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• How could we, while agents knocked on doors, asking, "Where are the Asians? Where are the Hmong?"
• Go, organize a food drive through our partners at Community Aid Network Minnesota, CAN MN.
• > a<00:53:52.920> full<00:53:53.720> and While December is usually a full and While
• trying to maintain our uncertainty while trying to maintain our own<01:04:08.640> well-being.
• They shared with me that family, friends, and colleagues were driving them to and from work.

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• This bond bill will drive targeted investments into small development, affordable housing, and climate
• So we're concerned this measure will further drive up the cost of mortgage loans in California and make
• So while I appreciate the fact that our credit unions play a vital role, we should also recognize the
• And so that's the main point that I want to drive home: we are serving, our members are serving this
• step in understanding and addressing concerns related to any opaque emerging financial product that drives

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh of the market and driving up costs.
• up shrinking uh and that also drives up rates.
• <00:52:31.599> also subsidized by public dollars while also subsidized by public dollars while
• <00:59:15.440> healthcare Minnesota and what drives healthcare Minnesota and what drives healthcare
• Data is what drives us in agriculture and what we do.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• there is an opportunity to uh while there is an opportunity to uh combine<00:14:03.399> some<
• I'm looking at, I'm driving the road in Google, and I see that it's a two-lane road with very narrow
• <01:23:42.600> behavior will force changes in driving behavior will force changes in driving
• This area remains very dangerous, especially in the winter driving conditions.
• especially in the winter driving especially in the winter driving conditions<01:40:11.920> nearly

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• attention<01:17:56.159> has And while national media attention has And while national
• to buy up health care systems, driving to buy up health care systems, driving up<01:25:18.719>
• :25:20.560> to up costs while limiting services to up costs while limiting services to everyone
• > is But while crowdsourcing funds is But while crowdsourcing funds is generally<03:00:02.960>
• while they're waiting for their trials. while they're waiting for their trials.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• we appear before you that There's nomenclature that just is helpful to understand, and these terms, while
• Chair, before I just jump ahead, I know there's, there might be questions about NNSA, uh, while we're
• And I think I'm, I still remain optimistic while we still try to do our work. That's understand.
• But my, my recollection here is that the Department of Defense, the Air Force, while they may not be
• Chair, uh, the, so while, well I, I, I need to pull up my budget memo, but um.

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• These delays stall construction, drive up costs, and make smaller projects financially infeasible.
• This ensures much-needed housing projects continue to move forward while easing administrative burdens
• While we have made huge strides in housing, equity, and public health and safety, this committee sees
• While not everyone has 15 years dedicated to learning about the document that forms, While not everyone
• Plans are for high-level policy guidance, while ordinances are where regulations are implemented.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 253, by Assembly Member Ward and presented by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to review certain post-entitlement permits if a local building department would take more than 30 days. Supporters, including California YIMBY, the California Chamber of Commerce, the Housing Action Coalition, the Bay Area Council, SPUR, and Abundant Housing LA, said the bill would reduce permitting delays and help housing production. League of Cities and the California State Association of Counties expressed concerns but were not formally opposed. Members voiced strong support, and the bill passed the committee 10-0 to Appropriations. The committee then held an informational hearing on California’s general plan. The first panel, led by UC Davis professor Catherine Brinkley, gave an overview of the general plan structure, required elements, update cycles, and the new PlanSearch database that makes adopted plans searchable statewide. She emphasized that general plans are long-term, locally tailored documents that integrate housing, transportation, safety, environmental justice, and other policy areas, and noted that many plans and elements are outdated. Members asked about update timelines, public participation, and whether AI tools could help with drafting and analysis. A second panel of local government representatives described the practical challenges of preparing and updating general plans, especially in rural and small jurisdictions. Speakers from Calaveras County, Sacramento, San Joaquin County, and Fountain Valley cited staffing shortages, consultant availability, funding constraints, CEQA and outreach costs, changing state mandates, and the difficulty of keeping plans aligned with local conditions and board turnover. They asked for more funding, more time, clearer prioritization, and more flexibility. A third panel from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation explained its role in issuing general plan guidelines, technical advisories, and annual planning surveys, and said it is updating its guidance through 2027 to reflect recent housing, climate, safety, environmental justice, and open space laws. No public comment was offered, and the informational hearing was adjourned.

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• While I've all heard the heart-wrenching stories of the children and young people lost to the opioid
• While we have seen this reduction we know that the hard work still lies ahead.
• many, but just the other day we're going through the drive-thru window at Arby's.
• Emotional toll, raising children while still grieving the loss of their own.
• They can't be trained on a pickup truck how to drive a dump truck.

Keywords: opioid crisis, overdose, naloxone, drug trafficking, law enforcement, treatment, prevention, older adults, Medicaid expansion

Summary: The meeting convened to address the dire opioid crisis affecting communities nationwide, with a particular focus on the alarming rise of opioid use disorder among older adults. Key testimonies highlighted the critical need for a comprehensive approach that encompasses prevention, treatment, and strict law enforcement actions against drug traffickers. Sheriff Dennis Lima from Seminole County outlined successful strategies implemented in Florida, including increased access to naloxone and legislative changes to hold drug dealers accountable for overdoses. Various members expressed a united front on tackling this multifaceted issue, advocating for the expansion of Medicaid and better access to treatment as essential steps to curbing the epidemic.

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• live together or nearby while live together or nearby while maintaining<00:58:05.319> their
• below the area rents which could drive below the area rents which could drive prices<03:43:02.840
• <04:49:50.718> out State Legislature aims to drive out State Legislature aims to drive out
• What's ultimately driving the prices?
• What's ultimately driving the prices?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Those interviews have bolstered our view, while there's still some mystery to it, that Dick Eastland
• Harmon, while acknowledging that it was chaotic and crazy and nobody knew how bad it was going to be,
• They were able to survive while sheltering in place.
• And while incredibly brave and life-threatening and life-saving, it was harrowing and dangerous.
• While no legislation can erase the pain of what occurred, the Texas...

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• we believe that by expanding this threshold, we can eliminate unnecessary administrative barriers while
• Administrative barriers while preserving safety standards, and we have one witness with us here today
• I'm also concerned that while the bill is narrowly tailored to one or a few municipalities, it creates
• Okay, that Robert drive here. Kevin Royce? He's not... yeah, let Royce did.
• We'll let Royce drive a little bit. You want to drive? Okay, okay. Exercise, all right.

Bills: HB103

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard a series of local and special-purpose bills, mostly with brief sponsor explanations and little or no public opposition. Topics included fireworks sales near the Texas-Mexico border for Cinco de Mayo (HB 1629), allowing larger counties to use their own inspectors for county buildings (HB 3234), updating governance and financial rules for the Wood County Central Hospital District (HB 5664), clarifying firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures (HB 3171), and exempting certain Fort Worth ETJ properties from release rules to protect infrastructure investments (HB 2512). The committee also heard bills on border subdivision rules in Cameron County (HB 3680), extending a property tax exemption to surviving spouses of certain veterans affected by the PACT Act (HB 2508/HJR 133), drainage district election timing and procedures (HB 5693, HB 2694), utility transparency for municipally owned systems (HB 1991), and management district and hospital district election or appointment changes (HB 5698, HB 2293). Another major bill, HB 1449, would expand a food truck permitting pilot program to counties over one million population; witnesses supported the concept but asked the committee to coordinate it with related fee and standards bills, and the bill was left pending for further work. The committee also heard HB 3732, which would let fire departments obtain extensions to comply with new NFPA protective equipment standards, and HB 5431, which would clarify that mayors and at-large council members do not need new elections after reapportionment; both were left pending after questions about their scope. Several transparency and tax-related bills were also discussed, including HB 103, creating a statewide database of local bond and tax election information, and HB 851, requiring reporting on homestead tax ceiling properties; both drew support and were later voted out. After testimony, the committee reported multiple bills favorably, often unanimously, and recommended many for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also used procedural swaps to substitute House companions for Senate bills on several measures, then recessed with plans to return later to process additional bills.

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• I'm the traveler, so it was about a three-hour drive to get here.
• <00:04:14.640> get<00:04:14.799> here<00:04:15.599> uh about a three-hour drive
• to get here uh about a three-hour drive to get here uh for<00:04:15.920> over<00:04:16.199>
• associated with those as well as costs associated with those as well as recidivism<00:04:49.199> while
• <00:04:49.479> simultaneously<00:04:50.440> holding recidivism while simultaneously

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Among our transgender respondents, only 44% said they feel safe in physical offline locations, while
• You will have some accounts with millions of followers that are driving anti-LGBTQ misinformation.
• I was thinking that while I was sitting here.
• The key concern is that while policies may be applied equally, their impacts are not equal.
• The key concern is that while policies may be applied equally, their impacts are not equal.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Here are some examples that also drive this need.
• Activity while on duty.
• So I've tried to do aggressive, careless driving over the last couple years, but... ...driving over the
• But I like to drive fast, not as fast as Osgood, but I like to drive fast too.
• I am my mother's son, while she is still alive. son, even in his death, I am my mother's son while she

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. Members then moved to the special order calendar after adopting a motion to reconsider the earlier failed vote on CS/SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. The chamber also temporarily postponed several bills during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, Brownfields, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills with little or no opposition, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included expedited DNA testing grants for law enforcement; additional aggravating factors in capital felony sentencing; fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients; commuter rail indemnification; disposition of migrant vessels; specialty license plates; an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign; relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University; charter school changes; registration rules for sexual predators and offenders; assault and battery penalties for utility workers; juvenile justice revisions; reporting of student mental health outcomes; foster home licensure transfers; water access facilities and boating-related funding; Florida Virtual School changes; school readiness program improvements; protections against lewd sexual images of children; age-related criminal offense provisions; tampering with electronic monitoring devices; certified recovery residences; and codification of the FSU Election Law Center. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, though the charter school bill and the aggravating factors bill drew more divided votes. One of the most debated measures was SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office employees while on duty and using government resources, citing alleged election-related emails and concerns about mixing government and religious influence. Supporters argued the amendment was needed as a guardrail; opponents said existing law already covered the conduct and that the amendment could be confusing or overly broad. The amendment failed 13-23, and the underlying bill passed 27-9 after extended debate about faith, politics, and the office’s role. Another notable debate involved SB 954 on certified recovery residences, where senators emphasized the need for stable housing in addiction recovery and the bill passed unanimously after supportive remarks from members who had personal experience with recovery. The Senate also passed SB 674 on bonuses for county tax collector and property appraiser employees after questions about safeguards and the purpose of the bonuses.

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• While in Houston, though, I became involved really with veterans again.
• While in Houston, though, I became involved really with veterans again.
• While in Houston, though, I became involved really with veterans again.
• While in Houston, though, I became involved really with veterans again.
• sought-after CDL driving sought-after CDL driving certification<00:24:26.960> we've<00:24

Bills: HF1439, HF1004, HF498, HF1326

Keywords: HF1439, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, Carts to Careers, workforce development fund, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, grocery industry, food industry, food retail, retail workforce, job training, career pathways, scholarships, certifications, workforce pipeline, one-time appropriation, industry training, labor shortage, youth employment, apprenticeship

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• and so they take the hard hard drive and so they take the hard drives<02:42:05.120> and<02:42
• We’ve been working on this contract for a while.
• <03:12:29.800> around it used to involve people driving around it used to involve people driving
• drive that to drive we're also trying to drive that to drive culture<03:54:39.159> and<03:54:
• 39.319> to<03:54:39.520> drive<03:54:40.399> purpose culture and to drive purpose

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Finance Division 3 met for a work session on House Bill 519, which concerns funding for Waypoint. The chair noted general support for the organization but said the bill would likely need to be suspended and folded into the budget process because the committee did not yet know available revenues or what amount, if any, could be committed. Kya Fox, director of the Division for Behavioral Health, testified that the department supports the bill and the program, explaining that it had been funded with other available funds, including $100,000 for 2024 and $400,000 for 2025, under a contract running through June 30 of this year. She said the shelter serves a unique population of young adults and is part of the department’s children’s system of care and Mission Zero efforts to reduce barriers to psychiatric discharge and emergency department use. Members questioned Fox and Waypoint representatives about the budget placement of the request, the difference between the efficiency budget and prioritized needs, and whether state budget documents would show any internal Waypoint revenues. Fox said the request appears as a general fund item and that the state would not see Waypoint’s internal financial operations in the budget. A legislative member explained that prioritized needs are critical services already in place but not necessarily included in the efficiency budget, and another member said the distinction is not strictly applied. The committee also raised a separate question about how DHHS would handle any future state or federal restrictions on DEI practices; Fox said that was a question for department leadership and legal staff, but that the department follows state law and contract requirements. Waypoint CEO Bor Alvare and Director Mandy Lancaster then described the shelter and related services. They said the shelter serves ages 18 to 24, is a 14-bed open-room facility with half walls, and is staffed overnight by two full-time workers. They said admission is first come, first served, with some vulnerability factors considered, and that they do not discriminate by race, gender, or sexual orientation. They reported no known incidents of sexual violence, though some youth are turned away each night because the shelter is full. They also explained that Waypoint provides broader services beyond the shelter, including outreach, drop-in centers, housing support, rental assistance, and family mediation, and said they serve about 400 youth and young adults in Manchester alone. The discussion ended with questions about whether lowering the upper age limit would affect the program; Waypoint said most residents are already in the 18-to-23 range, but that housing shortages make the current age span important for helping young adults avoid chronic homelessness.

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• If you're from Plentywood, Montana, it can be a five-and-a-half-hour drive to a VA care facility.
• Drive many, many hours away. Senator, thank you and welcome to the Senate.
• I remember a time when I had a 90-year-old veteran who was asked to drive 90 miles to get corrective
• The call centers say, "Okay, drive to—well, wait, it's an island."
• While I've been doing, I've looked in, been a part of the Hill, but also media and social media.

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• She worked for the state for a little while, but she's now a director of a port.
• She worked for the state for a little while, but she's now a director of a port.
• But it's obviously not while we're in session because we get per diem while we're in session.
• And we were out there that day, and it was somewhat of a drive.
• Sam has to drive four hours. He’s a little bit longer. Yeah.

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• through Colorado and watch a can drive through Colorado and watch a pack<00:10:38.240> of<00:
• And while we may not always agree on these issues, we have discussed them, and this money remains in
• And while we may not always agree on these issues, we have discussed them, and this money remains in
• And you drive up on a mama cow who's laying flat on her side.
• And you drive up on a mama cow And you drive up on a mama cow who's<00:32:02.400> laying<00:32

Keywords: Continuation of today's legislative session, beginning at 7:45 pm., 981, all

Summary: The House took up House Bill 1410, the state’s long appropriations bill for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and their agencies and institutions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The committee first recessed and then adopted a motion to rise, report progress, and sit again later that day. The House also adopted a motion under House Rule 14 to limit debate on House Bill 1410 to one hour during special orders on April 10, 2026, by a vote of 40-20, with four excused and one absent. During consideration of House Bill 1410, members debated Amendment J82/54A, which would require funding for wolf reintroduction to come from gifts, grants, and donations rather than general fund dollars. Supporters argued the state should not use taxpayer money for additional wolf reintroduction, especially during a budget crisis, and said rural ranchers and livestock producers are bearing the costs and impacts of wolves. They emphasized depredation concerns, the strain on rural communities, and the view that the reintroduction effort has been costly and poorly managed. Opponents of the amendment said the funding line is part of broader wolf management, not just reintroduction, and argued the state has a legal obligation to carry out Proposition 114. They said gifts, grants, and donations are not a reliable funding source for that mandate and noted the program also supports conflict minimization efforts such as range riders. One speaker also defended the ecological role of wolves, citing their benefits to ecosystems, elk management, and biodiversity. The transcript does not show a final vote on the amendment before the excerpt ends.

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• You can't drive it, eat it, enjoy it, and laugh at it.
• And that really drives risk, as does structure age.
• So I think those pace concepts are also going to drive the discussion.
• Big, bulky projects take a while to pull off.
• Look forward to driving the future... I look forward to diving into the future.

Keywords: 987, senate, all