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• I'm looking at page 27 where it talks about public health. Mr.
• the public libraries that are scattered around the state of Oklahoma.
• And I think those were very Valuable for us and for the public.
• We've got the public budget meetings that take place.
• Nobody saw the increase in utilization in Medicaid and Medicaid utilization.

Bills: HB3418 , HB3985 , HB3463 , HB3002 , HB4303 , HB3919 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3415 , HB2206 , HB3414 , HB3265 , HB3310 , HB3413 , HB4486 , HB1219 , SR39 , SB1177 , HB3298 , HB2696 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3264 , HB3321 , HB2650 , HB3497 , HB3980 , HB3981 , HB4421 , HB3177 , HB3322 , HB3499 , HB3500 , HB3845 , HB3742 , HB3622 , HB1250 , HB2710 , HB3831 , HB4408 , HB1002 , HB3008 , HB3086 , HB3595 , HB3678 , HB4107 , HB3695 , HB3315 , HB3590 , HB3006 , HB3151 , HB2959 , HB2398 , HB3026 , HB3467 , HB4268 , HB3372 , HB2210 , HB4359 , HB4427

Keywords: public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust, electronic bidding, school districts, property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, municipal audit, state auditor, local government, financial transparency, gasoline tax allocations, counties, county officers, education

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• ><c> reported</c> 2017 Minnesota families have reported 2017 Minnesota families have reported among<00
• </c><00:34:53.359><c> we</c> country in the state of Minnesota we country in the state of Minnesota we
• </c> about what when we put this in Minnesota about what when we put this in Minnesota statute<00:41:

Bills: HF747 , HF1014 , HF320 , HF400

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• </c> in Gaylord, Minnesota. in Gaylord, Minnesota.
• Minnesota Intercount Association, Minnesota Intercount Association, Minnesota<00:37:18.640><c> Associations
• </c> public safety conversation about this. public safety conversation about this.
• </c> just Minnesota who's looking at this. just Minnesota who's looking at this.
• </c> dollars for from the Minnesota dollars for from the Minnesota taxpayers.

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• Hermantown Minnesota and Anne Johnson Hermantown Minnesota and Anne Johnson Stewart<00:00:51.960><c>
• Again, I'm Becca Nash, the director of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, or
• </c><00:09:45.360><c> for</c> were selected by the commission for were selected by the commission for
• <00:09:51.200><c> in</c> Commission in Commission in December<00:09:53.200><c> and</c><00:09:53.360><
• </c><00:14:42.600><c> Access</c> management and increase Public Access management and increase Public

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• So where in this schematic are there concerns regarding public health, public safety?
• This is public.
• We got enough in Minnesota. Yeah.
• of those mines did we shut down in Minnesota as an example?
• So we go out and work with utilities.

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the availability of presentation materials, then moved into a series of technical briefings from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent federal and DOE efforts to streamline nuclear regulation for advanced reactors, including NRC Part 53 and upcoming Part 57 rulemaking, DOE authorization updates, crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements, and use of AI to speed licensing communications and document review. He emphasized that the goal is to align safety standards for advanced technologies, reduce rework for developers, and support deployment for commercial, defense, and research uses. In response to questions, he said there is no current plan to merge agencies, but there is more information-sharing and embedded NRC staff at DOE facilities; he also noted public outreach is supported through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, covering uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and recycling. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), DOE’s HALEU Availability Program, and the need to expand domestic enrichment, deconversion, and transportation capacity to support advanced reactors and the 2050 nuclear growth goal. He also reviewed used fuel management, including on-site storage at operating and shutdown reactors, the Center for Used Fuel Research at INL, a high-burnup research cask project, and the long-term repository question, which he said is ultimately political as well as technical. He outlined reprocessing approaches—aqueous/Purex, pyrochemical, and fluoride volatility—describing INL’s work on electrochemical processing of EBR-II fuel and noting industry interest from several companies in recycling technologies. Ashley Shields presented on AI for nuclear applications, describing INL’s use of generative AI, high-performance computing, and digital-twin tools to accelerate reactor design, licensing, operations, and materials development. She highlighted the Prometheus effort to pursue highly automated reactor design and operation, the large documentation burden for reactor licensing, and ongoing work on autonomous control, remote operation, and AI-assisted materials qualification through the Vulcan challenge and related data platforms. In questions, she said AI tools are used under data-governance and security controls, with different models chosen for different tasks, and argued that software engineers and human oversight remain necessary. The session ended with a brief recess announcement and a transition to a later presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• Anecdotally, my daughter at one time worked for public health in Minnesota, and she was cautioned where
• Energy, water, and other public utility information is critical for state regulators, local siting authorities
• , utilities, and the public, as they also use these utilities.
• to be worked out because public safety and public security and making things known to the public are
• That's all part of the public docket, excuse me, public record.

Committee: Joint Legislative Management

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• All of our meetings are public.
• We can help them with moving costs, utility deposits.
• to try to do that type of a service in Minnesota.
• Next, we are at the Verde County Public Health.
• In Bismarck, public health serving in that role.

Committee: Joint Human Services

Summary: The Human Services Committee met in interim session and first approved the previous meeting minutes before receiving a series of presentations on homelessness and housing stability. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency updated members on the new Interagency Council on Homelessness, describing its executive-order mandate to review resources, gather input from stakeholders, identify gaps, and develop recommendations. She said the council’s first work is building a statewide program matrix of existing homeless services and funding sources, with attention to youth, tribal communities, and other vulnerable populations. Members raised concerns about youth homelessness, homeless veterans, and how the council will stay focused on a practical framework rather than getting lost in details. The committee also discussed possible connections to the rural health transformation grant and agreed to continue the topic later in the spring. Beth Olson of Presentation Partners in Housing described the organization’s housing-first model in Cass County and Clay County, including homeless prevention/diversion, housing navigation, and Cooper House, a 42-unit permanent supportive housing building in Fargo. She said the organization focuses on people with long-term and chronic homelessness, many with mental health, addiction, health, domestic violence, and Indigenous identity-related barriers, and reported strong outcomes: 85 of 86 people housed in 2025, 91% still housed after one year, and major reductions in emergency room use, ambulance rides, jail stays, detox days, and shelter use. She also explained that state funding has grown from a small share of the budget to about $1.1 million in state-connected funding for fiscal 2026, largely through contracts tied to supportive services. Members asked about vouchers, rent contributions at Cooper House, length of stay, and whether similar projects could be expanded elsewhere. Andrea Olson of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota outlined statewide homeless and housing-related services delivered through six community action agencies in all 53 counties. She explained the Community Services Block Grant structure, said housing was identified as the top need in the most recent statewide needs assessment, and described programs including Supportive Services for Veteran Families, North Dakota Homeless Grant services, and Home ARP supportive services. She emphasized that the end of North Dakota Rent Help has increased pressure on the system, that the current $2 million annual homeless grant is far smaller than prior rent-help assistance, and that community action is using case management and financial assistance to move households toward self-sufficiency. Members asked about funding formulas, rural service delivery, and coordination with Presentation Partners to avoid duplication. YouthWorks then began a presentation on youth homelessness, describing services for ages 12 to 24, the special needs of youth and former foster youth, and the organization’s use of federal and state funds to support transitional housing, emergency shelter, maternity housing, and diversion services.

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• Service Commission.
• The second request is from the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
• But another part of that is we have the Public Service Commission that's really willing to advocate on
• And our North Dakota Public Service Commission is always making sure that the costs that are allocated
• The commission is involved in litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Bills: SB2401 , SB2402 , SB2403 , SB2404

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. It adopted the procedural employment committee report naming Senate staff for the special session. The chamber then took up several health-care and appropriations measures, first adopting amendments to Senate Bills 2401, 2402, and 2403 before moving them to final passage. Senate Bill 2401 passed 44-2 and requires physicians to complete at least one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health, part of a broader rural health care package. Senate Bill 2402 passed 46-0 after major amendments negotiated between the medical and pharmacy boards; as amended, it expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution in limited areas while excluding categories such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, chemotherapy agents, Schedule II drugs, biological products, and narrow therapeutic index drugs. Supporters said it would improve rural access and help secure rural health transformation funding, while questions focused on how pharmacist competence would be measured and enforced. Senate Bill 2403, also passed 46-0, creates a short-term medical facility emergency operating loan program through the Bank of North Dakota, reduced by amendment from $10 million to $5 million, to help a financially distressed rural hospital. Senators discussed the hospital’s mismanagement, the need for a bridge loan, and safeguards including a limited application window and expiration in 2027. Senate Bill 2404 passed 46-0 and provides supplemental appropriations to the Information Technology Department for ADA-related website accessibility compliance and to the Public Service Commission for additional legal costs in federal energy-rate litigation. The Senate then made announcements about a Highway Patrol safety presentation and filing deadlines, excused an absent member, and adjourned until the next morning.

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• The commission the governor commission.
• Public Safety. Move on to page five, Public Safety.
• </c> Minnesota firefighters. Minnesota firefighters.
• I'm an assistant commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• The commission is immune from liability. This is important.
• The commission is immune for the contract. able to borrow and buy property.
• The commission is immune from liability. This is important.
• , but I'm assuming it's, you know, five or nine member commission and it's got a term.
• It's purely administrative as far as what the commission implements.

Committees: House Economic Development , House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

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• SAF Hub here in Minnesota.
• SAF Hub here in Minnesota.
• I am the senior public policy director for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.
• policy director for the senior public policy director for the<00:40:10.599><c> Minnesota</c><00:40:11.040
• For the record, my name is Hunter Peterson, and I serve as the public policy specialist at the Minnesota

Bills: HF1126 , HF967 , HF1066 , HF1669 , HF926

Committee: House Taxes

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• So this would be just Minnesota.
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• </c><01:25:01.520><c> in</c><01:25:01.840><c> our</c><01:25:02.080><c> public</c> dangerous to be utilized
• in our public dangerous to be utilized in our public schools.<01:25:03.679><c> But</c><01:25:04.000>

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• </c> public can be proud of as well. public can be proud of as well.
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• </c><01:06:23.520><c> our</c> cooperate. we're going to utilize our cooperate. we're going to utilize
• </c> know things are evolving but Minnesota know things are evolving but Minnesota and<01:08:00.079><

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• </c> commission the vote of the commission commission the vote of the commission was<01:49:01.719><c>
• We've had a gaming commission, or study, on a gaming commission ongoing for the past two years.
• that commission also.
• "Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing on HB 540. That concludes today's public hearings.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts. Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs. Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

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• Because we have some problem getting the public to accept anything now.
• outside of the facility, but generally the public that would be living around these... ...the public
• So where in this schematic are there concerns regarding public health, public safety?
• This is public.
• So we go out and work with utilities.

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

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• We also manage the state's public art program.
• We had a strong relationship with public television early on when they were doing Minnesota Original,
• But we have always believed that public funding has to benefit the public.
• throughout the state of Minnesota.
• We played in Emily, Minnesota.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• Public health decisions will be driven by evidence.
• Public health decisions will be driven by evidence.
• It's broken down as required by the Constitution for public education and public transportation.
• On education, it's $593.5 million for public education.
• So this would put fiscal year 24... ...public education and transportation.

Summary: The Senate considered a series of amendments to a supplemental appropriations bill and related measures, with several adopted and several rejected or withdrawn. Early amendments on equitable approaches to public safety and a Holyoke local account clarification failed, while amendments providing $2.5 million for Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers technical assistance and expanding access to gender-affirming medications and mifepristone were adopted. The chamber also adopted a technical amendment on alternative protein grants, a clarification to ETF modernization, and an energy storage systems amendment. Other proposals on homeowner protections, La Casa funding, emergency contract reform, an energy dashboard, EV charging ratepayer impacts, hate crimes, distressed hospital payments, and task force membership were rejected or withdrawn. A substantial portion of the debate focused on health care, food assistance, and public safety. Senators spoke in support of funding for community health centers, hospital relief, and EBT anti-skimming protections, including $15.5 million for chip-enabled EBT cards and related replacement-benefit support. One amendment to strengthen protections against impersonating federal officers was rejected, while another on professional protections was withdrawn after discussion of ballot address privacy and security concerns. The Senate also adopted amendments to continue prior appropriations for a North Shore food pantry and drought management efforts, and it later approved a sick leave bank for a Department of Mental Health employee. The chamber then took up the fiscal year 2025 fair share supplemental budget conference report, which Ways and Means described as $1.39 billion in spending split between transportation and education, including MBTA improvements, Chapter 90 aid, regional transit authorities, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, higher education deferred maintenance, and career technical education capital grants. After a roll call, the bill passed, with one recorded negative vote. The Senate also adopted a separate Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to third reading before final passage. The session ended with adjournment motions and a moment of silence honoring Melissa and Mark Hortman and other victims of political violence, along with a memorial adjournment for firefighter Jeffrey DeSanchez.

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• . public. public.
• </c> fraud awareness in the public sector. fraud awareness in the public sector.
• I sit on the Audit Commission.
• </c> to stop the fraud in Minnesota. to stop the fraud in Minnesota.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• Texas and Minnesota are the only two states that strictly have just a prohibition, which restricts the
• Other states have focused on public-private partnerships and initiatives to foster AI innovation and
• An example of this is the Montana Ethics Commission.
• That included statutes, regulations, any sort of opinions that the Ethics Commission had released.
• And just for yourself personally, how do you utilize AI in your own... NCSL.

Committees: House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation , House House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Committee of Reference

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• After this tragedy, I began looking into Minnesota DWI statutes from a public safety perspective, especially
• in Minnesota.
• So we ensure that the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board has the resources necessary to inform the public
• Chair Rarick (member_11701) has a bill dealing with the Public Utility Commission.
• It dealt with public data and an exemption for public officials in smaller cities and small counties,