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• ,<00:17:31.120> patients, options are good for workers, patients, options are good for workers
• we want to handicap workers.
• we want to handicap workers.
• we want to handicap workers.
• we want to handicap workers.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• First and primary, what it will do is disallow any a proprietor of an establishment that employs workers
• House Bill 22 is a simple but significant measure that ensures that tipped workers in New Mexico receive
• Right now, some employers deduct credit card processing fees from employee tips, meaning workers are
• Workers in the service industry rely on their tips; it's not extra money, it's their wages.
• It was brought up by my son, who has been a restaurant worker.

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• A talent pipeline full of workers with definitely digital skills is where your investment pays off.
• The National Skills Coalition found that workers with even one digital skill earn 23% more.
• it all boiled down to that night, the conversation Chris and I have had many times about training workers
• it all boiled down to that night, the conversation Chris and I have had many times about training workers
• to be confident training workers to be confident analysts<01:03:29.599> of<01:03:29.760> the

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP. Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation. Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.

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• Tiffany Whitewood, SEIU California, representing over 750,000 workers across California, including workers
• Once our worker went out to investigate it, she noticed that actually he was Once our worker went out
• from the community and a social worker from an agency, trauma has begun.
• Our county workers have checks and balances and accountability.
• And so for our county social workers, it is a tool in their toolbox to help the family.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• Thank you, Madam the seasonal workers.
• And I think that is incredibly awful to do to workers and to our school districts.
• And I think that is incredibly awful to do to workers and to our school districts.
• <01:03:55.920> in 33 that was UI for early workers in 33 that was UI for early workers in
• unemployment for their hourly workers unemployment for their hourly workers over<01:04:46.559>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The legislature has a long history of supporting port workers.
• What do we do to provide for displaced workers? Thank you for the question.
• What is the plan for the workers?
• At the end of the day, this is about protecting workers, all workers, including those within the trucking
• At the end of the day, this is about protecting workers, all workers, and including those within the

Summary: The committee first took up SB 712, which would expand California’s smog-check exemption for classic vehicles by adding model years 1976 through 1986 in phases, with a sunset in 2032. The author and supporters, including lowrider advocates and the Specialty Equipment Market Association, argued the bill would preserve car culture, support a small class of rarely driven collector vehicles, and reduce burdens on owners who struggle to find equipment for older smog tests. Opponents, including air district officials, the American Lung Association, and other environmental groups, warned the bill would weaken an important emissions-control program and increase pollution. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to do pass as amended to Appropriations on a roll call vote of 10-0, with the roll held open for additional votes. The committee then heard SB 800, which requires Caltrans, working with local governments, to assess mitigation measures for suicide prevention on locally owned overpasses crossing state highways. The bill was presented as a response to recent tragedies in Rancho Cucamonga and was supported by local officials, health organizations, and suicide-prevention advocates, who said the measure would help identify high-risk locations and lead to life-saving interventions. There was no registered opposition. The committee members expressed support, and SB 800 was passed to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call vote, with the roll held open. Next, the committee considered SB 30, which would prohibit California public entities from selling, donating, or transferring decommissioned diesel locomotives and railroad equipment with Tier 1 or older engines unless the engine is removed, while allowing Tier 2 and newer transfers under certain conditions. The author and supporters framed the bill as a climate and public-health measure to prevent older, dirtier locomotives from continuing to pollute elsewhere, while transit agencies opposed it, arguing it could limit useful transfers of equipment that still supports passenger service and could be better handled through case-by-case air-quality review. After debate, the committee voted 6-4 to pass SB 30 as amended to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also heard SB 791, which replaces the flat dealer document processing charge cap with a 1% fee capped at $350, along with new disclosure requirements. Dealers and industry groups supported the bill as a way to recover costs and improve transparency, while consumer advocates opposed it as an unjustified increase that would burden buyers. The committee approved SB 791 on a 8-? roll call vote and held the roll open. The meeting then moved on to SB 34, a port-air-quality bill presented by Senator Richardson, but the transcript ends during testimony and debate on that measure.

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• This also, on page 72, it is enforcing Arizona's law, Arizona Worker Act.
• Let's let our tip workers have no tax on tips. But what about everybody else?
• Election workers are often temporary, underpaid, and working long hours.
• Election workers are often temporary, underpaid, and working long hours.
• Election workers are often temporary, underpaid, and working long hours.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• At Jetson, we have hired social workers to do that role.
• Do you have any experience as a child welfare worker? As a child welfare worker? Oh. No.
• worker for about three or four years.
• Good afternoon. experience as a child welfare worker? As a child welfare worker? No.
• protection service worker and investigator, and then became a foster care worker for about three or

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• Today, we stand united, a coalition of elected officials, business leaders, and trade workers from across
• , invested in compliance, hired workers, invested in compliance, hired workers, contributed<00:14
• We must get this right to protect small businesses, workers, and consumers.
• It will not be part of our economy in the real sense that helps workers and helps businesses.
• It will not be part of our economy in the real sense that helps workers and helps businesses.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Over a third of the state's agricultural workers and nearly a quarter of the construction workers are
• This is exacerbating these worker shortages, right?
• Educated workers contribute more in taxes, boosting the state's revenue.
• What is really attracting migrant workers to our state?
• Just... ...who hire undocumented workers. No punishment for the employer.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts. Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.

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• Some of our centers have licensed clinical social workers providing these services.
• I urge you to support SB1 and ensure direct care workers receive fair wages.
• I urge you to support SB1 and ensure direct care workers receive fair wages. Thank you.
• However, it became a necessity due to the worker shortage.
• Not all the money went to executive bonuses and was not shared with frontline workers.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• workers.
• rail workers, Bill. rail workers, Bill.
• We passed the Worker Protection Act because we listened to workers across the state.
• We passed the Worker Protection Act because we listened to workers across the state.
• We passed the Worker Protection Act because we listened to workers across the state.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a color guard presentation by Colorado Military Academy cadets and the pledge led by Olivia and Owen Curry. After roll call established a quorum, members approved the journal of Friday, March 6, 2026, as corrected. Several committees then announced upcoming hearings, including Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources; State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs; and Finance. The chamber then took up House Joint Resolution 1020, designating March 8, 2026, as International Women’s Day in Colorado. The resolution praised women’s contributions across history and society, highlighted Colorado’s early adoption of women’s suffrage, and recognized trailblazing women in the General Assembly. Sponsors and supporters spoke at length about women’s leadership, economic and civic contributions, and the need to continue advancing equality. The resolution also drew recognition of women and advocacy organizations present in the chamber. Representative Bradley and other Republican members criticized the resolution as partisan and said Republican women were not included in drafting or sponsoring it. They argued the measure should have been more inclusive and should have better reflected women’s roles in the home and the broader bipartisan history of women’s history observances. Bradley announced she would vote no. In response, Representative Ricks said an amendment would be accepted from the minority caucus to address concerns about traditional roles of women, and he moved Amendment L002 for consideration.

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• But we only know our progress by what we are able to track and show in terms of where workers are working
• saying let's have some standards across all applications so that we can look at what zip codes the workers
• We've had a lot of evidence from a lot of our industries, union workers, that we need to make sure these
• with a lot of the data collection so that we're maximizing that opportunity for our jobs, for our workers
• So we're very appreciative that you are including. ...for our jobs, for our workers.

Summary: The committee heard SB 756, authored by Senator Skinner, which would expand reporting and accountability for California’s film and television tax credit program. The senator said the bill is intended to improve equity and transparency by requiring the California Film Commission to collect better demographic and geographic data, including workers’ zip codes and veteran status, using existing payroll and third-party systems without adding new mandates. Supporters said the information is needed to evaluate whether the state’s film incentive benefits California workers and communities, especially in areas like South Los Angeles. Public testimony was limited. Dylan Hoffman, on behalf of California Arts Advocates, testified in support. No opposition testimony was presented. Committee members, including Assembly Member Quirk-Silva and Assembly Member McKinnor, voiced support and emphasized the need for standardized data collection and stronger oversight of the tax credit program. The author also noted recent staffing increases at the Film Commission to help monitor the program. The committee moved the bill on a motion and second, and SB 756 passed out of committee with a due pass recommendation to the Appropriations Committee. The roll call was recorded as 8-0, with one member not present in voting.

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• , a 15-year worker, a 10-year worker, an email on a Saturday night saying you are out of a job on Monday
• worker a 15year worker sending a 20-year worker a 15year worker a<00:34:10.520> 10-year<00:34
• <02:32:07.840> wages manufacturers affecting workers wages manufacturers affecting workers
• regulatory overreach American workers regulatory overreach American workers and<02:38:53.040>
• a statue of a rubber factory worker a statue of a rubber factory worker Standing<02:46:40.439>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's a project that is poised to create over 1,000 construction worker jobs, as a senator pointed out
• Workers and tribes most burdened by plastics.
• We are here representing over 2.3 million union workers in the state, including thousands of skilled
• over 2.3 million union workers in the state, including thousands of skilled workers who build, maintain
• SB 131, with its broadly defined advanced manufacturing projects, eroded labor standards for workers,

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with SB 1350 by Senator McNerney presented first. The measure would expand California’s use of renewable hydrogen in the power sector by allowing renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with supporters emphasizing grid reliability, clean-energy goals, in-state investment, and construction jobs. Support came from labor, clean-energy, municipal utility, and local government representatives; NRDC Action Fund withdrew opposition after amendments, while a few groups remained opposed or neutral. The committee later took a roll call and SB 1350 passed out on a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard SB 1180 by Senator Allen, which would set operational rules for the Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund created under SB 54, including clearer eligible uses, transparency, technical assistance, and access for tribes and smaller community groups. Environmental justice, ocean, conservation, and local government groups strongly supported the bill, saying it would ensure the fund addresses plastic pollution’s public health and environmental harms. Industry and manufacturing groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill should stay tightly tied to plastic waste reduction and not broaden into source-reduction policy. After quorum was established, the committee approved SB 1180 on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. SB 1326 by Senator Wahab was then heard to strengthen tribal consultation and tribal cultural resource protections under CEQA by recognizing tribal registers and requiring feasible avoidance or mitigation measures when tribes identify resources. Tribal representatives and supporters said the bill would better protect sacred sites and tribal knowledge, while cities, counties, utilities, builders, and rural county groups opposed unless amended, citing implementation concerns, possible litigation, and uncertainty for infrastructure and housing projects. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. Finally, SB 954 by Senator Blakespear was presented as a cleanup of last year’s SB 131 advanced-manufacturing CEQA exemption, narrowing eligible projects and adding guardrails such as setbacks, air-quality limits, tribal consultation, labor standards, and habitat protections. Environmental and labor groups supported the bill as a needed correction to an overly broad exemption, while business, manufacturing, housing, and local-government groups opposed, warning it could make the exemption unusable and slow investment. Members debated the balance between environmental protection and manufacturing competitiveness, and the committee voted SB 954 out on a due pass recommendation to the Labor and Employment Committee; the transcript then moved on to SB 1031 on compostable plastics, which was introduced but not acted on in the portion provided.

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• This project calls for scholarships to support job seekers, direct care workers, family members, and
• Minnesota, and indeed the entire United States, has faced a growing shortage of direct care workers,
• Minnesota, and indeed the entire United States, has faced a growing shortage of direct care workers,
• <00:10:10.640> is turnover rate for direct care workers is turnover rate for direct care workers
• <00:12:35.519> from disparity discourages new workers from disparity discourages new workers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We also remember the citizens of Minnesota, families, workers, farmers, teachers, first responders, health
• care workers, business owners, and all who contribute to the strength of our communities each day.
• ,<00:01:22.520> farmers, Minnesota, families, workers, farmers, Minnesota, families, workers
• 26.160> care teachers, first responders, health care teachers, first responders, health care workers
• ,<00:01:27.520> business<00:01:28.000> owners, workers, business owners, workers, business

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. The journal of the previous day was approved as corrected. The chamber then took up second reading of Senate File 3891 and first reading of House Files 5144 through 5149, with no debate or votes on those measures recorded in the transcript. Representative Lawrence presented a House resolution commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, highlighting the Declaration of Independence, federalism, and Minnesota’s role in the nation’s history. The resolution encouraged citizens, schools, civic groups, and businesses to participate in commemorative activities and reaffirm commitment to liberty, equality, self-government, and federalism. During announcements, Representative Long raised a parliamentary inquiry about the status of Senate File 4067, the comprehensive gun violence prevention package, noting it had been passed by the Senate 10 days earlier. The Speaker said the bill was being reviewed. Long followed up by asking whether a vote would be allowed before the end of session, and the Speaker again replied that the bill was being reviewed. The House then announced upcoming caucus and Rules meetings, and Representative Niska moved a recess to the call of the Speaker, which was adopted by voice vote.

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• eligibility workers um and potentially<00:13:33.639> Contracting<00:13:34.199> out<00:
• <00:13:49.320> for for eligibility workers for for eligibility workers for performance-based
• If we hire just one additional worker, that could potentially bring in an additional $2 million into
• If we hire just one additional worker, that could potentially bring in an additional $2 million into
• As we achieve those efficiencies, we can continue to look at what the number of workers is so that we

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard two SNAP-related bills on March 13, 2025. SB 960 SD1 would appropriate funds to DHS to improve SNAP administration, including additional positions. Testimony from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Food Industry Association, AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Appleseed, and many others strongly supported the measure, emphasizing high food insecurity, the importance of SNAP federal dollars, and the need to reduce delays and improve access. DHS said vacancies and retention are the main barriers, with staffing shortages statewide across processing centers. The department described efforts such as wikiwiki hiring, bringing back retired workers, using interns, and improving call center efficiency, and said it had requested a 5% performance incentive package estimated at about $1.1 million per year, though that request did not make the governor’s budget. Members asked about vacancy counts, staffing distribution, and how the bill would interact with other SNAP funding; DHS said some funding was tied to the new eligibility system and that staffing requests would need to be separate. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion heard. The committee then heard SB 961 SD1, which would require DHS to adjust minimum certification periods and participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project. Supporters, including AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Food Industry Association, and additional organizations and individuals, said the bill would reduce red tape, help kūpuna, and ease administrative burden. DHS supported the concept but said the current legacy system cannot automate these changes and that any implementation would require manual processing until the new system is in place. DHS and committee members discussed the risk of higher error rates and timeliness problems with manual processing, noting the department had recently been assessed a $1 million penalty for high payment error rates and was already in corrective action for timeliness. Members also discussed the anticipated fall 2026 rollout of the new system and whether the bill should be delayed until then; DHS said it preferred to assess the new system first before pursuing waivers and related changes. The committee then moved on to the next measure after the discussion.

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• to this bill if that one sentence comes out, and that one sentence says, provided that the craft worker
• What has happened systematically is white male workers, not women, not black, not brown people, are in
• The amendments would specify, instead of a requirement that the craft worker is actively employed in
• Although the bill excludes certain new hires, part-time workers, temporary workers, and seasonal employees
• workers enrolled in NJ FamilyCare, the bill puts Medicaid coverage at risk from both ends.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• Preparations to fund the health care of their workers and not shift that cost to Californians who are
• I'm saying that if you're a plumber, if you're a construction worker, if you're a lineman, if you're
• Over 60% of Medi-Cal recipients in the state are workers.
• I'm a state worker for the California Department of Public Health, and I want to thank Mr.
• I am a California state worker here for SEIU 1000 and a California taxpayer.

Keywords: 987, senate, all