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• So we Set them at a new value and then subsequently amended them with inflation that brought the compensation
• officials and officers for the salaries, but do not adjust it so high that it's above the cumulative inflation

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• the most Important items we were able to maintain was indexing the general education formula to inflation
• We worked hard to maintain indexing the general education formula to inflation and prevailed.

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• The second thing we've done, because of inflation and the skyrocketing costs of tuition, is increase
• infused money in the budget last session, part of the problem is that, as was mentioned earlier, inflation

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard Senate Bill 1961, which would expand reporting on post-secondary outcomes and workforce data, including employment, earnings, regional labor demand, and credentials of value. Senator Bettencourt said the bill is intended to close data gaps and improve alignment between education programs and workforce needs. Witnesses from Opportunity Austin, Texas 2036, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, and the Fort Worth workforce community testified in support, saying better data would help students, parents, schools, employers, and regional economic development efforts. After questions from members about regional workforce pipelines and semiconductor talent needs, public testimony closed and SB 1961 was left pending. The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably, including SB 1325, SB 604, SB 1832, SB 747, SB 2185, and SB 2395, with committee substitutes adopted where needed. SB 1325 was amended to remove the DSHS commissioner’s authority to issue standing orders for respiratory distress medication in schools. SB 1832, relating to school transfer or private-school funding options for students victimized by a public school employee, and SB 747, relating to intimate visual material policies, were both advanced on recorded votes. SB 2185, on the bilingual education allotment, was initially moved to a local calendar but was later backed up and reported to the full Senate after a fiscal note was noted. SB 2395, on school district general obligation bonds, was also reported favorably and then moved to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard SB 646, which would expand the Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program to additional professions, increase award amounts, and add stipends for rural and bilingual service. Senator West said the bill responds to mental health workforce shortages and inflation. The Texas Counseling Association supported the measure, and a Hogg Foundation representative said participation has grown sharply since prior changes. SB 646 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2647, which would create a Texas state accrediting agency and interim oversight system for higher education accreditors; supporters from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a massage school owner argued it would improve accountability and reduce accreditor overreach, while Senator Menendez raised concerns about effects on law and medical school accreditation and student opportunities. SB 2647 was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2786, which would exempt first responders from the Texas Success Initiative entrance exam, and SB 2615, which would standardize remote-work policies across public higher education institutions. The Texas State Association of Firefighters supported SB 2786, saying it would remove an extra step for career advancement; the bill was left pending because the committee substitute had not yet been adopted. SB 2615 was presented as a way to ensure more consistent in-person staffing expectations while preserving exceptions for illness, disability, and some non-teaching roles; it too was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• the last time the limits were really looked at or changed substantially, legislatively, outside of inflation
• The limits were last really looked at or changed substantially, legislatively, outside of inflation alone

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• This drives inflation, at a time when inflation is top of mind of our constituents and of course undermines

Keywords: Committee, Transportation, aviation safety, confirmation, Lieutenant Commander, Deputy Secretary, Bradbury, Hafensteiner, aircraft incidents

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened to consider the promotion of Coast Guard Lieutenant Samuel Hafensteiner to Lieutenant Commander and the nomination of Stephen Bradbury as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. The meeting highlighted ongoing concerns regarding aviation safety, especially in light of recent aircraft incidents. Members discussed the critical need for knowledgeable leadership within the Department of Transportation to address these safety challenges effectively. Mr. Bradbury's background as a former General Counsel of the Department was presented as a strong asset for the role he seeks.

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• INFLATION.
• I BELIEVE THE FEES SHOULD BE ADJUSTED EVERY FIVE YEARS OR SO FOR INFLATION BASED ON A CPI INDEX ENSURING

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• In 2022, Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act to extend these essential enhancements through
• Core inflation at 2.6%, the lowest we saw in four years.
• Rents are falling month after month, and shelter inflation is at a four-year low.
• , and shelter inflation is at a<02:45:47.279> four-year<02:45:47.680> low.
• A boost to the child tax credit of $2,200 while indexing its value to inflation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• body to increase the annual school budget by more than the annual change in student population and inflation
• I'm not going to pay my bills anymore because I've just capped my spending at inflation."
• rate of inflation to meet it. rate of inflation to meet it. um<01:55:18.080> with<01:55:18.320
• 55.440> at because I've just capped my spending at because I've just capped my spending at inflation
• <01:55:58.239> So, inflation." That's not reasonable. So, inflation."

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Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of bills that had been considered during the budget process, with many being recommended for inexpedient to legislate because their funding or policy language had already been handled in House Bill 2. Early actions were largely unanimous. House Bill 54, allowing alternate treatment centers to operate for profit, was recommended ought to pass and was approved 25-0, then placed on the consent calendar because it carried no appropriation. House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation, was recommended inexpedient to legislate because its funding had been replaced in HB 2; Representative Rum opposed the motion and argued the grant funding helps local taxpayers and housing development, but the committee adopted ITL 14-11, with a minority report to follow. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also unanimously recommended ITL because the budget had already made related reforms. The committee then took up House Bill 164, and adopted Amendment 225-2979H, which appropriates $150,000 in FY 2027 to the Secretary of State’s Division of Archives and Records Management for a local government records manager position. The amended bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended and approved 25-0. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew the most extended debate. Supporters said it would restore a state contribution to retirement costs for local employers and provide property tax relief, while opponents argued the earlier change was largely offset by employee contribution increases and other retirement-system adjustments. The committee ultimately adopted ITL 14-11, and a minority report was requested. The committee also acted on House Bill 215, a landfill-related bill. Members explained that most of its language had been included in HB 2 but was removed in conference, so the bill was retained and amended to apply more narrowly to new landfills. Amendment 2025-2970H was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended by a 25-0 vote. House Bill 216, which would change retirement eligibility rules for certain workers injured on the job, was recommended inexpedient to legislate after its sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain to support. Finally, House Bill 219 received Amendment 2025-2988H to change its effective date to July 1, 2027, and discussion began on the bill’s broader purpose of returning about $5.7 million annually from RPS funds to ratepayers.

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• The governor originally proposed a 2% cap on inflation in this area, and we did something similar but
• We increase substance use disorder rates by adding inflation to the rates for low and high intensity.
• We increase substance use disorder rates by adding inflation to the rates for low and high intensity.
• Now, we've all been frustrated with inflation and rising costs over the years, regardless of who the
• to the same price increases in inflation to the same price increases in inflation that<01:59:00.800

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HR159, HR160, HR161, HR162, HR163, HR164, HCR60, HCR61, HCR62, HCR63, HCR64, HR153, HR154, HR155, HR156, HR157, HR158, HCR57, HCR58, HCR59, SB124, SB399, SB441, SB447, SB460, HCR4, HCR47, HB59, HB74, HB159, HB175, HB330, HB364, HB414, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB628, HB786, HB909, HB1008, HB1033, HB1034, HB1041, HB1052, HB1062, HB1070, HB1079, HB1112, HB1118, HB1139, HB1151, HB1154, HB1176, HB1182, HB1196, HB1214, HB1231, HB1241, SB244, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB383, HB314, HCR3, HB983, HB1126, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HB27, HB71, HB214, HB225, HB241, HB244, HB306, HB345, HB366, HB446, HB511, HB514, HB655, HB730, HB743, HB1027, HB1037, HB1043, HB1082, HB1091, HB1096, HB1103, HB1167, HB1174, HB1175, HB1230, HB1237, HB1238, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, HB51, HB58, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB982, HB1010, HB151, HB180, HB192, HB193, HB310, HB635, HB690, HB961, HB1003, HB1146, HB864, HB977, HB181, HB31, HB664, HB615, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB9, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1113, HB1234, HB1236

Keywords: occupational therapy, healthcare, medical professionals, recognition, professional day, property transfer, public records doctrine, bad faith, Louisiana State Law Institute, real estate law, Black Maternal Health Week, maternal health, racial disparities, healthcare access, culturally competent care, Louisiana, community health, motorcycle safety, awareness month, motorcyclists education

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• Under the bill before you today, with inflation, Mike would again be at risk of losing his SNAP.
• Under the bill before you today,<01:24:29.600> with<01:24:29.840> inflation, today, with
• inflation, today, with inflation, Mike<01:24:31.679> would<01:24:31.920> again<01:24:32.239
• consider much higher asset limits, partially based on the testimony of the last testifier, with inflation
• with inflation and and all these things. with inflation and and all these things.

Bills: HF3831, HF3603, HF1900, HF495, HF3750, HF4316, HF2136, HF4384

Keywords: SNAP, income limits, asset limits, nutrition assistance, children and families, federal poverty guidelines, federal waiver, food assistance, low-income families, nutritional support, day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, child care, family child care, child care center, licensing, correction order

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• prize value of $70, which were set nearly 40 years ago and have never been adjusted to account for inflation
• 02:33.160> of<02:02:33.280> our<02:02:33.400> meat<02:02:33.720> and inflation
• while the cost of our meat and inflation while the cost of our meat and labor<02:02:34.200> obviously
• c><02:03:40.280> has<02:03:40.480> really<02:03:40.720> become with today's inflation
• has really become with today's inflation has really become apparent. apparent. apparent.

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• Inflation, right?
• When you don't have a fuel cost, you don't have inflation caused by uh wildly varying prices of fossil
• <01:08:52.000> Inflation,<01:08:53.279> right?
• Inflation, right? When really matters? Inflation, right?
• caused by uh wildly have inflation caused by uh wildly varying<01:09:00.000> prices<01:09:00.400

Bills: HF3298

Keywords: underground storage tanks, petroleum, reimbursement program, environmental regulation, pollution control, 1183, house

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• Is this increase necessary just to keep up with the inflation it's, uh, now yours to, uh, to do as you
• <00:21:56.880> up<00:21:57.039> with<00:21:57.200> the<00:21:57.440> inflation
• Just to keep up with the inflation that is in our society, or are we doing some kind of an expansion
• So that is a mechanism to ensure that we do not create the initial artificial inflation that's such a
• that's such a large I mean inflation that's such a large I mean it's<01:47:49.360> $13<01:47:

Bills: SF0059, SF0053

Keywords: language proficiency, literacy education, reading interventions, dyslexia support, Montessori methods, individualized reading plans, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• Um, it does add inflation indexing to that, so it matches the gas tax perspective. So, fairness.
• Um, it does add inflation indexing bump.
• Um, it does add inflation indexing to<00:26:00.320> uh<00:26:00.640> to<00:26:00.880>
• Last year a gas tax happened with an inflator for inflation.
• Last year a gas tax happened with an inflator for inflation.

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• While appreciated, again, given the budgetary constraints, they are cuts against anticipated inflation
• <00:48:32.160> You<00:48:32.319> know,<00:48:32.800> this anticipated inflation
• You know, this anticipated inflation.
• 49:25.839> it'll<00:49:26.079> be<00:49:26.160> a<00:49:26.319> step inflation
• for wages and it'll be a step inflation for wages and it'll be a step backwards<00:49:27.280> uh<

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• He said they wanted to communicate how incredible the Inflation Reduction Act has been for Minnesota,
• He said the grant they received from the EPA through the Inflation Reduction Act is really looking at
• :46:02.040> incredible<01:46:02.800> the<01:46:03.119> the<01:46:03.280> inflation
• um how incredible the the inflation um how incredible the the inflation reduction<01:46:04.239><
• reduction act and that uh is inflation reduction act and that uh is is<01:48:58.800> really<01

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• since that time, the argument has always been: Is it going to be a flat amount that changes with inflation
• decision of the Legislature with the support of the governor, or is it going to be subject to an inflation
• <00:54:41.000> or<00:54:41.319> by amount that changes with inflation or by amount
• that changes with inflation or by a<00:54:41.760> decision<00:54:42.160> of<00:54:42.359
• AR factor and so that uh we inflation AR factor and so that uh we don't<00:55:00.119> talk<00

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• Minnesota, along with the United States, is amid a great farm recession, inflation, extreme weather,
• Minnesota, along with the United States, is amid a great farm recession, inflation, extreme weather,
• Minnesota, along with the United States, is amid a great farm recession, inflation, extreme weather,
• Minnesota, along with the United States, is amid a great farm recession, inflation, extreme weather,
• Minnesota, along with the United States, is amid a great farm recession, inflation, extreme weather,

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• This is inflation-adjusted.
• North Dakota actually had the largest inflation-adjusted drop in electricity rates.
• Reducing inflation-adjusted retail prices. They identify those.
• So there's kind of going to be a natural inflation that comes along with that.
• So there's kind of going to be a natural inflation that comes along with that.

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