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• rationale for the recommendations that they're making to the growers, and that we have a way to document
• 20:52.720> to The Growers and that we have a way to The Growers and that we have a way to document
• that and what that does is then document that and what that does is then would<00:20:54.919> open
• The township well testing program has documented that a significant number of wells in this region have
• has documented that a significant<00:25:56.760> number<00:25:57.000> of<00:25:57.120><

Bills: HF363, HF2155, HF1524, HF821, HF1677, HF1292

Keywords: HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota

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• Vex, passive investor foreign country.
• <00:45:46.040> Y, paragraph in a written document. Y, paragraph in a written document.
• So, we are wanting to make sure that the loan program is conforming with how documents will be provided
• and everything that we documentation and everything that we could<02:05:02.480> forgive<02:05
• All those things are well documented. >> Okay, thank you for taking my question. >> Thank you, Senator

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and heard an invocation and pledge. The early portion of the meeting focused on recognizing recipients of the 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards. The Senate adopted resolutions honoring Greg Harkins for excellence in traditional craft, Jesse Robinson for lifetime achievement in blues music, Heather Christian for excellence in music composition, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for excellence in performing arts, and Dorothy “Dottie” Armstrong for excellence in art education. The executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission briefly thanked the senators and invited them to the evening awards ceremony. The chamber also received several announcements and introductions, including recognition of the Mississippi Society of Radiologic Technologists’ Capitol Day and visiting students from several radiologic science programs. There was also mention of an out-of-order resolution commemorating the 155th anniversary of Alcorn State University, though no action on it was detailed in the excerpt. On the calendar, the Senate took up Senate Bill 2915, which concerns alcoholic beverages, native wine retail permits, and festival permits. The bill was explained as a measure to support Mississippi’s native wineries by allowing free-standing tasting rooms in different parts of the state while maintaining tax collection; a committee substitute and a friendly amendment were adopted, and the bill passed by use of the morning roll call. The Senate then began consideration of Senate Bill 2828, the Money Transmission Modernization Act, which would impose transaction fees, create a Law Enforcement 287G Program Fund, provide an income tax credit for fees paid, and revise licensing and control definitions. After objections to the usual motion, the bill was read at length, but the excerpt ends before final action on that measure.

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• Bonner, and we're helping med foreign medical school graduate licensing modifications with Rep.
• Bonner and we're helping<00:01:20.320> med<00:01:20.640> foreign<00:01:20.960> medical
• <00:01:21.360> school helping med foreign medical school helping med foreign medical school
• We need to have accessibility to the taxes that are being paid by those who are documented and undocumented
• We need to have accessibility to the taxes that are being paid by those who are documented and undocumented

Keywords: 1183, house

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• January 1, 2026, and following tax years to amend the income tax brackets and rates for domestic and foreign

Summary: The Arkansas House convened in an extraordinary session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members granted several leaves of absence and recognized visiting state troopers and the nurse of the day. The clerk then read the governor’s proclamation calling the special session, which cited the state’s strong finances and outlined the session’s purposes: reducing individual income tax rates to a top rate of 3.7% and corporate tax rates to a top rate of 4.1%, along with authorizing payment of legislative expenses and per diem for the special session. The House adopted motions to suspend House Rules 41A and 41B, which normally require bills to be on the desk for 24 hours before final passage and limit how soon filed bills can be placed on committee agendas, as well as Rule 60A on committee meeting notice requirements, for the duration of the special session. House Bill 1001, a revenue and tax bill, was then read a second time. The House also directed the clerk to notify the Senate and governor that it was ready for business. Before adjourning, the House set a meeting of the Revenue and Tax Committee for 5:15 p.m. that day. A motion to adjourn until 9:30 the next morning was adopted without objection.

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• . ...1, 2026, and following tax years to amend the income tax brackets and rates for domestic and foreign

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The Arkansas House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, and granted several leaves of absence. The chamber recognized visiting state troopers and the nurse of the day before receiving the governor’s proclamation calling the General Assembly into extraordinary session. The governor’s call stated the special session was convened to consider tax relief measures, including changes to individual income tax brackets and rates with a top rate of 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and changes to corporate income tax brackets and rates with a top rate of 4.1% effective January 1, 2027. The call also included payment of legislative expenses and per diem for the special session. The Speaker reminded members that only items germane to the call could be considered. The House then adopted motions to suspend House Rules 41A, 41B, and 60 for the duration of the special session, allowing expedited bill handling and committee notice. House Bill 1001, titled Revenue and Tax, was read a second time. The House notified the Senate and governor that it was in session and ready for business, then adjourned until 9:30 the next morning. An announcement noted the Revenue and Tax committee would meet later that day at 5:15 p.m. in Big Mac B.

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• Chairman, what I would love to do on the Foreign Affairs Committee is to at least hold a hearing.
• Chairman, what I would love to do on the Foreign Affairs Committee is to at least hold a hearing.
• Chairman, what I would love to do on the Foreign Affairs Committee is to at least hold a hearing.
• Chairman, what I would love to do on the Foreign Affairs Committee is to at least hold a hearing.
• Chairman, what I would love to do on the Foreign Affairs Committee is to at least hold a hearing.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

Bills: HR209, SB3131, SB2494, SB2447, SB2727, SB2145, SB2143, HR22, HCR22, HR97, HCR105, HR138, HCR146, HCR16, HCR35, HCR40, HR3, HCR4, HR161, HCR171, HR109, HCR117, HR33, HCR33, HR141, HCR149, HR190, HCR200, HR193, HCR203, HR194, HCR204, HR196, HCR206, HR197, HCR207, HR191, HCR201, HR12, HCR10, HR148, HCR157, HR184, HCR194, HR195, HCR205, HR192, HCR202, HR173, HCR183, HR179, HCR189, HR181, HCR191, HR21, HCR21, HR23, HCR24, HR60, HCR66, HR113, HCR121, HR145, HCR153, HR74, HCR82, HR77, HCR85, HR90, HCR98, HR27, HCR36, HR165, HCR175, HR187, HCR197, HR5, HCR6, SB2054

Keywords: entertainment, comedy, youth wellness, cultural identity, Hawaiian culture, mental health, public service, job title, administrative assistant, executive assistant, state personnel, civil service, modernization, employment standards, bribery, corruption, statute of limitations, public servant, criminal justice, campaign finance

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• 4, Section B of the TRA stipulates that wherever the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign

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• Pills are ordered and often arrive unlabeled, with no instructions or even in foreign languages.
• Yeah, I think that it's going to be all document-based.
• It does not tell agencies how to implement these rules or what to do when documents don't align.
• Even heights vary over time within societies, as documented in the World Economic Forum.
• male or female, their medical records are recorded as male or female, and gender markers on Texas documents

Bills: HB229, HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510

Keywords: HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district

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• I mean, we're not doing ourselves any favors by relying upon foreign entities to provide us with materials
• I mean, we're not doing ourselves any favors by relying upon foreign entities to provide us with materials
• I mean, we're not doing ourselves any favors by relying upon foreign entities to provide us with materials
• ><00:27:14.240> relying<00:27:14.720> upon<00:27:15.600> um<00:27:15.840> foreign
• any favors by relying upon um foreign any favors by relying upon um foreign entities<00:27:16.559

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The gentleman from Florida and the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr.
• swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign
• It would protect against foreign threats by ensuring adversaries cannot exploit weak U.S. oversight.
• IT WOULD PROTECT AGAINST FOREIGN THREATS BY ENSURING ADVERSARIES CANNOT EXPLOIT WEAK U.S.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And I believe some of the documentation you have in front of you outlines a provision in some exceptions
• 32:24.880> about<01:32:25.199> other<01:32:25.520> potential<01:32:26.000> foreign
• on and on about other potential foreign on and on about other potential foreign animal<01:32:26.719
• But I think those are both valid questions to be answered as part of this document.
• Thank you. be answered as part of this document. I be answered as part of this document.

Keywords: 916, all

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• narrow this down from any person that wording might narrow it down just to someone who has those documents
• <03:45:48.880> in someone who has those documents in someone who has those documents in clothing
• When I got into the legislature, I was assigned to the Foreign Relations and Veterans Affairs... about
• 48.520> the was assigned to the um to the was assigned to the um to the um<05:38:50.920> foreign
• relations<05:38:51.878> and<05:38:52.240> Veterans<05:38:52.680> Affair Um, Foreign

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Budgets are moral documents, and this one being put up by House Republicans is morally bankrupt.
• > and<00:30:01.039> this<00:30:01.200> one Budgets are moral documents and this
• one Budgets are moral documents and this one being<00:30:01.679> put<00:30:01.840> up<00
• sector that already faces stiff foreign sector that already faces stiff foreign competition<02:25
• They are a magnet for foreign direct investment. They help us with countering terrorism.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Their platform is to ensure economic equity through pay equity for women, a foreign is to ensure economic

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recorded attendance and approved the prior day’s journal without objection. Several members used points of personal privilege to introduce guests in the gallery, including visitors from Arizona Business and Professional Women for National Women’s History Month, advocates associated with Audubon Day and Western Rivers Day, and a guest shadowing Senator Leach who is running for LD17 Senate and is a retired Air Force bomb disposal specialist. The introductions highlighted advocacy themes around women’s economic equality, pay equity, affordable health care, and equal rights, as well as water policy and outdoor recreation. Speakers noted the importance of surface water for rivers, recreation, tourism, and birding, and one member cited water-based outdoor recreation as contributing $11.7 billion to Arizona’s economy and supporting more than 72,000 jobs annually. The chamber then handled routine business: messages from the House were entered into the journal, several Senate bills were transmitted to the governor, and second-reading bills were listed, including measures on local government investment pools, housing and zoning, workers’ compensation notice, the Arizona-Sonora Trade Commission, and a sexual abuse prevention pilot program. Committee and caucus announcements were made for the following day, and the Senate adjourned without objection until Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

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• Remove various corneal foreign bodies, administer anesthetic, and remove a chalazion is a logical extension

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• The UK is a leader in the number of foreign direct investment projects in Texas, and we are the number

Bills: SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR45, SR47, SR63, SR66, SR70, SR85, SCR14, SB10, SB11, SB10, SB11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• The UK is a leader in the number of foreign direct investment projects in Texas, and we are the number

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• in my own mind, I don't remember when they did this or why they did this, but the requirement for foreign
• language the requirement uh for foreign language for<00:26:30.960> K<00:26:31.120> through
• But it's there because the research shows that's the best time to teach a foreign language, and, with
• <00:29:35.760> language<00:29:36.400> piece,<00:29:36.880> and for the foreign
• language piece, and for the foreign language piece, and then<00:29:39.040> it<00:29:39.120>

Keywords: 916, all

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• Indicators reported in 2022 that 35% of home care workers are foreign-born, and many of them are being
• 25% of home care workers are foreign-born, and many of them are at risk of deportation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing focused largely on senior long-term care issues, family caregiving, post-acute care access, and direct care workforce pay. Testimony strongly supported bills to raise the personal needs allowance for nursing home and rest home residents (including H. 1411, S. 482, and related bills), with speakers from Mass Senior Action, Dignity Alliance, nursing home residents, providers, and former state officials arguing that the current $72.80 monthly allowance has been unchanged since 2008 and is inadequate for basic items like clothing, toiletries, haircuts, and transportation. Witnesses also backed bills to increase MassHealth asset and income limits for seniors and to stop counting life insurance as cash, describing the current rules as outdated and harmful to low-income elders. The committee also heard testimony on bills allowing family members, including spouses and guardians, to be paid caregivers (H. 1394/S. 886), with supporters saying this would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce reliance on costly institutional care. Another set of bills (H. 1412/S. 903) drew support from a physician who said clearer MassHealth communication and improved post-acute care determination processes would help reduce delays and backlogs for patients awaiting skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or other post-acute placement. Several speakers emphasized that better home- and community-based care can prevent hospital readmissions and support independence. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 877, which would establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage of $25 per hour, indexed to inflation, for certain home care and human services workers. Union representatives and direct care workers from SEIU Local 509, 1199 SEIU, and the AFL-CIO described severe staffing shortages, burnout, low wages, and high turnover across home care, mental health, disability services, and crisis response. They argued that higher pay is necessary to recruit and retain workers and to stabilize services for vulnerable residents. Committee members asked about costs, comparisons with other states, and whether non-wage incentives could help, but witnesses repeatedly said wages were the central issue. The hearing concluded after all registered testimony was heard, with the committee noting it would continue accepting written testimony and then adjourning.