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• In Española, the YMCA Teen Center is a vital and trusted space for our young people, giving teenagers
• which was a 40% increase of survivors seeking services at their shelter because of the outreach and trust
• medical and health professional students from UNM to Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine and a trusted
• service campaign to build awareness and understanding, improve response efficiency, and strengthen trust
• service campaign to build awareness and understanding, improve response efficiency, and strengthen trust

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• The LFC recommendation put another $256,000 on trust funds for the recurring funding for staff.
• Our agency has been working hard to try and get off the trust funds.
• If our agency has been working hard to try and get off the trust funds, and I'll get a little bit more
• And so just very briefly on the last couple slides here on slide 9, trust fund solvency is a big issue
• The agency has relied for agency operations on these two trust funds for quite a few years.

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• Oklahoma State University, assigned to oversee this agency and administer the medical authority and trust
• Assigned as part of my duties to oversee this agency and administer the medical authority and trust.
• Again, that was a partnership between the university, the medical authority and trust, and local philanthropies
• Next up, we've got University Hospital Authority and Trust.
• The hospital and the University Hospitals Trust reimbursed the University Hospitals for the property

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• the Oklahoma Constitution, and our vision, mission, and core values are really grounded in public trust
• We've also partnered with OML and OSSBA to allow us to reach those local officials through trusted and
• We did that in terms of maintaining public trust and we really tried.
• I think the big question that came to me over and over from people who trust in the Guardian's system
• OK, so and so is this a trust fund where these funds are restricted Or is it like the, OK, so totally

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• And the Behavioral Health Trust Fund now.
• The transfer to the Early Childhood Trust Fund is expected to be $1.2 billion in FY 25 from the oil and
• In FY 26 through 28, we'll begin sharing the transfers between the trust fund and that.
• Behavioral Health Trust Fund and the Medicaid Trust Fund.
• You can trust them a little better.

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• As Democrats I know we care about working and middle-class people, but they don't trust us.
• And when a mother is lost, trust me.
• Trust me, I know.
• It's about trusting our courts to use their discretion to do what's right.
• Let's do everything we can to restore public trust and confidence in our democracy.

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• I'm very appreciative to President Al-Britton and his team for trusting me with this awesome responsibility
• And you can see the various sources from general revenue to EETF, or Education Enhancement Trust Fund
• And you can see the various sources from general revenue to EETF, or Education Enhancement Trust Fund
• It does have some trust fund, which is the red, and some of that is federal trust fund.
• All your trust funds are kind of grouped into one, and in a brief description of the issue.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting and received an overview of the Pre-K-12 education appropriations jurisdiction and base budget. Staff explained that education funding is driven largely by enrollment and per-student formulas, with most money coming from state and local sources. The presentation highlighted the major budget areas: early learning, the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP), non-FEFP K-12 programs, federal programs, and the State Board of Education. Members asked about instructional materials funding and how scholarship students who return to public schools are counted and funded; staff explained that instructional materials remain in the base and that funding depends on survey timing, with districts ultimately funded through the enrollment count process. The committee then reviewed federal IDEA funding for students with disabilities. Department of Education officials explained how IDEA Part B funds are split between state set-asides and local educational agencies, and noted that Florida ranked fourth nationally in total IDEA Part B funding and received a 95% state determination for meeting IDEA requirements. They also described the bureau’s responsibilities, including monitoring, dispute resolution, instructional support, and the Hope Florida unit for ages 3 to 5. Members asked for more information on student performance outcomes and how the state measures success beyond compliance, and the department agreed to provide follow-up data. The final major topic was the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS), including associate centers, multidisciplinary centers, and specialized centers for deaf/hard of hearing and visually impaired students. Presenters described services such as child find, family support, assessments, professional learning, accessible instructional materials, and technical assistance. Committee members focused on whether families and schools have equal access to services across the state, how IEP disputes and reevaluations are handled, and whether more support is needed for parents, teachers, and rural districts. FDLRS representatives said they do not write IEPs but help connect families to districts, provide training and assessments, and support compliance and data collection; they also emphasized staffing and resource needs, especially for low-incidence disabilities and multilingual family outreach.

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• Because I do think this is a critical piece, and people need to trust that when they go to the doctor
• that when they and people need to trust that when they go<00:42:51.920> to<00:42:52.080> the
• He said the testimony seemed pretty strong for eliminating that language, and he was happy to trust the
• He said the testimony seemed pretty strong for eliminating that language, and he was happy to trust the
• He said the testimony seemed pretty strong for eliminating that language, and he was happy to trust the

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• <01:28:32.840> in<01:28:32.880> the informed consent and their trust in the informed
• consent and their trust in the care<01:28:33.240> team<01:28:33.421> [music]<01:28:33.480
• <01:34:27.680> the<01:34:27.760> care<01:34:28.000> that so that they can trust
• the care that so that they can trust the care that they're<01:34:28.400> receiving.

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• I would trust that our educated professionals that serve on those boards would consider all available
• We apologize to them in 2017 for trampling on their rights and betraying a trust.
• The people of this community trusted me and elected me nine times to the legislature.
• Union members have relied on PERC not simply as an administrative body, but as a trusted forum where
• . again as the son of a late public school teacher. ...union membership and trusted their leaders.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.

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• I would trust that our educated professionals that serve on those boards would consider all available
• Petersburg and trying to rebuild my life, the people of this community trusted me and elected me nine
• The people of this community trusted me and elected me nine times to the Legislature.
• Union members have relied on PERC not simply as an administrative body, but as a trusted forum where
• And when that trust erodes, when labor relations become more contentious, When labor relations become

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.

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• We currently participate in WEBT, the Wyoming Educator Benefits Trust, and as you have no doubt heard
• We currently participate in WEBT, the Wyoming Educator Benefits Trust, and as you have no doubt heard
• We currently participate in WEBT, the Wyoming Educator Benefits Trust, and as you have no doubt heard
• She asked whether that is something the committee needs to look at instead of doing a pooled trust.
• at instead of doing a pooled trust?

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Summary: The committee opened by explaining it would work through a long list of interim topics one at a time and asked members to complete a selection form at the end. The first topic, long-term care, drew testimony from AARP Wyoming and the Wyoming Long-Term Care Association. AARP emphasized Wyoming’s aging population, the state’s roughly $200 million annual Medicaid spending on long-term care, and the need to examine whether more support for home-based care could reduce nursing home use and costs. The association agreed with supporting people at home as long as possible, but asked that any study also consider increased support for nursing homes and assisted living when home care is no longer feasible. Committee discussion also touched on adult day care and PACE-like services, with Mr. Laycock noting prior Department of Health discussion and limited adult day availability due to reimbursement concerns. The committee then heard proposals for neonatal intensive care unit family leave, expanded midwifery scope, and a modification to workers’ compensation law. The NICU leave idea, presented by the Wyoming Women’s Foundation, would explore leave options for families with premature infants in intensive care, potentially paid or unpaid, while considering business size and the burden on families who may need out-of-state care. The midwifery topic was framed as a way to address rural maternity and women’s health gaps by allowing midwives to practice to the full extent of their training. On workers’ compensation, the Wyoming Association of Municipalities sought to classify dispatch personnel as first responders so they could receive mental health coverage under workers’ compensation; the Department of Workforce Services explained that current law covers dispatchers under workers’ compensation generally, but the first responder mental health provision added in 2018 applies to law enforcement and firefighters and does not currently include dispatchers. Other topics included problematic gaming and program funding, breast cancer diagnostic and supplemental exams, prescription drug coverage for advanced metastatic cancer, SNAP education, behavioral health workforce clinical training site shortages, CPR in schools, and broader midwifery oversight. The behavioral health workforce proposal, brought by a WICHE commissioner, focused on increasing psychology internship slots in Wyoming, noting that the state currently has only three and that expanding placements could improve recruitment and retention. The CPR in schools topic drew strong support from the American Heart Association, which argued that CPR training in high school could improve bystander response in a rural state with long EMS response times; committee members asked about cost and curriculum fit, and the witnesses said hands-only CPR could be taught by school staff rather than requiring expensive certification. The midwifery discussion later broadened into concerns about oversight and standards after a representative described a constituent’s pregnancy loss and said complaints involving midwifery practice and staffing delays in investigations warranted a deeper review. No votes were taken during the portion provided, and most topics were simply introduced, discussed, and left open for further testimony or later committee selection.

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• you to choose Kuckians, "We don't trust you to choose your<00:31:02.000> own<00:31:02.240>
• It makes for more trust, and legitimacy.
• I appreciate your trust in me. I do.
• Given that, why should the legislature trust JCPS to address those problems without Senate Bill One?
• why why should the legislature trust why why should the legislature trust JCPS JCPS JCPS um<00:45

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Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 3, which would expand financial transparency requirements for Kentucky school districts. Sponsor Senator Lindsey Tichenor said the bill would require public access to budgeting and spending information, including final working budgets, monthly credit card statements, superintendent contracts and compensation, audits, and related financial reports posted on district websites. A committee amendment correcting citations was adopted by voice vote. Supporters, including Laura O’Brien, described examples of district spending they viewed as excessive and argued that more detailed public disclosure would help taxpayers and school boards identify misuse of funds. Senator Higdon and others voiced support for transparency, while Senator Meredith said he supported the intent but wanted the bill to go further. The committee passed SB 3 with 11 aye votes and one no vote, with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator David Givens, which would restore and clarify governance changes for Jefferson County Public Schools by defining the roles of the school board and superintendent. Givens said the bill responds to a state Supreme Court ruling and includes 42 stated reasons for the governance changes. Opponents, including Jefferson County Teachers Association president Maddie Shepard, JCPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood, and board member James Craig, argued the bill would weaken local democratic control, concentrate authority in one administrator, and reduce community voice. Yearwood said he works collaboratively with the board and that the bill is about adults and governance rather than students, while Craig said the district needs stronger oversight, not less. Supporters of the bill argued that the current structure has not produced adequate results and that the changes are needed to improve outcomes and accountability. The transcript ends during the SB 1 testimony and discussion, before a final vote is taken.

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• So why should I trust a non-human driving car? When it gets too close.
• When we talk about being the world's most trusted driver, trust has many elements.
• Trust me, I love a Casey's Pizza.
• Their families trust me to get their... Danger the way most of us do.
• Their families trust me to get their children to and from school safely and alive.

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• fund and uh so that's those trust fund and uh so that's those sections<00:26:37.279> uh<00:26
• Education trust fund versus general fund dollars and shifting the splits.
• Um so again, I think this is the way we want to fund education through the education trust fund, not
• <02:58:38.000> Education<02:58:38.479> trust<02:58:38.720> fund<02:58:38.960
• Education trust fund versus right place.

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• I would assume that we would continue having a balance in projects that are awarded, and I would trust
• I would assume that we would continue having a balance in projects that are awarded, and I would trust
• I would assume that we would continue having a balance in projects that are awarded, and I would trust
• I would assume that we would continue having a balance in projects that are awarded, and I would trust
• the department to do uh I would trust the department to do uh their<01:25:48.520> usual<01:25

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• People who work their entire lives, save, trust, and then they trust someone that claims to be from a
• And they trust that the claim is legitimate. The scammers create panic with their victims.
• trust and and then and they trust trust and and then and they trust someone<01:03:52.920> that
• And they trust that the enforcement.
• And they trust that the claim<01:03:58.120> is<01:03:58.280> legitimate.

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• Joe hadn't even graduated from high school yet, um, and uh he trusted the company.
• We trusted the company. He was to be trained. Obviously, some things have to change.
• Joe hadn't even graduated from high school yet, um, and uh he trusted the company.
• We trusted the company. He was to be trained. Obviously, some things have to change.
• <01:42:33.520> the high school yet um and uh he trusted the high school yet um and uh he trusted

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• account, maybe for children who are receiving SSI, a Special Needs Trust, to ensure that they don't
• So there's money invested in Special Needs Trusts.
• She said it is very concerning that staff would have to learn about investments and trusts, and that
• accounts they they don't have that trust accounts they they don't have that capacity<01:34:35.840>
• how to learn about Investments and trust how to learn about Investments and trust and<01:34:41.600

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Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard a presentation from Department of Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Tiki Brown on the department’s 2025 budget and transition plans. Brown said the governor’s budget pairs targeted reductions with modest investments, resulting in net general fund savings, while preserving core safety-net programs. Major proposals included funding for program integrity, modernization of the child welfare SSIS system, compliance changes for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), operating adjustments, and a transition account reallocation as the new department continues moving programs from other agencies through July 1, 2025. A large portion of the discussion focused on CCAP fraud prevention and oversight. Brown and Assistant Commissioner Diane Hy explained that the proposed statewide electronic attendance recordkeeping system would replace retroactive paper-based attendance reporting with more timely data, making it harder to falsify attendance and claim payments improperly. Brown also said the department is working with the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General and other partners on compliance and fraud controls. Senators pressed for more detail on current enforcement, whether payments can be withheld for violations, and whether recent media reports showed gaps in oversight; Brown said payments can be stopped for false attendance records, suspended or revoked licenses, or fraud allegations, but not for health and safety violations alone. The committee also reviewed other budget-neutral policy changes, including expanding permanency support services for relative foster care and tribal equivalents, strengthening tribal child welfare grants, updating TEACH scholarship rules for early childhood educators, and adjusting the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program to create a special revenue fund and extend a 10% payment increase to tribally licensed programs and programs on tribal reservation land. Brown also described a $1.5 million annual reduction to restorative practices grants, leaving a smaller ongoing base. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So I can't trust them to do so with new nuclear infrastructure in the state of Minnesota.
• So I can't trust them to do so with new nuclear infrastructure in the state of Minnesota.
• So I can't trust them to do so with new nuclear infrastructure in the state of Minnesota.
• So I can't trust them to do so with new nuclear infrastructure in the state of Minnesota.
• So I can't trust them to do so with new nuclear infrastructure in the state of Minnesota.

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Summary: The Minnesota Senate Energy Committee heard Senate File 426, authored by Senator Icorn, which would remove the 100-megawatt cap on hydropower for purposes of qualifying as an eligible energy technology under Minnesota law. Supporters said hydropower is carbon-free, reliable, flexible baseload power that can help Minnesota meet its 100% carbon-free electricity goal by 2040. Testifiers from Missouri River Energy Services and Minnesota Power described existing hydropower resources, including allocations from federal Missouri River dams, Minnesota hydro stations, and Manitoba Hydro, and argued that the bill would preserve and expand options for clean energy development. Several members raised concerns about the bill’s purpose and potential environmental impacts. Senator McEwen questioned why the size limit should be removed without specific proposed projects or more information about the need for larger dams, citing concerns about fisheries, water resources, and land use. Senator Port and others asked about costs, environmental effects, and where new projects might be built. In response, supporters said the bill is intended to open the door to future projects and allow agencies to review proposals through existing permitting and environmental processes, rather than approving any specific dam. Committee members offered mixed reactions. Senator Frentz said he supported the concept but recommended laying the bill over for further discussion and possibly sending it to the Environment Committee, noting environmental concerns and the need for more conversation. Senator Gruenhagen strongly supported the bill, arguing that it merely lifts a cap while leaving permitting and review requirements in place. Senator Hoffman also supported the bill, saying current policy blocks consideration of new projects and that the change would allow regulators to evaluate proposals on their merits. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left open for further consideration.