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• So through vertical integration, the health insurers of all, well, many of the major health insurers
• could so through vertical integration could so through vertical integration the<03:01:28.239>
• We also have a number of integrated sites in Nashua and Derry, as well as a mobile health unit.
• We take the program integrity seriously.
• the program Integrity seriously we have<03:38:31.720> been<03:38:31.920> through<03:38

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Integration into this network could reduce future capital costs while improving service delivery for
• Integration into this partnership.
• Integration into this network<01:04:11.920> could<01:04:12.240> reduce<01:04:12.640>
• Second, it is to integrate regional considerations into state funding decisions so counties can evaluate
• > into integrate regional considerations into integrate regional considerations into state<01:

Bills: HF3700, HF3982, HF3927, HF3933, HF3949, HF4238, HF4275, HF4476, HF4504

Keywords: Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance

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• Let's choose integrity over transparency over the technicality of a legal loophole.
• Let's choose integrity over transparency over the technicality of a legal loophole.
• Let's choose<00:12:58.240> integrity<00:12:58.960> over<00:12:59.160> transparency
• c><00:13:00.400> over choose integrity over transparency over choose integrity over transparency
• the legal decision, but maybe it wasn't the right one, and that just takes a tremendous amount of integrity

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And then how do charter schools inter- integrate extended time dollars, and are districts with fully
• And then how do charter schools integrate extended time dollars, and are districts with fully funded
• We have been able to achieve this success by providing high-integrity targeted support to our English
• 01:36:18.720> by<01:36:18.960> providing<01:36:19.720> high<01:36:20.000> integrity
• success by providing high integrity success by providing high integrity targeted<01:36:21.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Irish would go on to become integral to every aspect of American society: laborers, nurses, doctors
• /c><00:09:11.920> on<00:09:12.160> to<00:09:12.320> become<00:09:12.800> integral
• <00:09:13.440> to<00:09:13.760> every would go on to become integral to every would
• go on to become integral to every aspect<00:09:14.640> of<00:09:14.959> American<00:09
• His vision, heart, and integrity helped shape the future of his beloved Cleveland.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This one is quality and integrity of the lands. A sub-bullet under that is called leakage.
• 00:33:09.760> Recreation<00:33:10.480> is<00:33:10.600> an<00:33:10.720> integral
• Recreation is an integral breakfasts.
• Recreation is an integral part<00:33:11.600> of<00:33:11.920> their,<00:33:12.680> um
• Based<01:34:27.240> on Based on Based on integrating<01:34:28.760> in<01:34:28.960>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductions and approval of the previous minutes, including a small amendment clarifying a note about “leakage” in a prior presentation. The committee then heard a presentation from Sarah Hall of the American Forest Foundation on the Family Forest Carbon Program, which she described as a voluntary carbon and forest management program for smaller landowners. She said the program provides annual payments and technical assistance, requires a forest management plan within two years, and is designed to support improved forest management while still allowing compatible uses such as recreation, hunting, and some harvesting. Hall emphasized that the program is intended as one tool among many and is not a fit for every property. She said most enrolled landowners did not previously have a forest management plan or work with a forester, and that the program helps bring “unengaged” landowners into active management. She also said the program is compatible with current use and other commitments on a case-by-case basis, and that landowners retain ownership of their land and timber rights while AFF holds the carbon rights for the contract term. She highlighted examples of landowners using the program to support taxes, family ownership, wildlife habitat, timber stand improvement, and continued recreational or business uses. Committee members asked about registry compliance in New Hampshire and the relationship between carbon markets and the program. Hall responded that AFF handles registry administration for landowners and would follow up on the specific registry count raised by a member. She explained that the program is funded through a mix of carbon market revenue, philanthropy, and grants, and that carbon credits are generated through landscape-level methodology and monitored using randomly selected plots compared with FIA data. She also noted that consulting foresters are key partners in the program and that AFF has paid more than $3 million to consultants nationwide.

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• It lowers administrative work and increases participation without risking any integrity.
• It lowers administrative work and increases participation without risking any integrity.
• And in the spirit of election integrity, and also the last person, I definitely agree that we should
• And in the spirit of election<01:15:30.000> integrity<01:15:30.480> and<01:15:30.719>
• Since then, I've been in the election integrity movement on the front lines, and I can tell you that

Bills: HB1546

Keywords: Medicaid, health insurance, healthcare access, insurance subsidies, pilot program, affordable care, preventive services, low-income, community engagement, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2083, which would add homeless shelters to Hawaii’s drug-free/safe-zone protections. The City and County prosecutor’s office strongly supported the bill, saying service providers asked for the change because drug activity near shelters can undermine recovery efforts. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, focusing on a possible notice problem because many shelters are not readily identifiable and the bill’s 750-foot distance requirement could be difficult to apply. The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii also opposed the bill, arguing it would expand criminalization of poverty and drug use and that drug-free zone laws are ineffective and disproportionately harmful. The prosecutor’s office said it would do more research on the notice concern. The committee then moved on without taking a vote in the transcript provided. The committee next discussed HB 2087, which would change the treatment of abuse of family or household member cases by ending the deferred-acceptance pilot and returning to the prior statute. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying the pilot had not reduced backlog as intended and that domestic violence cases should remain petty misdemeanors without deferral. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Public Defender’s Office both opposed HB 2087, instead urging extension of the pilot for another five years so the legislature can better evaluate how deferred acceptance is working. They said deferrals can be a useful incentive for behavior change and that more data is needed before ending the program. Committee members questioned the prosecutor about why Hawaii should differ from other counties and whether repeat offenders could keep receiving deferrals; the prosecutor said the deferral is available only once and reiterated support for returning to the old statute. The committee then heard HB 2096 on aggravated circumstances in child protective proceedings. The family court and Attorney General’s Office supported the bill, saying current law limits aggravated-circumstances findings to the early return hearing, which can prevent findings in the most serious abuse cases when key evidence is not yet available. They said the bill would allow such findings later in the case and, with proposed amendments, would let the court consolidate aggravated-circumstances and termination-of-parental-rights hearings to reduce delay and appeals. The Libertarian Party of Hawaii opposed the measure, arguing it would expand state power in family matters and could worsen outcomes for parents and children. Committee questions focused on the amended language, including what “another court of competent jurisdiction” means and whether a charge alone would be enough; the judiciary responded that criminal courts are included, but a hearing and opportunity to defend would still be required. Finally, the committee took up HB 1959, another domestic violence measure. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Public Defender’s Office, the Crime Victim Compensation Commission, the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and county prosecuting offices testified in support. Supporters said the bill would extend the pilot program while keeping deferred acceptance of guilty pleas in place, giving more time to evaluate whether the program is working and whether a more formal diversion model should be developed. The coalition also suggested technical fixes to ensure judiciary data reporting continues and that the deferred-acceptance statute is not inadvertently repealed. No vote or final action was taken in the transcript before the committee moved on to the next bill.

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• Uh, my pride in life is that I actually created novel community-based integrative pain programs that
• I actually created novel life is that I actually created novel community-based<00:33:57.519> integrative
• <00:33:58.080> pain community-based integrative pain community-based integrative pain programs
• You can get any treatment you want in an integrative fashion.
• Our only goal was integrative fashion.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 1042, which would increase the BFA contingent credit limit. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli explained that under RSA 66, state debt capacity is tied to unrestricted revenue and that guaranteed debt counts in the calculation even though it is contingent rather than direct debt. She said the state currently has about 4.2% to 4.3% debt-to-revenue ratio, about $120 million in additional capacity, and that approving the bill’s proposed increase would reduce available capacity for future state borrowing, including capital budgets. She noted the BFA has a long history of using guarantees without a state payout, but said the legislature should consider whether the full additional $250 million is needed and whether unused guarantee authorizations, such as one for the Pease Development Authority, should be reviewed in the future. Committee members asked whether guarantees have the same effect as actual debt for bonding capacity, and the treasurer confirmed that they do for purposes of the formula. Members also asked about the usual level of debt relative to the statutory 10% cap, and she said the state generally stays well below that limit. BFA Executive Director James Key Wallace then testified that the request was driven by rising project costs, inflation, and the need for more runway so the agency does not have to return to the legislature in an emergency. He said the BFA is self-supported, has never had a guarantee paid out by the state, requires collateral and reserves, and believes the appropriate range is closer to $400 million to $450 million; he also said a Senate bill would raise the limit to $400 million. He added that the BFA’s pipeline includes projects from about $15 million to $100 million and that housing availability is an important factor in business location decisions. After closing the work session on House Bill 1042, the committee opened House Bill 241, a bill on health insurance coverage for pain management services for chronic pain. Representative Dave Nagel, the prime sponsor, gave extensive background on his long career in pain medicine and said the bill is intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies and evidence-based pain management. He described the broad population affected by chronic pain and opioid use disorder, and said the proposal has long had bipartisan and stakeholder support. No vote or final action was taken on House Bill 241 in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• . >> and I appreciate that, but again, we're trying to protect your integrity as well.
• Well, and once integrity is compromised, it's very rarely ever regained.
• <00:32:02.880> as trying to protect your integrity as trying to protect your integrity as
• Well,<00:32:03.760> and<00:32:03.919> once<00:32:04.240> integrity<00:32:04.640>
• is<00:32:04.880> compromised, Well, and once integrity is compromised, Well, and once

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 10 meeting, and then approved a large agenda of contracts and related items, with the total agenda amount stated as $359,638,393.88. Most items were approved without objection, but two contracts were pulled for discussion: attorney general panel counsel contingency fee contracts and a Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission personal services contract. For the attorney general’s office, Chris Lewis explained that the contracts were panel counsel contingency fee agreements, with 14 qualified awards from 16 applicants. He said the contracts were contingency-based, so no money would be paid unless cases were successful, and that the fee structure worked out to roughly 5% under the statutory waterfall. Senators asked about the size of the contracts, whether the terms were uniform, why no Kentucky firms were among the awardees, and how the public should understand the large dollar figures. Lewis said one Kentucky firm applied but was disqualified for a late submission, other Kentucky firms had inquired but did not apply, and local firms could still work with national firms on cases. The committee then approved the contracts. The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission contract drew more extensive questioning. Commission representatives said they had previously had a contract disapproved because the proper process was not followed, so they used an RFI process posted on the state and commission websites for at least three weeks. They received one applicant, a Kentucky firm, and set the rate at $125 per hour. Members questioned whether the commission was acting beyond its ethics mission, whether staff were helping draft complaints against legislators, and whether the commission was taking on a prosecutorial or human-resources role. The commission said its role is limited to enforcing the legislative code of ethics, providing advisory guidance, and following the formal complaint process; it does not pursue matters outside that code. Members also raised concerns about the earlier procurement misstep and the commission’s credibility, and the commission apologized, said it had corrected the process, and pledged to comply going forward. The committee then approved the contract.

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• He would always relate to the discipline and the moral integrity that was part of the esprit de corps
• For the past three years, General Nory has lived with distinction, integrity, and unwavering commitment
• , and unwavering commitment to integrity, and unwavering commitment to our<00:42:45.839> soldiers,
• Jim reflected generations of hard work, integrity, and commitment.
• For over 25 years, Chief Dolan served with dedication and integrity as a police officer for the city

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• some flexibility and funding streams that the districts have been asking for while protecting the integrity
• while districts have been asking for while protecting<00:02:33.920> the<00:02:34.080> integrity
• <00:02:34.480> of<00:02:34.640> what<00:02:34.800> the protecting the integrity
• of what the protecting the integrity of what the funding<00:02:35.200> streams<00:02:35.599><
• offer the Office of Inspector General, a critical component of the governor's anti-fraud and program integrity

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• If just 1% of those learn about and use the TAP program with this integration, it's about a 15% increase
• So by making this simple integration that the fiscal note says would cost $37,000, we'd be helping more
• :05:08.880> program<01:05:09.240> with<01:05:09.400> this<01:05:09.520> integration
• the tap program with this integration the tap program with this integration it's<01:05:10.279>
• that the fiscal note says integration that the fiscal note says would<01:05:25.359> cost would

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• This bill compromises patient safety and weakens the integrity of medical and surgical care of Minnesotans
• This bill compromises patient safety and weakens the integrity of medical and surgical care of Minnesotans
• These midwives are well-grounded experts integrating to higher levels of care as needed, and I find that
• These midwives are well-grounded<01:05:05.760> experts<01:05:06.400> integrating<01:05:
• 06.880> to well-grounded experts integrating to well-grounded experts integrating to higher<01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So this bill is designed to scrutinize and make sure that we have program integrity on the largest source
• <00:51:26.240> we<00:51:26.400> have<00:51:26.559> program<00:51:26.960> integrity
• <00:51:27.680> on<00:51:28.000> the that we have program integrity on the that we have
• program integrity on the largest<00:51:28.880> source<00:51:29.200> of<00:51:29.440>
• in our Medicaid have program integrity in our Medicaid units.<00:59:04.400> I<00:59:04.720>

Bills: HF2216, HF1978, HF2354, HF1963, HF1994, HF1995, HF1894

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

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• were being underbid by the largest single manufacturer of that stone, who also had a vertically integrated
• 00:23:56.960> vertically stone who also had a vertically stone who also had a vertically integrated
• integrated installation business. integrated installation business.
• claims to be North America's only claims to be North America's only vertically<00:24:06.480> integrated
• <00:24:06.960> national vertically integrated national vertically integrated national manufacturer

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And<00:42:06.560> so<00:42:06.720> I<00:42:06.880> look protect program integrity
• And so I look protect program integrity.
• So striking that from this statute just again provides some statutory integrity.
• some<00:56:07.119> statutory again provides some statutory again provides some statutory integrity
• Article 3, section 8, integrity.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We've integrated our cash management functions, which was kind of in an old legacy system.
• We've implemented an integration with SWIFT, as well as our online financial procurement and reporting
• :20:53.000> accounts<00:20:54.000> um<00:20:54.159> we've<00:20:54.400> integrated
• major bank accounts um we've integrated major bank accounts um we've integrated our<00:20:55.280
• <00:21:02.280> with imple implemented an integration with imple implemented an integration

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

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• We're very fund integrity is first and foremost on our mind, as well as supplements of planting when
• We're very fund integrity is first and foremost on our mind, as well as supplements of planting when
• We're very fund integrity is first and foremost on our mind, as well as supplements of planting when
• We're very fund integrity is first and foremost on our mind, as well as supplements of planting when
• We're very fund integrity is first and foremost on our mind, as well as supplements of planting when

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's important to highlight our competitive process that ensures the integrity of our investments.
• Cindy Payne: The position is key to setting the foundation for the agency and ensuring the integrity
• We believe that this adjustment will help ensure the integrity of CPRIT's awards and support our search
• It's imperative that we secure this funding to uphold the integrity of our operations and support public
• These funds helped integrate social work into the library context and proved beneficial in addressing

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• They will integrate into logistics businesses over years.
• I welcome the opportunity to discuss this and what the gradual integration will look like.
• And it's important that they look at this not just as a technology, but as an integrated, holistic view
• of how we build the thing from the people, technology, but as an integrated, holistic view of how we

Keywords: 988, house, all