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• word accident implies that that's just something that happens, and it's just the price we pay for mobility
• And these roads are extremely important for mobility.
• 20.480> person<03:48:20.840> wants<03:48:21.120> to<03:48:21.200> go mobility
• For so if a person wants to go mobility.
• But once they get closer to mobility.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Uh I'm worried about how long it takes for a community to process a community well application as it
• Uh I'm worried about how long it takes for a community to process a community well application as it
• I'm worried about how long it takes for a community to process a community well application as it is
• I'm worried about how long it takes for a community to process a community well application as it is
• Follow up. well application as it is now. well application as it is now.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Increasing social and economic mobility for each and every Minnesotan through education.
• Applicants could apply for up to $3 million each.
• DLI received three grant applications during the month, totaling approximately $6.8 million in funding
• Applicants could apply for same month.
• <01:03:40.960> the three grant applications during the three grant applications during the

Bills: HF3650, HF2238

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades

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• They allow professional trades people, educators, clergy, and organizers to stay connected, mobilized
• rolled back, Divine Nine organizations were among those who continued to organize, educate, and mobilize
• They are living institutions that continue to train leaders, mobilize communities, and sustain civic
• They understood that democracy mobilize.
• continue to train leaders, mobilize continue to train leaders, mobilize communities,<01:16:04.320

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 7, recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month. The resolution was read at length and grounded in the history of Black history commemoration, Carter G. Woodson’s work, the evolution from Negro History Week to Black History Month, and Colorado-specific Black leaders and pioneers such as Barney Ford, Clara Brown, John T. Gunnel, Joseph H. Stewart, and others. Members emphasized that Black history is American history and that the centennial observance should honor both the struggles and achievements of Americans of African descent. Several representatives spoke in support. Representative Bacon described the resolution as an important tradition and said the chamber should record its history. Representative Joseph framed Black history as a living story of resilience, innovation, and justice. Representative Jackson said the resolution matters especially amid efforts to erase or minimize Black history, and tied it to Colorado figures and to her own family history. Representative Carter highlighted the importance of naming schools after Black Coloradans and introduced guests, including educators and community members connected to the resolution. Representative Gonzalez also spoke in support and honored a community member, Tony Gomes, who died of cancer. Representative DeGraaf stated full support for the resolution but offered a lengthy amendment to add more historical references, including Black patriots of the American Revolution, Nat Love, James Beckwourth, Harriet Tubman, and the Tuskegee Airmen. The transcript ends during his proposed amendment, and no final vote or disposition on the resolution is shown in the excerpt.

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• looked up how much a Skype subscription is, it's $7 a month and that includes like landlines, uh, mobile
• looked up how much a Skype subscription is, it's $7 a month and that includes like landlines, uh, mobile
• that includes like landlines, uh, mobile that includes like landlines, uh, mobile devices,<00:31
• Many of you know I’m an autistic adult with additional mobility disabilities, and I’m a recipient of
• disabilities and I'm additional mobility disabilities and I'm a<01:09:03.359> recipient<01:09

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Do you see these as really only applicable at the federal level, or do you think there's an opportunity
• of Bullitt County and I have seen the health department there step up and, you know, they've got a mobile
• there step up and you know they've<01:27:31.120> got<01:27:31.440> a<01:27:31.679> mobile
• c><01:27:32.000> unit<01:27:32.239> that<01:27:32.480> they're they've got a mobile
• unit that they're they've got a mobile unit that they're reaching<01:27:33.120> out<01:27:33.360

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes unanimously and then heard extended testimony from Senator Jimmy Higdon, who reflected on Kentucky’s 2011 childhood obesity task force and said the state’s childhood obesity problem has worsened since then. He described prior recommendations from that task force, including more physical education, nutrition education, classroom-based physical activity, complete streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe routes to school. Higdon also argued that government programs have contributed to obesity and drug abuse, focusing especially on SNAP and Medicaid, and said he has long advocated for a waiver to distribute SNAP benefits twice a month rather than once a month. Higdon said SNAP fraud and abuse are significant, claiming some recipients sell benefits and some retailers bend the rules on eligible purchases. He also said spreading benefits through the month could help families keep fresh food in the home and stabilize grocery store business, especially in food deserts and rural areas. In response to questions, he said he would not support allowing hot prepared foods under SNAP, though he said a grocery-store produce incentive similar to the farmers market match could be beneficial if structured separately. He also said the WIC program is a model for how SNAP could be better administered. Members thanked Higdon for his service and discussed whether the issue is food insecurity or poor nutrition. Senator Douglas emphasized adding stronger guardrails to nutrition-related programs, and Representative Proctor asked about the challenges of operating grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts. Higdon said independent grocers face thin margins, competition, and cyclical market pressures, and that SNAP distribution patterns can worsen those challenges. After Higdon’s testimony, the committee heard from Ann Cressilious, a registered dietitian with the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who began a presentation on the profession and on efforts to improve nutrition and access to nutrition information in Kentucky.

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• Representative Drummond, in the absence of my superintendent, he's here somewhere, Crestle Thread Gill, out of Mobile
• Drummond, >> in the absence of my superintendent, he's here somewhere, Crestle Thread Gill, out of Mobile
• somewhere, Crestle Thread Gill,<00:07:10.319> out<00:07:10.479> of<00:07:10.560> Mobile
• /c><00:07:11.440> want<00:07:11.520> to<00:07:11.759> represent Gill, out of Mobile
• I want to represent Gill, out of Mobile.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And when they had interdiction, they were able to mobilize, and they have this very massive network,
• 19.559> and we stepped in we were able to move and we stepped in we were able to move and mobilize
• they were and when they had interdiction they were able<00:48:02.160> to able to able to mobilize
• 05.280> they<00:48:05.440> have<00:48:05.640> this<00:48:06.160> very mobilize
• and um they have this very mobilize and um they have this very massive<00:48:06.720> Network<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing focused on a bill reorganizing Hawaiʻi’s biosecurity and invasive species framework, including moving or renaming responsibilities within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and clarifying the role of the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC). Testimony from the Hawaiian Invasive Species Council, DLNR, Oʻahu and Big Island invasive species committees, the Sierra Club, farmers, and community members generally agreed that invasive species management is critical, but many opposed consolidating HISC or broader biosecurity functions into a single department. Supporters of the existing interagency model emphasized HISC’s statewide coordination role, its links to DLNR and other agencies, and its ability to fill gaps with federal funding and cross-agency collaboration. Several testifiers raised concerns that the bill could weaken existing authority or create unintended legal and operational problems. The Sierra Club and others warned about possible interstate commerce issues, loss of authority to regulate movement of infested material within an island, and the need to preserve HISC as an independent or elevated coordinating body rather than placing it inside one agency. Community testimony described real-world impacts from little fire ants, coqui frogs, and landscaping-related introductions, and argued that the current system has produced service gaps and duplication when funding or responsibilities shift. One testifier also urged removing hemp movement reporting provisions, saying they do not aid biosecurity and should be treated like other crops. DLNR and Department of Agriculture representatives said they support the overall goal of stronger biosecurity but stressed that invasive species work is broader than agriculture alone. They noted that DOA, DLNR, and other partners each have different missions and capabilities, and that staff safety, terrain, and training matter when responding in remote areas. The department said it was recruiting for new positions, with some of the 44 funded positions still being finalized, and that implementation would require phased rulemaking, standards, training, and outreach. Members asked about the bill’s practical impact, staffing needs, and whether inspectors are prohibited from hiking; the department said no blanket prohibition exists, but staff use judgment based on safety and terrain. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• its significant lack of compliance with state law in terms of reviewing and processing complete applications
• <00:37:25.359> improvement pain reduction and mobility improvement pain reduction and mobility
• In the most recent application cycle, over 80 facilities applied, with about 30 receiving funding.
• <01:07:00.240> cycle,<01:07:00.960> uh In the most recent application cycle, uh In
• the most recent application cycle, uh over<01:07:01.359> 80<01:07:01.680> facilities<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:29:07.360> and<00:29:07.600> ask consumer payment applications and ask consumer
• consumer payment applications. consumer payment applications.
• applications. Sounds complicated, Mr. applications. Sounds complicated, Mr.
• offered mobile wallets and payment<00:39:28.480> apps<00:39:28.960> for<00:39:29.280><
• . applications. applications.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• will only reveal the wonderful properties this plant has in the medical, agriculture, commercial applications
• positively impact my ability to sleep or how hemp could positively impact my ability to sleep, my mobility
• My mom has Parkinson's disease, and it helps her comfort, improves her mobility, and helps with the side
• I see no applicability in how the language attempts to recognize the alleged life-threatening, unrelated
• I see no applicability in how the language attempts to recognize the alleged life-threatening, unrelated

Bills: SB 3, HB28, SB3

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• I'm going to begin with our current Medicaid application process within the DOCR.
• They take those applications with them and process them.
• The application became a formality, and then the formality was skipped.
• They pick the applicable base value, and then they can use their discretion to change it.
• So you take one minus the applicable base factor and you get 0.25.

Keywords: 908, all

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• House Bill 1234 by Guillen, relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications
• Members, this ensures fairness and transparency in the handgun license application process.
• HB2517 by Barry, relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm
• SB 522 facilitates mobility for certified public accountants. Move passage.
• SB2864 by Creighton, relating to the applicability of the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act and

Bills: HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92, HB1520, HB1545, HB5265, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB1353, HB3960, HB3923, HB2221, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5092, HB3748, HB5246, HB4344, HB1482, HB4044, HB2702, HB4264, HB2807, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB3133, HB4960, HB3214, HB2145, HB 1201, HB5061, SB29, SB879, SB65, SB1745, SB412, SB412, SB1746, SB1238, SB1341, SB522, SB1532, SB1378, SB1062, SB2066, SB1963, SB2204, SB1366, SB2077, SB1967, SB1151, HB1618, HB2156, HB2615, HB2615, HB2349, HB1926, HB569, HB1762, HB38, HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3531, HB3490, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92

Keywords: carbon tax, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas, climate policy, fuel tax, emissions tax, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax limitation, environmental tax, fossil fuels, energy policy, legislative taxing authority, ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University

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• Our mobility is lost as we age, and I need orthotics that I cannot afford.
• Being part of youth mobile crisis intervention every day, I...
• Being part of youth mobile crisis intervention every day, I'm with families, be it in the hospital setting

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing focused largely on senior long-term care issues, family caregiving, post-acute care access, and direct care workforce pay. Testimony strongly supported bills to raise the personal needs allowance for nursing home and rest home residents (including H. 1411, S. 482, and related bills), with speakers from Mass Senior Action, Dignity Alliance, nursing home residents, providers, and former state officials arguing that the current $72.80 monthly allowance has been unchanged since 2008 and is inadequate for basic items like clothing, toiletries, haircuts, and transportation. Witnesses also backed bills to increase MassHealth asset and income limits for seniors and to stop counting life insurance as cash, describing the current rules as outdated and harmful to low-income elders. The committee also heard testimony on bills allowing family members, including spouses and guardians, to be paid caregivers (H. 1394/S. 886), with supporters saying this would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce reliance on costly institutional care. Another set of bills (H. 1412/S. 903) drew support from a physician who said clearer MassHealth communication and improved post-acute care determination processes would help reduce delays and backlogs for patients awaiting skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or other post-acute placement. Several speakers emphasized that better home- and community-based care can prevent hospital readmissions and support independence. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 877, which would establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage of $25 per hour, indexed to inflation, for certain home care and human services workers. Union representatives and direct care workers from SEIU Local 509, 1199 SEIU, and the AFL-CIO described severe staffing shortages, burnout, low wages, and high turnover across home care, mental health, disability services, and crisis response. They argued that higher pay is necessary to recruit and retain workers and to stabilize services for vulnerable residents. Committee members asked about costs, comparisons with other states, and whether non-wage incentives could help, but witnesses repeatedly said wages were the central issue. The hearing concluded after all registered testimony was heard, with the committee noting it would continue accepting written testimony and then adjourning.

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• because they're hungry or because their class sizes have exploded, you will not see better. upward mobility
• appreciate that comment, having been a teacher for over 20 years, that way you just said about upward mobility
• compassion, innovation, providing health care for all, opportunity for economic prosperity and upward mobility

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• emergency protective measures, emergency sheltering costs, and the cost for staff that have been mobilized
• needs: there's just a very robust group of state departments that are involved. are on the ground mobilizing
• We need to make investments to restore mobile home parks.

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• Applicable HCBS waivers is something that we do regularly.
• DHCS collects an administrative fee applicable to PACE centers that are exempt from CDPH licensure.
• There's also a marketing mailer fee that's only applicable to PACE organizations when they request to
• DHCS collects an administrative fee applicable to PACE centers that are exempt from CDPH licensure.
• How do we set standards for applications, standards for entry?

Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• It also refines mobility and practice privileges.
• By coming into alignment with other jurisdictions, we will be welcoming mobility into our state while
• That language is being modernized to be referred to as mobility practice privileges.
• with their applications. with their applications.
• important for you to be able to ask me, well, what did we spend those funds on and what was the applicable

Keywords: 916, all

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• A Pew poll showed 60% of Americans disapprove of President Trump's suspension of most asylum applications
• , which was ruled unlawful applications, which was ruled unlawful in<00:36:00.240> federal<00:
• In the days that followed, I traveled to Ground Zero, delivering mobility equipment requested by the
• c> equipment<02:10:48.000> requested<02:10:48.400> by<02:10:48.560> the mobility
• equipment requested by the mobility equipment requested by the NYPD,<02:10:49.679> not<02:10:

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

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• It allows for the use of mobile tracking devices on motor vehicles, fleeing police officers, and contains
• It allows for the use of mobile tracking devices on motor vehicles, fleeing police officers, and contains
• It allows for the use of mobile tracking devices on motor vehicles, fleeing police officers, and contains
• It allows for the use of mobile tracking devices on motor vehicles, fleeing police officers, and contains
• It allows for the use of mobile tracking devices on motor vehicles, fleeing police officers, and contains

Keywords: 1187, senate, all