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• The proposal clarifies<00:08:39.200> appropriate<00:08:39.599> application<00:08:40.000
• Association Bank in the Minnesota Land Association Bank in the Minnesota Land Title<01:28:18.679
• overdose detection mapping application overdose detection mapping application program.<01:37:37.600
• <01:50:21.760> or watercraft uh on public lands or watercraft uh on public lands or waterways
• defense attorneys about the application defense attorneys about the application of<02:22:53.520>

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• Licenses are issued within 24 hours of a completed application.
• She handles all of the licensure applications.
• OK, our next one is the State Board of Licensers for Engineers and Land Surveyors.
• It could be falsifying something in their application process.
• From my understanding, there just hasn't been any qualified applicants that have applied.

Keywords: 914, all

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• If anything, there should be an incentive during the Affordable Housing Trust Fund grant application
• I do support incentives within the application process, and I remain committed to working with Senator
• I do not have land. I'm not a farmer.
• That's how much land was burned.
• These fires hurt our land and our people, and it's going to take time to heal.

Bills: LR509, LR510, LR511

Keywords: congratulations, Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame, Deloris Marshall Adamson, recognition, achievement, service, retirement, Nebraska Legislature, public service, legislature, Nebraska, 956, all

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• appraisers; SB 1026, office schools; SB 1074, classroom management students; SB 1075, foreign entities land
• SB 1232, military compatibility; SB 1271, business is crime reporting; SB 1281, federal government land
• SB 1232, military compatibility; SB 1271, business is crime reporting; SB 1281, federal government land
• the allegation is considered to be wrong unless and until it's proven in a court of law to the applicable
• Specifically, it's in the governor's application for the rural health transformation funds.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• the PRC's rulemaking authority to 2027, but we're still asking public utilities to submit their application
• We're also looking for land near substations and other parts of the state.
• So it does not apply to land.
• So it does not apply to land, land rights, and other improvements that would be generally considered
• In the existing statute, it does not include land, land rights, general buildings and improvements, construction

Keywords: 996, all

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• half that would go out of the water money to go to the park district or park department for sovereign land
• Our park department for sovereign land, which is along the Missouri River.
• Sections 6 and 7 were the sovereign land that went to the park, and both those sections were removed
• all North Dakota tribal nations while maintaining respect for sovereignty, tribal traditions, and lands
• The current language, though, does allow for the Game and Fish to take two applicants from a landowner

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and handled a mix of conference committee appointments, appropriations bills, policy bills, and House amendments. Early in the session, the chamber appointed conference committees for SB 2399 and for House-amended SBs 2213 and 2354, and also named conference committees for HB 103, HB 1308, and HB 1169. The Senate then took up several appropriations measures, including HB 1612, which creates the North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine at UND; the Senate adopted an amendment shifting the funding to a one-time $250,000 Community Health Trust Fund appropriation with a required $250,000 match from other sources, and the bill passed 39-7. HB 1193, the “Back the Blue” grant, was amended to make the funding one-time and focus on officer retention, then passed 41-5. HB 1329, a government spending database proposal for school districts, was amended into a legislative study and passed 42-4. HB 1020, the water budget, received extensive amendments reducing and reallocating funding across major water projects, adding studies and oversight changes, and passed 45-0 with the emergency clause. HB 1581, a tribal tourism grant, also passed 40-6. The Senate rejected HB 1330, which would have authorized divestment from direct investments in Chinese companies; after debate over the prudent investor rule, trade impacts, and whether the bill singled out one nation in law, it failed 20-26. HB 1534, limiting property valuation increases, and HB 1266, adjusting the disabled veterans property tax credit, both failed unanimously or nearly so after committee recommendations against them. HB 1566, which would have created a regulatory framework for a product discussed as kratom, was amended on the floor to convert it into a study and then passed 31-15. The chamber also passed HB 2241 on charter schools after a House amendment changed the funding formula to the statewide average from the prior year, and HB 2022, the indigent legal counsel budget, after House changes added funding flexibility, offset lost fee revenue, and included a study on a public defender office. The Senate concurred in several House amendments and then passed a number of Senate bills. SB 2375, allowing joint negotiations between dental providers and insurers under Attorney General oversight, passed 44-2. SB 2251, clarifying that open records requests during state audits should be referred to the audited agency, passed 46-0. SB 2159, related to nuclear energy research, passed 43-3 after House amendments required Industrial Commission approval and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. SB 2155, changing gratis antelope license rules, passed 30-16 after debate over landowner rights and tag distribution. SB 251, setting fees and an audit for the Private Investigative and Security Board, passed 44-2. SB 2280, the prior authorization health insurance bill, passed 43-3 with a House-added study and consumer protections. SB 2023, the Racing Commission budget, passed 41-5 after a House change made internship funding one-time. SB 2232, changing prenatal substance exposure reporting requirements and related toxicology rules, passed 44-2. SB 2241, authorizing public charter schools, passed 39-7. The session ended while the Senate was still processing SB 2022’s final passage vote, but the bill had already cleared concurrence on House amendments.

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• But what we're not able to take into consideration is whether or not that now irrigated land changes
• over to dry land farming, which is a possibility.
• That could in some way take into account some of that turning to dry land farming.
• granular level because there's data available at a more granular level that would have been more applicable
• These grants are highly competitive, with a bit less than a third of all grant applications being awarded

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Joint Transportation Committee study of transportation impacts if the Lower Snake River dams were removed. WSDOT and Jacobs described the study’s phases, including current work on geology, infrastructure risk, and a total logistics cost model. They explained that the study is examining how freight now moved by barge—especially wheat, fertilizer, and wood—could shift to rail and roads, and they outlined several scenarios ranging from no-dam future conditions to new unit-train terminals, short-line rail options, and a combined “many solutions” scenario. Members asked about irrigation, impacts in Idaho and Oregon, port capacity, emissions, competition, EV trucks, and whether the model could estimate transportation effects if grain volumes decline. The presenters said the study assumes current production levels continue, does not model irrigation changes or broader farm-economics impacts, but does account for transloading costs and can estimate transportation impacts under different volume assumptions. WSU’s independent review team said the model has improved substantially but still needed refinement, especially in routing, road data, and spatial detail, and that stakeholder engagement had been strong though delayed by model development. No votes were taken. The committee then received a presentation on the alternative sidewalk funding study. Staff and consultants said the study is exploring ways local governments could sustainably fund sidewalk maintenance, repair, and new construction, using a statewide survey, interviews, national research, and case studies in eight jurisdictions. They noted sidewalks are important for pedestrian safety and connectivity, but there is no dedicated funding source in Washington, and existing grants and local revenue tools are highly competitive or limited. The consultants highlighted sidewalk fees or utility-style charges as the most promising option to study, while a parcel tax was largely set aside because of state property-tax uniformity concerns. Members asked whether the study would duplicate existing funding or add to current taxes, and how a sidewalk fee would be collected; the consultants said the goal is to expand local options, not mandate adoption, and that fees would likely be billed through utilities rather than property taxes. A preliminary draft report is due December 15, with a final report due in mid-June. Next, staff gave a brief update on the ocean-going vessels study, which is examining shore power and emissions rules for vessels at berth. The presenter explained that federal Clean Air Act rules and California waiver authority create legal limits on how far Washington can go if it wants to adopt similar standards, and that deviations from California’s approach can increase litigation risk. The report will summarize stakeholder outreach and will be presented in draft form at the next JTC meeting. Finally, county engineers from Chelan and Douglas counties began a presentation on county transportation challenges, with the association’s director emphasizing collaboration with state agencies and local partners on issues such as fish passage barriers and infrastructure needs. The county presentation was only beginning when the transcript ended, and no committee action or votes were recorded.

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• so they can continue the purpose of that land into the future.
• is not enough to pay for market value of that land.
• And we do have many tools for land And we do have many tools for land conservation,<02:35:00.760
• . land. land.
• um for us to be able to save ag land. um for us to be able to save ag land.

Keywords: 981, all

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• public land in this project?
• Land. That's what I just stated.
• I believe this project, when completed, will be good for my land, my neighbors' land, and a lot of people
• of a dam on private land, and flooding behind the dam on private land.
• We don't sell land. You know, we love our land, but we did it for Roseau.

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• land? You call it ethnic cleansing. land? You call it ethnic cleansing.
• , blended families who worked the land, blended families who worked the land, worshiped<02:16:56.559
• The land is located in a national forest, and the Forest Service determined the land is suitable for
• This review gravel on federal lands.
• 07:24:23.280> initiatives applicants, Beaverton's bold initiatives applicants, Beaverton's bold

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude. Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored. Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.

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• And by an application, grant application, we will fill the application out.
• What I hear time over time from these employers that I'm working with is that it's not a lack of applicants
• I know one client recently posted 10 jobs and had over 1,500 applications.
• is just a cost analysis, which I wanted to make sure we put on here: we didn't pay anything for the land
• And with this application of the $150 million, it must be multiple systems, so we would have to join

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• honoring the life in his service and the Navy SEAL leapfrog team, they jumped out of the sky and they landed
• House Bill 3359 adds a question to the voter's registration application and the application for a new
• The bill requires that the instructions on both forms make clear to the applicants that this question
• Applicants are informed that by choosing to identify themselves as veterans, their information will be
• House Bill 3359 protects the privacy and safety of veterans by ensuring that applicant veterans status

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• Our extends the deadline for the building commission to develop the uniform permit application to 2027
• And at the start of this code cycle in 2023 to standardize our applications to make it to where we have
• one basic application for old from permit types.
• That's, you know, again, a standard applicant application.
• But again, to keep the application so standardized regarding the private provider fee discounts, I'm

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• still use it to this day if they bring in um you know, we don't have swordfish up here, but if you land
• here,<00:13:18.880> but<00:13:19.040> if<00:13:19.200> you<00:13:19.360> land
• 00:13:19.519> a<00:13:19.680> swordfish<00:13:20.079> and up here, but if you land
• a swordfish and up here, but if you land a swordfish and it's<00:13:20.800> flat<00:13:21.120
• <01:18:42.480> of limited this limited application of limited this limited application of

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In addition to sending people to these events, we also partner with our fellow Texas Veterans Land Board
• The veterans land board, Hidalgo County, City of Edinburgh, over 50 other vendors, and over 300 veterans
• That's going to be with the Veterans Land Board, the Texas Veterans Network.
• The lack of timeliness prevents the military members and their spouse applicants from being able to easily

Bills: SB651, SB897, SB1814, SB1818

Keywords: SB 651, Texas Government Code, Section 434.032, veterans county service office, county veterans services, commissioners court, county executive official, county administration, local government, veterans affairs, veterans benefits, county oversight, reporting structure, public administration, large counties, population 200,000 or more, mental health, veterans, community support, grant program

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• to join the military and we applicants to join the military and we really<00:25:17.440> think
• <01:10:00.600> was land true to his word the land was land true to his word the land was donated
• We have an application period we open once or twice a year depending on our funding available from the
• We have an application period we open once or twice a year depending on our funding available from the
• We have an application period we open once or twice a year depending on our funding available from the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , your ground language in the land, your ground language in the land, um um um guaranteeing<00:10
• Another deeply troubling aspect of shoot-first laws is their racially biased application.
• Studies show this law application.
• Thank you, Sarah Erickson. de-escalation, and ensure fair de-escalation, and ensure fair application<
• And there are racial inequities in the application of these laws.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard Chair Bliss present HF 13, a bill to change Minnesota self-defense law so that a person using reasonable force in resisting an offense against the person would not be required to consider retreat. Bliss tied the proposal to a recent Minnesota Supreme Court case involving a man at a light rail station and argued the court had effectively created a duty to retreat that the legislature had never enacted. He said the bill would codify the right to stand one’s ground while still leaving reasonableness to judges and juries. Supporters Bryan Gosh of the NRA and Rob Door of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus testified that Minnesota’s duty-to-retreat rules are confusing, judicially created, and out of step with other states. They argued the bill would clarify self-defense law and protect people who defend themselves or others, citing examples from other states and a Texas church shooting to argue that a retreat requirement can endanger victims and bystanders. Opponents Maggie Emery of Protect Minnesota, Sarah Erickson of Giffords, and Don Einwalter of Moms Demand Action argued the bill would function as a “shoot-first” law, increase homicides, worsen racial disparities, and make communities and law enforcement less safe. They cited studies linking stand-your-ground laws to higher homicide rates and pointed to incidents in Florida and Minnesota involving firearms and children. The committee also took up two amendments. Representative Hollins offered an amendment on safe and secure firearm storage, saying it was intended to reduce child access to guns and suicides; she requested a roll call. Chair Bliss opposed it, saying current law already covers negligent storage and that the amendment was too broad, including for a rural constituent who keeps a shotgun by his door. Representative Hudson and Representative Pinto argued over whether current law is sufficient and whether the amendment would remove needed flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of the amendments, with no final vote or disposition recorded.

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• And with 40% of California's land used for agriculture, meeting land conservation goals like the 30 by
• , is used for raising livestock or animal production, not 40% of agricultural land, 40% of land.
• Focus for a moment on that land statistic: 97% less land.
• I had authored the original AB 30 to protect 30% of our land and water by 2030.
• We've generated over 50 publications, five patent applications in the last years.

Summary: The Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation held its first informational hearing to examine the state of alternative protein research, industry growth, and policy needs in California. The chair opened by noting California’s $5 million public investment in UC research in 2022 and framed the hearing around three panels: the climate, environmental, and security potential of alternative proteins; industry scaling and commercialization; and university-led research and workforce development. Members emphasized that the committee will continue with site visits and additional hearings across the state. The first panel focused on the case for alternative proteins as a climate, land, water, biodiversity, and food-security solution. Shana Fertig of the Good Food Institute argued that plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated proteins can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water use while helping California meet its climate and conservation goals. Zane Swanson of CSIS added that alternative proteins could reduce risks tied to zoonotic disease, antimicrobial resistance, supply-chain disruption, and broader national security concerns. In questions, members discussed the role of pharmaceuticals in animal agriculture and how alternative proteins might complement, rather than replace, traditional farming by creating new markets for California crops and helping farmers diversify. The second panel featured industry leaders Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat, Myra Passick of Upside Foods, and Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype. Brown highlighted plant-based meat’s health and climate benefits, criticized misinformation campaigns against the sector, and urged better labeling, reduced subsidies for factory farming, and more plant-based food in public institutions. Passick described cultivated meat as a scalable food-production technology, said Upside Foods has already produced millions of pounds annually at its Emeryville facility, and asked for grants, low-interest loans, and possible participation in cap-and-trade or similar revenue programs. Elfenbein described cultivated seafood as a way to address overfishing, contamination, traceability problems, and the heavy import dependence of the U.S. seafood supply, while also noting conservation benefits and the need for California to remain a hub for the industry. The final panel centered on research and workforce development. UCLA’s Amy Rowat described state-funded work on technical bottlenecks such as growing fat cells and creating edible scaffolds, along with a Future Food Fellows program that trains students across science, engineering, law, and policy. UC Santa Cruz economist Galina Hale argued that alternative proteins are necessary to meet future protein demand while reducing food-system emissions, and said California must support the sector through grants, loans, procurement, and research centers to avoid losing leadership to other states and countries. The hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses, noting that all materials would be posted online, and saying the committee would continue building policy and budget proposals to support the sector.

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• Uh, SCR 239 SD1, uh, requesting the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Land
• Uh, next we have Department of Land and Natural Resources State Parks uh in support uh comments.
• Uh next we have Department<00:13:11.519> of<00:13:11.680> Land<00:13:11.839> and
• <00:13:12.079> National Department of Land and National Department of Land and National Resources
• So no, it's—I understand that there's an application for this socially, but uh I think just retrofitting

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard STR 73 SD1, which requests the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop a report on the developmental needs of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of Wellness and Resilience testified in support, saying it was eager to work with local researchers on evidence-based, community-informed recommendations. Support also came from a Zoom testifier, the Department of Education, and the Hawaii Community Foundation. The testifier emphasized the need for trauma-informed supports for children who were ages zero to five during COVID, especially in communities also affected by the Kilauea eruption and the Maui wildfires. Members discussed the long-term impacts of the pandemic and natural disasters on children, and one member said they would support the measure but vote with reservations because they wanted the phrase “climate crisis” changed to “natural disasters.” The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the resolution as is, with some members noting reservations. The committee then took up SCR 239 SD1, which asks DAGS, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation to provide universal changing accommodations in state and county facilities and parks. DAGS submitted comments, DLNR State Parks testified that it supported the intent but raised concerns about the cost and feasibility of retrofitting existing facilities, noting it has 73 comfort stations statewide, ongoing vandalism and maintenance issues, and possible ADA space conflicts. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center supported the measure, with testimony stressing that accessible changing facilities are important for independence and equity for people with disabilities. In response to questions, DLNR said it had not received complaints about the lack of such infrastructure and that any future installations should be considered in new designs rather than existing facilities. After discussion, the chair moved to defer the resolution, citing budget and implementation concerns and suggesting the issue be revisited in the future with a revised approach and possible needs assessment. The committee agreed to defer SCR 239 SD1 and then adjourned.