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• This greatly expands the opportunities for working parents, you know, parents to go to work and be a
• This greatly expands the opportunities for working parents, you know, parents to go to work and be a
• Kiosk locations would need to be disclosed to the commissioner.
• I appreciate everyone who has worked on this bill.
• This is a I appreciate everyone who has worked on this bill.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Today you have the proposed budget that we've been working on drafting in tab one.
• They would say that not in putting more changing a GPS location on your phone.
• I think that's what the tracks or it makes it difficult.
• And you should be proud of the work that you're doing.
• Don't want to say a lot of want to talk to Erin Grall the to to work on this.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• that Callie does, the work that Wesley does, the work that Antonio does, the work that we all do on
• How does that process work?
• We are tracking those and we are tracking to see what they're doing with those funds and ensuring that
• So we are working with schedulers and estimators so that way we work from the end and move backwards.
• Senator Padilla: If it were, it would be working that way. It will be working? Secretary: Yes.

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• would work with this plan or would not. would work with this plan or would not.
• that they're doing work?
• They're looking to protect uh any work.
• So, the request is is, if that works.
• I think we all Doug's been great to work I think we all Doug's been great to work with with with in<01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then moved through several Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid-related rules. Rule 25-220 from the Department of Energy was postponed until June so stakeholders would have more time to review revised language. Rule 25-240, involving Medicaid income verification and deductible provisions for medically needy applicants, was adopted after staff noted the cited sections had expired but the agency said it had continued operating under federal law and the state plan; the agency also said it had begun rulemaking on the cited provision. Rules 25-265 and 2633 were also adopted, with staff explaining that although parts of the rules had expired, the agency had continued implementing the policies through the Medicaid state plan, billing manuals, and related rules. The most extended discussion centered on rule 25-304 from the Bureau of Aging and Adult Services, which covers case management services for the CFI program. Staff and the agency explained that the amended conditional approval request clarified how case management agencies indicate staffing capacity, how telehealth decisions are evaluated, and that the department—not the case management agencies—sets the timeline for accepting or denying cases. The agency said the rule is intended to ensure participants are not pushed into telehealth when they do not want it or cannot use it, while leaving technical and clinical telehealth decisions to the provider. A case management provider testified in opposition to parts of the rule, arguing that the committee should not require agencies to admit unverified patients, that reimbursement-rate issues belong in legislation, that the quality-management section duplicates existing licensure oversight, and that the telehealth language improperly gives case managers authority over how other licensed providers deliver services. Committee members questioned whether the telehealth language was simply allowing case managers to determine whether telehealth fits a person’s care plan, and agency representatives responded that this was the intent. No final vote on rule 25-304 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• not working, right?
• or they're not working, right?
• that and also how well vaccines are working.
• The work does not stop for local health departments.
• —is because that's where we need the real work.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What new technology are you working on?
• They've been working actively with the DOT to develop scopes and also worked to determine the feasibility
• Now, 58, he does work hand in hand to ensure that in P O's are working with their long-range transportation
• For the most part, it worked out.
• What happens when it doesn't work?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We need to have a conversation and work to solve for it.
• If we are doing a poor job tracking Criminals, let's have a bill to address that issue and not on hard-working
• We worked very hard to make sure that bill passed.
• For the past four years, I worked alongside Floridians.
• The work is there, they will do the work.

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• We did work on, and are continuing to work on, some form of immunity for these water districts so that
• We did work on, and are continuing to work on, some form of immunity for these water districts so that
• > uh things that undo how the body works uh things that undo how the body works uh also<00:36:
• We've been working operations.
• CLT is also working to campgrounds.

Keywords: Discussion of SB 126 (2025 RS) 00:05:13 Discussion of HB 16 (2025 RS) 00:15:40 Kentucky Department of Parks – Overview 01:05:06, 958, all

Summary: The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion. The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years. During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.

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• Track of understanding.
• Can you explain how that works?
• Are we on track for the STAR?
• Are we on track? And so teachers have that information to get back on track if they’re not.
• It worked because we put our egos aside and worked with that other body.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14, HB 8, HB 12, SB 3, HJR 1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Can you explain how that works?
• Are we on track? And so teachers have that information to get back on track if they're not.
• What I have heard from some people who are working on this bill and were working on the amendment is
• I know that he's been up late working on the perfecting amendment and I know what that work is like and
• It worked because we put our egos aside and worked with that other body.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• But the impact of the work extends beyond viewership.
• Keep up the good work.
• Ampers does great work. Their work has been known to be great over the years.
• But the reality is, we do much of this work for free.
• We do this work because it matters to us.

Bills: HF1679, HF1019, HF2321, HF1740, HF2278

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation

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• probably been working on. So, thank you. probably been working on. So, thank you.
• <00:42:21.280> to communities as they work to communities as they work to commercialize<00
• coal climate heat pump, we need to work coal climate heat pump, we need to work at<00:50:32.720>
• <00:52:10.800> with businesses that will be working with businesses that will be working with
• with seniors doing legal from uh working with seniors doing legal work<01:26:52.239> there<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Guess how that works out.
• Um, if you look at that works out.
• see if you guys could um work together? see if you guys could um work together?
• Only public safety teams work.
• Only public safety teams work.

Bills: HF2178, HF942, HF2470, HF1043, HF1287, HF1229, HF1230, HF424, HF571, HF404, HF910, HF1055, HF318, HF319, HF401, HF609, HF306, HF1599, HF1881

Keywords: HF2178, Cohasset, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, public infrastructure, water tower, water infrastructure, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, street reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, Public Facilities Authority, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, local government aid, utility infrastructure, public works, infrastructure, stormwater

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• Working alongside Dr. Milligan there, I know everyone... Working alongside Dr.
• He will be missed, and we are thankful for the great work that he did.
• She was finally being recognized for her hard work.
• Thank you for your incredible work.
• Thanks to the great work of heroes like Dustin.

Summary: The transcript covers the opening of the Arkansas House and a joint session of the 95th General Assembly’s fiscal session. The House first established a quorum, granted leave for absent members, recognized guests, and adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session with the Senate for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address. Several bills and resolutions were read for the record, including House Resolution 1002 and House Bills 1001, 102, and 103, before the House recessed to await the Senate and then the governor. In the joint session, leaders recognized the late Representative Stan Barry with a moment of silence, introduced constitutional officers, judges, and other guests, and appointed committees to escort the governor. Governor Sanders then delivered a lengthy fiscal-session address focused on her budget priorities and policy agenda. She emphasized continued funding for education under LEARNS, teacher pay and literacy gains, public safety and law enforcement funding, government efficiency and tax cuts, and the 1033 initiative aimed at helping vulnerable Arkansans move from crisis to self-sufficiency. She also urged lawmakers to avoid new Medicaid mandates or ongoing spending and said she would call a special session to cut income taxes further if the budget is passed. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session adjourned. The House then reconvened briefly, adopted a motion to adjourn until the next day, and announced that the Joint Budget Committee would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.

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• Louis County Public Works Director.
• I work for is New Auburn.
• My name is Nick Hagan, Public Works Director of the city of Rainier, located in Cooch County on the shores
• It just doesn't work for my life.
• So that is on the bill that we were working on previously, and we're working off the DE4 on this.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• We work on it. It's not moribund. We work a lot.
• He said the bill made a lot of sense, that the solid waste working group had a great track record for
• group has uh a great solid waste working group has uh a great track<03:22:59.120> record<03:22
• the work of the solid waste working the work of the solid waste working group<04:25:03.119> and
• this waste working group working on this waste working group working on this problem<04:53:05.080

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on HB 566, which would require permit applications for new landfills to include a detailed leachate management plan. The bill sponsor said the measure was prompted by recent reporting on leachate problems at New Hampshire landfills, including alleged violations at a Bethlehem facility and deficiencies at other sites, and argued the bill is meant to improve public health protections without dictating specific treatment methods or hindering innovation. The sponsor also said the proposal was developed with input from the Department of Environmental Services (DES) and industry representatives, and that a forthcoming amendment would revise the bill’s language to better fit the permitting process. The sponsor explained that the amendment would move several requirements out of the contract section and into the planning section, change references such as “permit for construction” to “operating approval,” include landfill expansions, and remove language that could be read as requiring long-term contracts. Questions from members focused on whether the bill would create enforceable consequences if a plan is not followed, whether it would limit operators’ flexibility, and whether existing DES rules already cover the subject. The sponsor said enforcement details should be addressed by DES and emphasized that the bill would not lock operators into any particular contract or technology. The Business and Industry Association testified in opposition to the bill as introduced, saying it appeared unnecessary because DES already regulates leachate through existing rules, including Env 806.53, and has authority to update those rules as technology changes. The witness argued that putting the requirements into statute could freeze the regulatory framework, create conflicts with future rulemaking, and make it harder for DES to respond quickly to new treatment methods or operational issues. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• You just work your way up.
• You just work your way up.
• working on productions.
• <00:41:10.400> working<00:41:10.800> on Teamsters in locations working on Teamsters
• in locations working on Productions<00:41:12.520> the<00:41:12.680> Nexus<00:41:13.560

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• They work in 15 different locations, 36 different programs.
• They work in 15 different locations, 36 different programs.
• They work in 15 different locations, 36 different programs.
• They work in 15 different locations, 36 different programs.
• This works.

Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that youth distress, self-harm-related emergency visits, and difficulty obtaining care remain elevated, while workforce shortages and reliance on one-time funding continue to limit access. Assemblymember Lori Davies echoed concerns about unstable funding and said lawmakers need to hear directly from providers and families as they prepare for the budget and legislation. The chair framed the hearing as a chance to hear from county, school, provider, and student perspectives, especially in San Diego County, where needs are high and investments have not always matched demand. County and school officials described the current system and recent state initiatives, including the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, school-linked fee schedules, payment reform, and the Behavioral Health Services Act transition. San Diego County Behavioral Health said it serves Medi-Cal youth with specialty mental health needs through a broad continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, school-based services, crisis response, residential treatment, and new crisis and residential facilities. San Diego County Office of Education and San Marcos Unified School District described efforts to expand school-based services and reimbursement through CYBHI, but said implementation is slowed by complex billing rules, insurance-data collection concerns from families, administrative burden, and uncertainty about sustaining staff positions funded by grants or soft money. School counselor testimony highlighted reduced stigma through campus outreach and clubs, but also noted that counselor-to-student ratios remain well above national standards and that budget cuts threaten supports. Provider testimony stressed that the system remains fragmented and that youth often move between emergency rooms, inpatient care, outpatient therapy, schools, and county programs without smooth handoffs. A child psychiatrist described crisis cases in which the main choices are brief hospitalization or discharge with limited follow-up, and argued for stronger warm handoffs, more outpatient and intensive outpatient options, better school-clinic coordination, and broader use of mobile crisis and 988. Rady Children’s Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health described large increases in behavioral health demand, expansion of integrated care, and major barriers tied to low reimbursement rates, delayed payments, and administrative complexity. Across the panel, witnesses called for more stable funding, clearer reimbursement rules, better parent education on warning signs, and stronger collaboration among schools, counties, hospitals, and community providers to reduce stigma and improve timely care for youth.

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• And that needs more work.
• So definitely something we would like to work with you on.
• And so we are able to actually work on their tractors.
• We have the customers that say work with me. Help me do it.
• So I'm in support today and trusting that you're going to work on the work on kind of the differences

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• ,<00:26:13.679> but health center is primarily located, but health center is primarily located
• That's not money that they earned from working. Many of those employees also worked without pay.
• Well, now he works at Butler Snow. We're hiring the firm where he works for.
• We're Well, now he works at Butler Snow.
• hiring the firm where he that he works hiring the firm where he that he works for.<00:44:11.920>

Keywords: 924, joint, all