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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Development Fund. Development Fund.
  • additional funds to the local airport. additional funds to the local airport.
  • development. Okay. development. Okay.
  • Crossroads development site in Lebanon. Crossroads development site in Lebanon.
  • local funds and federal funds. local funds and federal funds.
Summary: The committee first approved the April 27 minutes and then received several informational reports, including University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s use of $200 million in Ever funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt issuances, UK’s planned use of construction manager-at-risk delivery on five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital projects under House Bill 6, and 14 UK lease improvements. Members were told the House Bill 6 item was also being discussed in the Information Technology Oversight Committee and could return later if needed. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request to approve a $600 million public-private partnership for central plants and utility infrastructure tied to the Chandler expansion. UK said it would shift $200 million from previously authorized restricted funds into the P3, leaving the project financed through private equity and nonprofit debt with no UK or Commonwealth debt. UK representatives said the project is necessary to support 24/7 hospital operations, expand and modernize utility systems, improve redundancy and efficiency, and reduce long-term operating risk. Members asked about the source of the availability payments, which UK said would come from UK Healthcare revenues, and the committee approved the P3 agreement unanimously. The committee also approved a UK lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine annex near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease costs $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports medical education expansion in the region, including growth from 120 to 160 students over four years. Members voiced support for the local impact, and the lease passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved a Transportation Cabinet aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport, funded by $1,153,000 in federal money and $950,000 from the Aviation Economic Development Fund, which is supported by a 6% jet fuel tax with a $1 million annual cap per company. Members asked about the fund balance, the cap, and airport revenue sources, and staff said the airport also receives entitlement and federal infrastructure funds and earns revenue from hangar rent and fuel sales. The committee then approved two Finance and Administration Cabinet pool projects: a roof and skylight replacement at the Libraries and Archives building and exterior repairs at several state buildings. Finally, the committee approved six Kentucky Infrastructure Authority action items after hearing about one loan increase for the Springfield Wastewater Treatment Plant and five grant reallocations tied to Cleaner Water Program and county allocation pool funds. Members asked why one project approved in 2024 was only now increasing, and KIA explained that design, water division review, environmental review, and bidding can take one to two years. KIA also reported additional no-action items, including a Brandenburg water grant split among two projects and 17 Kentucky Waters projects provided for information. The meeting ended with approval of the action items and no further action on the informational grants.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um first to and Workforce Development.
  • Um, SCR 139 related to workforce development.
  • related to workforce development. related to workforce development.
  • Workforce Development Council. Workforce Development Council.
  • Workforce Development Council? Workforce Development Council? Thank<00:25:13.240> you.
Bills: HCR112
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The need of our local is different than the local next door to us.
  • The need of our local is different than the local next door to us.
  • The need of our local is different than the local next door to us.
  • The need of our local is different than the local next door to us.
  • The needs of our local are different than the local next door to us.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 11, 2026

Appropriations

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  • c> backbone<00:10:55.440> timber Forests have become the backbone timber supply for the local
  • As Senator Hicks mentioned, it did go to some of the local mills, but also what came out of that there
  • 07.680> the Hisk mentioned, it did go to some of the Hisk mentioned, it did go to some of the local
  • 35:10.480> also<00:35:10.880> what<00:35:11.119> came<00:35:11.359> out local
  • uh mills, but also what came out local uh mills, but also what came out of<00:35:11.599> that
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 11, 2026

Appropriations

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  • Obviously our municipalities and local Obviously our municipalities and local entities<00:27:00.960
  • <00:27:32.320> So out to all all local governments. So out to all all local governments.
  • And that can include local records.
  • It can include include local records.
  • <00:55:01.119> office just give the water development office just give the water development
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • security, and local supply chains. security, and local supply chains.
  • /c> strategic and economic development strategic and economic development perspective,<00:56:24.160><
  • Everything is local.
  • Everything is local.
  • development program which has two names. development program which has two names.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So if the local vendors are the award.
  • development. Sorry. development. Sorry.
  • And we have six economic development.
  • 28:09.760> for Required local match participation for Required local match participation for this
  • development cost. development cost.
Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and a quorum call, then the committee approved the prior meeting minutes. Staff reported several informational items, including University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, and Kentucky Community and Technical College System bond allocations. The committee then approved a line-item appropriation increase of $350,000 in federal funds for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, along with two Department of Military Affairs projects: the Ashland Readiness Center window replacement and the MATES HVAC replacement at Fort Knox. It also approved four larger maintenance-pool projects without further action: HVAC and smoke evacuation work at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, HVAC and hot water tank replacements at Oakwood, a Green Bank energy-savings performance project across state facilities, and roof replacement at Lake Barkley Lodge. Members asked about the prison project, the roof procurement process, and whether minority-owned firms receive special bidding preference; staff said capital projects are awarded through open low-bid procurement with qualification and warranty requirements, and that minority participation is preferred but not a bidding criterion. Two lease modifications were approved for Franklin County agencies: an expansion and renovation for the Auditor of Public Accounts and a downsizing and renovation for the Kentucky Workers Compensation Funding Commission. The committee also approved Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including a Monticello sewer loan, several Cleaner Water Program grants and reallocations, and a House Bill 1 water grant that required no action. Members questioned engineering costs and were told the KIA board reviews technical details and anomalies before approval. Finally, the committee approved six economic development grants: one EDF grant for V Simple in Jefferson County and five KPDI EDF grants for projects in Breckinridge, Erlanger, Todd, and Washington counties. The last action item was approval of Western Kentucky University’s up-to-$10 million general receipts revenue bond issue for athletic facilities. An informational Kentucky Housing Corporation multifamily bond item prompted concern from members about rising per-unit costs for affordable housing, and they requested further explanation from the housing corporation at a future meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on International Relations Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The troopers have also noted to us that it is important to the local community.
  • Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 aims to promote economic development in Texas and ensure the continued
Bills: HB 1026, SCR37
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on International Relations Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislature, through state agencies like the Texas Water Development Board, has made significant
  • American Development Bank, NADBank.
  • By enabling this partnership, HB1353 would make it easier for local entities working with state agencies
  • What amount of debt are we talking about that would be necessary for the state or local entities?
  • We show you registered as John Beckman on behalf of North American Development Bank, and you will be
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 11th, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • public health policies, planning health care services, and even making decisions related to economic development
  • Individuals with differences in sex development, also known as DSDs or intersex conditions, are not a
  • Okay, so we're talking about conception, not, you know, a fully developed human... ... not, you know,
  • a fully developed human being at this point, um, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell
Bills: HB45, HB79, SB79
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Apr 23, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Water & Land

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  • Planning and Development Agency.
  • Health Planning and Development Agency. Health Planning and Development Agency.
  • to have a discussion on developing to have a discussion on developing shared<00:25:49.120> principles
  • approaches that the developers approaches that the developers need<00:47:14.000> for<00:47
  • <00:52:02.840> a Honolulu to consider developing a Honolulu to consider developing a facility
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions related to water, coastal management, and permitting. Early measures included SCR 8 on faster county action for certain home-modification permits for older adults and people with disabilities, SCR 40 on banning disposable body boards, SCR 83 on creating a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 179 on enforcing Maui fire-code provisions for brush clearance and emergency access, and SCR 90 on kupuna-friendly permit requirements. No testifiers were present for those measures, and the chair moved through them without taking votes in the portion provided. The most extensive discussion was on SCR 94, endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and SCR 159, urging shared guiding principles for restoring and maintaining Waikiki’s beaches and shoreline. University of Hawaii testimony said the surfing-reserve designation would bring recognition, could help attract grants, and would require a stewardship committee and management plan, but would not itself block beach nourishment or shoreline restoration. Members asked about possible effects on dredging, beach nourishment, and shoreline structures; the witness said impacts on surfing were not expected to be immediate or significant. For SCR 159, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the resolution but requested clarifying amendments to broaden references to law, stakeholder collaboration, and coastal science expertise. The Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association also supported the measure, emphasizing coordinated maintenance, public access, and the economic importance of Waikiki beaches, while noting that existing legal agreements and court decisions should be reflected in the resolution. The discussion also covered whether the state and private owners share repair and maintenance obligations for Waikiki seawalls; testimony said existing agreements remain relevant but must yield to current law. The committee also heard SCR 165 designating March as Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and others, and SCR 177 requesting DAGS to convene a cooperative working group on state projects needing county permits. Mary Alice Evans said the latter would help expedite permitting, especially for housing and other state projects, and would complement efforts to standardize county permitting processes. No final votes or dispositions were announced in the excerpt provided.