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Dozens of residents told the council a proposed county wheel tax would disproportionately burden low‑income and rural households; council members said they will present a lowered, statute‑minimum draft at the next meeting and confirmed BMV deposits would be restricted to county roads.

A SANDAG analysis presented on a U.S. Census Bureau LED webinar found tribal nation residents in San Diego County are, on average, farther from essential retailers and health care and experience more convoluted travel routes than similarly remote rural residents; SANDAG highlighted partnerships, grants and data tools to address gaps.

The Senate passed Senate File 3602 on March 18, 2026, to allow electronic signatures for estate planning documents beyond wills, supporters said it will aid hospitalized, homebound and rural Minnesotans; final vote was 59–7.

Commission staff presented draft changes to Senate bill 1782 to create an AI advisory council and a fund structure designed to attract private and federal grants, add FERPA/accessibility safeguards and shorten activation timelines; members were asked for rapid feedback on language.

The House Finance Committee heard Department of Revenue officials introduce House Bill 284, the governor's omnibus tax bill. Most committee discussion focused on a proposed state-administered, seasonally adjusted sales tax (4%/2%), exemptions, nexus rules based on Wayfair, and distributional effects for rural and low-income Alaskans.

Motherlode Job Training Board representatives told the California Workforce Development Board that sparse populations and geography require creative service models—colocated job centers, online navigation and grant leveraging—to stretch roughly $1 million in WIOA formula funds into a $4–5 million program supporting training, reentry and forestry cohorts.

Leaders emphasize the need for equitable funding models to support rural schools in Vermont.

Staff briefed the City Council on OZ2 rule changes, eligibility maps and a short deadline to nominate census tracts for the new permanent Opportunity Zone program; staff recommended prioritizing the downtown tract (3302) and the Gateway tract (2101) and said nominations are due May 22 with new designations active Jan. 1, 2027.

The House voted to pass Senate Bill 2, authorizing up to $1.5 billion in revenue bonds for road and bridge projects and changing vehicle registration and weight‑distance fee schedules to support the debt. Members debated fee impacts on families, small trucking firms, and rural project timing; a floor substitute to retarget existing motor‑vehicle excise tax was tabled.

Legislative fiscal analysts recommended several education programs be added to the base budget, withheld other items pending audit findings, and proposed a new statewide technology contracts line item. Lawmakers debated whether to withhold or keep CTE student-organization funding in the base; a motion to include those programs in the base passed.