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• She's a good government advocate. Thank you so much.
• I hope we all hold judicial independence as a core governing value.
• But I want to point out I think this is the opportunity for government...
• closer ...framework that brings government closer into that system.
• And look, I know that we cannot control the federal government.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• State government finance is one in particular.
• And as you've state government finance.
• government finance is one in particular. government finance is one in particular.
• That is how the state government finance bill will land.
• That is how the state government finance bill will land.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Fraud and State Agency Oversight Chair Kristen Robbins and Vice Chair Patti Anderson reviewed the committee’s first session, saying its work focused on exposing fraud, identifying gaps in statute and agency tools, and creating a public whistleblower portal (mnfraud.com). Robbins said the committee helped drive bipartisan opposition to legislatively named grants/earmarks, and that committee testimony from agencies, the Office of Legislative Auditor, and the Office of Grants Management led to late-session committee bills on issues such as a state kickback statute and required grants-management training. She also said the portal received 530 submissions in its first week, which the committee will review over the interim. Members emphasized the need for stronger statewide oversight of grants and fraud prevention. Anderson said existing agency inspector general structures have not worked well and described a bipartisan effort to create a statewide Office of Inspector General with full investigatory authority. Robbins said the Senate version was moving through finance and expected on the floor soon, with the governor indicating he would sign it. Walter Hudson argued that hearings showed agencies often focus on paperwork and compliance checkboxes rather than actually preventing fraud, citing conflict-of-interest attestations and the Feeding Our Future-related testimony as examples. Jim Nash said the state government finance bill includes funding for anti-fraud efforts through the Office of the Auditor and related provisions. In response to questions, Robbins said the committee tried to remain bipartisan despite a 5-3 Republican majority, and that members had handed significant allegations to law enforcement when appropriate. She said the committee did not need subpoena power this session because it is an oversight body, not a law-enforcement body. On legislatively named grants, Robbins said the goal is to change legislative culture rather than impose a formal ban, and she expects future policy to require front-end risk review, 990 review, and capacity checks before such grants are approved. Anderson added that the House and Senate versions of the inspector general bill differ on branch placement and law-enforcement authority, and that the House will decide whether to accept the Senate version once it comes back from finance and the floor.

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• This bill would seal government records that reveal a person's sex.
• California already houses men in women's prisons based on self-term... ...government.
• This bill hides government records that reveal a person's actual sex.
• This bill hides government records that reveal a person's actual sex.
• When it comes to government holding lists of Jews, we do not trust your privacy cart trails.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• It has unanimously passed out of local government. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• It has unanimously passed out of local government. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• Assembly Bill 2134 by Assemblymember Addis and others, relating to local government. Ms.
• Our current governance structure is broken.
• And a lot of it does go back to the governance structure that we have in California.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , the human cost of government failing or succeeding, and it felt too important to not be involved then
• the human cost cost of what government the human cost of<00:02:54.480> government<00:02:54.959
• failing or succeeding and of government failing or succeeding and it<00:02:57.599> felt<00:02
• got in the way or government was able to solve a problem.
• Government got in the way or government was able to solve a problem.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the committee and recommend that it be re-referred to the Committee on Elections, Finance, and Government
• They're not considered government records under the official records act.
• they're not considered government they're not considered government records<00:02:57.840> if<
• /c><00:03:03.280> under not considered government records under not considered government records
• Um, so if creating government data.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Second, this bill prevents any state and local government entities from actively prohibiting, restricting
• makes sure that we have an open line of communication between local authorities and the federal government
• Its second stop will be Government Operations, and I anticipate a very robust discussion in Public Safety
• federal government in dealing with<00:01:51.799> violent<00:01:52.280> or<00:01:52.520
• openly defying the federal government openly defying the federal government are<00:04:01.840>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Those uses are governed by SB 243 from last year.
• SB 957 requires social media companies to notify individuals when the federal government seeks their
• For example, a New York Times article Criticism of the federal government.
• The government targeting people they disagree with to reveal their identities would be bad.
• And these ICE subpoenas are unlawful, and the government knows it.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard a long agenda focused largely on AI-related consumer protection, child safety, and privacy bills. Members first adopted the consent calendar, then took up SB 1050, which would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated or synthetic performers. Supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, Common Sense Media, and labor groups, said consumers should know when an ad depicts a non-human performer and that the bill protects both consumers and workers. Opponents from TechNet, the Motion Picture Association, broadcasters, and business groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked a deception standard, could burden accessibility uses and short audio ads, and created litigation risk. The committee voted the bill out on a party-line-leaning roll, with several members noting concerns but supporting continued work on the measure. The committee also approved SB 1111, which creates liability and remedies for non-consensual digital replicas using a person’s voice or likeness, and SB 1146, which targets deceptive AI-generated health advertisements that depict synthetic health care providers. Both measures drew support from consumer, labor, medical, and child-safety advocates and faced no formal opposition. Members emphasized the need to prevent deepfake abuse, especially in health-related ads where consumers could be misled into trusting fake doctors or medical endorsements. Several child- and privacy-focused bills were also heard and advanced. SB 867 would place a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children, with supporters warning about harmful content, addictive design, and privacy risks; some opposition raised definitional concerns and asked for clearer standards. SB 1247 would give child influencers the right to delete monetized content posted during their minority, and it moved forward without opposition. SB 1000 updated California’s AI Transparency Act to align content provenance rules with newer technology and international standards, with support from Google and Adobe and no opposition. Finally, SB 957 would require social media companies to notify users when the federal government seeks their data through administrative subpoenas, give users time to challenge the request, and report disclosures; supporters framed it as a First Amendment and due process protection, while one member opposed it as an overreach against federal law enforcement. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, with several rolls left open for absent members.

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• The Government Operations Subcommittee will come to order.
• on my local governance board.
• In 2022, President Biden put out a memo to governments to protect government and business leaders at
• This savings will help taxpayers and good government necessary government work.
• We will save government money which in turn will save taxpayer dollars.

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• [Music] The State and Local Government Committee will come to order. The time is now 12:40.
• Senator Mann, welcome to the State and Local Government Committee.
• state government committee. state government committee. in<00:01:54.479> our<00:01:54.720
• Uh, welcome to the State and Local Government Committee.
• Magnuson, welcome to the State and Local Government Committee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This $154 million is 100% from the federal government and paid directly to those who receive it.
• The $154 or so million that comes into the program comes directly from the federal government.
• <00:48:47.520> No<00:48:47.760> benefits from the federal government.
• No benefits from the federal government.
• where the federal government where the federal government cuts?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Welcome to the Assembly Local Government Committee hearing.
• , commerce, and state governments.
• Item number six by the Senate Committee on Local Government, do pass.
• Item number seven, sorry, SB 1441 by the Senate Committee on Local Government, do pass.
• SB 1442 by the Senate Committee on Local Government, do pass.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And there's also a governance piece to it.
• But, you know, which one works in government? They're both in the government tenant.
• Say, like, what do we need from government?
• They're only on government tenant.
• They're on a government tenant that's been certified by the federal government through this is, you know

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• are oversight and governance over the finances of the school. Mr.
• These are local government-owned projects.
• Madam Speaker, and gentlemen from San Juan, it depends on the local government.
• It's up to the local government to propose that.
• Because the government will now be requiring a private property owner to...

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• At the same time, we recognize the fiscal realities that local governments face.
• And we are insisting that local governments prove that they have a permanent dedicated source.
• This is the problem with thinking about impact fees as some sort of trick that local governments.
• to impose impact fees. ...to limit the abilities of local governments to impose impact fees.
• to impose impact fees. to limit the abilities of local governments to impose impact fees.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Third, House Bill 185 would destabilize local governance.
• . ...a significant departure from long-standing New Mexico governance.
• It's part of good governance.
• They own their governance process.
• There is already a process that governs the, I believe it's a process.

Bills: SB23, SB73, SB210, SB234, SB243, SB244, SM16

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, driver education, driver's ed, driving school, motorcycle safety, traffic safety, vulnerable road users, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, cyclist, bike lane, micromobility, scooter, moped, motorcycle training, DWI prevention

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• So people say you need to cut government to save that.
• This is an unpredictable federal government.
• This is an unpredictable federal government.
• This is an unpredictable federal government.
• :04.160> and<00:18:04.400> if being the federal government and if being the federal government

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The governor discussed Minnesota’s budget outlook ahead of a supplemental budget release next month, saying the state remains financially strong but should be cautious because of federal uncertainty and a structural imbalance in spending. He said the administration’s approach will be measured, with limited new spending and possibly modest revenue measures, while prioritizing a bonding bill and maintaining the state’s AAA bond rating, reserves, and middle-class tax cuts. He also praised the 2023 legislative session and bipartisan cooperation as the basis for the state’s current position. A major topic was spending growth in special education and the broader human services system. The governor said special education is a fundamental service the state is legally and morally obligated to provide, but costs need to be managed more efficiently. He pointed to legacy IT systems in the Department of Human Services and county service delivery as expensive, antiquated, and error-prone, and said the state needs a multi-year modernization plan and continued reorganization. He argued that reforms such as prepayment verification and other fraud controls should reduce costs without cutting services. The governor also addressed federal actions affecting Medicaid and other programs, sharply criticizing efforts to withhold funds and claims of widespread fraud. He said Minnesota’s Medicaid error rate is lower than the national average and argued that the federal government’s approach would harm children, pregnant women, and seniors without improving fraud prevention. He also said the state’s gun violence prevention and fraud-fighting packages are expected to be relatively close to budget neutral. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the meeting, which was primarily a press availability and Q&A.

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• Our size of 32 is set by the federal government.
• Some of those services can't be provided by public, by government, but some of it can.
• Obviously, the federal government has a lot of grants. Maybe I'll confirm that with Mr.
• Obviously, any theft of government funds is different.
• This bill, 289-1, doesn't cover that; it covers government grants.

Bills: HF3043, HF2891

Keywords: public safety, illegal remunerations, healthcare fraud, grants, criminal penalties, state law, grants management, state employees training, certification, monitoring grants, accountability, grant fraud

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• But it's important to keep in mind that for every dollar the state spends, the federal government is
• But it's important to keep in mind that for every dollar the state spends, the federal government is
• Medicaid: the federal government provides a large share of our budget.
• It's important that we are engaged in this work together to nurture the government-to-government relationships
• together to nurture the government together to nurture the government government<00:26:53.279>

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• <00:17:02.240> is<00:17:02.519> now government is now government is now borrowed<00:17:
• <00:46:56.920> is accountability from our government is accountability from our government
• critics argue that some government critics argue that some government contracts<00:47:47.520>
• environmental rule from the government environmental rule from the government in<02:19:20.760>
• <03:11:59.520> funding across the Federal Government funding across the Federal Government

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1012, house, all