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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-28-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • He served as national chair of Council of State Governments in 2022 and was very instrumental in bringing
  • University, he began his career as an educator at Pasco High School before serving in Pasco City Council
  • 00:08:50.640> national<00:08:51.080> chair<00:08:51.320> of<00:08:51.440> Council
  • He served as national chair of Council He served as national chair of Council of<00:08:51.880>
  • Then he went on to Pasco City Council.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 6th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

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  • And according to non-partisan Legislative Council staff, critical programs such as the license plate
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  • People in vulnerable moments are being treated like commodities, with their personal information bought
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Keywords: 981, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 19, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Time is the most valuable commodity in this life.
  • The city council can do it themselves. The county commissioners can do it themselves.
  • The city council can do it themselves. The county commissioners can do it themselves.
  • They happened because the residents spoke up and the elected councils responded.
  • and the election elected councils and the election elected councils responded. responded. responded
Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we'll go on to Met Council.
  • the assignment from DEED to the Met Council.
  • So, reassign that to the Met Council.
  • This really helps us to Council.
  • <01:39:14.400> Um already managing at the Met Council Um already managing at the Met Council
Bills: HF4740, HF3940
Summary: The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 4740, authored by Rep. Hansen, which would require feedlots with at least 1,000 animal units to provide financial assurance for closure costs. Hansen argued the bill would shift cleanup responsibility from taxpayers to owners, citing abandoned feedlots, changing ownership structures, and the 2024 Pure Prairie Poultry bankruptcy as examples of why public funds should not be used for closures and cleanup. He also said the bill would apply to new or renewed permits and suggested a statutory definition of abandoned feedlot storage units may be needed. Farm and livestock groups testified in opposition. Minnesota Farmers Union, Minnesota Milk Producers Association, Minnesota Pork Producers Association, and Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation said existing MPCA and county permit rules already require closure planning and reporting, and that the bill would add unnecessary costs and barriers for family farms, beginning farmers, and expansion. They warned the financial assurance requirement could function like an animal-unit cap, encourage fragmentation or out-of-state relocation, and impose annual costs that would not improve environmental outcomes. Several testified that true abandonment is rare and that current permitting and closure processes already address it. MPCA staff said the agency has concerns with the bill, noted there is currently no formal fiscal note, and said the agency would need to ensure any appropriations cover ongoing staffing needs. MPCA officials explained that permitted feedlots already must notify the agency before closure, follow a checklist of closure requirements, and undergo follow-up inspection; they said abandonment notifications are uncommon and they are not aware of any currently permitted facilities in abandonment process. Members questioned whether the bill was needed, what form financial assurance would take, how other states handle similar requirements, and whether the proposal would unfairly burden smaller or family operations. No vote on HF 4740 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Plus the other commodities that are grown in the state of New Mexico.