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• But the types of federal funding coming into New Mexico generally are blocks, block grants that provide
• I just don't want to lose sight of these other groups that are out there.
• I call them kind of a tier two group.
• I mean, if a group has an indirect cost rate of 50% on every federal program they have.
• That's that ACA group, that Affordable Care Act group.

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• We have students taking those blocks. How successful have we been as it relates to.
• I don't think that we, that we're having an issue with universities accepting those blocks.
• I thought that you said a few minutes ago that we have students that are taking these blocks.
• And if they're taking those blocks, are they being successful?
• Yes, yes, I think we're seeing success in those blocks of courses transferring.

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• Representative Ananornu, Representative Block present.
• Seeing none, committee members, Representative Block and then Representative Lujan. Thank you.
• Representative Block? No. No. Representative Anyanonu? Representative Block? No.
• Members, I have Madam Floor Leader, then Representative Zamora, and then Representative Block.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Representative Block. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Keywords: 996, all

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• **Senator Block:** Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr.
• My solution... is one that Senator Block had raised earlier.
• Probably known for 20-plus years, friendships, business in the groups.
• Senator Block, followed by Senator Stefanik.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, and Senator Block.

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• Clinical research is also integrated into... this clinical working group.
• Thank you, Representative Block. Madam Chair, sorry I was late.
• Thank you, Representative Block.
• Representative Block. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Madam Chair and Representative Block, thank you for your question.

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• They do so at an administrative rate of roughly less than 3% of the total allocations, including block
• So we have 10 different funding sources that include our block grant, substance use and mental health
• block grant, our discretionary grants like the state opioid grant, that's $103 million, block grants
• We actually, the block grant requires us to do national outcome measure reporting.
• Those stakeholders, including caregivers, foster parents, groups.

Summary: The subcommittee heard two Department of Children and Families implementation updates on measures passed in prior sessions. First, DCF reviewed House Bill 633, which increased oversight of behavioral health managing entities through biennial independent audits, standardized claims-based reporting, and new monthly outcome dashboards. The department said it had awarded the inaugural audit to Ernst & Young, found no significant waste, fraud, or abuse, but identified process risks involving financial controls, claims validation, data access, and system access controls. DCF also described its transition to standardized behavioral health coding and said the new public dashboard of 11 measures is posted on its website, though members asked for easier access and for hard copies of the audit report. Members asked about how the department distinguishes Medicaid-covered services from department-funded services, how duplicate payment risks are being addressed, and whether the new reporting and audit requirements would improve oversight without disrupting services. DCF said it is the payer of last resort for uninsured or underinsured individuals, that some overlap with Medicaid is expected because Medicaid does not cover all behavioral health services, and that new claims edits and cross-checks are being built into the system. The department also said it had not found significant negative feedback from providers and that the new requirements are intended to improve transparency and accountability. DCF then updated the committee on Senate Bill 7012, covering human trafficking data collection, domestic violence center certification, limited background-screening exemptions, expanded recruitment for child welfare staff, subcontractor liability protections, a four-year treatment foster care pilot, case management efficiency recommendations, and a statewide study of residential bed capacity for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The department said several items are already complete or underway, including limited exemptions in the screening clearinghouse, while others are in procurement or rulemaking. It identified Circuits 4 and 12 as the treatment foster care pilot sites and said the pilot will launch in January 2026. Members questioned recruitment metrics, pilot timing, and report deadlines; the department said final reports are expected by January and that some dates were flexible because of procurement and implementation timelines. The meeting ended after the presentations and questions, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• :21.840> do<00:30:21.919> an this lively group group up here to do an this lively group
• group up here to do an introduction. introduction. introduction.
• Chairman, if it's okay, I'm bringing this lively group up here to do an introduction. Absolutely.
• Um, we also got to be part of a Wyoming block at the Modern..." help other companies grow.
• Uh we got to uh be Wyoming block.

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• There is a little Fort Worth bent to this group, I will say.
• But it's not a block.
• That means one person cannot block the motion.
• Well can't block the motion but can block it from passage. No, they cannot block it from passage.
• One person can't block. It takes two people to block. They need four out of five.

Bills: SB66, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB456, SB614, SB628, SB629, SB636, SB715, SB731, SB801, SB872, SB905, SB986, SB1012, SB1013, SB1015, SB1032, SB1113, SB1181, SB1212, SB1241, SB1250, SB1278, SB1285, SB1376, SB1444, SB1449, SB1524, SB1525, SB1528, SB1556, SB1588, SB1660, SB1704, SB1708, SB1802, SB1833, SB1844, SB1854, SB1863, SB1957, SB1959, SB1965, SB1999, SB2035, SB2056, SB2082, SB2119, SB2138, SB2165, SB2199, SB2201, SB2203, SB2245, SB2284, SB2419, SB2422, SB2452, SB2487, SB2523, SB2529, SB2533, SB2541, SB2586, SB2595, SB2605, SB2615, SB2675, SB2690, SB2717, SB2753, SB2778, SB2835, SB2841, SB2891, SB2929, SB2933, SB3016, SB3039, SB3044, HB912, HB2525, SJR3, SB5, SB29, SB326, SB494, SB530, SB769, SB783, SB963, SB1238, SB1271, SB1786, SB1967, SB2312, SB72, SB616, SB1143, SB1172, SB1267, SB1273, SB1506, SB1759, SB2361, SB1, SB260, SB1637, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR48, SCR19, SB2023, SB1524, SB2422, SB2119, SB2753, SB1863, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1376, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1845, SB2681, SB2199, SB2458, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB1013, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB2284, SB2929, SB2595, SB715, SB1640, SB1241, SB2538, SB1449, SB2529, SB986, SB1181, SB1359, SB2245, SB410, SB1234, SB456, SB1012, SB2926, SB2138, SB2615, SB2972, SB2841, SB3016, SB1856, SB2035, SB1528, SB1373, SB672, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB1285, SB1959, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586, SB3039, SB2819, SB66, SB629, SB1015, SB2342, SB2903, SB2933, SB1965, SB2477, SB3029, SB2605, SB2419, SB1957, SB375, SB250, SB777, SB628, SB2523, SB2367, SB2703, SB2608, SB2778, SB3044, SB2965, SB2521, SB865, SB1032, SB2165, SB2501, SB2675, SB2452, SB2835, SB872, SB1212, SB1278, SB1588, SB1602, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2177, SB2460, SB2785, SB2373, SB1660, SB614, SB867, SB1608, SB1525, SB905, SB640, SB2487, SB1698, SB383, SB705, SB748, SB1113, SB1117, SB1802, SB2340, SB2586, SB2680, SB2690, SB2994, SB2747, SB1950, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB3059, SB2782, SB2781, SB2637, SB2633, SB2337, SB2334, SB1861, SB2043, SB1367, SB946, SB945, SB2857, SB128, SB571, SB1263, SB3058, SB612, SB2221, SB2587, SB2044, SB2363, SB2713, HB1109, HB1392, HB22, HB2525, HB3093, HB517, HB912, HB1130, HB142, HB1689, HB2018, SB2311, SB1986, SB2565, SB2943, SB1888, SB2417, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SB3036, SB3057, SB3056, SB3043, SB3037, SB3050, SB3063, SB3047, SB3035, HJR98, HJR99, HB136, HB2884, HB1393, HB2730, HB1399, HB1244, HB467, HB331, HB2559

Keywords: disability, supported decision-making, legal assistance, confidentiality, access to justice, autonomy, civil rights, advocacy, monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, SB 393, Sparks, Middleton, local government, political subdivision, public securities

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• Good-looking group. Gentleman from Jones, Mr. Blackwell. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• <00:09:54.560> Good<00:09:54.800> looking<00:09:55.120> group.
• Call those up in block, please. Four through 14 are all House resolutions.
• .<00:12:35.839> Gentlemen, block.
• Gentlemen, block.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 13 February, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House opened with a guest-led prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then confirmed a quorum and dispensed with reading the journal. There were no select committee reports, and standing committee reports were noted as being on the calendar. The chamber also welcomed visitors, including Florence Middle School student council members, school administrators and teachers, and longtime sports writer Jeff Bird. On the calendar, the House considered motions to reconsider and tabled House Bills 1441 and 1442. The rules calendar then took up House Resolutions 4 through 14 in a block, and the House gave them final passage. Immediate release was requested and granted for those resolutions. During announcements, a member changed a prior vote on House Bill 1314 from nay to yea. Members also offered memorials for Jerry Montgomery and Dr. Mary Washington of Humphreys County. The Speaker thanked members for a productive week, and the House adopted a motion to adjourn until 4:00 p.m. Monday.

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• And do we have students taking those blocks? We do. We have students taking them.
• Have there been any problems with universities accepting those blocks?
• Accepting those blocks.
• And if they're taking those blocks, are they being successful?
• Yes, I think we're seeing success and those blocks of courses are transferring.

Bills: SB2847, SB3039

Keywords: higher education, bachelor's degree, core curriculum, general education, semester credit hours, credit hours, degree acceleration, time to degree, workforce-aligned credentials, workforce readiness, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public universities, community colleges, transferability, curriculum reform, academic requirements, degree completion, transfer students, education transparency, academic credit

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• hear why those ideas were all blocked hear why those ideas were all blocked but<03:58:58.760>
• she can tell us who decided to block she can tell us who decided to block dozens<03:59:54.960>
• <04:14:10.920> this<04:14:11.080> group<04:14:11.319> wielded people this group
• this group wielded people this group this group wielded disproportionate<04:14:12.840> power
• challenges in addressing these groups challenges in addressing these groups tactics<04:14:38.119

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senator Block. Senator Boone. Senator Brant. Senator Brantley: Here. Senator Carter.
• I have several groups, but I'm going to be rapid with it.
• I have several groups, but I'm going to be rapid with it.
• Senate Bill 206, introduced by Senators Gallegos, Wilson, Sharer, Ramos, and Block.
• Senate Bill 206, introduced by Senators Gallegos, Wilson, Sharer, Ramos, and Block.

Keywords: 996, all

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• OK, Representative Block. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you guys.
• It included about 278,000 in the expansion group, 475,000 in the Medicaid base population.
• Representative block. Ceno Lopez. Cakes.
• OK, we'll start with Representative Block, Senator Cedillo Lopez, and then Representative Gates.
• They drink less, but their health outcomes are so much more severe than other groups, um.

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• I know Representative Block asked about this as well.
• So there's a whole not a whole group.
• McConnell's group, or are they just required to work with you?
• A group of scientists and environmental groups in Colorado wrote to the Energy and Carbon Management
• Chair, and representing the block.

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• What they have lost is the fungibility of their block grant.
• Fund, which are the block grant dollars.
• grant model. ...than they have received through the block grant model.
• The definition of that specifies the components within the block grant.
• And in that focus group, he was talking... ...in that focus group, he was talking specifically about

Keywords: 916, all

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• So we've convened stakeholders and an advisory group.
• And do we have students taking those blocks?
• Do we have students taking those blocks, and are they successful?
• And if they're taking those blocks, are they being successful?
• I think we're seeing success, and those blocks of courses are transferring.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard two bills. SB 2847, by Senator Hagenbuch, would give Texas public four-year universities the same option community colleges already have to seek approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Board for core curricula of fewer than 42 semester credit hours. Hagenbuch said the bill is intended to add flexibility, support career-focused programs, and help students finish degrees faster. There was no public testimony, and the bill was left pending. The committee then heard SB 3039, by Senator West, which addresses transferability and credit loss for students moving from community colleges to four-year institutions. West said the bill responds to ongoing problems with rejected transfer credits and seeks better data, study, and recommendations from the Coordinating Board. Deputy Commissioner Sarah Keaton testified that transfer remains a major policy issue, that reporting requirements from SB 25 have improved data collection, and that the main reasons credits do not transfer are grades and degree applicability. She also described the Texas Direct degree program and field-of-study curricula designed to transfer as blocks. Members discussed the cost of lost credits, the need for better communication to students, and concerns that some institutions still reject credits or require duplicate coursework. No public witnesses signed up on SB 3039, and it was left pending subject to the call of the chair. A quorum was later established, the agenda was completed, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• <00:15:45.839> So generally in three large groups. So generally in three large groups.
• block grant and<00:34:07.200> social<00:34:07.519> services<00:34:07.919> block
• <00:34:08.240> grant and social services block grant and social services block grant represent
• Things like family TANF block grant.
• one of the people, one of the groups one of the people, one of the groups that<01:05:20.960>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability met on February 20, 2026, to hear from Minnesota Management and Budget State Budget Director Anna Mingi about federal funding changes affecting the state budget. Before testimony began, Senator Rasmusson objected to a draft committee report that had been prepared in advance of the hearing, arguing it was inappropriate to summarize testimony before it occurred. The chair responded that nonpartisan staff had prepared the draft from Mingi’s submitted presentation and could revise it after the hearing if needed. Director Mingi explained that federal dollars make up more than one-third of state spending and support about 650 federal awards totaling over $23 billion this year, with more than $15 billion supporting state entitlement programs. She said the federal funding environment had changed significantly since January 2025 through executive orders, pauses, terminations, new grant conditions, delayed awards, and the July 2025 passage of H.R. 1, the federal reconciliation bill. Her main focus was H.R. 1’s effects on health care and food assistance, including work requirements for some adults, changes to eligibility for legal non-citizens, limits on retroactive Medicaid coverage and directed payments, new limits on provider taxes, and SNAP changes that shift some benefit and administrative costs to the state and counties. She estimated H.R. 1 would reduce federal funds to state-administered programs by about $327 million in the current biennium and $1.6 billion in the next, with additional costs to hospitals, counties, and other partners beyond the budget horizon. Members asked follow-up questions about whether the estimates were relative to the forecast and whether federal Medicaid funding would still rise over time. Mingi said the estimates were based on the November forecast baseline and that Medicaid federal dollars would likely continue growing overall, though the law still creates significant losses relative to prior projections. Senator Rasmusson emphasized that point in remarks to the committee. The discussion then shifted to federal grant pauses and cancellations: MMB’s tracker showed about six awards on hold totaling roughly $491 million, 13 confirmed cancellations across areas including clean energy, education, food assistance, and public health, and additional threatened or litigated cuts not included in those totals. Mingi identified two canceled violence-prevention-related grants, including a FEMA public safety grant and a justice reinvestment grant, and noted that CDC had recently moved to cancel or seek cancellation of several Minnesota public health grants, including a $65 million public health infrastructure award.

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• ...by two or more minority groups were unconstitutional.
• To two groups voting as a single class.
• coalition district would serve to enable the two or more racial groups which comprise that group.
• Of an ethnic group that is shrinking and a group that is expanding.
• Voting blocks. What voting blocks do we have here in the state of Texas? I'm sorry, voting blocks.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• There's talk of block grants. There are two problems with block grants.
• That's one of the problems with block grants, which is why the federal government has cut block grants
• federal government has cut block the federal government has cut block grants<00:55:19.400> it's
• dissolve that branch and go to block dissolve that branch and go to block grants<00:57:07.920>
• When COVID came and the governor got ARPA money, he brought a group together.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But I think we have a group of young people out there that are not abiding by the rules, and, you know
• But I think we have a group of young people out there that are not abiding by the rules, and, you know
• But I think we have a group of young people out there that are not abiding by the rules, and, you know
• With a truck blocking him? Well, it depends on the circumstances. I can't say for every...
• But sometimes when we're entering new locations, you don't know if there's a vehicle blocking a sign.

Bills: S0382, S0628, S0654, S0696, S0880

Keywords: transportation facility designations, road naming, highway designation, honorary designation, memorial highway, memorial boulevard, memorial interchange, airport naming, FDOT markers, Florida Department of Transportation, State Road 80, SR 80, U.S. 90, U.S. 41, A1A, Turnpike interchange, Kissimmee Park Road, Bobby Bowden, Donald Trump Highway, President Donald J. Trump Highway

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer Muhammad Hatham, and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing remembrance and support for the families. The committee then heard CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. The bill would require riders on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements. Law enforcement, local officials, and school board representatives supported the bill and described safety concerns and data gaps, while several senators raised questions about enforcement and asked that e-scooters be addressed more explicitly. The bill was reported favorably. Members also approved SB 880, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and SB 696, which allows online trademark registration applications and updates Florida’s trademark classification and verification procedures. Finally, the committee took up CS/CS/SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red light, school zone speeding, and school bus violations. The bill and an amendment added guardrails on data use, hearings, reporting, signage, and contract limits; senators raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, and school zone enforcement, and a Hillsborough County sheriff’s representative testified that all-day school zone enforcement has improved safety. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after recording additional affirmative votes on SB 628 from Senators Martin and Smith.