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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Higher education committee considers HF2908 4/3/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Through this work, we partnered with organizations in Rice County, Hennepin County, and Central Minnesota
- This bill, the Mini Kids Minnesota Kids investment and development savings account, seeks to build on
- </c><00:03:43.239><c> kids</c> this bill the mini kids Minnesota kids this bill the mini kids Minnesota
- Amy Trombley, I'm with Initiative Foundation and formerly with United Way of Central Minnesota.
- This is great for Minnesota and investing in the people that we have here.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 25th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- pandemic to reunite and visit their families and friends; and whereas our Canadian neighbors provide aid
- Canadian neighbors provide aid to our country in times of crisis, lending supplies and volunteers during
- First order of business: supplemental reports of standing committees. The Secretary will read.
- First order of business: supplemental reports of standing committees. The Secretary will read.
- February 25th: Senate Bill 5998, operating budget supplemental, referred to the Committee on Rules.
Summary:
The Senate convened on Tuesday, February 24, approved the previous day’s Journal without objection, and handled committee referrals. Among the measures referred, engrossed substitute House Bill 2548, concerning health care market standards, was specifically sent to the Committee on Rules rather than the committee listed in the standing committee report. The chamber also received supplemental committee reports later in the day, including Senate Bill 5998, the operating budget supplemental, and House Bill 2664, both referred to Rules.
The main floor action was consideration of Senate Resolution 8696, which recognizes Washington’s interconnected relationship with Canada. The resolution highlighted economic, cultural, environmental, and border-community ties, including trade, shared infrastructure and energy links, cross-border family connections, tribal and First Nations relationships, and cooperation on issues such as climate policy, disaster response, and scientific research. Senators Schumake, Short, and Slatter spoke in support, emphasizing border communities, shared natural resources, research partnerships, and the long-standing friendship between Washington and Canada. The resolution was adopted by voice vote.
After adoption, the Senate recognized visiting Canadian and regional officials and representatives, including the Canadian Consul General in Seattle, the Consulate’s trade commissioner, Quebec’s delegate in Seattle, the Mayor of Blaine, and Western Washington University representatives. The Senate then went at ease, later reconvened briefly to process the supplemental committee reports, and adjourned without objection until Thursday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The hearing focused on HB 563, which would revise the education funding formula for pupils receiving special education services by replacing the current single special education amount with three differentiated categories. Representative Rick Ladd, the prime sponsor, said the bill largely tracks a House-passed version from the prior session with minor figure adjustments, and explained that the proposal uses projected FY26 amounts for three categories based on time in general education versus more intensive placements. He also noted that the bill does not address catastrophic aid directly, but that special education aid, CAT aid, and proration all remain issues for later work sessions.
Ladd and supporters argued that weighted categories better reflect actual costs and are more sustainable than treating all IEPs the same. Representative Margaret Drye said the approach was one of the best ideas from the education funding subcommittee and urged the committee to support differentiated aid. Representative Ames asked how the category amounts were derived, and Ladd said Category A follows the FY26 base, Category B is a higher weight, and Category C is a still higher weight for more intensive services, though he acknowledged the exact multipliers were developed earlier and could be revisited. He also said the committee would continue discussing whether the weights are appropriate and how they interact with CAT aid.
Testimony from Bonnie Dunham strongly opposed the bill. She argued that funding based on placement rather than actual service need would create incentives to move students into more restrictive settings, could stigmatize children with labels such as "Category C," and would undermine the least restrictive environment requirements under federal special education law. She described her son’s experience in inclusive settings as beneficial and said the bill would have penalized the district for serving him there. In response to questions, she said schools and parents should base funding on the child’s actual needs and costs, not on placement, and urged the committee to recommend the bill inexpedient to legislate.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Uh, yes, it's new money. heard these bills, the Minnesota P-20 heard these bills, the Minnesota P-20
- </c><00:20:30.400><c> Um</c> of Minnesota? Um of Minnesota?
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Electricity as Vehicle Fuel Working Group 9/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Republican Media Availability - 03/17/26
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
Senate Republicans discussed the governor’s supplemental budget and criticized proposed cuts to nursing homes, disability services, and counties, arguing the changes would hurt vulnerable Minnesotans and that the tax package would amount to roughly an $868 million increase. They said they were open to some family-focused tax provisions, such as an expanded child care or dependent credit, but opposed broader tax increases and several previously rejected ideas, including sales tax changes and a social media tax.
A major topic was fraud prevention and the Office of Legislative Auditor report on kickbacks. Republicans said the report reinforced their push for a statewide independent Office of Inspector General with a law enforcement division and a broader fraud definition, and they argued the office would have handled the cases more effectively. They also said they support the concept of an OIG bill but want only modest amendments, while criticizing House Democrats for resisting the law enforcement division and for raising constitutional objections they called a drafting issue.
The lawmakers also reacted skeptically to the governor’s proposed AI-related job development fund and $10 million in forgivable loans for businesses affected by Operation Metro Search, saying the aid would mainly benefit downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul rather than the broader state. They closed with broader comments that the session felt relatively normal and less intense than past years, noted ongoing work on a bonding bill, and joked about campaign politics, possible candidates, and even the idea of a Senate dog.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have two other persons in Minnesota. We have a person in Maine.
- We have two other persons in Minnesota. We have a person in Maine.
- We have two other persons in Minnesota. We have a person in Maine.
- We have two other persons in Minnesota. We have a person in Maine.
- We have two other persons in Minnesota. We have a person in Maine.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Legislators Launch the Climate Superfund Bill - 03/04/26
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> the University of Minnesota. the University of Minnesota.
- </c> Minnesota taxpayers. Minnesota taxpayers.
- </c> for the 100% Minnesota. for the 100% Minnesota.
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Summary:
Rep. Athena Hollins and Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart introduced Minnesota’s proposed climate superfund bill, describing it as a way to make major historical greenhouse gas polluters help pay for climate adaptation and infrastructure repair. They said the bill would target large fossil fuel corporations with significant emissions and use the revenue for projects such as stormwater upgrades, bridge and roof protection, erosion control, drinking water protection, cooling cities, and other resilience work. Both lawmakers framed the proposal as a matter of accountability and fairness, arguing that Minnesotans should not keep paying for damage caused by companies that profited from fossil fuel pollution.
Several supporters testified in favor of the bill, including St. Paul City Council Vice President Nyang Kheimey, former legislator and medical student Hunter Cantrell, Unidos Minnesota volunteer Bonnie Becol, and 100% Minnesota’s Aurora Vautrin. They emphasized local climate impacts such as flooding, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, emerald ash borer damage, asthma, and infrastructure failures, and said the costs are increasingly falling on taxpayers, local governments, and vulnerable communities. Kheimey highlighted municipal needs and St. Paul’s own climate investments, while Cantrell focused on environmental racism and health harms, and Becol and Vautrin stressed species loss, community recovery costs, and the burden on residents.
In the question-and-answer portion, Hollins and Johnson Stewart explained that the bill would apply to fossil fuel corporations with at least 1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions and a nexus to Minnesota, not local utilities. They said the State Auditor’s office would determine the assessments owed by companies, while the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency would hold the fund and administer grants. They also said they were looking to models in Vermont and New York and hoped the proposal could attract bipartisan support because it is tied to affordability and shifting costs away from taxpayers and onto polluters. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, and the event ended with the sponsors opening the bill to questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/5/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:10:46.160><c> I've</c> proud member of Education Minnesota I've proud member of Education Minnesota
- I am the Minnesota Budget Project Director at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, and thank you for
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- </c> Equitable to all people of Minnesota Equitable to all people of Minnesota thank thank thank you
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill does not prohibit the sale of any specific supplements.
- Third, nothing in this bill prohibits the sale of any dietary supplement to an adult.
- Dietary supplements are not regulated like pharmaceutical drugs.
- While the FDA identified these tainted supplements, less than half of these products were recalled.
- I now work at Legal Aid at Work. ...supporting workers who face discrimination.
Committee:
House Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> detailed read of these supplemental detailed read of these supplemental handouts<01:06:17.839><c
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Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Minnesota in over 50 years.
- Minnesota in over 50 years.
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- in rural Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- I'm here testifying on behalf of AMSD, my district, and engaged Minnesota.
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- Student disengagement is a crisis in Minnesota and across the country.
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Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- They are managed solely by the management company, and management companies in Minnesota are not even
- They are managed solely by the management company, and management companies in Minnesota are not even
- Legal Aid has represented many, many homeowners in disputes with HOAs, and they are primarily elderly
- </c><00:16:22.240><c> chapter</c> associations Institute Minnesota chapter associations Institute Minnesota
- they don't operate in Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- I'm a resident of Two Harbors, Minnesota. I'm also a University of Minnesota Extension employee.
- </c> Minnesota that has taken this course. Minnesota that has taken this course.
- and county state aid highways and municipal state aid.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Universities.
- </c> of Minnesota had to offer has to offer. of Minnesota had to offer has to offer.
- </c> health professionals for Minnesota. health professionals for Minnesota.
- of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, Rochester.
- </c> learners across Minnesota and beyond. learners across Minnesota and beyond.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Clerk of Bacchee, Minnesota Kestavodes. Has every member voted?
- coming from their rehabilitation revenues fund, and there's another $65,000 coming from their adaptive aid
- coming from their rehabilitation revenues fund, and there's another $65,000 coming from their adaptive aid
- additional $2.4-ish million to the Idaho State Tax Commission for 2027, and also includes a 2026 supplemental
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It is not a deal breaker for Republicans and most of the state of Minnesota.
- They're saying we state of Minnesota.
- Care on those other policy Minnesota Care on those other policy issues?
- There were never the votes to pass any type of cuts to nonpublic school aid.
- A temporary majority state of Minnesota.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- For thousands of students every year, financial aid is not a supplement.
- Another one of my peers had their entire financial aid package delayed.
- Financial aid delays don’t just affect our finances.
- Financial aid don't Thank you.
- Financial aid delays don't just affect our finances.
Committee:
House Higher Education
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 8, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- They applied tourniquets, administered first aid, and protected those in the line of fire.