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• Through a private grant, we secured funding to launch a first-of-its-kind law enforcement peer support
• 00:17:33.919> private<00:17:34.240> grant,<00:17:35.600> we<00:17:35.919> secured
• Through a private grant, we secured Through a private grant, we secured funding<00:17:36.640>
• This threat, this threat that’s metastasizing with our opponents over the southwest border, we have to
• Um, my hats off to Breathitt County School District in East Kentucky, recently secured a $27 billion

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:07 Office of the Attorney General Update: 00:04:52 Department of Kentucky State Police Update: 00:44:57, 958, all

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• <00:11:43.519> eliminating appointment job security eliminating appointment job security eliminating
• pfml<00:11:45.279> job<00:11:45.639> security<00:11:46.399> adding<00:11:46.839
• > pediatric pfml job security adding pediatric pfml job security adding pediatric appointments
• They’re struggling finding food security.
• They’re struggling finding food security.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• House File 1220 is a bill that helps to kind of marry up dealers on the border.
• members have stores in these border members have stores in these border communities<00:49:17.760
• I know I live closer to the border, so we've got to slow things down a little bit for them to give them
• I know I live closer to the border, so we've got to slow things down a little bit for them to give them
• I know I live closer to the border, so we've got to slow things down a little bit for them to give them

Bills: HF2382, HF639, SF1075, HF1243, HF1087, SF1360, HF739, HF2337, HF1220, HF712, HF1219

Keywords: accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate

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• products and other hemp-derived products at gas stations, smoke shops, online, and across municipal borders
• products and other hemp-derived products at gas stations, smoke shops, online, and across municipal borders
• to sell these products, and I can tell you with certainty that the products are going over state borders
• to sell these products, and I can tell you with certainty that the products are going over state borders

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a public hearing on a wide range of alcohol, liquor licensing, and hemp-derived beverage bills. Early in the hearing, there was a procedural dispute when Senator Jacob Oliveira attempted to testify virtually on S. 279; the House chairs declined to recognize virtual testimony from a committee member, and Senator Pavel Payano instead read prepared remarks supporting the bill to return liquor license authority to municipalities. The committee then heard testimony on H. 437/S. 279 from the Massachusetts Municipal Association and Cohasset Town Manager Christopher Senior, both of whom argued that local control would streamline licensing, better match modern community needs, and support downtown economic development. A Lexington business owner also supported local licensing flexibility for a paint-and-sip business seeking a beer and wine license. The committee also heard extensive testimony on hemp-derived beverage regulation, including H. 357 and S. 222. Supporters from the Commonwealth Beverage Coalition and Theory Wellness said the products are already widely available in unregulated settings, including gas stations and smoke shops, and argued for a regulated framework with age limits, testing, labeling, and local public health funding. The Massachusetts Brewers Guild supported regulation of low-dose hemp beverages but asked that breweries be allowed to participate using their existing retail and distribution rights. The Guild also supported H. 478, which would allow limited self-distribution by pub breweries, saying it would reduce inefficiency and help small breweries grow. Several bills modernizing alcohol licensing laws were also discussed. Representative Ruel supported H. 477, describing it as a cleanup measure that would remove the contiguous-premises requirement, add a character standard for applicants, and extend public notice periods. Representative Sangiolo testified in support of H. 3893, a local liquor-license bill tied to economic development and new businesses in Lexington, including a movie theater, coffee shop, and paint studio. Fable Brewing Company also supported the local license bill, saying the licenses are needed before they can finalize leases and open. The committee then heard opposition from the Massachusetts Package Stores Association and several retailers, who warned that the retail tier is under pressure from oversaturation, declining revenues, and expanded competition, and opposed a long list of bills they said would further weaken existing stores or the three-tier system. At the end of the hearing, Representative McKenna testified in support of H. 437 and S. 279, emphasizing municipal autonomy and the importance of on-premises licenses for restaurants and other economic-development projects. The chairs noted that additional written testimony could still be submitted on bills that did not receive in-person testimony. The hearing concluded with a motion by Representative Sangiolo, seconded by Representative LeBoeuf, to close the hearing, which passed by voice vote.

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• lambs, an increase in 12% in Alabama sheep production and 800% in Alabama counties conveniently bordering
• Alabama sheep production and 800% in Alabama counties counties counties conveniently<00:09:41.320> bordering
• /c><00:09:42.040> the<00:09:42.120> largest<00:09:42.720> lamb conveniently bordering
• the largest lamb conveniently bordering the largest lamb and<00:09:43.080> mutton<00:09:43.360

Bills: HB381, HB259, HB393, HB399, SB358, SB362, SB363, SB348, SB187

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• A country security is national security.
• that cannot feed itself is not secure. that cannot feed itself is not secure.
• This bill recognizes a simple reality: food security is national security.
• Food security is national security.
• After all, food security is national security. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• families at the border. Let me be clear. families at the border. Let me be clear.
• health care plan we wanted, we secured health care plan we wanted, we secured protections<01:15:
• proud that my office was able to secure proud that my office was able to secure $8<02:23:43.920>
• Speaker, this energy security. Mr.
• <02:47:50.399> is worsening drought, water security is worsening drought, water security is

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• it goes to the cap program it security it goes to the cap program it goes<00:25:45.240> to<00
• earlier the northern B northern border earlier the northern B northern border Regional<00:32:39.080
• It could be resiliency planning, business planning, marketing planning, cyber security.
• A lot on cyber security right now.
• cyber security a lot on cyber security cyber security a lot on cyber security um<00:54:45.520>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs budget, with testimony from Chase Hegman and Kathy Frederickson. Early discussion focused on staffing and vacancies, including a senior planner position tied to FEMA requirements, a program assistant funded by federal ORID dollars, a program specialist being considered for reclassification, two Housing Champions positions to be funded in the next biennium, and temporary welcome center positions. Members also reviewed the commissioner’s office, indirect cost recoveries tied to federal program administration, and the structure and staffing of rest areas and welcome centers, including the Turnpike-funded locations and seasonal staffing patterns. Members then moved through economic development and federal grant-related accounts. Hegman explained that a large share of the agency’s funding is federal, with some programs requiring state match, including the Apex Accelerator, which supports government contracting assistance for businesses. He described Apex as a small team that helps businesses with DOD and other contracting opportunities through webinars, matchmaking, and one-on-one support. The Office of Workforce Opportunity was described as largely federally funded through Commerce-related workforce programs and subrecipients, with some general fund support for agency-wide needs. The Northern Borders Regional Commission dues and capacity grant were also discussed, with officials explaining the state’s required contribution and the federal funds used to administer the program. A major point of discussion was the proposed reduction to the Small Business Development Center, which officials said provides one-on-one technical assistance to new and small businesses and has a strong return on investment. Members questioned the cut, the federal funding sources, and whether there was a waiting list for services; officials said they would provide more detail on matching requirements and funding. The committee also reviewed travel and tourism accounts, including the joint promotional grant program and tourism advertising funds, both of which are proposed to increase. Officials said the tourism marketing formula is based on a percentage of meals and rooms tax revenue and argued that the spending generates significant visitor spending and tax revenue, citing an outside ROI study and examples of advertising in test markets. No votes were taken during the work session.

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• What I did ask from NDIT, our partners over there, is to go back and just validate the security of those
• What I did ask for NDIT, our partners over there, is to go back and just validate the security of those
• So we're very on the low end of that, but that's not counting what we would call security lending.
• So in a sense, you almost have a zero percent oversight and custody cost net of security lending that
• And that would be strategies that would require a lot of investment professionals, a lot of security

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and receive updates on the Legacy Fund transparency website and fund performance. Staff reported the website procurement was in contract negotiations, with a planned go-live around November 1, and that the site would provide downloadable, more transparent information on fund holdings, allocations, history, and legislative appropriations while protecting confidential data. The investment office then reviewed performance through January 2026, describing strong returns relative to benchmarks, noting real estate and fixed income as weaker areas, and explaining that the fund’s diversification and internal management had helped offset market volatility, including recent geopolitical impacts. Members also discussed the in-state investment program, especially the Bank of North Dakota’s CD-match allocation. Several members questioned whether the program had been static for years and whether the uncommitted balance should remain parked there if it was not being used. The committee voted to pause further transfers into the program until the Bank provides a report and the committee can consider possible statutory changes; the motion also requested a cost-benefit analysis from RVK, and it passed by roll call vote. In the afternoon, RVK presented its review of the investment policy statement as it relates to the in-state investment program. The consultant said it found no major policy impediments, and that implementers and stakeholders generally felt the program was proceeding as intended. RVK emphasized best practices such as third-party due diligence, competitive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, pacing, and exit strategies, while cautioning that required lower-return investments or spending commitments can create pressure on the fund’s long-term real value. The consultant also raised ancillary concerns about state-level concentration risk, the need to distinguish between public and commercial infrastructure, and the lack of a central repository for all state funding commitments to the same projects.

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• So there's the $760 million for the Border Security Grants federal reimbursement.
• So it is totally up to the federal Department of Homeland Security to determine how much we would receive
• The Department of Economic Security Developmental Disabilities. The JLBC is at $97 million.
• The Department of Economic Security Developmental Disabilities. The JOBC is at $97 million.
• The executive has said that as people have left the program, and this has been security chart, and so

Bills: HB2053, HB2116, HB2148

Keywords: stormwater, recharge mapping, water resources, groundwater, appropriation, Arizona, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation, state budget, interstate water compact, Colorado River Compact, water litigation, A.R.S. 45-119, natural resources, water policy, river management

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 2116, which would appropriate $1 million in fiscal year 2027 from the State General Fund to the Colorado River Litigation Fund. The sponsor said it was a repeat of last year’s request and was intended as a backup if the seven Colorado River basin states cannot reach a new agreement. Arizona Department of Water Resources staff testified in support, explaining the state’s role in ongoing Colorado River negotiations and distinguishing the litigation fund from the executive’s separate Colorado River Protection Fund. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 17-1 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 2053, which appropriates $100,000 to ADWR for updated stormwater recharge mapping and expands the mapping effort beyond state trust lands to private lands. The committee adopted Chairman Livingston’s amendment, which extended the coordination timeline to one year, broadened the agencies involved, and revised language on site eligibility and the definition of stormwater. The sponsor said the bill would help identify more places to capture stormwater for recharge, while ADWR testified neutral, supporting the mapping work but raising a concern about language tied to appropriable surface water because that is a legal determination for the courts. The amended bill passed 11-7. House Bill 2148 was then heard, proposing to give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal monies, with requirements for specifying purposes and allowing agencies to spend such funds if the legislature does not act. An amendment excluded university and Board of Regents research grants from the bill’s scope, which the chair said was intended to avoid implementation problems. The sponsor framed the bill as a transparency measure, and members discussed the large amount of federal pass-through funding Arizona receives. The amended bill passed 11-7. After the bills, the committee received a lengthy JLBC presentation comparing the executive budget with the JLBC baseline. Discussion focused on revenue forecasts, the impact of federal tax conformity, state employee health insurance costs, SNAP administrative and error-rate costs under H.R. 1, developmental disabilities and AHCCCS growth, and K-12/ESA funding trends. Members repeatedly criticized the executive budget for funding some ongoing costs on a one-year basis and expressed concern about rising caseloads and supplemental needs. No formal action was taken on the presentation.

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• This technology enhances campus security while maintaining a welcoming environment for students.
• we continue to refine exterior building access, ensuring that each entry point on our campuses is secure
• has been really beneficial for us in Cloudcroft is that we applied for grants and have been able to secure
• We have staff that we've hired; we didn't have a security presence on our campuses when I first got there
• Border Patrol is just about a mile up in between TRC and Elephant View.

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• So, but we deal with national labs and we don't deal with top security stuff, but clearly, you know,
• We brought in Indian Affairs Department representatives, the Homeland Security and Emergency Management
• concerning proposed nuclear waste storage in Andrews County, Texas, which is near the New Mexico border
• So the millions of dollars that your program gets from the federal government to do security, you know
• , unfortunately, it doesn't bring a whole lot of comfort, but, but I hear you, and it's national security

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• would contribute to food security would contribute to food security and<01:06:55.920> help
• <01:13:21.120> example neighbors at the town border example neighbors at the town border example
• talk about uh food security. talk about uh food security.
• security has only gone up 1.40. security has only gone up 1.40.
• So, every year I'm I'm getting security.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have a lot the South Dakota border.
• Um, they either qualify under social security requirements or we have what we call the SMRT team.
• Um, they either qualify under Social Security requirements or we have what we call the SMRT team.
• Um, they either qualify under Social Security requirements or we have what we call the SMRT team.
• Um, they either qualify under Social Security requirements or we have what we call the SMRT team.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So if we have a county, and I would say that the county could possibly be right there across the border
• should have maybe asked the Livestock Board, but maybe you know: why are we not flying south of the border
• So, Madam Chair, 700 miles south of the border on the ground is what I heard at some point, don't you

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• drug developmental clinical trial with drug developmental clinical trial with to<00:52:42.920> secure
• to secure FDA's approval of. to secure FDA's approval of.
• He has now heard of other Mississippians who have gone outside the border to take this treatment for
• c> to<01:01:54.080> take<01:01:54.760> uh<01:01:54.840> this outside the border
• to to take uh this outside the border to to take uh this treatment<01:01:55.520> for<01:01:55.720

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Dr. Ryan Wade and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then handled routine business by dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports. Several guests were recognized, including Leadership Jackson County, Farm Bureau members, a doctor of the day, adult educators, and other visitors in the gallery. Senator Brumfield also announced support efforts for Senator Warren Barnett, asking members to contribute to him through Ms. Anita Jackson. The chamber then considered a series of House bills, most of them taken up with strike-all amendments and passed by use of the morning roll call. Measures included HB 1390 on personal services funding allocations, HB 1571 on ARPA funds and unexpended balances, HB 1655 on the State Aid Road Construction director’s personnel status, HB 1650 on dormant state accounts and pooled investments, HB 1651 on state agencies using other agencies’ facilities and charging 50% of fair market value, HB 1345 on administrative forfeiture of illegal cigarette and vaping products, HB 1386 on allowing sidewalks as an eligible use of municipal infrastructure funds, HB 671 on alcoholic beverage delivery responsibility ending when retailers transfer possession to delivery services, and HB 1385 on eliminating paper-original homestead exemption submissions. Members asked questions on several bills, especially about whether the fairgrounds language in HB 1651 would affect youth livestock shows and whether HB 1386 or other measures would change county revenue; sponsors generally said the bills were intended to address state-agency use, municipal reporting, or administrative efficiency rather than alter those programs. The Senate also advanced HB 898, creating a sales tax diversion study committee to review misallocated municipal sales tax revenues, assess impacts, examine technology and oversight, and recommend reforms by the 2027 session; Senator Hill questioned whether counties should be included, but the sponsor said that would be a separate policy decision. Later, the Senate reconsidered HB 1265, the Mississippi Debt Management Services Act extended repealer, adopted an amendment to remove the repealer instead of extending it, and then passed the bill. The body also took up SB 2632, the local governments disaster recovery emergency loan program, and voted not to concur and to invite conference. Finally, HB 1142 on bench warrant notices was called up; the sponsor explained a strike-all that would replace certified mail with personal service or electronic transmission and include a reverse repealer for further conference work.

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• On page 1, row 12, this particular change in here adds within 50 miles of the state border for...
• The language adds within 50 miles of the state border for the MSN students.
• the Assembly added the ability for individuals to reside within the state or within 50 miles of the border
• Who reside within the state or within 50 miles of the border.
• That was an oversight last session when we opened up... ...the residency to within 50 miles of the border

Summary: The committee reconvened at North Dakota State College of Science for a presentation from President Dr. Flanagan and college leaders about NDSCS’s mission, enrollment growth, workforce training, and facilities needs. Flanagan highlighted student success in national competitions, strong placement and retention, growing enrollment, and new or expanding programs in aviation maintenance, fire science, dental hygiene, community health worker training, surgical technology, HVAC/plumbing, and precision agriculture. He also emphasized the college’s partnerships with industry, including John Deere, Fargo Jet Center, Sanford, and Comdel Innovation, and said NDSCS plans to seek approval next session for a revenue bond to build a new dorm and to remodel the library into academic and allied health space. Allied health dean Deb Smith testified that her division is at capacity and needs a simulation center, more lab and classroom space, and expanded dental and OTA facilities to meet demand and accreditation needs. Committee members questioned Flanagan and staff about workforce shortages, especially faculty pay, and whether the college can staff additional growth. Flanagan said the biggest challenge is recruiting instructors because industry pays more, but noted some health care and adjunct hiring is possible because of schedule flexibility and benefits. He also discussed shifting resources away from lower-demand programs like power sports toward higher-demand areas such as automotive and aviation maintenance. Members also asked about the college’s identity as a technical institution, with Flanagan arguing North Dakota would benefit from a more defined tech-school system. The committee then received a University System presentation from Jamie Wilkie on the cost of delivering dual credit. Wilkie explained the methodology used to allocate direct and overhead costs across subsidized and unsubsidized dual credit, noting that dual credit and early entry account for about 5.9% of total credit hours and 2.7% of formula funding. The analysis showed subsidized dual credit tuition revenue of about $5.5 million and unsubsidized revenue of about $2.9 million, with some institutions showing margins and others losses depending on the model. Members discussed whether K-12 funding should also be reflected, how payments to high schools and teachers are structured, and whether tuition-free dual credit would require replacing both tuition revenue and the current dual credit scholarship. No votes were taken; the committee simply received the presentations and discussed the findings.

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• state the Mississippi River is<00:26:48.480> a<00:26:48.720> state<00:26:49.200> border
• c> and<00:26:50.400> so<00:26:50.559> that<00:26:50.880> line is a state border
• water and so that line is a state border water and so that line meanders<00:26:52.080> based<
• :57.120> sections<00:26:57.520> of<00:26:58.240> uh<00:26:58.320> the borders
• So you have sections of uh the borders.

Keywords: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2664, which would amend the lifetime hunting license program so anyone under age 18 could buy the license for a $500 fee. After a brief explanation and no questions, the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient and do pass, and the bill was reported. Members then considered Senate Bill 2436, described as a step toward establishing a black bear hunting season in Mississippi beginning with the 2027-28 season. The bill would require the department to set rules based on black bear population data, use a lottery system for tags, create one annual governor’s tag, delay nonresident tags until at least 2032-33, cap those tags at 10%, and add penalties for violations. The committee again moved title sufficient and do pass with a committee substitute, and the bill was reported. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2420, which would clarify last year’s hunting-season extension so that if a season ends on Friday or Saturday, it would continue through Sunday. That bill received a do-pass motion and was reported. Senate Bill 2659, creating a voluntary lifetime conservation legacy license for Mississippians over 65 for a one-time $250 fee, also passed the committee and was reported. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2660, the catfish bill, with testimony from a guest and department officials. Supporters argued the bill was needed to curb commercial harvesting of trophy catfish from the Mississippi River, protect the resource, and support tourism and events such as the Vicksburg catfish tournament. Department staff said a possible approach would be to prohibit transporting live catfish over 34 inches, which they said could help stop the practice without affecting farm-raised catfish. Members discussed concerns about impacts on local fishermen and clarified that the bill was aimed at Mississippi River waters; the committee did not reach a final vote on this bill in the portion provided.

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• Security is the most important thing, right?
• Chair calls Ed Johnson with Harris County ballots security.
• It's going to result in more secure elections and more accurate results.
• Any questions about security and self? Thank you.
• This is the most secure, effective, and efficient way to count this.

Bills: HB569, HB766, HB1638, HB2316, HB2773, HB2785, HB3113, HB3709, HB3775, HB4275

Keywords: early voting, ballot correction, voting rights, election integrity, mail-in voting, voter notification, HB 766, precinct chair, precinct chair candidate, ballot application, Texas Election Code, Section 172.021, election administration, candidate filing, party precinct chair, county party, political party office, email address, telephone number, confidential candidate information

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• What really jumps off the map, as you can see, is south central Texas near the border.
• Just across the Louisiana border from my district, there's three going in now.
• is interest in supporting those recommendations, to not only potentially get a bill filed but also secure
• They're bordering counties.
• Committee today on behalf of the Board of Directors representing the area including Wimberley and bordering

Keywords: 1184, house, all