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• And those are batteries that we see going up along I-25 near the meta-site in sort of those shipping

Bills: HB248, HB309, HB332, SB48

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• Um, I represent clients like Gamewell Technologies, Meta, eBay, Windstream, Verizon, Oracle, Continuum

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• customer service team hears a lot, which are similar to these stories about the ways in which sort of meta

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• So there was a meta-analysis, a study of a lot of other studies. There have been so many studies.
• A meta-analysis looked at all those, and they found that, yes, it changes knowledge and behavior, and
• And this meta-analysis study looked at that as well. Does it—are kids triggered by this?

Summary: The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability. Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.

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• Since our inception, we have been leading our litigation against social justice. companies like Meta

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• And I worked with Harvard's Walter Willett, and we did a meta-analysis. 155 dietary surveys done in five

Keywords: health policy, lifespan, quality of life, community health, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.

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• And so, when big companies come into the state and we have a different bill because Meta did the same
• thing when 46 attorneys general sued Meta, they were like, “Okay, give me all of the data from your
• And so, when big companies come into the state and we have a different bill because Meta did the same
• thing when 46 attorneys general sued Meta, they were like, “Okay, give me all of the data from your

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Their faculty go spend a year and they work at Google or Meta or whatever other tech company it is, then
• work<01:52:21.760> at<01:52:22.000> Google<01:52:22.320> or<01:52:22.560> Meta
• <01:52:22.880> or<01:52:23.040> whatever they work at Google or Meta or whatever they
• work at Google or Meta or whatever other<01:52:23.679> tech<01:52:24.000> company<01:52

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So that some of it is just that kind of meta issues.
• that<01:10:30.239> kind<01:10:30.400> of<01:10:30.640> this<01:10:30.880> meta
• <01:10:32.239> Um just that kind of this meta issues.
• Um just that kind of this meta issues.

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• Your Twitters, your Facebook, Meta, Google, Amazon to about the same cost that this Blue Ribbon Commission
• 28.719> Twitters,<01:30:29.360> your<01:30:30.239> Facebook,<01:30:30.800> Meta
• , your Twitters, your Facebook, Meta, your Twitters, your Facebook, Meta, Google,<01:30:32.159>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• See how Meta does it.
• <02:06:19.520> See<02:06:19.760> how<02:06:20.080> Meta<02:06:20.639> does
• See how Meta does it. It is Google it. See how Meta does it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But there isn't one kind of meta report that looks at each of those.
• 45:38.520> of funding um but there isn't one kind of funding um but there isn't one kind of meta
• :45:40.360> at<01:45:40.599> each<01:45:40.800> of<01:45:41.040> those meta
• report that looks at each of those meta report that looks at each of those very<01:45:42.560> good

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• But if literally every single time we use any type of AI, whether it's Meta or ChatGPT or Gemini or whatever
• type of AI every single time we use any type of AI whether<00:51:35.559> it's<00:51:35.720> meta
• chat<00:51:36.520> GPT<00:51:37.160> or<00:51:37.599> gemini whether it's meta
• or chat GPT or gemini whether it's meta or chat GPT or gemini or<00:51:38.160> whatever<00:51

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• as advanced reactors and small modular reactors, or SMRs, as major companies like Amazon, Google, Meta
• c> smrs as major companies like Amazon smrs as major companies like Amazon Google<01:39:09.840> meta
• c> and<01:39:10.639> Microsoft<01:39:11.639> turn<01:39:11.960> to Google meta
• and Microsoft turn to Google meta and Microsoft turn to nuclear<01:39:12.560> power<01:39:12.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ><00:32:58.559> synink uh<00:33:03.279> parinfluenza uh parinfluenza uh parinfluenza meta
• 06.399> virus<00:33:06.960> rhino<00:33:07.440> virus<00:33:07.840> corona meta
• numo virus rhino virus corona meta numo virus rhino virus corona viruses<00:33:08.880> adn<00

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The New Hampshire House Special Committee on the COVID Response Efficacy met to continue its fact-finding review of the state’s pandemic response, with the chair restating the committee’s mission and focus on federal guidance, federal funding, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID, patient rights, and vaccination policies. The chair said the committee had previously reviewed materials about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a COVID vaccine case and CDC internal emails about vaccine risks, and introduced additional research on CDC testing and communications failures. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to summarizing articles and a recent U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report titled *Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals*. The chair argued that CDC testing and guidance were flawed, citing delayed data publication, confusing guidance, a faulty early COVID test, missed opportunities to study silent spread, and alleged suppression of safety information. The Senate report was described as alleging that FDA and CDC officials knew their surveillance systems could mask vaccine safety signals, that officials discouraged internal analysis from being shared externally, and that newer analytical methods identified multiple statistically significant adverse-event signals. The chair also discussed the V-safe system, VAERS, and claims that federal officials downplayed or concealed adverse-event data. Members and the chair connected these federal issues to New Hampshire, noting changes in the state’s health care landscape since the pandemic, including more urgent care facilities and satellite ERs. The chair suggested New Hampshire should develop independent scientific assessment resources to validate federal information in future emergencies. Representative Wheeler noted that the materials would be entered into the committee record and made available on the House website. No votes were taken; the committee discussed the materials, invited further questions, and indicated that a proposed committee communication would be revisited later after additional supporting information is gathered, with a goal of issuing a statement by the end of June.

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• So there was a meta-analysis, a study of a lot of other studies.
• There have been so many studies on whether this type of education works, and a meta-analysis looked at
• And this meta-analysis study looked at that as well. Does it trigger kids?

Keywords: 908, all

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• Literally, Literally, Literally, >> not<00:14:30.320> Meta, >> not Meta, >>
• not Meta, not<00:14:32.639> X,<00:14:33.760> not<00:14:34.079> Elon<00:14:34.560

Bills: HF4598, HF4884, HF3732

Keywords: workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• So, and I don't have an accountant, but I think that Google and Amazon and Meta probably do have accountants
• He added that large companies like Google, Amazon, and Meta probably have accountants, and that keeping
• Meta has $62 billion in profits. Microsoft has $880 billion in profits.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Meta for a second when you talked about the composition and the idea of potentially looking at the utility

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Ellen Story Commission for Postpartum Depression held its spring meeting with a large turnout, beginning with roll call and a review of the agenda. Co-chairs Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid and Senator Liz Miranda highlighted progress from the recently enacted maternal health omnibus law and the Moms Matter Act, including creation of a midwifery board, expansion of out-of-hospital birth options, doula services, lactation support, MassHealth coverage changes, and a trust fund for community-based behavioral health and substance use grants. Members also discussed implementation of the new law, the commission’s annual report, and the need to continue supporting birth centers and perinatal mental health services. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on commission membership and vacancies. Commissioners discussed whether to remain on the body, the need to fill several open seats, and whether the commission’s statutory composition should be updated to better reflect current practice and expertise. Members suggested adding more clinicians working directly with perinatal families, infant mental health experts, and a representative from PSI of Massachusetts, while also noting the value of having regulators and professional society representatives at the table. Several participants said any changes to membership would likely require legislation, and the co-chairs said they would explore options and possibly circulate a flyer or other invitation process for nominations. The commission also discussed meeting structure and future planning. Members generally supported moving to quarterly virtual meetings, with a preference for a 4 p.m. start time, and some suggested one annual in-person gathering. The group agreed to postpone the usual May Advocacy Day because the Great Hall was unavailable and instead aim for a fall event, with volunteers stepping forward to help plan it. Commissioners raised top-of-mind issues including postpartum depression screening reimbursement, care for people after miscarriage or abortion, access for undocumented pregnant people, and the impact of federal cuts. The meeting ended with agreement to crowdsource legislative priorities for the next quarter, consider future presentations from outside organizations, and send updates between meetings, followed by a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.

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• Yeah, we got FEMA in there after the Meta Nala split. I think I told you about that last year.

Keywords: 996, all