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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Nov 6th, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- We see these as being very foundational.
- Last year, you all put forward $430,000; that program is foundational, like the infrastructure to farmers
- and the legislature and our annual work, even it is all year round, right, that we have a strong foundation
- And you all have helped us create foundations for that work, and we hope to see more of that.
- We are also applying for a community foundation, small grants to help us with some of the technical guides
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Line 622 is for a grant to the Wilder Foundation for a Homelessness Study.
- Good jobs are the foundation of an equitable economy, and the caring community is the backbone of the
- Your discussions are setting the foundation for Minnesota to build up the desperately needed behavioral
- Fixing our rates is foundational to solving the crisis, and you all thoughtfully engaged in that early
- They're the foundation of the program, and for the people we serve, there are no other residential funding
Bills:
HF2434
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, the Ulu Pono Initiative, Surfrider Foundation
- Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, the Ulu Pono Initiative, Surfrider Foundation
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Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education heard SB 657 SD1 HD1, which would appropriate funds for SOEST at UH Manoa to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development. Testimony was strongly in support from UH researchers, DLNR, and several other organizations. Supporters said the center’s modeling and data are already used by state and county agencies for sea level rise, shoreline setback, flood, and infrastructure planning, and that local funding is increasingly important because federal climate research funding is uncertain. Members discussed how the work might be framed to avoid federal political pushback, and witnesses said the research can be described in terms of infrastructure protection, public safety, and cost savings. They also confirmed the funding would primarily support salaries for climate modelers and would help backfill federal cuts. The committee recommended and adopted passage of the bill unamended.
Members also discussed the practical value of the center’s work, including Kauai’s sea level rise constraint district, future rainfall and flooding modeling, and the need for more granular data than current FEMA maps provide. Additional support was noted from the State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, the Ulu Pono Initiative, Surfrider Foundation, Hawaii Region Climate Protectors, Hawaii Coalition Earth, and the Climate Change and Health Working Group. The committee then voted to pass SB 657 SD1 HD1 as recommended.
The committee later took up SB 1252 SD2, a bill requiring the Board of Regents to establish a specialized training program for health care providers on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and appropriating funds. The chair explained that the HD1 version incorporated suggestions from the John A. Burns School of Medicine, added a preamble recognizing existing programs and the need for coordination, and left a blank appropriation and FTE count in the bill while including the amounts in the committee report. With no discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 1252 SD2 with amendments.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Steve, I've got you here on behalf of the Texas Family Law Foundation testifying on HDR 112, is that
- Family Law Foundation, sitting with people who I've established friendships with, working on these very
- Andrew, I've got you on behalf of the Texas Public Policy Foundation registered for HDR.
- I'm vice president of policy with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. and I oversee our work on child
- By safeguarding this all-important relationship through H.J.R. 112, we can secure a prosperous foundation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- El Paso Community Foundation, Gigi's Playhouse of El Paso.
- Over the 14 years of since its foundation in 2011.
- pre-kindergarten programs by certain School districts into the early education allotment under the foundation
- the Texas Teacher Residency Partnership Program and the Residency Partnership Allotment under the foundation
- Education, HB 2835 by NCHEA, relating to the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the foundation
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Grant number three is to the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care.
- Grant number four is with the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation.
- This is a pharmacist in Arkadelphia. 138 is with Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, and this is for
- Medicaid-enrolled providers. 139 is with the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance and Arkansas Foundation
Summary:
The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs.
The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications.
Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Dyslexia training requirement 3/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Justice, the New Mexico Municipal League, the New Mexico Association of Counties, the New Mexico Foundation
- We'd like to take the opportunity to thank Representative Brown and the Foundation for Open Government
- I'm the Executive Director of the Foundation for Open Government.
- Christine Barber with the Foundation for Open Government.
Keywords:
Immigrant Safety Act, immigration detention, civil immigration violations, ICE, federal immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, public bodies, local government, sheriff's department, school district, higher education, deputization, 287(g), 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 C.F.R. 287.7, intergovernmental services agreement, detainer, immigration cooperation, public property, attorney general enforcement
MD
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Maryland Senate convened with a quorum present and began the session with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein of Temple Beth Shalom, who urged senators to listen carefully, act with humility and integrity, and keep policy focused on real people and practical justice. His remarks were journalized without objection. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including a senior Girl Scout troop from Jefferson, family members of a senator, and visiting teachers, educators, and students from the College Board Foundation.
The main floor action was a resolution recognizing Korean-American Day and honoring the Korean Society of Maryland and the broader Korean American community for their contributions to Maryland and the nation. The sponsor highlighted the community’s history since the first Korean immigrants arrived in North America in 1903 and named several Korean American leaders present in the gallery. The resolution was read in full and adopted unanimously, with applause and thanks extended to the guests.
The Senate then handled first-reader bill introductions: Senate Bill 280, relating to state parks terminology in the Natural Resources/Education/Energy/Environment committees, and Senate Bill 281, the Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026, referred to Budget and Taxation. Leadership noted that the early weeks of session would be committee-heavy, with most bills going to standing committees rather than the floor. Committee chairs then gave scheduling updates, including truncated hearing formats due to bill volume, upcoming hearings on longevity, the AHEAD model and emergency department wait times, election law bills, controller briefings, and departmental hearings. The Senate adjourned without objection until Wednesday, January 21, for a 10:00 a.m. pro forma session.
AL
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- She created the Claudette Colvin Foundation with the mission to inspire and recognize youth and young
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the Claudet Calvin Foundation with the Claudet Calvin Foundation with the
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 2 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the bill that had a much stronger foundation when we originally had the transportation bill in
- Unfortunately, the Santa Foundation only maintained their current funding in 2026 as a one-time appropriation
- at the very beginning that says it is the intent of the legislature that public schools promote foundational
- READ Act that was talked about, investing in literacy, helping our kids learn how to read—that's foundational
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This small but much-needed update will provide a more stable foundation for administering charitable
- I'm also a member of the Texas Family Law Foundation, but I want to make clear that I am not testifying
- my capacity as judge of the family court in Hayes County, nor am I testifying on behalf of the foundation
- I did help ...testifying on behalf of the foundation.
Keywords:
local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard several House bills and took no final votes, leaving each bill pending after testimony. HB 272 would align venue and evidentiary rules for fraudulent use or possession of credit/debit card information with existing credit card abuse law; the sponsor said it would improve prosecutions, and the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center supported it. HB 1661 would increase penalties for certain election-related offenses, including failure to distribute election supplies and early release of election results; no substantive opposition was heard. HB 551 would protect the residential addresses of people who receive campaign expenditures on public Texas Ethics Commission reports, similar to donor privacy protections, and a witness from Texas Eagle Forum later indicated support for the privacy change.
The committee also heard HB 2820, which would raise the amount charitable bingo organizations may keep in operating capital from $50,000 to $100,000. The sponsor and a Texans for Charitable Bingo representative said inflation and operating costs have made the current cap too low and that the bill would help charities maintain stable operations without expanding gaming. HB 3181 would impose stronger consequences for repeated denial of court-ordered child possession and access, including limiting probation and requiring attorney’s fees after multiple contempt findings; a family court judge and a parent testified in support, while another witness argued the bill should be paired with stronger criminal enforcement and that parents already face high costs. HB 4157 would update Texas law for commercial spaceflight by recognizing liability waivers and preserving workers’ compensation rights; no one testified against it.
The committee also heard HB 4145, which would let health care providers satisfy a timely billing requirement by sending bills to a patient’s legal representative in a personal injury case, closing what supporters described as a loophole in letter-of-protection situations. Finally, HB 46, relating to the Texas Compassionate Use Program, drew the most extensive discussion: supporters said it should expand access for legitimate medical cannabis patients and add more delivery methods and conditions, while opponents warned against broader marijuana expansion and questioned adding chronic pain and other conditions. The sponsor said he still supports the program and wants a balanced, regulated expansion, but noted the bill is still being worked on. All bills were left pending at the close of the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Aquifer Alliance testifying for the bill, and Larry French on behalf of the Texas Public Policy Foundation
- For the record, my name is Larry French with the Texas Public Policy Foundation here to support the bill
- The Foundation supports this bill because it sets Texas on a path towards achieving water security by
- This bill lays the historic foundation for the investment in the accompanying in the accompanying House
Bills:
SB 7
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Gov. Tim Walz delivers his State of the State address before Minnesota Legislature 4/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
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- And in fact, that integrity, people's faith in our ability to do this work, is a foundation of democratic
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- AFFINITY WITH FIU I'VE BEEN SERVING IN VARIOUS ROLES WITH FIU INCLUDING SERVING EIGHT YEARS AT THE FOUNDATION
- IN THE DEAN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AREA AND I WAS ON THE FOUNDATION
- I'VE BEEN IN MIAMI 25 YEARS, I'VE BEEN ON THE BEACH, I WAS ON THE BOARD OF MOUNT SINAI FOUNDATION.
- I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Governor's Message No. 740 transmits a nomination to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Chris Martinez, CEO of the Aspen Allergy Foundation.
- I, of course, can only speak to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation.
- The Aspen LRG Foundation strongly supports Senate Bill 1325. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Martinez.
- Parenthood medical director Mary Calderon when she received seed money from Hugh Hefner's Playboy Foundation
Keywords:
SB 207, Texas Education Code, public school attendance, excused absence, mental health appointment, mental health care, behavioral health, school district, student absenteeism, same-day return, health care professionals, physician certification, religious holy days, court appearance, DFPS, foster care, education policy, student wellness, school mental health, attendance policy
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- ESTABLISH A PHOTO MUSEUM BLACK HISTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DIRECTS THE BOARD TO WORK JOINTLY WITH THE FOUNDATION
- AUGUSTINE, THE CRADLE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IN FLORIDA AND WE AT THE FLOATING UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
- I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM AND IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE
- WE ESTABLISHED A FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND DESIGN ENGINEERING WHILE OVERSEEING COMMUNICATIONS
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Feb 18th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. public policy foundation, and thank you guys for the opportunity to testify for this bill.
- I think it's good for our future, hedging against all those volatilities and concerns, and the Foundation
- Treasury, National Science Foundation, International Space Station, North American Laboratories, and
- enterprise who are against it, telling us that this is a big risk, along with the Texas Public Quality Foundation
Keywords:
emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information