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• with grant provisions and state policies, grant outcomes, and considerations for fraud, abuse, and waste
• ,<00:30:29.640> and conflicts of interest, fraud, waste, and conflicts of interest, fraud,
• I heard her say a little something, and you came to the conclusion of all of the study that had taken
• And why should the taxpayers trust that you are going to stop the fraud and the waste and abuse when
• And why should the taxpayers trust that you are going to stop the fraud and the waste and abuse when

Keywords: 1183, house

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• One study reviewed 146,000...
• <00:33:11.600> reviewed<00:33:12.880> 146,000 One study reviewed 146,000 procedures
• <01:03:12.960> in<01:03:13.440> 2016, study that JAMAMA published in 2016, study that
• Um, it's just a study.
• It's not going to Um it's just a study.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with several announcements and recognitions, including a lengthy tribute to Representative Carolyn Brangan of Georgia on her retirement and years of service, followed by remarks from Brangan explaining that she is leaving to care for her husband during cancer treatment. Additional members offered brief reflections, including one on the end of the session and another welcoming students from Founders Memorial School to the gallery, and a member from Brattleboro highlighted a collaborative mural in the card room titled “These Green Hills, Vermont State Symbols and Personal Reflections.” The body then took up its calendar. It adopted Joint House Resolution 12, authorizing limited remote voting in joint committees through the remainder of the calendar year, with an ADA-related accommodation for members physically present but unable to access a meeting room. The House also suspended rules to take up and concur in the Senate amendment to House Bill 935 on emergency management. The committee report described grant programs for emergency response and technical rescue, new definitions and shelter-planning language centered on “whole community,” a wildland fire response task force, and an emergency rulemaking provision requested by the Agency of Natural Resources; the committee approved the Senate proposal on an 8-3 straw poll, and the House concurred. The House next adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 952, the capital construction and state bonding budget adjustment bill. The report explained changes made in conference, including shifting funds to cover a higher-than-expected bid for the St. Johnsbury facility, restoring some funding for maintenance at the women’s correctional facility in Chittenden County, and setting aside $750,000 toward planning for Wi-Fi installation in correctional facilities. It also noted a lease-related language change for a Vermont Huts project at Little River State Park, with notification to the institutions committee chairs. The House then took up Senate Bill 64 on optometrists’ scope of practice; the committee presentation supported allowing specially credentialed optometrists to perform certain minor surgical, laser, and injection procedures, citing improved access, safety, cost, and workforce development, and the bill was read for second reading with committee recommendations for concurrence.

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• concurrent resolution to urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study
• concurrent resolution to urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study
• concurrent resolution to urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study
• concurrent resolution to urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study
• The last Bible study will be tomorrow morning at 7:25 in the family dining room. Gotcha. Okay.

Bills: SR125, SCR70, SCR12, HB4, HB251, HB623, HB819, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, HB1257, HB221, HCR58, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB1250, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782

Keywords: SR125, Senate Resolution 125, MUSV, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel, MASC, Modular Attack Surface Craft, Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, Louisiana shipbuilding, U.S. Navy, Department of the Navy, unmanned naval vessels, autonomous ships, defense procurement, military contracting, shipyard jobs, maritime workforce, advanced manufacturing, robotics, software engineering

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received an opening prayer from Pastor Elizabeth Ali Frank, and adopted the journal. The chamber then handled a large number of messages, committee reports, resolutions, and House bills, including several ceremonial resolutions and many House measures returned with amendments. Notable resolutions included recognition of World Preeclampsia Awareness Day, commendations for Louisiana sports honorees, and a resolution urging higher reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers, which was adopted. The Senate also concurred in SCR 22 on opioid settlement fund reporting, with Senator Myers explaining the House changes were technical and improved the reporting deadline and detail. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to concurrence or rejection of House amendments on Senate bills. The Senate concurred in several bills involving telehealth, prenatal bereavement care, official journals, ambulance Medicaid coverage, insurance and licensing disclosures, peptide regulation, psychosocial rehabilitation services, university records confidentiality, the Inspector General, religious exercise protections, child care assistance, eye care coverage, teacher retirement, and electronic service of pleadings. The chamber rejected House amendments to SB 42 on AI-created child sexual abuse materials and SB 43 on psychedelic-assisted therapy, and also rejected amendments on SB 29 and SB 32 before later concurring in many other technical or clarifying House changes. Several members explained that the House amendments were mostly technical, clarified effective dates, or adjusted definitions and contact information. The Senate then took up numerous House bills on final passage. Bills passed included measures on inmate workforce development cleanup, jury bond filing by mail, free transcripts for victims testifying before pardon/parole hearings, public awareness on illegal firearm discharge, special masters in complex litigation, paternity acknowledgments in hospitals, juvenile court filing fees in East Baton Rouge Parish, drug-free school zone penalties, criminal history record confidentiality, body brokering/fraudulent patient referrals, bail notice and residence requirements, sex offender registration updates, parish court jurisdictional amounts, court technology fees, deferred retirement options, shared custody standards, women’s policy and research commission membership, sickle cell and uterine fibroids commission membership, child exploitation reporting on online platforms, recreation of the state civil service department, children’s cabinet membership, DCFS employee background checks, AI disclosure in health care visits, the psychology inter-jurisdictional compact, mental health advisory board updates, foster children’s rights, automatic renewal contract disclosures, Orleans sheriff term alignment, access to death records for financial institutions, insurance referral disclosures, radiologist assistant regulation, plumbing licensure reforms, legislative auditor thresholds, developmental disabilities office renaming, insurer investment rules, Medicare Advantage coverage for integrative care services, and more. Some bills were returned to the calendar for further work, including HB 571, HB 475, HB 750, and HB 1162, and HB 490 was set aside after extensive debate on private-use electrical networks and data-center power arrangements. The most prominent floor action was final passage of HB 636, the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act, which Senator Boudreaux described as a comprehensive response to hazing tragedies on Louisiana campuses. He said the bill was developed by a task force that included the Wilson family and would strengthen education, reporting, accountability, and penalties, including permanent banishment for organizations involved in hazing deaths. After the bill passed 37-0, the Senate recognized the Wilson family and presented flags in Caleb Wilson’s honor. Throughout the day, many bills passed overwhelmingly, though a few drew dissent, including HB 296, HB 538, HB 568, HB 635, and HB 784. The meeting ended with continued consideration of additional House bills and unfinished items returned to the calendar for later action.

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• I think it’s really interesting that we talk a lot about waste, fraud, and abuse, and then amending on
• Fraud and Abuse um and then about waste Fraud and Abuse um and then amending<00:05:10.160> on
• She said that when we talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, we should focus on the fact that there is a
• She said that when we talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, she wants us to focus on the fact that there
• She said that when we talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, she wants us to focus on the fact that there

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chairman, I'd like to start with House Bill 54, and I'd like to move interim study."
• "Um, is there any discussion on the interim study?"
• is in term study. All in favor say I. is in term study. All in favor say I.
• Um, so I'd like to move interim study on 108, and Senator Abbas has seconded.
• And I'd like to move interim study. Seconded by Senator Abbas.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• the wasteful spending in this state.
• the wasteful spending in this state.
• that was done, there was wasteful that was done, there was wasteful spending<00:04:06.560> and
• <00:04:12.000> There wasteful spending in this state.
• There wasteful spending in this state.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm director of the National Firefighter Cancer Cohort Study and the University of Arizona Center for
• So our cohort study has over... Is it better? Yes, thank you very much.
• So our cohort study has over 8,500 firefighters across 32 states, including 1,400 here in Arizona, and
• So our co-art study has over 8,500 firefighters across 32 states, including 1,400 here in Arizona, and
• We can cut things that we don't need to be wasting money on in the state.

Bills: HB2207, HB2225, HB2602, HB2641

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, HB 2225, Yavapai County, northern Arizona regional training academy, training academy, public safety training, law enforcement training, police academy, first responder training, capital appropriation, state general fund, state treasurer, lapsing appropriation, section 35-190, capital costs, regional training facility

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2641, which would ban firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect firefighters and the public from carcinogenic and persistent chemicals that can contaminate groundwater, and noted Arizona had already banned the foam for training. A University of Arizona public health researcher testified that firefighters have higher PFAS levels than the general public and that AFFF use is associated with elevated exposure, while a firefighters’ association representative said alternatives exist and that the bill would remove uncertainty for departments. The committee passed HB 2641 unanimously, 15-0. The committee then heard HB 2602, a $24,000 appropriation for a 10% pay increase for Department of Public Safety employees in fiscal year 2027. The sponsor and supporters from the Arizona Troopers Association argued the raise was needed for recruitment and retention, citing vacancies, departures, and the cost of training new troopers. Several members supported the idea but raised concerns about the budget impact and the broader issue of pay disparities across agencies and state employees. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-0-3 vote, with two members voting no and three voting present. Finally, the committee considered HB 2225, which would appropriate $10 million for capital costs at the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy in Yavapai County and keep the funds from lapsing until 2029. The sponsor and Yavapai County law enforcement witnesses said the academy is overcrowded, serves multiple agencies across northern Arizona, reduces travel and lodging costs, and provides both basic and in-service training. Some members questioned whether the state should fund a county-based facility and raised concerns about the size and structure of the appropriation, while others supported the training mission but wanted the issue handled in the budget process. The committee voted to give HB 2225 a do pass recommendation, with several members voting no or present.

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• We also post a number of studies about the vote by mail experience in Washington State.
• We don't— that's not part of our study.
• So we did a study, I think, two years ago now, where we spent time with voters, interviewing voters who
• So we did a study, I think, two years ago now, where we spent time with voters, interviewing voters who
• in an end of… I think Sunnyside is just a really great case study in and of itself because I would—you

Summary: The committee held a work session on voting rights in the United States and Washington, beginning with testimony from Marissa Wright of Campaign Legal Center and David Montes of the ACLU of Washington. They described the federal Voting Rights Act’s main protections—preclearance, vote suppression, and vote dilution—and argued that Supreme Court decisions such as Shelby County v. Holder and Brnovich have weakened those tools. They said Washington should consider stronger state-level protections, including a preclearance program and broader safeguards against discriminatory voting practices. Members asked about Washington’s history of discrimination, voter roll purges, noncitizen registration, and remedies under the Washington Voting Rights Act, including ranked-choice voting and district-based systems. The committee then heard from the Office of Equity and several commissions, which described their roles in advising state government and working with communities. They focused on the immigration sub-cabinet created under Executive Order 2509, saying it is intended to improve coordination across agencies, the legislature, the courts, and community organizations on issues such as data privacy, language access, health care, education, and accountability under the Keep Washington Working Act. Members asked about the use of NGOs, accountability for KWW violations, and the sub-cabinet’s goals, and the panel said the effort is meant to help government respond more quickly and collaboratively while centering immigrant, disability, LGBTQ, and other communities. The final panel was from the University of Washington Elections Database Project, which presented data on vote-by-mail ballot challenges, cures, and rejections from 2020 to 2024. They reported that about 1.5% of ballots are signature-challenged in most elections, roughly 60% of challenged ballots are cured, and overall rejection rates are about 1% in general elections and 1.5% in primaries. The researchers said voters of color, younger voters, and some tribal-area voters experience higher rejection rates, and that differences appear tied to signature mismatch, language access, ballot timing, and familiarity with the system. In the last panel, Maria Fernandez and Vicki Frausto of EIA described voter education and civic engagement work in Yakima County and Sunnyside, including concerns about intimidation, language barriers, signature mismatch, and at-large election systems; they said stronger Washington Voting Rights Act protections would help communities elect candidates of choice. No votes were taken during the work session.

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• commission on the joint interim study commission on the joint interim study commission on expanding
• on a um it's an participate in a study on a um it's an participate in a study on a um it's an interim
• And who makes up this study group? Um it's the group up this study group?
• of money. waste of money. waste of money.
• Now they at Bible study. This person wherever at Bible study. This person wherever at Bible study.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And I referenced some studies for you in my written testimony about the percentage increase of folks
• And I referenced some studies<00:39:26.079> um<00:39:26.240> for<00:39:26.480> you
• c><00:39:26.640> in<00:39:26.880> my<00:39:27.040> written studies um for you in
• my written studies um for you in my written testimony<00:39:28.320> about<00:39:28.640> the
• programs like this for over has studied programs like this for over 30<02:19:24.719> years<02

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We think this whole issue really is a as a case study and budget formula is run amok.
• We can't have guardrails around ethnic studies until we have funding for it.
• Patel in the line of inquiry around funding, fully funding ethnic studies AB 101.
• The $5 million investment to get us here will be wasted.
• Yeah, I would say as someone who has studied college access and success programs, that is a good model

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• which is also undergoing interim study.
• which is also undergoing interim study.
• You mean having that study done? Do we h—I do.
• if I can find the the different studies if I can find the the different studies that<03:42:16.000
• <04:26:38.159> on think there have been some studies on think there have been some studies

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We did a little bit of a study.
• We did a little bit of a study. We did a little bit of a study.
• It's not to really just waste time or anything like that.
• Why are we wasting our time on nonsense?
• Studies often rely on projections and assumptions, not clear, measurable outcomes.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved through announcements recognizing Nowruz/Persian New Year, Ute Day at the Capitol, Mosaic students, and other brief invitations and tributes. The chamber then agreed to proceed out of order to resolutions and adopted House Joint Resolution 1017, which urges the federal government to fulfill obligations to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe regarding water rights and the Animas-La Plata project. Supporters emphasized tribal water security, federal funding, and the tribes’ longstanding stewardship; an amendment (L.004) was adopted 60-0, and the resolution then passed 60-0, with several members adding as co-sponsors. The House also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 17, reappointing Carrie L. Hunter as State Auditor for a five-year term. Speakers from the Legislative Audit Committee praised Hunter’s professionalism, nonpartisan leadership, and the office’s national recognition; the resolution passed unanimously, 62-0, and members invited Hunter to be recognized in the chamber. After that, committee reports from Appropriations and Finance were read and several bills were set as special orders for later consideration. In Committee of the Whole, the chamber considered several measures. Senate Bill 39, dealing with Fire and Police Pension Association disability and survivor benefits, received a technical cleanup amendment and passed. House Bill 1311, concerning bonds in lieu of retainage in construction contracts, was amended to clarify public versus private projects and passed; supporters said it would help smaller contractors, including contractors of color and women contractors, enter the market. House Bill 1184, continuing the Colorado Forest Health Council, passed after committee report amendments. House Bill 1305, on aligning state and federal statutes to improve access to inpatient behavioral health, passed despite some committee-level concerns about regulation. House Bill 1234, concerning access to child abuse or neglect records, passed after an amendment limiting access unless courts explicitly grant it; supporters said it would help victims access their own records, including for legal defense. Finally, Senate Bill 50, on child care center policy disclosures, was introduced with sponsors explaining it would require centers to disclose mandatory reporter obligations, camera and footage policies, and related privacy/access rules, in response to a case where parents were denied access to video footage.

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• So that bill 1124 was recommended interim study. So the bill essentially died in study.
• So the bill essentially died and study.
• /c><02:04:13.679> a that we shared on January 28th as a that we shared on January 28th as a study
• committee or a commission with study committee or a commission with local<02:04:16.480> officials
• And what's happening in meetings is that the warrant article is being changed into a study.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I THINK AT TIMES BATTERIES WERE GETTING DISCARDED INTO OUR WASTE RECYCLING STREAMS.
• WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE ON A MORE ROBUST PROGRAM AND CERTAINLY TRY TO STEM ANY CHALLENGES THAT OUR WASTE
• FIRST ONE IS KENYA COREY AND YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK FROM THE WASTE AND RECYCLING FOUNDATION FLORIDA
• CHAPTER. >> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL WASTE AND RECYCLING ASSOCIATION
• WE HAD ANOTHER MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY THAT HAD A FIRE AND A WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT IN BROWARD COUNTY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• line by balancing the budget without tax increases, demanding accountability for agencies to stop waste
• I'm a senator from Fergus Falls, and one of the big concerns that our caucus also has is around waste
• What about waste abuse? Could that be one of the obvious bipartisan things?
• I do think when we're addressing waste, fraud, and abuse, there's opportunities for bipartisanship.
• <00:13:51.800> R do think when we're addressing waste R do think when we're addressing waste

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senate Republican leaders held a press conference to roll out their “Minnesotans First” agenda, framing it as a response to Democratic control and arguing that recent budgets and policies have increased costs for families and businesses. They said the agenda centers on balancing the budget without tax increases, reducing mandates, lowering costs, and limiting government growth. Specific proposals mentioned included addressing inflation and energy costs, reinsurance and housing issues, child care tax changes, repealing or reducing certain taxes and fees, and creating a government efficiency board. Several senators outlined issue-specific priorities. On spending and taxes, Karin Housley criticized the state’s budget growth, said Republicans would not support a budget that raises taxes, and objected to shifting costs to counties and school districts. On fraud and accountability, Jordan Rasmusson said Minnesota has a fraud problem and backed a statewide Office of Inspector General, stronger legislative auditor powers, and tighter anti-fraud oversight of grants and agencies. On public safety, Michael Kreun called for repealing what he described as soft-on-crime laws and for tougher penalties on violent and repeat offenders. On education, Julia Coleman said Republicans want to pause mandates, increase local control, adjust funding to address disparities, and improve school safety. In the question-and-answer portion, leaders said some items could attract bipartisan support, especially anti-fraud measures such as an Inspector General office and strengthening the legislative auditor. They also discussed concerns about the governor’s budget, including proposed shifts in human services costs, nursing home and disability waiver funding, and benefits for undocumented immigrants. The group said it would continue working under the Senate’s power-sharing agreement for now, though they acknowledged uncertainty about whether it would remain in place for the rest of the session.

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• and abuse uh and that's about by waste and abuse uh and that's about by providers<00:09:26.880> as
• It's, you know, in an effort to identify any fraud, waste, and abuse we may find.
• But how big a problem is waste, fraud, and abuse within Kentucky Medicaid?
• what's the scope of the problem of waste what's the scope of the problem of waste Fraud<00:41:28.839
• <00:41:43.480> Fraud um but how big a problem is waste Fraud um but how big a problem is waste

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the Department for Medicaid Services’ program integrity work. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Program Integrity Director Jennifer Dudinsky outlined Kentucky Medicaid’s structure, funding, enrollment, and spending, including FMAP rates, the size of the Medicaid and KCHIP populations, the number of providers, and 2024 expenditures. They also described the managed care and fee-for-service populations, noting that managed care serves most members while fee-for-service is concentrated in long-term care and waiver populations. Most of the discussion focused on fraud, waste, abuse prevention, and provider oversight. The department described its provider enrollment and certification checks, revalidation requirements, site reviews, fingerprinting for some high-risk providers, and termination grounds such as false application information, Medicare actions, unreported ownership changes, and abandonment of a provider number. Members asked about nonprofit ownership reporting, MCO fraud oversight, and how the department tracks unusual CPT code utilization, especially in behavioral health. The department said it uses data analytics, audits, policy review, and collaboration with behavioral health staff to monitor those trends. Dudinsky explained the division’s four branches: provider licensing and certification, audits and compliance, recovery, and third-party liability/estate recovery. She described prepayment and postpayment audits, referrals of credible fraud allegations to the Attorney General, monthly meetings with the AG’s office, and coordination with the Office of Inspector General, CMS, HHS OIG, MCOs, and other partners. She also explained payment suspensions, stand-downs during law enforcement investigations, and recovery efforts for overpayments, provider/member fraud, and third-party liability. The department said its recovery and avoidance efforts produced more than $251 million in savings so far in 2025. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• Senator Westrom, do you think this is wasteful spending? No, I don't.
• spending in agriculture and what Republicans talk about as wasteful spending.
• spending in agriculture and what Republicans talk about as wasteful spending.
• Be wasteful spending in agriculture and what Republicans talk about as wasteful spending.
• bioorganisms there's no residual waste bioorganisms there's no residual waste Left<01:31:50.679>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um maybe if you could kind of characterize that whole thing. versus leases, but as far as the credits
• He clarified that values are set on January 2 of the assessment year based on sales ratio studies from
• He explained that values are set on January 2 of the assessment year based on sales ratio studies from
• Uh, and so as I look at your study, Mr.
• Values as you prepare your study, and estimated market values come from a mass appraisal standpoint,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We do some things to control the waste, fraud, and abuse that has been rampant in our state.
• To refer matters for civil, criminal, and administrative action to the OIG, Anti-Fraud and Waste Bureau
• In regards to the waste, fraud, and abuse, Madam Speaker.
• The last six years, we have seen over a billion dollars of this waste, fraud, and abuse.
• In fact, it has the same potential to be harmful to our government and to waste additional dollars.