Video & Transcript Research : 'earmarks'
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Council Jun 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- would go into our uncommitted balance or the bucket available for anything, so it, it wouldn't be earmarked
- What are projects that are certified and earmarked sitting in a bond maybe from previous years versus
- basically anytime that the legislature has appropriated funds or, you know, set up a statutory program to earmark
- like not automatically just bonding to full capacity, um, because, you know, the the purpose of the earmarked
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, it's an earmark.
- So it's earmarked. However that earmark occurs, I'd be happy with it.
- So it's earmarked. However that earmark occurs, I'd be happy with it.
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However <03:27:56.640>that <03:27:56.800>earmark it's earmarked - However that earmark it's earmarked.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm wondering, in this case, is it specifically earmarked?
- I'm wondering, in this case, is it specifically earmarked?
- I'm wondering, in this case, is it specifically earmarked?
- I'm wondering, in this case, is it specifically earmarked?
- I'm wondering, in this case, is it specifically earmarked?
Summary:
The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call.
The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work.
Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Aug 14th, 2025
Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Almost 80% of it goes to the general fund, and as you'll see in the revenue estimate table, there are earmarks
- This is earmarked to the law enforcement protection fund for life insurance, health, general casualty
- needs to be done with the governor's office and his policymakers around health care, that might be an earmark
- Because the severance tax permanent fund goes straight into the general fund and is non-earmarked, it
NH
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in <01:20:14.719>the <01:20:14.880>budget have you know earmarked - in the budget have you know earmarked in the budget because<01:20:15.280>
we <01:20:15.440> - Again, we were given $1.1 million more over 2020 and they didn't earmark a single dollar to fix whatever
- Um, and they already get $1.1 million more just in five years and they earmark nothing.
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a over 2020 and they didn't earmark a over 2020 and they didn't earmark a single
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- RLD, the recommendation is yes to just clarify the existing appropriations with a language earmark.
- I guess my point is, if this has been earmarked to deal with that... I guess my point, Mr.
- Chairman, is if this has been earmarked to deal with that as required, then we should just appropriate
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Nov 5th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Or you could get a different funding source that would be an earmark because other funds do have that
- For example, retiree health care has that; they have an earmark, and you could You could look into earmarking
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Sep 9th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The Colonia Infrastructure Board this year had to award, that's from the severance tax earmark. totaling
- For many of our other projects, we're relying on whatever the earmarks are from the severance tax bonds
- The programs that are the largest outside of the PPRF are funded with regular earmarks of either severance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I like this amendment, but I would like to incorporate the ability to earmark this to, let's say, the
- It could go, yes, earmark it wherever the donor would like it earmarked.
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the <01:09:17.040>donor <01:09:17.560>would so earmark - it wherever the donor would so earmark it wherever the donor would like<01:09:17.920>
it <01:09 - like it earmarked that's correct within like it earmarked that's correct within the<01:09:20.040
Summary:
The committee first recessed briefly, then took up HB 570, the prescription drug affordability board (PDAB). The chair and several members discussed the House amendment to repeal the board, which removed the fiscal note. The main concern raised was that the PDAB had not yet produced a clear business case showing value for the taxpayer investment, despite several years of work and four annual reports. Supporters of the repeal said the board’s recent report was largely redundant and that the board should either demonstrate a strong return on investment or be shut down; others cautioned against discarding the program too quickly and urged more time to refine the mission and legislative language. No vote was taken, and the committee appeared to agree to retain the bill for further work, with the possibility of revisiting it in a formal executive session on Tuesday.
Members also shifted into discussion of HB 2, beginning with Section 85 on opioid abatement trust fund dollars for shelter programs. Department of Health and Human Services officials explained that the provision would provide $10 million from the opioid abatement trust fund, replacing general funds in the governor’s budget, while also noting an additional $2.5 million prioritized needs request for shelter care that was already fully funded. Committee members asked about shelter bed capacity, job placement efforts, and the remaining balance in the opioid fund; DHHS said there are 934 contracted beds and that case management includes help with housing and employment. Officials also said the current proposed budget includes another $1 million later in HB 2 from the opioid fund.
The committee then began discussion of Sections 86 through 87, which would preserve the department’s ability to transfer funds between personnel lines. DHHS said the provision is operationally critical and that losing it would make it extremely difficult to manage the department, though it would not have a direct fiscal impact. The next item introduced was Section 88, extending a suspension related to eligibility for services until July 1, 2027; DHHS indicated that if the suspension were not continued, it would likely increase expenditures for Community Mental Health Centers and potentially others. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- about increased what amount increase for higher education and overall budget, and if any of that is earmarked
- at that incentive evaluation commission report looking at reevaluating the apportionments and the earmarks
Bills:
SB1177
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr-Sub-General Government and Transportation Afternoon Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Primary & Secondary Education & Workforce Development (2-17-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Most of those line items again have long histories of earmarks or dedicated funding, and there's been
- line items again have long<00:02:57.599>
histories <00:02:58.720>of <00:02:59.760>earmarks - long histories of earmarks long histories of earmarks or<00:03:01.599>
dedicated <00:03:02.239 - contracts and memorandums of agreement, given that language in the budget, they interpret that as an earmark
Summary:
The subcommittee met without a quorum and did not approve minutes, but heard testimony on budget line items for Data Seam and Teach for America. Andrew McNeel of Kentucky Free and representatives from the Commonwealth Policy Center argued that both programs rely heavily on recurring taxpayer support and should be re-evaluated. McNeel cited a 2020 Office of Policy and Audit examination of Data Seam, saying the program had received more than $30 million in state support since 2006, including $3.5 million in the current budget, and that the audit raised concerns about administrative overhead, alleged threats to districts, and the use of line-item language to justify sole-source contracting. He recommended suspending Data Seam funding this biennium, directing a new special audit, and requiring reimbursement of audit costs.
The witnesses also urged the committee to withhold funding for Teach for America, saying the organization’s materials and history showed a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that they opposed. They pointed to past statements, leadership titles, and program language as evidence that DEI concepts remained embedded in the organization, and suggested any funding should be redirected directly to school districts instead. Mike Harmon and Richard Nelson echoed those concerns, while also saying long-running programs should be periodically reviewed for efficiency.
Teach for America Appalachia representatives then testified in support of the program. Executive director C.D. Morton described the organization as a teacher-preparation and leadership-development program serving rural eastern Kentucky, saying it had recruited and supported more than 325 teachers since 2011, with about 30 current core members in several counties and roughly 2,800 students impacted daily. He said the program helps fill hard-to-staff vacancies, that about 80% of teachers stay for a third year, and that many alumni remain in education. In response to questions from Representative Bojanowski about retention and cost, Morton said more than 60% of alumni are still in education, but he could not give a precise classroom-teacher retention number beyond the program’s broader alumni data.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct - Part 1 - 05/05/25
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct
Transcript Highlights:
- decision to sponsor Senate File 2970, a legislatively directed appropriation, sometimes called an earmark
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included <00:08:41.120>in <00:08:41.279>his <00:08:41.519>jobs earmark - , and included in his jobs earmark, and included in his jobs omnibus<00:08:42.479>
appropriation - uh of at least a million and a earmark uh of at least a million and a half<00:50:22.800>
dollars< - uh of at least a million and a earmark uh of at least a million and a half<00:50:22.800>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming
Transcript Highlights:
- So financially, we’ve received over $500,000 in what used to colloquially be called earmarks, but community
- grants through Senator Markey and Representative Clark, but it was announced that there will be no earmarks
- in FY25, and we will apply again in FY26 if earmarks have resumed then.
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on the impact of the Trump administration’s federal climate policy changes on Massachusetts, with a focus on threatened grants, regulatory rollbacks, and state options to continue climate work. Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts still has a 2050 net-zero mandate and needs contingency plans for clean energy, transportation electrification, offshore wind, resilience, and financing if federal support is reduced or withdrawn.
Executive branch witnesses said Massachusetts has already experienced disruptions to more than $1 billion in climate-related federal funds, though many suspended grants were restored after litigation by the Attorney General’s office. EEA reported continued uncertainty around a $389 million Grid Innovation Program award and a FEMA dam-safety reimbursement, while MassDOT said its NEVI fast-charging program remains on track with about $50 million obligated, but a $14.4 million competitive charging grant is on hold and future unobligated NEVI funds remain uncertain. Senators also discussed EV rebates, charging infrastructure, the role of the Community Climate Bank, and whether the state can expand independent financing and support for municipalities, higher education, and nonprofits.
The Attorney General’s office described successful multi-state litigation that won a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the federal funding freeze, restoring access to many EPA, DOE, USDA, and Interior funds, while noting continued enforcement actions over FEMA manual reviews and other barriers. The office said it is also preparing to defend the endangerment finding, California vehicle-emissions waivers, offshore wind permits, and other federal climate protections. Outside advocates warned that federal tax-credit rollbacks, tariffs, and possible repeal of IRA and infrastructure funding could slow EV adoption and raise costs, while offshore wind testimony said federal permitting pauses and legal challenges are delaying projects and could leave Massachusetts far short of its 2030 offshore wind goals. Nonprofit witnesses also described canceled or delayed grants for wetland restoration and urban heat mitigation, and urged the Legislature to increase state funding, including for the environmental bond bill and municipal vulnerability preparedness work.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:37 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- . $854.4 million are earmarked program fundings that are outstanding.
- One, the revenues—the recurring revenues that come through an earmark on the severance tax bonding capacity
- So they're looking at an earmark of like $190 million this year, and it wasn't that long ago that it
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 30th, 2026 at 09:51 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a big chunk of language and is sort of earmarking some of HED's operating funds.
- intended—or the intention of the legislation is for economic development and workforce development—and earmarks
- intended—or the intention of the legislation is for economic development and workforce development—and earmarks
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Apr 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- spending by $13 billion through eliminating congressional community direct funding, also known as earmarks
- For most programs, earmark elimination results in a net reduction in total program funding, but maintains
- In federal fiscal year 2024, almost $940 million was earmarked for projects in California, which were
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency held a hearing focused on three issues: federal funding cuts and delays, possible state revenue impacts from reduced IRS enforcement, and the fiscal effects of AB 218 on local governments. The Franchise Tax Board described how state and federal tax systems are closely linked, how most returns are filed electronically through software, and how FTB relies on IRS information sharing for compliance, fraud prevention, offsets, and nonfiler work. Members raised concerns that federal staffing cuts at the IRS could weaken audits of large corporations and reduce California revenue, and asked about VITA and ITIN filers; FTB said it was not aware of VITA reductions, noted ITIN returns are processed the same as other returns, and said ITIN filing appeared slightly down this year. The Department of Finance said it is monitoring federal developments, summarized the continuing resolution and reconciliation process, and noted that California lost nearly $940 million in earmarked federal projects under the CR, while major federal budget decisions remain uncertain until the President’s budget and later congressional action.
The University of California reported substantial federal pressure on research, student aid, and health care. UC said hundreds of millions of dollars in federal awards have already been canceled, with additional threats to NIH and DOE facilities-and-administration rates, graduate fellowships, student loan repayment plans, international student visas, Pell Grants, and Medicaid/Medi-Cal funding. Committee members pressed UC on the effects of DEIA-related federal restrictions, the loss of clinical trials and research staff, and the impact on low-income students and patients. UC said it is pursuing litigation with the Attorney General and other institutions, but emphasized that court action is only a temporary solution and that sustained state and private support may be needed.
The second panel addressed the fiscal consequences of AB 218, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims against public agencies. FCMAT presented a report with 22 recommendations, including better statewide data collection, financing mechanisms, a possible victims compensation fund, and prevention measures. Los Angeles County described a tentative $4 billion settlement tied to AB 218 claims, saying it will require reserves, borrowing, and long-term annual payments through 2050, while also forcing curtailments and cuts to vacant positions to preserve services. Members discussed insurance pools, retroactive premiums, unidentified future claims, and the need for a compensation fund or other financing tools. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with public comment, including testimony from local health officials about nearly $400 million in terminated federal public health grants and the resulting layoffs and service impacts.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Or it could be a federal earmark, too, that could provide it.
- Or it could be a federal earmark, too, that could provide it.
- Or it could be a federal earmark, too, that could provide it.
- Or it could be a federal earmark, too, that could provide it.
- Or it could be a federal earmark, too, that could provide it.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2023, $1.1 billion in state appropriations went directly to earmark nonprofit organizations who, under
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nonprofit directly to earmark nonprofit directly to earmark nonprofit organizations - I'm specifically talking about the $1.1 billion in direct earmarked grants to nonprofit organizations
- I'm specifically talking about the $1.1 billion in direct earmarked grants to nonprofit organizations
- I'm specifically talking about the $1.1 billion in direct earmarked grants to nonprofit organizations
Keywords:
campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- As in recent years, rather than earmarks for individual local government projects, the governor recommends
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years, <00:13:05.040>rather <00:13:05.279>than <00:13:05.519>earmarks - As in recent years, rather than earmarks As in recent years, rather than earmarks for<00:13:06.320