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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/25/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Travel decisions are influenced by the state's reputation, which means the situation is not isolated
- reputation, which means the situation is reputation, which means the situation is not<00:42:55.119><c> isolated
- 56.079><c> does</c><00:42:56.240><c> impact</c><00:42:56.640><c> all</c><00:42:56.880><c> of</c> not isolated
- and it does impact all of not isolated and it does impact all of the<00:42:57.200><c> state.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/25/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Eighty percent of physicians practice in metro areas while only 4% serve isolated rural towns.
- c><01:26:42.560><c> only</c><01:26:42.800><c> 4%</c><01:26:43.360><c> serve</c><01:26:43.679><c> isolated
- </c><01:26:44.239><c> rural</c> areas while only 4% serve isolated rural areas while only 4% serve isolated
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of them are quite isolated. Some of them that are very close to the core cities don't do much.
- Some of them are quite<01:15:00.480><c> isolated.
- 01.280><c> of</c><01:15:01.280><c> them</c><01:15:01.440><c> that</c><01:15:01.520><c> are</c> quite isolated
- Some of them that are quite isolated.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So we've really tried to isolate what are the core items.
- So we've really tried to isolate<01:01:21.920><c> what</c><01:01:22.240><c> are</c><01:01:22.400><c>
- </c><01:01:23.839><c> Uh</c><01:01:24.079><c> some</c> isolate what are the core items.
- Uh some isolate what are the core items.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, is would they feel the same or is this kind of isolated cases?
- /c><00:52:53.280><c> this</c><00:52:53.760><c> kind</c><00:52:54.000><c> of</c><00:52:55.200><c> isolated
- </c> same or is this kind of isolated cases? same or is this kind of isolated cases?
Keywords:
education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- goals of the RSVP program is to help seniors remain in their own homes by providing home visiting to isolated
- <00:11:06.399><c> to</c> homes by providing home visiting to homes by providing home visiting to isolated
- 11:08.480><c> The</c><00:11:08.640><c> RSVP</c><00:11:09.440><c> pro</c><00:11:09.920><c> uh</c> isolated
- The RSVP pro uh isolated seniors.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
November 2025 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 12/04/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, when we isolate true changes in state program spending, the increases, though significant, are
- However,<00:18:38.000><c> when</c><00:18:38.240><c> we</c><00:18:38.480><c> isolate</c><00:18:39.039>
- <c> true</c><00:18:39.440><c> changes</c><00:18:39.840><c> in</c> However, when we isolate true changes
- in However, when we isolate true changes in state<00:18:40.400><c> program</c><00:18:40.799><c> spending
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR/AEN Joint Info Briefing - Mon Nov 24, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:20:56.320><c> also</c><00:20:56.720><c> community</c><00:20:57.200><c> well-being</c> Hawaii's isolation
- And<00:21:36.720><c> Hawai's</c><00:21:37.280><c> isolation</c><00:21:38.000><c> has</c><00:21:38.320
- ><c> always</c><00:21:38.720><c> been</c><00:21:39.440><c> uh</c> And Hawai's isolation has always been
- uh And Hawai's isolation has always been uh both<00:21:40.320><c> our</c><00:21:40.799><c> greatest<
Summary:
The joint informational briefing from the House Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment focused on the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s update on Hawaii’s biosecurity framework, especially implementation of Act 231 (2024) and Act 236 (2025). Chairs Corey Chun and Mike Gabbard opened the meeting by framing the briefing as an update on investments to fight invasive species and improve statewide evaluation and coordination. Department leaders Sharon Her and Richard Kim described historic legislative and executive investments that have allowed the department to rebuild and modernize biosecurity infrastructure to better prevent, detect, control, and eradicate invasive species.
The presentation emphasized the importance of biosecurity to Hawaii’s agriculture, economy, environment, and public well-being, citing threats such as rapid ohia death, little fire ant, coconut rhinoceros beetle, brown tree snake, and red imported fire ant. Staff explained the state’s layered approach—pre-border, border, and post-border—and compared it to New Zealand’s model, stressing that Hawaii must act as a “net, not a wall” and that prevention before entry is far more cost-effective than response after establishment. They also outlined agency roles across the system, including agriculture, natural resources, health, transportation, enforcement, and university partners, and noted that Act 231 strengthened authority over high-risk imports, offshore treatment, compliance agreements, and pest management plans, while Act 236 renamed the department and clarified statewide biosecurity coordination.
Jonathan Ho then walked through specific program areas and progress. He said pre-border risk analysis is being supported by Act 231 funding and a university contract, while offshore compliance and treatment efforts have improved substantially, including Christmas tree inspections from Oregon and Washington and airline declaration systems that provide advance passenger information. For border work, he highlighted inspections, surveillance, detector dogs, and port monitoring. For post-border response and readiness, he discussed the invasive pest hotline and dashboard, trace-forward/trace-back and diagnostics, preparedness for future threats, and the need to build stronger internal capacity. He also described a developing transitional facilities program authorized by Act 236, modeled on New Zealand’s certified facilities system, and said the department has already begun outreach to industry groups such as the Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was informational only.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds (05/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- There's no tax, there's no additional fees that are going for any other purpose, and so it's very isolated
- /c><01:37:46.800><c> so</c><01:37:46.960><c> it's</c><01:37:47.119><c> very</c><01:37:47.360><c> isolated
- </c><01:37:47.840><c> in</c> purpose and so it's very isolated in purpose and so it's very isolated in
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review the House budget provision that would impose a 5% administrative charge on a broad list of dedicated funds, with some exemptions. Members discussed the House approach versus the Senate’s more general approach of leaving the governor discretion over which funds could be charged. The chair explained the committee was hearing from agencies about any legal, contractual, or practical reasons their funds should be exempt, and the agenda was expanded to include several departments and written submissions from others.
The Department of Education testified first, identifying several funds it said should be exempt: a printing revolving fund that is funded by transfers rather than fees; teacher certification, which is self-funded by educator licensing fees and would require an immediate fee increase if charged; a vending stand set-aside tied to the federal Randolph-Sheppard program and subject to federal approval and vendor committee procedures; and a public school infrastructure/safety account, where most revenue is transferred from the education trust fund or general fund rather than generated by fees. Members questioned the department about the effect on school safety projects and whether the fee would simply reduce the number of projects completed each year.
The Veterans Home asked for exemptions for three funds: a donation benefit account used for recreational activities and quality-of-life expenses for residents, a small memorial trust fund whose interest supports veteran activities, and a resident member account that holds veterans’ personal income such as Social Security and pensions. The department argued the charge would reduce donations, cut services, and effectively function like an income tax on vulnerable veterans. The Banking Department also requested exemption for its consumer credit administration license fund, saying it is used to keep exam fees low and is expressly intended by statute to reduce costs on regulated businesses; it said the 5% charge would undermine that framework and could eventually force higher fees.
The Department of Justice began testimony on its dedicated funds, starting with the medical legal investigative fund, which pays for death investigations and related services under statute and without general fund support. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and asked questions about the practical and legal effects of applying the administrative charge.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 5/7/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I really believe that because we can't be healthy in isolation.
- healthy</c><01:31:40.400><c> in</c> we're not we can't be healthy in we're not we can't be healthy in isolation
- 41.440><c> need</c><01:31:41.600><c> to</c><01:31:41.679><c> have</c><01:31:41.840><c> healthy</c> isolation
- We need to have healthy isolation.
Bills:
HF2435
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- have heard from many fosters we serve regarding their experiences with economic instability and isolation
- 18.160><c> economic</c><00:57:18.640><c> instability</c><00:57:19.280><c> and</c><00:57:19.880><c> isolation
- </c> with economic instability and isolation. with economic instability and isolation.
Bills:
HF2312
Keywords:
higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct
MN
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I was currently going through a divorce at the time, that landed me unfortunately kind of isolated and
- through a lot of these different things, there's just not opportunity for work more or less. kind of isolated
- and Alone um my family kind of isolated and Alone um my family had<00:58:46.880><c> moved</c><00:58:
- That landed me, unfortunately, kind of isolated and alone.
Keywords:
HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- opportunities that organizations like NIDA does in my district to coach folks along the way who may feel isolated
- opportunities that organizations like NIDA does in my district to coach folks along the way who may feel isolated
- opportunities that organizations like NIDA does in my district to coach folks along the way who may feel isolated
- District to coach folks along the way who may feel isolated or intimidated, regardless of what district
Keywords:
child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill
MN
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- that's the question that begs it out there too, is, you know, when you have individuals who are isolating
- individuals when you have when you have individuals who<01:15:37.719><c> are</c><01:15:38.360><c> isolating
- > and</c><01:15:39.400><c> wanting</c><01:15:39.719><c> to</c><01:15:39.920><c> just</c> who are isolating
- and wanting to just who are isolating and wanting to just give<01:15:40.320><c> a</c><01:15:40.520><
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN-EEP-AGR Informational Briefing 02-24-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we saw that if you looked at the whole west side, it's the middle one, but again, if you tried to isolate
- > um</c><01:03:27.039><c> in</c> pesticides aren't applied um in pesticides aren't applied um in isolation
- 27.920><c> the</c><01:03:28.039><c> other</c><01:03:28.279><c> ones</c><01:03:28.640><c> there's</c> isolation
- of the other ones there's isolation of the other ones there's correlation<01:03:30.279><c> between</
Summary:
The joint informational briefing focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with Senate and House members opening the meeting and explaining that the session was intended to hear expert presentations and community concerns. Fern Holland outlined the background for the briefing, describing how restricted use pesticides differ from general-use products, why state-level regulation matters, and how community advocates have sought disclosure and protections for years. She summarized 2019 reporting data, saying a small number of users accounted for most reported use, with especially heavy application in North Central Oʻahu and on the west side of Kauaʻi. She highlighted concerns about applications near schools, homes, and coastlines, and identified 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used fumigants. She also noted concerns about highly hazardous pesticides, some banned in other countries, and the lack of research on long-term combined exposure to multiple pesticides.
Greg Takashima of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture described the department’s pesticide program and regulatory authority under FIFRA and state law. He explained the distinction between general-use and restricted use pesticides, the certification requirements for applicators, and the department’s role in tracking RUPs from sale through use. He reviewed the branch’s functions in enforcement, education and certification, registration and technical review, and laboratory analysis, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, product registration, groundwater review, and outreach on drift reduction and integrated pest management. He also noted staffing and funding limitations, saying the branch lacks a toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. Takashima thanked the legislature for passing Act 231 the prior year and said the department supports the measure as it moves forward this session.
Dr. Lee, speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a former member of the Kauaʻi Joint Fact-Finding Task Force, said pediatric guidance has shifted from focusing on acute poisoning to recognizing chronic low-level pesticide exposure as a concern. He cited AAP publications linking pesticide exposure to cancer, brain tumors, leukemia, birth outcomes, neurobehavioral effects, and asthma, and said pediatricians are now encouraged to advise families on reducing exposure and to support right-to-know measures and buffer zones around schools and public gathering places. He also described the Kauaʻi task force’s work, saying it found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, questions were held until after presentations, and the department expressed support for Act 231.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- professional to 197 residents in the metropolitan area to one professional per 741 residents in isolated
- 01:32:21.440><c> per</c><01:32:22.199><c> 741</c><01:32:23.199><c> residents</c><01:32:24.040><c> isolated
- </c> Professional per 741 residents isolated Professional per 741 residents isolated rural<01:32:25.000
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/12/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I was left isolated, grief-stricken, suicidal, and fearful.
- appointment and never returned I was appointment and never returned I was left<01:04:24.960><c> isolated
- </c><01:04:25.720><c> grief</c><01:04:26.079><c> stricken</c><01:04:26.640><c> suicidal</c> left isolated
- grief stricken suicidal left isolated grief stricken suicidal and<01:04:27.960><c> fearful</c><01:04
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/12/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Veterans tend to be slow to trust other people, which can lead to isolation, so they need social communication
- <01:03:35.680><c> to</c> trust other people that can lead to trust other people that can lead to isolation
- we</c><01:03:38.760><c> need</c><01:03:39.119><c> social</c><01:03:39.680><c> communication</c> isolation
- we need social communication isolation we need social communication as<01:03:40.839><c> much</c><01: