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• Don't block the sign.
• Many of alongside residential blocks.
• We have reduced crime, grown businesses, and rebuilt trust block by block.
• We have reduced crime, grown businesses, and rebuilt trust block by block.
• to one store and two blocks to another store.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on opposition to the proposed Blue Line light rail extension in the West Broadway/North Minneapolis corridor and support for alternatives, especially arterial bus rapid transit. Committee members and invited speakers argued that the rail project would cost about $3.2 billion to $3.5 billion to build, require roughly $57 million a year to operate and maintain, and could burden Hennepin County taxpayers if federal funding does not materialize. They promoted House File 3507, which would direct $30 million toward bus transit in the corridor, and House File 3441, which was described as highlighting the operating costs of light rail. Testimony from community leaders and residents emphasized concerns about displacement, business disruption, safety, and neighborhood impacts. Speakers said the project could require demolition of homes and businesses, reduce parking and traffic access on West Broadway, and harm a predominantly Black business district in North Minneapolis. Several compared the project to past rail impacts such as Rondo, and said bus rapid transit would be more flexible, less expensive, and better aligned with community needs. One speaker also raised concerns about the placement of stations and the effect on residents who rely on transit for work, shopping, and access to services. Representative Kristin Robbins and others framed the issue as a budget priority, saying Hennepin County should focus on transit options that cost less and on funding for HCMC, which they said faces a serious deficit. In response to questions, the bill supporters said the effort was bipartisan, that federal funding for the rail project was uncertain, and that the legislature should move money toward bus service now rather than wait for a future federal agreement. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the excerpt, but the members indicated they would continue making the case for the bills and follow up with the community.

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• block invoices. block invoices.
• I appreciate Senator Johnson group.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's designed to identify and block illegal cell phone usage. ...identify and block illegal cell phone
• Is this software going to block it out or is it going to monitor it?
• I used to turn block out because I was the person being blocked, so okay.
• And this group needs all the help they can get.
• And were there any other institutions or groups that are asking for a large increase outside of what

Summary: The committee first received a report on the executive protection detail, which was filed without questions. Members were then given a long advance list of House and Senate bills ready for consideration, followed by several amendment requests from agencies. The committee adopted amendments for the Auditor of State to increase special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and several other items including local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, and local law enforcement funding. It also held one amendment on House Bill 1034 and moved a Northwest Arkansas Community College cash fund increase tied to tornado-related campus repairs. The committee then considered a series of member amendments and appropriation items, including increases for the Public Defender Commission and deputy prosecuting attorneys to cover higher bar license fees, and a $12 million federal appropriation-only item. A lengthy discussion followed on a proposal from Senator Wallace and Representative Tosh to fund a pilot program for prison cell-phone detection/jamming technology at two correctional facilities. Sponsors and Department of Corrections officials said the system would target illegal contraband phones, would be procured through an RFP, and would be a two-year pilot; members raised questions about legality, cost, scope, data, and whether the department should use existing budget authority. The committee ultimately advanced the item by motion. The committee also took up an amendment from Senator Caldwell for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, seeking a $4 million appropriation increase. Testimony emphasized that the division’s extension offices and research functions are underfunded, that salaries are not competitive, and that the request would help with staffing and flexibility; other members questioned why the division needed more appropriation authority when it already had room under current limits and noted that the request exceeded the higher education board’s recommendation. The amendment was adopted after extended debate. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a $150 million increase to the homestead property tax credit, a $23,000 reallocation for the Insurance Department’s conference costs, $100,000 for property appraisal review work, $1.5 million for career and technical education professional development, $300,000 for DFA regulatory federal spending, $5 million for Inspector General fraud investigations, a consolidation of appraiser/abstractor/home inspector appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee readiness center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation for corrections capital projects that would add special language restricting use of the $73.7 million prison-expansion reappropriation. The committee also heard a summary of a supplemental appropriations package involving fund transfers for pregnancy resource centers, senior centers, assistance grants, used tires, and UAMS pregnancy/stroke programs.

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• It's designed to identify and block illegal cell phone usage.
• Is this software going to block it out, or is it going to monitor it?
• I used to turn block out because I was the person being blocked. So it is monitoring as well, yes.
• But it's always a possibility, and this group needs all the help they can get.
• And this group needs all the help they can get.

Summary: The committee first filed a report on the executive protection detail and then reviewed a long list of House and Senate bills that were ready for action, with members instructed to hold any items they wanted removed. The committee then took up several agency requests to amend bills: the Auditor of State’s request for a $370 increase for special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts’ requests for additional funding for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and requests tied to local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, emergency medical and law enforcement support, and Northwest Arkansas Community College tornado-related repairs. All of those amendments were adopted, and one amendment on House Bill 1034 was held over at Senator Johnson’s request. A major portion of the meeting focused on an amendment for the Department of Corrections to fund a pilot program using mobile technology to identify and disable illegal inmate cell phones at Varner and Cummins prisons. The bill sponsors and Corrections officials described the problem as a serious public safety issue, saying inmates use contraband phones for criminal activity, trafficking, scams, and outside coordination. Members asked about FCC rules, procurement, whether the system would jam or only identify phones, whether it would affect staff or nearby users, how quickly it would work, whether it would be a one-time or ongoing cost, and whether the department had existing budget authority. Officials said the proposal would require an RFP, that current funding was not available in the department’s budget, and that the technology would be a two-year pilot. The committee ultimately adopted the amendment and then gave the underlying bill a do-pass recommendation. The committee also considered an amendment for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, which sought a $4 million increase in appropriation authority. Senators discussed the division’s role in county extension offices, 4-H, research, and salary competitiveness, while others questioned why the division needed more appropriation room when it already had about $10 million in headroom and had requested a different funding level through higher education. Division representatives said the increase would help with salaries and provide flexibility for future funding, and Higher Education staff clarified the original request and recommendation amounts. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted the amendment and gave it a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a homestead property tax credit increase, insurance department conference travel, property appraisal analysis support, career and technical education professional development, regulatory and casino gaming appropriations, a new program integrity line for the Department of Inspector General, consolidation of licensing board appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee Readiness Center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation package for prison expansion that included special language limiting use of the funds. Members asked several questions about the prison reappropriation, including whether it still related to the earlier Calico Rock project and whether special language should be considered separately; the committee moved the governor’s letters forward for drafting and further action.

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• Representative Jay Block, thank you, Madam Chair.
• Jay Block, Senate District 12, southern Rio Rancho and northwest Albuquerque. Happy to be here.
• Senator Block: Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Secretary, Mr. Deputy Secretary.
• Just really kind of the way we grouped them, higher order functions to look at them.
• Facilitate that and be one of the blocks that may be a foundational building block of going forward with

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• We know that they want to complete that entire block to include that.
• Senator Block voting no. I vote 25 in the affirmative, 16 in the negative.
• Senator Block, thank you, Mr. President.
• President, Senator Block, that's outside the scope of this bill. Senator Block, thank you, Mr.
• Senator Block voting no. Senator Boone voting no. No. Senator Woods voting no.

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• Matching and block grants are the backbone of our operations.
• But since then, national groups have gotten on board and they've shifted their positions.
• But since then, national groups have gotten on board and they've shifted their positions.
• But since then, national groups have gotten on board and they've shifted their positions.
• But since then, national groups have gotten on board and they've shifted their positions.

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• They've been known to block fire hydrants and fire… Operations.
• They've been known to block fire hydrants and firehouse access.
• Currently, Jews as a group do not get Title VI protection.
• library blocked by chanting, go tigers, let's win tigers.
• We're an interfaith peace and civil liberties group.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Senator Block. Here. Senator Boone. Here. Senator Brant. Here. Senator Brantley. Here.
• The New Mexico Exchange Carrier Group Legislative Dinner is at the Bull Ring at 6:30 p.m.
• He recently served as the group leader for LANL's Statistical Sciences...
• Senator Jaramillo followed by Senator Block. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Thank you, Senator Block. We do have further debate. We have Senator Ramos. Mr.

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• You blocked it.
• You blocked it. So, if deliberate on it. You blocked it.
• <03:09:34.240> from Resolutions of inquiry were blocked from Resolutions of inquiry were blocked
• beautiful, they wouldn't have blocked beautiful, they wouldn't have blocked the<04:28:44.560>
• . group has partnered with Penn State, the group has partnered with Penn State, the National<05:36:46.638

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And it's an essential building block for kids as well.
• I will recognize members to offer and debate amendments in certain blocks of time.
• Medicare, and they're also talking about block granting Medicaid.
• Lost group: No. Mr. Chairman, the yeas are 9, the nays are 11. Thank you.
• Religious groups are now seeing decreased attendance in their congregations.

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• There are sometimes changes in both of those block grant amounts, but they are formula grants, and we
• Those programs are provided in group settings, so they're not individual education programs.
• But just to be clear and transparent, the block grant for TANF has not changed.”
• I believe it's a formula for the block grant that's applied to all 50 states.”
• It is driven by a block grant, and it is distributed.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• on this this this in this country group on this this this in this country group on this this this in
• think we got the Alabama me Media Group think we got the Alabama me Media Group group photographs now
• of many of our groups and our history of many of our groups and our history of many of our groups and
• the group everybody here know who the group is let's just tell it like who the group is let's just tell

Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• <02:33:44.240> the SNAP Act, which would block the SNAP Act, which would block the Republican
• leadership block over 800 amendments. leadership block over 800 amendments.
• They blocked 98 out of rejection rate.
• <04:37:34.639> from mugged at gunpoint several blocks from mugged at gunpoint several blocks

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They are with El Rito Group.
• Is Senator Block still in here? Yes, I saw you somewhere. You're up, Senator Block.
• Colonel Block, because he's old, probably had a clipboard as his tool.
• Thank you, Senator Block. Contribute so much, and we shouldn't take them for granted.
• So one thing, **Senator Block** [ID: member_11044], we did receive an amendment.

Bills: SB97, SB55, SB40, SB38, SB120, SB113, SB116, SB117, SB118

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• Go ahead, Representative Block. Chair Thompson, Representative Block, thank you for that question.
• We knew that when young people came into our system and they were referred to this group, group, we needed
• These groups are very impactful.
• The Cachette Dance Group is a group that worked with us in several programs in our children's court.
• The state Penn, a group of inmates formed a theatrical group made up of mainly gang members.

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• This will result in bullying an Ash Bradley: already marginalized group of human beings.
• I represent Haines Harbor Group Inc.
• House Bill 991 would block eligible voters from participating in elections.
• I was blocked along with 31,000 other Kansans eligible voters in 2014 from casting our ballot.
• So this bill will block others and have been litigated.

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• Representative Block. Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you all for being here.
• Representative Block. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Madam Secretary.
• Madam Chair, Representative Block, we're anticipating 90,000 losing coverage from that group.
• So have you, are there votes for certain groups, and do you know what those are?
• They're a good group.

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• Health, which might be on the chopping block through the appropriations process, was growing at a 10%
• There are other groups, these non-profit nursing homes.
• Back in January, we created what we're calling a Federal Fund Working Group, which has allowed us, the
• So it's been a really successful working group from some perspectives because it's allowed us to keep
• I would assume that we do, maybe within our budget group.

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• Leader Soroy yielded the remainder of his time in totality in that block; we're in the second block of
• Leader Soroy yielded the remainder of his time in totality in that block, we're in the second block of
• Speaker, we yield our time back in this block.
• Yield back the remaining time to this block.
• Time has expired in this block. Before we move on to the next block, we'll do some recognitions.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.