Video & Transcript Research : 'economic development'
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NM
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- This provision is now included in House Bill 2, allowing the Economic Development Department to support
- The other thing that I have an issue with is economic development.
- I tend to look at everything through economic development.
- I think we got some great movement for the economic development part of it.
- I think we do that through economic development, dividends, and how we try to attract.
Keywords:
corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:31 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
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- This is the economic development engine that is going to bring new manufacturing to New Mexico. Mr.
- We're going to have economic development, water, natural resources, science and technology, just to name
- But it is operating the same as any other grant run out of the Environment Department or Economic Development
- Their economic development organizations around the state have also expressed support.
- Environmental goals with economic development and job creation.
Keywords:
distance learning, virtual instruction, public education, student enrollment, school funding, education standards, pandemic education response, low-carbon construction, construction materials, rebate, environmental product declaration, EPD, embodied carbon, carbon intensity, greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonization, industrial incentives, clean manufacturing, cement, concrete
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 27, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
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to help with business development to help with business development to accommodate - It does not expand beyond historic uses or normal development.
- This was one that normal development.
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That's some huge development to come in. - That's some huge development to come in.
Keywords:
energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 27, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
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- The Chair called this meeting of the Senate Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee together
- It establishes that the DEQ will develop a process to issue all permits and licenses required for these
- DEQ will develop a process to issue all permits and licenses required for these designated industrial
- DEEQ will develop a process to issue all DEEQ will develop a process to issue all permits<00:29:16.480
- But if a project of this size develops, there will be opportunities for business arrangements to sell
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energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
General Government REVISED: Links added Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
General Government
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- This bill does not prohibit local economic development.
- development Into the community.
- One of the biggest frustrations out here is people aren't against economic development, but they are
- development.
- But in a lot of these developments, when developments, when businesses are looking at coming into Oklahoma
Keywords:
purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, unclaimed property, service charges, property fund, accountability, government transparency, local development, economic impact, voter approval, tax increment financing, review committee, public finance, blight, salary increase, bonus limits, job performance
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- These are seven economic development grants requiring action.
- These are seven economic development grants requiring action.
- City of Henderson, on behalf of Henderson County Economic Development Corporation, was approved for a
- development project.
- City of Henderson, on behalf of Henderson County Economic Development Corporation, was approved for a
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00:09 Call to Order and Roll Call
00:42 Approval of Minutes
01:07 Information Items
04:05 Lease Rpt - Finance and Administration Cabinet
18:59 OFM - Economic Development Fund Grants
25:42 OFM – KY Housing Authority
31:30 Remaining 2025 Meetings
33:26 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and received a set of information reports on capital projects, debt, school district bond issues, UK and KCTCS asset preservation projects, and the Louisville Arena Authority’s financial report, with the latter noted as lengthy and expected to be discussed further in person in December. The committee also heard a Finance and Administration Cabinet lease report covering three leases: a temporary lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Louisville due to ongoing maintenance and safety issues at its current site, a Department of Juvenile Justice lease in Hardin County for a day-treatment/alternative school program, and a Warren County lease renewal. Members questioned the Hardin County lease about the higher rate and limited competition; agency staff explained the specialized school setting, transportation and program requirements, and the difficulty of attracting bidders for alternative-school space. The lease package was approved after roll call.
The committee then considered seven economic development grants: four EDF grants and three KPDI grants. The projects included infrastructure for Allen County’s industrial park, flood-related repairs for Weddington Plaza in the Big Sandy area, an Owensboro manufacturing expansion for Mscan America, a new Louisville manufacturing facility for Anthro Energy, a Henderson due-diligence study, a Paducah spec building, and utility extensions for the Riverbend site in Carrollton. Staff said the projects had been approved by KEFA and recommended by the relevant cabinet leadership, and the committee approved them by roll call.
Finally, the committee reviewed a new Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit bond issue for about $43 million for 233 Louisville housing units, which was approved. It then took up five SFCC debt issues together: new money for an Edmonson County elementary school and Knox County middle school gym improvements, plus refundings for Callaway, Hardin, and McCracken counties. Members raised concerns that the refundings were bundled together and that some did not appear to meet a newly referenced 3% net present value savings guideline, but the package was still approved on a 5-2 vote. The meeting ended with calendar updates, including a November 20 meeting at noon and a December 16 meeting featuring the Yum Arena presentation, followed by adjournment.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 17th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building
TX
Keywords:
regulatory reform, state agencies, efficiency, rulemaking, judicial review, SB 217, Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program, Texas Historical Commission, Freedmen's cemetery, freed slave burial site, cemetery designation, historic cemetery, African American history, Black cemetery, burial grounds, cemetery preservation, historical marker, medallion, property owner notice, adjacent landowners
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
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- The Senate Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism committee will come to order.
- we help cities improve their infrastructure, but specifically thinking through where they want Development
- , so the idea being that we want cities to be able to plan for where housing development should go and
- metrics From different agencies and specifically the funds allocated and expended for workforce development
Keywords:
housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, SB1525, tourism, recreation, conference, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Development and Tourism.
- For the state of Texas and economic development.
- What I've been working with these committees on is driving economic development in Texas.
- I mean Adriana Cruz and her team do a phenomenal job working with Chambers and Economic Development Corporation
- I think we should do everything we can to give all the tools that we can give to our economic development
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
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- Without a strong sense of community, you don't have economic development.
- Minnesota by banning NDAs for economic development.
- development opportunities may economic development opportunities may be<00:20:57.520>
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development <00:21:42.680>negotiations, in economic development negotiations - 41:46.680>
development <00:41:47.240>when all sorts of economic development when all sorts
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municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations
Summary:
The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register.
Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets.
Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.
MN
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- My name is Evan R., Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
- the Department of Employment Economic the Department of Employment Economic Development<00:04:01.400
- um I believe that this um we Development um I believe that this um we haven't<00:04:03.920>
had to leave the department of uh Economic to leave the department of uh Economic Development<00:33:- I'm not convinced Paid Family Medical is ready to leave the Department of Economic Development as they've
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HF11
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Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement
MN
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- My name is Evan Row, Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
- at the Department of Employment Economic at the Department of Employment Economic Development<00
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development of Employment and economic development of Employment and economic - <00:20:42.559>
Development <00:20:43.200>that Department of Economic Development that - Department of Economic Development that were<00:20:43.520>
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Bills:
HF11
Keywords:
Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:45 am
Technology and Telecommunications
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- It also creates the Oklahoma National Laboratory Development so that the state has a formal process for
- conducted shows that there is a very causal negative effect on the social, emotional, and physical development
- The line I've where you're adding language in says establish a working group to develop standards.
- So what we're asking is for the Oklahoma Broadband Office to develop a plan, kind of their window plan
- The office shall develop a comprehensive plan, bring it to the board.
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development
MN
Keywords:
economic development, small business, workforce training, grants, entrepreneurship, equity, community support, labor market, employment, funding, data analysis, climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy
MN
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- benefit public benefit and Economic benefit public benefit and Economic Development<01:10:04.960
- In summary, he said Sherman Associates believes the Cub tax credit is a highly effective economic development
- In summary, he said Sherman Associates believes the Cub tax credit is a most effective economic development
- In summary, he said Sherman Associates believes the Cub tax credit is a most effective economic development
- In summary, he said Sherman Associates believes the Cub tax credit is a most effective economic development
Keywords:
data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, income tax, tax brackets, tax adjustments, Minnesota, tax policy, underutilized buildings, adaptive reuse, building conversion, historic preservation, downtown revitalization, vacant property, vacancy reduction, refundable tax credit, income tax credit, grant in lieu of credit
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Keywords:
food trucks, mobile vendors, health inspection, fire safety, state law, regulation, food service, business license, subdivision, transfer of land, immediate family, exemption period, county regulations, Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act, tourism rebate, tax rebate, sales tax rebate, lodging tax rebate, transactional taxes, tourism development
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- , it would not get developed.
- Chair, I would just add that out of all the economic development tools the state has that give away property
- This is not greenfield development out in the middle of the desert.
- development community, so we get a wide variety of projects.
- For Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Organizations, the Solar Tax Credit is about supporting
Keywords:
SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB58, metropolitan redevelopment, redevelopment property, property tax exemption, payments in lieu of taxes, PILOT, municipal redevelopment, local government
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- This particular bill deals with Community Development Districts.
- We've got a Community Development District bill that goes statewide.
- Statewide, we add those particular Community Development Districts.
- Years ago, when this particular Community Development District came in, there was a tax on any alcohol
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SB25, community development district, community development districts, alcoholic beverage tax, alcohol sales tax, sales tax proceeds, county treasury, special fund, grant distribution, tourism funding, economic development, local grants, education grants, civic activities, community activities, tourism activities, Alabama Code 35-8B-5, county revenue, legislator recommendation, local government finance
LA
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- House Bill 618 is an update for Louisiana Economic Development here with my phenomenal friend, L.D.
- Susan Buzwa, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development: As Representative McMakin described, this purely
- So a developer could come in and rehabilitate these homes.
- All right, and I'm very familiar with the ITEP, and it serves an important economic development tool,
- If we're developing the list as we go along, where are we at in the development of that list right now
Keywords:
property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, blighted property, derelict property, property tax exemption, local redevelopment plans, rehabilitation standards, ad valorem tax, community development, senior citizens, homestead exemption, Louisiana Constitution, motor vehicles, local fees, transaction fees, funding