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• Best Buy could feel the strain, leading Best Buy could feel the strain, leading to<00:26:23.120>
• Raising expenses leads to squeeze.
• We can lead the nation and say this is not right.
• We can lead the nation and Minnesota.
• Minnesota can lead the way on values for this country.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ><00:04:11.640> to<00:04:11.840> discriminatory<00:04:12.760> treatment could lead
• to discriminatory treatment could lead to discriminatory treatment an<00:04:13.920> employes<
• interviewers<00:04:51.280> making<00:04:51.639> biased<00:04:52.120> and lead
• I think that's how we lead as a legislature, and I think that's how we lead in Minnesota.
• I think that's how we lead as a legislature, and I think that's how we lead in Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• has put Minnesota in a position to lead in the development of the SAF industry on a global basis.
• has put Minnesota in a position to lead in the development of the SAF industry on a global basis.
• has put Minnesota in a position to lead in the development of the SAF industry on a global basis.
• Davidman said, I lead the Minnesota SAF Hub. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.
• Davidman said, I lead the Minnesota SAF Hub. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.

Bills: HF1126, HF967, HF1066, HF1669, HF926

Keywords: property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco

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• Every quantity, every item is described in a way that leads to a specification that's includes how the
• to a spec a in a way that leads to a spec a specification<00:35:18.119> that's<00:35:19.119><
• Um, and so I guess I would envision Joe's position as being sort of the, you know, the lead, the point
• the point person but then um as the lead the point person but then um as we<01:03:15.520> need
• to um developing the contracts um leads to um developing the contracts um is<01:20:08.480> very

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For the past 20 years, the legislature has worked hard to make New Hampshire a leading jurisdiction for
• hard to make New Hampshire a leading hard to make New Hampshire a leading jurisdiction<00:33:35.399
• veteran-owned companies owner of leading veteran-owned companies owner of leading<01:19:01.639> owned
• <01:21:54.600> law<01:21:54.760> firms federal partners and leading law firms federal
• partners and leading law firms to<01:21:55.840> continue<01:21:56.280> improving<01:21

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The chamber represents over 6,300 businesses of all types and sizes across the entire state, and we lead
• The chamber represents over 6,300 businesses of all types and sizes across the entire state, and we lead
• The members of the Minnesota Business Partnership, many of whom lead some of our state's most iconic
• The members of the Minnesota Business Partnership, many of whom lead some of our state's most iconic
• to do a shift change or things like that, not showing up at all or giving notification, which can lead

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee’s first official meeting was framed as an informational session, with the chair saying no legislation would be acted on and that testimony would focus on what is working and not working for businesses and workers in Minnesota. The stated topics included earned sick and safe time, paid family and medical leave, labor shortages, and broader business climate concerns. The chair also noted the absence of DFL members and invited questions to be held until the end so testifiers could present fully. Lauren Shodor of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce argued that Minnesota’s business climate has worsened because of high taxes, rising costs, regulation, and new workplace mandates. She cited chamber survey and research findings saying more businesses are considering leaving the state, that Minnesota companies are investing more in other states than vice versa, and that the state lags national growth rates. She said employers are especially concerned about earned sick and safe time and the upcoming paid family and medical leave program, which the chamber believes add compliance burdens and costs, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Matt Hilgart of the Association of Minnesota Counties said the new leave laws affect county budgets and operations because labor is the main county cost and services are often state-mandated. He said the programs were imposed outside the collective bargaining process and can duplicate existing county benefits, increase costs, and create staffing and service challenges. He asked for changes including clearer premium-sharing language, exclusion of elected officials and short-term election workers from paid leave requirements, better exemption and private-plan rules, coordination requirements for intermittent leave, and more clarity for essential employees during weather emergencies. Owen Worth of the League of Minnesota Cities said cities are facing similar implementation problems, with overlapping leave policies and concerns about stacking state and federal leave rules, and he indicated the league would support changes to reduce administrative and budget pressures on cities.

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• So their work will be more in the leading to potentially ideas for changes or enhancements or repeal.
• I'm a lead budget analyst with the Legislative Budget Office.
• <00:40:54.280> budget name is carlosa I'm a lead budget name is carlosa I'm a lead budget
• <00:54:01.119> the sales and use tax Provisions lead the sales and use tax Provisions lead
• to additional complexity for leading to additional complexity for both<01:19:44.280> um<01:19

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We will now move on to the lead witnesses and support. And there's no one else.
• We'll now move to lead witnesses. Thank you, Senator, for your presentations.
• We'll now move to lead witnesses in support. I don't have one in the room. Okay. Any in support?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• According to an analysis by Texas A&M, withdrawing from the agreement would lead to a $4.53 billion reduction
• The disruption of this supply chain would not only lead to significant job losses but also inflate consumer
• The reduction in tomato imports will lead to decreased state and local revenues. ...county revenues,

Bills: HCR108, HCR127

Keywords: Tomato Suspension Agreement, trade, Mexico, Texas economy, agriculture, import tariffs, job preservation, Taiwan, U.S. relations, economic cooperation, sister-state, 1184, house, all

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• and undergo unnecessary suffering that can be traumatic to them in many ways, and that could also lead
• But I also know when we give more access, it is always, it always leads to more access, more utilization
• also think that Texas should establish an upper limit on how long a referral agency can hold on to a lead

Bills: SB 227, SB 269, SB 407, SB 463, SB 527, SB 547, SB 1283, SB 1380, SB 1383, SB 1511, SB 1640, SB 1784, SB 2069

Keywords: school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, healthcare policy, vaccines, exemptions, religious beliefs, public health, workplace violence, healthcare facilities, definition expansion, safety regulations, health and safety code, health insurance, anesthesia, pediatric dental services, coverage, medical necessity

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• It's my honor to lead today's prayer. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
• Assemblymember Sanchez will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• And she was already showcasing tremendous leadership and tenacity, leading young people with Mayor Karen

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We pray especially for those who are in high positions, so we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, worthy
• May the light of your presence lead us to truth, justice, liberty, and freedom.
• Assemblymember Dixon will lead us in the pledge.

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• Kentucky leads the nation in cancer.
• We should be leading the way in consumer protection, not leading the way in corporate immunity.
• We Kentucky leads the nation in cancer.
• should be leading the way in consumer protection,<00:59:58.480> not<00:59:58.640> leading<
• Um, so that leads to me never will.

Keywords: 958, all

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• they work directly with their lead they work directly with their lead agency.<00:35:53.920> Uh
• Um, as walkthrough with the lead agency.
• legislature to consider how the lead legislature to consider how the lead agency<00:36:04.160>
• <00:36:43.839> to this authority could lead to this authority could lead to inconsistent<00
• The lead agency was in Hennepin County.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Carson, would you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance? >> Thank you, Mr. President.
• <01:16:03.199> to respondent to be heard leading to respondent to be heard leading to immediate
• False petitions lead to perjury charges, but respondents sue for malicious prosecutions.
• False petitions lead to accused reports.
• The leading cause of death amongst No.

Keywords: 981, all

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• And I thank the chair for leading on this. I yield back.
• And I thank the chair for leading on this. I yield back. The gentleman from Texas reserves.
• kind to one another and leading kind to one another and leading serviceoriented<01:38:04.560>
• As a lawmaker in Congress leading day.
• Country, leading nearly three million courageous Americans in our armed forces.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• lease lead the task force. Thank you. lease lead the task force. Thank you.
• <00:13:25.200> us the AGs to the judiciary uh to lead us the AGs to the judiciary uh to lead
• > health um uh that could lead to a public health um uh that could lead to a public health threat
• I'm one of the lead prosecutors on cases involving child abuse and child torture.
• I'm one of the lead prosecutors on cases involving child abuse and child torture.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing, landlord-tenant, and condominium-related measures. Senate Bill 62, relating to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, would allow HPHA-owned parcels and related areas such as parking lots to be closed to the public with posted signage; HPHA strongly supported the bill, saying it would help reduce loitering, drinking, and other problems, and no further testimony was offered. Senate Bill 822, relating to the landlord tenant code, would create a three-year working group in the Department of the Attorney General to study and improve the residential landlord-tenant code. The Judiciary supported the measure but said the scope should be narrowed; the Attorney General opposed leading the group and suggested another agency should do so; Hawaii Realtors and the Hawaii Worker Center supported the concept and suggested moving the chairmanship to the Judiciary and including Legal Aid participation. The Judiciary said it could chair the group if the bill were narrowed to matters within the court’s purview. Senate Bill 38, relating to housing, would limit counties from imposing stricter conditions, AMI requirements, or fee-waiver reductions on certain affordable housing proposals if those changes would increase project costs. HHFDC supported the bill, saying county changes after state approval create uncertainty for developers, while the Hawaii State Association of Counties opposed it as an intrusion on local authority and a restriction on county safety and infrastructure conditions. Members asked about whether existing county review periods were sufficient, and the county association said the main concern was the bill’s language limiting counties from making cost-increasing conditions. Senate Bill 146, relating to condominiums, would revise alternative dispute resolution procedures for condo disputes, including evaluative mediation and binding arbitration. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission said it took no position overall but supported a $150 mediation fee and asked for a similar arbitration fee; Community Associations Institute supported the bill with suggested amendments; however, most testimony was strongly opposed by condominium owners and advocates, who said the bill had been changed to the detriment of owners and would increase costs and reduce protections. The committee noted 44 testimonies on the bill, with 2 in support, 37 in opposition, and 2 with comments. Senate Bill 253, relating to condominium reserves, would require a detailed budget summary to stand on its own, remove a good-faith defense for certain noncompliant budgets, and clarify standing and the association’s burden regarding substantial compliance. Hawaii Realtors and Community Associations Institute supported the measure as improving transparency and giving owners and buyers a clearer picture of association finances. Greg Msakian also supported it, arguing it would help owners and describing problems he experienced with budget committee exclusion and budget noncompliance in his own association. The discussion ended while testimony on the bill was still underway, with additional witnesses expected.

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• to, and if they take this other door, what that leads to as well.
• to, and if they take this other door, what that leads to as well.
• to, and if they take this other door, what that leads to as well.
• to, and if they take this other door, what that leads to as well.
• door, what that leads to as well.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services. Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations. The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.

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• And for me, I have my staff person, lead person of finance, Susana Wilson.
• Clement, my Chief of Staff, will continue to be the lead on budget for us.
• There will be other members that will be coming in and out, but he kind of leads the ship and has some
• Vince Liebowitz, who served with me last legislative session, will be the chief lead, but just like many
• This leads to an important conversation about how we retain talent and ensure continuity in our legal

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Our cost per individual taxpayer has swelled by over 200%, and our leading health care indicators have
• Finding eight: Network adequacy reporting is inaccurate, leading to insufficient access to medically
• to insufficient access to leading to insufficient access to medically<01:28:06.800> necessary
• to permanent tooth removal and a leading to permanent tooth removal and a lifelong<01:31:54.320>
• Whatever this group, this commission, this committee will come up with, they're the leading experts as

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board reconvened and heard a presentation from the Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control unit. AG staff described the unit’s structure and work: it investigates and prosecutes Medicaid provider fraud, and also handles abuse, neglect, and exploitation cases involving vulnerable adults in facility settings when asked to assist. They said the office has prosecutors, detectives, auditors, and support staff, works with federal partners, Commonwealth’s attorneys, CHFS, DMS, OIG, and MCOs, and uses a hotline and referral line for complaints. They also explained the MCO referral process, including monthly meetings, stand-down lists, and review of referrals for a “credible allegation of fraud” before the AG office decides whether to open a criminal or civil investigation. The presentation focused heavily on current fraud trends. Staff said behavioral health is a major concern, along with participant-directed waiver services, medically assisted treatment, cash billing for services, controlled-substance billing, and vision and dental fraud. They gave examples such as duplicate time sheets for family caregivers, questionable Suboxone counseling and urine drug screening practices, and a prior optometry case involving false claims for children’s glasses. They also discussed CMS’s estimate that about 5% of Medicaid payments are improper, noted that most improper payments are at the fee-for-service level, and said there is no reliable overall fraud-rate estimate. They highlighted a sharp shift in behavioral health billing after the cabinet’s November 1, 2024 policy changes, saying individual psychotherapy spending dropped while group billing increased, suggesting providers may have moved billing to different codes. Members asked about the scale and timing of cases, how MCO referrals are screened, and whether the data reflected more people being served or just higher spending. The AG office said investigations can take years, with some federal cases still awaiting sentencing from 2018 and 2019 matters, and that they currently had nine individuals awaiting sentencing in federal court. They also reported 58 hotline reports during the referenced period, six cases opened from MCO referrals, and four additional MCO referrals not accepted for active cases. Several members raised concerns about home-based services and the risk of abuse or fraud when family members are reimbursed, and asked whether the process could be streamlined; the AG office said it had no immediate recommendations but would be willing to return with suggestions after further review.