transparency for how public agencies manage taxpayer resources. A letter from the Minnesota Council on Nonprofits was also noted in support. Representative Clardy offered the A7 amendment to add an appropriation matching the fiscal note; Nash accepted it, saying savings could be found later in the process. The committee approved the A7 amendment by voice vote. During discussion, Representative Quam supported the bill’s focus on accountability, and Representative Freiberg questioned the Legislative Auditor about the office’s expertise on a specific ambulance-services recommendation in the report. Randall responded that the office’s staff are policy research generalists who use standards, best practices, interviews, surveys, and site visits to develop recommendations, and that the goal is to prompt further discussion rather than require blind acceptance. The transcript ends during that exchange, with no final committee vote on House File 3 shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• But in all cases, it is people with serious medical issues: a four-year-old boy with a feeding tube,
• I know when we've had discussions in here about Feeding Our Future, those convictions were like 16 years
• So again, to the point where we had the Feeding Our Future folks, and that's why I believe they took
• Members, we saw this in Feeding Our Future, and we are continuing to see it in real time with warrants
• Where there is an autism center, which is a business that was also tied to a nonprofit that is a Feeding

Bills: HF3043, HF2891

Keywords: public safety, illegal remunerations, healthcare fraud, grants, criminal penalties, state law, grants management, state employees training, certification, monitoring grants, accountability, grant fraud

Transcript Highlights:

• I just think it's important that we have labeling so we understand what we're feeding our families.
• 42:30.800> we're labeling so we understand what we're labeling so we understand what we're feeding
• So that that is feeding our families.
• I just want to know what I'm feeding my family. I prefer farm-raised organic.
• I I prefer farm I'm feeding my family. I I prefer farm raised<00:48:11.839> organic.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And families who rely on SNAP and WIC, parents just trying to feed their kids, were left wondering how
• RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT FEED THIS COUNTRY AND KEEP THE ECONOMY STRONG.
• It's a vote against feeding hungry children. And it's a vote against common sense. Mr.
• But yes, yes, we want to feed the families and want to have SNAP programs.
• But yes, yes, we want to feed the families and want to have SNAP programs.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm actually sitting right now at the Feeding America annual conference in Georgia.
• <00:25:08.400> America<00:25:08.880> annual right now at the Feeding America annual
• right now at the Feeding America annual conference<00:25:09.840> in<00:25:10.159> Georgia.
• Our sole focus is on feeding those struggling in our region.
• in focus is on feeding those struggling in our<00:26:24.960> region.

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'm actually asking a different question because as we saw in Feed Our Future, lunch ladies don't
• And I'm actually asking a different question because as we saw in Feed Our Future, lunch ladies don't
• And I'm actually asking a different question because as we saw in Feed Our Future, lunch ladies don't
• But she previously, um, in Feeding Our Future, was the owner of a child care center.
• But she previously, um, in Feeding Our Future, was the owner of a child care center.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on March 2 and approved the February 23 minutes after a quorum was reached. The main presentation was from the Department of Human Services on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), a federally required Medicaid benefit that helps Minnesota Health Care Program enrollees get to medically necessary appointments. DHS said the program served more than 250,000 people in 2025 at a cost of $127 million, with participation up about 14% over five years, and described the seven transportation modes, provider enrollment requirements, STS certification, background checks, prior authorization rules, and planned transitions to a single administrator for parts of the program in 2026 and 2027. DHS officials emphasized fraud prevention efforts, saying NEMT is one of the agency’s high-risk Medicaid services. They described enhanced prepayment review, provider revalidation and site visits, removal of inactive providers, and a provider moratorium in metro counties. Inspector General James Clark said the governor’s anti-fraud proposal would add pre-enrollment risk assessments, more staffing and technology, and electronic visit verification. He also noted that about 80% of NEMT spending is in managed care and that managed care organizations have their own compliance and special investigations units. Committee members raised concerns about fraud, oversight, and privatization. Chair Robbins questioned DHS about the absence of the commissioner and the program’s use of brokers, citing past concerns and asking about the vendor MTM’s history; DHS said the RFP for the new broker had closed and the vendor selection was still underway. Representative Pinto questioned why oversight is outsourced to managed care organizations and suggested bringing more oversight back in house. MTM representative Phil Stahlberger defended the company’s record, said the Missouri dispute was about contract terms from about 15 years ago, and said MTM currently works in Minnesota counties and many other states, with on-site reviews, trip verification, and complaint review processes. No further votes or final actions on the NEMT policy were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So clean energy is simply feeding our thirst for more and more forms of energy.
• So clean energy is simply feeding our thirst for more and more forms of energy.
• It also leads to being used for feedstock for mass CAFOs, concentrated feeding operations, which are
• <01:24:05.880> stock also leads to being used for feed stock also leads to being used for
• feeding for um Mass um CFOs concentrated feeding operations<01:24:10.560> which<01:24:10.679>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And if we're going to feed the beast of government, that we should be supporting the people out in the
• /c><00:10:43.120> we're<00:10:43.360> going<00:10:43.519> to<00:10:43.760> feed
• <00:10:44.000> the bill. and if we're going to feed the bill. and if we're going to feed the

Keywords: 1183, house