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• You can see a lot of our customers come from southern New Mexico and western Texas.
• Under New Mexico code, we show that it's a violation. It is online gaming.
• Which we're in District 6, which is in Denton, Texas, and we know what's going on in Texas.
• That's just a little local joke we have.
• It's a 9.99 percent tax credit program offered through the federal government.

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• boards of education to govern effectively.
• The second one is local control.
• The local match for capital award funding is rooted in local property taxes that we don't have access
• should be a local decision.
• We thought it should go back not with two governing bodies but with one governing body.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So we went within the code, the children's code, and it used that definition.
• So we went within the code, the children's code, and it used that definition.
• And the deputy, you spoke about the sexual abuse, the crimes, and the Children's Code.
• But we listed the crimes out in the code, as these are the types of allegations. Children's Code?
• And the Children's Code. Okay.

Bills: SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB250, SB433

Keywords: registrar of voters, parish registrar, chief deputy registrar, confidential assistant, election administration, elections, salary schedule, compensation, merit evaluation, population-based pay, census-based pay, Department of State, Secretary of State, State Board of Election Supervisors, redistricting, senate districts, Senate District 33, Senate District 34, Senate District 35, precincts

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• For local residents only. Yeah, yeah, for local residents only.
• is to create housing for local is to create housing for local residents,<00:29:28.800> not
• Better eggs, produced locally.
• ,<01:01:07.280> I you know, distributed here locally, I you know, distributed here locally
• Uh we local supply chain strong.

Bills: SB3302, SB2061, SB2050, SB2102, SB2694, SB2089, SB847

Keywords: SB3302, homemade food products, farm kitchens, home kitchens, Department of Health, DOH, food safety, food labeling, value-added agriculture, small farms, agricultural land, commercial food establishment permit, cottage food, direct-to-consumer sales, local food systems, Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 91, farm-to-table, food processing, public health regulation

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 9, 2026, and heard testimony on several measures. SB 3302 SD1 HD1, dealing with homemade food products, would require the Department of Health to adopt rules for farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than rules for home kitchens. The Department of Health said it supported the bill with technical amendments, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii also supported it. No opposition was heard. A lengthy discussion focused on SB 2061 SD2 HD1, which concerns a 99-year leasehold residential condominium project and HCDA’s rules for sales, income restrictions, and buyback pricing. HCDA supported the bill and said the House draft clarified unclear provisions and would help move the project to pre-sales. Testimony and committee questions centered on whether the project should remain owner-occupied in perpetuity or allow investor purchases after an initial sales period. HCDA explained that the bill was revised to make the project feasible in the market, that 60% of units would be income-restricted for buyers at or below 140% of area median income, and that the remaining units could be sold without owner-occupancy restrictions. Some members and testifiers expressed concern that the bill had shifted away from the original owner-occupancy vision and could become an investment property model, while others argued the changes were necessary for the project to pencil out and compete with fee-simple developments. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee also heard SB 2050 SD1 HD1, which would allow chiropractic students in accredited programs to engage in clinical practice beginning July 1, 2028. The Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the measure, and one testifier described personal experience with student chiropractic care in California. Members questioned why the board requested delaying implementation until 2030, and the board said it needed more time to develop rules because it meets only a few times a year and rulemaking is lengthy. Finally, SB 2102 SD2 HD1, on industrial hemp in commercial feed, was introduced; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered comments, the Department of Health raised concerns about regulating pet food and possible jurisdictional conflict, and a farmer testifying in support suggested narrowing the bill to federally approved livestock feed rather than pet food.

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• Local school boards retain full control through written policy and monthly review.

Bills: HB1784, HB1245, HB1268, HB2116, HB2193, HB2206, HB1739, HB1889, HB1904, HB3172, HB4225, HB4352, HB3625, HB4263

Keywords: education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS

Bills: SB2359, SB2169, SB2170, SB2263, SB2360, SB3084

Keywords: time share, registration, renewal, consumer protection, real estate, SB2170, North Kohala, Kynnersly East Site, Agribusiness Development Corporation, ADC, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, agricultural development, land acquisition, fee simple, Hawaii Island, Big Island, rural development, food security, sustainable agriculture

Summary: The joint House Committee on Tourism and House Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems heard House Bill 2585 on agricultural tourism. The bill would create statewide uniform standards for agritourism in counties that adopt such ordinances, require registration with county planning departments, and require agritourism to remain secondary and accessory to farming. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity supported the measure but recommended amendments to make the language more consistent and to ensure agritourism remains tied to agricultural activity; the Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the bill with the same general guardrails, while the White Tourism Authority offered comments. A member raised concerns about a trailer/roadside-stand provision, and the department ultimately said it did not support that specific language. The chairs then recommended passage with amendments, including a definition of principal farm operations, clarification that agritourism must not interfere with on-farm operations, revised termination rules after 60 consecutive days without active production with notice and cure procedures, restoration of the department’s proposed change to the trailer language, and technical corrections. HB 2585 passed both committees unanimously with excused members noted. The committees then heard House Bill 2602 on sustainable tourism infrastructure, which would establish a matching grant program in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism for capital projects that improve sustainability and climate resilience in the visitor industry. The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii testified in support. The chair recommended passage with a committee report note estimating a roughly $5 million cost and a date correction, and both committees adopted the recommendation unanimously. House Bill 1948 on single-use plastics was also heard. It would prohibit lodging establishments from providing certain personal care products in small plastic containers and impose civil penalties. The Department of Land and Natural Resources stood on its testimony, and the Department of Health supported the waste-reduction goal but suggested the language belonged in a different chapter. The chair recommended an HD1 that would omit lotions from the definition of personal care products, adopt the Department of Health’s proposed clarification about reusable containers, and correct the date; the measure passed both committees unanimously. Finally, House Bill 1960 on human trafficking was heard. The bill would require the Attorney General to develop human trafficking awareness training for transit accommodation workers, require employers to provide training, keep records, post signage, adopt prevention policies, and report suspected trafficking, with penalties and rulemaking by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The Department of Labor Relations supported the intent but said the Department of Law Enforcement should be the lead agency, and the Hawaii Hotel Alliance strongly supported the bill while asking for amendments to recognize existing industry programs and apply the requirements equitably. The chair recommended an HD1 incorporating a July 1, 2027 deadline for training materials and employer training, adopting the hotel industry and DLE-related amendments, and making technical corrections; HB 1960 passed both committees unanimously.

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• For two decades, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities have worked in partnership with local schools
• students reside in, information about attendance may look different or be limited when we're all governed
• These are the adults who are giving time in their own community to give back to their local schools and
• their local kids.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• <00:35:12.040> schools worked in partnership with local schools worked in partnership with
• local schools to<00:35:12.680> support<00:35:13.160> student<00:35:13.720> attendance
• <00:40:21.040> under limited when we're all governed under limited when we're all governed
• The tutors are the adults who are giving time in their own community to give back to their local schools
• and their local kids.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• The second piece is a technical change clarifying that it's subdivision 4720, subdivision 4a, that governs
• <00:04:01.280> the 4720 subdivision 4 a that governs the 4720 subdivision 4 a that governs
• checks that are are periodically<00:34:32.040> done<00:34:32.280> by<00:34:32.399> local
• <00:34:32.720> jurisdictions periodically done by local jurisdictions periodically done by
• local jurisdictions to<00:34:33.520> make<00:34:33.679> sure<00:34:34.000> that

Bills: HF2601, HF2607, HF2027, HF2608

Keywords: financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate

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• It gets coded.
• It gets coded.
• In Texas, police used over 83,000 cameras to track a woman seeking abortion care.
• In Illinois, police illegally share data with Texas on a woman seeking abortion care.
• I'm the division administrator overseeing local and state government relations.

Bills: SB1072, SB1111, SB1114, SB1116, SB1122, SB1179, SB1250, SB1308, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1487, SB1547, SB1549, SB1551, SB1552

Keywords: reimbursement rates, intellectual disabilities, community services, economic security, funding appropriations, automated license plate readers, law enforcement, privacy, data access, public records, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare

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• It establishes new courts and jurisdiction, changes to judicial administration, and also local requests
• I'm the director of public policy for Sarah Crockett: Texas CASA here in support of Senate Bill 2165.
• Members, this is a cleanup bill requested by the Texas Guardianship Association to resolve ambiguities
• Jeff Miller: Jeff Miller, Disability Rights Texas. Thank you, Mr.
• Obviously at Disability Rights Texas we believe that supported decision-making Jeff Miller: has made

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• <03:13:35.279> the<03:13:35.520> government regarding the governments the government
• Because since America's founding, government was mainly paid for at the state and local level through
• They took the long arm of the federal government and they reached into local governments.
• And the one way that they used the federal income tax code to move forward was to have a state and local
• And the one way that they used the federal income tax code to move forward was to have a state and local

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

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• They want the local commanders and their local regions to be able to reach out, touch a local vendor
• If we're not using a government website, we're not using the compiled notes of all of government on every
• If we're not using a government website, we're not using the compiled notes of all of government on every
• If we're not using a government website, we're not using the compiled notes of all of government on every
• It's an issue of local control.

Bills: HB2006, HB2165, HB2245, HB2348, HB2806, HB2901, HB2902, HCR2016

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• Then that is turned over to the local high school, and the local high school goes through the transcripts
• South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. That's the process.
• Just fill out a form, submit it to your local school, and say, "I request a religious exemption from
• ... publicize free resources for local boards of education to use to comply with this requirement.
• That's big government in every sense of the word.

Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166

Keywords: education, diploma, adult education, dropout prevention, nontraditional high school program, driver's license eligibility, vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education

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• Air Force and held numerous key positions in state and local governments, including a former Sandoval
• Local business coalition.
• Locally owned businesses give back to local charities 350% more than do national chains.
• Also, when you support a locally owned business, you're supporting local jobs.
• Authority to enforce provisions of the Criminal Code, the Motor Vehicle Code, and the Boat Act.

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• :32.000> to These aren't government programs to These aren't government programs to them.<00:17
• services running during government services running during government shutdowns<00:17:48.720>
• the Gray Matters Collective, and local the Gray Matters Collective, and local leader<00:31:28.720
• Republicans at all levels of government Republicans at all levels of government are<02:14:21.760
• dependence on government assistance. dependence on government assistance.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• THERE ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN UNDER THERE ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN UNDER THEIR
• ONCE THEY ARE ESTABLISHED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY NOT PREVENT THE USE OF SYNTHETIC TURF BY FOLLOWING DEP
• THE STRIKE ALL REQUIRES THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO REQUEST A CHANGE ORDER MUST APPROVE OR DENY
• , STATE CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT REQUIRE CONTRACTS, LETTERS OF INTENT OR ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS WITH
• IT ALLOWS OFFICERS AND CLARIFIES ONLY TWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This map lists, sort of shows the projects color-coded by where, by what.
• governments can apply or nonprofits can apply.
• It has been a dream working with San Juan County government.
• I will tell you that, and all of the local government. in the area.
• Company that they hire local subcontractors.

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• As a local boy, I was born in Florida, lived in Key West as a little boy.
• State funding through saltwater and fishing license revenues is also available, local government funding
• governments ask us to come out.
• governments ask us to come out.
• Chloe Cooperger, and you are the government relations consultant for Cedron Technologies.

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard a series of presentations focused on coral reef restoration, artificial reefs, biosolids management, and a proposed biosolids processing facility. Mote Marine Laboratory described the severe decline of Florida’s coral reefs, its restoration methods using microfragmentation, genetic banking, selective breeding, nurseries, and outplanting, and asked for a long-term state commitment to help restore reef areas. The Keys Marine Laboratory and Florida Institute of Oceanography highlighted their role as a hub for coral rescue, holding, propagation, and research, including emergency response during the 2023 bleaching event. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission discussed the scale of reef loss, the state’s coral rescue and propagation efforts, and the economic and habitat value of artificial reefs, while noting permitting delays and material-selection concerns for reef projects. The committee then received a DEP update on the Osborne Reef tire cleanup. DEP explained that the original tire reef was a failure, that nearly 500,000 tires had been removed by 2024, and that the current effort is funded at $5 million for the fiscal year, with cleanup now shifting from large tire clusters to more difficult individual tires and coral relocation. Members asked about the future of the site after cleanup; DEP said that phase two decisions, such as whether to restore or monitor the area, have not yet been made. DEP also presented on biosolids rules, explaining that the 2021 rule tightened nutrient management, groundwater, and surface water protections, reduced the number of active land-application sites, and contributed to a shift away from Class B land application toward Class AA, landfill, or out-of-state disposal. Senators raised concerns about PFAS, nutrient loading, and the loss of disposal options, and a public speaker warned of a statewide septage disposal crisis. Finally, Sedron Technologies presented its VARCOR system and a planned Indiantown facility that would process dewatered biosolids into clean water, ammonia, and a dry Class AA product or fuel, with the company saying the process can destroy PFAS and help relieve regional disposal pressure. Senators expressed support for the technology as a potential solution to Florida’s biosolids challenges. No formal votes were taken on the presentations themselves, and the only action at the end of the meeting was adjournment after Senator Polsky moved to do so.

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• These are the types of resources and what our government should be doing for people in our communities
• Governance should not be done in silos; governance should not be done day by day.
• for the same treatment, i.e., like a chiropractor will be X code or Y code.
• I just want to say to my colleagues, this bill represents good government.
• They enjoyed spending the evenings together in middle school and at local record stores.

Keywords: 988, house, all