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• To answer your question, there was a commander on the ship named Commander Lewis from Colebrook.
• To answer your question, there was a commander on the ship named Commander Lewis from Colebrook.
• commander on the ship named Commander commander on the ship named Commander Lewis<01:26:27.360><
• thought and he commanded commanded us he thought and he commanded commanded us he thought we<01:50
• We have an office if you want to hang out in our office or whatever space.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So we've got Colonel Andrew Morgan, Senior Commander, White Sands Missile Range.
• thing, his garrison commander.
• He's the senior commander, I'm the garrison commander.
• Chairman, do you have a school liaison officer? On the garrison? Yes, sir, Mr. Chair.
• Representative Block, we do have a school liaison officer.

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• We're happy to continue to do that with the mayor's office.
• We haven't heard from the Governor's office either on this, and from the command of the Guard as well
• It creates a centralized office within the Attorney General's office to review cold cases unresolved
• The Suffolk DA's office They rarely intend on prosecuting.
• As registers, we manage the office and its expenses.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. Representative David Linsky supported HB 3383, which would designate the song “Roadrunner” as the official rock song of Massachusetts, describing its Boston roots and cultural significance. Representative Sean Garberle supported HB 3335 on public access to historical records, arguing that records from state institutions should be released after 75 years and that families and researchers should be able to identify people buried in unmarked graves at former state institutions. Representative Rodney Elliott and Lowell officials supported HB 4138, authorizing easements for a Lowell sewer separation project; they said the project is needed for Clean Water Act compliance, will reduce combined sewer overflows into the Merrimack River, and must proceed quickly to meet SRF and consent-decree timelines. Committee members asked about Article 97, the location and scope of the easement, environmental justice impacts, and minority/small business participation in construction. The committee also heard extensive testimony on Senate 2183 and its House companion, which would elevate the Massachusetts National Guard to a cabinet-level position reporting directly to the Governor. Senators Mike Moore and John Velis, along with the National Guard Association’s Matthew McKenna, argued the change would reduce bureaucracy, improve communication and readiness, and reflect the Guard’s broad domestic and military missions. Velis cited the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home tragedy as an example of a breakdown in communication, while committee members said they wanted more information, including input from the Governor’s office and Guard leadership, before acting. The committee noted the distinction between state-controlled and federalized Guard missions and said it would continue reviewing the issue. Senator Liz Miranda and a large panel of survivors, advocates, and Northeastern law students testified in support of S. 2174 and S. 2177, which would create an office and task force on unsolved homicides, allow families to petition for case review after three years, require written responses, and establish a tip line, database, and dedicated funding. Witnesses described long-standing lack of communication, low clearance rates, and the disproportionate impact on Black and Brown communities. Senator Becca Rausch also testified on S. 2210, extending public records law to the governor and Legislature, and S. 2207, creating stronger information-governance and records-retention standards; she said both would improve transparency and reduce waste. The transcript does not reflect any votes taken during the hearing, though chairs repeatedly indicated support for moving some bills favorably and said the committee would continue reviewing the National Guard proposal.

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• We have the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Governor, and then we have folks from the
• Additionally, the governor's office works closely with the Attorney General's office when agencies are
• and to inform the Governor's Office.
• And so we appreciate the efforts of the legislature, the Attorney General's office, and governor's office
• I want to thank you all as well as the representatives from the Office of the Attorney General and Office

Summary: The Tribal Relations Committee held a work session on the Keep Washington Working Act, hearing first from the Office of the Attorney General, then the Office of the Governor, and finally advocates from the ACLU of Washington, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and One America. The Attorney General’s office described the 2019 bipartisan law as limiting state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, emphasizing minimal data collection, privacy protections, definitions in the statute, model policies for agencies, and the role of court orders and federal funding exceptions. Committee members asked about consistency in legal guidance, possible federal challenges, and whether the law has been litigated in Washington or elsewhere; the office said it has not been challenged in Washington and cited similar laws in other states that have been upheld or dismissed in litigation. The governor’s office said the administration is implementing the law across agencies through case-by-case review of data-sharing requests, coordination with the Attorney General and privacy officials, and a new executive order creating an immigration sub-cabinet to improve agency coordination and community input. Officials said the state will continue to protect immigrant communities, avoid using state resources for civil immigration enforcement, and comply with federal funding requirements where necessary, citing Medicaid and other programs as examples. They also discussed recent court rulings in Washington that blocked federal grant conditions tied to immigration enforcement and said agencies are being trained to review data privacy and sharing practices. Advocates argued that Keep Washington Working is grounded in anti-commandeering principles and is meant to ensure state resources are used for state purposes, not federal immigration enforcement. They said the law helps immigrant communities trust police, schools, and public services, but warned that data sharing and aggressive federal enforcement are eroding that trust and harming families. The panelists described cases involving alleged unlawful local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, family separation, detention, and due process concerns, and suggested possible improvements such as stronger enforcement mechanisms, a private right of action, and broader limits on data sharing. No votes or formal actions were taken; the committee closed the hearing after members thanked the presenters and invited follow-up on implementation issues and potential legislative changes.

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• Eastland to the front office, but he was monitoring the weather from the front office.
• They run to the front office down the road, into the front office, to ask for assistance and to tell
• Stay put, I am at the office." "Stay put, I am at the office." That can be a real serious problem.
• But incident command could have. But incident command could have.
• A total lack of incident command. The death note. A little lack of incident command.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Well, the officers involved, they lost their jobs as officers, but they never did any time in jail.
• Well, the officers involved, they lost their jobs as officers, but they never did any time in jail.
• Those area commands that have touchpoints with tribal communities, the commanders, the leadership, the
• Those area commands that have touch points with tribal communities, the commanders, the leadership, the
• That's where every commander comes from... in September at our all commanders training conference.

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an informational hearing on the state’s response to the missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP) crisis, with an added focus on foster youth and child welfare. Opening remarks from the chair and members emphasized that California has made some progress through the Feather Alert, DOJ coordination, grant funding, and MMIP summits, but that the crisis remains severe and requires ongoing, not one-time, investment. Members repeatedly noted the need for stronger statewide coordination, better data, and more consistent attention to tribal communities and foster youth. Tribal leaders described the crisis as rooted in jurisdictional gaps, poor data collection, and lack of urgency from law enforcement. Witnesses from Hamul, Chachancey, Tahon, Yurok, and Hoopa tribes shared personal accounts of missing and murdered relatives, criticized inconsistent responses, and called for regional response agreements, direct tribal access to data, sustained funding, and clearer law enforcement protocols in Public Law 280 settings. Several leaders said Feather Alert and state grants have helped build infrastructure and partnerships, but stressed that trust-building, training, and accountability are still uneven across the state. The second panel featured the California Highway Patrol and the Department of Justice’s Office of Native American Affairs, both of which reported on implementation improvements. CHP said it has tightened Feather Alert practices, increased activations, improved outreach and training, appointed a tribal liaison, and expanded human trafficking training. DOJ described work under AB 3099 and AB 1334, including a Public Law 280 advisory council, improved crime reporting and data systems, MMIP outreach, and a tribal police pilot program with the Yurok Tribe. Members also raised the need to better support tribal courts and ensure protection orders are enforced. The final panel focused on foster youth as part of the MMIP crisis. Advocates from Pitt River, the California Tribal Families Coalition, and Coyote Valley said Native children are disproportionately represented in foster care and are at heightened risk of going missing or being exploited. They argued that foster care, trafficking, poverty, housing instability, and historical trauma are all connected to MMIP, and called for stronger ICWA implementation, culturally grounded services, better coordination with social workers and law enforcement, and immediate use of Feather Alert when Native children are missing. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with continued calls for legislative, budgetary, and policy action.

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• Uh, this is the Ten Commandments bill. It is.
• principles which our country was founded concerning, including the Ten Commandments as being one of
• And I worked with our governor's office, with many others, to try to get a good solid bill that would
• principles which our country was founded concerning, including the Ten Commandments as being one of
• And I worked with our governor's office, with many others, to try to get a good solid bill that would

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <00:12:34.600> locations have four and then our office locations have four and then our office
• office support staff.
• The Military Order of the Purple Heart commander is David Bellis, and the department commander of the
• The Military Order of the Purple Heart commander is David Bellis, and the department commander of the
• The Military Order of the Purple Heart commander is David Bellis, and the department commander of the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee held its first hearing of the session and began with introductions from members and staff, many of whom shared personal or family connections to military service. The chair emphasized that the committee would work respectfully and invited members to raise concerns directly. No votes or formal actions were taken during the opening portion of the meeting. The main substantive item was an overview presentation from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Commissioner Brad Lindsay described the agency’s mission, statewide footprint, and strategic goals, noting Minnesota has more than 286,000 veterans and that MDVA serves veterans in all 87 counties. He outlined the department’s structure, including eight veterans homes, four state veterans cemeteries, tribal and campus outreach, and the agency’s focus on seamless support, awareness of programs, stewardship of resources, and workforce retention. Deputy Commissioner Ben Johnson then detailed the Programs and Services Division, including federal VA claims assistance, veterans employment and education support, state veterans cemeteries and memorial affairs, the State Soldiers Assistance Program, homelessness prevention, tribal veteran service officers, women veterans services, the Minnesota GI Bill, licensing and certification assistance, the state approving agency, veterans preference, emergency assistance, the LinkVet line, and the Minnesota Service Core partnership with Lutheran Social Services. He also noted the agency’s work on food insecurity and burial services. The presentation was informational only, with no committee action reported.

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• I offer special thanks to our honorary commanders.
• I'd like to thank my commander-in-chief I'd like to thank my commander-in-chief throughout<00:03
• These are our established commanders.
• Diego was born in Ecuador, where he served as an officer in their military.
• is federally funded and federally commanded.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The caucus of the whole was held as the annual State of the Guard address, featuring Adjutant General Gregory Knight’s remarks to legislators and guests. Knight said this would likely be his final address before retirement and thanked Gold Star families, military survivors, Governor Phil Scott, honorary commanders, legislative leaders, his family, and many Guard and community partners. He emphasized that the Vermont National Guard is a civic institution, not just a military force, and said its strength depends on a strong relationship with the legislature. Knight reviewed several priorities and accomplishments, including regular transparency updates to the governor, legislature, congressional delegation, and force; the creation of the Vermont National Guard and Veterans Caucus; and legislation supporting education, workforce development, benefits, and service members’ families. He highlighted recruiting and retention efforts, including the Prime employer partnership program, which he said now has 40 employer partners and 24 more pending, and argued that Vermont can attract and retain service members by connecting military experience to civilian jobs and education opportunities. He also discussed organizational climate improvements, mental health and prevention staffing, and the need for more providers who accept military patients and Tricare, noting the Howard Center and other health centers are expanding military and veteran care. The address also covered the Guard’s broader role in emergency response, citizenship, diversity, and international partnerships. Knight described recent deployments and state responses to COVID-19, flooding, and other emergencies, explained Guard duty statuses and called for congressional reform to simplify them, and outlined state partnership work with Austria, North Macedonia, and Senegal, as well as related educational and economic initiatives. He recognized numerous Guard members, recruiters, fiscal staff, media partners, and outside collaborators for their contributions. No votes were taken. The meeting concluded with Speaker recognition of Knight’s service and an announcement that the caucus had ended and the House would gavel in shortly afterward.

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• Thank you. networks and national commanders. networks and national commanders.
• I'm the Department Commander for the DAV of Minnesota and vice chair of the Commanders Task Force.
• I'm the Department Commander for the DAV of Minnesota and vice chair of the Commanders Task Force.
• We're here today asking that the Commanders Task Force be formalized.
• We allowed county veteran service officers greater access to county records to serve their veteran clients

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The San Antonio Office of Emergency Management falls under my command, and it is staffed with fire department
• We set up immediately in the sheriff's office, but we did have a command center at Faith Academy on the
• Was that the EOCC or at the Incident Command? It was the Incident Command.
• The Incident Command.
• Consford established the incident command based out of the Kerrville administration office, located exactly

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions. The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood. Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.

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• Dick has been at the front office.
• Eastland to the front office, but he was monitoring the weather from the front office, and he radios
• So they run to the front office down the road, into the front office, to ask for assistance and to tell
• There was nobody truly setting up a command post and making There was nobody truly setting up a command
• A total lack of incident command.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It changes it to commanding officers can reduce the rank of V7 or below is that correct?
• Is it in the bill that commanding officers can reduce the rank of an enlisted? Is that correct?
• What I would say is I would not want to tie the commanding officers or the recruiting ability to pull
• I've had an 01 as a commander.
• Terrible commander, should not, have been a commander, but they were a commander.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• Um, I want to note that this bill is supported by the commander task force.
• Um, I want to note that this bill is supported by the commander task force.
• task force. supported by the commander task force.
• <00:10:03.360> of commander for the Department of commander for the Department of Minnesota
• As a commander of the veteran.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Texas Commanders Council, as I mentioned, is all the installation commanders, they put list of four
• I'm a retired police officer, law enforcement officer, started in corrections with a almost 24 years,
• any younger in office.
• So an agency needed a field training officer course, FTO course, to go teach the officer how to teach
• Well, and part of it is the mental game of that, and I'm a mother of a police officer. officer.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Here, the Space Force launched its inaugural officer training course.
• We are also at a retention rate of 96 percent across our force, both officer and enlisted.
• So we're actively doing that across our recruiting commands. Thank you, Admiral.
• So, the communities that provide our officer recruiters have increased the quality of those commanding
• officers that go to recruit and command the Commodores that oversee them.

Keywords: NDAA, military recruitment, personnel readiness, testimony, military leaders

Summary: The committee meeting focused on pressing issues related to the U.S. military's recruitment and personnel strategies, especially in light of the upcoming NDAA for fiscal year 2026. Chairperson expressed appreciation for the service of witnesses including senior military leaders from different branches, emphasizing the importance of personnel as the backbone of national defense. Discussions revealed concerns regarding the recent lowering of recruitment standards across military branches, which could potentially affect the quality of service members and long-term military readiness. Witnesses were asked to address the implications of these changes on military health and efficiency.

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• The San Antonio Emergency, I mean, Office of Emergency Management. falls under my command.
• We set up immediately in the sheriff's office but we We did have a command center, Faith Academy, on
• or at the incident command? It was the incident command. So we asked them on Monday.
• offices.
• Consford established the incident command based out of Kerrville administration office located exactly

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• During that time, he was unable to fulfill the duties of his office, not because he was convicted of
• We're not acting on that, we're, and by the way, I have spoken with the governor's office about that
• House Bill 150 establishes the Texas Cyber Command.
• The Cyber Command is composed of three primary elements.
• So I think that they are well equipped to be at least a part of this new Cyber Command. Thank you.

Bills: HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB2143, HJR2, HB147, HJR6, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

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• Pat went on to serve with the Lanka- G PPd officer all the way to assistant chief.
• Central Command during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Mr.
• Ramirez also served as the Deputy Division Commander for the 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of
• Director for the US European Command in Germany.
• Corps commander, and the first Hispanic Yale leader.

Bills: HR34, HR36, HR38, HR39, HR41, HR42, HR43, HR67, HR68, HR73, HR77, HR81, HR104, HR166, HR201, HR202, HR223, HR226, HR233, HR234, HR246, HR264, HR266, HR268, HR271, HR280, HR282, HR286, HR291, HR292, HR296, HR298, HR319, HR326, HR329, HR348, HR354, HR373, HR376, HR381, HR385, HR386, HR387, HR391, HR394, HR395, HR396, HR399, HR400, HR402, HR403, HR404, HR408, HR409, HR410, HR413, HR414, HR417, HR418, HR419, HR422, HR424, HR429, HR435, HR439, HR440, HR22, HR88, HR94, HR136, HR194, HR231, HR302, HR397, HR416, HR420, HR421, HR423, HR430, HR431

Keywords: Ramadan, Islam, Muslim community, spiritual observance, cultural recognition, Eid al-Fitr, celebration, Texas legislation, Mother's Day, family, women, honor, Father's Day, gratefulness, recognition, Diwali, festival of lights, Hinduism, unity, Veterans Day

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• Command Sergeant Major Jared English, Command Sergeant Major Jessica English Hudson, English is a dependent
• Gina Olivius is the school liaison officer.
• He's the commander of the 72nd Air Base Wing.
• Command Sergeant Major Christopher Rett is the command chief at the 72nd Air Base Wing. Mr.
• Command Master Sergeant Etty Chief Officer Corey Irwin.

Bills: SR31, SB2060, SB2184, HB1371, HB1411, HB1933, HB2361, HB2398, HB2893, HB3006, HB3044, HB3127, HB3322, HB3147, HB1276, HB3472, HB3522, HB3704, HB4303, HB4319

Keywords: military, children, resilience, Purple Up!, military families, master development district, improvement district, public improvements, infrastructure financing, special assessments, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, oil and gas, mineral rights, proceeds, royalties, escrow account