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• She said the committee had big issues, a very big shortfall, and a structural deficit going forward,
• She said the committee had big issues, a very big shortfall, and a structural deficit going forward by
• Representative Scott said the committee had big issues, a very big shortfall, and a structural deficit
• So we've got big problems.
• So we've got big problems.

Bills: HF3432, HF3411

Keywords: resident tuition, employment, higher education, Minnesota, tuition rates, state universities, immigration status, immigration, postsecondary education, privacy, data access, federal officers, 1183, house

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• concern so I'll that's something of big concern so I'll leave<00:33:57.240> it<00:33:57.360><
• <01:59:54.639> equipment this very expensive high-tech equipment this very expensive high-tech
• Yeah, so the big example that's on is the special talents scholarships for special talents.
• Amsterdam, New York, Big Island? We don’t know.
• Amsterdam, New York, Big Island? We don’t know.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And so we've been placed in an ugly situation because of a big ugly bill, and that being the case I'm
• And being that we're talking about the health of people and an unhealthy budget because of a big ugly
• I would ask that if there's been a big ugly bill with a trillion dollar cut going all the way to 2034
• I wanted to say that since we know that the law has already been enacted, the big ugly bill on page five
• I think everybody knows why because we've got a big, ugly bill that Loams large, it is the largest cut

Bills: HB3312, HB3700, HB2981, HB2961, HB3016, HB4478, HB4326, HB3025, HB3710, HB4125, HB2951, HB3082, HB4142, HB4106, HB1752, HB3268, HB4440, HJR1067, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1149, SB1167, HJR1024, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, HB3419, HB3748, HB4335, HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420, HB3040, HB4140, HB1638, HB3298, HB4113, HB1082, HB4301, HB3269, HB3587, HB4226, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB3278, HB3996, HB4236, HB4352

Keywords: firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient

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• Assistant superintendent at Westmore, Matt Thornton, career tech teacher.

Bills: HB3312, HB3700, HB2981, HB2961, HB3016, HB4478, HB4326, HB3025, HB3710, HB4125, HB2951, HB3082, HB4142, HB4106, HB1752, HB3268, HB4440, HJR1067, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1149, SB1167, HJR1024, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, HB3419, HB3748, HB4335, HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420, HB3040, HB4140, HB1638, HB3298, HB4113, HB1082, HB4301, HB3269, HB3587, HB4226, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB3278, HB3996, HB4236, HB4352

Keywords: firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient

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• AN AMAZING BIG STEP WHERE WE GO FOR DIAGNOSIS.

Bills: SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB10, SB11, SB19, SB20, SB25, SB62, SB260, SB263, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB412, SB441, SB442, SB494, SB523, SB569, SB616, SB688, SB707, SB766, SB842, SB869, SB890, SB914, SB929, SB971, SB992, SB1066, SB1145, SB1621, SJR36, SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB971, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SB412, SB20, SB441, SB442, SB1621, SB569, SB314, SB25, SB293, SB914, SB260, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB20, SB25, SB260, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB442, SB494, SB616, SB869, SB890, SB929, SB992, SB1145, SB1621, SR232, SR237, SR242, SB16, SB22

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, Supreme Court, judicial independence, Keep Nine, checks and balances, water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display

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• I'm a small business owner, and I own Angel's at Home and of Course Canada Tech.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• There's another, uh, it's called Torch, uh, in West Virginia, and it's run through a tech, and they're
• There's another, uh, it's called Torch, uh, in West Virginia, and it's run through a tech, and they're
• I think a big part of what DEED is doing on that is they're kind of the guinea pigs for the rollout of
• c> I<00:51:29.280> think<00:51:29.599> um<00:51:29.920> a<00:51:30.160> big
• of<00:51:30.880> what<00:51:31.359> um<00:51:32.559> uh that I think um a big

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity met remotely on January 8, 2026, approved the minutes from October 27, 2025 by voice vote, and confirmed a quorum was present. The main presentation came from the Minnesota National Guard’s cyber coordination cell, with Lieutenant Colonel Brian Morgan describing the unit’s mission to prepare Guard cyber forces for state or federal cyber support, including domestic emergencies like the St. Paul ransomware incident and broader federal activations. Morgan outlined three main lines of effort: optimizing cyber force training for likely threats, building relationships with state, federal, academic, and local partners, and equipping deployable incident-response tools. He said the coordination cell is not itself the incident response team, but serves as the planning and coordination office for military cyber response, maintaining equipment at Cedar Street Armory that can provide out-of-band connectivity and be deployed quickly. He also described partnerships with Minnesota IT Services, CISA, the FBI, Metro State University, and international/state partners such as Norway and Croatia, along with participation in major exercises and conferences. The presentation emphasized the St. Paul response as a model for coordination, noting the Guard’s role in mission coordination, operational support, public affairs support, and lessons learned. Morgan said the Guard has conducted more than 200 engagements with partner institutions in 2024-2025 and uses outreach to educate counties and other entities on how to request Guard cyber support, comparing the process to requesting assistance for a fire or flood. In response to a question from Representative Bonner, he highlighted the long-standing relationship with Metro State University and its practical role in training cyber personnel, including operational technology training and a credit-transfer pathway toward a master’s degree.

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• And HISD is a big enough school district that there's no reason... I think you, I don't buy that.
• And HISD is a big enough school district that there's no reason. ...with you, and HISD is a big enough
• Learning loss is a big issue.
• I will vote no because I don't want to lose that opportunity to help small high-tech business.
• The purpose of this bill is to bring more high-tech innovation, small business.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

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• Their trauma team, including EMTs, surgeons, radiologists, rehab, rehabilitation, laboratory techs, anesthesia
• EMTs, surgeons, radiologists, rehab, rehabilitation,<00:20:03.679> laboratory<00:20:04.240> techs
• , rehabilitation, laboratory techs, rehabilitation, laboratory techs, anesthesia,<00:20:05.520>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Waterfall is still pretty big out there.
• This is just a normal big failure of a big government software system.
• The Department of Defense spends a fortune on big software projects.
• His book came out a couple of years ago, "How Big Things Get Done."
• And only then does the vendor go away and build a really big thing.

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• Whereas Melissa and Mark Hortman met while applying to be mentors in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of
• I mean, they have no problems with subsidies for big oil, for big tech, for big egg, or big tax cuts
• with subsidies for big oil, for big<02:26:54.000> tech,<02:26:54.479> for<02:26:54.800
• > big<02:26:55.200> egg,<02:26:55.439> or<02:26:56.080> big<02:26:56.399>
• tax<02:26:56.640> cuts big tech, for big egg, or big tax cuts big tech, for big egg, or

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Yeah, pandemic was a big factor.
• I'm not a big AI person. I'm not a big data center person right now.
• I'm not a big AI person. I'm not a big data center person right now.
• Last is rein in big pharma ads.
• Last is rain-in big pharma ads. I don't know about Last is rein in big pharma ads.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Um, next big sections here, all this group two stuff obviously is still under big discussion, so we will
• So it's on page 174 of the big book.
• 174 of the big book. 174 of the big book.
• is the big one for us. Uh, inspections. is the big one for us. Uh, inspections.
• It's a big number.

Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed comparison documents and worked through a long list of House and Senate positions, agreeing on some technical or already-enacted items while setting aside others for later discussion. Early on, members agreed to delete a House Bill 2 section tied to a bill already passed into law, and a representative explained a technical amendment to the EFA provisions clarifying enrollment-cap repeal language and compulsory attendance rules for EFA students. That amendment was discussed but a vote was postponed because not all members were present. The committee also noted that the overall EFA budget numbers had already been settled separately. Several items were either agreed to or held for further negotiation. Members agreed to delete sections already covered by other enacted bills, including BTLA-related language, and to accept a technical amendment changing "municipalities" to "political subdivisions" in a section affecting funding eligibility. They also agreed on some items involving workers’ compensation second injuries, certain pilot-program language, and some sections related to state loan repayment and other technical corrections. In contrast, they set aside or disputed items involving site evaluation, lottery-related provisions, opioid abatement, the Commission on Aging, Granite Advantage premium costs, renewable energy/offshore wind funding, special education funding, and several education trust fund and unique-fund provisions. The committee spent substantial time on policy disputes. The House side argued against keeping money in dedicated Fish and Game funds rather than increasing the main Fish and Game fund, while the Senate side defended its approach and raised concerns about fee impacts, including one tied to the fishing license. The members also discussed a housing appeals board proposal, with one member suggesting a possible compromise that would preserve some function while shifting duties and possibly sunsetting the arrangement later; the contracts for the positions were noted as running through June 30, 2028 and June 30, 2029. Another extended discussion concerned the child advocate records-access section, which one side wanted removed as policy that should go through the normal bill process, while another member asked to hold it and suggested a possible middle-ground, time-limited approach. Later, the committee agreed to remove sections already handled in other bills, including House sections 254 and 255, and discussed but did not resolve disputes over liquor licensing functions, cannabis-related language, cost containment, special education, and several fee and fund provisions. The Senate explained its position on the governor’s commission language, saying opioid abatement trust funds could not be used for that purpose and that the commission should continue to be funded through 5% of gross liquor profits; it also described renaming the body the Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention and expanding its scope to include problem gambling. The meeting ended with several major items still open for later negotiation.

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• It's not like a big visual reference. It's not like a big 10-wheeler<00:55:34.960> truck.
• That makes a big difference Thank you.
• He said there is a big need for qualified CPAs out there.
• So I'll tell you a big scary story.
• Um, so I'll tell you a big scary doing.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're going to order this many fire engines, and we make a big commitment.
• And we make a big commitment.
• That was a big purchase for us. The cost in 2007 was approximately $336,000 each.
• So that is a big issue for the city of Fullerton, one of those issues.
• So that is a big issue for the city of Fullerton, one of those issues.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And a big part of that is looking at how do we continue the deployment of charging infrastructure where
• And big thanks to Chair Creem and Vice Chair Barrett for the time.
• We have a big job ahead of us and we are going to need lots more funding.
• So that’s a big cut to us.
• So that's a big, that's a big cut to us.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on the impact of the Trump administration’s federal climate policy changes on Massachusetts, with a focus on threatened grants, regulatory rollbacks, and state options to continue climate work. Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts still has a 2050 net-zero mandate and needs contingency plans for clean energy, transportation electrification, offshore wind, resilience, and financing if federal support is reduced or withdrawn. Executive branch witnesses said Massachusetts has already experienced disruptions to more than $1 billion in climate-related federal funds, though many suspended grants were restored after litigation by the Attorney General’s office. EEA reported continued uncertainty around a $389 million Grid Innovation Program award and a FEMA dam-safety reimbursement, while MassDOT said its NEVI fast-charging program remains on track with about $50 million obligated, but a $14.4 million competitive charging grant is on hold and future unobligated NEVI funds remain uncertain. Senators also discussed EV rebates, charging infrastructure, the role of the Community Climate Bank, and whether the state can expand independent financing and support for municipalities, higher education, and nonprofits. The Attorney General’s office described successful multi-state litigation that won a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the federal funding freeze, restoring access to many EPA, DOE, USDA, and Interior funds, while noting continued enforcement actions over FEMA manual reviews and other barriers. The office said it is also preparing to defend the endangerment finding, California vehicle-emissions waivers, offshore wind permits, and other federal climate protections. Outside advocates warned that federal tax-credit rollbacks, tariffs, and possible repeal of IRA and infrastructure funding could slow EV adoption and raise costs, while offshore wind testimony said federal permitting pauses and legal challenges are delaying projects and could leave Massachusetts far short of its 2030 offshore wind goals. Nonprofit witnesses also described canceled or delayed grants for wetland restoration and urban heat mitigation, and urged the Legislature to increase state funding, including for the environmental bond bill and municipal vulnerability preparedness work.

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• So those are, those would be my big things. Thank you. We'll just move down the line.
• That's a piece that's been really big in my mind that we talk about schools, schools, schools, and to
• A big enough thing that I think we need to talk about that more seriously.
• And so for me that's a big piece. I, I also want to point out I just finished with CES.
• My literacy person, Sarah Hunton, I'm sure you know her, could probably give you a big old list.

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• Calling Blake Hudson, Director of Public Affairs, Tech Association Health plans as a resource witness
• Did, did you find the term catastrophic kind of I, I'll tell you what, I think it is, it's a big deal
• The big three PBMs control over 80% of the market for prescription drug reimbursements in the country
• Chair calls Pete Powers, Texas Pharmacy Association itself from the big city of Gilmer, Texas.
• I should say in the big city of Tallulah, Louisiana, but you know they probably won't know where that

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• Well, especially that's why I'm big on single-stair because that allows us more dense urban infill.
• So this is big, my friends.
• So this is big, my friends.
• So this is big, my friends.
• So this is big, my friends.

Summary: The committee heard a series of housing and wildfire-recovery bills, with members repeatedly framing the package as a response to the Los Angeles fires and the state’s broader housing affordability crisis. AB 306, by Assembly Member Schultz, would place a six-year moratorium on new residential building-code updates and local code modifications except for health-and-safety emergencies. Supporters argued it would reduce costs and provide certainty for rebuilding and new housing production, while opponents from environmental, clean-energy, and labor groups warned it would freeze beneficial code improvements, delay innovation, and limit local control. Despite those concerns, several members said they would support the bill while seeking amendments, and the committee voted it out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 301, which would require state agencies to follow shot-clock style deadlines for reviewing building permits, and AB 253, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to conduct certain post-entitlement permit reviews if local departments take more than 30 days. Supporters said both bills would reduce delays, lower costs, and speed rebuilding and housing production; some members emphasized that safety reviews must remain intact. AB 301 passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, and AB 253 passed 8-0 to Local Government. AB 462, by Assembly Member Lowenthal, would exempt accessory dwelling units in Los Angeles County’s coastal zone from coastal development permit requirements, with the goal of speeding ADU construction for disaster recovery and housing supply. Supporters said ADUs are a proven tool and that the bill would help displaced residents and future coastal disaster areas; one member of the public opposed the bill, arguing ADU proliferation can change neighborhood conditions. The committee sent AB 462 to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote. The final bill discussed, AB 299, would let disaster-displaced families stay in hotels, motels, and short-term rentals for more than 30 days without triggering landlord-tenant rules, mirroring an earlier homelessness-related law; the transcript ended as the author began presenting the bill and its support.

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• This is a role for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and I am a consistent supporter of a big
• The prime contractors, the big five primes, are the case study in who can currently survive.
• They buy a lot of stuff from big defense contractors.
• That's the big thing. All the policies in the world...
• Most of them can make that in two months in some kind of big tech job or whatever.