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MN
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- You've brought forward modifications to it three times. This is the third time.
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to you've brought forward modifications to you've brought forward modifications
Keywords:
tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief, state surplus, fiscal forecast, wealthy taxpayers, high-income exclusion, 2026 ballot, referendum, surplus distribution
HI
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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last some important modifications last some important modifications last legislative - We also don't support the modifications to 18194 for8 subdivision 1.
- We also don't support the modifications to 18194 for8 subdivision 1.
- We also don't support the modifications to 18194 for8 subdivision 1.
- House File 1325 proposes modifications to Minnesota's ESS mandate that are crucial for offering a more
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/05/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- particular point, ask questions, and also get suggestions from our partners if there were any modifications
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- job skills partnership modifications job skills partnership modifications this<01:36:11.280>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Marie Mullen, our Director of Finance. significant pension database significant pension database modifications
- page eight Begins the modifications page eight Begins the budget<00:18:27.320>
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- , and those are in categories such as bargaining unit petitions, challenge election petitions, modification
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Summary:
The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section.
The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions.
Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later.
The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 48 (3-17-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- rules for the purpose of allowing members to co-sponsor bills and resolutions or to submit vote modifications
- Just last month, a man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for interstate communication of a
- Just last month, a man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for interstate communication of a
- Just last month, a man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for interstate communication of a
- Just last month, a man was<01:58:06.480>
sentenced <01:58:06.800>to <01:58:07.119>42
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 24 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe he was sentenced to serve 5 years or 3 years and 364 days suspended.
- to<00:08:32.959>
three <00:08:33.200>years sentenced to three years sentenced to three - >
probation <00:09:46.959>with sentenced to 5 years probation with sentenced to 5 years - Was sentenced to serve 5 probation.
- , due the expiration of a sentence, due the expiration of a sentence, completed<00:10:08.399>
Summary:
The committee considered several suffrage-restoration bills and two nominations. Senate Bill 3394 for Jerene Cummings was explained by Senator Turner Ford, who said Cummings was convicted of false pretense in 1997, has had no further trouble for nearly 30 years, and MDLC records showed no later encounters; the committee approved it. Senate Bill 3400 for Dennis Hopkins was presented by Senator Why, who described Hopkins as a long-time productive community member and church volunteer; it was also approved. Senate Bill 3402 for Cordiero Martin was reviewed in Senator Carter’s absence, with members noting his 2014 felony shoplifting conviction, later controlled-substance conviction while incarcerated, completion of sentence terms, and law-abiding conduct since release; it passed. Bills 3403 and 3404 for Teddy Null and Denise Null were presented by Senator Parks, who said both had completed their sentences, were discharged in 2017 and 2018, and operate a successful business; both were approved together. Senate Bill 3395 for Melvin Jackson and Senate Bill 3396 for Lawrence Daniels were also considered and approved after staff reviewed MDOC/NCIC materials and noted completion of sentence requirements and no outstanding issues.
During the discussion of the Jackson and Daniels matters, committee staff noted that MDOC background packets and time sheets had been received, and one member raised a concern about unusual immigration-related entries and aliases appearing on the NCIC sheet associated with the Hopkins file. Staff clarified that the name on the sheet appeared to be different and suggested asking MDOC for clarification or having DPS run a report before the matter reached the floor, to ensure it was not the same person. The committee then moved on without taking further action on that issue during the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, the committee considered two confirmations to the Crimestoppers Advisory Council. It recommended advising and consenting to the reappointment of Colonel William R. Bill Allen Jr. of Tupelo for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2025, and to the reappointment of David Jonathan Clayton of Petal to the Polygraph Examiner’s Board for a six-year term beginning October 7, 2025. Both nominations were approved by voice vote. The meeting concluded with a motion to rise and report.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's just pile on more sentencing.
- Let's just pile on more sentencing.
- We have sentences that can be aggravated.
- Their felon-in-possession sentence in this—I have each sort of rectangle as a year—is a six-year sentence
- Sentences are approximately, the average sentence for a non-stacked charge, as was suggested earlier
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- c> um combine the sentencing for or the um combine the sentencing for or the assault<00:04:00.480>
- prison and receive a prison sentence because it'd be consecutive to the probationary sentence.
- will be getting a probationary sentence will be getting a probationary sentence on<00:09:16.880>
- after after that probationary sentence after after that probationary sentence is<00:09:31.240>
- was a jail sentence or a prison sentence was a jail sentence or a prison sentence depending<00:15
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on HF2432 5/14/25
Transcript Highlights:
- and not mandatory sentences.
- And then the uh existing the sentence.
- presumptive executed sentences presumptive executed sentences um<00:04:32.160>
and <00:04: - So um and uh not mandatory uh sentences.
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in codifies the uh presumptive sentences in codifies the uh presumptive sentences
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25 - Part 1
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- after serving half of their sentence after serving half of their sentence that's<00:03:53.920>
- sentences executed before 1980.
- sentences executed before 1980.
- sentences executed before 1980.
- potential 17% sentence, realizing a 17% reduction in that sentence.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Why would we sentence our teens with such finality for an immature mistake?
- to get the enhanced sentence.
- purposes and getting the sentencing packets admissible or admitted in court for sentencing purposes.
- The vast majority of those carry a minimum prison sentence on the score sheet.
- The judge will generally wait for sentencing for that pre-sentence investigation to be done.
Keywords:
sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims
Summary:
The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1084, which exempts certain identifying and location information for non-legal support staff in state attorneys’ offices from public records requests, was supported by prosecuting attorneys and reported favorably. SB 212, as amended, created new restrictions related to sexual offenders and predators, including a 200-foot restricted presence provision near certain locations and updated notification/supervision requirements; it drew strong opposition from researchers, advocates, and affected families who argued it lacked evidence and would increase homelessness, but it was reported favorably. SB 682, addressing domestic violence, coercive control, strangulation, animal abuse, injunctions, and related training and enforcement issues, received emotional survivor testimony and support from animal welfare and law enforcement groups and was reported favorably. SB 656, creating and renaming FDLE Internet Crimes Against Children funding and grant programs, was amended and reported favorably and unanimously.
The committee also considered SB 810 on sealing criminal history records, which would expand eligibility for some non-conviction records and one low-level misdemeanor conviction after waiting periods and judicial review; supporters said Florida is unusually restrictive, while one senator raised concerns about the scope, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 890, creating a standalone battery by strangulation offense applicable outside domestic relationships, was reported favorably after the sponsor said it would close a gap in current law. SB 892, revising habitual offender and violent career criminal sentencing procedures and notice requirements, was reported favorably, with defense lawyers supporting the clearer pretrial notice. SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction of certain dangerous crimes, was amended to include computer pornography/child exploitation offenses and reported favorably after a family member of the namesake victim testified in support.
Later, SB 1284 modernized arrest and search warrant statutes, expanding judicial summons options for some misdemeanors and broadening warrant/arrest authority in certain DUI, injunction, domestic violence, and misdemeanor force cases; defense lawyers supported the judicial-discretion portions but raised concerns about DUI/BUI arrests, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 812, a technical companion to SB 810 updating public records treatment for sealed criminal history records, was amended to clarify prosecutorial access for later cases and reported favorably. Several bills were supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups, while others drew opposition from civil liberties, treatment, homelessness, and criminal defense advocates. The meeting adjourned after members recorded additional votes on selected tabs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-03-28
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- One is a comprehensive review of the Sentencing Guidelines, Phase 1.
- So, all worksheets, all sentencing worksheets, and the sentencing worksheet is the document that the
- judge has in front of him or her on the bench when sentencing a defendant.
- Essentially, we know what the presumptive sentence is, and then we find out what the sentence was.
- to establish. sentences to establish.
Bills:
HF2432
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But the goal of that is to have them advise us on sentencing broadly.
- Was it sentenced? What was the sentence? Did they reoffend? So all the post-arrest data.
- Was it sentenced? What was the sentence? Did they reoffends? So all the post-arrest data.
- How many people sit on the Sentencing Commission? It's Mr.
- We did not confer with the sentencing commission. They were not.
Bills:
SB100
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- , evidence-based reforms in sentencing, evidence-based reforms in sentencing, probation,<00:09:44.400
- sentence.'
- sentence.'
- Senators may remember this was a bill related to deferred sentences and pre-sentence investigation reports
- Senators may remember this was a bill related to deferred sentences and pre-sentence investigation reports
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- sentence than the the existing regime? sentence than the the existing regime?
- systems for criminal sentences. systems for criminal sentences.
- sentence the person as an individual. sentence the person as an individual.
- within those broad sentencing ranges. within those broad sentencing ranges.
- limitations in charging and sentencing. limitations in charging and sentencing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- they should have access to all of the resources that we have in place with the accommodations and modifications
- they should have access to all of the resources that we have in place with the accommodations and modifications
Summary:
The Employment Subcommittee of the Permit Commission on Status of Persons with Disabilities met on April 27 and approved the prior meeting minutes before hearing a presentation from the Lawrence Partnership for Transition to Employment (LPTE). Presenters from UMass Boston’s Institute for Community Inclusion, the Arc of Greater Haverhill-Newburyport, Northeast, and Lawrence Public Schools described LPTE as a five-year grant focused on improving transition outcomes for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Lawrence through community partnerships, work groups, and family engagement.
A major focus was a family survey designed to better understand barriers to transition planning and IEP participation. Presenters said the survey response rate increased sharply after Lawrence Public Schools helped distribute it, rising from about a dozen responses to more than 200. Survey findings showed common barriers such as scheduling conflicts, language access, childcare, transportation, and limited understanding of IEPs and transition planning. The data also suggested that many families expect college or employment outcomes for their children, but fewer reported access to pre-employment training, indicating a communication gap rather than a lack of services.
Lawrence school staff explained that the district has a five-person transition team, bilingual resources, workshops, and a developing online transition hub, and that they are using the survey results to improve visibility and access to existing supports. Committee members discussed the need to start transition planning earlier, expand real-world work experiences, improve outreach to Latino families, and better connect students with college, trade, and employment pathways. Several members suggested partnerships with summer youth employment, volunteer programs, and college or alumni panels. The presenters said the grant ends in September, but the resource hub will continue through the Arc and they are exploring ways to sustain the consortium model. The meeting ended with thanks to the presenters, an update that committee members would meet with Seed on Massachusetts as a model employer, and notice that the next meeting would feature the Office of Veteran Affairs before adjournment.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board Jun 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So that would need that modification. ...for every special committee meeting that you would have.
- So that would need that modification.
Summary:
The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board met on June 18, 2026, with a quorum present and adopted the agenda. Public comment was dominated by district defenders and other public defense leaders praising State Public Defender Remy Starns for improving communication, collaboration, and overall system performance. Speakers from multiple districts said the system is more unified, better supported, and more stable than in prior years, and several credited Starns with helping resolve long-standing tensions and improve coordination across capital, district, and appellate work. One speaker also paid tribute to the late Mike Ginnard, describing him as instrumental to earlier public defense reforms.
In his report, Starns said the system has improved over the last seven years but still needs a sustainable funding source. He discussed legislative changes affecting public defense, including a cleanup bill, elimination of filing fees for writs and appeals, and a new procedure related to expert-fee requests in light of recent court rulings. He also described ongoing efforts to integrate capital and appellate work into district offices, expand the laws/writs program, and continue post-conviction work under new statutory rules. Starns emphasized recruitment and retention, including the need for affordable health insurance and retirement benefits, and again honored Mike Ginnard for his leadership and service.
The board then adopted proposed bylaws, after some discussion about special committees and public meeting requirements. Members agreed to create a committee to review and refine the bylaws later, and they also elected a vice chairman and designated the Office of the Public Defender, with staff support, as secretary for recordkeeping. Finally, the board heard a presentation on the strategic plan, which was described as largely an update to the prior version with terminology changes, new accessibility-related goals, and added performance measures for training, compliance, and communications. The strategic plan was adopted by resolution, and the meeting adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And in the commercial world, if you do the modification illegally, it shuts your...
- The language is clear to protect against hydraulic system modifications.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Open hearings to examine the United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-2 Mar 26th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- effective to integrate a tactical nuclear weapon. missile into a Virginia-class sub would take modifications
- I think that needs... to be a consideration before we go down the road of significant modifications to
Keywords:
military strategy, nuclear triad, deterrence, STRATCOM, SPACECOM, SLICOM, B-21, hypersonic defense, spectrum auction
Summary:
The meeting focused on the strategic posture of U.S. military capabilities with an emphasis on deterrence amid growing global threats. General Cotton from STRATCOM and General Whiting from SPACECOM provided insights into the modernization efforts of the nuclear triad. Key discussions involved the importance of maintaining control over specific frequency spectrums critical for military operations and the implications of potential auctioning of these bands. Members expressed concerns regarding the evolving landscape with adversaries like China and Russia, emphasizing that swift action is needed to adapt and preserve U.S. national security. Various proposals and existing programs, including the B-21 bomber and the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLICOM), were debated, alongside the necessity of increasing military investment in hypersonic defense systems.