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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We look forward to working with you on this.
  • They are not working because the condo owners do not have any rights.
  • And so the last 15, 20 years, we've been working close.
  • We have done other trades, the sheet metal; I work as different things.
  • Thank you for your testimony, Thomas, and the work you're doing as well.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a late-file hearing on several bills, with Chairs Michael Day and Lydia Edwards outlining hearing rules, testimony limits, and written-testimony procedures. The first bill discussed was H. 4876, a proposal to strengthen supports for survivors of abuse. Representative Carol Faiola testified on behalf of a constituent who described how a lifetime restraining order was effectively undermined after a family member’s death, arguing the bill should limit abusers’ legal standing after death, improve survivor notification and privacy protections, expand coercive-control definitions, and create education and resource programs. The committee then heard testimony on H. 5111, which would strengthen the Massachusetts Antitrust Act. Representative Dave Rogers and Attorney General’s Office antitrust chief Anthony Mariano said the bill would give the state more tools to pursue anti-competitive conduct, including conduct with multi-state effects, while allowing enforcement even when federal authorities are also involved. They said it would increase penalties, clarify that invitations to conspire are violations, protect labor markets, remove limits affecting some housing transactions, and extend the statute of limitations. The committee also heard support for a related “universal 1983” bill, S. 2976/H. 2976, creating a state cause of action for constitutional violations by federal, state, or local officers acting under color of law; supporters said it would fill gaps in remedies against federal officers while preserving qualified immunity. Testimony also supported H. 4783, a bill affirming the rights of people experiencing homelessness. The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless said the measure would push back against growing criminalization of homelessness, especially after the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision and local encampment bans, and would protect the use of public spaces without discrimination based on housing status. On H. 4826, condo owners and advocates said Chapter 183A is outdated and leaves owners with too little say and too few remedies against mismanagement, citing problems such as unsafe water, major assessments, and lack of meaningful dispute resolution. The committee also heard strong support for H. 5116, renaming the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court the Judge Leslie E. Harris Courthouse, with testimony from family members, legislators, attorneys, and community leaders describing Judge Harris’s mentorship, community service, and commitment to second chances. Later testimony covered S. 2975, a bill to deter ICE courthouse arrests and protect access to justice; CPCS, law students, and defense advocates said courthouse arrests chill participation by defendants, witnesses, and victims and disrupt pending cases. The committee also heard support for H. 5244, repealing an archaic law criminalizing concealment of a child’s death, with advocates arguing it has been used to punish pregnancy loss and should be removed. The hearing concluded with additional testimony in favor of S. 2976 and more support for the Judge Harris courthouse renaming, after which the chairs closed the hearing and reminded the public how to submit written testimony.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • You work it out and work together and get to. Yes.
  • And those who work in this industry will need to move elsewhere or find another industry to work in.
  • Something's not working.
  • I've seen how hard everyone works.
  • it doesn't work.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • small business owners, and working small business owners, and working families<00:02:46.560>
  • Much of the work has been completed and paid for by local public works, but many private owners also
  • They<00:15:19.240> work They work They work so<00:15:20.800> hard so hard so hard gasping
  • It costs money for public works to cut down a tree.
  • It costs money for public works to cut down a tree.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: Rep. Athena Hollins and Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart introduced Minnesota’s proposed climate superfund bill, describing it as a way to make major historical greenhouse gas polluters help pay for climate adaptation and infrastructure repair. They said the bill would target large fossil fuel corporations with significant emissions and use the revenue for projects such as stormwater upgrades, bridge and roof protection, erosion control, drinking water protection, cooling cities, and other resilience work. Both lawmakers framed the proposal as a matter of accountability and fairness, arguing that Minnesotans should not keep paying for damage caused by companies that profited from fossil fuel pollution. Several supporters testified in favor of the bill, including St. Paul City Council Vice President Nyang Kheimey, former legislator and medical student Hunter Cantrell, Unidos Minnesota volunteer Bonnie Becol, and 100% Minnesota’s Aurora Vautrin. They emphasized local climate impacts such as flooding, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, emerald ash borer damage, asthma, and infrastructure failures, and said the costs are increasingly falling on taxpayers, local governments, and vulnerable communities. Kheimey highlighted municipal needs and St. Paul’s own climate investments, while Cantrell focused on environmental racism and health harms, and Becol and Vautrin stressed species loss, community recovery costs, and the burden on residents. In the question-and-answer portion, Hollins and Johnson Stewart explained that the bill would apply to fossil fuel corporations with at least 1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions and a nexus to Minnesota, not local utilities. They said the State Auditor’s office would determine the assessments owed by companies, while the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency would hold the fund and administer grants. They also said they were looking to models in Vermont and New York and hoped the proposal could attract bipartisan support because it is tied to affordability and shifting costs away from taxpayers and onto polluters. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, and the event ended with the sponsors opening the bill to questions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Family and they're able to work with their families and come back to group each day and say what worked
  • I'm so happy to be working with Dean Thompson on it.
  • What age are you typically working with?
  • As you know, there's still work to do.
  • It's intensive, it's individualized, and it works.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 7th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are inspired by the work that we do.
  • We continue to work hard on these issues. We continue to work hard on these issues.
  • More work to do.
  • only work together, but we protect and care for this data, work together, but we protect and care for
  • And in every aspect of his work, he uplifted the voices of working people.
Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a large daily file of bills and resolutions. Early procedural motions were adopted, including re-referrals and a motion to allow the Appropriations Committee to notice SB 73, which passed 46-15. Members also introduced several guests, including young legislators, schoolchildren, a championship girls’ basketball team, realtors, and CASA advocates. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1389, a tribal gaming compact urgency bill for the Yurok Tribe, which passed 55-0 on the urgency and measure. The body then passed a series of bills on topics including trespass enforcement (AB 1632), pest control fees (AB 2380), county investment authority (AB 2080), pupil achievement gap reporting (AB 2149), transit board stipends (AB 1625), e-filing for workplace violence restraining orders (AB 2179), election eligibility restrictions for registered sex offenders (AB 2753), juvenile firearm possession and deferred entry of judgment (AB 2636), court access and First Amendment issues (AB 1544), physician medical record integrity (AB 1637), forced marriage protections (AB 2534), and local authority to restrict under-12 e-bike use in San Mateo County (AB 2595). Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with votes ranging from 53-0 to 63-0. The Assembly also adopted ACR 173, reaffirming California’s sister-state relationship with Jalisco, Mexico, after adding 50 coauthors. Later, it adopted ACR 163 designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month after extensive testimony from the author and multiple caucus members emphasizing the crisis, data gaps, tribal sovereignty, and the need for more resources and action; 64 coauthors were added before the resolution passed by voice vote. The chamber likewise adopted ACR 180 designating Compost Awareness Week and ACR 182 establishing Youth Mental Health Awareness Week, both after coauthor roll calls and voice votes. The day concluded with urgent action on AB 108, which provides up to $25 million in one-time emergency bridge funding for distressed hospitals facing imminent closure. Members from both parties spoke in support, citing rural access, prior hospital closures, and the need to protect community health care; the bill passed 59-0 and was sent to the Governor immediately. The Assembly then handled consent calendar items, heard an adjournment in memory for labor leader Larry Mazzola Sr., and adjourned until Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture. (2-3-26)

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • Everybody's worked on this. LRC staff's worked on it very much in depth.
  • c> on<00:04:06.080> it worked on this.
  • LRC staff's worked on it worked on this.
  • Thank you for your work and >> Thank you.
  • Thank you for your work and your<00:14:24.160> team's<00:14:24.560> work<00:14:24.959><
Summary: The Senate Agriculture Committee met for the first meeting of the 2026 session, established a quorum, and opened with the pledge and a moment of silence honoring Gary Shell, the father of Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell. Committee members welcomed new senators to the panel and briefly noted a soybean association luncheon later in the day. The committee then took up two bills, both sponsored by Senator Jason Howell and presented with Commissioner Shell. Senate Bill 5 was the main item of discussion. Howell and Shell described it as a measure to reduce procurement barriers and expand the use of Kentucky-grown food in school nutrition programs, with a broader goal of connecting farmers, school districts, and the Department of Education through Kentucky Proud and related local sourcing efforts. Shell also discussed related agriculture-in-the-classroom efforts, including “All In for a Week,” and said the bill was part of a larger push to decentralize food sourcing and improve access for local producers. Several members asked questions and offered supportive comments, including a discussion of whether Kentucky Proud products would be included and a side conversation about possible future aquaculture legislation. The committee voted favorably on SB 5, and it passed with favorable expression. The committee then considered Senate Bill 73, which would allow beef tallow-based cosmetic products to be made at home under the state’s home-based industry rules by creating a specific statutory exclusion. After a brief explanation and no substantive debate, the committee voted on the bill and it passed with favorable expression and was recommended to be reported.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Not near enough work has been done on subsidence.
  • Everybody needs to work hard on water loss.
  • I'm assuming there's ongoing work, but it kind of sounds like there's not a lot of work going on.
  • I think it has been a work in progress for many years now.
  • Discussions on how they could work together occurred.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Land & Resource Management Apr 24th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the way counties work in the state.
  • affects his work.
  • I work on many different types of multi-family projects.
  • I've been doing this work for about 40 years.
  • I've worked on both public and private side.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 11, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we spend time working with them.
  • So we always ask for the work papers. So all those factors are adjustable.
  • When unemployment is down, enrollment is down because people are working.
  • Some projects take longer than others to work through.
  • So, but we're open to, Some projects take longer than others to work through.
Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to review funding models for the Florida College System and district workforce education programs, with an emphasis on how new dollars are allocated in the program fund and how performance and targeted funding are incorporated. Chancellor Hebda explained the Florida College System model, including base program funding, student success and pipeline funds, performance incentives for industry certifications, and the 2022 president-developed formula that weights enrollment, workforce enrollment, completions, small-college factors, and regional cost differences, plus a targeted funding floor for colleges below a minimum per-FTE level. Vice Chancellor Goodman then outlined the district workforce model, which uses lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local revenue offsets, small-district adjustments, and unmet-need calculations to distribute lump-sum appropriations to school districts offering workforce education. The department also provided updates on several grant programs and funding delays. Goodman said the Workforce Development Incentive Grant, Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant, Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education Startup Grant, and teacher apprenticeship/mentor bonus programs all involve multi-year awards and often require reversions and reappropriations because projects are delayed, extended, or not fully obligated by year-end. She said the department is moving toward an electronic grants system and had already adjusted internal deadlines to speed awards, while acknowledging some reimbursement delays and explaining that mentor bonuses for teacher apprentices will not be paid until the first cohort reaches the statutory timing requirement. Members asked about tracking whether CTE students work in their trained fields, how Xello is used to inform students about career pathways, how FTE is calculated, whether the funding formulas could encourage growth over quality, and how students with disabilities are counted in workforce funding. Questions also focused on tuition, enrollment trends, and the gap between college and university funding. The committee heard that tuition has remained flat for more than a decade, enrollment has rebounded from COVID and is projected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, and the college system’s funding per FTE varies widely. Valencia College President Kathleen Plinsky testified in support of the proposed formula and an additional $200 million for the Florida College System, saying Valencia is the second-largest college in the state but ranks last in per-FTE funding, which has made it difficult to recruit and retain faculty and admit qualified students in high-demand programs like nursing. The committee took no vote and adjourned after the presentations and questions.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also want to thank you for your work on this committee, as you were one of...
  • a few years back, and thank you for all your work.
  • According to her, her job compelled her to get it in order to continue working there.
  • I work with children for my career.
  • And now having worked in the field for over 20 years, we've studied, we've tested.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management held a hearing on several emergency management bills, with most of the testimony focused on Senate Bill 539, which would prohibit COVID-19 mRNA vaccination or gene-altering procedures as a condition of entry, employment, school attendance, or access to public venues. Senator Durant and many public witnesses supported the bill, arguing that COVID-era mandates were coercive, ineffective, and harmful, and that the state should not require proof of vaccination in future emergencies. One witness, Joanne Tuller, testified in opposition, saying the government should retain authority to impose public health measures in emergencies and warning against permanently limiting that power based on the COVID experience. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 540, concerning the prevention of radioactive material discharge, with a Sierra Club representative and local residents opposing Holtec’s disposal of wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and citing health, environmental, and economic concerns in Plymouth and nearby communities. Senator Driscoll testified in support of Senate Bills 537 and 538, describing them as measures to strengthen the Commonwealth’s strategic preparedness stockpile and to create a framework for emergency response during surges in hospitalizations, including temporary waivers of prior authorization when hospitals are over capacity. In addition, Dr. Jennifer Carlson testified in support of H.885, a resolve creating a special commission on the field of emergency management, arguing that the profession should be more fully professionalized and staffed by dedicated experts rather than part-time “second hat” officials. Several other bills on the docket, including H.883 and H.84, had no sign-ups. The chair closed each bill’s testimony section as the list was exhausted, and the hearing was adjourned without any votes taken during the session.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • families can live, not work to live.
  • That work continues in this caucus through the amazing work that the two of you are doing every single
  • And we are adjourned. peace of mind um so that folks for working families can can live and not work to
  • live but live to you know not live to work to work to live so it's my honor to present the affordability
  • families the work Simacheck for lifting up your voices for working families the work did not end in
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • and ensure they are working harder to overcome challenges.
  • It requires HHSC to work... ...work with TDEM to develop and post model emergency preparedness plans.
  • I heard you say you work in the ER; I work in the ER as well.
  • Happy to work with you.
  • and who will do this work.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

March 09, 2026 - Regular Session

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, they've worked hard this session on the business of our Commonwealth, and may their labor afford
  • For decades, that ministry has worked to share the gospel through Southwest Virginia.
  • He earned the trust and respect of every committee chair he worked with.
  • It's the cognate of my bill, and we're still just working out the final bits. Thank you, Mr.
  • Speaker, my fear is they look like everyday hard-working Virginians. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tax Expenditure Review Commission annual report 2/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Flurmont responded that, for that tax expenditure, they work with the Minnesota Department of Revenue
  • Xcel provides a breakdown of median utilization for electricity and gas customers.
  • So how do they know, for example, that they work, etc.?
  • So how do they know, for example, that they work, etc.?
  • So one question that we ask is how do we compare with other states in the work that we're doing?
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 1st, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've been reading it and I'm trying to understand how it works.
  • the way it's supposed to work.
  • mark to work.
  • It worked out well. The research council, TOWA, TCEQ, and...
  • Great working with us on the substituted bill.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Higher Education Apr 8th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Certain changes have been made at the state level to allow more Texans working in higher education to
  • I worked in higher education prior to coming here and worked as an adjunct professor at Prairie View
  • There are three state-level issues making it difficult for Texans working in higher education to take
  • So working with our clinical partners is the best way to begin the development of those.
  • We've been working on this for six years.
Bills: HB42, HB125
Summary: The Committee on Higher Education met to hear several bills and first corrected the minutes from its April 1, 2025 meeting to reflect that a committee substitute for HB 271 had been adopted before the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard HB 3326, which would help Texas higher education employees, especially adjunct faculty, qualify for federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness by counting classroom hours toward full-time status, requiring institutions to verify employment within 60 days, and requiring annual notice to eligible employees. No witnesses testified against the bill, and it was left pending. Members then heard HB 2853, authorizing UTEP to phase in a student union fee increase to fund demolition and reconstruction of its aging student union. Representative Perez and UTEP student and university witnesses said the current facility is outdated and insufficient for a campus of more than 25,000 students, while some members raised concerns about the size of the fee increase and its impact on low-income students. UTEP representatives said most students receive aid, the fee would be phased in over time, and the project was student-approved; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4066, a one-line bill to abolish the Texas Research Incentive Program after the state cleared its backlog of matching obligations, with the author saying the program was no longer needed in light of newer research funding approaches. The bill was left pending. The committee spent substantial time on HB 125, which would create the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Supporters, including Tarleton leadership, the founding dean, a rural hospital CEO, and a feasibility consultant, argued the school would address severe rural physician shortages by recruiting Texas and rural students, training them in rural settings, and developing new residency slots rather than competing for existing ones. Members asked about affordability, residency placement, and whether the school would draw students from rural Texas; Tarleton said it would seek to keep tuition and debt low, had already raised private donations, and would request $25 million in state support over the biennium. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 42, which would increase the annual Higher Education Fund appropriation and adjust its allocation methodology. The chair and university witnesses described rising deferred maintenance, inflation, cybersecurity needs, and enrollment growth at HEAF-eligible institutions, with witnesses from Texas Tech, Sam Houston State, and UNT saying the additional funding would help address aging facilities and technology needs. After testimony, the committee left HB 42 pending and recessed.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Aug 11th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have been working on redoing the commercial kitchen.
  • , training, and film work here.
  • We then work with them throughout the transaction.
  • So the work that the NMFA, that the regional finance managers work on, they're the ones who do, they're
  • How does that work?
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • She knows how I think and how I work, and usually knows what I need even before I do.
  • Jennifer and I met first over a decade ago when she worked at Oklahoma's Achieves.
  • Jennifer, thank you for your Tyler's work on behalf of vocalist children.
  • She works at the LittleX Health Center.
  • For the work that they do in their profession.
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session (Jul 12 2026)

Pennsylvania House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But in this document, you definitely know their work. I heard a reference to Jesse James.
  • We cannot raise taxes high enough if we don't have the people staying here to work and to live.
  • We must find ways to work together.
  • Let's continue to work together to end human trafficking in the Commonwealth.
  • The clerk will work for the Senate amendments. The yeas are 105, the nays are 97.
Summary: The House met in extended session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and a series of journal, committee, and Senate bill reports. Members also received several referrals and Senate messages, and the Speaker signed multiple bills already prepared for the Governor. The chamber then took up a long slate of measures, largely budget-related and conference/concurrence items, with repeated roll-call votes and several brief floor remarks for and against the bills. Among the major actions, the House passed or concurred in a number of Senate bills addressing fiscal code and budget implementation, abusive towing practices, telemarketing robocalls and caller ID spoofing, prostitution penalty changes, veteran notification procedures, the cosmetology licensure compact, solar decommissioning, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, E85 flex fuel definitions, local road transfers, civil penalties for unlicensed commercial driving schools, and trailer sales. The House also adopted House Resolution 580 designating July 18, 2026, as Piping Plover Day. Most of these measures passed overwhelmingly, many by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The most significant debate centered on House Bill 2400, the General Appropriations budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, and House Bill 1505, the education-related budget implementation bill. Supporters described the budget as a bipartisan compromise that funds adequacy and tax equity for schools, public safety, mental health, roads and bridges, veterans, seniors, and workforce programs while avoiding broad-based tax increases. Opponents argued the budget used accounting maneuvers, deferred spending, and was structurally unbalanced. After extended debate, the House concurred in the Senate amendments to HB 2400 by a 167-35 vote and to HB 1505 by a 172-30 vote. The House also considered House Bill 2559, which included Commonwealth property conveyances and a controversial provision affecting Penn State branch campus properties. A motion to recommit the bill failed, and the House ultimately concurred in the Senate amendments by a 105-97 vote after members debated property rights, labor effects, and the future use of the campuses. The session concluded with the Senate later concurring in several House amendments, the Speaker signing the final bills, and the House adjourning until September 9, 2026, unless recalled sooner.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/08/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please. complexities of the work we're attempting to do.
  • We work with those in need across the state, but I want to call out a number of people here.
  • And we've had nine cochlear implants, all working-age people.
  • up back into work.
  • And what was working with that was the subsidies.
Keywords: 1182, all