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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 24 March, 2026; 11:15 AM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- I worked on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that funds public health programs like the NIH, the
- health programs like the NIH, uh public health programs like the NIH, the<00:15:15.960><c> CDC,</c><
- I think that the biggest thing that I've noticed was there is a, it's less about public health policy
- </c><00:16:59.480><c> health</c> there is a it's less about public health there is a it's less about
- Good public policy to do that.
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Okay, so in other words he he he This is the public health committee and we have various boards
- I trust these individuals, and so I'm worried that if we don't either pass HB 1665 as is or continue
- I trust these individuals, and so I'm worried that if we don't either pass HB 1665 as is or continue
- I trust these individuals, and so I'm worried that if we don't either pass HB 1665 as is or continue
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- This seems to me to be a variation on where we are in this never-never land of marijuana, where, as best
- This seems to me to be a variation on where we are in this never-never land of marijuana, where, as best
- So, first of all, we're telling a private facility that has licensed physicians, or a public hospital
- So, first of all, we're telling a private facility that has licensed physicians, or a public hospital
- So, first of all, we're telling a private facility that has licensed physicians, or a public hospital
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 24 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- But the exemptions from the Public Records Act are narrowly drawn to deal with the panels that I just
- </c> the but the exemptions from the public the but the exemptions from the public records<00:01:57.360
- This involves the trust fund that we set up last year, which had no funding.
- The speaker said the final decision would again be up to the public health officer.
- The final decision would again be up to the public health officer.
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 17 February, 2026; 2:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:26.959><c> Obviously,</c><00:03:27.519><c> we</c><00:03:27.680><c> need</c> public records
- Obviously, we need public records act.
- records law if we pass this the public records law if we pass this bill?
- How does that work if they're exempt from the public record?
- </c><00:21:06.960><c> sector</c> think we need the same public sector think we need the same public sector
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- So far as I know, there's been no public announcement of the governor's plans for those funds.
- health stuff to use a technical public health stuff to use a technical term<00:04:37.199><c> a</c><00
- Trust me, I can't do this by myself. Okay, Senator.
- </c><00:58:52.240><c> And</c> consumer members of for the public.
- And consumer members of for the public.
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 28 January, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 21 January, 2026; 3:30 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- would like for us to do is, assuming the House message gets over here and the bill gets referred to public
- would like for us to do is, assuming the House message gets over here and the bill gets referred to public
- would like for us to do is, assuming the House message gets over here and the bill gets referred to public
- would like for us to do is, assuming the House message gets over here and the bill gets referred to public
- would like for us to do is, assuming the House message gets over here and the bill gets referred to public
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 14 January, 2026; 3:15 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to public health, of course, we have the issue of public welfare.
- ><c> of</c><00:07:43.120><c> course,</c><00:07:44.080><c> we</c> addition to public health, of course
- ><00:07:45.360><c> of</c><00:07:46.080><c> public</c><00:07:46.479><c> welfare.
- </c><00:07:47.840><c> And</c> have the issue of public welfare.
- And have the issue of public welfare.
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, January 7, 2026; 10:30 AM
Public Health and Welfare
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Most importantly, it is responsible governance that honors the public trust, supports student success
- For the bill, Texas Public Policy Foundation. Yes, sir.
- Trust in others. Make Texas higher education thrive.
- Field and essential public service professions.
- Ours are all public.
Bills:
SB 37
Committee:
House Higher Education
TX
Keywords:
Senate Bill 688, Senate Bill 9, equity, meritocracy, social progress, policy reform, public testimony
Summary:
During this meeting of the committee, significant discussions centered around Senate Bill 688 and Senate Bill 9, with members expressing deep concerns over the implications of the proposed legislation. Chair Carol Alvarado initiated the meeting by addressing the audience and highlighting the need for robust dialogue regarding the bills in question. Senator Royce West actively contributed to the discussions, emphasizing the necessity to reform existing policies that some believe would regress social progress in the state. The debate revealed a passionate division among committee members, as they navigated the complexities of equity and meritocracy in legislation.
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 31 March, 2025; 3:45 PM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 26 March, 2025; 3:00 PM
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Constitution Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Another front involves the manipulation of the public narrative.
- trust in the media and in big tech?
- Trust in public health officials who were protected from any criticism or any pushback has plummeted
- and, of course, trust in corporate media almost could not be lower.
- It's not just private entities trying to destroy my publication.
Committee:
Senate Constitution Subcommittee
Keywords:
censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: TEA Audit Mar 19th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- I also sit on the House Public Education Committee, but most importantly, I am a mom with a son in our
- neighborhood public schools.
- And so, while I do not shy away from partisanship, ...public schools, and so while I do not shy away
- 2020 election—I don't know, and I don't want to know—there is one thing that we all agree on: Texas public
- But so, yeah, that's what a cut to public education funding did.
Keywords:
education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education
Summary:
State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education.
Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments.
The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 March, 2025; 3:00 PM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2025; 4:45 PM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 26 February, 2025; 3:00 PM
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor. - Part 2 of 2 Feb 19th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- With Lori's unique background as a small business owner, public servant.
- The National Labor Relations Board was created by statute... and it's the law of the land, correct?
- The EEOC was created by statute and it's the law of the land, correct? Yes.
- Do you agree that public sector jobs are low productivity jobs?
- Do you believe that public sector jobs are quote low productivity jobs? Is that your opinion?
Keywords:
PRO Act, labor laws, worker rights, unionization, right-to-work, public testimony, political polarization
Summary:
The meeting centered around an in-depth discussion of the PRO Act, with representatives expressing passionate opinions both for and against the legislation. Representative Chavez de Rimmer emphasized the importance of worker freedom, arguing that the PRO Act would infringe upon individual rights by coercing unionization. This perspective was strongly received by members from right-to-work states, who articulated their concerns about the potential erosion of workers' choices and protections. Speaker after speaker conveyed conflicting views on labor laws, indicating a deeply polarized environment surrounding labor issues at the moment.