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• Chapman, I think, actually, was my first executive nominee when I arrived in this building.
• Phillips currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of our local Citizens
• Back to executive nominations.
• Currently, he's the executive vice president in Tulsa for the Firstar Bank and he's been there since
• We do have all of our executive nominations cleared.

Bills: HB4322, HB4202, HB4203, HB4457, HB3983, HB3660, HB3802, HB2933, HB2955, HB2956, HB3781, HB3521, HB3794, HB3796, HB3800

Keywords: funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer, funeral director in charge, dual licensure, mortuary science, Oklahoma Funeral Board, funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, crematory, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, apprenticeship, licensing requirements, professional regulation, undertaker, mortician, burial services, death care industry, workers' compensation

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• Madam Witt, members, Senate Bill 1751 expands Arizona's authorized methods of execution by allowing a
• person sentenced to death to choose execution by firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas.
• So when these folks want to write these types of laws of executing someone with a firearm, they've never
• So when these folks want to write these types of laws of executing someone with a firearm, they've never
• I'm against executing someone with a firearm, close and personal. Yes, Representative Carter.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across elections, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, public safety, transportation, rural development, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent or third-read consent items, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data for media, adjuster/contractor conduct during emergencies, Industrial Commission changes, association meeting closures, banking and remittance rules, central bank digital currency, public safety parity funding, barbering and cosmetology board continuation, digital asset reserve management, contractor licensing, gaming and racing commission continuation, school AED instruction, classroom removal procedures, school safety reporting, special education complaint transparency, foreign influence and land ownership restrictions, DCS and DES process changes, health care licensing and reimbursement rules, EMS compact adoption, and multiple tax, housing, and transportation measures. Staff repeatedly summarized each bill and answered questions, with several bills noted as mirror or identical to House measures or as strike-everything amendments from committees. A few bills drew discussion. On SB 2874, staff explained that the Senate amendment would limit penalties for untimely campaign finance reports when a committee certifies it received no contributions and made no expenditures, but the sponsor did not concur. SB 1074 prompted questions about whether parental notification changed; staff said it did not and that the bill was aimed at improving communication between teachers and principals about discipline. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction in abuse or neglect cases, drew concern about the scope of the photos, while supporters said it would improve continuity and documentation. SB 1180 also drew comment because the sponsor and committee chair disagreed over an amendment, though the bill was advanced for further work. The most extended debate came on SB 1751, which would allow death-row inmates to choose firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas if voters approve the related constitutional measure. One member strongly opposed the bill on moral and personal grounds, another argued it could be a more humane option if the state is going to carry out executions, and a third raised concern that it could be used against Second Amendment rights. The bill remained on the third-read consent calendar despite the objections. The caucus concluded after moving through the remaining agenda items, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript beyond committee status and consent-calendar placement.

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• directed to follow the principles the legislature expected the agency commissioners and the agency executive
• He worked for the former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief and IGT in 2014 to explore potential
• This came after Executive...
• Acting Deputy Executive Director, formerly the CFO for the Texas Lottery Commission, and here serving
• auditing. ...in accounting regulations as far as the policy making of the agency that is part of the executive

Bills: SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

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• Members, I'm Scott Ehlers, Executive Director with the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
• Taylor, your affirmation shows that you're here in the capacity of Executive Director of the Texas Judicial
• Lawyers Association, the chief capital defender of a county public defender office, appointed by the Executive
• and Criminal Matters, selected by the chair of the committee, and three attorneys appointed by the Executive
• Um, for those of you who don't know me on this committee, I previously was the executive director of

Bills: HB 115, HB507, HB1765, HB1847, HB2046, HB2239, HB2328, HB2309, HB2417, HB2728, HB2794, HB3206, HB3566, HB3694, HB3744, HB4254, HB4697, HB4733, HB4915, HB5465, HB2813, HB115

Keywords: habeas corpus, postconviction, criminal procedure, indigent defense, scientific evidence, legal representation, judicial power, capital felony, criminal law, death penalty, attorney qualification, training standards, law enforcement, no-knock warrant, search warrant, peace officer, attorney workload, criminal justice, caseload limits, fair representation

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• Senate Bill 788 would authorize the Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veteran Affairs.
• purview of rates and rate enforcement in the state has been and should be the legislature and the executive
• The rates in the fourth are the purview of the Florida Legislature and executive branch.
• That's the prerogative of the executive branch or the legislative branch. With that, Mr.
• Florida, the practice of the death penalty has involved the state in erroneous convictions in botched executions

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and Senator Myrdal, committee members, I think that'd be a great question for the Indian Affairs Executive
• Brad Hawk, executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission.
• Brad Hawk, executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission.
• Brad Hawk, executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission.
• For the record, Travis Fink, Executive Director, Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents.

Bills: HB1455

Keywords: tribal consultation, Indian Affairs Commission, tribal governments, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations, Native American, tribal nations, consultation requirement, legislative process, jurisdiction, sovereignty, North Dakota tribes, government-to-government consultation, tribal chairpersons, 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first heard House Bill 1455, which would require the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications and conduct consultation with affected tribes. Rep. Collette Brown said the bill was intended to formalize and strengthen tribal consultation, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe representative Ross Bell testified in support. Brad Hawk, executive director of the Indian Affairs Commission, testified neutrally, saying the office already does much of this work but that the bill would add structure; several senators raised concerns about duplication, possible future staffing costs, and whether the bill was necessary. The committee amended the bill to replace “each measure” with “all legislation,” then passed a do-not-pass recommendation on HB 1455 by recorded vote, with Sen. Luick designated as carrier. The committee then took up House Bill 1032, dealing with municipal courts, appeals, and judge qualifications. Legislative Council and court staff walked through proposed amendments, including making municipal courts courts of record on a delayed effective date, clarifying appeal procedures, and adding standards for municipal judges. Members discussed whether to use the term “ethical standards” or “judicial conduct”; after questions about definitions and enforcement, the committee settled on replacing the language with “judicial conduct” in the amended bill. The committee adopted the amendments and then passed HB 1032 as amended on a do-pass vote, with Sen. Cory to carry. Later, the committee heard House Bill 1263, which would make it easier for people with criminal records to seek sealing after a denial by allowing an appeal and reducing the waiting period for a new petition from three years to one year. Rep. Nels Christensen, Christopher Davis, Travis Fink, and Brad Peterson all supported the bill’s goal of giving people a better path to rehabilitation and employment. The main point of disagreement was whether to keep the statutory presumption that the benefit to the petitioner must outweigh the presumption of openness of criminal records; several witnesses urged removing that language, while others said it was part of the compromise that created the current law. The committee closed the hearing without taking final action and said it would review the House discussion before deciding later.

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• Mahalo also to the Department of Education, Pamela Goodwin, and Hawaii State Charter School Executive
• Mahalo also to the Department of Education, Pamela Goodwin, and Hawaii State Charter School Executive
• <00:15:11.160> School and Hawaii state Charter School and Hawaii state Charter School executive
• :12.800> no<00:15:13.160> for<00:15:13.360> joining<00:15:13.720> us executive
• director Ed no for joining us executive director Ed no for joining us in<00:15:14.079> the<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Ken Mahmoud, who is the Executive Vice President of Triton Systems, which is a business at the cutting
• don't just sit on the shelf for someone to talk about one day, but instead are used in reality, executing
• So the PBBE Reform Report, or the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution is, I'm
• areas that really hampers the Department of Defense is, well, you can win an SBIR in the year of execution
• The planning, programming, budgeting, and execution is inherently a two-year-long process.

Keywords: SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer

Summary: The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.

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• That culminated in 2018, the department executed a contract with Accenture to configure PeopleSoft to
• So when you all typically talk about agencies, you're only referring to the executive branch.
• But when PALM talks about agencies, it includes all the executive branch as well as the legislature and
• the courts, because all of the agency, all the executive branch, as well as the legislature and the
• They execute test scripts to make sure the solution is working.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services on the My Safe Florida Home program, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot, and the Florida PALM financial system replacement project. For My Safe Florida Home, Stephen Fielder explained the wind-mitigation grant program, including its inspection-first process, two-to-one matching grants for most homeowners, low-income exemptions from the match, and eligible improvements such as roofs, clips/straps, water barriers, and opening protection. He reported roughly 109,000 initial inspections, nearly 59,000 grants approved, 31,000 final inspections, 25,000 reimbursements, and about $240 million paid out through the end of 2024. Members asked about premium savings, contractor pricing, fraud, owner-builder eligibility, reimbursement timing, and whether the program should have a dedicated funding source; Fielder said the program is currently closed, more than 40,000 people have signed up for updates, and the office has seen some price-gouging and impersonation issues but no major fraud trend. The committee also discussed the new prioritization rules that took effect July 1, 2024, which direct grant awards by age and income. Fielder said the program used a survey of existing applicants to implement the new priority groups and that the first group was over age 60 and low-income. Members raised questions about how premium reductions are measured, whether insurance company changes or rising insured values affect the data, and whether the program can track long-term outcomes after reimbursement. Fielder said the office reports raw premium changes based on declarations pages, knows the insurer for participants, and has validated results with multiple insurers, but does not track homeowners after they leave the program or enforce continued insurance coverage. For the My Safe Florida Condo Pilot, Fielder said the program is modeled on the home program but uses association-level applications, a maximum grant of $175,000 per association, and a similar two-to-one match. He said the application window opened briefly in November and was closed quickly because available funding could be exhausted and the department is prohibited from creating a waiting list. He identified several needed statutory changes, including better distinguishing condos from single-family homes, adjusting roof requirements for flat concrete roofs, and revisiting the unanimous unit-owner vote requirement, which he said has been a major obstacle. Chair Lopez noted the pilot is intended to be a learning process and thanked DFS staff for identifying implementation issues. The final presentation covered Florida PALM, the state’s effort to replace the 40-year-old FLAIR accounting system with a PeopleSoft-based financial management system. Fielder and PALM Director Jimmy Cox said the project began in 2014, the state contracted with Accenture in 2018, cash management went live in 2021, and the project was paused in 2022 for legislative review and remediation. They said the system is expected to go live in 2026, possibly in July rather than January, and that the project has spent about $225 million to date, with a current-year budget of about $60.9 million and a projected next-year request of about $64 million. Members asked about cybersecurity, cloud hosting, project scope, and whether the system is unique to Florida; staff said the system is not Florida-specific, access is credentialed through agency identity management, and the cloud host location is confidential. After the presentations, Chair Lopez assigned members to work with specific agencies on budget review meetings, asked them to discuss agency structure, priorities, staffing, waste reduction, and other budget issues, and set a deadline to report findings in the first week of regular session. The meeting then adjourned without objection.

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• Presently, I also own a global business, or I'm executive vice president with a global business.
• He is a member of our audit committee as well as our executive committee. He attends regularly.
• Since then, and in large part under the stewardship of our executive director **Marquita Russell**, we've
• Support staff, and actually, I know that certainly under our Executive Director and under this board,
• I think we've been very successful because of the Executive Director and her staff in doing that.

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• The legislative branch and the executive department—this is the governor's office.
• So, anyways, back to this legislative branch and executive branch—small back of the budget cuts. talk
• branch small back of the executive branch small back of the budget Governor's Commission on Disability
• uh uh from the federal side an executive uh uh from the federal side an executive order<02:00:55.760
• You referenced the executive order that was signed by the president, and it's in the bill as well.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.

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• And now we'll open an executive session...
• The executive session on Senate Bill 230 was then closed, and the committee opened an executive session
• 02:13:08.239> on<02:13:08.560> Senate close the executive session on Senate close the executive
• Does anybody... we are going to resume our executive we are going to resume our executive session<04:
• And that's what I think the execution.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on. The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other. Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• Let's open an executive session on Senate Bill 65-FN.
• 02:13:08.239> on<02:13:08.560> Senate close the executive session on Senate close the executive
• the executive session at 1:00 this afternoon. 232 and set a time certain to resume the executive session
• And I think the issue here is execution, not the policy itself.
• As I execution, not the policy itself.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, I am the executive director for the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association.
• . it'd be the executive director said. it'd be the local<00:31:57.679> impact<00:31:58.080>
• Um, there's a 12-hour deadline for law enforcement to execute a search warrant.
• Debo if he could address. >> Mr. ... >> Oh, looking as far as executing the warrant. >> Okay. >> Yeah
• >> as far as executing the warrant. >> as far as executing the warrant.

Bills: HF3465, HF3782, HF4075, HF391, HF3946, HF2976, HF3350

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

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• I’m the Executive Director of the Energy Authority.
• I’m the Executive Director of the Energy Authority.
• <00:10:50.560> branch Uh I think even the executive branch Uh I think even the executive branch
• I can't speak for the executive branch.
• 11:45.280> of Anthony Apollo, executive director of Anthony Apollo, executive director of the<

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• I'm the executive director for TechNet Central Region.
• :40.400> Wyoming executive director of the Wyoming executive director of the Wyoming Education
• Any other questions for the executive director? All right.
• I'm the executive director of Beardsley.
• the legislative body and the executive the legislative body and the executive branch.<01:20:32.880

Bills: HB0083, HB0102, HB0178

Keywords: subpoena, legislative authority, penalty, compliance, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, public employment, labor organization, dues withdrawal, collective bargaining, public funding, 916, all

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• I'm the executive director for the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, the plaintiffs' bar, and
• Okay, so it's not executive though; this is the subcommittee, yeah, because... executive though this
• So what we're doing right here is... no, this is the executive session we're doing that.
• HB 499 is done and on to executive session.
• And on to executive session. 678 has been withdrawn, so we're done for this morning.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 733-FN, a bill on third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors financing lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, and contributes to litigation abuse, higher insurance costs, and what he called a “tort tax.” He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with specific references to foreign-entity restrictions, consumer-protection guardrails, and reporting requirements. He also noted a few technical fixes to the draft, including adding the word “knowingly” and restoring a section that had been omitted. Committee members questioned how the bill’s foreign-entity language would work, including whether a governor or the Department of Safety would designate countries of concern, and whether the bill would bar foreign parties from using litigation funding. Cole and others clarified that the bill was intended as a reporting measure, not a ban on litigation funding itself, and that the goal was to disclose who is funding lawsuits and to what extent. Representative Sal asked whether the bill would prevent a litigant from getting outside financing; Cole answered no, emphasizing disclosure rather than prohibition. Brandon Grat of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau testified that the bill’s enforcement provisions were too limited. He said the draft appears to give the Attorney General only a civil-penalty remedy, likely too small to deter violations, and not the broader Consumer Protection Act tools such as injunctions, restitution, or investigation authority. He also raised concerns about whether the Attorney General or Insurance Department would have proper jurisdiction, given that the product may be financial or insurance-related. Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the department sees possible benefits from transparency because disclosure of litigation funding could help insurers assess risk, improve underwriting, and potentially ease hard-market pressures, especially for nonprofits and child care providers. He also said the bill’s language likely needs further work to clarify agency authority and suggested involving the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and banking regulators. Opposition testimony came from the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Marissa Chase and Samantha Hering argued the bill is one-sided because it requires disclosure only on the plaintiff side and not from defendants or insurers. They said New Hampshire already has court rules and discovery procedures that cover relevant disclosures, making the bill unnecessary, and questioned whether the existence of a funding contract is even relevant in litigation. The hearing ended with the committee continuing to discuss possible revisions and enforcement options, but no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.

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• In 2025, she is there as the executive director of the New Mexico Martin Luther King Junior Commission
• Newton Robinson, the founder and executive director of the Community Mentor Network.
• The percent of state expenditures for the executive is 97.91%. For legislative, it's 0.04%.
• This is from the executive summary from the Bureau of Business and Economic Research from UNM.
• The executive Have some form of compensation. The executives definitely have compensation.

Bills: HB145, HB164, HJR6, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB166, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, HJR5, SB104, SB193, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation

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• Um, they were given an executive order and not a lot else to go on.
• <00:25:37.919> order<00:25:38.400> and they were given an executive order and they
• were given an executive order and not<00:25:38.960> a<00:25:39.200> lot<00:25:39.360>
• And the cost part of this is, uh, we learned that the governor was going to proceed with an executive
• So, the governor has put out the executive order earlier this week in which only those with a permit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the new program executive, Director Anna Hugh, made some additional recommendations on what we think
• So the new program executive, Director Anna Hugh, made some additional recommendations on what we think
• The executive is executing, but, you know, you guys, the executive branch.
• The executive is executing, but, you know, you guys on the RFP and, but you're not building it.
• John Weiman, Executive Director for Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan. Thank you.

Keywords: 959, house, all