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• right out of lead to jobs for students right out of high<01:05:49.760> school.
• Third is construction and testing.
• Third is construction and testing.
• Third is construction and testing.
• Third is construction and testing.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• in and protecting the people and infrastructure at organizations like DARPA, the defense labs, and test
• R.C. with a bunch of high school students, imagine what he's going to be able to do with the world's
• base is our technical workforce within the military, including our acquisition professionals, our test
• Nevada Test and Training Range, the crown jewel of the Air Force, Nellis Air Force based in the Knitter
• The Nevada Test and Training Range, the Knitter, the Knitter.

Keywords: Air Force modernization, fighter aircraft, autonomous systems, air superiority, national security, recapitalization

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on military procurement and modernization, with significant discussions surrounding the Air Force's capabilities and strategic needs. Key topics included the urgent need for recapitalization of the Air Force's fighter squadrons, as well as the importance of integrating new technologies like autonomous systems to bolster military effectiveness. Several senators raised concerns about the current resources available to the Air National Guard and the potential loss of skilled service members if recapitalization plans are not swiftly developed. There were also discussions on the importance of maintaining air superiority in light of evolving threats, particularly from adversaries like China.

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• Corrected vision and all of that because they're not gonna be taking an eye test that you would normally
• Is that what so right now if a patient is trying to if they go to the DM B and they take the vision test
• So they'll either pass the vision test, everything's good, or they'll show up with a form and I have
• So right now if you if you go and pass your vision test at the DMV, all good, no restrictions.
• As we're all aware of, over the past year, this offense has been weaponized against and student protesters

Bills: HB214, HB626, HB647, HB658, HB668, HB674, HB908, HB214

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE STUDENTS OF HISTORY AND THEY STUDIED THE HISTORY OF EVERY REPUBLIC THAT EVER
• TO BETTER MEASURE PERFORMANCE WE REPLACE HIGH STAKES TESTING WITH A MORE RELIABLE AND CONSISTENT PROGRESS
• ORDERLY CLASSROOM AND ENACTED PAYCHECK PROTECTION AGAINST AUTOMATIC SCHOOL UNION DUES AND PROHIBITED STUDENTS
• UNIVERSITIES TO BE DEDICATED TO THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH, THE HONORING OF MERIT, AND THE PREPARATION OF STUDENTS

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• over a thousand people from stakeholders through surveys, through focus groups, and in all counties—students
• who are doing really well in the outdoors, whether it's in school or after school. ...connecting students
• and without telling schools and teachers and districts what to do, but incentivizing them to help students
• Okay, I think that passes the sniff test. Senator Scheible has made a motion to do pass.

Keywords: 909, all

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• methods in the testing. methods in the testing.
• . testing. testing.
• did a had to rewrite tests every time we did a test.<04:49:39.680> Um test.
• Um test.
• > test.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Therefore, Madam Speaker, this is the test of time, ladies and gentlemen, of our commitment to the state's
• Therefore, Madam Speaker, this is the test of time, ladies and gentlemen, of our commitment to the state's
• Her commitment to students and families.
• , supposed to help high school students, supposed to help high school students, not<01:18:09.040>
• >> Test<05:18:36.638> test. >> Test test. >> Test test.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, took roll, and approved the journal of Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as corrected. Members then made several announcements, including committee meeting notices, a Colorado Farm Bureau burger bash, recognition of Nurses Week, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and a commendation honoring former legislator Dorothy Rupert for her public service and advocacy. The chamber also heard a report that Rep. Flynnel had helped save a life by calling 911 when she witnessed a medical emergency near the Capitol. Committee reports were received from Appropriations and Business Affairs and Labor, and the majority leader moved a slate of bills to special order for May 7. The House then proceeded to special orders and considered House Bill 1433, which would allow the firefighter behavioral health trust to receive gifts, grants, and donations to sustain services for firefighters dealing with trauma. Supporters described the program as essential for first responders, and the bill passed. The chamber next considered House Bill 1429 on consolidating administration of public assistance programs. Supporters said it would stabilize the safety net, reduce error rates, and create a transition plan involving counties, state departments, and frontline workers; the appropriations report and the bill both passed. House Bill 1416, which transfers money from the Universal High School Scholarship Cash Fund to support small businesses and the Colorado Small Business Development Center, also passed as amended after debate over the use of the scholarship fund and its prior implementation challenges. Opponents argued the money should remain with students, while supporters said the fund had already distributed most of its original allocation and the transfer would help small businesses without creating a new program.

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• loans cheering as if these are student loans cheering as if these are people<00:33:21.080> who
• I yield back. the students who are participating in the students who are participating in the<02:10:49.000
• He is a student at Common Ground High School.
• And 71 student workers have been laid off.
• <07:45:21.200> workers of this freeze and 71 student workers of this freeze and 71 student

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

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• Our RM board violated their fiduciary duty to all 33,000 of our students.
• Students, students, students, uh, approximately. 34,000 and change, maybe a little less, maybe a little
• The students would still stay in their same feeder patterns.
• So the detriment to the, it was always student forward.
• There would not be a detriment to the students.

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• we know that we have a lot of students we know that we have a lot of students that<01:25:48.080>
• It just provides that full flexibility for students to recognize that life for many of our students is
• It just provides that full flexibility for students to recognize that life for many of our students is
• the fact that we had a lot of students the fact that we had a lot of students who<01:31:25.199><
• You know, that's kind students office.

Keywords: 916, all

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• ,<00:14:24.160> educators, support Minnesota students, educators, support Minnesota students
• , adapt to best support our students, adapt to best support our students, families,<00:15:43.040>
• Similarly, on line 103, the student support personnel workforce pathway was renamed from the student
• enroll students in school. enroll students in school.
• uh they amend the student to the student uh they amend the student bullying<00:53:03.920> statute

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• jurisdiction or authority over any person, whether or not licensed by the state, who was acting as an intern student
• Bill 1713 was subject to a strike-everything amendment in Appropriations, now titled Independent Testing
• It allows a pharmacist to independently order, perform, and interpret certain tests that are authorized
• It allows a pharmacist to independently order, perform, and interpret certain tests that are authorized

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate and House bills, many of them on consent or with strike-everything amendments. Topics included advanced air mobility for border security (SB 1457), raising the off-highway vehicle weight limit to 3,500 pounds while striking a proposed law enforcement fund (SB 1519), school property leases and a trampoline court safety citation change (HB 2383), electronic monitoring in health care facilities (SB 1041), dental school complaint handling and board jurisdiction limits (SB 1168), pharmacist-authorized testing and HIV prevention guidance (SB 1713), school district insurance/self-insurance requirements (SB 1497), reporting-requirement cleanup for education statutes (HB 2203), historic neighborhood housing zoning (SB 1118), construction contract payment protections in revitalization districts (SB 1189), timeshare salesperson licensing (SB 1274), workers’ compensation notice and recordkeeping (SB 1428), property tax disability exemption clarifications (HB 2120), insurance modeling/data organization requirements (HB 2174), HOA rules on chickens and pet breed restrictions (SB 1582), first responder death benefits for law enforcement pilots (SB 1503), and changes to virtual veterinary prescribing periods (SB 1286). Members generally asked clarifying questions, and several sponsors were said to intend to concur or refuse amendments, with HB 2010 headed to conference because the sponsor would not accept the Senate’s five-year refund window. On the second calendar, the committee heard HB 2176 on health facility complaint investigations, allowing DHS to investigate older complaints involving alleged abuse; HB 2050 on radiologic technologists and radiologist assistants, restoring direct supervision requirements with limited general-supervision exceptions; HB 2010 on digital goods, where the Senate reduced a refund window from 10 years to five and the sponsor planned to refuse; HB 2875 on unmanned aircraft, expanding airport drone-delivery buffer rules from one mile to two and a half miles and requiring airport consultation; HB 2428 on county certification of emission reduction credits, clarifying participation is voluntary and limiting new credits if fleet participation becomes mandatory; and HB 2877, which was struck and replaced with a veterinary technician certification pathway requiring 4,000 supervised work hours and allowing nonprofit curriculum evidence. Several members noted support or opposition based on prior votes or policy concerns, but no roll-call votes were taken in the caucus itself.

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• So when an individual applies for a government or a public means-tested benefit, they will a public means-tested
• youngest son, he's a Last summer, my youngest son, he's the chaplain of John Carroll High School for the student
• We also have responsible labs that test for heavy metals.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• So I’m trying to figure out... ...having students be trained.
• He's taking tests now so that he can move up in his position. He loves that facility.
• If you want to make them exciting, just Google whole tech missile test.
• They've tested this and they've actually developed a prototype waste package.
• They've tested this and they've actually developed a prototype waste package.

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• And really, we're just going to be testing some data and looking for any outliers.
• So I guess you've been around these students and so forth.
• I think I can encourage students to try and find their own career path.
• I think I can encourage students to try and find their own career path.
• Do we start with their students, with the parents getting more involved?

Bills: HB9, HB177, HB181, HB202, HB225, HB398, HB459, HB540, HB906, HB1052, HB1057, HB1245

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter

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• The attempt is also to collect data about student food service debt.
• ma match current workforce student ma match current workforce needs. needs. needs.
• Here's the test. Not in a campaign speech, not on a W card, right here, right now.
• Not in a campaign speech, not on a test.
• , students, and community leaders. leaders. leaders.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Why I care so much about our Phoenix Union Maryvale High School students.
• We are now up to 100,000 students on the ESA program.
• We are now up to 100,000 students on the ESA program.
• Speaker Pro Tem, we went from a 1 to 250 staff-to-student ratio in 2020 to a 1 to 4,200 staff-to-student
• This program does not require any proof that students are learning anything.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House met with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Members also recognized Doctor of the Day Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum and welcomed visitors for Lutheran Day at the Legislature, along with Judge Kaluli from Veterans Treatment Court. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first readings before taking up a long third-reading calendar. The floor debate centered on a wide range of bills, especially water, education, elections, public utilities, labor, and criminal justice measures. Members discussed tax administration, groundwater and water-rights issues, superintendent contract transparency, mining reclamation, school employee disclosure, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, probation, veterans and military employment protections, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, real estate licensing, and several education-related appropriations for ESA administration. There were also resolutions and memorials on voting centers and precincts, student athletics, Route 66, and recognizing Judea and Samaria. Several members explained votes, with supporters emphasizing transparency, consumer protection, public safety, and administrative cleanup, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, cost, overreach, lack of accountability, and impacts on schools, elections, and local control. Most measures passed, often along party-line or near party-line votes, and several emergency measures were adopted with the required two-thirds vote. Notable votes included HB 2016, HB 2026, HB 2028, HB 2049, HB 2075, HB 2090, HB 2092, HB 2094, HB 2098, HB 2111, HB 2113, HB 2114, HB 2133, HB 2135, HB 2179, HB 2192, HB 2228, HB 2256, HB 2260, HB 2262, HB 2265, HB 2278, HB 2328, HB 2351, HB 2381, HB 2409, HB 2410, HB 2411, HB 2425, HB 2451, HB 2476, HB 2499, HB 2500, HB 2584, HB 2662, HB 2663, HB 2666, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2804, HB 2812, HB 2827, HB 2877, HB 2908, HB 2932, HB 2933, HB 2943, HB 2953, HB 2966, and HB 2985, along with HCM 2007 and HCRs 2003, 2016, and 2047 and HR 2002 and 2003. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of HB 2174 and related amendments.

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• She's a student at the University of Missouri. She'll be an intern.
• She's a student at the University of Missouri.
• Bailey is a student at the University of Missouri, Columbia, majoring in agriculture education.
• He is a student at the University of Missouri, Columbia, with an expected graduation date of May of next
• The bill specifies that this test must occur no later than one week prior to an election.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Today, beyond building my company, I also mentor students.
• We've also had students detained because of school incidents. ...and we've also had students detained
• I'm a third-year medical student and MPH student at Tufts and national co-director of Medical Students
• since January... ...been for the entire population of students.
• since January been for the entire population of students.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil rights, immigration, hate crimes, and reparations bills. Chair Edwards and Chair Day opened with strict testimony rules, including two-minute limits, written testimony options, and decorum requirements. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell testified in strong support of S. 1126/H. 1920, the Combating Hate in the Commonwealth bill, saying Massachusetts needs stronger tools to address rising hate and bias incidents. Her Civil Rights Division chief explained that the bill would give the division civil investigative demand/subpoena power, expand civil rights enforcement, close loopholes in the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, add protected classes to the hate crimes law, and require better hate-crime data reporting. The committee also heard support for H. 1954 on access to counsel in immigration proceedings, H. 4684 on law enforcement identification and public trust, and H. 1927 to exonerate individuals accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Several bills focused on discrimination and civil rights enforcement. Supporters of S. 1248 on organizational standing said fair housing nonprofits need explicit authority to bring discrimination complaints in their own names, especially as federal protections are under attack. On H. 1246, advocates urged adding sex and gender as protected classes in the hate crimes statute, arguing women are not protected under current state law. H. 1820 drew testimony for protections against height and weight discrimination. H. 1995 would regularize sentencing for hate crimes by requiring diversity awareness training for both convictions and continuances without a finding, and H. 1056/H. 1589 would broaden hate-crime victim standing and require restitution to be used to repair harm. H. 1886 would clarify that defense-based social service staff are exempt from mandated reporter obligations when working under attorney-client privilege. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1889/S. 1064, a bill to eliminate disparate impact. Environmental justice advocates, fair housing attorneys, and community members argued that neutral policies can still produce discriminatory outcomes and that Massachusetts should allow state-court claims and a private right of action to address them. Committee members raised concerns about litigation floodgates, punitive damages, and the scope of protected classes, while supporters said the bill would mainly target systemic harms and injunctive relief. Additional testimony supported H. 1922/S. 119, the Fair Investment Act, which would create civil rights protections in venture capital and other investment settings for founders and investors, especially women and minority entrepreneurs. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1683, the Sex Trade Survivor Act, which would expand vacatur and expungement relief for trafficking survivors, remove archaic offenses from the code, and create an interagency commission; supporters emphasized reducing barriers to housing, employment, and reentry. Finally, the committee heard extensive support for H. 1753/S. 1181, establishing a commission to study reparations in Massachusetts. Testifiers described the state’s history of slavery, redlining, and ongoing racial disparities, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• The students are employees and earn a living wage while training to become EMTs for the ambulance service
• The students are employees and earn a living wage while training to become EMTs for the ambulance service
• wasn't for them while they were midway through their training, and we took eight people to the final test
• wasn't for them while they were midway through their training, and we took eight people to the final test
• wasn't for them while they were midway through their training, and we took eight people to the final test

Keywords: 1187, senate, all