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• using Google Earth uh or Google Maps using Google Earth uh or Google Maps she's<00:03:20.640>
• Maps again, we need to define the content and decide do we need to print more maps?
• All the details of the maps is centers? All the details of the maps is on<00:42:35.760> us.
• <01:20:08.800> Um and the demand for the maps. Um and the demand for the maps.
• There's also a map, an interactive map that shows all the stops.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• offer the same comments I offered last time, which is, you know, we wouldn't want to put out a road map
• put<01:03:08.680> out<01:03:08.800> a<01:03:08.880> road<01:03:09.080> map
• , we wouldn't want to put out a road map, we wouldn't want to put out a road map, but<01:03:10.200
• Chair, I'm not here to ruin any bill or anything, but this is our first bite at this apple.
• this is our first bite at this apple. this is our first bite at this apple.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Geological Survey released its first-ever map identifying potential geological hydrogen deposits, and
• Geological Survey released its first Geological Survey released its first ever<00:01:40.320> map
• map identifying potential geological<00:01:42.720> hydrogen<00:01:43.360> deposits,<00
• If we had the subsidies that we've seen on wind and solar, so we could compare apples to apples, I think
• If we had the subsidies that we've seen on wind and solar, so we could compare apples to apples, I think

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > Care<01:08:42.920> um<01:08:43.159> this<01:08:43.520> this<01:08:43.679> map
• /c><01:08:43.960> just<01:08:44.359> gives<01:08:44.600> the Care um this this map
• just gives the Care um this this map just gives the regional<01:08:45.279> distribution<01:08
• just shows uh kids 22.8% um the this map just shows uh kids um<01:09:23.960> and<01:09:24.080
• to oranges because each comparing apples to oranges because each state<01:27:30.560> really<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee convened for an opening discussion of the 2025 Human Services session, with members emphasizing bipartisan collaboration, the committee’s mission to strengthen support systems for Minnesotans, and a focus on helping vulnerable people thrive. The chair and members welcomed new and returning senators and staff, including new pages and interim committee administration, and several members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds in public service and human services work. Members identified the main issues they expect to address this session: workforce shortages in human services professions, long-term care, program integrity, and efforts to limit waste, fraud, and abuse so funding reaches people who need it most. The chair also previewed upcoming hearings on eligibility and redeterminations for people with disabilities, MnCHOICES reassessments, assisted living and provider payment delays, and updates on direct care and treatment, noting that more detailed discussion would come in later meetings. The committee then received a budget overview from fiscal analyst Kyle Raymond. He explained the combined Health and Human Services budget area, noted jurisdiction changes tied to the creation of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the planned separation of Direct Care and Treatment, and said some figures may differ from the November forecast because of those shifts. He outlined the major funding sources for the budget area, including federal funds and the general fund, and said the presentation would focus on the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget the legislature will be considering.

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• So, you know, it's not an apples-to-apples thing.
• Your concerns, your criminogenic behaviors, and what we're going to do is as far as your mapping plan
• to apples.
• We've got to compare apples to apples.
• Mary, Mary, apples and apples, Mary. Apples and apples, okay. Right, right.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission on correctional consolidation and collaboration heard testimony focused on how Massachusetts uses custody levels, staffing, programming, and medical release tools, with Prisoners’ Legal Services arguing that the system is overusing expensive high-security settings and underusing step-down options. Dave Rainey said the incarcerated population has dropped substantially over the last several years, but spending and staffing have not fallen in proportion. He argued that DOC overclassifies people into medium and maximum security, relies too heavily on behavioral assessment units that function like segregation, and keeps people in restrictive settings such as Souza-Baranowski and Shattuck Hospital longer than necessary. He also said medical parole is underused and that many people with serious chronic illness or advanced age pose little public-safety risk and should be released through existing legal pathways. Sheriffs and other commission members pushed back on some of those points, emphasizing that staffing needs are driven by the acuity of the current population, that corrections is not overstaffed, and that classification decisions involve serious public-safety judgments. They also stressed that some high-cost medical placements are necessary because people remain under sentence and require care, and that furloughs and other release tools can create security risks if contraband or substance use is involved. The discussion also covered the role of county sheriffs versus DOC in reentry, with several members saying county systems tend to do more day-to-day step-down and release planning, while DOC has more difficulty moving people through lower-security settings before release. Ben Foreman of MassINC offered a more systemwide, data-focused perspective, praising the state’s transparency and arguing that Massachusetts has made major progress in reducing incarceration and increasing public safety. He said the state still has an opportunity to improve by right-sizing facilities, investing in community-based mental health treatment, and using the commission to better understand the capital and operating costs of the current system. In response to questions, he said he was aware of DOC studies on programs like furlough but had not reviewed recent ones, and he noted that total-control facilities like Souza-Baranowski have long been criticized in the research literature for poor outcomes. Nora Wassel of the Women and Incarceration Project then testified that the commission should issue an interim report and scrutinize the planned new women’s prison, which she said is not justified by current population trends or available data. She argued that women are overclassified under DOC’s own tools, that reentry beds and minimum-security placements are underused, and that the system may be failing to account for women’s distinct medical and reentry needs. The meeting ended with continued discussion of reentry, furloughs, day reporting, and whether consolidation should mean fewer facilities, better step-down pathways, or both.

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• To provide some context for that, I wanted to share a map from our online portfolio platform, and so
• To provide some context for that, I wanted to share a map from our online portfolio platform, and so
• To provide some context for that, I wanted to share a map from our online portfolio platform, and so
• I do live in Apple Valley School District. that is a part and parcel of who they that is a part and parcel
• So like if Eastview was playing Apple Valley, Eastview people would know where the Eastview stuff is

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:33:08.400> in was, you know, kind of the bad apple in was, you know, kind of the bad apple
• apples to apples.<02:16:41.349> [snorts]<02:16:41.760> So<02:16:43.120> is<02:16
• <02:16:45.040> It apples. [snorts] So is it possible? It apples.
• <02:16:49.760> to<02:16:49.920> apples<02:16:50.399> when again, it's not apples
• to apples when again, it's not apples to apples when implementing<02:16:51.120> it<02:16:51.359

Keywords: 916, all

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• similar to the TDI regulatory map for the individual market rating.
• Slide 6 should have a heat map on it of cost.
• On slide 10, you're going to see another sort of heat map of the state of Texas.
• These Texas heat maps show hospital referral regions.
• I just want to make sure I'm comparing apples to apples and I'm saying and getting the right information

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Regulatory Services deals with a variety of things: the maple rules and grading maple and apples and
• Regulatory Services deals with a variety of things: the maple rules and grading maple and apples and
• Regulatory Services deals with a variety of things: the maple rules and grading maple and apples and
• and all of those things um and apples and all of those things um but<00:06:32.680> primarily<
• We really map through that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

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• Representative Domangue urges and requests the Federal Emergency Management Agency to modify Flood Map
• So this concurrent resolution is just asking FEMA to reevaluate those maps and move their evaluation
• the floor we could add to your bill, because as you know, the problem is not so much updating the maps
• FEMA's not even given us credit for those measures we do. ...much updating on the maps.
• Domangue, how often do they review the flood maps now, FEMA? It's currently 10 years.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources and environmental measures, mostly local property transfers and Wildlife and Fisheries bills. It reported favorable on Senate Bills 229 and 71, which authorize property transfers in Bossier and Lafayette parishes, and on several department bills dealing with fishing and boating rules: SB 203 on possession of catch during multi-day trips, SB 429 on registration of lapsed or “orphan” boats, SB 204 on commercial fishing gear licenses for nonresidents, SB 205 reducing duplicate registration for federally documented boats, SB 213 on titling certain vessels and outboard motors, SB 257 removing Social Security number requirements from certain tags, and HB 662, a substitute bill setting a hierarchy for handling seized sick, injured, or orphan wildlife. The committee also adopted amendments and reported favorable SB 379, a technical cleanup bill tied to the Department of Conservation and Energy reorganization, though an opposition witness warned it could reduce minimum oil and gas royalties and asked for a fiscal note. Members also advanced several measures aimed at coastal and flood-related concerns. HCR 62, by Rep. Domangue, urges FEMA to review flood maps every five years instead of every ten and to better account for local flood-protection projects; members broadly supported it and discussed the burden of flood insurance in coastal parishes. SB 214 would give the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District authority to stop pumping during immediate flood risk events identified by the National Weather Service or GOSEP, and it was reported favorable. SB 274, as amended, requires lead hazard risk assessments and remediation for certain child care and pre-kindergarten facilities, with DEQ and LDH testimony supporting the update. HCR 78 memorializes Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026, which supporters said would help Louisiana’s seafood industry and access federal loans and grants. The committee also debated broader policy resolutions. HCR 216, by Rep. Owen, sought to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022, but after extensive discussion about its purpose, possible effects on existing projects, and whether the legislature should instead hold a hearing, the resolution was voluntarily deferred. Finally, the committee took up SCR 24 on chronic wasting disease rules, adopted amendments raising the prevalence threshold from 1.5% to 2.5% and adjusting zone and baiting provisions, and continued discussion of the bill’s reset of management rules for deer disease control.

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• Children, Youth, and Families were split at that time, just so you can kind of see that picture in an apples-to-apples
• <00:12:52.199> picture<00:12:52.920> in<00:12:53.160> a<00:12:53.560> Apples
• <00:12:53.920> to<00:12:54.120> Apples um that picture in a Apples to Apples um that
• picture in a Apples to Apples comparison<00:12:56.160> um<00:12:56.320> so<00:12:56.480
• On the right side, you see kind of a county-by-county map, and the lighter color suggests that there's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In the First Judicial, with this AOT, there's what you're going to hear a lot about: SIMS mapping.
• But that's an apples and oranges sort of comparison with the executive.
• So the idea of this map, this planning, is to bring in all stakeholders and get a survey of what is available
• You should see the map of all the judicial—oh, 42. My apologies. Okay, so thank you very much, Mr.
• We're comparing apples to apples.

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• These are just maps I like to put up there from Justin.
• These are just maps I like to put up there from Justin that just show you that it's absolutely critical
• I was trying to pull up that map.
• some of the low-hanging fruit is in Dickinson and the lodgepole mounds, I was trying to pull up that map
• And I think I've seen one of these maps with a line that goes south, somewhere where you're talking about

Summary: The committee took roll, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a compliance-report update on the Industrial Commission and related funds and programs. Staff reviewed the status of one-time appropriations and grant programs, including electric grid resiliency, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the salt cavern business-case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members asked about funding balances, reimbursement timing, matching requirements, and how some commitments would affect the State Investment Fund and future biennia. Industrial Commission staff then gave a broader update on the agency’s administrative office, grant management system, leadership transitions at several commission agencies, and active grant rounds. They reported that the grant management system is nearing completion, that several agency leadership searches have concluded, and that the commission’s grant programs currently have 108 active grants totaling more than $165 million. They also described the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority round, the oil and gas research program’s enhanced oil recovery awards, the grid resiliency grants, the salt cavern study, and the research technology park program, noting that some projects are awaiting federal funds or additional matching cash. Ron Ness, speaking for the Oil and Gas Research Council, focused on the state of the oil industry and the enhanced oil recovery “Bakken 2.0” effort. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on better infrastructure, longer laterals, and new EOR methods such as CO2, natural gas, and surfactants. He emphasized the importance of the Bakkeneast pipeline and related gas-utilization projects, the recent DOE funding that will return some money to the research council, and the need to modernize tax and incentive rules for CO2-based recovery. Members discussed the potential economic benefits for oil, agriculture, and manufacturing. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and a broader strategic update. Bank leadership reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, participation lending, student lending, disaster programs, and legislatively directed programs, and said the bank is managing for a flatter deposit base and stronger liquidity because of fintech competition and changing market conditions. They reported improved earnings, with net income rising to about $231 million, and described Rough Rider Coin as a new internal payment rail for North Dakota banks and credit unions, not a public cryptocurrency. Members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster lending, and the bank’s capacity to support state programs while maintaining its balance-sheet and liquidity requirements.

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• I blamed the map; it told me three hours. It was longer than that to get here.
• We also have a survey map of the conundrum.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, on the next page following that map, you will see the project
• acequias, the individual fields, and other major components of the land grant, and put that into a map
• So we got one last apricot tree out there that's left of our plums, apples, and apricots.

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• mapping dataset.
• We put out data and mapping.
• Mapping, like the FEMA map, in some parts of the state, it's just really okay.
• It mapped out because, you know, as per what Senator Bettencourt was talking about in the mapping.
• than the previous map.

Keywords: flooding, emergency response, communication systems, first responders, disaster management, Texas Water Development Board, regional planning, public safety

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions around the recent floods in Texas, specifically addressing emergency preparedness, response coordination, and recovery efforts. Officials from various agencies provided testimonies on the challenges faced during the emergency, including issues with communication systems among first responders. Notably, the need for improved inter-agency communication and technology integration was emphasized, with recommendations for establishing regional communications units for better coordination during disasters. The audience included local government representatives and emergency management partners, who shared insights and experiences from the recent flooding events.

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• You might have a map in front of you that shows that there are 28 other similar sites scattered throughout
• I know that, you know, sometimes there's a bad apple that ruins it for everybody else, but to your knowledge

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The committee met to hear Senate Bill 1586, sponsored by Senator Ben Brown, which would address abandoned, ownerless landfills in Missouri. Brown described a constituent’s discovery of contamination near an abandoned landfill in St. Clair and argued the state has at least 29 similar sites, creating risks to water supplies and public health. He said the bill evolved through multiple versions and now keeps the solid waste districts intact while redirecting 10% of tipping fees to fund environmental studies, investigation, remediation, and management of ownerless landfills. The bill also would clarify seller disclosure requirements by requiring written, dated notice delivered by mail. Members questioned the fiscal impact and whether the 10% diversion would effectively amount to a larger share of district revenues. Brown said he was open to further discussion but emphasized the need to fund at least initial studies and to create an interim committee for broader stakeholder input next year. Supportive testimony came from University of Missouri engineering dean Marisa Crusoe, who said the bill provides both a clearer regulatory framework and a stable funding stream, and that studies are a necessary first step to determine cleanup costs and potential reuse of the sites. Opposition testimony came from solid waste district representatives, including Chris Busson, Diana Bryant, and Lacey Miller. They argued the districts already perform important recycling and household hazardous waste functions, that the proposed cut would significantly reduce local programs and staffing, and that DNR already has authority to address abandoned landfills. They also said the districts are subject to oversight and that the system has generally worked, while warning that consolidation or funding cuts would harm local recycling, grants, and hazardous waste services. No vote was taken, and the hearing concluded without further business.

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• It's not always a one-to-one apples-to-apples situation.
• I mean, if you look in the past, the original Apple computer was this big, you know, and now we can have
• We need to map existing resources and initiatives and fully understand the whole host of opportunities

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future Is Creative,” developed under AB 127 and related legislation. Chair Allen framed the plan as a response to California’s large but vulnerable creative economy, citing workforce losses, federal funding headwinds, and the need to support artists, cultural organizations, public media, museums, cultural districts, and film/TV production. He also highlighted budget asks including support for California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, a post-production incentive proposal (AB 2319), and funding to implement the strategic plan. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and CWDB’s Michael Weoff described the planning process, which included a 30-plus-member work group, interagency coordination, and a phased approach from framework development to implementation and evaluation. They identified major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business stabilization, cultural identity/tourism, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity/infrastructure. Members and panelists repeatedly emphasized that the plan must be resourced and integrated across agencies rather than left siloed. A second panel of practitioners and advocates focused on workforce pathways and local implementation. Ricarlo Handy described the Handy Foundation’s registered apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and argued that current data systems undercount gig, 1099, and LLC-based creative work. Joanna Reynolds discussed Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030, while Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged embedding artists in health, aging, and behavioral health systems as community problem-solvers. Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to normalize arts careers and expand residency and school-based models. Senator Rubio, who joined later, shared her own arts and teaching background, supported arts access in schools and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 statewide town halls with more than 1,100 attendees, which confirmed support for the plan but also highlighted needs for better information access, new financial models, stronger definitions and data, and more partnerships. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates urged sustained public funding, saying the plan is actionable only if the Legislature and administration provide resources, including increased California Arts Council funding and support for implementation. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with calls for continued legislative and cross-agency collaboration.

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• He was four years old at the time, and we lived in Apple Valley in a rental property where we had asked
• He was four years old at the time, and we lived in Apple Valley in a rental property where we had asked
• housing providers, requiring them to track and provide information that is already accessible through maps
• community, which has the highest autism rate, one in 16 for four-year-olds, who are as American as apple

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The first pillar involved mapping and improved mapping for flooding.
• So we did look at the floodplain area or flood hazard area that's mapped in the planning-level map.
• mapping dataset.
• For the entire state, in some parts of the state, it's detailed mapping like FEMA maps, and in other
• I've seen the mapping of that.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• ,<01:19:19.920> social In today's world of GPS mapping, social In today's world of GPS mapping
• . maps. maps.
• It's just like apples to oranges, and we need to clarify that a little bit better. Shall not.
• So, if you're the next Apple, tough luck. Twenty-six require special permits.
• So, if you're the next apple, garage. So, if you're the next apple, tough<04:15:15.680> luck.

Keywords: 1189, house, all