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• So it really helps, we think, with helping to feed our children a nutritious meal, of course, but also
• It also helps protect our roads and our waterways.
• We'll be able to go in with them, help design those wetlands, help them to implement those, and so that
• We'll be able to go in with them, help design those wetlands, help them to implement those, and so that
• Go to help and get some work.

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.

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• youth are for help with legal services. youth are for help with legal services.
• the government and I'm here to help. the government and I'm here to help.
• This legislation would help bison.
• <05:42:04.958> Custodial helping community banks. Custodial helping community banks.
• Both these bills help our effort.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• up in the reservations, that they need the help in Hibbing, Minnesota, they need the help in Rochester
• up in the reservations, that they need the help in Hibbing, Minnesota, they need the help in Rochester
• up in the reservations, that they need the help in Hibbing, Minnesota, they need the help in Rochester
• up in the reservations, that they need the help in Hibbing, Minnesota, they need the help in Rochester

Keywords: 1183, house

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• roles in in society this bill would help roles in in society this bill would help further<00:04:
• It has helped me a lot physically, and it has helped me with a place to stay, a place to eat.
• It has helped me a lot physically, and it has helped me with a place to stay, a place to eat.
• me a lot mentally it has know has helped me a lot mentally it has helped<00:10:16.279> me<00:
• me a lot physically and it has helped me a lot physically and it has helped<00:10:18.959> me<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's just about helping build those bridges.
• Proud can help support that.
• Help me kind of think that through.
• Touch to really help make those conversations more robust.
• How can I help you? What is your insurance?

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The meeting focused on maternal health and behavioral health services for pregnant and postpartum people in Connecticut. Dr. Fatmata Williams of DSS gave an update on the Husky maternity payment bundle, explaining that it was created in response to worsening maternal and neonatal outcomes and racial disparities. She said the bundle, launched in 2025, shifts payment away from fee-for-service toward prospective case rates, quality measures, and shared savings, while covering services such as doulas and maintaining access to behavioral health and other non-pregnancy-related care outside the bundle. She noted 26 maternity practices are participating, quarterly quality reports have been distributed, reconciliation is planned for 2026, and DSS is considering refinements such as adding newborns, revisiting shared losses, and possibly expanding to FQHCs after further stakeholder review. Shelly Nolan of DMHAS then described the state’s women’s services and recovery continuum, including pregnant and parenting treatment programs, women’s recovery support programs, community transition support with rent subsidies, the Proud program, REACH navigation, recovery houses, and outpatient services. She emphasized that many programs are under capacity and that DMHAS uses a no-wrong-door approach, real-time bed availability, technical assistance, and training to improve access. She also reviewed initiatives tied to substance-exposed pregnancies and safe sleep, secure storage, naloxone distribution, reproductive health integration, breastfeeding support, and upcoming conferences and trainings. She said the department works closely with DCF and community partners to reduce stigma and improve family-centered care. Beth Garrigan presented on the Access Mental Health and Substance Use for Moms program, a statewide consultation service for providers serving pregnant and postpartum individuals up to 12 months after delivery. She said the program offers real-time psychiatric consultation, referral support, and one-time face-to-face assessments, and has provided more than 4,300 consultations and resource/referral support to over 700 individuals since 2022. Members and legislators praised the service and discussed how it helps providers connect patients to care, follow up on referrals, and address barriers such as fit, stigma, and workflow. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with plans for the next meeting on June 8 and a request for Dr. Williams’ slides to be posted online.

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• > those<00:04:34.400> small um to help job creators help those small um to help job creators
• So if we can hire more staff, get more of a focus, I think that would really help us a lot.
• So if we can hire more staff, get more of a focus, I think that would really help us a lot.
• So if we can hire more staff, get more of a focus, I think that would really help us a lot.
• So if we can hire more staff, get more of a focus, I think that would really help us a lot.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The state of Minnesota has, it's kind of like our state bank, and it can provide a lot of needed help
• The RFA beginning farmer loan program helped us kind of fill the gap there.
• This program also helped me connect with a community bank, which at the time was the only one listed
• me purchase my own Farm it at the helped me purchase my own Farm it at the time<00:04:29.199> the
• us purchase 40 farmer program helped us purchase 40 acres<00:04:55.919> and<00:04:56.120>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They're there to help, and I know that there's water that can be brought out of that water basin to help
• And I understand that there has been a lot of help being even offered by Riverview, and they have helped
• some of the... ...lot of help being even offered by Riverview, and they have helped some of the families
• So is this to help folks who have gotten a lawsuit that was maybe not necessary to sort of help them
• So that will help those people regain a lot of that money.

Bills: HB2167, HB2168, HB2169, HB2171, HB2790, HB2905, HCM2005

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

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• IN ORDER TO HELP FIGHT AND WIN OUR NATIONS WARS.
• I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP WITH THAT.
• THEY REALLY HELP VETERANS IN THE PAST YEAR.
• APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN GETTING THE WORD OUT.
• PLUS IT HELPS US GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Um the A1 amendment is actually helpful.
• This has helped students agriculture.
• And if this helps, then this helps. job. And if this helps, then this helps.
• If this helps, then I want to help are. If this helps, then I want to help them. them. them.
• <00:47:58.840> It's just to help you do the job. It's just to help you do the job.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I hope that helped answer some of your questions.
• Systems helps as a connection point to support these young people, help them connect to support services
• , and help model that recovery is possible.
• And so, again, they help with stable housing.
• This is something that I want to help with.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The meeting opened with approval of the April minutes and brief administrative updates, including notice that House Bill 5447 had passed both chambers of the General Assembly. Speakers reflected on the bill’s key provisions, which include eating-disorder working groups, an evidence-based screening requirement for school-based health centers beginning July 1, 2027, and a DSS-led feasibility process to explore an inpatient psychiatric facility for young adults ages 14 to 21. New staff introductions were also made for the Behavioral Health Advocate’s office and the TCB team. A major portion of the meeting focused on marketing and outreach for urgent crisis centers (UCCs) and the broader youth crisis continuum. Daydream Communications presented research showing low public awareness of UCCs but strong interest once families learn about them, with parents wanting specialized, compassionate care, clear expectations, insurance clarity, and bilingual support. United Way described its parallel work on a statewide crisis continuum marketing toolkit, using the SAMHSA framework of “someone to talk to, someone to respond, and somewhere safe to go,” and outlined plans to distribute consistent messaging through websites, social media, flyers, and community venues. Members emphasized coordinating with existing platforms and ensuring the marketing reflects the actual experience at UCC sites. DCF then presented on adolescent substance use services, citing data showing high need and low treatment access among Connecticut youth. The department reviewed its ASAM-based continuum, SBIRT efforts in outpatient psychiatric clinics, medication-assisted treatment access, and statewide services such as MST, MST emerging adults, STRIDE, multidimensional family therapy, youth recovery supports, and the AIM matching tool. A new young people peer support program was highlighted, with referrals accepted from families, hospitals, community providers, DCF, youth diversion, and the judicial branch. Questions addressed parent consent, peer matching, and whether the AIM tool could be linked through 211. The meeting concluded with an update from the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board and its regional boards and grant-funded initiatives. Presenters reviewed the state suicide prevention plan, regional coalition work, postvention response, lethal means safety efforts, and the 988 capacity improvement grant that supports Connecticut’s centralized 988 contact center at United Way. They also shared youth suicide risk data from the Connecticut Youth Risk Behavior Survey, noting recent declines in reported suicidal ideation and attempts, and provided resources for training and materials. No formal votes were taken beyond the approval of the April minutes.

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• There are no lawyers available to do adoptions, to handle divorces, to help small businesses, to help
• with To help small businesses, to help with wills and trusts, et cetera.
• You know, they also actually help in the offices.
• have do in that time is they were able to maintain and help create systems that have helped inform the
• Our social worker helped him find out what state he was born in and helped him get identity documents

Summary: The work session began with a discussion of expanding opportunities in the legal profession, especially in response to shortages of lawyers in rural Washington and in public service roles. Washington State Bar Executive Director Tara Nevitt described a slowly growing but aging attorney population, noted that younger attorneys have declined, and outlined efforts such as supervised practice pathways to bar admission, reduced admission-by-motion experience requirements, expanded law clerk capacity, rural job fairs and grants, and a pilot program allowing innovative legal service delivery models. Members asked about bar passage score changes, loan repayment assistance, and the former Limited License Legal Technician program; Nevitt said the bar is monitoring other states and remains in dialogue with the court about paraprofessional licensing. Law school representatives from UW, Seattle University, and Gonzaga emphasized public service pipelines, financial barriers, and rural legal deserts, citing LRAPs, scholarships, stipends, clinics, and hybrid or regional programs designed to recruit and retain students in Washington. Seattle U highlighted its FlexJD and hybrid hub partnerships in underserved areas, while Gonzaga and UW reported substantial shares of graduates entering public service, though most still cluster in urban regions. The committee also heard from the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and the Office of Public Defense, both of which described severe recruitment and retention problems in rural counties, with vacancies, low applicant pools, and the need for higher salaries, housing help, internships, and loan support. The Office of Public Defense said its internship and fellowship program, created by SB 5780, has already placed interns in rural counties and produced some commitments to return after graduation. The Washington State Bar’s law clerk program was also presented as a pathway that helps people train locally and remain in their communities, including by supporting succession for aging solo practitioners. The committee then shifted to family law and guardianship issues. On Title 26 guardian ad litem practice, presenters from Northwest Justice Project and private family law practice said GALs can play an important role but that training, oversight, and consistency remain major concerns, especially in domestic violence cases. They described problems such as inadequate training, bias, inconsistent recommendations, high fees, and lack of accountability, and suggested stronger, standardized training, more use of mental health professionals for custody evaluations, and better oversight mechanisms. Members asked about county practices, including rotation systems for GAL appointments and whether King County’s family court assessors provide a useful model. The discussion then moved to minor guardianships under the Uniform Guardianship Act. A Superior Court judge said the 2021 changes increased the need for court visitors and appointed counsel, but courts are struggling to find qualified attorneys and visitors, especially in rural areas. A former commissioner said most of the bill under discussion was technical cleanup to align prior amendments, though it would add some fiscal burdens. Administrative Office of the Courts staff reported that the statewide reimbursement program for UGA implementation has repeatedly run out of money earlier each year, with minor guardianship costs making up most of the expense. The Office of Public Guardianship then described rapid growth in demand for adult guardianship and less restrictive alternatives, noting that referrals and caseloads have risen sharply, but that the office is constrained by a shortage of certified professional guardians and low compensation levels. Finally, the committee began an update on Blake implementation from the Office of Civil Legal Aid, which funds civil legal services related to the decision, before the transcript cut off.

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• She asks for help all the time from family and friends. We try to do everything we can to help her.
• Services have helped me tremendously.
• It would help the City of Surprise. It would help the West Valley.
• It would help the City of Surprise. It would help the West Valley.
• us be more efficient, helping us find fraud, helping us find, prevent fraud, ...efficient, helping us

Bills: SB1001, SB1035, SB1056, SB1065, SB1138, SB1161, SB1204, SB1207, SB1248, SB1274, SB1284, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1020

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons

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• there to help them.
• We need to talk... can help everybody.
• We need to help.
• Thank you for your help and your support, but I... you for your help and your support, but I also rise
• that clear water helps all of us.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It's helped us a lot; it's helped us gain a lot of recognition.
• But with your help, your continued help, especially.
• That we had help from Mr.
• We're looking at helping ourselves help ourselves, so we're creating local economies.
• their help with.

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• One, it helps to make sure every kid is getting access to those aftercare services, but it also helps
• It's about who is helping them to get it.
• a lot more help than my friend Secretary Hall here.
• I can't help but look around.
• I can't help to look around.

Summary: The Justice Budget Committee heard detailed presentations from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on staffing, services, and budget needs. DJJ Secretary Hall emphasized that the agency’s main public safety strategy is education, along with prevention and recidivism reduction. He described major staffing improvements after pay increases for probation, detention, residential care, and prevention workers, and outlined DJJ’s mental health, aftercare, and education continuum, including the Florida Scholars Academy and Florida Youth College. He said the new statewide education model is showing early gains in progress monitoring, high school graduation, and postsecondary enrollment, while also noting ongoing operational issues such as IT connectivity, rural staffing gaps, and the need for geographic pay adjustments for teachers. He also discussed detention center replacement plans in Hillsborough, Broward, and Palm Beach, and said DJJ would transition the Broward JAC to a security contractor after the sheriff’s office pulls sworn officers from the site. Members asked about campus performance differences, teacher pay, detention education quality, and concerns about the rollout and leadership of the Scholars Academy. Hall said some campuses face rural access and infrastructure problems, but the blended learning model provides continuity when internet or staffing issues arise. He defended the superintendent’s qualifications and said early problems with inappropriate online content were addressed. Representative Porras raised concerns about educational quality and the superintendent’s past disciplinary history, while Representative Barrera urged more mentorship and fatherhood-focused programming in juvenile facilities. DOC Secretary Dixon said the prison system is under pressure from rising inmate populations, staffing shortages, and overtime costs. He argued that the system needs funded posts for every functioning housing unit, noting that the department has added housing units without enough staff and now relies heavily on overtime, mobile officer deployments, and shift conversions to keep facilities operating safely. He highlighted that many officers are new, that outside-hospital transports have risen sharply, and that mental health units require additional staffing. DOC’s mental health chief described a large and growing treatment system with outpatient, inpatient, intensive outpatient, and court-ordered services, saying about a quarter of the prison population has a diagnosed mental illness. Community corrections staff described treatment programs, employment specialists, mobile probation and reentry units, and a new mental health first aid training initiative. Reentry staff reported expanded substance abuse, education, CTE, chaplaincy, and digital learning programs, including Edovo and a forthcoming Work Bay platform. No votes were taken.

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• There are ways to help people get over those thresholds.
• So how do we help people get beyond that threshold?
• you're helping yourself." ...and I firmly believe that.
• Sometimes I don't think we're helping people to help themselves, and that's where I guess that's where
• get back on their feet to help their children.

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• and charge veterans for helping with claims.
• And this puts guardrails up to help them.
• We're helping thousands of veterans across the world, and here in Arizona, we've helped over 3,000 veterans
• I think you're here to help the veterans. Mr.
• be asked for help.

Bills: SB1232, SB1421, SB1505, SB1511, SB1520, SB1803

Keywords: outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license

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• And I would not disagree that there is a place for us to be able to help where help is needed.
• We'll make sure what we give ends up helping the people we're trying to serve.
• For helping children, and we've really struggled without a county placement.
• And helps especially the children and the families that are chosen to help them.
• We've not been able to get them the help, treatment, and support.

Bills: HB4422, HB4117, HB4300, HB4298, HB2984, HB3344

Keywords: immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy

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• Help me personally.
• She's getting help.
• We wanted help for him and our family. There's little help, because...
• The VA does not help.
• They are supposed to help with it. They are supposed to help me sleep.

Bills: SB 3, HB28, SB3

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, hemp regulation, consumable products