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• provided an exemption such as chemicals generally<00:08:54.560> chemicals<00:08:54.959> fuels
• <00:08:55.240> and generally chemicals fuels and generally chemicals fuels and electricity
• longer and even building new fossil fuel infrastructure.
• longer and even building new fossil fuel infrastructure.
• longer and even building new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We loaded a trailer load of food for the Capital Region food bank here recently, 20-some pallets in a

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture first moved through a series of animal welfare bills, reporting all of them to the floor. The measures included bills on sentencing for aggravated cruelty to animals, additional aggravated cruelty provisions, penalties for animal abandonment, requiring owners or lessors of vacated properties to inspect for abandoned animals, and restricting surgical depopulation procedures on dogs and pets. Members generally expressed support, and each bill advanced by motion and voice vote with no noted opposition or recusals; one additional bill was held by the sponsor. The committee then heard from Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball, who gave an update on state and federal agriculture issues. He discussed the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, federal farm bill negotiations, specialty crops, labor and H-2A reform, dairy margin coverage concerns, possible cuts to EQIP, organic certification funding, trade and USMCA review, tariffs and input costs, and disaster concerns affecting Long Island seafood producers. He also highlighted state programs such as Nourish New York, Dairy Modernization, farm-to-school efforts, and workforce development initiatives. Members asked questions about raw milk sales, H-2A labor, solar siting on farmland, farm-to-school expansion, tariff impacts, and support for farmers facing federal cuts and rising costs. Ball said raw milk sales remain limited to licensed on-farm sales with inspections and warnings, supported reform of H-2A and broader labor policy, urged protecting prime and actively farmed land from solar development, and emphasized the need to preserve food access programs like Nourish New York and farmers market nutrition benefits. The meeting ended after the commissioner’s testimony and member discussion, with no further formal action beyond the earlier bill reports.

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• We talked about the front-loading work that happened before this bill was introduced.
• So I think the front-loading has been done, and so the intent is not to be punitive, but to be able to

Bills: SB190, HB247, HB8

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds

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• Well, 95% eliminate 95% of the fossil fuels by 2050 in all of these facilities.
• Doing that in a manner that also could lose possible fuel interest from that component to the entire
• looking at a couple billion dollars' worth of need if we are going to completely eliminate fossil fuels
• design in Bridgewater, which will be implemented over a number of years to ultimately eliminate fossil fuels

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met on October 17 with members attending in person and virtually. The commission approved the September 15 minutes and then heard a detailed presentation from DCAM Commissioner Adam Bakey on the correctional facilities portfolio, including the age and condition of DOC and sheriff facilities, deferred maintenance, ADA compliance, decarbonization mandates, and how capital funding is allocated. Bakey said the correctional portfolio includes 36 facilities, with average ages over 50 years, and described how older, rapidly built facilities from the tough-on-crime era now face significant maintenance and replacement needs. He also explained the distinction between catch-up deferred maintenance and ongoing keep-up needs, and noted that construction costs and code thresholds have made projects more expensive. Commissioners and sheriffs asked about ADA requirements, aging and overcrowded facilities, hazardous materials, parts availability for obsolete systems, plumbing and health risks, and whether a newer, more modern correctional facility should be considered. Bakey said many projects trigger broader code upgrades, that some dormant facilities remain in the portfolio, and that health-care and correctional construction are among the most expensive building types. He outlined current funding, including annual deferred maintenance allocations for DOC and formula-based five-year commitments for sheriffs, plus a new competitive capital program for larger sheriff projects. He also explained the Designer Selection Board and “house doctor” process used to procure architects and engineers. The commission then shifted to planning its next steps, focusing on public input. Members agreed the next meeting should likely be a public hearing or include public testimony, with possible input from people with lived experience and consideration of facility tours, especially of women’s facilities such as Framingham. Members emphasized the need to define the commission’s scope clearly so testimony stays focused on structural and consolidation issues rather than all correctional policy topics. The meeting ended with plans for the co-chairs to coordinate the public process and a motion to adjourn, which passed without opposition.

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• It includes $14.25 million for greater Minnesota workforce housing, which will fuel housing development
• 48.880> will Minnesota workforce housing, which will Minnesota workforce housing, which will fuel
• c> housing<00:02:49.840> development<00:02:50.520> in<00:02:50.680> rural fuel
• housing development in rural fuel housing development in rural communities<00:02:51.640> that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• individual taxpayer single producer claim could disproportionately benefit a limited number of producers or fuel
• individual taxpayer single producer claim could disproportionately benefit a limited number of producers or fuel
• individual taxpayer single producer claim could disproportionately benefit a limited number of producers or fuel
• individual taxpayer single producer claim could disproportionately benefit a limited number of producers or fuel

Bills: HR11, HB1872, HB2171, HB2161, HB2416, HB2518, HB2617, HB2159, HB2606, HB2362, HB2385, HB2476, HB1923, HB2444, HB1608, HB1967, HB1968, HB2502, HB1782, HB2357, HB2445, HB1870, HB1838, HB2137, HB2208, HB2458, HB1972, HB2007, HB2160, HB2343, HB2315, HB2505, HB1857, HB469, HB1452, HB814, HB1621, HB1880, HB1831, HB1572, HB2119, HB2139, HB2459, HB2194, HB2561, HB2017, HB1931, HB1700, HB1719, HB1726, HB1737, HB1742, HB2049, HB2383, HB2116, HB2446, HB2249, HB2255, HB2320, HB2360, HB2581, HB2443, HB1531, HB2622, HB9, HB2290, HB2291, HB2235, HB2263, HB2498, HB1579, HB1728, HB1900

Keywords: 808 Elite, youth football, American Youth Football National Championships, AYF, Hawaii football, youth athletics, sports recognition, commendation, House resolution, student-athletes, sportsmanship, teamwork, state pride, Hawaii youth sports, national championship, early learning, apprenticeship, child care, education funding, workforce development

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• The stress of the input costs today that farmers endure: the high price of fertilizer and seed, fuel,
• :15:41.199> fertilizer<00:15:41.839> and<00:15:42.160> seed,<00:15:43.120> fuel
• , price of fertilizer and seed, fuel, price of fertilizer and seed, fuel, labor,<00:15:44.079>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up the conference committee report on House File 2446, the agriculture budget bill for the Department of Agriculture. Representative Anderson explained that the conference agreement kept the core House and Senate priorities while accepting some Senate policy provisions and fee increases, including grain license fees and food handling fees. He said the overall target was reduced, but major programs were preserved, including funding for the Board of Animal Health, egg emergency and inspection programs, elk and wolf compensation, milk processing capacity, farm safety and innovation, a new bioefficiency program to reduce fertilizer use in limited areas, and increased meat inspection funding. Representative Hansen and several other members urged adoption, describing the bill as a bipartisan “hybrid” that reflects changing agriculture and includes both traditional farm support and newer priorities. Supporters highlighted food assistance and worker protections, including funding to offset federal cuts to local food purchasing and milk distribution programs, farm-to-school and early care programs, avian flu testing, urban agriculture, and a study to expand Olmsted County’s soil health and nitrate reduction work. Some members noted concerns about fees, while others emphasized support for all types of agriculture, cottage food bakers, and the role of farm workers. After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report and advanced the bill. Following further discussion, the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a roll call vote of 130 ayes and 4 nays, and its title was agreed to.

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• And so what this would do is say if our concern is we want to make sure that campaigns are fueled by
• that um concern is we want to make sure that um campaigns<00:20:31.000> are<00:20:31.120> fueled
• <00:20:31.679> small<00:20:32.000> donors<00:20:32.559> in campaigns are fueled
• by small donors in campaigns are fueled by small donors in our<00:20:33.360> communities<00:20

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a new part to require that the PUC establish standards for each electric utility to replace fossil fuel
• for each electric utility to replace for each electric utility to replace fossil<00:15:03.959> fuel
• <00:15:04.320> Resources<00:15:05.320> with<00:15:05.480> firm fossil fuel Resources
• with firm fossil fuel Resources with firm renewable<00:15:07.000> sources<00:15:07.480> in

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Judiciary committee met in decision-making mode and took up a long list of measures, mostly recommending passage with or without amendments. Early actions included S.B. 414, which was amended to blank the appropriation, draw funds from the major disaster fund, and change the effective date to 2050, and S.B. 223, which would require fire breaks in hazardous fire areas and create or expand wildland fire prevention and protection programs with blank appropriations for FY 2026 and 2027. The committee also advanced S.B. 1009 on state reserve parking space enforcement, S.B. 1149 on reported hate crime definitions and reporting, S.B. 402 on mooring-line requirements for certain vessels, S.B. 1441 on the Oahu regional health care system transfer, S.B. 1442 on child and adolescent mental health responsibilities, S.B. 1478 on harbor evacuation orders, and S.B. 493 on written notice for emotional support animal sales or verifications. Members generally raised little opposition, and most measures were adopted without reservations. Some bills drew brief discussion or committee-report notes, including S.B. 1149, which referenced a Hawaii Civil Rights Commission report encouraging policy-level hate crime data reporting, and S.B. 1442, which was amended with a far-future effective date and a committee-report note about whether mental health services should be expressly subject to funding. S.B. 1441 was substantially revised to require a memorandum of agreement between the Oahu Regional Health Care System and the Department of Health by November 30, 2025, with patient care to begin by December 31, 2025, and a report to the legislature before the 2026 session. The committee also considered several finance and energy-related measures. S.B. 897 on the wildfire liability trust fund prompted questions about whether costs would be passed to consumers; the response was that the proposal contemplated cost sharing and that some amounts were still blank. S.B. 1395 and S.B. 1396 were amended to remove special-fund structures, direct revenues into the general fund, and require the governor to include equivalent amounts in the executive budget for climate-related projects. S.B. 501 was amended to expand step-in agreement provisions for future PPAs and establish a fund outside the State Treasury, and S.B. 1589 was amended so private donations to the stadium authority would go into the NID special fund for stadium infrastructure and sod, with members discussing accountability and the source of stadium-related consultant spending. The committee adopted the recommendations on all measures considered, with some members noting reservations on a few bills, and one item, S.B. 1418, was deferred.

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• materials, and really the most expensive thing is the vehicle maintenance, its operating costs, and its fuel
• materials, and really the most expensive thing is the vehicle maintenance, its operating costs, and its fuel
• taking a freight train and filling it with millions and millions of pounds worth of grain or oil or fuel
• grain<01:36:54.639> or<01:36:55.000> oil<01:36:55.440> or<01:36:55.719> fuel
• <01:36:56.280> or worth of of grain or oil or fuel or worth of of grain or oil or fuel or

Bills: HF1167, HF1242

Keywords: Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance

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• 16.240> just<00:37:16.400> getting<00:37:16.599> beat<00:37:16.880> up load
• um basically just getting beat up load um basically just getting beat up and<00:37:17.119> we
• Our reason for doing this is to take away the cognitive load of, am I in Special Ed 409 or 609?
• orientation taking those cognitive loads orientation taking those cognitive loads away<00:59:53.680
• <01:16:14.719> for do they just cause case loads for do they just cause case loads for everybody

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Canton and Sharon and Mansfield and Attleboro and South Attleboro, it's quite literally the engine that fuels
• It's quite literally the engine that fuels economic activity for many, certainly throughout my district
• Canton and Sharon and Mansfield and Attleboro and South Adelboro, it's quite literally the engine that fuels
• economic activity from It's quite literally the engine that fuels economic activity for many.
• to continue, every single time we have an opportunity with public money, we're going to continue fueling

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up Senate House No. 4010, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill funded largely by surplus Fair Share revenues. The Ways and Means chair described the bill as a $1.28 billion package, with major investments in education and transportation, including special education circuit breaker aid, higher education deferred maintenance, career technical education capital grants, school construction relief, high-dosage tutoring, English language learning grants, MBTA reserve replenishment and safety training, commuter rail maintenance, Chapter 90 local road aid, regional transit authority support, ferry and micro-transit funding, and a small World Cup transportation appropriation. Members from both parties generally praised the bill’s one-time, regionally balanced approach while emphasizing fiscal discipline and the limited, surplus-based funding source. The minority leader and others questioned the fund balances and the use of the education and transportation innovation and capital fund, the Student Opportunity Act trust fund, and the transitional escrow account; the chair said the bill would zero out the innovation and capital fund, leave about $430 million in the SOA trust, and about $200 million in the escrow account. Several members highlighted specific priorities. Senator Cronin and Senator Feeney strongly supported the $100 million career technical education investment, arguing it would expand vocational opportunities in comprehensive high schools and help meet workforce needs. Senator Feeney also emphasized MBTA funding, special education, local road repairs, English language learning tied to workforce needs, and World Cup preparations in Foxborough. Senator Comerford praised the bill’s regional equity, higher education maintenance funding, special education support, and transportation investments, while also noting the need for broader future work on Chapter 70 and school finance. Senator Tarr supported the bill but repeatedly stressed that the spending was a unique one-time opportunity and that the Commonwealth should preserve fiscal reserves and continue to address school funding inequities and MBTA finances more broadly. The chamber then considered numerous amendments. Amendment 1 on tariff pricing transparency was withdrawn after brief remarks, and Amendment 14, proposing a DESE study on educational outcomes for young men and boys, was rejected. Amendment 182, funding Worcester Regional Transit Authority capital expenses, was adopted. Amendment 228, adding $500,000 for Free Period to expand access to menstrual products in schools, was adopted. Amendment 257, funding Springfield Public Schools communication and safety systems, was also adopted. Other amendments, including Tarr amendments on supplemental district aid, MBTA reporting, and the Foundation Budget Review Commission, were rejected. Amendment 308 concerning MBTA Communities and Milton was withdrawn, after which Senator Driscoll began a presentation arguing Milton was being misclassified under the MBTA Communities Act and should be treated fairly under the law.

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• We needed to get fuel out if there was no power.
• Our fuel has gone bad; the proper word escapes me right now, but you know it has sediment.
• This does not take into account the issue of lack of space to locate these massive generators and fuel
• equipment that applies to every assisted living and every nursing facility with mandatory days of on-site fuel
• By establishing an equipment mandate, the bill specifies fuel and has a complicated waiver process for

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• you're not managing the range of issues that come up, comments like that really, I think, become almost fuel
• you're not managing the range of issues that come up, comments like that really, I think, become almost fuel
• 00:29:05.240> think<00:29:06.519> become<00:29:07.720> almost<00:29:08.720> fuel
• that really I think become almost fuel that really I think become almost fuel of<00:29:09.440>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 435, a bill framed by supporters as protecting biological women and keeping Minnesota Correctional Facility Shakopee as a women-only facility. Much of the discussion centered on how the Department of Corrections determines placement, whether and how it verifies sex or gender identity, and what the bill would require in practice. Commissioner Snell said Shakopee is the state’s women’s correctional facility, that DOC uses medical and records-based review rather than genital inspections, and that any transfer decisions involve a broader, nine-factor process that includes individual safety and gender-responsive care. He also said there are three transgender women placed at Shakopee. Opponents argued the bill targets a very small and vulnerable population and would increase risk to transgender people, who they said are already disproportionately subject to assault and harassment in custody. Representative Feist said the issue was not a major concern raised by women at Shakopee and that other facility problems were more pressing. Representative Pinto and Representative Curran challenged the bill’s premise and the author’s framing, while Representative Hudson pressed the commissioner on whether safety concerns alone could justify a transfer to Shakopee from a male facility; Snell said other management tools would be used instead. Testimony from Alicia Beckman, a former DOC employee, supported the bill and said women at Shakopee had not been adequately informed or consulted and that their safety had not been taken into account. The exchange became highly contentious, with repeated disputes over whether the bill was about safety or anti-trans ideology. Supporters said the measure was common sense and necessary to protect women and staff at Shakopee, while opponents said it was unconstitutional and harmful. No final vote or other committee action was shown in the excerpt, though members discussed whether the bill had the votes to pass and the chair indicated support for moving it forward.

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• Um, which is a oil for lowcarbon fuels.
• economy or sustainable aviation fuel economy or sustainable aviation fuel economy<00:48:41.680><
• Also, the global staff and renewable fuels market is very relevant for the future of winter camelina.
• My question is for uh Colin uh safe or staff uh sustainable aviation fuel.
• Uh, what is the price difference between that and conventional jet fuel?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So for instance, data centers as an example or someone doing sustainable aviation fuel.
• So for instance, data centers as an example or someone doing sustainable aviation fuel.
• So for instance, data centers as an example or someone doing sustainable aviation fuel.
• So for instance, data centers as an example or someone doing sustainable aviation fuel.
• So for instance, data centers as an example or someone doing sustainable aviation fuel.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the first one actually is Article 1, Sustainable Aviation and Fuel Policy.
• So the first one actually is Article 1, Sustainable Aviation and Fuel Policy.
• So the first one actually is Article 1, Sustainable Aviation and Fuel Policy.
• touches on the sustainable aviation fuel touches on the sustainable aviation fuel credit<01:03:01.079
• Because sustainable aviation fuel made with wood has one of the lowest carbon intensities out there,

Keywords: 1183, house

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• President, the taxes that are exempted here would be motor fuel, petroleum business fuel use, and state
• >> On each gallon of fuel? >> Through you, Mr.
• sure that I get the Senator the specific rates for the specific types of fuel.
• >> ON EACH GALLON OF FUEL? >> >> THROUGH YOU, MR.
• SURE THAT I GET THE SENATOR THE SPECIFIC RATES FOR THE SPECIFIC TYPES OF FUEL.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions. The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading. The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.

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• More fuel-efficient cars and a certain amount of the gas tax is, of course, paid by out-of-staters.
• nature of our vehicles and fuel nature of our vehicles and fuel efficiency.<00:28:02.320> Um,
• For 18 years, it's been politically expedient to kick the can down the road on increasing fuel tolls
• tolls or taxes, on increasing fuel tolls or taxes, whatever<01:01:29.440> you<01:01:29.680>
• <01:02:41.280> taxes wish it was about tolls and fuel taxes wish it was about tolls and fuel

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're facing volatile energy prices still because we're exporting record amounts of fossil fuel, and
• because fossil fuels are global commodities vulnerable to international price shocks.
• The fossil fuel industry will do whatever it takes to make the most money, even if that is exporting
• Communities living near this record-breaking production are bearing the brunt of fossil fuel pollution
• The United States spends $757 billion propping up the fossil fuel industry every single year.

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