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• So this looks almost exactly like the November forecast levy tracking.
• So this looks almost exactly like the November forecast levy tracking.
• Do you happen to track at all how much they generate in third-party billing?
• Do you happen to track at all how much they generate in third-party billing?
• So thank you, and thank you. track at all how much they generate in track at all how much they generate

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The current plan proposes a one-lane eastbound and westbound corridor with light rail tracks running
• Second, cost and priorities. light rail tracks running directly light rail tracks running directly alongside
• The two proposed stops are located in front of a liquor store and a smoke shop while the line passes
• The two proposed stops are located in front of a liquor store and a smoke shop while the line passes
• The two proposed stops are located in front of a liquor store and a smoke shop while the line passes

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on opposition to the proposed Blue Line light rail extension in the West Broadway/North Minneapolis corridor and support for alternatives, especially arterial bus rapid transit. Committee members and invited speakers argued that the rail project would cost about $3.2 billion to $3.5 billion to build, require roughly $57 million a year to operate and maintain, and could burden Hennepin County taxpayers if federal funding does not materialize. They promoted House File 3507, which would direct $30 million toward bus transit in the corridor, and House File 3441, which was described as highlighting the operating costs of light rail. Testimony from community leaders and residents emphasized concerns about displacement, business disruption, safety, and neighborhood impacts. Speakers said the project could require demolition of homes and businesses, reduce parking and traffic access on West Broadway, and harm a predominantly Black business district in North Minneapolis. Several compared the project to past rail impacts such as Rondo, and said bus rapid transit would be more flexible, less expensive, and better aligned with community needs. One speaker also raised concerns about the placement of stations and the effect on residents who rely on transit for work, shopping, and access to services. Representative Kristin Robbins and others framed the issue as a budget priority, saying Hennepin County should focus on transit options that cost less and on funding for HCMC, which they said faces a serious deficit. In response to questions, the bill supporters said the effort was bipartisan, that federal funding for the rail project was uncertain, and that the legislature should move money toward bus service now rather than wait for a future federal agreement. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the excerpt, but the members indicated they would continue making the case for the bills and follow up with the community.

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• He was on track for 120 days, different municipality. That's really. Track for 120 days.
• It could be, you know, we'd like a water line to go to this other location.
• It's a small piece of property, but it's in a good location, and I thought I'll be okay.
• It's already... ...licensed as I rezoned it as commercial, so it has very restricted use in the location
• I grew up in a town that had a race track on a square mile of land.

Bills: SB1254, SB1431, SB1478, SB1566, SB1787

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial commission, safety regulations, employee protection, penalties, compliance, municipal planning, homeowners associations, design regulations, property rights, building permits, single-family homes, liquor, alcohol, spirituous liquor, liquor license, liquor licensing, Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, restaurant to-go cocktails, mixed cocktails

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• the Texas A&M University System to construct, acquire. improve, extend, and equip utility systems located
• These new degree programs will support industry. area as well as those looking to locate in the region
• No sir, I don't typically keep track of other institutions. I understand.
• It's hard to track them over a period of time.
• The committee's substitute amends section 61. 802B to include universities located in rural areas in

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So, they know the location is in Hawaii. They know what the salary is.
• You guys are trying to find a location. I remember last thing. And ADC has provided a location.
• So, we keep less track of that.
• The the we we keep less track of that.
• Depends where they're located. to park. Depends where they're located.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <02:40:26.800> nearby inspiration Hawaii Museum located nearby inspiration Hawaii Museum located
• Fleet and our only compactor is located Fleet and our only compactor is located here<03:42:26.600
• <03:47:01.760> record Promise we have a proven track record Promise we have a proven track
• for<04:08:50.840> youth location a dedicated location for youth location a dedicated location
• <04:08:57.319> we're trainings with this location we're trainings with this location we're

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• AND WHAT WOULD A PRISON LOOK LIKE IF IT MOTIVATED MOST OF THE POPULATION TO WANT TO BE IN A LOCATION
• THINGS WE CAN DO IN EVERY LOCATION BECAUSE OF RESOURCES THAT WE COULD DO IT ON A SMALLER SCALE.
• DIFFERENT APPROACH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THE VIOLENCE WITH NEW INMATES SO WE ONLY HAVE FIVE LOCATIONS
• BUT JUST HEARING THEIR STORIES SO THAT WE KNOW HOW TO BEST LOCATE POLICY.
• AND WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND I'M THANKFUL FOR EVERYBODY HERE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So those who um are tracking that.
• But uh for these locations of the state.
• > and<01:27:34.080> monitoring primarily for tracking and monitoring primarily for tracking
• I just sometimes I lose track because I'm... That's fine. Um, okay.
• We also now have the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's rural track program.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• <00:22:52.559> in We are the crisis center located in We are the crisis center located in
• The tracking system also gives survivors more control over their kit by being able to track its location
• Um, so we have up-to-date tracking.
• this little you know their kit tracking this little you know their kit tracking piece<00:32:13.679
• her trackers in her vehicle, tracking her trackers in her vehicle, tracking her phone, phone, phone

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted. Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor. Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• So this physically located in the state.
• <00:09:29.519> in Server on servers physically located in Server on servers physically located
• really digest everything and and track really digest everything and and track it<01:05:23.359>
• I don't know exactly what doesn't track from the last it.
• <01:25:53.760> which communication that we can locate which communication that we can locate

Bills: HB0070, HB0043, HB0103, HB0157, HB0092, SF0092

Keywords: foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits

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• The Tracks to Auschwitz were laid much earlier.
• The question is, will we drive the train off its tracks before it reaches Auschwitz?
• you what you face when tracking threats to the community through the deep dark web?
• Is this something that you're tracking?
• And all, are we tracking? Yes.

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• Vehicles that are exempt from titling are not tracked nationally.
• I got wrapped up in my own committee and lost track of time.
• So, I know that you lost track of time.
• I there after we opened a new location.
• Um, so that there's can track them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• non-forested area in those locations. non-forested area in those locations.
• We could track it across...
• Through case management, we track cases because it's fully integrated.
• Um obviously we track through intake um Um obviously we track through intake um until<00:58:13.839>
• I >> It's it's every year, same locations.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met with a quorum, approved the August meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Jerry Brosky of the Kentucky Mesonet and Kentucky Climate Center. He described the Mesonet’s statewide weather network, now with 84 stations in 78 counties, real-time data used by the National Weather Service, mobile apps, and more than a billion observations. He said recent legislative funding has allowed upgrades such as soil temperature and moisture sensors, cameras at every site, and improved communications and power systems, and has enabled expansion into new counties. He also highlighted products used for flooding, drought, and heat safety, including a wet bulb globe temperature tool being developed with the Department of Public Health. In response to questions, he said counties interested in a station should contact his center, that a station typically costs about $50,000, and that the program is already considering a second Pike County site. The committee then heard from Ryan Drain of Blue Skies and Chris McGee of the American Red Cross on long-term disaster recovery and a software platform called Darcy, short for Disaster Aware and Ready Communities Initiative. McGee explained the Red Cross’s long-term recovery work, including support for recovery groups, direct financial assistance, grantmaking, and coordination with local and federal partners. He emphasized that disasters are occurring more frequently and with repeated impacts, and shared examples from Kentucky and other states showing the need for organized recovery and storm shelter support. Drain said Darcy was developed after the 2021 Mayfield-Graves tornado recovery to replace fragmented spreadsheets and PDFs with a centralized, survivor-led system for preparedness, response, and recovery, designed to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and shorten recovery time. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes.

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• <00:47:48.319> ahead<00:47:48.560> of that Women Venture is tracking ahead of that
• opening this summer and is located opening this summer and is located across<01:24:22.960> the
• Now I'm excited to be moving into a union job, staying on track, and getting into HVAC.
• union job, staying on track, and getting into<01:28:47.199> HVAC.
• And so, I think it's a great location. I also thank all of you for trying to be brief.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fte staff was was requested to begin tracking fte enrollments by Fte type starting with fiscal year 18
• We've had a discussion about how data with scholarships are being reported, how it's being in tracked
• How does that or how do the continuous emergence of a better system for tracking students with scholarships
• issues that remain with a recalibrating students and how to designate where certain students are located

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• INSTALLATION OR USE OF TRACKING DEVICES OR APPLICATIONS BY SENATOR TOM LEEK.
• IT MAKES INSTALLING PLACE OR USING A TRACKING DEVICE OR APPLICATION ANOTHER PERSON'S PROPERTY WITHOUT
• THERE IS NOT INCREASE PENALTY FOR LAWFUL USE OF TRACKING DEVICE OR APPLICATION IF A PERSON DOES SO WITH
• THE BILL SEEKS TO PROTECT THE PERSONAL IDENTIFYING AND LOCATION INFORMATION OF CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• My vice chair will keep track of public testimony, calling people up depending on how many people we
• attempt to balance what is a very real perspective in a window where we would be able to develop a track
• Leach, I don't know that it's been tied to, like, where they've tracked individual to individual... graduation
• actual is that history mr. chair mr. leach I don't know that it's been tied to like where they've tracked
• Leach, I don't know that it's been tied to, like, where they've tracked individual to individual, but

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, state budget, biennial budget, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, budget bill, spending authority, state spending, agency funding, public funds, executive budget, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation funding, legislative appropriations, budget resolution, state finance, government operations

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• Their parents drive them to and from the location, perhaps carpool.
• Now, whether PED has an account code to track whether this is going to...
• Now, whether PED has an account code to track whether this is going to a CTE-type expenditure, I think
• Madam Chair, Representative Hernandez, the tribal technical assistance centers are located at higher
• Madam Chair, Representative Hernandez, the tribal technical assistance centers are located at higher

Keywords: 996, all

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• We have a website that also offers opportunities for families to locate child care and be able to sort
• I guess what I would say is there's a couple of different tracks here.
• licensed for over 200 children, and in early 2019, I had 25 staff and over 90 students at a single location
• licensed for over 200 children, and in early 2019 I had 25 staff and over 90 students at a single location
• You know, we Child care providers have to take on the burden of tracking eligibility for public schools

Summary: The California State Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs held its first hearing to examine the state of child care access, affordability, and provider compensation. Chair Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and other members described child care as essential infrastructure for working families and the economy, noting that costs are unaffordable for many households and that providers are underpaid. Early testimony came from a San Francisco parent, Quinn Chung, who described the difficulty of finding safe care and the financial and career sacrifices caused by lack of child care, and from Tuolumne County provider Anita Viscini, who detailed her monthly costs, low margins, and the need to work weekends and teach CPR classes to make ends meet. Assemblymembers also emphasized the crisis in rural communities and the need for a long-term strategy. The first policy panel featured Jennifer Troia of the California Department of Social Services, Laura Pryor of the California Budget and Policy Center, and Alexa Frankenberg of Child Care Providers United. Troia said the state has nearly doubled child care funding in five years, expanded subsidy slots, and reached a new tentative three-year agreement with providers that includes cost-of-living adjustments, stabilization payments, and continued work on an alternative rate methodology and single rate structure. Pryor argued that despite funding gains, child care remains too expensive, only a fraction of eligible children receive subsidies, and provider wages remain far below comparable jobs, worsening racial and gender inequities. Frankenberg said the tentative agreement is progress but not enough, calling for a true cost-of-care system, fair wages, paid time off, better support for emergency and nontraditional care, and stronger integration of family child care into the mixed-delivery system. Members asked about why the crisis persists, how the alternative methodology will work, how family fees and sliding-scale help are being used, and why middle-income families still struggle. The panel said the problem reflects long-term underinvestment, a broken market, and a system that still leaves many families without access. The committee also heard an economic panel from Ashley Hoffman of the California Chamber of Commerce and Sarah Bone of the Public Policy Institute of California. Hoffman described employer child care benefits and public-private partnership models in other states, including shared-cost programs and local chamber efforts. Bone said child care costs reduce family financial security and labor force participation, especially for mothers of young children, and estimated that if mothers of young children worked at the same rate as mothers of older children, more than 80,000 additional women could be in the workforce each year. In the final panel, parent and provider advocates, including Jennifer Greppie and Black Californians United for Early Care and Education co-founder Keisha Doyle, argued for fully funding child care, ending waiting lists, protecting culturally affirming care, and addressing racial inequities and private equity’s role in the sector.

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• She said, look, in my district, there is no location to sequester carbon.
• SB 830 will help keep these projects on track so East Bay residents can access the care that they need
• SB 830 will help keep these projects on track so the East Bay residents can access care that they need
• Second, tracking and reporting requirements in the bill will make sure batteries are not getting lost
• And this bill starts with reporting on the country of origin so we can track how much plastic is coming

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, adopted the consent calendar for SB 423 and SB 581, and then heard a series of bills, most of which were presented as streamlining or safety measures tied to transportation, climate, public lands, health care, and higher education. SB 71 by Senator Wiener would extend and expand a CEQA exemption for sustainable transportation projects, adding modes such as microtransit, paratransit, shuttles, and ferries, while also accepting committee amendments that narrowed a Tier 4 diesel rail provision, restored existing right-of-way language with utility protections, and set a new sunset date. Support came from transit agencies, local governments, and advocacy groups; some members raised concerns about the diesel rail language and possible interactions with housing-related legislation, but the bill advanced on a due pass vote as amended. The committee then heard SB 614 by Senator Stern on carbon dioxide pipeline safety. The bill would direct the State Fire Marshal to adopt safety standards for intrastate CO2 pipelines, building from federal draft rules and adding state discretion and possible enhanced protections such as planning zones and more detailed exposure modeling. Supporters argued California needs to fill a federal regulatory gap to advance carbon capture and climate goals, while environmental justice and conservation groups opposed unless amended, citing risks from CO2 leaks and asking for stronger siting restrictions and more specificity. The bill passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, with members noting the need for continued work on the safety provisions. Senator Arreguín also presented SB 304, which would temporarily lift public trust use restrictions on specific land at Jack London Square to allow the Port of Oakland more leasing flexibility under conditions and annual reporting. The measure was described as a limited, time-bound effort to address high vacancy and revitalize the waterfront, and it drew support from Oakland city and county representatives with no opposition in the room. The committee then approved SB 304 on a due pass vote. Arreguín’s SB 830 followed, creating CEQA streamlining for Sutter Health’s new Emeryville hospital campus and designating the City of Emeryville as lead agency; supporters said it would preserve East Bay hospital access before seismic deadlines, and the bill passed with broad support and no opposition. Finally, Senator Caballero presented SB 486, a higher education planning bill intended to align UC and CSU enrollment growth with regional sustainable communities plans and to remove the need to analyze a no-project alternative in certain long-range development plans. Supporters said the bill would better integrate university enrollment forecasting into regional planning, while opponents warned that eliminating the no-project analysis could weaken accountability for housing and infrastructure impacts around campuses. Committee members expressed mixed views and asked for further clarification, but the bill was moved out on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. The transcript then shifted to SB 629, a fire response and rebuilding bill, with the author describing amendments to apply fire safety requirements in wildfire-burned areas, update fire mapping, and require annual defensible space inspections, though the discussion was cut off before any final action was shown.