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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (03/04/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- if you go down with your capacity factor remaining at 90% or better, we’ll pay this rate, but if it drops
- Basically, there was a drop-dead date of 2026 for proposals for these new PPAs to be signed.
- Basically, there was a drop-dead date of 2026 for proposals for these new PPAs to be signed.
- Basically, there was a drop-dead date of 2026 for proposals for these new PPAs to be signed.
- Basically, there was a drop-dead date of 2026 for proposals for these new PPAs to be signed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So how do you account for that kind of a radical drop, which has put my district now into the red for
- Attendance dropped only by 4,000 students. So you penalize the district by $32,000 per drop in ADA.
- But then the drop—the drop means those plans are set on fire, right?
- I believe in that same testimony it showed a drop of a I believe in that same testimony it showed a drop
- So when you have a drop that large and the system, that's approximately what it amounted to.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (11/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Kindergarten, for example, there are different laws and rules that dictate where a child can be dropped
- deduct that mileage first and only count the time from when they picked that kid up to when they dropped
- them off or vice to when they dropped them off or vice versa.<01:27:47.920>
So <01:27:48.159>< - See, that was never said. >> And we have some others are coming up which are dropping it.
- The intent was to drop it even further. >> Okay.
Summary:
The commission to study the cost of special education met, confirmed a quorum, introduced members and guests, and approved the minutes from the October 29 meeting. Members noted the commission’s mandate under Senate Bill 57 and emphasized the need to focus on recommendations and findings by July 1, 2026. The chair also distributed additional handouts, including materials related to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program and administrative rules tied to differentiated aid and disability determinations.
The main discussion centered on how students qualify for differentiated aid under the EFA program. Matt Sutherton of the Children’s Scholarship Fund explained that the organization, which contracts with the state to administer EFAs, accepts either school-district/IEP documentation or a medical certification of disability (MCD) from a licensed medical professional. Members questioned how this process relates to the state’s special education rules and whether the school-district examiner standards in ED 107/1107.04 apply to EFAs. Sutherton said the MCD form, created with the department, requires the medical professional to sign that they are qualified to make the determination and to identify the disability.
Several members expressed concern that the EFA process is less rigorous than the school-district IEP process and may be inflating disability counts. One member argued that the administrative rules cited are primarily for school districts, not EFAs, and said the Department of Education may not know how many of the roughly 890 EFA students receiving differentiated aid came through school-district documentation versus the MCD pathway. Another member said the EFA system appears more generous than the school system and raised concerns about oversight, auditing, and whether the program’s data are accurate. Sutherton said the organization reviews signed documentation, credentials, and diagnosis information, and may request additional records to help adjudicate expenses. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the ball that last weekend and dropped the ball that last weekend and it<01:01:20.039>
didn't - And when we have it at $200 now, and then you're saying, okay, we're going to drop it to 125 or 150,
- And when we have it at $200 now, and then you're saying, okay, we're going to drop it to 125 or 150,
- And when we have it at $200 now, and then you're saying, okay, we're going to drop it to 125 or 150,
- And when we have it at $200 now, and then you're saying, okay, we're going to drop it to 125 or 150,
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- faster um would uh suddenly dropping faster um would uh lead<01:40:43.639>
me lead me lead me - for the next five years, and so now you're probably seeing that behavior change and you're seeing a drop
- 23.840>
a that behavior change and you're seeing a that behavior change and you're seeing a drop - 111 down to 94 so I think the big drop 111 down to 94 so I think the big jump<03:10:27.439>
up expectation that until the cap drops expectation that until the cap drops again<03:15:18.720>
Summary:
The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers.
The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted.
The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- drop out because<00:53:51.200>
you <00:53:51.440>can't <00:53:51.599>afford <00: - Um, so that comes from the ad-drop bill. Um, including the policy to disclose the ad-drop period.
- Um, comes from the ad drop bill.
- Um, and also the ad drop uh period.
- There will be a likely cost to this addition for these ad-drop student complaints.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- 2425, it's a little bit of a higher drop 2425, it's a little bit of a higher drop than<00:19:53.600
- So then it actually drops down to $57 for any additional renewals. $90 for the initial application and
- down to $57 for any it actually drops down to $57 for any additional<00:35:23.920>
renewals. - <00:36:18.640>
off <00:36:18.880>the first programs that uh that drop off the first - programs that uh that drop off the map<00:36:19.359>
and <00:36:20.160>uh <00:36:20.720
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm curious if you think my first question is if you think that's going to continue dropping, and
- in that and my second continue dropping in that and my second question<00:21:40.480>
is <00:21 - And so if there is a need to drop that number, I'm totally open to that.
- I could imagine there being a need to drop that number if this were in fact going to advance so we can
- that number if if this were if to drop that number if if this were if this<01:40:33.840>
were
Keywords:
workforce development, youth employment, internships, mentoring, job opportunities, digital platform, online portal, career pathways, youth workforce, employment and economic development, DEED, general fund appropriation, nonprofit grant, social media outreach, digital outreach, workforce opportunities, teen jobs, young adults, career exploration, Minnesota youth
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Um we are also seeing people drop Um we are also seeing people drop coverage<01:02:51.520>
or - <01:02:53.480>
coverage coverage or drop to lower level coverage coverage or drop to lower - Federal funding dropped by 400,000 for our department, while state funding increased by 700.
- Federal funding<01:30:33.800>
dropped <01:30:34.120>by <01:30:34.240>400,000 <01: - 30:35.240>
for <01:30:35.360>our funding dropped by 400,000 for our funding dropped by
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- If you drop a million EMT rides in one quarter, the rats are leaving the ship.
- by 1 million trips in quarter dropped by 1 million trips in one<00:23:15.919>
quarter. - a million and if you have if you drop a million and if you have other<00:23:28.559>
information,< - a million EMT rides it, but if you drop a million EMT rides in<00:23:33.679>
one <00:23:34.080 - You were about to say you were thinking of it, but you were dropped that thought real fast.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- By the end of fiscal year 2025, you can see that the rate dropped below 4.4%.
- During our lowest year, we dropped down to about 5% of contributions.
- During our lowest year, we dropped down to about 5% of contributions.
- We dropped down to five, and now we're rebuilding.
- c> and<01:51:02.239>
now <01:51:02.400>we're dropped down to five and now we're dropped
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (10/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- There is legislation moving forward that's going to drop this thing from 70 grand to 60 grand or less
- the lower you drop this thing down.<01:28:20.976>
[clears throat] down. - That's our dropped date.
- That's our<01:55:53.599>
dropped <01:55:54.080>date. - our dropped date. So, we're good. our dropped date. So, we're good.
Summary:
The commission met to continue its study of the cost of special education, with the chair emphasizing that the group needs to narrow its focus over the coming year toward specific cost drivers, including the IEP process, Medicaid, charter schools, and EFAs. Members reviewed a draft first report due November 1 and agreed it would be a brief synopsis of prior meetings, with minutes attached. The September 30, 2025 minutes were amended to correct the number of federally funded department staff from 234 to 23, and to revise language about Senator Sullivan’s comments so they reflected concerns about IEP advocates and fees charged to families rather than support for the concept. The amended minutes were then approved unanimously, with abstentions noted for members who were absent.
The main presentation focused on how special education costs are handled for students attending charter schools. The DOE representative said there are 804 students with disabilities in charter schools across 88 of the state’s 176 districts, and that the district of residence remains responsible for all services and costs. She explained that students must meet IDEA criteria through district evaluation and parent consent, and that services are determined through individual IEP meetings rather than by a blanket charter-school decision. Members asked how those costs are tracked, whether any students are merely “monitored,” and whether districts separately identify charter-school special education expenses; the answer was that most districts fold those costs into their overall special education budget, though some may break them out as a line item.
The discussion then turned to transportation and mileage costs for staff providing services at charter schools. Testimony indicated that districts may use their own staff, contract staff, or contract with a charter school for certified services, and that travel costs are often either built into contracts or absorbed as part of staff time rather than separately reimbursed. Members questioned whether mileage is reimbursed when staff travel to distant charter schools and whether those costs can be isolated in district budgets; the response was that practices vary by district and are not usually broken out by special education function. Several members argued this makes it difficult to determine the true cost of delivering special education, especially given New Hampshire’s model in which the district of residence pays regardless of where the charter school is located. The chair noted the complexity of the system and compared it to the state’s separate tuition and transportation approach for career and technical education centers.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Our sales have dropped 32% with coffee.
- Our sales have dropped 32% with coffee.
- Now that has dropped to 14.
- Also, certain groups of dropped to 14.
- We have drops to their pantries.
Summary:
The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability.
Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people.
Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- reporters, that we give them the full gamut of what they should be looking for so that they don't drop
- In 2003 to 2005, the state dropped those payments down close to 80/20.
- But in 2010 and 2011, those payments dropped down to 70/30.
- In 2003 to 2005, the state dropped those payments down close to 80/20.
- But in 2010 and 2011, those payments dropped down to 70/30.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- heard and discussed within the House, and then this version that ultimately passed into law was air-dropped
- /c><00:01:44.040>
into <00:01:44.240>a <00:01:44.360>conference law was aird dropped - into a conference law was aird dropped into a conference committee<00:01:45.119>
report <00:01 - We mentioned that there was a drop-off nearby for Joe that was 25 feet.
- um we we mentioned that there was a drop um we we mentioned that there was a drop off<01:26:10.679
Keywords:
commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Jul 7th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They've seen workforce productivity drop. They've seen the consequences of it.
- They've seen workforce productivity drop.
- ...ban on marketing to children, but that that was dropped from the final rule. Do we know why?
- Do we know why it was dropped? The packaging is childproof, required to be childproof.
- So why was it dropped? It gets to licensing, labeling, packaging laws, and precedents. Thank you.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, the fiscal note claims that out-of-state attendance would drop by between 5 and 20% if the bill
- <00:03:02.800>
for out-of-state attendance would drop for out-of-state attendance would drop - People start, their accountants tell them, "Hey, it's going to be dropping.
- People start, their accountants tell them, "Hey, it's going to be dropping.
- The point is it's not going to drop to 450% until 2029.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And in fact, we're now spending a billion dollars a day, a billion dollars dropping bombs on Iran.
- And in fact, we're now spending a billion dollars a day, a billion dollars dropping bombs on Iran.
- And in fact, we're now spending a billion dollars a day, a billion dollars dropping bombs on Iran.
- And in fact, we're now spending a billion dollars a day, a billion dollars dropping bombs on Iran.
- A billion dollars dropping bombs on Iran.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- As Operation Metro Surge continued, we started to see significant drops in visits to our libraries.
- As Operation Metro Surge continued, we started to see significant drops in visits to our libraries.
- I shared a percentage of the number of visits that dropped at our Oxboro Library. >> Okay.
- number of shared a percentage of the number of visits<00:42:54.560>
that <00:42:54.800>dropped - at our li at our visits that dropped at our li at our Oxboro<00:42:56.400>
library.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (7-6-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- , the sad part is I've had phone calls from constituents who have followed up on some of this and dropped
- , the sad part is I've had phone calls from constituents who have followed up on some of this and dropped
- I'm I'm afraid that a lot of is and then I'm I'm afraid that a lot of is getting<00:37:41.599>
dropped - c> just<00:37:42.960>
because <00:37:43.200>of <00:37:43.440>all getting dropped - uh just because of all getting dropped uh just because of all the<00:37:44.079>
everything <00
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01
Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40
Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17
Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12
University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34
Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55
Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems.
Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed.
Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.