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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the program looks to integrate new technologies like increasing safety at pedestrian crossings by
  • Our Commonwealth's uncrewed aircraft systems, our UAS drone integration team, is working to ensure the
  • , and security, and by using radar as another integrated advanced technology system.
  • No, actually, I firmly believe the integration of these modes, including MassDOT now, is essential to
  • Thanks for mentioning integrated land use. I wanted to give you the opening to talk about that.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing at UMass Amherst on Governor Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget, focusing on energy/environment-related transportation issues and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The chairs and members opened with thanks to UMass, university leadership, court officers, and legislative staff, and Chancellor Javier Reyes highlighted UMass Amherst’s research, workforce, sustainability, and transportation contributions, including energy research, transit operations, and partnerships with MassDOT. The hearing then moved to MassDOT and MBTA testimony on the administration’s transportation funding package, including House 2, the FY26 Fair Share supplemental, and a proposed four-year Chapter 90 authorization. MassDOT officials described the budget as part of a broader multi-year transportation investment strategy, citing funding for operations, snow and ice removal, regional transit authorities, the MBTA, the Merit Rating Board, sustainable aviation fuel credits, micro-transit and last-mile grants, unpaved road improvements, bridge and pavement work, and housing-related transportation infrastructure. They emphasized workforce expansion, capital delivery capacity, safety improvements, and local aid, including the new lane-mile-based Chapter 90 formula intended to benefit rural communities. Officials also discussed major projects and programs such as Grant Central, culvert and unpaved road grants, work zone speed cameras, congestion hotspot fixes, the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge projects, and MBTA operating support and safety upgrades. Testimony from the MBTA and rail/transit staff focused on improved ridership, service frequency, accessibility, and safety, including progress on the Green Line Train Protection System, reduced delays, expanded bus and commuter rail service, and the South Coast rail extension. Regional transit authorities reported increased ridership and described new fare-free, connectivity, and community transit grants. Aeronautics testimony covered airport capital work, drone and data programs, sustainable aviation fuel efforts, and workforce development in aviation maintenance. Committee members then asked questions, especially about Western Massachusetts priorities, Chapter 90 funding, bridge repairs, snow and ice costs, Cape Cod bridges, Buzzard’s Bay rail, and Compass Rail/West-East Rail. Officials said several federal rail grants were moving forward, that Sagamore Bridge procurement would begin soon, and that the administration remained committed to pursuing federal funding and multi-year transportation investments.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Support to help community-defined evidence practices become integrated into the behavioral health system
  • And that Proposition 1 added a new statewide expectation for community planning and integrated county
  • I'm just a little concerned with the contracted supports to do integration activities.
  • I feel like you've been doing integration, or attempting to do integration activities, the three million
  • Brandon Hansard, Office of Technology and Solutions Integration.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The hearing opened with Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office remarks on the May Revision, which both described efforts to reduce large out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases, spending reductions, and reserve use. Finance said the May Revision more than halves projected deficits in later years, while LAO stressed that revenues are at unprecedented levels yet the state still faces a significant structural deficit and is drawing down reserves; LAO urged maintaining at least the administration’s level of budget solutions and adding to reserves rather than new ongoing commitments. The chair echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations and noted the tension between service reductions and requests for additional administrative positions. The committee then heard a series of California Health and Human Services and HCAI proposals, including additional legal support for CalHHS to respond to federal HR1 changes; a net-zero transfer of positions for a centralized eligibility/data-sharing platform; 988 crisis line implementation funding and continued work with the Trevor Project to train crisis centers to better serve LGBTQ youth; EMS data system maintenance funding; HCAI implementation of AB 1312 hospital charity care screening; SB 660 data exchange framework funding; CalRx biosimilar insulin reappropriation; and a diaper access initiative that would provide free diapers to newborns in participating hospitals and support a future direct-to-consumer purchasing option. Members questioned the diaper program’s universal design, the use of a Public Contract Code exemption, and the selection of Baby2Baby, with the chair expressing concern about optics and the lack of an income threshold. The committee also discussed distressed hospital funding, with HCAI requesting up to $50 million for another round of grants to hospitals in immediate financial distress. HCAI said it receives annual and quarterly financial reports but the data lag limits real-time monitoring, and the LAO recommended stronger program parameters and turnaround plans. Members argued the repeated need for distressed hospital aid reflects a structural problem, not a short-term gap, and raised broader concerns about hospital reimbursement and patient flow. Other items included reverting $19.6 million in unused opioid settlement funds from HCAI to DHCS for General Fund offset, and a Rural Health Transformation Program request to increase HCAI spending authority to cover the full federal award. Later, DMHC presented funding requests to implement PBM licensing and financial review requirements under AB 116, modernize the managed care complaint system, and build an electronic claims settlement data system under AB 3275. The final major discussion focused on the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which opposed the May Revision’s proposed reduction of its Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy grants. The Commission argued these programs are core to Proposition 1’s goals of statewide innovation and community accountability, while Finance said the proposal is consistent with Proposition 1’s maximum funding levels and reflects a broader effort to prioritize direct services and use unspent prior-year funds; members pressed for more information and questioned whether the cuts would undermine the new behavioral health framework.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • by the Department of Public Safety rather than the Department of Health is that we already have integrated
  • integrated health care systems.<01:24:17.440> Article<01:24:18.000> 2<01:24:18.239>
  • It supports maintaining service availability, quality of care, and program integrity.
  • <01:24:51.040> Above<01:24:51.440> all,<01:24:51.679> it and program integrity
  • Above all, it and program integrity.
Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771
Summary: The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation (01/13/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • to industry, make it more efficient, make for a better customer experience um while maintaining integrity
  • Again, this protects the integrity of the documents that we’re receiving.
  • Again, this<00:38:18.800> protects<00:38:19.200> the<00:38:19.440> integrity<00:
  • 38:20.000> of<00:38:20.160> the this protects the integrity of the this protects the integrity
  • going to protect the integrity. going to protect the integrity.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/19/25 - Part 1

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's our responsibility to follow their leadership and protect the integrity of female sports.
  • It's our responsibility to follow their leadership and protect the integrity of female sports.
  • It's our responsibility to follow their leadership and protect the integrity of female sports.
  • It's our responsibility to follow their leadership and protect the integrity of female sports.
  • <00:21:35.720> of leadership and protect the Integrity of leadership and protect the Integrity
Keywords: 1183, house
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • attend a meeting with the North Carolina 911 Board this month to explore statewide mapping and GIS integration
  • They're interested in bringing more attention to 988 and the integration to their 911 center.
  • June 24th, I'm meeting with Roger Mills County to do their integration.
  • training with several of the agencies in their area to do a variety of training classes, and the 988 integration
Keywords: 914, all
Summary: The Oklahoma 911 Management Authority met with a quorum and approved the April 2 regular meeting minutes and financial reports for February through April 2026. The board then adopted the FY 2027 budget, which included a 5% staff increase, reclassifying the 911-98 liaison into a training coordinator role, adding a GIS specialist position, higher funding for training, travel, NG911 deployment, cybersecurity training, recruitment, and the 911 coordinator workshop, along with increased GIS repository funding and a new technology roadmap allocation. The budget also set aside $3 million for a one-time PSAP distribution and maintained grant closeout and reserve funding levels. The board approved the $3 million PSAP one-time distribution and its guidelines, using the statutory population-and-land-area formula, with funds restricted to GIS, eligible technology items, or grant matching rather than salaries or construction. Members also denied Washington County 911’s request to waive the 20% match for a radio console grant after staff found the county had sufficient carryover and other funding sources. The board approved an in-person 911 telecommunicator training curriculum and simulator for technical schools, with a requirement for a full simulator and NENA-approved certification, and approved a $249,820 statewide recruitment campaign with ICG Advertising to promote 911 careers. On GIS compliance, the board authorized staff, with legal counsel, to begin enforcement steps against PSAPs that do not complete required GIS data remediation and repository uploads by the June deadline, including notice and possible escrow action by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The board also approved several individual grants, including projects for fiber/NextGen 911 transition, ADA furniture, NextGen 911 equipment, a consolidation feasibility study, recorder upgrades, and radio console upgrades for multiple counties and PSAPs. Committee and staff reports highlighted 911 Day at the Capitol, upcoming POP grant availability, new grant categories for FY 2027, cybersecurity training planning, NG911/GIS tool development, 988 outreach, and ongoing project and standards work.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • attend a meeting with the North Carolina 911 board this month to explore statewide mapping and GIS integration
  • They're interested in bringing more attention to 988 and the integration to their 911 center.
  • June 24, I'm meeting with Roger Mills County to do their integration.
  • training with several of the agencies in their area to do a variety of training classes, and the 988 integration
Summary: The Oklahoma 911 Management Authority met with a quorum and approved the April 2 minutes and the February, March, and April 2026 financial reports. Members then adopted the FY 2027 budget, which included a 5% staff increase, a reclassification for the 911-988 liaison/training coordinator role, a new GIS specialist position, increased funding for training, travel, cybersecurity training, recruitment, GIS repository work, and technology roadmap items. The budget also set aside funds for NG911 deployment, grant closeouts, and a $3 million reserve for a one-time PSAP distribution program. The authority approved the $3 million one-time distribution to the 123 primary PSAPs and separately approved the distribution guidelines and priority list. The program will use the statutory population-and-land-area formula, with eligible uses focused on GIS Version 3 work, technology and equipment, and grant matching; salaries, construction, radio systems, OLETS, and mobile apps were excluded. The board also denied a hardship request from Washington County 911 to waive a 20% match for a radio console grant, finding the county had sufficient carryover and other funding sources. Members approved an Oklahoma technical school in-person telecommunicator training curriculum and simulator that meets minimum training standards, and authorized a statewide 911 telecommunicator recruitment campaign with ICG Advertising for $249,820. The authority also approved a compliance action plan for PSAPs that had not completed GIS remediation and repository uploads, setting a June 19 deadline before notice and possible escrow proceedings. Several grant requests were approved, including projects for Adair, Grady, Harper, INCOG, McCurtain, Roger Mills, Pauls Valley, and Washington County, covering NG911 fiber, ADA furniture, equipment, feasibility work, recorder upgrades, and radio console improvements. In committee and staff reports, members heard updates on 911 Day at the Capitol, the POP grant timeline, legislative activity, NG911 and GIS tools, cybersecurity training, operations committee work, 988 integration outreach, and statewide project progress. The coordinator also noted work on standards, NASNA leadership, and the need for PSAPs to obtain EM Grants logins ahead of the upcoming grant cycle. The meeting adjourned after no public comments or new business were offered.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:35 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We stand in strong support of workers' rights, and we see this as an effort to integrate new Americans
  • coordinate resources that support immigrant children and their families in cultural and communal integration
  • And so it helps them not only be able to integrate more in the general education activities... ...but
  • ways, in the beginning stages, since the office was created with a statewide plan, and then the integration
Keywords: 996, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • . $3 million is maintained to continue providing a centralized, integrated data repository. $64.3 million
  • be used by public emergency responders when they receive alerts from all panic alert systems and integrate
  • digital maps by public schools, charter schools, and other educational institutions. ...and integrate
  • The $3 million is to maintain and continue providing a centralized integrated data repository that I
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education received a presentation from the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget and the Department of Education on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-27 education budget. Shelby Salmons outlined the overall budget framework, and Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsis highlighted major education investments, including $486 million for VPK, $30.6 billion for K-12 education, a $761.1 million increase in FEFP funding, the highest per-student funding level to date, and $201 million more for teacher pay flexibility. The presentation also emphasized school safety, mental health, civics education, and the Guardian Program, along with continued funding for TEACH, HIPPY, Help Me Grow, and civics debate and literacy initiatives. Members asked about how the mental health allocation would be used, counselor staffing ratios, school closures and whether the department intervenes, oversight of school choice and voucher-funded schools, and the Guardian Program’s pay structure and effectiveness. Senators also raised concerns about the FISH school capacity report, data collection, teacher pay, professional development, AI and tutoring technology, and whether the budget adequately supports mental health services and school safety. The Commissioner said many funding decisions are left to districts, that the department stands ready to assist, and that the Guardian Program has been successful and expanded over time. During public testimony, Pinellas County School Board member Laura Hine said her district spends far more on safety and mental health than it receives in state categorical funding, and urged the committee to consider full-day VPK funding, arguing it has improved third-grade reading outcomes in Pinellas. Senators followed up on district flexibility and local spending choices. The committee took no substantive vote on the budget presentation and adjourned after thanking the department for its recommendations and partnership.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Nov 19th, 2025

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We must not outsource the integrity of our elections to a flawed process.
  • But I wanted to say that I think our priorities for election integrity should align with what President
  • they are working hand in glove with President Trump as he leads the charge for nationwide election integrity
  • And I would think that that would be a priority for us to truly be the gold standard of election integrity
Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 62 by Senator Errington, which would create an enforceable requirement that partisan candidates meet the 365-day party affiliation or no-party registration requirement before qualifying. The committee adopted an amendment changing the effective date to upon becoming law, heard no opposition, and then approved the bill. The committee also approved a slate of 15 gubernatorial nominees en bloc and recommended them to the floor. The Florida Supervisors of Elections presented their 2026 legislative priorities. Their requests included automatically updating voter records when DHSMV changes driver license numbers, treating verified petition signing by inactive voters as voter activity that restores active status, adding election equipment and ballots to the state’s critical infrastructure protections, clarifying public-records treatment of election worker names and addresses, allowing more flexibility for early voting sites when a supervisor’s office is not suitable, eliminating the need for provisional-ballot envelopes when polling hours are extended by emergency order, and allowing vote-by-mail voters to remain on the list for the next general election unless they opt out. Senators asked questions about inactive voter status, security implications, early voting site requirements, and vote-by-mail renewal, and several members expressed support or interest in the supervisors’ proposals. During public testimony, several speakers urged stronger election-integrity measures, including proof of citizenship, tighter chain-of-custody controls, more hand-counting or manual audits, quarterly list maintenance, and reduced reliance on vote-by-mail and voting machines. They also criticized current audit systems and cited outside reports and research they said showed vulnerabilities in Florida’s election process. No additional committee action was taken after public testimony, and the meeting adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Republican Media Availability 9/30/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will lead with integrity and we look forward to doing the work for the people of Minnesota.
  • We will lead<00:12:05.360> with<00:12:05.519> integrity<00:12:06.160> and<00:12:
  • 06.399> we<00:12:06.560> look<00:12:06.720> forward lead with integrity and we look
  • forward lead with integrity and we look forward to<00:12:07.120> doing<00:12:07.279> the
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 2nd, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testifying in support of this bill is representative of the elections integrity project that I appreciate
  • My name is Colleen Britton I'm with the election integrity project California.
  • In 2017, the Election Integrity Project California retained judicial watch to successfully sue the California
  • Election Integrity Project California issued a findings report that showed 1.8 million ineligible registrants
Keywords: 988, house, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • He was a good litigator, quote-unquote, with, quote, impeccable ethics and integrity, end of quote.
  • They wrote, Brett is, quote, an intelligent and principled lawyer with unwavering integrity, and further
  • blessed to have worked with so many who are the embodiment of dedication, blazing intelligence, and integrity
  • , and integrity.
Summary: The committee meeting primarily involved discussions around key nominations and pressing legal issues pertaining to the Department of Justice. Notable discussions included the nomination of John Eisenberg for assistant attorney general for national security, where concerns over the revival of the China Initiative were raised. Senators expressed significant apprehensions regarding previous actions taken under this initiative and its implications for national security. Additionally, there were critiques of the broader implications of executive actions that challenge judicial authority, aligning with ongoing dialogues about the integrity of the judiciary and executive oversight.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 02/18/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have done a lot of work in Minnesota to make sure we have program integrity.
  • to make sure we have program integrity. to make sure we have program integrity.
  • There there is not integrity items.
  • In fact, we added things to it for program integrity in June.
  • far as strengthening program integrity far as strengthening program integrity and<01:35:51.199><
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PBS Info Briefing - Thu Sept 11, 2025 @ 1:30 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • What is the integration of AI? >> Yeah.
  • Integrate AI and I'm just curious.
  • What is the integration what that means. What is the integration of<01:11:03.199> AI? of AI?
  • integration into the overall program. integration into the overall program.
  • So that would be an area that I'm looking at trying to integrate such a program.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And just kind of give members, I was up there at Sheppard Air Force Base and Midwestern. are integrally
  • If you can integrate all of that together, you can create a significant powerhouse, and that’s really
  • You played an integral role in making that happen, Senator, for which we're grateful.
  • Our second request would be for UNT's Center for Integrated Intelligent Mobility Systems.
  • The museum is an integral part of Hill College.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, we have specific provisions in the bill to protect the integrity of what homeschool families
  • covet the most now, which To protect the integrity of what homeschool families covet the most now, which
  • The evidence, sir, is very clear that when you have choice programs enacted, you create more integrated
  • That there is an integration effect from school choice, and that primarily low-income students are the
  • I'm here to oppose Senate Bill 2, which jeopardizes the integrity of future Texas public education.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Members from both parties emphasized education as a major issue, while several Republicans framed the committee’s work around school choice and parent empowerment. Senator West and other Democrats stressed protecting public schools, listening to Texans, and considering the effects of vouchers or education savings accounts on school districts and communities. Chairman Creighton laid out Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, describing it as a universal education savings account program modeled on similar programs in other states. He said the bill would provide about $200 million for a universal eligibility pool and additional funding for students with disabilities and lower-income families, with priority weighting for former public school students. He also highlighted anti-fraud measures, vendor pre-approval, criminal background checks, cybersecurity protections, annual testing requirements for participating students, and the use of the Comptroller rather than TEA to administer the program. Creighton repeatedly said the bill is not a voucher and argued it would not take money from public schools, which he said would receive separate historic funding increases. Members questioned Creighton about the 500% of federal poverty line definition, the adequacy of the $10,000 ESA amount, whether the program would favor students already in private school, how microschools and homeschool pods would fit, and whether the bill protects religious liberty and private-school autonomy. Democrats raised concerns about disability protections, 504 students, foster children, public-school funding, open records, and the historical context of vouchers. Republicans generally supported the bill as a way to expand options for parents and students, while also asking about administration, fraud prevention, and data security. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, with EdChoice President Robert Inlow presenting in support of SB 2 and citing the growth and reported success of school choice programs nationwide.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Human Services - 01/15/25

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • that will also be a topic that we'll be taking up here uh this month is talking about that program integrity
  • c> program this month is talking about that program this month is talking about that program Integrity
  • uh and making sure that um Integrity uh and making sure that um we're<00:03:03.840> having<00
  • Integrity workers all of our all of our Integrity workers all of our all of our staffing<01:13:24.400
  • work related to those programs Integrity work related to those programs along<01:40:00.040> with<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The committee convened for an opening discussion of the 2025 Human Services session, with members emphasizing bipartisan collaboration, the committee’s mission to strengthen support systems for Minnesotans, and a focus on helping vulnerable people thrive. The chair and members welcomed new and returning senators and staff, including new pages and interim committee administration, and several members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds in public service and human services work. Members identified the main issues they expect to address this session: workforce shortages in human services professions, long-term care, program integrity, and efforts to limit waste, fraud, and abuse so funding reaches people who need it most. The chair also previewed upcoming hearings on eligibility and redeterminations for people with disabilities, MnCHOICES reassessments, assisted living and provider payment delays, and updates on direct care and treatment, noting that more detailed discussion would come in later meetings. The committee then received a budget overview from fiscal analyst Kyle Raymond. He explained the combined Health and Human Services budget area, noted jurisdiction changes tied to the creation of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the planned separation of Direct Care and Treatment, and said some figures may differ from the November forecast because of those shifts. He outlined the major funding sources for the budget area, including federal funds and the general fund, and said the presentation would focus on the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget the legislature will be considering.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 9, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Always guided by integrity, independence, and a deep on a simple tenant.
  • Always guided by<00:10:55.600> integrity,<00:10:56.720> independence,<00:10:57.680>
  • and<00:10:57.920> a<00:10:58.079> deep By integrity, independence, and a deep sense
  • :05.760> and embodies integrity, resilience, and embodies integrity, resilience, and service<02
  • to maintain the integrity of the unemployment<03:19:29.279> program.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you again for being such an integral part of our team. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
  • part of our team being such an integral part of our team thank<00:35:01.640> you<00:35:01.839
  • <00:50:25.000> in preserving fairness and integrity in preserving fairness and integrity in
  • of women's and girls Sports Integrity of women's and girls Sports female<02:12:30.199> athletes
  • This bill will deliver upon the mandate the American people gave Congress to restore the integrity of