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• They have gone above and beyond the call of duty to better the life of families and children and to make
• Kaylee Ward ended her career with 1,962 kills and was the season team leader in kills and blocks, with
• 615 kills and 121 blocks.
• They're going above and beyond the call of duty.
• The spouses they leave behind when they're called out, when all of the rest of us get to stay home with

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• Jeffries for, uh, supporting Texans and supporting our state legislators who are doing incredible work to block
• 2003, a freshman state legislator, when we left the state to go to Ardmore, Oklahoma for 4 days to block
• Donald Trump, what I call the felon in the White House, is wanting to stay in power.
• Don't forget that Governor Abbott just put this on the call for the special session after he called the
• Now they've called hearings for this Friday, and they're going to take public testimony as far as we

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• It’s good to see John Block (District 51, Alamogordo). Beautiful Otero County is where I represent.
• It calls any executive level agency that falls under the STCA.
• That's what the statute calls it, issues of mutual concern.
• I couldn't at least call someone. Call someone and say, how do I apply for a loan?
• We do outreach to a number of folks, but we only engage those folks who call us back.

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• thinking about all the concerts I'd been to and thinking about my first concert, um, was New Kids on the Block
• Who's calling for this? Who benefits really, and why is Ticketmaster supporting this bill?
• Who's calling for this? bigger picture. Who's calling for this?
• going to call uh call on >> We have a I'm going to call uh call on the<00:40:33.280> the
• I'm going to call on the First Avenue. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• down You' be called down You' be called anti-semitic<02:50:06.960> if<02:50:07.080> you're
• Representatives and call out your Representatives and call out your injustices<03:03:02.720> Mr
• <03:04:09.560> ugly been called ugly been called ugly names<03:04:11.960> I<03:04:12.080
• <03:40:39.800> the benefits and and look what we call the benefits and and look what we call

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And then we have the federal law and the ability for the president to call...
• We focused a lot of effort in a couple of blocks, which would be essentially...
• I live three blocks from Central. So I drive Central three or four times a week.
• I live three blocks from Central. So I drive Central three or four times a week.
• How many burglary calls there were? How many burglary arrests there were?

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

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• With my apologies, please call the roll. Chair Gates: Here. Vice Chair Bernard: Here.
• The meeting is called to order. Please silence electronic devices.
• Terrence, please call the roll call on CS for SB 1178. Senator Avila? Yes. Senator Bradley? Yes.
• The senator having waived close, Terrence, please call the roll. Senator Avila. Yes.
• A motion would be in order to approve them in block. Senator Graal so moves.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act. Senator Grohl explained that the bill expands state restrictions and disclosure requirements related to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including foreign-agent registration, gift bans for public officials, ethics training, procurement limits for IT and critical infrastructure, restrictions on sister-city/sister-state affiliations, changes to linkage institutes and in-state tuition provisions, and new criminal penalties for certain offenses committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist organizations. Senator Polsky raised questions about higher education, election technology, federal FARA overlap, and whether the bill would affect candidates or events involving CARE; the sponsor responded that the bill focuses on foreign countries of concern, ownership/control, and gifts, and does not prohibit speaking at events. An amendment clarifying definitions, willful violations, and ethics-training content was adopted, and after supportive testimony from Kelly Curry and Robert Pierce, the committee reported CS for SB 1178 favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure if the filing is made before the maximum fine accrues and the filer has not previously received such a waiver or accrued the maximum fine in prior years. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified that the bill supports transparency and makes the fine and appeals process more efficient, noting it was a commission recommendation. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee held confirmation hearings on appointments in Tabs 3 through 26. No senator requested separate votes on any appointee, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointments was approved and recommended favorably to the full Senate.

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• The clerk will call the roll. Creighton here, Campbell here, Bettencourt, Hagenbuch.
• The clerk will call the roll. Middleton, King, Paxton, West, Menéndez, Parker, Hinojosa, Hagenbuch.
• The clerk will call the roll. Middleton. King, Paxton, West, Menéndez, Parker, aye. Hinojosa, aye.
• The clerk will call the roll. Thank you. Middleton, aye. King, aye. Paxton, aye. West, aye.
• Well, then we need to block police officers who are working part-time. Yeah, right.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• of calls—saying, “Clear it all.
• Calling it a game changer is not a strong enough statement.
• We had a fire in Orange County called the Coastal Fire.
• That new tab is called Prevent. And it's got a...
• That new tab is called prepare. Prevent. I'm sorry. Prevent.

Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• Roll call vote, agency 048 as amended. Roll call vote, agency 048 as amended.
• Roll<02:37:45.760> call<02:37:46.000> vote, Roll call vote, Roll call vote, >> [clears
• call vote, agency 060 as amended. call vote, agency 060 as amended.
• call, shouldn't we? call, shouldn't we?
• in block? in block?

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• around our form-based Woodland District, but within that we have three sub-districts, which we've called
• In addition to that, we developed what's called a regulating plan.
• zoning standards, but that regulating plan also looks at things like determining where maybe our blocks
• So people can email the welcome inbox or call us and just ask questions.
• And sometimes they call us and say, ‘I give up. It’s been difficult.’

Summary: The committee held a work session on form-based codes, child care facility siting, and street standards/frontage improvements. On form-based codes, Commerce’s Dave Anderson explained that these codes emphasize building form, orientation, and the public realm more than traditional use and density tables, and that they are typically applied in specific districts rather than citywide or statewide. Lacey’s Vanessa Dolby described the city’s Woodland District code, developed through community charrettes, fiscal and market analysis, and subdistrict-specific standards to create a walkable downtown. She said the approach has helped produce a more desirable built environment and more flexibility in permitted uses, but also noted it can be less user-friendly for applicants and still requires some use restrictions; both presenters said a hybrid approach is often best. The committee then heard from DCYF and multiple providers about barriers to opening child care facilities. DCYF officials said Washington has more than 6,500 licensed providers and that a new pre-licensing support team is helping applicants navigate licensing, but local zoning, building, fire, parking, utility, and occupancy requirements still create delays and confusion. Testifiers described long permitting timelines, inconsistent local interpretations, costly upgrades, and utility hookup delays; one Yakima provider said county requirements, a floodplain-related elevation certificate, and a private well issue stopped her in-home child care proposal, while others described traffic impact fees, parking mandates, and zoning barriers that made projects infeasible. Enterprise Community Partners highlighted examples of successful local reforms, including fee waivers, expedited permitting, and zoning changes in several cities, and DCYF said it is working toward a 2026 action plan and a resource guide for providers. In the final section, planners and developers discussed how street standards and frontage improvement requirements can undermine infill and middle housing. Poulsbo’s planning manager said current standards were designed for greenfield subdivisions and often force costly curb, gutter, sidewalk, stormwater, and utility upgrades on small infill sites, sometimes adding tens of thousands of dollars and causing projects to be abandoned. A Seattle-based developer made similar points about small middle-housing projects being burdened by frontage work, curb ramps, buried standards, and EV-ready parking requirements that can trigger expensive undergrounding. Committee members asked about possible state-level changes, including whether child care should be treated as an essential public facility and whether parking requirements had already been reduced; one senator noted that minimum parking requirements for child care facilities were eliminated in prior legislation, with implementation phased in over the next few years.

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• Secretary, call the bill.
• Secretary call the bill. Secretary call the bill.
• Secretary call. Next local bill. Secretary call. Next local bill.
• Secretary call the zero Naz adopted. Secretary call the bill. bill. bill.
• Secretary call the bill. Secretary call the bill.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 29 members present. The chamber adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The Committee on Banking and Insurance reported Senate Bill 269 favorably with a substitute, and the bill was placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also welcomed several guest groups in the gallery, including homeschool families, Blount County leaders, and the Alabama Iron and Steel Council. A series of resolutions were introduced and adopted immediately. Senator Stewart’s Joint Resolution 64 honored Joanne Blackman Bland, recognizing her role as a young freedom fighter on Bloody Sunday and later work in voting rights and economic development. The Senate also adopted Joint Resolution 65 congratulating Maplesville High School on its 2025 Class 1A state football championship and Joint Resolution 66 honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Alabama. The Senate then took up local legislation and several calendar bills. Senate Bill 319 for Shelby County, House Bill 460 and House Bill 459 for Henry County, and House Bill 467 regarding the city of Tuscumbia were all advanced and passed, with certification motions adopted where required. The Rules Committee reported Senate Resolution 67, setting the special order calendar, which the Senate adopted. The special order calendar included bills on corrections, services evaluation, retirement benefits, the Growing Alabama Act, health, vessels, homestead exemption, the National Guard, the state port, early childhood education, tourism investment, pardons and paroles, and health-related matters. Under the special order calendar, the Senate passed House Bill 274 on Department of Corrections unmanned aircraft systems, Senate Bill 317 creating the Commission on the Evaluation of Services, House Bill 159 cleaning up retirement provisions for certain circuit clerks, Senate Bill 289 revising the Growing Alabama Act, and House Bill 182 requiring military education to count toward EMS licensure. The chamber also considered House Bill 254 on vessel inspections, with discussion focused on limiting law enforcement stops and boarding of vessels for safety or marine sanitation inspections absent another reason; the transcript cuts off before final disposition of that bill.

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• I think they may actually block you if you block. You got to agree to something. All right.
• One of the programs is called Museums 250.
• One of the programs is called Museums 250.
• The podcast is called It's Revolutionary.
• So we are on these calls to monitor what is being planned and what is happening.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution met without a quorum, so the gathering remained unofficial and no minutes were approved or formal votes taken. Chair Senator Paul Mark conducted roll call, then moved to updates and presentations from House co-chair Representative Sean Garballey, Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Director Sheila Green, and Revolution 250’s Jonathan Lane. Representative Garballey highlighted the recent Patriots’ Day and Lexington-Concord commemorations, calling them highly successful, and noted that the House’s supplemental budget included $15 million for 250th anniversary events. Director Green gave a broad Massachusetts 250 update, emphasizing the large turnout for April commemorations, upcoming events including Fall River, Bunker Hill, Flag Day, Charlestown’s parade, Gloucester’s reenactment, and Newburyport’s parade, plus ongoing initiatives such as Museums 250, Lunch and Learns, grant programs, podcasts, and partnerships with sports teams, museums, and state agencies. She also reported 131 applications for FY26 grants totaling $7.5 million, with $2 million available for awards. Jonathan Lane described Revolution 250’s work supporting local commemorations across the Commonwealth, including Chelsea Creek, Monotomy, Hingham, Pittsfield, Plymouth, and other communities, and praised local legislators’ involvement. He previewed major upcoming Bunker Hill and Charlestown events, the Gloucester reenactment, the 250th Revolution 250 podcast episode featuring Rick Atkinson, Knox Trail programming, and the start of Massachusetts 250 events in 2026. The meeting ended with thanks to the presenters and a note that the commission would likely reconvene after July 4.

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• I call the hearing to order. This is the hearing that we have captioned, Big Fixes, Big Tech.
• Yet, too often, big tech companies block key access, even to basic information.
• One YC startup created cutting-edge technology capable of detecting deep fake such as fraudulent calls
• hit their profit targets and that they shifted revenue shares and auctions without warning, even calling
• You have even some of the CEOs of big tech calling for reform.

Keywords: antitrust, competition policy, digital advertising, monopoly, America Act, big tech, consumer rights

Summary: The meeting, titled 'Big Fixes, Big Tech', marked the first hearing of the Senate antitrust competition policy and consumer rights subcommittee in the 119th Congress. Chairman Lee opened the session focusing on the urgent need for effective solutions regarding anti-competitive behavior among major tech firms like Google and Facebook, highlighting several ongoing court cases regarding monopolistic practices in the digital advertising and search markets. Key discussions included the limitations imposed on small businesses and innovation due to the dominance of these tech giants, with many testimonies advocating for stronger legislative measures, including the America Act. The act aims to disrupt the monopolistic capabilities of these firms and restore competitive integrity in the marketplace, which has suffered under their oppressive market control.

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• The clerk to call the roll.
• Senator Burnman, Senator Block, Senator Boone, Senator Brandt, Senator Brantley, Senator Campos, Senator
• Thank you, Senator Block. We have Senator Ramos followed by Senator Sanchez. Senator Ramos.
• I'm very, very proud to call her my friend and to also represent her in the Corrales area.

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• So, we're going to call the meeting to order.
• <00:30:56.480> Waldorf the future of our people called Waldorf the future of our people called
• almost three hours every day, blocking almost three hours every day, blocking truck<00:50:15.119
• Without valves to block water flow, the plant nearly avoided disaster.
• Without valves to block water system.

Bills: HF604, HF1972, HF578, HF1951, HF629, HF864, HF874, HF1155, HF884, HF2365, HF643, HF234, HF2655, HF2637, HF2535, HF2530, HF2344, HF584, HF524

Keywords: airport funding, bonds, transportation, capital investment, Karlstad, community center, Breckenridge, state bonds, economic development, HF578, Faribault, River Bend Nature Center, bonding bill, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR grant, nature center, visitor center, environmental education, multicultural center

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• Early '22, this—I want to call it a grant.
• We have what's called the dud file.
• There were calls for me to resign. There were calls for teachers to resign.
• There were calls for me to resign. There were calls for teachers to resign.
• Another issue with our campus is that we're about a block, about a city block.

Summary: The meeting focused on school safety funding and security practices in Oklahoma schools, especially how districts have used school resource officer (SRO) allocation money and related security grants. Kevin Rey of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of School Safety and Security explained that the program, created under HB 2903, allows districts to use funds for SROs and physical security improvements such as cameras, access control, fencing, window film, bollards, metal detectors, and vape detectors. He said more than 170 districts used the money to hire SROs in 2024-25, and that the 2024 change allowing retired officers and armed security guards to qualify was a major help. Members questioned whether the money should also support prevention and mental health services, and Rey said the current program is mainly for security hardware and related measures. Mark Stout, chief of police for Putnam City Schools, described the district’s layered security approach, including weapon detection at middle and high schools and the ZeroEyes AI camera system, which monitors existing cameras for visible guns and sends alerts to trained monitoring staff and then to district police. He said the system is used as one layer among others, alongside officers, weapon detection, and school procedures, and noted the district is expanding coverage at athletic facilities. He also explained that the system is more economical than full weapon-detection setups, with annual costs based on the number of cameras. Tecumseh Superintendent Kinsey, Chief Kennedy, and Pottawatomie County law enforcement described the October threat investigation involving a student who posted a photo with a handgun and knife and discussed violence online. They said the FBI tip, rapid coordination among agencies, and an SRO already embedded in the district helped lead to a search warrant and arrest within hours, preventing a possible attack. Kinsey also described the district’s safety measures, including secure entrances, cameras, ALICE training, crisis communication planning, mental health support, clear backpacks, and a new staff alert system. He said community feedback after the incident favored more law enforcement partnership, limited entry points, handheld metal detectors, more SROs, stronger training, and more mental health support. Matt Riggs, former superintendent of McComb, said smaller districts face different security challenges because of limited local law enforcement and long response times. He explained that McComb used its funding for facility upgrades rather than hiring a full-time SRO because the district wanted improvements that would last beyond the three-year funding window. Throughout the discussion, several members emphasized the tension between visible security measures and prevention, with repeated calls for more counselors, mental health supports, and threat-assessment efforts alongside hardening measures. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.

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• Part of my responsibility in my position is to be the one to call families and tell them that their loved
• This tragedy occurred on Louisiana only blocks from our daughter's home.
• Uh, I live a block from what we call Cherry Lane.
• And during this session, I received a call from someone who just moved to that location, and she has
• Now they call it Target Zero, and it aims to do the same thing.

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• I know many of the concerns that we had before were dealing with the Child Care Development Block Grant
• That's right, so you're referring to what's called the PDG B5 grant, Preschool Development Block Grant
• a piece of that's right so you're referring to what's called the PDG B5 grant preschool development
• So you're talking about what was, or what is called, the federal pre-K program.
• So as it moved to our agency, they rebuilt a whole new system called KidCare, and it, you know, is it

Keywords: 1204, all

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• The Clerk will call the roll.
• The roll was called. The Attorney-Leyer-Curry moves, and Ms.
• ; Assembly Bill 2128, Call?; Assembly Bill 2128, Call?
• Ask for a roll call vote.
• The quorum call has been lifted, and we are adjourned.

Keywords: 988, house, all