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• Next we have Hawaii Children Action Network, which speaks in support.
• I am representing Hawaii Children's Action Network, and I speak in strong support of this bill.
• I am in representing Hawaii Children's<00:53:15.520> Action<00:53:15.839> Network<00:53
• So again, I humbly ask on behalf of Hawaii Children's Action Network to please pass HB 1870 to HD1.
• Speaks to please pass HB 1870 to Network Speaks to please pass HB 1870 to HD1.

Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

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• It happens when networks align and they speak up. We’re working with Congress.
• It's a network of artists and creative professionals.
• It's a network of artists and creative professionals that are essentially working in the creative gig
• And certainly, your incredible network of organizations is that it's time to activate.
• Arts for LA represents an organization that's a network of about 75,000 arts advocates.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on how recent federal actions are affecting arts, culture, humanities, libraries, museums, and the creative economy in California. Chair Ben Allen and Vice Chair Chris Ward opened by describing the hearing as a response to proposed and ongoing federal cuts to the NEA, NEH, IMLS, and public broadcasting, as well as grant terminations and leadership changes at cultural institutions. Several members emphasized the economic and civic importance of the arts, while one Republican member argued for greater ideological diversity in the arts and noted the loss of music programs in small schools. Testimony from Aaron Harky of Americans for the Arts and Jolie Fisher of SAG-AFTRA described the impact of federal policy on grants, jobs, and production. Harky said executive orders and the FY 2026 budget proposal threaten arts agencies and arts education, and that rescinded grants are causing hiring freezes, shutdowns, and losses for small organizations, especially in rural and underserved communities. Fisher focused on runaway film and television production, outdated tax rules, and the need for federal incentives, intellectual property protections, and action on AI and digital replicas. Members also discussed bipartisan support, the role of business and tourism partners, and the need to include more diverse voices in arts advocacy. The second panel featured Rick Noguchi of California Humanities, Greg Lucas of the State Library, and Danielle Purcell of the California Arts Council. Noguchi said NEH funding was cut immediately, putting California Humanities’ grantmaking and documentary programs at risk and prompting consideration of litigation and possible state support. Lucas reported that IMLS funding for California libraries was briefly canceled but partly restored, though a budget gap remains. Purcell said the California Arts Council is still awaiting federal award language for state partnership funds, but NEA grant terminations and the proposed elimination of federal cultural agencies create major uncertainty; she also said the council is assessing the damage and tracking impacts on grantees. Members asked about measuring outcomes, AI’s threat to creative work, documentary funding losses, and possible state and national strategies to protect cultural institutions and jobs.

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• Moving down to line 233, emergency communication networks.
• Moving down to line 233, emergency communication networks.
• Moving down to line 233, emergency communication networks.
• Moving down to line 233, emergency communication networks.
• <00:15:33.920> Um emergency communication networks. Um emergency communication networks.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• actually, when I was talking to the county’s office, which is one of the partners that works with the network
• with<00:14:30.079> um<00:14:30.759> the<00:14:31.680> um<00:14:32.040> Network
• <00:14:33.040> um<00:14:33.199> is that works with um the um Network um is that works
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• database, our after-school program, which operates from our church, I think the goal is to create a network

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• negotiated rates out of files in network negotiated rates out of network<01:43:37.360> maximum
• the capitol Area Public Health Network the capitol Area Public Health Network which<02:51:40.080
• <02:51:59.960> level that at the public health network level that at the public health network
• <02:52:32.359> to participating public health networks to participating public health networks
• for certainty that uh our two networks for certainty that uh our two networks do<02:55:04.080>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If it's an agency, it may take longer, particularly if it's a person who owns a network of different
• If it's an agency, it may take longer, particularly if it's a person who owns a network of different
• particularly if it's a person who<00:20:56.960> owns<00:20:57.160> a<00:20:57.200> network
• <00:20:57.560> of<00:20:57.680> different who owns a network of different who owns
• a network of different agencies,<00:20:58.520> right?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• know, all the things that many of you who not long ago launched from your own families, you had a network
• know, all the things that many of you who not long ago launched from your own families, you had a network
• Launched from your own families, you had a network of adults in your lives that were helping you, advising
• children who are aging out, young adults who are aging out of foster care don't have that kind of network

Summary: House Republican caucus met on April 29 to review the FY 2027 budget package and several related “budget implementation” bills, with Chairman Livingston noting that HB 2415 was being held. Staff and members walked through HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act (“feed bill”), which appropriates about $17.96 billion from the general fund and includes one-time fund transfers, 5% lump-sum reductions for most agencies, funding for the state health insurance plan, school facilities, child care, correctional officer stipends, public safety, and other prior-year items. Members emphasized that the budget reflected House and Senate negotiations after the governor left budget talks, and Republican leaders framed it as a package that lowers taxes, shrinks government, and funds priorities such as K-12, child care, foster care, and public safety. The caucus then reviewed a series of mostly standard budget bills: HB 4139 on gaming/racing assessments; HB 4140 on federal monies, the budget stabilization fund, and ACE initiative savings reporting; HB 4141 on capital outlay, highway construction, airport funding, and rural transportation match funds; HB 4142 on commerce and lottery distributions; HB 4143 on corrections reporting; HB 4144 on environmental provisions and water-related fund uses; HB 4145 on state employee health insurance premiums and DES reforms; HB 4146 on higher education funding provisions; HB 4147 on SNAP administration and error-rate reduction; HB 4148 on K-12 inflation adjustments, school facilities, and ASDB property-sale oversight; HB 4150 on county expenditure flexibility and state office rent rates; HB 4151 on the Department of Revenue’s integrated tax system funding and related charges; HB 4152 on tax conformity, deductions, and repeal of several renewable-energy tax preferences and the Rio Nuevo diversion; and HB 4153 on transportation reporting. Discussion repeatedly centered on health plan solvency, SNAP/ACCESS eligibility and fraud controls, school funding, rural transportation, and tax conformity and relief. The caucus also took up several blue-sheet bills: HB 2035 on extended-family placement notifications in child welfare cases; HB 2170 restricting certain PRC-controlled companies from state IT contracts; HB 2249 expanding Parents’ Bill of Rights provisions; HB 2573 on DUI interlock/restricted-license rules and psychotherapy definitions; and HB 2873, which was amended to allow withdrawal of referendum petitions before ballot qualification. HB 2415 was held. The Speaker closed by praising the caucus for its budget work, saying the package delivers tax relief, protects vulnerable populations and public safety, and reflects months of Republican negotiations, and the meeting adjourned to the floor.

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• We also want to make sure their cyber forces conform network security monitoring as well as threat hunting
• This gives our teams a clean, trusted network to operate from, because oftentimes when we deploy it into
• an environment where the existing network may have been compromised.
• about 500 computers, 500 laptops, and they also rebuilt some different configurations within the network

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans heard a Department of Military Affairs presentation on bonding, tuition benefits, and cyber response. The department requested $3.5 million in design funding for a new hangar at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, citing safety problems with the aging 1950s-era hangars and the need to improve the wing’s competitiveness for future federal military construction funding. It also sought $2.5 million for asset preservation at Army facilities statewide, emphasizing that state dollars are often matched by federal funds. A National Guard lieutenant also testified about the State Tuition Reimbursement Program, describing how it helped pay for her undergraduate and doctoral education and reduce student debt. The committee also received an update on Minnesota National Guard cyber operations, including the response to the July 2025 ransomware attack on the City of Saint Paul. Testimony described the cyber coordination cell’s role in planning, interagency coordination, and support during the incident, including helping re-image about 500 computers and assisting with network recovery. Members heard that the Guard’s cyber teams conduct extensive partner engagement and are prepared to support state and local entities when civil resources are exhausted and the incident exceeds local capacity. Three bills were then heard and advanced. Senate File 4075, as amended, would implement recommendations from the task force on Special Guerrilla Unit and regular forces veterans from the Secret War in Laos, including eligibility and benefit changes; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill to the full committee. Senate File 3956, as amended, would clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs may partner with veteran-serving organizations using nonmonetary resources to address food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention; it was also referred onward. Senate File 4056, as amended, would add veteran or military status as a protected class under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; testimony supported the change, including concerns about service members losing educational opportunities while on state active duty, and the bill was passed to the full committee.

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• works to build a community of social studies educators in the state of Maryland, and through this network
• Maryland, and educators in the state of Maryland, and through<00:04:36.160> this<00:04:36.360> network
• ,<00:04:37.160> MDCSS<00:04:38.360> provides through this network, MDCSS provides through
• this network, MDCSS provides high-quality<00:04:39.440> professional<00:04:39.960> development

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Rodney Hudson, who was introduced by the Senator from the 40th District and recognized for his work as a pastor, teacher, and community leader in West Baltimore. The chamber also welcomed several district night visitors, AFSCME members, and a new group of student pages from schools across the state. The Senate then took up a resolution honoring the Maryland Council for Social Studies and its Social Studies and Civics Educator Award recipients, with remarks praising their work in education and a unanimous celebratory vote. The named honorees included educators recognized for elementary and secondary social studies, new teacher of the year, instructional leader of the year, a related organization professional, and civic education educator of the year. The Senate also adopted a resolution recognizing the women of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion during Women’s History Month. The sponsor highlighted the battalion’s all-Black, overseas World War II service, its work clearing a massive mail backlog for troops, and the racism and sexism the women overcame. The resolution honored the service and legacy of the unit and was approved unanimously. In addition, the Senate passed Senate Bill 56, authorizing external data sharing by the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center for multi-state reporting, and Senate Bill 100, concerning early voting centers and bus stops, both by 44 affirmative votes. Later, a late-filed bill was introduced after suspension of the rules: Senate Bill 1006, the Maryland State Flag Protection Act, a constitutional amendment intended to protect the state flag in the constitution. The bill was referred to the Rules Committee. The session concluded with caucus announcements, including a Democratic caucus meeting the next morning, a Republican caucus meeting at 8:30 a.m., and notice of a Jewish Caucus event marking the 200th anniversary of the Jew Bill. The Senate then adjourned until March 10 at 10:00 a.m.

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• is Edie LaFave with Veritas, here today in support of Senate Bill 1032 on behalf of Justice Action Network
• Justice Action Network is a national bipartisan organization. On behalf of Justice Action Network.
• Justice Action Network is a national bipartisan organization dedicated to advancing evidence-based reforms

Bills: SB1032, SB1055, SB1107

Keywords: corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy

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• My name is Dana Gray, Executive Director of Desert State's Physical Therapy Network.
• The network is comprised of 30 independent private practices throughout the state.
• And while there are 126 providers working for network clinics, only 10 are occupational therapists.
• My name is Dana Gray, Executive Director of Desert State's Physical Therapy Network, representing 30

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• That is why we have utilized the long-standing success of the SBDC network to come alongside the FAST
• They're constantly networking with different economic development agencies, different lenders.
• We already have a nationwide network that builds in geographic subgroups that meet together on some annually
• I know the southeast area is very... strong in the SBDC network.

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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• I will quote from that very briefly if I may: last week U.S. officials said they had disrupted a network
• , cameras, and other internet-connected consumer devices that served as an entry point into U.S. networks
• I will quote from that very briefly if I may: last week U.S. officials said they had disrupted a network
• , cameras, and other internet-connected consumer devices that served as an entry point into U.S. networks
• I will quote from that very briefly if I may: last week U.S. officials said they had disrupted a network

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• What's the Blackhawk Network? I'm sure they will be here to tell you.
• <01:04:36.400> I'm<01:04:36.720> sure What's the Blackhawk Network?
• I'm sure What's the Blackhawk Network?
• what a Blackhawk uh network is? I don't. what a Blackhawk uh network is? I don't.
• You know, they go to the store... it's Blackhawk Network that are actually it's Blackhawk Network that

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• And what we have seen is statements on publicly facing social networks by certain physicians, which are
• very... ...social networks by certain physicians, which are very hostile to Jews or Israelis, that actually
• And that does include going to social network pages, Facebook. ...and so forth, to see what the doctors
• progressive values, campus conflict over Israel and Palestine opened the door for that right-wing network
• Together, our network supports 20,000 Jewish college students across Massachusetts who deserve the same

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Summary: The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met for its 11th meeting and approved the minutes from its August 7 meeting. Co-chairs said the commission had recently completed preliminary K-12 recommendations and would continue work on higher education, with additional topics such as workplace issues, the medical sector, and the arts to be addressed before the November 30 reporting deadline. They also said another public comment meeting would be held this fall. The first testimony came from Dr. Mark Posnansky of Harvard Medical School, who described anti-Semitism affecting STEM, research, and higher education. He said Jewish and Israeli students and faculty reported ostracism, gaslighting, intimidation, discrimination, and hiding Jewish identity, and he urged clear leadership statements, mandatory anti-Semitism education, and stronger reporting and discipline procedures. Commissioners asked about Harvard training, spillover into teaching hospitals, and whether anti-Semitic climates were causing students to leave; he said some students had turned down opportunities because of the environment and that concerns also affected healthcare settings. Lindsey Gabbo, a Harvard Law student and mother, testified that campus discourse after October 7 had made Jewish and Zionist students feel isolated and unwelcome, with protests, defaced hostage posters, and a student council BDS vote contributing to the climate. She said Harvard had sent some emails acknowledging anti-Semitism but that she had not seen meaningful steps to restore dialogue, and she argued the school needed more structured venues for conversation. Commissioners also asked about campus security, the effect on students’ mental health, and the impact of chants and protests that she said many Jewish students understood as calls to violence. A panel of concerned Jewish faculty and staff then offered contrasting views. Professor Jeremy Menchick argued the commission should use data carefully, include non-Zionist Jews in its analysis, and avoid reinforcing divisions within the Jewish community. Professor Hilary Lustick described restorative-practice approaches and said structured dialogue could address conflict without immediate punishment. Professor Jonathan Feingold warned that anti-Semitism was being weaponized by the Trump administration and right-wing groups to attack universities and DEI, and he urged the commission not to adopt approaches that could be used to undermine civil rights institutions. Commissioners pushed back on claims that the problem was being exaggerated or reduced to a “problem” rather than a “crisis,” and the discussion ended with continued debate over data, context, and how to balance anti-Semitism concerns with broader civil-rights protections.

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• they get—did we do something as an administration to get them into our supplier diversity system and network
• Torres-Ardila, the Associate Director, who's here next to me, as well as our broad network of researchers
• ... ...who's here next to me, as well as our broad network of researchers, students, and community stakeholders
• Community organizations across the Commonwealth, including the Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network
• color pursuing advanced psychology degrees, such as mentorship by psychologists of color, peer networking

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held a hearing on the impact of federal policy on the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, the fourth in a series on federal impacts on racial equity. Chair Bud Williams and Chair Miranda opened by emphasizing that no bills were being heard and that the committee would instead take testimony from invited witnesses; public written testimony was also accepted. The chairs and witnesses repeatedly cited long-standing wealth disparities affecting Black and brown communities, including homeownership, wages, business ownership, and access to capital, and linked those disparities to federal policy changes, housing, education, health care, and workforce development. Administration officials testified first. Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones described persistent labor market disparities, including higher unemployment for Black and Latino residents, lower median hourly wages, and underemployment among degree holders, and highlighted state efforts such as ESOL-for-work funding, workforce training grants, MassHire career centers, skills-based hiring, and the state equity dashboards. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kiami Mahania argued that poverty drives poor health, not the reverse, and said wealth gaps contribute to chronic disease, maternal health inequities, medical debt, and shorter life expectancy; she pointed to the Advancing Health Equity Massachusetts initiative, a health care affordability working group, and the governor’s push to bar medical debt from credit reporting. Assistant Secretary Juan Vega of EOED focused on entrepreneurship and procurement, citing technical assistance grants, founder support programs, place-based investment, the Business Front Door, and the need to broaden access to contracts, capital, and business growth opportunities. Committee members pressed the panel on the effects of the federal “big beautiful bill” on households, especially single-parent and Black women-led households, and on whether the state could develop more timely data systems instead of relying on federal numbers. Officials said the impacts were still being monitored, but warned that Medicaid and SNAP changes would likely hit lower-income households and community institutions hard. Members also asked about unions and apprenticeships, microbusiness definitions, supplier diversity, pay equity, and degree inflation; the administration said registered apprenticeships and skills-based hiring are key tools, and noted that wage equity reporting is still in its early stages. Later testimony from BECMA’s Nicole O’Bean stressed that tariffs, DEI rollbacks, immigration enforcement, capital gaps, and federal funding cuts are constraining Black-owned businesses and inclusive procurement, while Gastón Institute researchers described severe Latino homeownership and rent burdens, educational inequities, and the need for housing, labor, and education policy changes to close the wealth gap.

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• After I connected with the Trevor Project, I was directed to Trevor Space, a social networking site for
• After I connected with the Trevor Project, I was directed to Trevor Space, a social networking site for
• suicide prevention work has included fostering peer support through Trevor Space, a moderated social networking
• telephone, chat, or text platforms, and we also have Trevor Space for that peer-support social networking
• still LHA's position that restrictive policies risk unintentionally cutting off those protective networks

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• Is there partnerships in terms of the economic development, small business support network that converges
• the differentials were in how they describe their funding strategies and how they describe their networks
• Hello, Brooke Benetti with Kaiser Advocacy on behalf of Cameo Network and the California Community Land
• Trust Network.
• Both the network and Cameo strongly support the $50 million budget ask for the California Investment

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• Catherine Chu with APEN, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network.
• Catherine Chu with APEN, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network.
• CARB AB 617 program to support local air quality improvements with a robust air quality monitoring network
• Good afternoon, Marie Lou on behalf of SEHA and the Central California Environmental Justice Network.
• I'm with the California Climate and Agriculture Network.

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• the Communications Deputy Director of the Edgewood Management Foundation for Style, Art and Design Network
• On the same network, you know? We're all on the same network. Which is what?
• Well, we're all on the same network. my assistant directors are there, AT&T, Verizon, I'm not sure, but
• That's why it's so important to have redundancy on top of those networks.
• put the same technology into the flood warning system as well because you can't just rely on this network

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