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• We've seen tremendous response to that and reduction."
• We've seen tremendous response to that and reduction."
• We've seen tremendous response to that and reduction."
• We've seen tremendous response to that and reduction."
• ><c> the</c><01:42:51.080><c> ownership</c> basically a reduction on the ownership basically a reduction

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The committee opened by taking roll for the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee and noting that 20 topics had been submitted for discussion, including one late addition. Members were asked to number the topics for reference, and the chair explained that each presenter should give a brief overview before the committee returned to the dais for questions and possible ranking or action. No votes were taken during the portion provided. The first topic was a request from the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming to have TRIP, a third-party transportation research organization, present a report on Wyoming’s highway system. The report is intended to identify transportation needs and 25 priority projects, and the committee generally supported hearing the report and methodology directly from TRIP. The next topic combined two similar railroad safety proposals. Representative Chestek described a bill addressing train length, wayside detectors, and track inspections, citing the East Palestine derailment and concerns about reduced inspection frequency. Committee members raised questions about federal preemption and enforcement authority; Chestek said states can be more protective of safety where federal rules leave gaps, and WYDOT said it would need additional expertise and staffing to administer such a program. No public testimony was offered on the railroad topic. The committee then heard two proposals from the Wyoming Military Department. One would study Tricare subsidies for mental health providers by comparing Tricare reimbursement rates with other insurers, gathering de-identified data on eligible members and provider participation, and then returning to the committee with findings before any legislative recommendation. Members discussed whether the issue might fit better in Labor, Health, and Social Services, but the military department said it believed the committee had a strong connection to the topic. The second military topic would study Service Group Life Insurance for state active duty, comparing state and federal death benefits for Guard members to identify any shortfalls. The committee also briefly discussed a VSO program review raised by Representative Neff, focusing on the number of veterans service officers and retention, but no action was taken in the excerpt.

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• There were some that had relatively very minimal reductions, and then some that would be 100%.
• We've had a 90% reduction in the past 30 years in the number of dairies.
• We've had a 90% reduction in the past 30 years in the number of dearies.
• When this project started, it looked like it was going to be that 30% reduction in water use.
• And then reading some statements that were made in prior committees about only requires 65% reduction

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Reduced our retirees' COLAs, increased contributions, delayed benefits, and increased reductions for
• Therefore, before they received their first COLA, they experienced a 20% reduction in the purchasing
• in the value of see a 30% reduction in the value of their<00:22:03.039><c> pensions</c><00:22:03.840
• Um, you've already heard about the reductions that were made, and those were real sacrifices.
• We went into the rooms, we negotiated these reductions.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• attention while also promoting emotional regulation,<01:06:13.680><c> stress</c><01:06:14.079><c> reduction
• , stress reduction, and social skills.<01:06:16.880><c> Our</c><01:06:17.039><c> capuna</c><01:06:17.599
• It also provides a substantial cost-of-living reduction.
• It also provides a substantial cost-of-living reduction.
• </c><02:06:16.639><c> in</c> substantial cost of living reduction in substantial cost of living reduction

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Nick Anderson: CGA has set a goal of a 50% reduction in utility damages over the next five years.
• CGA has set a goal of a 50% reduction in utility damages over the next five years.
• CGA has set a goal of a 50% reduction in utility damages over the next five years.
• CGA has set a goal of a 50% reduction in utility damages over the next five years.
• CGA has set a goal of a 50% reduction in utility damages over the next five years.

Bills: HF47, HF434, HF1503, HF1702

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF434, cervidae, deer, elk, moose, chronic wasting disease, CWD, wildlife importation, animal health, biosecurity, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA, USDA exhibitor, species survival plan

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• is requesting teacher housing construction funding with a state match of 198,000, a local match reduction

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• we have to resolve is whether Or not there's going to be the creation of a community risk special reduction

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• When you mentioned the reduction that took place in 2011, 2013, if I remember correctly, that was due
• </c><00:18:32.160><c> that</c> Um when you mentioned the reduction that Um when you mentioned the reduction
• I would appreciate similarly finding out what is the concurrent reduction in health costs.
• </c> uh reduction in health costs. uh reduction in health costs.
• </c><02:46:14.479><c> in</c><02:46:14.640><c> salt</c> years due to reductions in salt years due to reductions

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We did some uh reallocations and reductions in three different pots of money.
• and reductions in three different<02:33:22.560><c> part</c><02:33:22.880><c> pots</c><02:33:23.200><
• <02:57:25.279><c> and</c><02:57:25.880><c> reallocations</c><02:57:26.880><c> affecting</c> reductions
• that hundreds of additional reductions that hundreds of additional staff<02:57:38.880><c> layoffs</c
• </c> $30 million in in reductions. $30 million in in reductions.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• so-called American Rescue Plan, I think that's what y'all called it, and your so-called Inflation Reduction
• so-called American Rescue Plan, I think that's what y'all called it, and your so-called Inflation Reduction
• Why did you name a bill the Inflation Reduction Act?
• and then you turned around and passed the so-called inflation And passed the so-called inflation reduction
• Reduction Act and the pain that has come from that.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• . >> House Bill 20 1060, natural organic reduction human remains. >> Right up there with the end, DEATH
• Human remains natural reduction soil. He's piling it on. Literally, the act authorizes...
• abandoned naturally reduced remains if the remains are not claimed within 180 days after natural reduction
• ... ...container wherein natural reduction produces soil.
• And so you can't even start the reduction.

Keywords: 981, all

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• put this additional money into this quick action closing fund, have we named any direct project or reduction
• This is a reduction.
• This is a reduction. And in addition to inflation, and budget for them. This is a reduction.
• I believe the better path is direct relief: immediate tax reduction, not state-managed accumulation;
• Immediate tax reduction, not state-managed accumulation, simplicity, not set-asides, and transparency

Bills: SB1177, HB3705, SB1942, SB2026, SB1533, SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, received an invocation focused on grief and remembrance, and heard several special presentations recognizing a brave child, visiting groups, and multiple student-athlete teams and school groups in the galleries. The chamber also introduced the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. The main business was consideration of the Joint Committee report on Senate Bill 1177, the general appropriations bill, presented by Chairman Caldwell-Trey. Most of the floor time was spent on extended questions about the budget’s major features. Caldwell-Trey explained the bill as a largely flat or modestly increased budget that includes a $200 million transfer to a new sovereign wealth fund, $225 million in set-asides, a $12.5 million “dream accounts” program for newborns, and funding tied to teacher pay, education, workforce, public safety, agriculture, and health agencies. Members questioned the use of one-time funds for recurring expenses, the reduction in state contributions to the OPRS pension system, Medicaid assumptions, emergency management funding, veterans’ services, child care, school counselors, and the lack of funding for some requested items such as National Board Certified Teacher stipends and veterans’ facility maintenance. Caldwell-Trey defended the budget as transparent, early, and designed to preserve cash reserves while supporting core services. No final vote on the appropriations report is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The House also heard explanations that the limits bills would be run later in committee, and that the budget negotiations were still ongoing with the Senate and governor on some related items. The session ended with the queue closed after the budget questioning, and the transcript cuts off during additional remarks from Representative Timmons.

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• Unlocked cost and risk reduction...
• Unlocked cost and risk reduction... Okay. Unlock costs and risk reduction.
• So it wouldn't be a direct reduction enforced by any means.
• so I don't want to be too repetitive, but a lot of these different, the $13.4 million, 38% is a reduction
• The $13.4 million, 38% is a reduction in time that employees would see in time savings rather than spending

Summary: The committee received a series of informational reports from NDIT and DPI on major IT projects, cybersecurity, and the K-12 student information system transition. Justin Data reviewed the quarterly major project portfolio, noting 111 projects totaling about $542.8 million, generally under budget and slightly behind schedule overall. He highlighted three schedule-red projects: Bed Management System and Vital Records, both now complete and being closed out, and the Roadway Capital Planning Project, which is delayed due to vendor bug fixes after user testing. He also summarized new project startups, including the Attorney General’s Victim Notification System, HHS Medicaid correctional facilities data exchange, Highway Patrol’s motor carrier e-permit system, and additional RIMS work, and answered questions about project timing, funding, and whether work had begun on legislatively funded IT projects. Chris Gurgan, NDIT’s chief information security officer, reported on mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting under HB 1314. He said 77 incidents have been reported since August 2021, with 47 meeting the statutory definition of a cybersecurity incident; phishing remains the most common type, followed by email quarantine alerts, XDR detections, and malware. He emphasized that most incidents are resolved, but that timely reporting is critical for any chance of recovering funds in business email compromise or ransomware cases. He also described several notable incidents since the last report, including the PowerSchool breach, a SimpleHelp intrusion at a school district, a court intrusion, a WSUS vulnerability, a business email compromise at a K-12 district, and a recent ransomware report involving a non-state critical infrastructure entity. Members asked about smishing, MFA, conditional access, security awareness training, and recovery of lost funds; Gurgan said state systems use phishing-resistant MFA and conditional access, training is provided to state employees and offered to political subdivisions on an opt-in basis, and broader cybersecurity maturity assessments are underway. Craig Falkley gave brief reports on coordination with political subdivisions and higher education, including shared networking, cybersecurity, radio/911, PeopleSoft, and co-location services. He also explained distributed ledger technology as a tool for decentralized, secure data sharing, but said the state has limited use for it and would likely frame future reporting more broadly around emerging technologies. The committee then heard from Tony Ambrose of DPI on the statewide Infinite Campus implementation. He said district implementations are underway, but the project had to terminate its original data migration vendor for poor performance and replace it with Aurora Educational Technology, which had experience with a similar North Carolina migration. He also said DPI is moving special education data from Tynet into Infinite Campus, is still working through how to preserve e-transcripts and Choice Ready-type functionality after the PowerSchool transition, and is developing identity, authentication, and data-sharing arrangements for the summer cutover. Members raised concerns about procurement timing, summer school disruption, and whether some functions would be ready by July 1.

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• we add in the language amount may be recouped from a pharmacy if such an action would result in a reduction
• we add in the language amount may be recouped from a pharmacy if such an action would result in a reduction
• The fifth reform in this bill requires DCF to implement a statewide fraud reduction and payment accuracy
• We do have to do the fraud reduction for SNAP so that we don't lose the money.
• We do have to do the fraud reduction for SNAP so that we don't lose the money.

Bills: S0006, S0026, S0206, S0532, S0576, S1012, S1110, S1178, S1192, S1758, S1760, S7046, S7048

Keywords: child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived. The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.

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• to be a scam, and a lot of other people do in government now and scientists do, and the Inflation Reduction
• to be a scam, and a lot of other people do in government now and scientists do, and the Inflation Reduction
• we need to repeal and make some exceptions to this 2040 bill and, to the degree of the Inflation Reduction
• </c><00:47:09.119><c> act</c><00:47:09.400><c> send</c><00:47:09.640><c> the</c> the inflation reduction
• act send the the inflation reduction act send the money<00:47:10.000><c> back</c><00:47:10.160><c> to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to speak on the HHSC budget strategy D.2.2 as it pertains to substance abuse prevention and the reduction
• Agencies actively billing for Medicaid therapy went from 213 in 2017 to 142 in 2018, which was a reduction
• the increase in children's mental health funding, we are concerned about the proposed $99 million reduction
• I don't want to be quiet on this, but they said there has been significant progress made in the reduction
• And as I hear quite often here, prevention is a very good thing as far as cost reduction.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• His leadership has been marked by intelligence-driven crime reduction and a collaborative approach to
• Well, DOGE cut funding for a program called the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative, which provided
• Well, one such recipient of this grant from the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative was the Shawano
• Well, DOGE cut funding for a program called the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative, which provided
• Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative was<02:45:54.399><c

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Without legislative action, converting to an REH would result in a reduction in reimbursement without

Bills: SB6103

Keywords: rural healthcare, emergency services, hospital payments, state appropriation, public health, 904, all

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• CONSUMER SERVICES ON LINE SEVEN TO HOUSE REDUCES 60 POSITIONS VACANT OVER 90 DAYS AND SENATE HAS NO REDUCTIONS

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• There's a 10 basis point across-the-board reduction in interchange that's been negotiated, which will
• And there's an across-the-board reduction for large merchants in trying to bring them on board.

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The Special Legislative Commission studying the future of credit card payments and their impacts on small businesses held what leaders described as its last public hearing, though they said the commission would continue meeting to develop a report and recommendations. Chair Paul Feeney and other members noted the issue is complex and that they had sought testimony from a wide range of stakeholders before moving into a more deliberative phase. The commission adjourned after hearing from several in-person and virtual witnesses. Banking and card-industry witnesses, including the Massachusetts Bankers Association, the Card Coalition, the Electronic Payments Coalition, and others, argued that payment cards provide major benefits to consumers and merchants, including convenience, fraud protection, fast settlement, and broad access to electronic commerce. They warned that state-level changes to interchange rules could create a patchwork of conflicting requirements, disrupt global payment systems, and especially affect state-chartered community banks and small businesses. Several also said recent federal actions and litigation, including OCC and NCUA preemption rules and the Illinois interchange-fee litigation, have limited the practical reach of state laws. Restaurant, retail, and convenience-store witnesses pushed for relief from swipe fees, saying independent businesses operate on thin margins and pay fees on amounts that are not really their revenue, such as sales tax and gratuities. They urged transparency, the ability to surcharge, vendor compensation for tax collection, and limits on interchange or related fees. Some witnesses said merchants bear significant fraud and chargeback costs and that banks and card networks have not offered enough direct relief. Commissioners asked questions about surcharging, fee regulation, fraud, and whether industry should share more of the burden. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond adjourning the hearing.