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• , so then in the PED budget, there was something I hadn't seen before where the the public school capital
• on school formulas or population was going to go into maintenance, see art career technology and capital
• Education, The school security and basically the maintenance funds that will address some of the capital
• The public school capital outlay.

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• Chris Gary, along with city manager Daryl Hull and others from the city of Kennedale welcome to your capital
• Thank you for visiting your Texas capital. 555 Thank you so much for watching.
• HB 1497 by Kane, relating to the placement of nativity scene on the capital grounds.
• Designated meola of the official suites capital of texas of the 10-year period ending in 2035 replacing

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• proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax that is realized or unrealized capital
• Allen, Texas, which is my hometown, here to their capital today. Members, the city of Allen...
• students from Longstar College are right here if you guys would stand up and visiting their Texas capital
• Welcome to your Texas capital. Welcome to Texas. 457 The chair recognizes Mr.

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• Would you please join me today and welcome. my friends and constituents from Kaufman County to their capital
• Today we have a very special day with the of Edinburgh, at the capital, visited our legislators.
• Welcome to your state. capital. Option of the resolution, the chair hears none.
• What's in the gallery today is Meals on Wheels Texas at their Capital Day.

Bills: SJR1, SB9, SB40, SJR36, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, 1185, senate

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• THROUGH SOLICITATION AND THOSE RESOURCES LIKE THE LIVE LOCAL RESOURCES ARE CAPTURING A CHUNK OF THE CAPITAL
• STACK OF A DEVELOPMENT THOUGH WE ARE CAPTURING 25 TO CAPITAL STACK OF A DEVELOPMENT THOUGH WE ARE CAPTURING
• WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A STATE ALONG ON A TRANSACTION YOU THINK ABOUT A CAPITAL STACK OF RESOURCES GOING
• LIVE LOCAL SALE IS ITS OWN IN THE CAPITAL STACK AND THERE WILL BE TAX CREDITS OR THINGS LIKE THAT BUT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We did test appropriation laws surrounding one-time funding and capital building funds and made sure
• initiatives, loans, collateral support, and capital access programs.
• And then underneath the capital program, you have what's called the direct investment program.
• And then that's one program underneath the capital program, and the other one is the Angel Match program
• In January 2023, the North Dakota Development Fund selected a private venture capital investment company

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• wondering if this was, you know, capital wondering if this was, you know, capital investment<00:
• we are seeing here even at the capital we are seeing here even at the capital how<00:37:37.359><
• So that concludes my presentation on our 2026 state capital request, and thank you for your time.
• So that concludes my presentation on our 2026 state capital request, and thank you for your time.
• What the process has historically been is that the board sets guidelines for the capital request as to

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee opened with quorum and decorum reminders, then approved the minutes from February 26, 2026. Members briefly set aside a planned follow-up on GO students from Minnesota State after being told the questions had been fully answered, and moved on to Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College’s storm damage presentation. Bemidji State President John Hoffman and facilities staff described the June 21 derecho that hit Bemidji, causing widespread roof, window, tree, and infrastructure damage across both campuses and the surrounding community. Hoffman said the institutions were already recovering from pandemic-era enrollment and budget losses, but had improved new student enrollment, retention, fundraising, and deficits before the storm. He emphasized that the campuses were well insured, but that restoring the tree canopy and campus character would take far longer than repairing buildings. Facilities worker Brent Steinmets gave a personal account of the storm response and cleanup, describing days of chainsaw work, debris removal, window repairs, and stump grinding, and noting that many employees were also dealing with damage at their own homes. Members asked what kind of funding request was being made, and Hoffman said Chair Duran was preparing a bill tied to the storm damage and reforestation needs, while alumni had already raised more than $80,000 through a “Replanting Our Roots” campaign. He said the institutions had spent about $50,000 in deductible costs and another $25,000 in unreimbursable overtime, and had hired a landscape architect to plan reforestation. Members also asked about enrollment growth and staffing reductions; Hoffman said overall enrollment was up a little more than 2% since fall 2022, new student enrollment had risen 17%, NTC headcount was up 75%, and the campuses had reduced about 30% of instructional faculty and close to 30% of overall employees while reorganizing programs and administration. Discussion also focused on preserving liberal arts and applied liberal arts offerings, with Hoffman saying the institutions were emphasizing critical thinking, communication, citizenship, interdisciplinarity, and human intelligence alongside workforce training. No vote was taken on the storm-related funding proposal during the meeting.

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• <04:17:52.560> Uh our capital city a safer place. Uh our capital city a safer place.
• people of our nation's capital. people of our nation's capital.
• Act is essential to restoring public safety in our nation's capital.
• transform DC from a crimeridden capital transform DC from a crimeridden capital into<04:38:28.561
• <04:43:33.600> city persons who live in the capital city persons who live in the capital city

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• . >> Dave Nicholas, present here in the capital city. >> Mike Schaw, present here in the annex. >> Marie
• >> present here in the capital city. >> present here in the capital city.

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Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on October 14, 2025, with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the September 9 meeting. The commission then turned to an appeal in consolidated matters 2024 LEC 3 and 2024 LEC 6, with the chair clarifying that the appeal would be heard in open session before any closed deliberations. The hearing officer outlined that the respondent had filed a renewed motion to dismiss on different grounds than a prior motion denied at the last meeting. Enforcement counsel noted that a response had been filed and said additional discovery issues remained, including records and possible witnesses identified in responses. The chair and counsel also identified two procedural motions pending from enforcement: a motion to compel production and a motion to continue or postpone the hearing date. The commission discussed the procedural posture and whether the parties needed to make further argument, with the chair indicating the substantive motion to dismiss would be decided by the commission and the procedural motions could be ruled on by the chair. Before moving into executive session, the commission took a motion and second to enter closed session to discuss the pending motions and related discovery matters. The transcript cuts off during the vote on that motion, so no final ruling on the dismissal, discovery, continuance, or executive-session deliberations is shown in the provided excerpt.

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• Senate Bill 125, introduced by Senator Padilla, an act relating to public school capital outlay, creating
• student health and safety. energy consumption, making conforming amendments to the Public School Capital
• Also discussing the committee endorsements from the LESC, the Public School Capital Outlay Oversight

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• and reducing the cost of that capital and reducing the cost of that capital and<00:59:12.960>
• An capital you may have in your life.
• country to play the capital game. Okay? country to play the capital game. Okay?
• Um, moving capital around has a cost.
• Um, moving capital around has a cost.

Bills: HF2400, HF1724, HF3437, HF4333, HF2874, HF4052

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

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• only more development, but ultimately more development that is controlled by bureaucrats from the capital
• the state of Colorado to build more housing using tax credits that already exist by bringing more capital
• to be able Many don't have the capital to be able to<02:37:39.560> go<02:37:39.760> right<
• education fund money for school capital education fund money for school capital construction.<03
• district that offers these capital district that offers these capital development<03:01:42.400><

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• And finally, the bill makes clear that it allows the appropriate use of capital reserve funds to fund
• of capital reserve funds to fund leases. of capital reserve funds to fund leases.
• <00:49:54.400> too<00:49:54.640> often<00:49:55.040> capital Too often, capital
• So, as part of what attract capital.
• And I think our fiscal capital expenses.

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• >> capital. >> capital. >> capital.
• >> Good to have you all at your capital. >> Good to have you all at your capital.
• Welcome to the capital. Gentleman from Coahoma, Mr. Williams. >> Mr.
• Help me welcome them to the capital.
• Thank you. them to the capital. them to the capital.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 25 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, dispensed with the reading of the journal, and welcomed several student and FFA groups from around the state, including chapters from Tippah, Forrest, Newton, and Wheeler counties, as well as the Puckett High School student council and an AP government class from Madison-Ridgeland Academy. After announcements, the chamber moved to the Ways and Means calendar and took up a series of tax and finance measures. House Bill 327 would extend Mississippi’s existing film tax credit to television production businesses, with a $42 million aggregate cap and a requirement that qualifying production activity occur in-state. House Bill 343 would create a tax credit for employers offering private health insurance to employees, set at $400 per employee in the first year and $200 in the second, capped at $10 million. House Bill 420 would lower the age threshold for an existing full homestead exemption for honorably discharged veterans and spouses from 90 to 85; members discussed the local cost impact, but the sponsor said the state cost would be zero. House Bill 489 would exempt from income tax any capital gains from a forced sale through eminent domain, so the property owner would not owe tax on that transaction. The House also passed House Bill 715, clarifying that both perishable and non-perishable food sold to food pantries are exempt from sales tax. House Bill 1063 would adjust an alternative energy/local tax provision by allowing a fee-in-lieu rate down to 10% and adding energy storage, such as large-scale batteries, to qualifying projects. House Bill 1793, by committee substitute, would add gun safes to the state’s Second Amendment sales tax holiday. House Bill 1941 would raise the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund’s administrative fee from 2% to 3% and authorize $5 million in bonds. House Bill 1942 would create a conduit bond mechanism under the TIF code for local development projects. House Bill 1944, by committee substitute, would expand the Children’s Promise Act tax credit program from $18 million to $40 million over three years and add a new $1 million credit for facilities serving adults with mental handicaps; members debated its effects on private schools, foster care entities, and public education funding. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, including several unanimous votes; House Bill 327 passed 115-1, House Bill 343 passed 118-0, House Bill 420 passed 120-0, House Bill 489 passed 120-0, House Bill 715 passed 120-0, House Bill 1063 passed 115-0, House Bill 1793 passed 109-3, House Bill 1941 passed 118-0, House Bill 1942 passed 116-0, and House Bill 1944 passed after extended debate. The discussion on House Bill 1944 featured questions about whether the credits favored private schools over public schools, whether schools could also receive ESA-related funds, and how much money individual institutions could receive; the sponsor said the credits are separate from tuition, are administered by DOR on a first-come, first-served basis, and do not reduce direct public school funding.

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• It is district 6 day at the capital. 6. It is district 6 day at the capital.
• account of the capital construction fund.
• <03:06:54.800> account<03:06:55.120> of<03:06:55.279> the technology capital
• account of the technology capital account of the capital<03:06:55.760> construction<03:06:56.160
• capital construction fund. capital construction fund.

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• We invested in a lot of one-time capital needs, and that was very intentional.
• We invested in a lot of one-time capital needs, and that was very intentional.
• We invested in a lot of one-time capital needs, and that was very intentional.
• Higher education funding in the supplemental: $84 million for universities and capital projects, and
• 84 million for universities and capital 84 million for universities and capital projects,<01:07:

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• And capital investment projects like this go out over five years or more.
• <01:04:05.680> And<01:04:06.160> capital electric customers.
• And capital electric customers.
• this is a garden variety utility capital this is a garden variety utility capital project<01:20:
• Uh, this is something it was just described as a garden-variety capital project.

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• I believe initially the governor had included $20 million of capital appropriations and House Bill 25
• The governor had included $20 million of capital appropriations and House Bill 25.
• Up until this point, they have been funded by capital.
• And that um a capital maintenance.
• So the our budget includes full capital.

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• Investments in shelter capital are investments in people, their families who gain a stable foundation
• Investments in shelter capital are investments in people, their families who gain a stable foundation
• Investments in shelter capital are investments in people, their families who gain a stable foundation
• <01:44:50.000> We,<01:44:50.560> the<01:44:50.800> local capital construction
• We, the local capital construction.

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• Hi, I'm Brock Campbell from the California Baptist Capital Ministry, and on behalf of six California
• Thank you all very much for your testimony today in our state's capital.
• I brought Campbell from the California Baptist Capital Ministry on behalf of six.
• Emily Campbell with the California Baptist Capital Ministry.
• Hi, Barack Campbell from the California Baptist Capital Ministry.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took testimony on each, with members often noting amendments and continuing negotiations. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require juvenile courts to find that less restrictive alternatives are unsuitable before ordering detention, and would require periodic review of continued detention and consideration of alternatives at disposition. Supporters argued it would reduce unnecessary youth detention and improve transparency; probation, judges, and police groups opposed it as an undue limit on judicial discretion and potentially unsafe in serious cases. The chair said he would recommend an aye with amendments, but the bill was held pending quorum and later remained on call. SB 1130 by Senator Gomez Reyes would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses, requiring consent before recording in places where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy and banning devices or accessories designed to defeat recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addresses secret recording and invasive surveillance; opponents from tech and hospitality groups sought clarification to avoid unintended liability for businesses and exempt workplace communication devices. Members discussed those exemptions, and the chair recommended an aye, but the measure also remained on call. Senator Blake Spear presented SB 99, which would let courts consider military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings and require better communication between civilian law enforcement and military authorities. Supporters from the Department of Defense, local officials, and military representatives said it would close protection gaps for military families; the ACLU opposed it on due process grounds because MPOs are issued without judicial process. The chair and author emphasized that the bill only allows consideration of MPOs and does not require civilian enforcement of them. The bill passed out on a vote, though it remained on call for additional members. The committee also heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, restricting flashbang use for crowd control and banning flashbangs and explosive breaching charges in immigration enforcement, and SB 1022, creating a statewide anti-trafficking task force. SB 937 drew support from civil rights and community groups and opposition from police and sheriffs over the use-of-force standard and limits on tactics; it passed out on a vote but remained on call. SB 1022 was supported by survivor and faith groups and opposed by public defenders and sex worker advocates who raised concerns about racial disparities and enforcement harms; it also passed out on a vote. Later, SB 1395, extending criminal protective orders for certain felony sex offenses against minors up to 20 years, and SB 1230, increasing penalties for repeat illegal dumping, were both heard with mixed testimony and were held on call after committee votes. The committee also adopted a consent calendar and several bills were moved forward with amendments.