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• So I think part of the question for me was, you know, is there, you know, if your PIT count is, you know
• , 25, You know, if your PIT count is, you know, 25 or under, do you really need to go through all of
• I visited two of their sites because the first one actually got burned down.

Committee: Senate Housing

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Burns. Burns, here. Senator Coleman. Coleman, here. Senator Daniels. Daniels, here.
• Senator Burns from 'no' to 'aye.' Senator Kirt from 'no' to 'aye.'
• Senator Jett, Senator Wingard, Senator Burns, Senator Deavers, Senator Sacchieri.
• Senator Hamilton, Senator Burns, Senator Senator Mann, Senator Peterson, Senator Wingard, Senator Deavers
• remember, every time you're saying yes to special interests, to state agencies, or the lobbyists who are pitting

Bills: HB3257 , HB3176 , HB3544 , HB3619 , HB3546 , HB1782 , HB2293 , HB4358 , HB3081 , HB3983 , HB3790 , HJR1023 , HB4139 , HB3297 , HB3041 , HB3673 , HB4105 , HB3338 , HB3048 , SR33 , SCR21 , SCR20 , HB4030 , HB4031 , HB4032 , HB4034 , HB4036 , HB4037 , HB4038 , HB4040 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4043 , HB4045 , HB4046 , HB4047 , HB4048 , HB4044 , HB4050 , HB4051 , HB4052 , HB4053 , HB4054 , HB4056 , HB4057 , HB4071 , HB4065 , HB4067 , HB4072 , HB2992 , HB4338 , HB4170

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information

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• To provide services because they burn out, it's stressful. So it's understandable.
• And what it does is pit one provider against the other. So we all function in silos.
• So we were talking about burn severity.
• with the United States Forest Service because it was almost exclusively Forest Service land that was burned
• You know, burn scar areas.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• They take care of medical research, cancer, mental health, and burn pit exposure.
• ><c> the</c> yam it burn pit exposure remember the yam it burn pit exposure remember the federal<02:12
• </c> you're always going to have burning you're always going to have burning forests<02:41:15.720><c>
• They burn pretty darn clean.
• Street was burned to the ground<03:15:59.399><c> totally</c><03:16:00.399><c> burned</c><03:16:00.800

Bills: HJR20

Keywords: energy conservation, gas-fired water heaters, Department of Energy, regulatory disapproval, energy standards

Transcript Highlights:

• You and Isaac need to stay up late and burn the midnight oil, maybe that pink tie to figure this out.
• We've even used the River Stewardship Program in burn scar areas to kind of get communities like Grotto
• if we don't, and they're working with the Army Corps of Engineers so that, you know, you create a burn
• We have investments there that want to turn the woody biomass that's from the burn scar into alternative
• We have investments there that want to turn the woody biomass that's from the burn scar into alternative

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

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• toxic diversity, equity, and inclusion political dogma that at best was a distraction and at worst pitted
• Washington for hours because the necessary metro lines go through the Pentagon, and that was still burning

Committee: Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee

Keywords: national security, intelligence community, Aaron Lucas, Joe Kent, John Eisenberg, China threat, terrorism, collaboration, oversight, intelligence capabilities

Summary: The committee meeting centered around significant discussions regarding national security and intelligence community leadership. Notably, nominees Aaron Lucas for Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Joe Kent for Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and John Eisenberg for Assistant Attorney General for National Security were introduced. Concerns were raised about the current state of U.S. intelligence capabilities, particularly in relation to threats posed by foreign adversaries such as China and ongoing risks from terrorism. The dialogue emphasized the necessity for robust oversight and the importance of collaboration within the intelligence community, as well as with international allies, to ensure effective security measures are in place.

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• We don't want to pit different goals around the state against each other. But as Commissioner...
• That GHG Impact Assessment director potentially Chris Burns, Mr. Behrens.

Summary: The committee took up House File 748, a bill revising Minnesota’s transportation greenhouse gas and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) impact assessment requirements for trunk highway projects. The chair first moved and adopted the A2 author’s amendment and then the A3 amendment, which was described as adding implementation time and project exemptions when federal dollars are available. The bill author explained that the measure responds to concerns from stakeholders that the current law can force costly mitigation, delay or stop safety and capacity projects, and create uncertainty because key implementation details are still being developed by a technical advisory committee. Testimony was split. County and city engineers, county commissioners, the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities generally supported the bill, arguing that the current requirements can add 20% to 40% or more to project costs, are difficult to administer, and could jeopardize critical safety improvements, congestion relief, and federal funding. They cited examples such as Scott County and Trunk Highway 65, and said VMT mitigation is especially hard to quantify and fund. Opponents, including Move Minnesota and Sierra Club, argued that safety and climate goals are not in conflict, that reducing driving can save lives and reduce pollution, and that the bill would weaken an important tool for cutting transportation emissions. Members also asked about how GHG and VMT are measured, whether the required assessment was ready, and who would be responsible for mitigation assets and costs. After discussion, the committee held a roll call vote. The bill, as amended, passed 8-7 and was moved to the General Register.

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• And if you've never seen one of these electric vehicles burn, it is an... ...awesome in a good way, not
• gasoline health of my ability to burn gasoline health of my none<05:39:27.840><c> electric</c><05:39
• Under a PIT program, a customer's utility bill cannot exceed an affordable percentage of the customer's
• Customers are qualified for a PIT program for two years after being accepted.
• more synthetic materials than they did decades ago, producing highly carcinogenic smoke when they burn

Transcript Highlights:

• March 17, 2024, he was taking a walk in a city park in Quincy, Illinois, and was attacked by three pit
• And a pit bull approached me. And I wasn't sure I was going to get back to my vehicle.
• I mean, and there's a lot of good pit bulls probably, too. It depends on how they're cared for.
• Yeah, I just don't understand exactly how we define, you know, three pit bulls that are getting loose
• I have to think for a minute, but I've been bit by a pit bull that was aggressive, and there was a guy

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Summary: The Special Committee on Rural Issues held a public hearing on House Bill 1714, sponsored by Rep. Greg Sharp, and did not vote on the bill. Sharp said the measure would modernize Missouri’s animal neglect laws by defining neglect more clearly, adding abandonment, creating tiered penalties, and allowing reimbursement for costs tied to caring for neglected animals. He emphasized that the bill was aimed at accountability and public safety, not responsible owners or livestock, though members raised questions about accidental escapes, repeat offenses, and whether the bill could sweep in ordinary pet mishaps. Sharp and later witnesses said the intent was to address chronic neglect and dangerous situations, while also giving law enforcement clearer authority. A major portion of the hearing focused on testimony from Susan and Virtual Welker, whose son was severely injured in a March 2024 pit bull attack in Quincy, Illinois. They described the attack, the police response, the son’s hospitalization and recovery, and the owners’ repeated history of letting the dogs run loose. Committee members expressed sympathy and asked about insurance, Illinois law, and whether the dogs were euthanized; the Welkers said the dogs were eventually put down and that the owners had no insurance. Rep. Christensen also noted that existing Missouri definitions of adequate care and control already address some of the bill’s language. Several witnesses supported the bill but urged changes. A lobbyist for sporting dogs and representatives of Missouri Federation of Animal Owners said hunting and hounds should be exempted or clearly protected, and that the bill should not interfere with field trials, training, or lawful hunting practices. Lewis County Sheriff David Parrish testified that current statutes leave gaps, citing the difficulty of using animal trespass, the “dangerous dog” law’s two-bite requirement, and the lack of penalties when dogs repeatedly run at large, attack livestock, or injure people. He said the bill would help law enforcement intervene sooner. Another supporter from the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation backed the bill but opposed removing property damage language or creating breed-based immunity, while one witness recommended making the second offense a misdemeanor rather than a felony. The hearing ended after testimony with no action taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• to the owners, operators, and lessees with an interest or control of an oil and gas well, facility, pit
• If all coal plants used CCS to mitigate their emissions, it would be as if they were burning 39% of the
• Mostly you're talking about flue gas from… Burning of hydrocarbons, or you're talking about direct air
• You're not burning anything there, but you are separating the CO2, and urea is fertilizer.
• Utility companies—I've talked to one in Arizona—will pay $1,000 a ton to offset burning gas for their

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, you know, if you've got a dog that's a pit bull or something, and you can pretty well tell around
• There were two Rottweilers, a Great Dane, and a pit bull. The pit bull actually watched.
• The folks that I deal with are the felons out there that keep having pit bulls.
• The folks that I deal with are the felons out there that keep having pit bulls.
• Apollo, a large gray aggressive pit bull, lives there too.

Committees: House Judiciary , House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Burns, Burns here. Senator Coleman, Coleman here. Senator Daniels, Daniels here.

Bills: SB1323 , SB1863 , SB1932 , SB1950 , SB1956 , SB1970 , SB1599 , SB1312 , SB1776 , SB1858 , SB1985 , SB1302 , SB1809 , SB1401 , SB2053 , SB1503 , SB1553 , SB1427 , SB1642 , SB1421 , SB1837 , SB1566 , SB1567 , SB1794 , SB1484 , SB1557 , SB1564 , SB1591 , SB1395 , SB1456 , SB1562 , SB1613 , SB1983 , SB1550 , SB2065 , SB2152 , SB2159 , SB2172 , SB2110 , SB2111 , SB2114

Keywords: memorial designation, highway, Sheriff Marty Grisham, transportation, Oklahoma Statutes, memorial highway, road designation, John Skelley, motor carrier, administrative hearing, legal representation, corporate liability, aviation, aircraft, surveillance, regulations, fees, Oklahoma statutes, memorial, highway designation

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• Uh Wilmet only towns have those pits.
• </c> does not have a lot of excavation pits does not have a lot of excavation pits going<01:13:37.600
• I also want to cost of the gravel pits.
• So uh Lebanon does have gravel. the gravel pit operators also aren't ex the gravel pit operators also
• The town is pretty much zoned as a gravel pit, the whole thing, every pits all over. >> I want to ask

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• working on further technology, research, and equipment to reduce the number of fields dependent on burning
• I'm sure many of you are familiar with the arson attack and burning of the only Catholic church in Caldwell
• Back 25 years ago, there was a rash of church burnings around the country.
• It's strictly a study to see what to do with these abandoned gravel pits.
• It's strictly a study to see what to do with these abandoned gravel pits. Okay.

Bills: HR320 , HR321 , SCR55 , SCR69 , SCR75 , SCR77 , SCR78 , SCR79 , SB259 , SB295 , SB312 , SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , HR73 , HR118 , HR144 , HR196 , HR237 , HR249 , HR260 , HR267 , HR272 , HR278 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR114 , HR245 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , SCR30 , SCR40 , HB62 , HB193 , HB210 , HB220 , HB246 , HB364 , HB420 , HB475 , HB584 , HB622 , HB772 , HB784 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1092 , HB1134 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB119 , HB129 , HB233 , HB283 , HB538 , HB789 , HB850 , HB870 , HB1236 , HB1241 , HB54 , HB137 , HB321 , HB368 , HB386 , HB414 , HB431 , HB552 , HB555 , HB578 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB638 , HB670 , HB692 , HB707 , HB708 , HB715 , HB718 , HB732 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB796 , HB807 , HB822 , HB848 , HB856 , HB887 , HB888 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1082 , HB1243 , HB1246 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , HB1259 , SB80 , SB131 , SB143 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB367 , SB384 , SB388 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB468 , SB469 , SB496 , SB4 , SB52 , SB57 , SB83 , SB145 , SB152 , SB194 , SB276 , SB319 , SB333 , SB448 , SB450 , SB465 , SB484 , SB501 , SB509 , SB149 , HR168 , HB463 , HB998 , SB123 , SB353 , SB479 , SB495 , SB82 , SB97 , SB283 , SB326 , SB518 , SB197 , SB268 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB89 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB441 , SB449 , SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

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• written well before the 2022 Federal PACT Act expanded VA health and benefits for veterans exposed to burn
• pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances by creating new presumptions for certain illnesses.
• of that, and members of Operation Iraqi Freedom, whose spouses... sat next to...slept next to toxic burn
• pits and died as a result.

Bills: HJR98 , HJR8 , HJR133 , HB23 , HB33 , HB144 , HB 109 , HB 103 , HB148 , HB3809 , HB1686 , HB2217 , HB2156 , HB220 , HB2421 , HB2363 , HB3773 , HB421 , HB2584 , HB2615 , HB2455 , HB3711 , HB2559 , HB3747 , HB2775 , HB2886 , HB3126 , HB3666 , HB3595 , HB3260 , HB3506 , HB1638 , HB3376 , HB3826 , HB3628 , HB1349 , HB3770 , HB1831 , HB1762 , HB2614 , HB3113 , HB267 , HB322 , HB431 , HB869 , HB 1203 , HB 1201 , HB 1244 , HB1875 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2290 , HB2341 , HB2436 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , HB2954 , HCR56 , HCR102 , HB 107 , HB1587 , HB3684 , HB658 , HJR99 , HB1399 , HJR5 , HJR2 , HJR6 , HJR31 , HB1971 , SJR3 , HB1775 , HJR72 , HB502 , HB3109 , HJR98 , HJR8 , HJR133 , HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB23 , HB33 , HB144 , HB 109 , HB 103 , HB148 , HB3809 , HB1686 , HB2217 , HB2156 , HB220 , HB2421 , HB2363 , HB3773 , HB421 , HB2584 , HB2615 , HB2455 , HB3711 , HB2559 , HB3747 , HB2775 , HB2886 , HB3126 , HB3666 , HB3595 , HB3260 , HB3506 , HB1638 , HB3376 , HB3826 , HB3628 , HB1349 , HB3770 , HB1831 , HB1762 , HB2614 , HB3113 , HB267 , HB322 , HB431 , HB869 , HB 1203 , HB 1201 , HB 1244 , HB1875 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2290 , HB2341 , HB2436 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , HB2954 , HCR56 , HCR102

Keywords: Article V, federal government, fiscal restraints, constitutional amendment, term limits, nuclear energy, electric generation, funding, Texas nuclear development fund, advanced reactors, HJR 133, Texas constitutional amendment, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, homestead exemption, surviving spouse, veteran, veterans benefits, service-connected death, presumed service-connected condition

Transcript Highlights:

• PIT growth is still positive, but at a lower growth rate compared to before.
• It was expected that PIT would contract by more than 7%, but it only contracted by about, what was it
• Just to recap, this forecast reduces PIT as a result of H.R. 1.
• The total estimated PIT loss comes out to $1.5 million.
• We now have the single 5.9% PIT rate.

Committee: House Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• You can see kind of top center left is the open pit.
• There remain four existing open pits from Pegasus.
• There remain four existing open pits from Pegasus.
• The ore that's taken straight out of the pit will go to a leach pad.
• The stuff that's kind of a darker, medium brown are the actual pits.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• along with the Trump program of punishing states and weakening investments in the public sector and pitting
• We can't burn it up in a trash can of tax cuts for big corporations.
• We can't burn it up in a trash can of tax cuts for big corporations.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3) on Massachusetts tax law and state revenues. Administration officials, led by Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz, said OB3 would otherwise reduce FY26 revenue by about $442 million and argued for a phased-in conformity approach that would preserve the current-year budget while still adopting selected federal business tax provisions over time. The proposal would phase in the research and experimental expenditure deduction first, delay other major corporate provisions for two years, extend the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, add a one-year delay mechanism for future federal tax changes over $20 million, limit opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, and make smaller technical changes to DFML contributions and casino reporting thresholds. Committee members questioned the rationale for phasing in rather than fully decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill did not pass, and the treatment of opportunity zones, the surtax, and future federal tax changes. Public testimony was split. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and several labor and public-sector groups urged the committee to permanently decouple from the federal corporate tax changes rather than delay them, arguing that the bill would still send state revenue to corporate tax breaks, often for investments outside Massachusetts, and that the state should protect funding for schools, health care, human services, and other public services. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s timing and the research-and-development provisions, citing filing deadlines and the importance of certainty for businesses and startups. Business and tax experts also testified that rushed conformity can create revenue losses and that the governor’s review-and-delay framework was a prudent improvement, though some said decoupling should be the default if the Legislature does not act. Unite Here Local 26 testified against sections 3 and 4, which would raise the slot-machine jackpot reporting threshold from $1,200 to $2,000, arguing the current threshold helps with problem-gambling intervention, preserves slot attendant jobs, and generates revenue. Several union leaders, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts Building Trades, the AFL-CIO, and 1199 SEIU, urged permanent decoupling, warning that OB3’s federal tax cuts and related spending reductions would worsen budget pressures, harm public services, and shift costs onto workers, patients, and schools. No votes were taken at the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• As long as legislators regard technology as an uncontrollable externality, a pit into which money must
• be shoveled and burned until the vendor says, "Alright, that'll do," then important programs will fail
• . which money must be shoveled and burned until the vendor says, "Alright, that'll do."

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• And then, you know, we have a situation in my district: we have a burning landfill, the only fire in
• The Chiquita Canyon landfill is going to be burning for 10 years at least, and it's making neighbors
• LA accounts for about 20% of our PIT.

Committee: House Budget