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• references to gross mismanagement, as there's quite a fine line that employees must walk to avoid triggering

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 23, authored by Representative Robbins, was heard on a motion to advance it to the next committee. The bill, as amended by the A1 author’s amendment, would clarify the statutory definition of abuse, fraud, and waste and expand whistleblower protections for state employees who report those issues to legislators, the legislative auditor, or constitutional officers. Robbins said the measure is intended to protect state workers and align whistleblower language with existing Inspector General definitions; he also cited recent fraud investigations as the backdrop for the bill and noted a Senate companion, SF 475, with bipartisan support. Devon Bruce of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees testified in support of the bill’s protective intent but raised concerns that it only covers classified state employees, creating uneven treatment between classified and unclassified workers and between state and local public employees. Bruce also warned that the bill does not fully address data practices issues, including the handling of nonpublic, private, or proprietary information, and suggested broader privacy protections for whistleblowers’ identities. In response to questions, Robbins said the bill was not meant to change data practices law and that those issues should be addressed separately. Members debated whether the bill was ready for further consideration and whether it should also go to the fraud oversight committee or Judiciary. Motions to lay the bill over and to re-refer it to the fraud prevention and state oversight committee both failed. After a roll call vote, the committee approved the bill 7-6 and sent House File 23 to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development.

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• This would not only help during active threat situations but also for... Their safety.
• This would not only help during active threat situations, but also for medical emergencies.
• I'm here today to speak on behalf of our 8,000-plus active members and the tens of thousands of students
• So as you know, due to the cap, we're picking up what's over the cap, and there's also some activities
• two or three years away from cutting the last remaining programs that attract students to school, triggering

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education opened a hybrid public hearing on a large slate of bills related to school buildings, school finance, technology, data privacy, safety, and related education issues. Chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlined procedures for the hearing, including two-minute testimony limits and the plan to group similar bills together. Several bills drew no testimony and were closed without further discussion, while others drew extensive testimony from legislators, school officials, parents, advocates, and educators. A major theme was school safety and student well-being. Lori Al-Hadeth testified in support of bills on alert systems in public schools, describing the loss of her daughter in the Parkland shooting and urging adoption of Alyssa’s Law-style panic alert technology. Representative Gallagher and disability advocates also supported a bill authorizing, but not requiring, airway clearance devices in schools, arguing they could save lives in choking emergencies and provide an option for people who cannot use the Heimlich maneuver. Another bill on reducing cafeteria waste drew support from a legislator and a Lexington sustainability official, who said installing dishwashers during construction would reduce waste and long-term costs. Much of the hearing focused on Chapter 70 school funding and the inflation cap. Senator Pavel Payano, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Senna, and multiple local officials and school committee members from Bridgewater, Chelsea, Groton-Dunstable, and other districts argued that the 4.5% cap on inflation adjustments has left schools underfunded during years of high inflation, forcing layoffs, larger class sizes, and cuts to programs and student supports. They urged bills to eliminate the cap, restore lost funding, increase the Commonwealth’s share of the foundation budget, or create commissions to study reforms. Testimony also highlighted the impact on special education, English learners, and low-income students, with Chelsea witnesses saying the cap has cost their district about $7 million annually. School construction and MSBA reform were the other major topic. AIA Massachusetts, Boston Public Schools, Lynn officials, and AFT Massachusetts described aging facilities, overcrowding, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of financing new schools under current reimbursement rules. Boston officials said the district has many pre-World War II buildings and has only built a handful of new schools in decades, while Lynn leaders said reimbursement rates have fallen well below the statutory 80% because of caps and ineligible costs. Witnesses urged modernization of the MSBA program, higher reimbursement rates, and more resources for school construction. The committee also heard support for a bill to study the adequacy and equity of the school building program, and chairs indicated some bills would be closed after no one signed up to testify.

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• Does that That's still an active case I I assume.
• and suffering is ongoing pain, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, and loss of enjoyment in activities
• suffering been ongoing pain, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, and loss of enjoyment and activities
• talking about punishment as prosecutors, right, you want to figure out, I need to figure out some trigger
• just in the past few minutes that um That I haven't been able to, uh, to validate, but I'm working actively

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• President, it also drug manufacturers who suspect fraudulent activity can audit.
• unknown, would there be a fairly significant risk that this project will not be successful and would trigger
• And if this is really a truly strategic water plan, it seems to me that the activity needs to include
• I support the activity.
• we need to transport it, and develop the infrastructure that would support a truly water supply activity

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• active shooter drills. active shooter drills.
• <00:10:32.840> shooter between lockdown and active shooter between lockdown and active shooter
• active duty for these veterans. active duty for these veterans.
• So, an active active police officers.
• of kindergarten students, an actively of kindergarten students, an actively licensed<02:35:46.120

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It requires informed, empowered, and active participants.
• There was an active shooter at Evergreen High School, which is not far away from my house. again.
• There was an active shooter at again.
• > trying<03:08:07.040> to The president is actively trying to The president is actively
• Republicans are actively taking health care away from millions of Americans.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Instead of lowering the cost of eggs, they are actively making them more expensive.
• Ben was an active community member and local business owner.
• lived for 70 years Ben was an active lived for 70 years Ben was an active Community<07:12:09.160
• Indiana is also one of the few trigger states in our nation, which means that Medicaid benefits will
• Indiana is also one of the few trigger Indiana is also one of the few trigger States<07:27:32.760

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• tolerance for that activity is over. tolerance for that activity is over.
• Second, it should punish illegal activity.
• When someone harms another activity.
• Less than 30 days later, I was activated Less than 30 days later, I was activated as<02:06:12.000
• I went on to continue my service in active duty, forever changed by 9/11.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Like I mentioned previously, we do have a drought disaster livestock program that would be activated
• So this is something that we'll continue to monitor here and may have a need to activate the drought
• Checking in with the Water Commission if there's no activity on a project for two years.
• will automatically trigger another update to the State Water Commission.
• You're seeing similar activities relative to groundwater.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met to receive interim status updates on several water-related studies and Department of Water Resources projects. The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes, observed a moment of silence for the late Representative Conmy, and then heard updates on the watershed management study and the stormwater/wastewater study. Staff reported that the committee had already received the testimony contemplated in the study plans, including input from state agencies, local governments, and out-of-state entities, and that any further action would be at the committee’s discretion. The Department of Water Resources then provided project and budget updates on NAWS and the Southwest Pipeline Project. Reese reported NAWS is expected to serve about 81,000 users, with a total projected cost of about $571 million and about $96 million remaining, while the Southwest Pipeline Project is estimated at $1.06 billion total with about $409 million remaining. Members asked about funding sources, capacity needs, and whether current and future construction is being designed for increased demand; department staff said current work is designed for ultimate capacity, but some future components may need redesign based on new requests. The committee also discussed local cost shares, Minot’s role in NAWS funding, and whether the system is adequate for peak demand. A major portion of the meeting focused on the department’s cash management, carryover, and long-term water funding outlook. The department said Resources Trust Fund revenues are tied to oil extraction taxes and are affected by stripper well exemptions and future oil price declines. Members expressed concern about large carryover balances and whether the state is obligating more money than can realistically be spent in a biennium. The department reported about $340.6 million in remaining carryover and said it is trying to reduce that through a two-tier pre-construction/construction process and closer project vetting. The department also summarized the Deloitte studies on regional governance and finance and on cost-share policy. Stakeholders generally favored keeping the current governance structures for NAWS and Southwest with improvements, while Red River stakeholders leaned toward a different option; the department said it will bring an implementation plan back in September. On cost share, Deloitte’s recommendations would reduce some percentages, prioritize projects differently, and use other measures to close a projected long-term funding gap. Members debated affordability, local burden, deferred maintenance, and whether statutory changes may be needed to allow the commission more flexibility in prioritizing and funding projects. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the updates.

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• It is a task force to study seismic activity in some parishes in Louisiana, and I have an amendment.
• And a couple of other members have asked about the child-to-child activity and where that's routed.
• There is going to be additional industrial activity that was not there when this rail line, which has
• The study resolved from some bills we had in Criminal Justice that triggered the district attorney's
• Geological Survey, to study seismic activity in the state. Representative Shamerhorn.

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• I went from being a recluse to someone with a reasonably active social life.
• They just want to take part in an activity they love and play with their friends.
• Yeah, it's called MSHAA, the Missouri State High School Activities Association.
• People think it's athletic, but it's actually all the activities in Missouri.
• They keep youth active.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Well, I've addressed what our activity... are and those activities are consistent with state and federal
• To effectively navigate these competing priorities, TLC needs an active, involved commission.
• overrule what activity . . . ?
• Is it possible that couriers have been utilized to play some role in money laundering activities?
• We are not facilitating or banning this activity because that's not in the statutory authority.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I can't help but think that my father, who was killed by an off-duty but active police officer who got
• c><01:11:03.920> an<01:11:04.159> offduty<01:11:04.880> but<01:11:05.199> active
• <01:11:05.600> police killed by an offduty but active police killed by an offduty but active
• <01:11:15.040> duty Steven who was killed by an active duty Steven who was killed by an active
• Um, would that activity, if it took place, be legal? Would it not be?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <02:07:01.840> Senator<02:07:02.159> Walsh<02:07:02.400> trigger Senate Bill
• 829, Senator Walsh: trigger residential in commercial zone laws.
• or<02:56:23.520> or<02:56:23.920> a<02:56:24.319> a<02:56:24.720> trigger
• <02:56:25.040> point, be a a catalyst or or a a trigger point, be a a catalyst or or a a trigger
• This bill explicitly authorizes an active service member or an active service member's spouse who relocates

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and first honored Nancy Crawford with a resolution recognizing her 46 years of state service, including 20 years as Senator Pam Beidle’s chief of staff. Senator Beidle then spoke at length about her own retirement plans and public service, reflecting on her career in the House and Senate, her work on the Finance Committee, and thanking her staff and colleagues. The chamber unanimously journalized the remarks. The Senate then moved into business on House and Senate messages, including House Bill 139 and Senate Bill 311, and adopted a conference committee report on House Bill 1532, the Utility Relief/Reducing Energy Load for Inflation measure. The report was described as a broad energy and utility package that had already passed the Senate 38-4 and was said to address short-, medium-, and long-term issues, including rate relief, in-state generation, data center policy, consumer transparency, and low-income utility assistance. During debate on the conference report, the majority leader explained several changes from prior versions: no legislative ban on forecast test years, instead deferring to the Public Service Commission; removal of gas programs from Empower to avoid inequities across service territories; modest opening of the retail supply market with guardrails; and rejection of some floor amendments, including a gas line extension provision and a study amendment. The minority leader argued the bill offered only limited relief, focused too much on talking points and short-term savings, and said many bipartisan amendments were not retained. The majority leader responded that the bill would save ratepayers real dollars through provisions on utility adders, executive bonuses, FERC-related returns, and new generation, and urged adoption of the conference report.

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• Um, does it need a trigger lock? The questions just aren't answered here.
• Um, does it need a trigger<01:04:11.839> lock<01:04:12.079> do?
• <01:04:12.559> the<01:04:12.799> questions<01:04:13.119> just trigger lock do
• the questions just trigger lock do?
• <05:01:03.680> licensed, someone who is actively licensed, someone who is actively licensed

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They asked me, "What will you do as President Trump continues his unconstitutional activities?"
• crash triggered by coid9 pandemic. crash triggered by coid9 pandemic.
• Well, I think that's probably activity.
• Cutting red tape for such activities is simply common sense.
• simply red tape for such activities is simply common<04:26:48.239> sense.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That also triggers a different problem, which is how the book is bound.
• Similarly, in our securities division, we've been also very active.
• We still have active lawsuits against Meta and TikTok, against them for addicting our young people to
• In addition to the work at home, our office is actively engaged at the national level to protect the
• At the municipal level, the OIG continues to be very active.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The joint budget hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs, who described the fiscal outlook as challenging because of slow revenue growth, rising health care and other costs, and uncertainty from federal policy changes. Governor Healey and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz then presented House 2, a $62.8 billion budget that they said grows by about 1% and does not raise taxes or fees. They emphasized affordability, fiscal discipline, protection of core services, and continued investment in education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety. The administration also discussed a separate bill to delay and phase in certain federal tax-code changes from the so-called OB3 law, especially research and experimental expense provisions, to reduce immediate budget impacts and preserve competitiveness. A major portion of the hearing focused on education and municipal aid. The administration said House 2 provides about $7.6 billion for Chapter 70 aid, fully funds the final year of the Student Opportunity Act, increases special education circuit breaker funding, and raises rural school aid. Senators and representatives from both parties raised concerns that Chapter 70 and other aid formulas are not equitable for small, rural, and low-wealth communities and are not keeping pace with inflation, and several called for broader review of the formula and related funding streams. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion, pointed to additional support through rural aid, special education, transportation reimbursements, and minimum aid, and said total Student Opportunity Act investment would reach about $2.1 billion over the life of the law. Transportation, housing, and fair share spending were also central topics. The administration said fair share revenues are being used holistically, with education-heavy spending in the operating budget and transportation-heavy spending in the supplemental budget, and estimated the overall split to date at roughly 57% education and 43% transportation. They highlighted MBTA stabilization, regional transit authority support, microtransit, fare-free regional transit, and bridge and commuter rail investments, while noting the MBTA remains a major fiscal concern. On housing, the governor stressed production, permitting reform, ADUs, down-payment assistance, and support for public housing authorities, while lawmakers pressed for more funding for local housing authorities and for ways to address out-migration, energy costs, and affordability. The governor also said the administration will not withhold fire safety grants from communities over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance and will handle such issues case by case. No votes were taken at the hearing; it was an informational presentation and question-and-answer session.

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• It has just been put back on the list of the Corps of Engineers for activity. kind of chaos.
• Well, I won't say a word about the member that took over the activity. that district when I left.
• Hispanics are the majority in this state, and y'all are actively trying to silence their votes.
• Also, the map you seek to redraw... ...still in an active state of judicial contention.
• Redistricting while current maps are under active litigation undermines judicial oversight.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• It does not give us the right to use our positions as platforms for political activism or division."
• Flag Code, all 27 versions of any flag that is ever actively flown in the United States is an active
• Whatever the case may be, there's been so much activity in this area, trying to change, trying to confuse
• And no one—well, not that we know of—has been as active as it's been in the past few years or so, no
• So chromosomes trigger embryos to become either male or female in utero.

Bills: HB229, HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510

Keywords: HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district

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• several times, for most of our federal and state-funded forecast programs, reductions in federal funds trigger
• several times, for most of our federal and state-funded forecast programs, reductions in federal funds trigger
• then also blaming the state for trying to balance a budget while we just heard that our budget is actively
• <01:54:29.040> being<01:54:29.280> sabotaged<01:54:30.000> by budget is actively
• being sabotaged by budget is actively being sabotaged by the<01:54:30.480> federal<01:54:30.800

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability met on February 20, 2026, to hear from Minnesota Management and Budget State Budget Director Anna Mingi about federal funding changes affecting the state budget. Before testimony began, Senator Rasmusson objected to a draft committee report that had been prepared in advance of the hearing, arguing it was inappropriate to summarize testimony before it occurred. The chair responded that nonpartisan staff had prepared the draft from Mingi’s submitted presentation and could revise it after the hearing if needed. Director Mingi explained that federal dollars make up more than one-third of state spending and support about 650 federal awards totaling over $23 billion this year, with more than $15 billion supporting state entitlement programs. She said the federal funding environment had changed significantly since January 2025 through executive orders, pauses, terminations, new grant conditions, delayed awards, and the July 2025 passage of H.R. 1, the federal reconciliation bill. Her main focus was H.R. 1’s effects on health care and food assistance, including work requirements for some adults, changes to eligibility for legal non-citizens, limits on retroactive Medicaid coverage and directed payments, new limits on provider taxes, and SNAP changes that shift some benefit and administrative costs to the state and counties. She estimated H.R. 1 would reduce federal funds to state-administered programs by about $327 million in the current biennium and $1.6 billion in the next, with additional costs to hospitals, counties, and other partners beyond the budget horizon. Members asked follow-up questions about whether the estimates were relative to the forecast and whether federal Medicaid funding would still rise over time. Mingi said the estimates were based on the November forecast baseline and that Medicaid federal dollars would likely continue growing overall, though the law still creates significant losses relative to prior projections. Senator Rasmusson emphasized that point in remarks to the committee. The discussion then shifted to federal grant pauses and cancellations: MMB’s tracker showed about six awards on hold totaling roughly $491 million, 13 confirmed cancellations across areas including clean energy, education, food assistance, and public health, and additional threatened or litigated cuts not included in those totals. Mingi identified two canceled violence-prevention-related grants, including a FEMA public safety grant and a justice reinvestment grant, and noted that CDC had recently moved to cancel or seek cancellation of several Minnesota public health grants, including a $65 million public health infrastructure award.