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• STANDARD OF CARE OF OBJECTIVITY IS THE PAIN SCALE WHERE ZERO IS NO PAIN AND 10 IS THE WORST PAIN YOU CAN IMAGINE
• ON DECEMBER 31st, 2024, I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE IMAGINED I WOULD TAKE MY FATHER TO THE ER FOR MINOR BACK
• YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE INTEREST I WOULD HAVE IN LEGAL REFORM.
• IMAGINE WHAT THIS WILL DO FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PREMIUMS AND WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT WILL BE FOR A DOCTOR

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• As long as the employer has a little bit of imagination and is willing to invest in a little bit of the
• As long as the employer has a little bit of imagination and is willing to invest in a little bit of the
• So, as you can imagine, some industries and occupations have more churn than others.
• So as you can imagine, some industries and occupations have more churn than others.

Summary: The subcommittee met to receive an informational presentation from CareerSource Florida President and CEO Adrian Johnson, joined by Anthony Gagliano of CareerSource Suncoast, on the structure, funding, and services of Florida’s workforce development system. Johnson explained that CareerSource serves job seekers and businesses through 21 local workforce development boards and nearly 100 career centers, using federal and state funding streams such as WIOA, Wagner-Peyser, SNAP Employment and Training, and TANF. She described services including case management, training, wraparound supports, job matching, rapid response for layoffs and disasters, and business services such as recruitment, customized training, and on-the-job training. She also highlighted the REACH Act’s role in consolidating local boards from 24 to 21, creating the Master Credential List and Credential Review Committee, and implementing performance-based letter grades for local boards. Members asked detailed questions about funding formulas, letter grade metrics, apprenticeships, youth services, small business access, and the demand occupation list. Johnson said federal allocations are driven largely by unemployment and poverty formulas, which has reduced Florida’s WIOA funding by about $27 million over four years because of the state’s low unemployment rate. She explained the letter grades measure outcomes such as increased earnings, reduced public assistance, employment and training outcomes, work-based learning, business engagement, and service to individuals in certain programs, and said the system is being reviewed for possible changes, including removing extra credit and adjusting weights. On youth services, she said Florida has a waiver allowing a 50/50 split between in-school and out-of-school youth funding, and that local partnerships drive outreach. On the demand occupation list, she said it is based on state labor market data and projections, but local boards can submit evidence of local demand when data does not reflect conditions in their area. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on apprenticeships and workforce training grants. Johnson and Gagliano described apprenticeship navigators funded by the $7.75 million apprenticeship expansion allocation, which help employers navigate registration and expand apprenticeships into nontraditional fields such as IT, health care, education, and hospitality. Gagliano gave examples from CareerSource Suncoast and said navigators helped employers move faster through registration and develop programs with local education providers. Johnson also discussed Incumbent Worker Training Grants and Quick Response Training Grants, noting recent awards of nearly $3 million to 69 businesses and $6.5 million to 24 businesses, respectively, and said these programs are targeted toward high-skill, high-wage occupations and priority industries. The meeting ended with no votes or formal action; the chair thanked the presenters, invited follow-up questions, and adjourned the meeting without objection.

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• I don't know about you, but I'd imagine Ukrainian women have more important things to worry about than
• Many of those things as you can imagine full well were foreign aid related that we have talked about
• One of the things that we've realized is that the way that we've imagined what the news media was for
• But imagine how much more good work could be done if we use those dollars that instead ended up enriching

Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.

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• We're also looking at programs because CTE, performance, everything you can imagine.
• So you can imagine what that's like with that. I'm not saying this to complain again.
• But but imagine it going out of your schools. Is this a problem?
• forecast model 100 make it up and local effort, I'm just can't forecast 100 are because we never imagined

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• IMAGINE IF SOMEONE WAS UNDERNEATH THAT WHERE A CHILD WAS PLAYING OR WALKING UNDERNEATH THERE.
• ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AND ONE OF THE CONFLICTS YOU CAN IMAGINE IS IF YOU ARE IN A TWO-STORY BUILDING AND
• YOU ARE ONLY MANDATED TO FUND THE THREE-STORY BUILDINGS IMAGINE BEING ONE OF THOSE BOARD MEETINGS.
• IMAGINE THAT ON A WHOLE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX. THE PAINT IS NOT DONE ON TIME.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I have training guns, and they look as real to most people as you can imagine.
• I even most people as you can imagine.
• I can just imagine a lot of people that looking to rent other units in that area.
• I I can just imagine a apps for that.
• the imagine didn't authorize the shoplifting?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Imagine receiving that phone call and then tell me, what is this gun for?
• </c><00:12:54.160><c> Imagine</c> our daughter a second time. Imagine our daughter a second time.
• Imagine receiving<00:12:55.040><c> that</c><00:12:55.360><c> phone</c><00:12:55.600><c> call</c><00:12
• And so I imagine part about inspection.
• </c><01:30:13.120><c> that</c> I never in a million years imagined that I never in a million years imagined

Bills: HF3433, HF3402, HF3412, HF3405, HF3404

Keywords: assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine

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• And I'll leave you to imagine the rest of that.
• So section two imagine the rest of that.
• Employees, teachers, firefighters, police officers, everybody you can imagine.
• </c><01:37:36.080><c> They</c><01:37:36.239><c> are</c> imagine. DPW relies upon these.
• They are imagine. DPW relies upon these.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The more than $300 million that comes in—imagine what that does to the local economy in your district
• The more than $300 million that comes in—imagine what that does to the local economy in your district
• The more than $300 million that comes in—imagine what that does to the local economy in your district
• The more than $300 million that comes in—imagine what that does to the local economy in your district
• I imagine there's an interest in government, but STEM is also of note.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• together to craft policies to benefit Minnesotans has been more rewarding than I could have ever imagined
• > with</c> Minnesota, you have exceeded my expectations and given me more than I could have ever imagined

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Imagine living for a whole month on $179.
• So the statement that the author made was imagine living with $179 a month. Right.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The State Board is interested in updating Title 22, but as you can imagine, that takes staff and funding
• And as you could imagine, the penalties and just public perceptions of saying you have spilled raw sewage

Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first but proceeded with presentations and testimony. SB 31 by Senator McNerney would expand uses of tertiary treated recycled water, including for toilet and urinal flushing in food handling facilities, outdoor irrigation in certain settings, decorative lakes and ponds, and HOA common-area irrigation, while clarifying regulatory definitions and reducing the need for dual plumbing in some cases. The author and witness said the bill would help California reduce reliance on imported water and improve drought resilience. Multiple water agencies, cities, and related organizations testified in support, and no opposition was presented. SB 650 by Senator Cabaldon would make technical changes to the Delta Stewardship Act, including setting an appeals timeline, clarifying who may file appeals, and adding a severability clause. The author and a county supervisor witness described it as a good-governance and due-process measure with no impact on Delta conveyance projects. Support came from water district and statewide water association representatives, and there was no opposition. The committee also took up a consent calendar including AJR 9, SB 55, and SB 563, all of which were approved. Once a quorum was established, SB 650 was passed to the Judiciary Committee, and SB 31 was passed to the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. The committee then adjourned after leaving the roll open briefly for additional members to vote.

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• We've been more successful than many people could have imagined because we have the money... have imagined

Bills: SB60, SB103, SB60, SB103

Keywords: prison modernization, corrections finance, bonding authority, state debt, capital improvement, Department of Corrections, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prison construction, prison renovation, prison replacement, bed space, overcrowding, women's prison, men's prison, Escambia prison, Tutwiler, Kilby, Elmore, Staton, St. Clair Correctional Facility

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• Chair, just uh, so the DHS staff has met and I imagine something will happen for her. Yes. Yeah.
• I ask you to imagine for a moment someone who has just become disabled navigating the opportunity to
• someone who has imagine for a moment someone who has just<01:33:56.800><c> become</c><01:33:57.440><
• Um I can't imagine as a statement.
• Um I can't imagine people<01:48:38.080><c> would</c><01:48:38.239><c> be</c><01:48:38.320><c> against

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Imagine, just for one second, your child just slipping away and becoming a shell of themselves.
• Can you imagine an Uber driver or a taxi driver having to respond to a health care crisis for your family
• So you can imagine how much that affects your life, even if you can scrape the money together to pay
• But imagine doing all that and then having to find $200,000 to pay for the things that they say aren't
• I never imagined that I'd still be here advocating for awareness and change two decades later.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with more than 70 people signed up to testify, focusing mainly on health insurance and health care access bills. Early testimony centered on H.1257/S.712, which would require insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment of genetic craniofacial conditions. Supporters included legislators, dentists, and medical experts who said these conditions are not cosmetic, can severely affect eating, speech, pain, and social functioning, and often create major financial hardship because insurers deny coverage. A related dental bill, H.1262/S.676, drew technical testimony from the Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts about implementation issues with the 2022 dental loss-ratio law, while the Massachusetts Dental Society supported H.1306/S.696 on transparency in dental network leasing and opposed H.1262. Representative Gentile also testified for H.4013, which would ban for-profit acute care hospitals and for-profit health insurers in Massachusetts, arguing that profit incentives undermine patient care. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to H.1261/S.799, a bill to protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Municipal fire chiefs, Boston EMS, nonprofit ambulance providers, and the bill’s Senate sponsor said the measure would require insurers to pay ambulance providers directly and promptly, cap patient out-of-pocket costs, and reduce confusion caused by out-of-network billing. Witnesses described ambulance services as essential public health infrastructure and said current billing practices can discourage people from calling 911 or leave municipalities and nonprofits unable to recover costs. Committee members asked about unpaid debt, municipal billing burdens, and how the bill would affect rates and reimbursement. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H.1249/S.805, which would require screening for PANS/PANDAS in medical and clinical settings. Legislators, clinicians, parents, a teen with the condition, and educators described PANS/PANDAS as an infection-triggered inflammatory illness that can present as sudden psychiatric symptoms and is often misdiagnosed as a mental health disorder. Supporters said routine screening at well visits, emergency rooms, and other clinical settings would help identify children earlier, reduce unnecessary psychiatric treatment and hospitalizations, and improve outcomes. Testifiers repeatedly urged favorable action, emphasizing the personal and financial toll on families and the potential for early treatment to prevent long-term harm. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on these bills; no committee action or votes were announced.

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• I imagine you guys are aware of that with Costello. Mexican-American art.
• Imagine working your entire life... All right. Start with a very short story.
• Imagine working your entire life for an Olympic Games that only comes every four years.
• Imagine working your entire life. All right. Start with a very short story.
• Imagine working your entire life for an Olympic Games that only comes every four years.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And I imagine it's a good time for them to come since April 15th has come and gone.
• I imagine it's a good time for them to come since April 15th has come and gone.
• So just imagine how quickly that waste is multiplying.
• So just imagine how quickly that waste is multiplying.
• :59.440><c> waste</c><00:42:59.760><c> is</c> imagine how quickly that waste is imagine how quickly that

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several committee reports and House messages. Committee reports advanced a number of bills and appointments, including Senate Bill 163, House Bill 1320, Senate Bill 160, House Bill 1210, and several board and commission appointments recommended for the consent calendar. The chamber also received House action on multiple bills, including concurrence in Senate amendments to House Bills 1239, 1262, and 1110, a request for a conference committee on House Bill 1084, and transmission of several other measures to the Revisor of Statutes. The Senate then took up Senate Joint Resolution 22, designating July 12-18, 2026, as Plastic Pollution Awareness Week. Senator Cutter spoke in support, arguing that plastic pollution harms environmental and human health, disproportionately affects vulnerable communities, and cannot be solved by recycling alone. The resolution was adopted on a 25-9 vote, with several senators recorded in opposition, and co-sponsors were noted. The chamber also recognized guests from the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents and the National Association of Tax Professionals, as well as visitors from the Colorado School of Mines and former Senator John Evans. Later, the Senate considered special orders on the consent calendar, including House Bills 103, 1026, and 1051, and adopted the committee reports and the bills. House Bill 1026 was amended and House Bill 1051 was advanced to third reading and final passage. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 117, concerning permissible methods for the sale of lottery tickets. Senator Bridges explained that the bill was intended to respond to lottery rules allowing online sales and credit card purchases, but said the measure had been narrowed in committee and then raised constitutional concerns under Colorado’s prohibition on slot machines outside limited gaming areas. The transcript ends during that debate, before final action on Senate Bill 117 is shown.

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• Can you imagine staying inside a place where you have been raped and abused with that same set of officers
• As you can imagine, this is a lengthy and complex history and case.
• Just as a follow-up, could you imagine or have you explored doing essentially a... its strengths.
• Just as a follow-up, could you imagine or have you explored doing essentially a Follow-up: could you
• imagine, or have you explored, doing essentially a hybrid model where we would have a baseline of required

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee hearing focused on the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s handling of mental health care in prisons and allegations of sexual abuse, retaliation, and excessive force in the state’s women’s facilities. CDCR officials described their PREA-based prevention and response efforts, including training, oversight, body-worn cameras, retaliation follow-up, and partnerships with outside groups. The Office of the Inspector General explained its monitoring role, noting increased authority under SB 1069, but also limited staffing and the ability to monitor only a portion of cases. The Legislative Analyst’s Office added that prison population trends could allow the state to close a prison and save over $100 million, with some savings potentially redirected to prevention or response efforts. Advocates and formerly incarcerated witnesses from Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition and the California Coalition of Women Prisoners testified that meaningful systemic change has not occurred and that retaliation, blocked programming, and unsafe reporting conditions remain widespread. They described alleged barriers to community-based services, forced or coercive treatment concerns involving Suboxone, and the need for survivor-centered reentry support, trauma-informed care, and more independent oversight. Sandra DeAnda gave detailed testimony about alleged staff abuse, retaliation, denial of mental health care, and a large use-of-force incident at Central California Women’s Facility, while Amika Mota and April Grayson urged release or resentencing for survivors housed with their abusers and greater investment in outside programs. Members of the committee pressed CDCR and OIG on accountability, use-of-force standards, criminal referrals, disciplinary outcomes, and whether investigations are completed within statutory timelines. CDCR acknowledged cultural problems at both women’s prisons and said it was retraining staff and working on reforms, while OIG said it had monitored 161 investigations and found most grievance routing appropriate, though some cases had lapsed due to time limits. Later exchanges revealed that CDCR has over 13,500 active cases and 109 investigators, and that some cases have exceeded deadlines, prompting concerns from members about whether the current system can adequately investigate misconduct and impose consequences. No votes were taken.

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• Imagine... ...constitutional tax on the fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
• Imagine debating a government-imposed fee of an undefined amount for the right to vote or peaceful assembly
• And I’m imagining hydroelectric charging up hydrogen cells for a battery station or something like that
• And I'm imagining hydroelectric charging up hydrogen cells for for a best station or something like that
• Now imagine that same type of event in 2030, but with the Power Council's projected four gigawatts of

Bills: HB2521, HB2249, HB1796

Keywords: firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering

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• As you can imagine, this diagnosis and surgical treatment was life-changing for me.
• Imagine...
• Imagine if I was on Zillow helping my son buy a house and I clicked and looked at a house.
• So imagine on a phone trying to figure out what exactly am I clicking on.
• They imagined that people were in there to harm them or someone was trying to really hurt them.

Keywords: 959, house, all