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• kid who's getting really upset; they're being told they can't do something, and maybe they punch a wall
• My first week in care, I punched a wall and I spent two weeks in Gardner Betts juvenile detention. justice

Bills: HB1967, HB3442, HB5525, HB5561, HB5653, HB5667, SB1171

Keywords: juvenile justice, correctional facilities, reform, rehabilitation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, alcohol awareness, court-ordered programs, substance misuse education, deferred disposition, youth, parole reform, inmates under 18, mental health, educational achievement, reintegration, foster youth, behavior intervention, community services, diversion policies, HB 5653

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• c><00:14:45.160> and<00:14:45.320> you<00:14:45.560> want t-shirt says Harris walls
• and you want t-shirt says Harris walls and you want to<00:14:46.160> you<00:14:46.279> want
• 50.440> t-shirt<00:14:51.000> you<00:14:51.160> set<00:14:51.360> fire walls
• you buy that t-shirt you set fire walls you buy that t-shirt you set fire to<00:14:51.680> that
• senator of the you Mr chairman Bill wall senator of the American<00:53:53.359> experiment<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We threw everything at the wall, and trans kids stuck.'
• it is a simple bill about fairness, but this was not an issue in 2015 when trans kids stuck to the wall
• It is about trans kids stuck to the wall.
• and it's not an issue today we wall and it's not an issue today we haven't<01:35:58.920> heard
• <01:36:42.520> we about trans kids stuck to the wall we about trans kids stuck to the wall

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Over 300 names were added to the wall and memorial this week.
• And I commend him and all of the others who were added to the wall this week.
• was political and partisan instead of being straightforward and honoring those who were added to the wall
• were<02:12:24.800> added<02:12:25.040> to<02:12:25.199> the<02:12:25.360> wall
• <02:12:25.599> this others who were added to the wall this others who were added to the wall

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We have Walls. >> Everybody's here. >> How do you mean every...?
• second by represent walls second by represent walls >> moves<00:10:38.320> it.
• We have wall S. >> Okay. So who's here? We have wall S.
• Well, Representative Walls is >> Yeah. No.
• Seeing none, the clerk will call the roll. representative Walls moves ITL. representative Walls moves

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Wall. Well done. Members, questions. This is informational. loans this year.
• <00:40:41.480> Wall.<00:40:41.680> Well<00:40:41.920> done.
• Wall. Well done. Members, Thank you, Ms. Wall. Well done.
• Wall. Senator Green, thank you for that question and allowing me to clarify our loan process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• However, the Walls problem.
• However, the Walls administration<00:07:02.479> refuses<00:07:03.280> to<00:07:03.520><
• <00:20:01.919> failed<00:20:02.960> um<00:20:03.039> the<00:20:03.280> walls
• government has has failed um the walls government has has failed um the walls administration<00:

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate Republican leaders held a press event to roll out a package of anti-fraud proposals focused on state welfare and human services programs. Mark Johnson opened by citing recent fraud scandals, including a shuttered housing program and reports of vulnerable adults being left without care while providers billed for full services, and said Republicans want top-down reform, stronger accountability, new technology, and tighter oversight of taxpayer dollars. Michael Kreun said Republicans support an independent Office of Inspector General and argued the Senate-passed bill should not be weakened in the House; he also said the Senate should restore its role in confirming agency commissioners, especially at DHS, which he described as central to the fraud problem. Jordan Rasmusson outlined a plan to stop “blank checks” for DHS and DCYF services by requiring legislative audit review when a program exceeds budget by 5 percent and legislative approval for additional spending at 10 percent over budget. He also said DHS should adopt basic integrity tools such as electronic visit verification and client sign-off. Steve Drazkowski described two bills: a statewide “do-not-pay” list to block payments to ineligible people or entities, and an “I’m Not a Robot” proposal for Medicaid managed care that would require enrollee verification forms, with a 2 percent payment withhold used to encourage compliance and potentially fund county system upgrades. Mark Krueger said the state should improve technology and data use for eligibility determinations, citing other states’ rapid fraud-fighting systems, and proposed penalties for false reporting to the Legislative Auditor after a DHS audit found falsified site-visit records. Steve Gruenhagen said his bill would require DHS and DCYF to resume annual fraud-prevention and oversight reports to the legislature, which he said had stopped after 2017 despite rising fraud cases. Michael Holmstrom proposed unannounced site visits for all DHS and DCYF providers before enrollment, reenrollment, and revalidation, funded through provider service fees, and cited a recent case involving a woman with autism who was billed for far more care than she received. In the Q&A, Kreun said House Democrats’ delete-everything amendment to the inspector general bill removed the law enforcement division and stripped the bill of its “teeth,” and he suggested the governor’s office may have been involved in efforts to replace the bill with a weaker coordination council model. No votes were taken in the press conference.

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• superintendents at one point testifying say that they have people banging their heads off of concrete walls
• superintendents at one point testifying say that they have people banging their heads off of concrete walls
• 57:53.799> concrete banging their heads off of concrete banging their heads off of concrete walls
• 57:55.680> the<00:57:55.799> place<00:57:56.240> to<00:57:56.440> have walls
• and this is not the place to have walls and this is not the place to have folks<00:57:57.359> um<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• when the Affordable Care Act was passed, and I always said, "Boy, I want to be able to fly in the wall
• I'm right on the border of Vermont. How far away is it?
• people in New Hampshire should drink in New Hampshire and then jump in their cars and drive across the border

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment. The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor. The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.

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• The UK's view, and the EU's view, appears to be that because that server is accessible in their borders
• , that server is inside their borders for the purposes of their regulations, even if there are no other
• The UK's view, and the EU's view, appears to be that because that server is accessible in their borders
• , that server is inside their borders for the purposes of their regulations, even if there are no other
• Crossman. that server is inside their borders for that server is inside their borders for the<00:52:46.640

Bills: HB0070, HB0043, HB0103, HB0157, HB0092, SF0092

Keywords: foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits

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• can move on uh into the new vision that the new president is going to provide for us and for the border
• Shouldn't that plan also be with the border regions?
• Shouldn't the border regions be asking and wanting to find out before you folks approve this budget that
• come coming out in the border regions. come coming out in the border regions.
• regions need to things that the border regions need to really<00:30:10.480> look<00:30:10.720

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• ><00:30:56.320> has<00:30:56.440> raised<00:30:56.720> from<00:30:56.919> Border
• that um Mr Lao has raised from Border that um Mr Lao has raised from Border Water<00:30:57.519><
• 38.359> and at your house and you don't know it and at your house and you don't know it and border
• 48:39.720> sends<00:48:40.000> you<00:48:40.160> a<00:48:40.280> bill border
• <01:25:46.119> commission<01:25:46.520> it were to create a border commission it were

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided. HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt. The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.

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• is actually currently transacting a tokenized deposit network with immediate, instantaneous cross-border
• We've run proofs of concept cross-border, and we're currently testing our network with several banks.
• -Mexico border.
• businesses, but also critical infrastructure such as telehealth, research, education, and extensive border
• rural Americans and Texans, employ over 1,400 people, and since 2010 have invested more than... ...border

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Uh, my testimony does not constitute a border regions request and I have to make sure that that's clearly
• :03:25.840> uh my testimony does not constitute a uh my testimony does not constitute a uh border
• 00:03:27.519> and<00:03:27.760> I<00:03:27.840> have<00:03:28.000> to border
• regions request and I have to border regions request and I have to make<00:03:28.239> sure<00
• And all you have to do is look around to any of the other states that border Minnesota to see that that's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a little bit different; it's not the same as a border crisis in the South.
• the<00:37:09.560> same<00:37:09.720> as<00:37:09.839> a<00:37:10.000> border
• c><00:37:10.400> crisis<00:37:11.280> in<00:37:11.440> the not the same as a border
• crisis in the not the same as a border crisis in the South<00:37:12.760> US<00:37:13.040>
• working perhaps with the state<00:53:01.280> and<00:53:01.400> the<00:53:01.520> border

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• we're seeing is less students are able to go out and work shadow, and they're confined within the walls
• Now, is the best education totally within the walls of the school?
• 36.239> the and they're they're confined within the and they're they're confined within the walls
• Now, is the walls of the of the school.
• best education totally within the walls best education totally within the walls of<01:26:42.480>

Keywords: 916, all

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• quick understanding, our museum has been in existence for almost 50 years now, operating within the walls
• <00:05:10.720> of now uh operating within the walls of now uh operating within the walls of
• Uh to be depicted<00:09:07.360> against<00:09:07.680> this<00:09:07.920> wall<00
• :09:08.240> is<00:09:08.480> the depicted against this wall is the depicted against this
• wall is the restored<00:09:09.360> uh<00:09:09.600> USS<00:09:10.160> Ward<00:09

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting of the session with member introductions and a statement from the chair that veterans issues would remain distinct and receive separate attention. The first item was an update on the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum at Camp Ripley from Executive Director Randall Dietrich. He said the museum has operated for nearly 50 years, has outgrown its current space, and is building a new 40,000-square-foot facility with $32 million in state support plus several million more in private funding. He described construction progress, planned exhibits including restored military artifacts and the USS Ward gun, and said the museum is scheduled to open on September 12. In response to Senator Kunish, Dietrich said the museum is actively incorporating stories and flags representing women, tribal nations, and other underrepresented groups, including 11 tribal flags at the entrance, and is working to integrate those stories throughout the galleries rather than isolating them. The committee then received an update from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs on the veterans suicide prevention plan from Rachel Johnson, Veterans Committee Health Director, with John Kelly later answering questions on department impacts. Johnson said the plan is a coordinated statewide framework built with legislative support, expanding regional coordinators, veteran health navigators, data analytics, and community partnerships, including a suicide mortality review pilot in Hennepin County. She said Minnesota loses about 100 veterans a year to suicide, that firearms remain the primary mechanism, and that prevention must address community connection, economic stability, and access to care, not just clinical treatment. She also said the plan aligns with state and federal strategies and is intended as a living roadmap. In response to questions, Johnson said the department is exploring data-sharing policy issues, has not seen a direct financial impact from federal VA staffing changes, and is tracking federal proposals affecting VA advisory groups. She also said 988 data is available in general but more Minnesota-specific data on the veteran option is still being gathered. Members asked follow-up questions about trends in veteran suicide, the role of families in identifying warning signs, and the Hennepin County mortality review pilot. Johnson said the annual number has remained around 100 for about 15 years, with a dip in 2024 and a return to that level in 2025, and that the Hennepin County pilot was chosen because it offers a manageable geography and existing coalition work, with an initial review expected by May or June. The final item began a presentation from the Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers. Legislative chair Larry Fonder said the group’s priorities are protecting veterans from fraud and modernizing the property tax benefit for disabled veterans, but the presentation would focus on educating the committee about the role, training, certification, and accountability of county veteran service officers. President Tom Anderson, the Winona County VSO and a Navy veteran, began describing his background and office staffing when the transcript ended.

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• So, [sighs] it measures from the nearest point on the exterior wall of the registered offender's dwelling
• We're using the wall at their house.
• And my wall of the house is over there. >> Could be right up there. >> And I actually butt up against
• We're using the wall at their house.
• And my wall of the house is over there. >> Could be right up there. >> And I actually butt up against

Bills: SF0087, SF0088, SF0092

Keywords: felony, law enforcement, police officer, criminal penalties, public safety, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, false claims, civil penalties, state accountability, whistleblower protection, fraud prevention, 916, all

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• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3524 and House File 3525 and laid both over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill, with no amendments adopted and no vote taken at this stage. HF 3524 would conform Minnesota law to the federal overtime tax deduction, and HF 3525 would conform to the federal tip-income deduction. The author argued both bills would help workers keep more of their earnings, simplify tax filing, support labor-force participation, and provide relief to workers in hospitality, trades, health care, and other industries. The committee heard testimony in support from a restaurant owner, Sandra Weiss of the Finnish Beastro in St. Paul, who said the bills would help tipped workers keep more of their income and would support hospitality businesses. She described her staff as roughly half men and half women, including students and long-term employees, and said front-of-house tipped workers and back-of-house workers face different pay levels. She also said Minnesota’s tip rules and lack of a tip credit create challenges for the industry. During questioning, members discussed wage disparities, the makeup of her workforce, and the practical effects of the proposals. Opposition testimony came from Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota, both of whom argued the bills are regressive, poorly targeted, and costly. They said the deductions would mainly benefit higher earners, violate horizontal equity by treating similar incomes differently, and could encourage compensation restructuring. They also warned the combined cost would exceed $500 million over the 2028-29 biennium and could pressure funding for health care, education, and other public services. Mark Havenman of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence similarly criticized the bills on tax fairness and administrative grounds, noting the federal tip deduction framework is still under development and could create enforcement issues. Nonpartisan staff provided revenue estimates showing HF 3524 would reduce general fund revenue by about $365.9 million in fiscal 2027 and HF 3525 by about $126 million in fiscal 2027, with smaller ongoing impacts in later years. Members also raised questions about how the bills would be paid for and what income would qualify under the overtime deduction.

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• In my district in Huntington Park, Border Patrol agents used a high-power explosive breaching charge
• In Huntington Park, a mother and her children were directly endangered when Border Patrol blew the windows
• real-life example to assembly member Lackey's point there are no examples this is one example of border
• We have seen this over and over again with ICE and Border Patrol and others, essentially wearing ski
• And what ICE and Border Patrol are doing right now is harming local law enforcement in so many ways in

Keywords: 988, house, all