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• The lighter green, the mid-level green there in the middle, those are hundreds of millions to tens of
• It's like when I was in the Army, and I went to Army Central Command, and I had to review, for legal
• And if I can't tell you about my case in ten words, then I haven't thought about it enough.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight met with a quorum present and heard an update from Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler on the work of the Office of Public Counsel. Trierweiler described the office’s role in representing Florida utility customers in rate cases and related proceedings, including investor-owned electric, water, and wastewater matters. He emphasized the office’s use of depositions, expert witnesses, customer correspondence, and service hearings to challenge unsupported utility costs while seeking outcomes that are “fair, just, reasonable, and affordable.” A major focus of the presentation was the office’s work on large utility dockets, especially the Florida Power & Light rate case, as well as other recent cases involving Duke, TECO, Sunshine, and St. Joe. Trierweiler said the office had settled some cases but not others, had two appeals pending, and had filed motions for reconsideration where required. He also discussed storm cost recovery, affordability concerns, and the new challenge of data center tariffs and related energy and water demands. He said the office brought in new experts on affordability and data centers and was trying to get ahead of those issues through workshops and settlement efforts. Members asked questions about how customer input is gathered, how the office evaluates a fair profit for utilities, the role of settlements and counterproposals, and the impact of data centers on energy and water use. Trierweiler said customer voices come in through hearings and correspondence, that utilities are entitled to a fair return but not imprudent costs, and that the office is concerned about data center growth and its resource demands. No votes were taken, and the committee concluded its agenda and adjourned.

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• of permits that we review, and most of them we approve, but what that results in is we have to send tens
• to send what that results in is we have to send thousands<00:05:56.800> uh<00:05:56.960> tens
• <00:05:57.199> of<00:05:57.360> thousands<00:05:57.840> of thousands uh tens
• of thousands of thousands uh tens of thousands of letters<00:05:59.199> and<00:05:59.600>
• They have a [clears throat] new commander-in-chief, I'll say, of the law unit, which seems to be more

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, in large school districts that I represent, they can have tens of thousands of items across multiple
• These materials tempt young minds towards sexual immorality, which the Bible commands us to flee (1 Corinthians
• Children are not equipped to filter this kind of material, and scripture commands us as parents first
• school to help me learn to teach them how to love their neighbor and to love God, the greatest commandments

Bills: SCR17, SB2104, SB2155, SB1428, SB1250, SB1651, SB1794, SB444, SB1061, SB1327, SB1425, SB1455, SB1458, SB1460, SB1480, SB1530, SB1543, SB1555, SB1593, SB1209, SB1730, SB1733, SB1769, SB1805, SB2069, SB2095, SB1503

Keywords: trusts, Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code, trust administration, trustee, beneficiary, qualified beneficiary, nonjudicial settlement agreement, trust accounting, fiduciary duty, forfeiture clause, no-contest clause, in terrorem clause, certification of trust, trust property, district court jurisdiction, venue, surcharge trustee, trust protector, trust advisor, principal distribution

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• regimental commander. regimental commander.
• command field units. command field units.
• 05 battalion commander. 05 battalion commander.
• Same thing in the Navy, a commander is generally a commander by definition, not lieutenant commander.
• Same thing in the Navy, a commander is generally a commander by definition, not lieutenant commander.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But we do have now in the Commander-in-Chief, and cabinet that he's picking—people who will put the veteran
• There is no way on God's green earth that we should have spent ten billion dollars to have only a fraction
• According to Secretary McDonough, they were only required to work in person two out of ten days.
• In health care, they had to work in person five out of ten days.
• They had to work in person five out of the ten days. So that is a problem.

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• HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF TARGETED EFFORTS WITHIN THE SENATE CHAMBERS AFTER WE HAVE ADJOURNED FOR A DAY TEN
• WE'VE HAD THESE LAWS BEFORE 10 Ten other states have it.
• MAKE IMPORT SELL OR POSSESS THE FOLLOWING GUNS LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES, THOSE THAT HOLD MORE THAN TEN
• It could have been eight or ten.
• I would also point out the 10th Commandment: thou shalt not kill.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Ten ayes, zero nays.
• Ten ayes, zero nays.
• Having had a number of people under my command when I was in the Air Force, I was their Natural mentor
• And I would view this very similarly, commanded by sheer.

Bills: SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement

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• Supporting our neighbors is the most common commandment in the Torah. I'm half of...
• Supporting our neighbors is the most common commandment in the Torah.
• On that last point, eight in ten American Jews say caring about Israel...
• And on that last point, eight in ten American Jews say caring about Israel is part of their Jewish identity

Summary: The Select Committee on Hate, Racism, and Xenophobia met to examine the scope of hate activity in California and hear from state agencies, commissions, and community organizations. The chair opened by framing hate as a persistent crisis affecting many protected groups, and Assembly Member Gonzalez briefly joined the committee. The first panel included the California Department of Justice and the California Commission on the State of Hate, both of which presented recent data and policy recommendations. The Department of Justice reported that in 2024 California saw 2,023 reported hate crime events, 2,568 hate crime offenses, and 2,491 victims, with anti-Black bias remaining the most common category, followed by anti-Jewish and anti-Latino bias. DOJ also said referrals for prosecution increased, and it described its hate-crimes guidance, rapid response protocol, and multilingual resources. The Commission on the State of Hate said hate is undercounted in law enforcement data and cited a survey suggesting about 2.6 million Californians experienced at least one hate act in a year, including more than half a million potentially criminal incidents. It recommended permanent data infrastructure, mandatory law enforcement training, and continued funding for community-based prevention and victim support. The committee then heard testimony from representatives of the NAACP, LULAC, Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California, CHIRLA, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, CARE, Equality California, and the Racial Equity Commission. Witnesses described systemic racism, anti-immigrant enforcement, antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Asian bias, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate, often linking these harms to political rhetoric, social media, and federal actions. They urged the Legislature to fund programs such as California vs. Hate, Stop the Hate, nonprofit security grants, language access, school and mental health supports, and legal assistance, while also protecting civil rights, due process, and free speech. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing, but members indicated they would request additional recommendations and continue the discussion in future hearings.

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• So, check the Big Ten and see what it says in your Bible about the Sabbath day.
• Number ten, the ballots voted during early voting are not delivered to Central County Station until after
• question to see if this is something that's against state law before it gets moved up the chain of command
• They kind of follow their party's chain of command, and they all have attorneys on Election Day.

Bills: HB311, SB447, SB505, SB2217, SB2753

Keywords: voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit

Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills. SB 447 would let the City of Mission in Hidalgo County permanently move its municipal elections from May to the uniform November election date if it chooses. The bill was described as permissive and intended to increase turnout and reduce costs. Mission’s mayor testified in support, saying voters had already approved the change by a wide margin in a charter amendment election. The bill was left pending after no objection. SB 2217 focused on standardizing election data reporting and reconciliation across counties to improve transparency and comparability. Testimony was generally supportive of the goal, but Dr. Laura Presley and others flagged technical issues, including a discrepancy between a three-ballot mismatch threshold in existing law and a 1% threshold in part of the bill, plus a definition issue involving central accumulators. Supporters said consistent auditing and reconciliation would help election integrity, while the bill was also left pending. The committee then took up SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period that would combine early voting and Election Day into one uninterrupted process, with precinct consolidation and other changes. Supporters said it could simplify administration, reduce equipment changes, and improve security by using one set of machines. Opponents and neutral witnesses raised concerns about cost, staffing, ballot security, reporting changes, weekend voting, and whether the bill was ready for implementation; several urged a pilot or study instead. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. SB 505 would create a process for election workers, candidates, party officials, and measure proponents or opponents to request explanations of election irregularities, with escalation to the Secretary of State for audit or enforcement if responses were unsatisfactory. Supporters said it would provide a way to resolve irregularities and restore confidence, while opponents argued it was too broad, lacked guardrails against abuse, and could be used by partisan actors to pressure counties. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 311 would expand Texas’s online voter registration system to first-time registrants and others, with supporters citing efficiency, lower costs, and broader access, and opponents raising concerns about signature verification and implementation details. Testimony was cut short because of the session deadline, and the bill had not been disposed of in the excerpt.

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• That’s a quote from the four-star general who is the commander of the United States Transportation Command
• the United States Transportation command the United States Transportation command from<01:24:22.320
• commandments, so thank you.
• ten commandments so thank God had only ten commandments so thank you<03:54:53.319> I'll<03:54
• <05:04:50.680> a could make more they could command a could make more they could command a

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And my military folks here in the room—the major and, sorry, first class—we understand command and control
• And, sorry, in first class, we understand command and control, operational flow and design.
• don't like to hear that because they feel, well, you're giving them too much power, but with that command
• Years ago, you heard of the “not for investigation” coding, where tens of thousands of reports made to
• Ten years ago, I drafted the original language to House Bill 2442, known as Jacob's Law, because Arizona's

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee met for a presentation-only hearing on the Arizona Department of Child Safety, with no bills on the agenda. Chair Blackman opened by emphasizing that the hearing was intended to be data-focused and respectful, and that personal attacks or false accusations would not be tolerated. Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, foster care entries and exits, kinship placement, congregate care, missing youth, and extended foster care. She said the department investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home care population relatively steady, and had reunified about 3,000 children with parents, while also noting that older youth and behavioral-health-driven removals are creating a mismatch with available foster homes. She also described kinship supports, foster parent recruitment, and the impact of Family First on funding, saying DCS lost federal drawdown for congregate care while waiting on approval for prevention programs. Members questioned the director about kinship caregivers, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental rights terminations, notice and documentation practices, and the effect of increased reimbursement rates. Patak said unlicensed kin can receive support through the kinship supports contract, that behavioral health assessments are done quickly at the welcome center or within 24 hours for kin placements, and that provider capacity remains a major constraint outside DCS control. She explained reunification conditions and services, said the department is working on documentation and notice issues flagged by the Auditor General, and noted that kinship reimbursement increases have helped some families step forward. She also said DCS procurement for group homes is handled internally through an RFP process and that about 10% of kinship caregivers become licensed. Representative Gillette then delivered a lengthy presentation arguing that the child welfare, Medicaid, and disability systems are structurally intertwined and that procurement and funding rules create incentives for volume and congregate care use. He criticized DCS, DES, and AHCCCS/Access oversight structures, argued that the system diffuses accountability, and said the committee’s work and related materials would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about documentation, placement decisions, and the cost of congregate care, while asserting that the system over-relies on large providers and that reforms should focus on structural and financial incentives. Vice Chair Fink followed with a brief slide noting that congregate care costs far more per child than foster or kinship care, reinforcing the committee’s concern about placement costs and the need to shift children toward family-based care when possible.

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• The girls basketball team is recognized for a commanding 72-38 victory over St.
• Schools Works program to help schools with clean energy upgrades, a House initiative that has seen tens
• millions of dollars ...to help schools with clean energy upgrades, a House initiative that has seen tens

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and received a resignation letter from Rep. Fana Howard of Lowell, effective March 17, 2026, as she transitioned to the Senate. The chamber then took up several procedural orders, including multiple unanimous or voice-vote suspensions of rules and concurrence with Senate petitions, such as referrals on housing and student transportation matters, and a suspension of Joint Rule 12 for a petition involving children served by DCF. The main substantive item was House No. 5264, a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill totaling about $1.8 billion. Members discussed its use of Fair Share surtax surplus funds for transportation and education, including major support for the MBTA, special education circuit breaker costs, early education and child care, snow and ice costs, regional transit authorities, and other deficiencies such as GIC and sheriff costs. Members also explained the bill’s tax conformity provisions responding to recent federal tax changes, with debate over whether to delay conformity to limit state revenue exposure. The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the bill and then passed it to be engrossed by roll call vote, 150-3. The House also adopted a resolution commending the Admetek Foundation on Prostate Cancer Awareness Day. Several local bills were advanced, including a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee, a bill waiving the minimum age requirement for a Boston police officer, a Nantucket charter bill, a Stoneham public safety bill, and a Malden special police officers bill, the last of which was amended before being engrossed. The chamber also considered Amendment 43 to redistribute $100 million of Fair Share revenue more evenly to municipalities for roads and education; supporters argued the current distribution favored statewide priorities over local aid, while opponents said the formula would not adequately address rural road needs. That amendment was rejected 128-25. The House then recessed several times, observed moments of silence for local public servants, welcomed visiting youth sports teams, and finally ordered adjournment to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• The lighter green, the mid-level green there in the middle, those are hundreds of millions to tens of
• It's like when I was in the Army, and I went to Army Central Command, and I had to review, for legal
• And if I can't tell you about my case in ten words, then I haven't thought about it enough, and that's

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight met to receive an overview from Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler on the work of his office. He described the office’s role in representing Florida utility customers in rate and service cases, including investor-owned electric, water, and wastewater matters, storm cost recovery, fuel clauses, storm protection plans, and specialized dockets. He emphasized the office’s use of depositions, expert witnesses, customer correspondence, and service-hearing testimony to challenge unsupported utility costs and seek “fair, just, reasonable, and affordable” outcomes for customers. Trierweiler highlighted several current issues, including affordability, data centers, and the growing use of AI in reviewing large utility filings. He said the office has begun using affordability experts and data center witnesses, and that data center-related utility proposals raise concerns about energy demand, water use, and community impacts. He also expressed caution about AI and machine learning because of confidential utility information, while acknowledging that utilities, regulators, and his office are increasingly using such tools. Members asked questions about how customer input is gathered, how profit is evaluated in rate cases, the role of settlement agreements, and whether the office is considering water consumption impacts from data centers. Trierweiler said customer feedback largely comes in through hearings, correspondence, and direct calls rather than office-led canvassing, and that his office seeks to limit imprudent costs while allowing utilities a fair return. He also explained that the office may file motions for reconsideration and appeals after PSC orders, and that it sometimes submits alternative settlement proposals even when approval is unlikely, to present a different option for the commission’s consideration. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after concluding its agenda.

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• Today we have ten bills scheduled. However, two of those have been pulled from the hearing today.
• opportunity for those deputies to foster better relationships with the Sheriff's Office and their command
• Out of respect for the time of the four members present, I think only three out of those ten are going

Bills: HB1597, HB2364, HB2437, HB3205, HB3253, HB3310, HB3648, HB3906, HB4259, HB5645

Keywords: county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government

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• World Screw Worm enters Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife will provide personnel to serve in incident command
• positions and unified command with the Texas Animal Health Commission and USDA as part of the emergency
• Texas Parks and Wildlife will provide personnel to serve in incident command positions and unified command
• and Wildlife and the Animal Health Commission are also actively taking steps, auditing authorities, command
• We'll be there in about ten minutes. I'm kidding. Mr. Dale. Excellent idea.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Haridopolos: I rise today to recognize Lieutenant Commander John Paul S. M.
• Paul joined the Navy as a seaman recruit in 1943 and rose to the ranks to become a lieutenant commander
• His greatest leg as Imri, his I rise today to recognize Lieutenant Commander John Paul S. M.
• Paul joined the Navy as a seaman recruit in 1943 and rose to the ranks to become a lieutenant commander
• His greatest leg as Imri, his The ranks to become a lieutenant commander over a 0-year career and served

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But the Russian field commanders used cell phones to communicate, which allowed the Ukrainians to use
• AI targeting systems developed by Palantir to directly target Russian command-and-control locations
• Within days, over 20 Russian generals and their command staff had been killed, which stopped the Russian
• The October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel showed how AI targeting systems could decimate Hamas commanders
• these small-scale pilots on the order of hundreds or thousands of tons of CO2 or injectate, moving to tens

Keywords: 908, all

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• Every person that I spoke to about this as I was working up the chain of command to try to get the contract
• Every person that I spoke to about this as I was working up the chain of command to try to get the contract
• I found it very curious that you say they should report to their supervisor, go up the chain of command
• And in my experience, people who went up the chain of command got retaliated against; people who went
• we need to think about how we're changing the incentive structures about in, for instance, having tens

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Many states, including Republican states, will lose tens of billions of dollars in Medicaid funding.
• Many states, including Republican states, will lose tens of billions of dollars in Medicaid funding.
• This means tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars lost. of damage.
• <00:28:19.120> This<00:28:19.360> means<00:28:19.760> tens<00:28:20.159>
• This means tens or even help the most.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Elwynn Lee, was Number two in command at the University of Houston.
• That have the schools that give the schools permission to display the Ten Commandments in the classroom
• Were you aware of what number seven of the Ten Commandments was?
• First of all, the Ten Commandments are not a library book.
• One hundred and ten ayes, twenty-eight nays. The House concurs in the Senate amendments. Mr.

Bills: SB15, SB646, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1610, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB2972, SB973, SB865, SB506, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB974, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB1302, SB519, SB2807, SB13, SB7, SB1718, SB1567, SB1233, SB413, SB2177, SB30, SB2024, SJR1, SCR27, SB2018, SB1580, SB2121, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1596, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SCR9, SB204, SB437, SB568, SB612, SB672, SB710, SB823, SB876, SB904, SB905, SB968, SB1084, SB1207, SB1230, SB1313, SB1504, SB1790, SB2232, SB2366, SB2367, SB2398, SB2515, SB2520, SB2589, SB2786, SB2790, SB3048, SB3050, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3029, SCR3, SCR18, SCR30, HCR146, HCR148, HCR149, HCR153, HCR155, HCR157, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB2712, HB171, HB3153, HB143, HB2688, HB3464, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB2, HB1522, HB24, HB 1237, HB2637, HB3126, HB3233, HB4310, HB3487, HCR9, HB5331, HB1397, HB163, HB3250, HB3071, HB3463, HB5033, HB35, HB3824, HB216, HB4226, HB3512, HB18, HB5154, HB 103, HB851, HB647, HB4520, HB3016, HB2313, HB2818, HB2851, HB4486, HB4264, HB1500, HB5081, HB2974, HB2080, HB4384, HB5659, HB493, HB4903, HB2516, HB4488, HB4530, HB3689, HB145, HB43, HB5247, HB2221, HB5671, HB700, HB3711, HB 120, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply