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• They pollute, they generate a lot of waste, they don't create many jobs.
• A senator told me just recently that he wants to get rid of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• We're ignoring the real waste in our state while we're cutting services that are essential to everyday
• Rio Nuevo is not a waste... Taking it away is irresponsible.
• Rio Nuevo is not a waste, and it is a return on investment. This model grows the tax base.

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• Minnesotans can look forward to new measures that will strengthen election integrity and reduce government waste
• Minnesotans can look forward to new measures that will strengthen election integrity and reduce government waste
• Minnesotans can look forward to new measures that will strengthen election integrity and reduce government waste
• Minnesotans can look forward to new measures that will strengthen election integrity and reduce government waste
• Minnesotans can look forward to new measures that will strengthen election integrity and reduce government waste

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We fully support efforts to reduce waste of taxpayer dollars and to create policies that would punish
• And other stakeholders in the effort to address wasteful spending.
• Hicks commented on, He said that he understood that we had to go after wasteful spending.
• There is nothing in this bill that suggests that any money is being wasted.
• We're trying very hard to address that, but I wouldn't call that wasteful spending.

Summary: The committee first heard the Pre-K-12 education budget proposal for fiscal year 2025-26 and voted to adopt it as the committee’s recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The proposed $34.7 billion budget includes increases for the FEFP, Family Empowerment Scholarships, VPK, school safety, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, school hardening, Jewish day school security, and an education enrollment stabilization fund. Members asked no questions on the budget before it was advanced, and staff was authorized to make technical corrections. The committee then passed CS/SB 1402, which expands eligibility for dropout retrieval services to any individual who has withdrawn from high school and clarifies how school grades are calculated for virtual instruction providers that offer only dropout retrieval services. An amendment to clarify the grading calculation was adopted without objection, and the bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also took up SPB 7030, a comprehensive scholarship-program bill sponsored by Senator Gates, which would separate Family Empowerment Scholarship funding as its own categorical, expand the education stabilization fund, create fall and spring application windows, require a single scholarship application and more documentation, assign student IDs, change payments to a monthly schedule, require background checks for paid instructional providers, mandate annual FTE audits by the Auditor General, and standardize reimbursement and eligibility procedures. After extensive discussion and public testimony, the bill was adopted as a committee bill and reported favorably, with Senator Osgood voting no. Finally, the committee considered CS/SB 508, which requires private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose in writing what accommodations, modifications, and services they will provide for students with existing plans such as IEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans. An amendment was adopted to require public schools to consult with private schools about equitable services, and the bill was reported favorably. Public testimony included support from parent-choice advocates and concerns from private-school representatives about administrative burden and the scope of the required disclosures. The meeting concluded after the final roll call votes and adjournment motion.

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• We fully support efforts to reduce waste of taxpayer dollars and to create policies that would punish
• And other stakeholders in the effort to address wasteful spending.
• He said that he understood that we had to go after wasteful spending.
• There is nothing in this bill that suggests that any money is being wasted.
• So we’re trying very hard to address that, but I wouldn’t call that wasteful spending.

Summary: The committee first heard the proposed Pre-K-12 education budget for fiscal year 2025-26, totaling $34.7 billion. The chair highlighted major increases for the FEFP, including $29.6 billion for public schools and K-12 scholarships, a $984 million year-over-year increase, along with higher per-FTE funding, $4 billion for the Family Empowerment Scholarship, $431.4 million for VPK, funding for school safety, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, school hardening, Jewish day school security, and an education enrollment stabilization fund. With no public comment, the committee adopted a motion for staff technical corrections and then approved the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee then considered SB 1402 on dropout retrieval programs. The bill expands eligibility so any individual who has withdrawn from high school may enroll in dropout retrieval services and clarifies how school grades are calculated for virtual instruction providers that offer those services. An amendment clarifying the grading calculation was adopted, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up SPB 7030 on educational scholarship programs, a broad measure addressing school choice funding and administration. The bill would fund the Family Empowerment Scholarship as a separate categorical, expand the education stabilization fund, create fall and spring application windows, require a single scholarship application and more documentation, assign student IDs, standardize payment timing to monthly installments, require continued eligibility verification, and add Level 2 background checks for providers receiving state funds. Members raised questions about background-check enforcement, payment timing, data sharing, and the impact on homeschool and private-school families. Public testimony included support from school-choice advocates and concerns from private-school representatives about added regulatory burdens and deadlines. The committee adopted the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably, with Senator Osgood voting no. Finally, the committee considered SB 508 on the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, which requires private schools to disclose in writing what accommodations, modifications, and services they will provide to students with existing plans such as IEPs, EEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans before enrollment. An amendment was adopted to require public schools to consult with private schools about equitable services. Testimony was mixed: supporters said the bill would give parents needed information for informed choice, while private-school representatives said the language could be burdensome and vague. The committee reported the bill favorably.

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• There is time being wasted that could be spent on more productive things.
• There is time being wasted that could be spent on more productive things.
• So HB 431 is allowing composting of yard waste, food residue, and other organic materials to divert the
• waste going into our landfills, extending landfill life and reducing disposal costs.
• a lot of smaller farms that this will help out, and businesses that don't have to bring out their waste

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Tens of billions of tax dollars wasted in gas prices through the roof.
• we'll have a town hall or meetings of the Senate, and The public will turn to us and say, it's all waste
• It's waste. And fraud is a big deal, but it's a sliver.
• do the board that actually annoys most people here when we get behind these microphones: say it's waste
• Number two, we talked about waste and fraud and how real it is, but it's...

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

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• With 112 legislators and six years of academic study, the number could be as high as 672 scholarships
• Finally, many programs simply haven't been studied at all, so those fall into the lacking evaluation
• that's never been studied—a homegrown program.
• I mean, we're having a conversation, but I mean, you're saying it's a first-year study.
• And in that, you'll find everything from study design and construction.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It's a waste of money. >> I don't agree with that. >> I really like Carolene.
• It's a waste of money. >> I don't agree with that. >> But it's statewide.
• It's a waste of money. >> I don't agree with that. >> So there's a big one there.
• It's a waste of money. >> I don't agree with that. >> I don't either. >> I don't agree.

Bills: SB282, SB282

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, manufactured homes, certificate of title, Alabama Department of Revenue, law amendment, 1999 models, 1136, house, all

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• requirements to protect Hawaiʻi's dark sky, dark night skies, safeguard native wildlife, reduce energy waste
• 43.519> energy safeguard native wildlife, reduce energy safeguard native wildlife, reduce energy waste
• 44.399> preserve<00:09:44.720> the<00:09:44.880> cultural<00:09:45.200> and waste
• , and preserve the cultural and waste, and preserve the cultural and scientific<00:09:45.839> value

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Summary: The joint hearing covered three bills, all related to outdoor lighting or permitting. On SB 2278, which addressed light pollution and outdoor lighting standards, testimony was mixed: the University of Hawaiʻi and others raised concerns that the bill’s 4,000K color temperature standard and other provisions conflicted with dark-sky and wildlife-protection recommendations, while some groups testified in support. A lighting industry engineer also questioned how turtle-lighting provisions would apply in practice and urged a workable standard that balances safety, design, and wildlife concerns. On SB 2908, relating to permitting, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and several business groups testified, generally standing on written testimony or supporting the measure. Committee discussion focused on a proposed statewide permitting intake platform; the Office of Planning said the SPEED Task Force believed counties were better suited to handle permitting information, and members asked whether the appropriation was sufficient. The committee voted to pass SB 2908 with amendments, including a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. On SB 2987, also relating to light pollution, the University of Hawaiʻi strongly supported the bill and proposed amendments to create campus lighting zones tailored to safety and foot traffic, while the Department of Land and Natural Resources stood on its comments and several other organizations testified in support or opposition. The chair said the committee would address business safety concerns by making technical and nonsubstantive amendments, exempting outdoor light fixtures for airports, highways, and harbors, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The committee then adopted the recommendation to pass SB 2987 with amendments and adjourned.

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• And so you can imagine what happens to all that waste during a flood.
• what happens to And so you can imagine what happens to all<00:07:22.639> that<00:07:22.960> waste
• <00:07:24.639> That all that waste during a flood. That all that waste during a flood.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• talking about the budget, one idea that has been floated to help balance it is rooting out fraud and waste
• rooting out<00:04:47.680> uh<00:04:47.919> fraud<00:04:48.240> and<00:04:48.400> waste
• and<00:04:49.199> you<00:04:49.440> have<00:04:49.600> a out uh fraud and waste
• , and you have a out uh fraud and waste, and you have a bill,<00:04:50.080> Senate<00:04:50.400

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• We don't want to waste a dollar. Representative: That's true.
• priority for our office we don't<00:07:52.039> want<00:07:52.159> to<00:07:52.280> waste
• a<00:07:52.599> dollar<00:07:53.199> so<00:07:53.919> yeah don't want to waste
• a dollar so yeah don't want to waste a dollar so yeah that's<00:07:54.479> true<00:07:54.840>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Status of Hiring Four Project Managers within Facilities & Support Services in HB6 from the 24RS 00:02:01 Attendance Roll Call 00:09:32, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance, and Administrative Cabinet met for an informational update, with the new chair noting the committee does not vote on issues and is mainly reviewing implementation of budgeted items. The main presentation came from Scott Baker of the Finance Cabinet’s Office of Facility Development and Efficiency, who explained how the office has shifted experienced staff to lead Department of Parks projects and hired new staff to be trained into project management roles. He said the office is managing 146 ongoing parks projects and has moved from weekly to biweekly meetings as work has progressed. Baker said the budgeted staffing changes were intended to speed project delivery while maintaining expertise, since state project management also requires knowledge of procurement law and other Commonwealth-specific rules. He described the workload as heavy, with 15 project managers handling 1,149 active projects, including one western Kentucky manager overseeing 127 projects, and said the office is trying to add more staff and create new positions to improve recruiting. Members asked about staffing levels and workload, and Baker said the office is not overstaffed but is competing with a strong construction industry for talent. Committee members praised the office’s work on parks projects, noting campground and infrastructure needs at places like Lake Barkley and emphasizing prudent use of the large capital budgets approved in recent years. No votes were taken because the subcommittee lacked a quorum, as some members were in other committee meetings. The chair said the committee would continue to meet during session and interim periods and adjourned the meeting after the update.

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• 00:23:33.480> opportunity<00:23:34.480> uh<00:23:34.600> for<00:23:34.960> Waste
• <00:23:35.279> in create an opportunity uh for Waste in create an opportunity uh for Waste
• One of the five deadly sins of business is waste.
• five deadly sins of business is waste five deadly sins of business is waste one<00:30:12.039>
• or potential knowledge of green waste or potential knowledge of something<01:40:52.480> at<01

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• Those five will study the best place to place LUMCON.
• And that's what this study is going to do.
• And that's what this study is going to do.
• HCR 173 was a study that was commissioned by this body to study student behavior, mental health, and
• They have completed a study and evaluation.

Bills: HR249, HR251, HB395, HB902, SB83, SB132, SB157, SB338, SB450, SB484, SB501, SB507

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, content standards, K-12 education, public schools, curriculum, digital literacy, computer science, STEM, technology education, student privacy, ethical AI, workforce development, future-ready workforce, instructional resources, education policy, school standards, Louisiana education

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• by Representative Young, H.R. 168, to urge your request Board of Regents to conduct a comprehensive study
• House Concurrent Resolution 67 by Representative Butler requests the Department of Health to study and
• I think you will hear that there's going to be a big study around a lot of, or a possibility of a study
• Originally, this body wanted to take dramatic action without any study.
• We talked about some of the findings of our study, our special committee that investigated last year.

Bills: HR179, HR180, HR181, HR182, HR183, HR184, HR185, HR186, HR187, HCR75, HCR76, HCR77, HCR78, HCR79, HR165, HR166, HR168, HR169, HR170, HR171, HR172, HR173, HR174, HR175, HR176, HR177, HR178, HCR65, HCR66, HCR67, HCR68, HCR69, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR73, HCR74, SCR34, SB34, SB43, SB52, SB56, SB165, SB173, SB189, SB190, SB260, SB322, SB345, SB374, SB387, SB401, SB448, SB449, SB455, SB487, SB496, SB502, SB505, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, HB59, HB74, HB159, HB330, HB364, HB414, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB786, HB1008, HB1033, HB1034, HB1041, HB1062, HB1070, HB1079, HB1112, HB1118, HB1139, HB1151, HB1176, HB1182, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB368, HB433, HB441, HB447, HB466, HB481, HB741, HB1242, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, HB977, HB181, HB31, HB664, HB9, HB192, HB225, HB306, HB310, HB366, HB635, HB911, HB1230, HB1236, HB615, HB864, HB1103, HB1175, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1003, HB1082, HB1113, HB1234

Keywords: neighborhood, crime prevention, security districts, law enforcement, community safety, funding, Counseling Day, mental health, Louisiana Counseling Association, community support, mental wellness, Louisiana State University, athletics, NAIA, sports achievements, recognition, success, competition, education, higher education

Summary: The House opened with a prayer, pledge, quorum call, and several personal privileges recognizing visiting groups and guests, including Junior League members, a Louisiana Renewable Energy Day proclamation, Wholesalers Day, the Louisiana Home Builders Association, and other visitors. Members also adopted or laid over a number of resolutions honoring local events, organizations, and individuals, including condolences resolutions and commemorations such as ALS Awareness Month and Junior League Day. The most extended debate centered on House Bill 385 by Rep. Bamberg, which would require certain TOPS scholarship recipients to repay one semester of aid if they lose eligibility, subject to several exemptions and a possible move into career and technical education. Members raised concerns about whether the bill would turn a merit scholarship into a loan, its effect on student decision-making and brain drain, constitutional notice issues, administrative costs, collection methods, and whether the Board of Regents had been consulted. After debate, a motion to recommit the bill to Appropriations failed by a 34-16 vote, and the bill was later returned to the calendar. The House then passed House Bill 55, prohibiting disclosure of juror information with exceptions for juror interviews, by a 94-2 vote; House Bill 394, extending the conditional parole period from nine to 24 months; House Bill 396, making autopsy photographs admissible in criminal proceedings; and House Bill 406, directing the Department of Education to study whether it should oversee interscholastic high school athletics, by a 97-1 vote. The chamber also passed House Bill 622 aligning criminal history record handling with federal requirements and House Bill 676 creating the crime of fraudulent patient referrals, or body brokering. Several other bills were introduced, referred, or returned to the calendar, including measures on criminal history confidentiality, parole, autopsy evidence, athletics oversight, and non-emergency medical transportation for mental health care.

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• You know what you want to talk about, you know the people you want to have in that study committee, do
• You know what you want to talk about, you know the people you want to have in that study committee, do
• Again, fiscal notes are consistently a troubling thing, and we do have a lot of study commissions.
• So if we had folks that there's clearly individuals that want to participate in this study committee,
• Representative Wall said that a formal committee, yet another study committee, is being formed.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 118 in executive session and adopted Amendment 0882H, which would remove the House and Senate members from the Child Care Commission while leaving the commission in place. Members said the amendment was a continuation of earlier committee discussion and supported it as a needed change. The committee then voted 12-0 to recommend ought to pass as amended, and HB 118 was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 142, dealing with Gold Star Mother’s Day. The sponsor explained that the bill was unnecessary because existing statute already directs the governor to issue a proclamation for Gold Star Mother’s Day and to urge appropriate observance, including flag-related ceremonies. Several members discussed how to ensure the proclamation and flag observance would happen and whether the committee report should note the existing statute. Other members said they would oppose killing the bill because the recognition was important. The committee voted 9-3 to table/ITL the bill, and HB 142 was declared inexpedient to legislate. The final major item was a public hearing on a non-germane amendment to House Bill 456, with a related draft amendment also discussed. The sponsor said the amendment would raise the annual membership allowance from $20 to $75, rename fees as dues, prohibit dues from being used to pay lobbyists, require NHMA dues to be brought before voters as a separate warrant article for transparency, and require separate accounting so lobbying funds are not co-mingled with other funds. Supporters said the goal was to keep taxpayer-derived money from funding lobbying while preserving non-lobbying services such as legal advice and training. Opponents argued the proposal was an overreach and would micromanage local towns. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• the Senate that would do a study the Senate that would do a study committee<01:39:28.639> on<
• So, this does need interim study. So, this does need interim study.
• study this bill. study this bill.
• <04:37:52.240> after<04:37:52.639> study we know there's been study after study we
• know there's been study after study the<04:37:54.480> business<04:37:54.799> profits<04

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• <00:03:57.439> found<00:03:57.599> that<00:03:57.760> energy slipstream study
• found that energy slipstream study found that energy efficiency<00:03:58.640> upgrades<00:03:
• Interesting study. So, there's a lot of things that go into it.
• Interesting study. So, there's a lot of things that go into it.
• Interesting study. So, there's a lot of things that go into it.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Representative Mecklin moved House File 3545 to the general register and offered a DE amendment that removed the commissioner’s authority to choose a more efficient standard and removed the requirement that the 2038 residential energy code achieve a 70% reduction in annual net energy consumption compared with the 2006 energy use index. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was then discussed as amended. Mecklin said the bill was intended to address home affordability, arguing that energy code requirements add to housing costs and make it harder for younger Minnesotans to buy homes. Several testifiers opposed the bill, including representatives from the Center for Energy and the Environment, AIA Minnesota, Sierra Club, Fresh Energy, Housing First Minnesota, and ARXUS. They argued that energy codes are not a primary driver of housing costs, that stronger codes do not slow housing production, and that more efficient homes lower utility bills and improve comfort, safety, resilience, and climate outcomes. Testifiers cited studies and examples showing payback over time, including estimates that efficiency upgrades could pay for themselves in five to nine years and save homeowners tens of thousands of dollars over 30 years. The Department of Labor and Industry said it had concerns about the bill because it would move away from a more energy-efficient standard and could create unintended consequences in the code adoption process, though it said the current technical advisory group process already considers cost concerns. Members questioned the cost and savings estimates, especially the comparison between higher upfront mortgage costs and lower utility bills. Fresh Energy explained that its figures were based on Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Slipstream analyses using a typical Minnesota home and that the savings were modeled over time. Representative Johnson expressed skepticism about the assumptions behind the savings numbers and argued that utility costs are not the main barrier to homeownership. The chair said the committee intended to take a vote on the bill that day, but the transcript ends before any final vote or disposition is shown.

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• We have wasted a whole lot of time today We have wasted a whole lot of time today We have wasted a whole
• It could be a enough studies on it. It could be a enough studies on it.
• many studies on it.
• I don't think the studies have proven that don't think the studies have proven that don't think the studies
• It's been many studies done I think so. It's been many studies done I think so.

Bills: SB 1, HB 500, SB 1, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HB 500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• It establishes a study committee and does not need review. Thank you.
• process came out of a bipartisan study process came out of a bipartisan study committee<03:27:02.279
• um are are wrong the NIH studied um are are wrong the NIH studied compulsory<03:53:01.120> uh
• There was a study done for daytime use of automotive headlamps during inclement weather.
• There was a study done for daytime use of automotive headlamps during inclement weather.

Keywords: 1189, house, all