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• House Bill 1254 by Representative Newell, Orleans Parish, provides for the New Orleans Regional Business
• House Bill 1254 by Representative Newell, Orleans Parish, provides for the New Orleans Regional Business
• House Bill 1254 by Representative Newell, Orleans Parish, provides for the New Orleans Regional Business
• minimal state funds, existing funds, no new revenue, no expanded government, and it will dedicate regional
• funds to regional flood control projects.

Bills: HR252, HR253, HR254, HR255, HR256, HCR103, HCR104, HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, SCR40, SCR60, SB112, SB131, SB145, SB194, SB268, SB307, SB312, SB319, SB333, SB341, SB346, SB464, SB466, SB488, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, HR9, HR196, HCR27, HCR28, HCR50, HCR62, HCR67, HCR71, HCR78, HCR81, SCR20, HB123, HB251, HB625, HB662, HB709, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB1011, HB1057, HB1155, HB1186, HB1224, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1254, HB1255, HB1256, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB97, SB105, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, HCR6, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB61, HB98, HB102, HB139, HB142, HB170, HB185, HB194, HB199, HB231, HB247, HB294, HB336, HB474, HB661, HB842, HB852, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB455, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, HCR32, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB59, HB955, HB1191, HB1234, HB646, HB824, HB341, SB397, SB442, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB926, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB47, SB82, SB89, SB149, SB382

Keywords: consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction, building codes, inspection practices, housing costs, task force, HR254, House Resolution 254, Ty Hebert, Acadiana Legislative Delegation, Louisiana State University, LSU, graduation, commendation

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• between the Department of Energy, the State of New Mexico, and the citizens, particularly of that region
• To minimize concern in the region over radioactive releases, and it's due in large part to CMERC.
• I was quite impressed with that meeting and the community knowledge; the residents in that region are
• have their equipment, they'll take the student out, and they'll work with them wherever, whatever region
• every, like, yeah, if you want to talk about Clovis, Curry County, if you want to talk about regionalization

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• I'm excited about being a part of now and our health extension regional offices.
• But the first year, it's only about a hundred million, and we're just starting to work on these regional
• For the Office for Community Health, we're a key partner now in coordinating these regional meetings
• That's our, what do you call them, region?
• That's our behavioral health region, our judicial court number one.

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• our June bond sale, which we'll go over later this meeting, uh, we worked with the field and the regional
• changeover in staff, or, or We're reevaluating that idea to then look to the districts, the DPs and our regional
• resignations, the deputy director of capital, the senior facilities manager, program manager, and one regional
• We currently have the following uh vacancies regional project manager. 2, planning and design manager
• you have like a standard kind of set of benchmarks that Your project managers, or maybe it's the regional

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• the men and women who have been laid off at Menorca and HBTAC, but also the men and women of our region
• Think of these large companies that have done amazing things not only for our state, our region, our
• Fire-related tree cover costs in the world occurred in northern boreal regions, like northern Minnesota
• Campuses, state and regional parks, libraries, and other public facilities do not fall into despair.
• entire time in these negotiations, we made sure funding for the Miller building at the Anoka Metro Regional

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• development pathways that directly align with job opportunities and industry needs within their respective region
• their and industry needs within their and industry needs within their respective<00:42:04.079> region
• within opportunities and industry needs within their<00:55:41.440> respective<00:55:41.839> region
• <00:55:42.960> So their respective region of service.
• So their respective region of service.

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Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard several Senate concurrent resolutions related to University of Hawaiʻi programs, audits, and workforce development. Testimony on SCR 50, which urged establishment of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the Maui campus, was strongly supportive, with witnesses citing the state’s nursing shortage and Maui’s acute physician and nurse shortages. The committee later recommended passage with a technical HD1 amendment, and the measure was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee also heard SCR 137, SCR 138, and SCR 142, all involving proposed audits. SCR 137 sought a performance audit of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation; the Foundation opposed it, and the chair recommended deferral after noting the legislative auditor’s view that the office lacks jurisdiction over the private nonprofit. SCR 138 proposed a management and performance audit of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy, and SCR 142 proposed an audit of the UH Mānoa athletics department. UH representatives provided comments on both, with athletics explaining existing NCAA-required financial audits, internal performance evaluations, and a strategic plan that includes self-review. The committee ultimately recommended passage of SCR 138 and SCR 142 with technical HD1 amendments. For SCR 192, which proposed a veterinary medicine expansion working group, UH and other witnesses discussed the idea of exploring a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, but the chair said a community college is not the appropriate venue for a doctoral program. The committee recommended substantial HD1 changes removing Windward Community College from the title and shifting the effort to the UH system level, adding the UH president or designee and a Hilo campus representative to the working group; the amended resolution was adopted. The committee also heard SCR 193, calling for community colleges to identify bachelor’s degree and workforce pathways aligned with regional needs, and SCR 203, which sought exploration of an Alzheimer’s disease research center and federal funding requirements; both drew supportive comments and no opposition. The meeting recessed briefly for lack of quorum, then reconvened for decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.

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• West Texas is a vast region, and roughly it contains 13% of the population.
• taking steps in the San Angelo area to make sure that the manufacturing and data center sectors in our region
• I've had the honor of serving as the regional general counsel for J.E. Dunn Construction Company.
• (6) trade association that represents companies that construct water and wastewater projects for regional
• We provide a host of vital services for our state including managing water supplies for a region and

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• seeing that our vacancy rates go down, but some of that varies from center to center based on the region
• not all campuses are created equal yet, and I understand some of that's probably geographical and regional
• currently conducting a deep dive to ensure that our CTE programs that we offer are aligned with regional
• CTE programs that we offer are aligned with regional workforce needs and lead to high-demand careers
• We are in lockstep with the Florida Foundation for Correctional Excellence in scheduling regional networking

Summary: The Justice Budget Committee heard detailed presentations from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on staffing, services, and budget needs. DJJ Secretary Hall emphasized that the agency’s main public safety strategy is education, along with prevention and recidivism reduction. He described major staffing improvements after pay increases for probation, detention, residential care, and prevention workers, and outlined DJJ’s mental health, aftercare, and education continuum, including the Florida Scholars Academy and Florida Youth College. He said the new statewide education model is showing early gains in progress monitoring, high school graduation, and postsecondary enrollment, while also noting ongoing operational issues such as IT connectivity, rural staffing gaps, and the need for geographic pay adjustments for teachers. He also discussed detention center replacement plans in Hillsborough, Broward, and Palm Beach, and said DJJ would transition the Broward JAC to a security contractor after the sheriff’s office pulls sworn officers from the site. Members asked about campus performance differences, teacher pay, detention education quality, and concerns about the rollout and leadership of the Scholars Academy. Hall said some campuses face rural access and infrastructure problems, but the blended learning model provides continuity when internet or staffing issues arise. He defended the superintendent’s qualifications and said early problems with inappropriate online content were addressed. Representative Porras raised concerns about educational quality and the superintendent’s past disciplinary history, while Representative Barrera urged more mentorship and fatherhood-focused programming in juvenile facilities. DOC Secretary Dixon said the prison system is under pressure from rising inmate populations, staffing shortages, and overtime costs. He argued that the system needs funded posts for every functioning housing unit, noting that the department has added housing units without enough staff and now relies heavily on overtime, mobile officer deployments, and shift conversions to keep facilities operating safely. He highlighted that many officers are new, that outside-hospital transports have risen sharply, and that mental health units require additional staffing. DOC’s mental health chief described a large and growing treatment system with outpatient, inpatient, intensive outpatient, and court-ordered services, saying about a quarter of the prison population has a diagnosed mental illness. Community corrections staff described treatment programs, employment specialists, mobile probation and reentry units, and a new mental health first aid training initiative. Reentry staff reported expanded substance abuse, education, CTE, chaplaincy, and digital learning programs, including Edovo and a forthcoming Work Bay platform. No votes were taken.

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• <02:40:05.840> planning we generally support regional planning we generally support regional
• regional coastal resilient strategies<02:43:12.560> and<02:43:13.040> that<02:43:13.360
• If not, we're moving on to HB 2595 HD1 relating to regional agriculture and food production.
• HB 2595 HD1 relating to regional agriculture and food production.
• HB 2595 HD1 relating to regional agriculture and food production.

Bills: HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing

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• Last week, on June 18th, the ERCOT region reached an unofficial June peak demand of 82,592 megawatts,
• The regional variation in Fair Plan's policy count is significant.
• Within the same region based on perhaps socioeconomic factors.
• We knew, sitting on natural resources, what was coming into this region.
• We knew sitting on natural resources what was coming into this region.

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• but really getting to work<00:48:10.720> across<00:48:11.040> whole<00:48:11.320> region
• ,<00:48:11.880> um<00:48:12.359> um<00:48:12.760> is work across whole region
• , um um is work across whole region, um um is looking<00:48:13.120> very,<00:48:13.320> very
• levels as well as at the regional levels as well as statewide<00:49:03.840> levels,<00:49:04.840
• They're bright spots in a state and in a region and how do, um, small districts learn from other small

Bills: HF4213, HF4198, HF3930, HF3585, HF3451

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• So, what we've done is really looked at it and we're looking at, um, so take the Lakes Region.
• <00:36:31.280> So,<00:36:31.440> in um so take the lakes region.
• So, in um so take the lakes region.
• You have the Lakes Region where you wanted to have funds for the Marine Trades Program of $110,000.
• So that's the 10 communities in the region that benefit from this pay for this.

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• Is that what we generally see in that region when someone renovates a building, that it costs so much
• They have an office in each of the regions and multiple counties that they serve.
• They serve six regions, and they did merge with a corporation out of Kansas but maintain that Kentucky
• They have an office in each of the regions and multiple counties that they serve.
• They have an office in each of the regions and multiple counties that they serve.

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Summary: The committee first reorganized by electing Representative Hart as House co-chair and Senator Douglas as Senate co-chair by acclamation, then approved the December 10 minutes. It then took up deferred and routine contract items, beginning with a Council on Postsecondary Education item that was withdrawn after staff explained the contract had been canceled and should not have come before the committee because the granting authority, not CPE, was issuing it. The committee next reviewed a Department for Local Government contract tied to an Eastern Kentucky flood recovery housing project in Jackson. Members questioned the high per-unit cost and whether renovation was more expensive than new construction. Staff explained the cost included acquisition of an existing downtown building and needed water and sewer infrastructure upgrades, and said developable land was limited in the area. With no motion to object, the contract was allowed to move forward. The committee then considered Kentucky Transportation Cabinet professional services contracts for highway design work. Members asked about the size of the contracts and how much of the available funding is typically used; staff said the contracts are two-year agreements, that the prior cycle reached close to $2 million per contract, and that this year’s limits were reduced because less money is available in the Highway Plan. The committee also approved a PSC amendment contract for the Bridging Kentucky program after staff explained the $150 hourly loaded rate was within the normal range for consultants. Both Transportation Cabinet items were approved without objection. Finally, the committee heard a Kentucky Communications Network Authority contract for an $85,000 study of the dark fiber market. Members asked what dark fiber is, why the study was needed, whether there was coordination with the Office of Broadband Development, and whether existing service meant there was already a market. KCNA said dark fiber is unused fiber that local providers can light to deliver service, that the study was needed because the contractor said no market existed while ISPs said demand exists, and that the report would help both KCNA oversight and broadband development planning. The contract was reviewed without objection.

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• Hawaii Regional Council of >> Thank you.
• Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters<01:12:22.080> in<01:12:22.320> support.
• Mark Clemente for the Hawaii Regional Mark Clemente for the Hawaii Regional Council<01:12:28.159
• Hawaii Regional Council of >> Thank you.
• Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters<01:24:39.120> in<01:24:39.360> support.

Bills: SB2190, SB2338, SB2424, SB2356, SB2981, SB3028, SB3187, SB2378, SB2398, SB2192, SB2155, SB3219, SB3218

Keywords: affordable housing, employment contracts, salary caps, housing finance, public housing authority, executive compensation, parking minimums, off-street parking, transit-oriented development, TOD, housing supply, smart growth, redevelopment, adaptive reuse, micro units, rail transit, public transit stations, county zoning, land use, urban planning

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• situation at Hennepin County Medical Center, which is the largest level one trauma center in the region
• For rural and regional hospitals across Minnesota, Hennepin functions as a critical partner and backstop
• Hennepin HealthCare is one of the pillars that rural hospitals, regional systems, and patients across
• Hennepin HealthCare is a bellwether for Minnesota's health care ecosystem. regional referral centers,
• pillars that rural hospitals, regional pillars that rural hospitals, regional systems,<00:53:26.880

Bills: HF4343

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

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• Ben is our regional director out of Bemidji, our Northwest region. back to the committee today.
• With me is Ben Bergie, our regional director out of Bemidji, our Northwest region.
• As Commissioner mentioned, my name is Ben Bergie and I'm the regional director for Region 1 based out
• Bergie and I'm the regional director for region<00:24:57.600> one<00:24:57.840> based<00
• Uh we're region one based out of Baiji.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• in this bill will not only impact those people, but the wider health care infrastructure in these regions
• in this bill will not only impact those people, but the wider health care infrastructure in these regions
• having access to health care coverage, will impact the whole health care infrastructure in these regions
• having access to health care coverage, will impact the whole health care infrastructure in these regions
• Um so I particular region of the state.

Bills: HR1

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, 1183, house

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• :04:06.879> CEO<00:04:07.200> of >> Holly Harris, president and CEO of Appalachian Regional
• mine and our entire leadership team at ARH and our board to try to move these statistics for our region
• ,<00:10:18.800> they health statistics for our region, they health statistics for our region
• And we felt that our for our region.
• :21:36.720> King's<00:21:37.120> daughters Taylor Regional and UK King's Daughters have

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Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” work from Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture leaders, including Jim Muser, Holly Harris, and Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The chair framed the discussion around personal wellness, injury prevention, and the broader goal of improving health through better sleep, nutrition, and activity, then asked the presenters to describe current initiatives and any policy changes needed. The witnesses described a partnership linking hospitals and Kentucky farmers to improve health outcomes while supporting rural agriculture. They said the effort has moved beyond the pilot stage and now includes more than 40 hospitals statewide, with programs such as healthier hospital cafeterias, grab-and-go options, farmers markets at hospital sites, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and medically tailored meals or groceries for patients with chronic conditions. ARH was highlighted as a leading model, with local food procurement, employee wellness efforts, and measurable outcome pilots, including a Russell County Hospital project focused on diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. They also emphasized barriers to scaling the model, including fragmented short-term funding, lack of reimbursement for food-as-medicine programs, and burdensome procurement and testing requirements that can make it difficult for small farmers to participate. The presenters said hospitals are using their own funds or temporary grants to sustain programs and argued that policy changes are needed to simplify sourcing, expand reimbursement pathways, and support clinical measurement of outcomes. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken during the portion provided.

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• So the total increase to Met Council regional parks, there's no general fund increase; it's just $500,000
• 00:26:23.840> Council the total increase to Met Council the total increase to Met Council regional
• parks there's no general fund regional parks there's no general fund increase<00:26:26.880> it's<
• food banks grant program regional food banks grant program language.<01:40:39.840> 24.8<01:40
• 1348, additional funding for regional 1348, additional funding for regional food<02:10:00.800>

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• the political director for the Teamsters Joint Council 32 and represent 80,000 members across the region
• the political director for the Teamsters Joint Council 32 and represent 80,000 members across the region
• Association, which is an association of the four Class I railroads and 14 regional and short lines that
• Association, which is an association of the four Class I railroads and 14 regional and short lines that
• Association, which is an association of the four Class I railroads and 14 regional and short lines that

Keywords: 1183, house