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• income of families that are on fixed income disability<00:10:36.399> Social<00:10:36.800> Security
• <00:10:37.560> single<00:10:37.959> moms disability Social Security single moms disability
• Social Security single moms single<00:10:39.079> dads<00:10:39.639> all<00:10:39.839><
• /c><00:10:49.519> finances Of our rent, take control of our finances, and be able to live securely

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• are in the orchestra and all the other people behind the scenes, this will bring job stability and security
• 00:14:42.160> job<00:14:42.440> stability<00:14:42.920> and<00:14:43.079> security
• <00:14:43.880> for bring job stability and security for bring job stability and security for

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Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts met on March 14, 2025, and heard two measures. On SB 441 SD1, relating to the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, the committee received strong support from the orchestra, the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi, IATSE Local 665, and an in-person testifier, with testimony emphasizing statewide access to music, education and community programming, cultural value, economic impact, and job stability for musicians and staff. The Attorney General’s office offered comments and suggested language related to the State Endowment Fund. Committee members asked about how the funding would be used, the orchestra’s reach, and its history; the orchestra said it preferred direct operating support and described its audience and employment footprint, neighbor-island outreach, and plans to expand season length and education programs. The committee then heard SB 1581 SD1, relating to the Hawaiʻi Japan Pacific Peace Monument. No testifier from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts was present, and no one testified on Zoom. With no discussion from witnesses, the measure was briefly taken up and later advanced. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments to SB 441 SD1, including a preamble describing legislative intent and the orchestra’s history, references to the State of Hawaiʻi endowment fund and statewide public benefits, and language ensuring the funds support statewide purposes and neighbor-island access to music and educational opportunities. The committee also added a deferral date of July 1, 3000 and technical amendments, then voted to pass the measure with amendments. SB 1581 SD1 was also passed forward with amendments, including a July 1, 3000 deferral date and technical changes, and the meeting adjourned.

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• exceed the amount in the CRTF, TWIA It is authorized to borrow up to $1 billion by issuing public securities
• The first 500 million of public securities are backed by TWA policyholder premiums.
• billion to pay claims. must purchase reinsurance to meet the total funding we are required by law to secure
• In the past, we were able to pay public securities or repay them over several years through our ordinary

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• protecting vital medical, mental health and rehabilitative programs and maintain the safety and security
• option doesn't require because that will generally be applied in no man's land, so it's outside of the secure
• Kern Valley is 180s, it's a high security institution.
• We also need to match the security level.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• SCIENCE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREES TRAINING FOR A SPECIFIC OCCUPATION SO YOU MIGHT THINK OF CYBER SECURITY
• THIS PROGRAM AND THIS IS OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD AND IT REALLY IS IMPACTING MANUFACTURING HOMELAND SECURITY
• AND JOIN MY COLLEAGUE IN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A 90 PERCENT NURSING GRADUATE SECURE EMPLOYMENT WITHIN
• MOST RECENTLY OUR LBM PROGRAM SUCCESS HELP TO SECURE THE PIPELINE GRANT WHICH ENABLED US TO HIRE FIVE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Good union jobs that provide family-supporting wages, health care, and security for thousands of workers
• They came here as immigrants, seeking a better life, the freedom, security, and safety that this nation
• They came here as immigrants, seeking a better life, the freedom, security, and safety that this nation
• that's not even enough to purchase many reliable vehicles, let alone provide long-term financial security
• While we were able to secure $39 million for care coordination and navigators to soften this transition

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• it possible after a multi-jurisdictional public-private partnership and coalition came together to secure
• it possible after a multi-jurisdictional public-private partnership and coalition came together to secure
• I know there's envisioned significant funding for security for FIFA, and I'm not aware of all the details
• I'm sure the next steps would be trying to secure funding, so there are some foundations that we've created
• Do you have an idea of how much you would need to secure to continue where you left off?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on the impact of recent federal policy and budget actions on Massachusetts libraries, humanities organizations, arts institutions, and tourism. Testimony from library leaders described the loss or jeopardy of Institute of Museum and Library Services funding, including statewide databases, local grants, staff positions, E-rate/hotspot support, and digital equity programs. Witnesses said the cuts have already forced reductions in services, canceled grants and workshops, and in some cases left schools, students, job seekers, and low-income patrons without access to key resources. Members of the committee asked for lists of affected communities and databases, and several witnesses said they would provide additional written detail. Arts and humanities witnesses said federal terminations from the NEA, NEH, and IMLS have hit organizations across the Commonwealth, including Mass Cultural Council, Mass Humanities, Mass MoCA, and local museums and historical societies. They described canceled or rescinded grants, layoffs, reduced programming, and a chilling effect on future applications and on artistic and scholarly work, especially where federal awards had already been matched with local or private funds. Several speakers also raised concerns about executive-branch DEI conditions attached to funding and about book challenges and book banning, saying these trends threaten intellectual freedom and public access to culture and history. Committee members emphasized the economic importance of the sector and the need to publicize the impacts. Tourism officials from Meet Boston and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism testified that federal cuts and broader geopolitical and tariff issues are hurting international visitation, especially from Canada and Western Europe, and could affect major upcoming events such as the 2026 World Cup and Sail Boston. They said reduced funding for Brand USA and Discover New England will weaken long-term marketing efforts and international partnerships, with downstream effects on hotel tax revenue, jobs, and workforce recruitment. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with members mainly asking questions and requesting follow-up written testimony and data.

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• Second: can we safely and securely convey votes via the internet?
• But when I dived into a remote solution, security for votes was not there.
• And now you've heard from Dave Bernstein, security tech has caught up.
• But when I dived into a remote solution, security for votes was not there.
• And now you've heard from Dave Bernstein, security tech has caught up.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a hybrid hearing on bills related to land use, zoning, permitting, municipal governance, and homelessness. Early testimony focused on a home rule petition for Ipswich to remove a residency requirement for a town manager, with supporters saying it would broaden the applicant pool and help fill a vacant permanent manager position. Another panel backed legislation to change the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s governance so ratepayers in surrounding communities would have representation, arguing the current board structure leaves many users without a voice in rate-setting and capital decisions. Several housing and zoning bills drew testimony. Senator Keenan and the Home Builders and Remodelers Association supported a bill to toll the one-year period for acting on a variance while an appeal is pending, saying appeals should not consume the time needed to implement approved projects. Representative Murray and the Real Estate Bar Association also testified on broader zoning reforms, including changes to undersized lots, merger rules, hearing deadlines, appeals, and variance standards; they argued the proposals would reduce delay and uncertainty and help housing production. Committee members questioned whether shifting zoning appeals from de novo to closed-record review would limit new evidence, and the witnesses said the change would speed cases while preserving limited opportunities to supplement the record. The committee also heard testimony on bills to end the criminalization of homelessness. Representatives, advocates, and shelter organizations said local camping bans and fines are counterproductive, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision, and urged a statewide response centered on housing and public health rather than punishment. Other municipal bills included remote participation in open town meetings for Wayland and a statewide local option, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett charter changes, and Cambridge’s request to use automated parking enforcement and mail parking tickets. The hearing also included testimony supporting fairground zoning flexibility, a Shrewsbury solar siting bill, and an Inspector General bill clarifying county land disposition procedures by requiring written notice to DCAM and a defined response period. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Thank you to the chairs and members of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security for
• present in the courthouse, and allowing ICE to use state and local facilities like parking lots and secure
• We are joined by the former House Chair of Public Safety and Homeland Security and current leader in
• with federal officers is restricted, he said, the opportunity is lost for orderly coordination in secure
• It will help ensure that those who have already endured so much are able to live with dignity, security

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.

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• 65 ensures families do not face the impossible choice between caring for a newborn and financial security
• 65 ensures families do not face the impossible choice between caring for a newborn and financial security
• the success of the program, by codifying the program, we hope that our future funding will be more secure
• even more essential now as a supplement to the recently canceled decades-old USDA household food security
• students stay safe online by teaching them how to protect their sensitive personal data from modern security

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• cybersecurity, to pay for that because you all just passed a bill to make sure that we are cyber secure
• So now that I'm chairman of Homeland Security and chairman of Senate and Governmental Affairs, there's
• But we went down, as chairman of Homeland Security, I attended a meeting down with one of the bureaus
• Again, securing a top secret clearance there, and just overall engaging in our everyday normal work in
• opportunity to serve as a mother, so you know how important that role is in terms of safety and security

Summary: The committee first approved the May 20 minutes and then advanced HCR 95, which would create a more uniform tax base for future state and local tax exemptions and credits, requiring a two-thirds vote of both chambers to deviate from that uniformity. HB 648 was deferred by the author. HB 1049, dealing with public meeting procedures and notice requirements, was amended after discussion with the Police Jury Association, school boards, and local government groups; the amendments removed a requirement for a lawyer at every meeting and clarified notice and posting language, and the bill was reported with amendments despite opposition from local government associations and the City of Baker. The committee then heard HB 615, which would expand livestreaming and two-year archiving requirements to more public bodies, including non-elected boards and commissions with taxing or rulemaking authority. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure, while local government and association witnesses argued it would impose an unfunded mandate, especially on small volunteer boards, and raised concerns about costs, staffing, record retention, and reliance on social media platforms. The bill was not advanced. HB 1201, as amended, would provide legislators reimbursement for travel and limited out-of-session expenses, including housing and mileage, beginning with the next term; members discussed the need to make public service more financially feasible and to broaden who can afford to serve. The committee reported HB 1201 with amendments. The committee also considered two constitutional convention-related bills. HB 244 would set guardrails for any future convention by capping delegates at 144, specifying delegate selection, requiring a two-thirds delegate vote to send proposals to voters, and requiring both a majority of voters and approval by three-fourths of the parishes for ratification; after debate over whether the parish threshold was too high, the bill was reported favorably on a roll call vote. HB 4, as amended, was narrowed to require the Senate and House Governmental Affairs committees to meet in the off-season to discuss the mechanics of a possible convention, but members viewed it as more of a study resolution than binding legislation, and the committee voted to keep it in committee. The meeting then moved to confirmation hearings. Courtney Myers, nominated for Deputy Secretary for the Office of Juvenile Justice, and Ernest Jacob Reade Jr., nominated as Assistant Secretary, testified about their backgrounds and priorities, emphasizing juvenile rehabilitation, education and vocational programming, mental health services, credible messengers, family contact, and better communication with legislators and families. Nathan McBride, nominated as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, testified about his engineering and government affairs background and said he would focus on legislative work, waste tire management, permitting modernization, and constituent service.

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• through it, it'll allow the department to enter into agreements or contracts to reimburse for the security
• <00:15:18.560> examination reimburse for the security examination reimburse for the security
• given this very simple bill that permits the department to not only reimburse for the detention or security
• given this very simple bill, that permits the department to not only reimburse for the detention or security
• That permits the department to not only reimburse for the detention or security of these inmates, but

Bills: SF0010, SF0005

Keywords: mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, bankruptcy, hospital, county, healthcare, financial stability, 916, all

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• It's a national security imperative that we provide that sort of energy resilience and security for our
• But we also secured in that time there meetings with Fujitsu, which have resulted in an agreement with
• Treasurer's Office is your liquidity and based on NMSA we are only allowed to invest in short-term securities
• Short-term securities include treasuries, agencies, mortgage-backed securities, commercial paper, A1,
• required second review, some trade packets are not complete and are missing information such as a security

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• And we had the largest collection of high security clearance archaeologists I've ever seen, because they
• Your support in the upcoming special session to secure the one-time appropriation needed to shore up
• Your sponsorship of bills would secure these necessary levels of regular recurring funding were critical
• When a better answer is smart justice, which stabilizes especially small communities, it brings security
• Quintana went through his projects, we've secured 330.5 million. 330 million.

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• <00:21:25.760> So, obtain and maintain secure housing.
• So, obtain and maintain secure housing.
• And I have a provision within the bill that provides food security for some of the people in greater.
• 00:32:53.519> provides<00:32:54.320> um<00:32:55.039> food<00:32:55.760> security
• the bill that provides um food security the bill that provides um food security for<00:32:56.799

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In fact, it is taking away economic security from the educators and the workers who do just that.
• It will strip the lowest-paid workers of the security and access to unemployment insurance that every
• Paraprofessionals and educational assistants heard you brush off their economic security and I quote
• We are not going to leave workers behind, and we certainly Aren't going to roll back economic security
• We should ensure more economic security for all workers, not less.

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• And so just putting regulation on them to ensure the security and privacy of people that are in the foster
• This leaves out residential treatment facilities, group homes, homeless shelters, and other non-secure
• These children are just as vulnerable and valuable as the ones in the secure facilities.
• for staff, volunteers, as well as contractors that will be in contact with juveniles in these non-secure
• All juveniles deserve the same protections regardless of being in a secured facility or a non-secured

Bills: HB 2646, HB 3941, HB 5153, HB 5155, HB 5394, HB 1106, HB 426, HB 4529, HB 3984, HB 4273, HB 1097, HB 3940, HB 1941, HB 4377, HB 3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• www.filmandtv.com www.filmandtv.com What we are here to discuss today is protecting our legacy and securing
• Data shows tax incentives play a significant role in influencing which jurisdictions secure investments
• have a rich history with this industry and we look forward to having continued discussions about securing
• Jobs that provide stability, security, and a future. Many members haven't worked in two years.
• The best way to help them rebuild is by securing more employment for them. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• requirement to prove monetary injuries, and I think of this in terms of more like privacy or cyber security
• <00:12:41.399> or<00:12:41.600> or<00:12:41.760> cyber<00:12:42.160> security
• <00:12:42.519> where like privacy or or cyber security where like privacy or or cyber security
• Going to school, securing quality affordable child care for my children, and meeting our family's basic
• And every night Sharon was surviving on about $2,100 a month with Social Security and a small pension

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > and<00:14:42.480> fraud<00:14:43.160> it's<00:14:43.360> not cyber security
• theft and fraud it's not cyber security theft and fraud it's not solely<00:14:43.959> about<00
• hindered, but peace officers and a variety of investigators with the skill sets—the criminal cyber security
• the skill sets the the<00:31:48.840> criminal<00:31:49.320> cyber<00:31:49.679> security
• <00:31:50.279> right the criminal cyber security right the criminal cyber security right forensic

Keywords: 1187, senate, all