Video & Transcript Research : 'Duluth Promise'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- and omissions provisions that were provided in this bill, creating a ballot that is accurate and promising
- You can't indirectly advance, pay, give, promise, lend food, money, liquor, clothing, entertainment,
- It is about using promises to pay to give money, to give food, to give a chance to win in order to get
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It's consistent, I think, with the promises that we've made to Californians, and there are also some
- maneuvers, utilizing it for, once again, purposes that are completely inconsistent, both with the promises
- that have been made to Californians, as well as promises that have been made to members of the Legislature
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Mon Mar 17, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 33
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year, 2023 Milken Educator Awardee, and 2024 Milken Teacher of Promise
- 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year, 2023 Milken Educator Awardee, and 2024 Milken Teacher of Promise
- I have the honor of recognizing Miss Kimberly Kim as a recipient of the 2024 Milken Teacher of Promise
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So what some of the promising research that we're really excited about that we think is going to get
- So this program takes the most promising new varieties, whether they're from reading or these escape
- investment returning to the industry as we've developed therapies and other trees that seem to show promise
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It sends a strong, unmistakable message that the state upholds its integrity and keeps its promises.
- importantly they fulfill the promise importantly they fulfill the promise made<00:27:03.640>
- No state, and I repeat, no state had taken a benefit promised at the time of employment 9 and a half
- No state, and I repeat, no state had taken a benefit promised at the time of employment 9 and a half
- No state had taken a benefit promised at the time of employment 9 and a half years after the promises
Summary:
The House Finance Committee opened a public hearing on House Bills 1 and 2, which concern the governor’s proposed FY 2026-2027 budget. The chair explained that the committee must fit the budget to House Ways and Means revenue, which is about $800 million below the governor’s estimate in an almost $16 billion budget. He also noted a projected current-budget overspend, the impact of recently passed legislation, possible fee updates, no new tax proposals at that time, and the importance of federal funding and Medicaid stability. Testimony was limited to three minutes, with the chair asking speakers to avoid duplication.
Much of the testimony focused on Medicaid, disability services, and home- and community-based care. Speakers urged the committee to restore or protect funding for transportation, Medicaid, day programs, in-home supports, and behavioral health services. Several individuals and providers described how cuts would affect people with disabilities, medically fragile children, and families who rely on services to remain employed and avoid institutional care. A home care provider argued that a proposed 3% Medicaid cut would increase hospitalizations and costs, while a behavioral health representative asked for sustainable Medicaid rates, uncompensated care support, housing resources, and continued funding for community behavioral health clinics.
Another major topic was the Group II retirement provisions in HB 2 for public safety workers. Representatives from police, fire, corrections, probation/parole, and related associations testified in support, saying prior pension changes hurt recruitment and retention, pushed experienced workers to neighboring states, and should be reversed to restore promised benefits. They argued the provisions would help keep public safety careers viable and honor commitments made to first responders. An executive counselor also warned that when the state shifts costs away from itself, local property taxpayers bear the burden, and she opposed cost shifts such as Medicaid premiums and universal vouchers. A separate speaker urged funding public schools rather than universal vouchers, arguing vouchers can leave other students behind as resources are diverted.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
On Sovereign Ground Sep 22nd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Sep 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- transparency, SB 53 would be the first piece of legislation to actually hold them accountable to those promises
- I have promised. Why aren't the large platforms taking a position on this legislation?
Summary:
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard SB 53 by Senator Wiener after the bill was substantially amended on the floor and referred back under Assembly Rule 77.2. The author explained that the bill, focused on AI safety and frontier models, now applies its main requirements to models trained above 10^26 FLOPs, includes broader whistleblower protections, sets different disclosure obligations based on company revenue, removes Attorney General rulemaking authority in favor of an annual Department of Technology report, and keeps a $1 million-per-violation penalty. He also highlighted CalCompute, a proposed public cloud intended to expand access to compute and support innovation.
Supporters, including Encode AI and Economic Security California Action, argued the bill would hold AI developers accountable to their public safety commitments, improve transparency, protect whistleblowers, and help democratize access to AI infrastructure. They said the measure reflects extensive negotiation with the administration and stakeholders and aligns with recommendations from the governor’s frontier-model working group. Opponents, including CalChamber, TechNet, CCIA, and Chamber of Progress, remained opposed unless amended, saying they appreciated the author’s work but still had concerns outlined in their letters.
Committee members questioned whether the bill could stifle innovation, how it would address worst-case AI harms, and whether it could reach actors outside California. The author responded that the bill is intended as a light-touch transparency measure, that it applies to entities doing business in California, and that California can still lead in the absence of federal action. Members also emphasized the importance of whistleblower protections and CalCompute. The committee voted 12-1 to pass the bill, with DeMaio voting no and Patterson not voting, and the bill was sent back to the floor.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- By promising vehicles that we don't have and we never obtain and, and protects dealers from the allegations
- And then that car that we promised online, is it what GM described or the manufacturer described, or
Keywords:
transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not just a broken promise on costs.
- made, promise not kept when it comes to energy prices.
- made, promise not kept when it comes to energy prices.
- <03:24:13.200>
made, <03:24:13.439>promise <03:24:13.760>not to be another promise - made, promise not to be another promise made, promise not kept<03:24:14.239>
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Now that promise isn't just being broken, it's being ripped apart.
- Now that promise isn't just being broken, it's being ripped apart.
- Now that promise isn't just being broken, it's being ripped apart.
- Now that promise isn't just being broken, it's being ripped apart.
- presidency a second time by promising presidency a second time by promising workingclass<02:35:44.240
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Aug 1st, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- I promise, I mean this with all due respect to you and Chairman Hunter, if we're...
- Congressman Green, I promise I'll make this short. Let me ask it like this.
- I promise you when I walk in, they know who I am and they know about CDC. 30.
- And I promise you this: Texans won't forget. You bet. Absolutely.
- I promise I'm going to be quick.
Bills:
HB4
Keywords:
district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Local infrastructure was stressed by massive energy and water needs, and the jobs that were promised
- needs and the jobs that were promised needs and the jobs that were promised never never never materialized
- A mine in Rockdale, Texas, promised to create over 300 jobs, but actually created only 14 jobs and then
- A mine in Rockdale, Texas, promised to create over 300 jobs, but actually created only 14 jobs and then
- A mine in Rockdale, Texas, promised to create over 300 jobs, but actually created only 14 jobs and then
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (10-22-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- of our lack, as the lieutenant governor probably said when you saw him, you know, completing the promise
- And so, this is really where the governor said, "Let's, you know, let's make this promise.
- of a universal system then the promise of a universal system for<00:08:52.760>
families. - <00:10:09.000>
Let's you know, let's make this promise. - Let's you know, let's make this promise.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its September 24 meeting after a motion and second. It then heard a presentation from New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth Gragensky on that state’s early childhood system and planned universal child care rollout. She described how New Mexico consolidated multiple prenatal-to-age-five programs into a cabinet-level department, expanded pre-K to a longer day, and uses a cost model to set reimbursement rates intended to cover true provider costs, including wages, benefits, occupancy, food, and reserves. She also said the state created an Early Childhood Trust Fund and secured a constitutional amendment to dedicate 0.60% of the land grant permanent fund to early care and education, with the department’s budget growing from about $400 million in 2021 to just under $1 billion this year.
Gragensky said families can begin applying for universal child care on November 1, with participation voluntary for both families and providers. She reported that New Mexico is aiming to expand capacity by adding 1,000 registered home providers, 120 group homes, and about 55 more centers, supported in part by a $13 million low-interest loan fund and a request for an additional $20 million. She said the state has seen growth in early childhood professionals, including a 64% increase over the last three to four years, and pointed to reported outcomes such as a 21% increase in literacy and a 75% kindergarten readiness rate, while noting that some measures are new and baseline comparisons are still being developed.
Members asked about the funding sources, provider profitability, workforce development, and measurable outcomes. Gragensky said the program is designed to support provider sustainability through rates tied to true cost and includes allowances for sick leave, vacation, benefits, and reserves. She also said maternal labor force participation is 10% higher than the national rate and attributed that in part to child care access. The committee then moved to a separate presentation by Department for Community Based Services Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Division of Family Support Director Roger McCann on anticipated cuts to TANF and SNAP, beginning with an overview of TANF as a federal block grant with a fixed annual Kentucky allocation of about $180.7 million.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (10/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Ultimately, it's the promise of greater efficiency of using digital money across infrastructure based
- Ultimately, it's the promise of greater efficiency of using digital money across infrastructure based
- Ultimately, it's the promise of greater efficiency of using digital money across infrastructure based
- And ultimately also there's the promise of DeFi integrations, where real-world asset tokens can show
- And ultimately also there's the promise of DeFi integrations, where real-world asset tokens can show
Summary:
The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken.
The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading.
Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, President Trump promised to deport criminals, those with deportation orders, those here less
- <00:37:49.520>
to You know, President Trump promised to You know, President Trump promised - House Republicans have passed legislation that delivers on promises made, promises kept to President
- <01:52:30.000>
made, <01:52:30.320>promises <01:52:30.719>kept <01:52:30.960> - to promises made, promises kept to promises made, promises kept to President<01:52:31.520>
Donald
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/08/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Matthews, you have my promise to keep working on Becker and on host communities.
- <01:10:04.200>
to Senator Matthews, you have my promise to Senator Matthews, you have my promise - Also honoring my promise to support Prairie Island in this process. >> Mr. Chair.
- Also honoring my promise to support Prairie Island in this process. Senator Matthews.
- <01:40:52.000>
Island <01:40:52.240>in promise to support Prairie Island in promise
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, this would make sure that they get what they were originally promised in the get-go.
- So, this would make sure that they get what they were originally promised in the get-go.
- exactly the full uh time frame that exactly the full uh time frame that they've<00:28:10.480>
promised - uh that are in the they've promised uh that are in the state.<00:28:12.159>
So, <00:28:12.399> - I know there was promised in the get-go.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then confirmed a quorum, dispensed with the journal reading, and moved into the calendar. Members also introduced several visitors and groups in the galleries, including AFL-CIO representatives, Volunteer Mississippi, the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy, New England College students on a civil rights tour, and other guests and constituents. The chamber then proceeded through a series of motions to reconsider, table, or advance bills on the calendar.
On the appropriations calendar, the House passed several Senate bills after adopting strike-off or amendment language. Senate Bill 2896, described as a potential trooper pay raise measure, was amended and passed 128-0. Senate Bill 2898 increased the MIMA disaster assistance trust fund from $20 million to $40 million and passed 128-0, and Senate Bill 2924 authorized spending from that fund and passed 119-0. Other appropriations measures included Senate Bill 2825 on the healthcare industry zone act, Senate Bill 2832 extending a repealer for the short-line railroad tax credit, Senate Bill 2834 on motor vehicle specialty tags, Senate Bill 2835 allowing banks to use third-party vendors to check liens, and Senate Bill 2846 on conduit bonds; each was explained as largely conforming to House language or adding reverse repealers, and each passed overwhelmingly.
The Ways and Means calendar included Senate Bill 2850, which removed a reverse repealer and updated the Advantage Jobs Act to align incentives with prior commitments and future tax changes; it passed 119-0. Senate Bill 2873 expanded administrative forfeiture procedures to products on the cigarette and ends registry and passed 117-1. Senate Bill 2882 clarified that tax assessors cannot require settlement statements for homestead exemptions and passed 118-0. Senate Bill 3111, which would exempt up to 10 cases of wine donated annually to nonprofits from alcohol taxes, drew some concern and passed 97-13 after a reverse repealer was added. Senate Bill 316 added energy storage facilities such as batteries to the definition of alternative energy for local ad valorem tax purposes and passed 114-1. Senate Bill 3124 revised the Pregnancy Resource Act to allow individuals as well as businesses to participate in the tax credit, adjust reporting and in-state requirements, and incorporate House language; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I promised her I'd always go back, came back home here, found a good job back then.
- I promised her I'd always go back, came back home here, found a good job back then.
- I promised her I'd always go back, came back home here, found a good job back then.
- <00:19:06.520>
her <00:19:06.640>i' 1989 uh one semester promised her i' 1989 uh one - She was worried that I would not go back, and so I'm fulfilling that promise to my mother—that, yes,
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (6-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So the bottom line and I'm<00:48:12.720>
I <00:48:12.920>I <00:48:13.080>promise - you I'm trying to get to I'm I I promise you I'm trying to get to your<00:48:14.520>
answer. - I can promise you that. All right, are there any other questions? Thank you for your time.
- I can promise you that. billionaire. I can promise you that.
- Um, and it looks promising, but yes, anything you challenge as it straddles the state challenge as it
Summary:
The meeting opened with the pledge and prayer, a roll call established quorum, and members announced a Veterans Caucus meeting to follow the session. The committee also recognized distinguished veteran Joe Mash Masterson of Bardstown, who was praised for his Army service, long-time advocacy for veterans, and leadership in the American Legion and local veteran organizations. Masterson thanked his family, the American Legion Post 121, and the VA staff, and several members offered remarks honoring his service and the committee’s practice of recognizing veterans.
The committee then briefly addressed a referred administrative regulation, 017 KAR 001 030, which leadership described as technical updates to existing policy; no vote was taken. After that, members heard testimony from KDVA and Finance and Administration officials on the ongoing HVAC replacement project at the Radcliffe Veteran Center. Officials said the system had been problematic for years, that design work began early to accelerate the project, and that the work was complicated by the need to replace the system in an operating nursing facility. They explained that the project was bid in March, awarded to Less Mechanical, and that protective measures, shop drawings, and equipment orders were underway.
Committee members pressed officials on why the problem had taken so long to resolve, why the original system had been installed, whether the issue had been communicated regularly, and whether the state should be paying for a replacement in a relatively new facility. Officials said the original system’s components and warranties had failed, that they had tried to replace parts before moving to a full replacement, and that the system’s manufacturer and quality differed from a similar facility in Glasgow that had not had the same issues. They said the current phase one contract was about $6 million, with the remaining funds held for phase two to restore full occupancy; phase two design was nearly complete and could be bid later if funding is approved. Officials estimated phase one completion around January 2026 and full completion around March 2027, depending on funding and scheduling.