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• With that, I believe that you have some witnesses here today and request that I reserve the right to
• I reserve my right to close if there are no questions. Thank you, Representative. That was a...
• With that, I reserve the right to close. Thank you, Representative Garcia.

Bills: HCR46, HB1389, HB3359, HB5629

Keywords: commemoration, military, navy seal, honor, January 12, Nathan Gage Ingram, military funeral honors, JROTC, veterans, training, grant program, military honors, community engagement, funeral services, education grants, community service, HB 3359, veteran status, Texas Veterans Commission, veterans services

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• So I reserve the right to close. Thank you, Ms. Any questions, Gonzalez? I had a quick question.
• I think we have a couple of witnesses, but, um, I will respectfully reserve my right to close.
• members, I, I think there's people to testify, but with that, I'm happy to answer any questions and reserve

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• I reserve the right for any questions, whatever the line is. Love you. Members, any questions?
• Chairman, again I do reserve the right to close. Yes, yes, Representative McLaughlin. Mr.
• So thank you and I yield for any witness testimony and reserve my right to close.

Bills: HB294, HB405, HB519, HB294

Keywords: food production, property owners' association, home gardening, cottage food, urban agriculture, livestock, community standards, renewable energy, ethanol, biodiesel, incentives, agriculture, grants, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties

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• state taxes while service members are either deployed overseas or mobilized as part of a guard or reserve
• this in this new interpretation, whether it would be a chronological presentation of... ...if we reserve
• He continued to serve in the Army Reserve and ultimately retired as Master Sergeant.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Um I want them to be reservations.
• So, we'll be voting with reservations.<01:04:39.240><c> Thank</c><01:04:39.440><c> you</c><01:04:39.520
• </c><01:04:40.560><c> Um</c> reservations. Thank you very much. Um reservations.
• Senator<01:04:49.120><c> Favela</c><01:04:49.840><c> with</c><01:04:49.960><c> reservations.
• </c> Senator Favela with reservations. Senator Favela with reservations.

Bills: HB1573, HB1645, HB1875, HB1898, HB2121

Keywords: electronic smoking devices, e-liquids, certification, FDA, state law, penalties, compliance, directory, public health, nonprofit, child welfare, liability, insurance, legal protections, Hawaii, health care, reproductive rights, gender-affirming care, privacy, civil liability

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1573, which would create state enforcement authority over unauthorized e-cigarette products and related tobacco enforcement. Supporters including SHPDA, the Department of Health, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others said the bill would help protect youth from unauthorized vaping products, give the state tools to enforce an FDA-authorized product list, and add penalties and inspection authority. A committee member asked whether enforcement staff were available and what penalties would apply; the response was that existing tobacco investigators would take on the work, and the bill includes civil penalties, seizure authority, and possible license revocation referrals. The measure drew both support and opposition testimony, but no vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 1645, relating to liability for child welfare service providers. The Insurance Division said it was aware of the insurance-cost problem, had raised the issue with the NAIC, and was exploring a captive insurance option, while suggesting the legislature consider additional appropriations to DHS to cover higher contract costs. Supporters, including Parents and Children Together and Hawaii Insurance Council, argued the bill would help child welfare providers obtain insurance and continue critical services. Opponents, including the Hawaii Association for Justice, warned that removing joint and several liability could leave victims undercompensated and might not actually lower premiums. The insurance commissioner said other states have done tort reform in this area, but the committee was told it is not clear the bill would reduce insurance costs. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1875, which would protect access to gender-affirming care in Hawaii and shield patients and providers from out-of-state legal actions. Support came from the Hawaii State Youth Commission, LGBTQ+ and public health groups, medical professionals, ACLU Hawaii, Planned Parenthood, and others, who said gender-affirming care is evidence-based, medically necessary, and important for patient privacy, provider stability, and continuity of care. Several witnesses asked for amendments to the bill’s definition language. Opposition testimony came from individuals and groups including Hawaii Christian Coalition, Leeward Republican Women’s Club, and others, who argued the bill could expose children to irreversible decisions and that more research is needed. The chair noted roughly 176 supporters and about 40 opponents testified. No final action or vote was reported in the excerpt.

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• KEES does receive the $12.3 million each year in restricted funds from the KEES reserve account, which
• 30.880><c> Keys</c> year in restricted funds from the Keys year in restricted funds from the Keys reserve
• account, which is the amount reserve account, which is the amount available<00:42:34.000><c> in</c><
• </c><00:45:00.640><c> The</c><00:45:00.880><c> amounts</c> excess lottery reserve.
• The amounts excess lottery reserve.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard presentations from the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) on their strategic plans, enrollment trends, and budget priorities. University of Louisville President Bradley highlighted the university’s new five-year strategic plan, its R1 research status, community-engaged and opportunity college classifications, record enrollment of 25,005 students, and its role in serving first-generation, Pell-eligible, military-connected, and rural students. He also emphasized the university’s economic and workforce impact, including athletics, nursing, dentistry, and a recent Speed School building, and previewed major capital and program requests: a $142 million STEMH building, a $15 million one-time request for National Cancer Institute-related cancer research, and $5.3 million for the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He also discussed a planned $260 million health sciences building and the university’s efforts to expand health care access beyond Louisville through regional sites and residency partnerships. Members responded positively, with Representative Tipton asking about agency bond projects and regional health outreach, and President Bradley saying the university is evaluating debt capacity and exploring smaller projects while noting that the STEM building request would rely on state-funded debt service. He described UofL Health’s expansion into places such as Bullitt County, Shelbyville, Madisonville, and Paducah, and its efforts to train physicians for rural practice. Representative McCool praised the university’s military-friendly designation and cancer research priorities and noted personal family ties to UofL. Michaela Aman, a sophomore from Letcher County, also testified about how UofL has supported her as a rural student and emphasized the university’s commitment to opportunity and social mobility. KCTCS President Ryan Quarles and CFO Todd Kilburn then presented the system’s enrollment, completion, and workforce-training results. They said KCTCS now serves more than 110,000 students, graduated a record 24,000 students last May, and has moved from 45th to 4th nationally in graduation rate. They also highlighted that over half of students are first-generation, 60% work while enrolled, 70% of graduates work in Kentucky, and 74% graduate with no student loan debt. KCTCS described its common-course-numbering agreement with Morehead State as part of a broader transfer simplification effort, and said it trains about 200,000 Kentuckians annually when including workforce training and firefighter instruction. The system also outlined efficiency measures, including property sales, a new bookstore contract projected to save $4.3 million over five years, and a new evaluation process for real estate and facilities. KCTCS’s budget and capital requests included operating funding tied to enrollment growth, support for the TRAINs program, the ECTC training facility at Glendale, continued support for Health Force Kentucky, three capital construction projects at Jefferson, Bluegrass, and Gateway, and asset preservation funding focused on safety and security upgrades. Quarles also referenced House Bill 5, saying it would expand KCTCS’s correctional education and re-entry work and could help reduce recidivism. Members asked about the bill and its impact, and KCTCS said it already provides instruction in jails and prisons and sees the proposal as an extension of that work.

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• And for me, when I think about that, we can potentially put 14 square miles into a reserve area, which
• Well, the golf courses can even be included in the reserve.
• Well, the golf courses can even be included in the reserve.
• I have zero percent allocated to reserve in any of these gated communities that are quickly growing east
• cap, a 15 percent cap, on what's actually allowed to be a utility site or a stormwater area in the reserve

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, many of them amended. Early action included PCS for CS for HB 639, which would expand an existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to all Floridians, tighten specialty plate rules for future applicants, require financial projections and reporting, and create several new specialty plates. After questions about Florida nexus requirements and a successful amendment adding a Florida Film Legacy plate, the bill was reported favorably 26-0. PCS for CS for HB 1169, limiting local governments’ use of excess building-code enforcement funds for construction of the code-enforcement building, also passed unanimously after testimony from the Florida Home Builders Association. The committee then approved HB 139, expanding whistleblower protections for state, local, and contract employees who file ethics complaints, with support from the Florida Commission on Ethics. PCS for HB 273, which would make special districts eligible for certain state and federal grants and direct pay options, passed 24-1 after testimony from both supporters and opponents. Members also approved CS for HB 1087, a public-records exemption for certain stablecoin issuer information, and CS for HB 1085, updating the local government cybersecurity grant program by moving it to Cyber Florida at USF, adding a sunset, and limiting consecutive awards. Several environmental and local-government transparency measures drew extended debate. CS for CS for HB 1417, a broad environmental bill, was amended to remove several provisions, retain others on the Environmental Regulation Commission, springs, solar facilities, Indian River Lagoon septic deadlines, and coastal resiliency partnerships, and then passed 24-0 amid mixed testimony from DEP, water management districts, and environmental advocates. CS for HB 1457, creating a framework for regional stormwater management systems and water quality enhancement areas, passed 24-0 after discussion of port impacts. CS for HB 1329, requiring local budgets to be posted earlier, retained longer, and made searchable, and adding a 10% budget-cutting exercise, passed 17-6 after strong opposition from local-government groups who argued it would be costly and duplicative. The committee also approved CS for HB 4091 creating a special district for stormwater and flood control in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and then took up CS for HB 995, a major overhaul of Public Employees Relations Commission and union-related procedures, including registration, dues disclosure, election rules, leave-time limits, and expedited bargaining over legislatively appropriated salary increases; that bill was still under questioning when the transcript ended.

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• I've lived on a reservation for many years.
• Our own veterans live on the reservations too in Arizona.
• I've lived many years on the reservation.
• That's why you see so many unnecessary amputations on the reservations.
• That's why you see so many unnecessary amputations on the reservations.

Bills: HB2176, HB2333, HB2435, HB2447, HB2617, HB2683, HB2686, HB2725, HB2726, HB2906, HB2953, HB2958

Keywords: health care, licensure, complaints, investigation, safety, patient care, regulatory compliance, prosthetics, orthotics, health insurance, Medicare, medical necessity, disability rights, coverage, reimbursement, internationally trained physicians, medical board, clinical training, provisional license, healthcare workforce

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• Is there anyone here voting with reservations? Hearing none. Five members present.
• Is there anyone here voting with reservations? Hearing none. Five members present.
• Any member voting with reservation? Hearing none. Five members present. All vote.
• anyone voting no hearing reservations anyone voting no hearing none<01:08:49.159><c> five</c><01:08:
• </c> any member voting with reservation any member voting with reservation hearing<01:09:17.040><c> none

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Any members voting with reservations? Any members voting no?
• any members voting no if not reservation any members voting no if not four<01:12:36.239><c> members<
• Any members voting with reservations? If not, four members in affirmative, one member excused.
• if not four members in reservations if not four members in affirmative<01:13:30.880><c> one</c><01:13
• Any members voting with reservations? Hearing none, four members present, one excused.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It adds fiscal safeguards, including reserve caps, refund mechanisms, and limits on assessment on interim
• It adds fiscal<00:17:53.000><c> safeguards,</c><00:17:53.800><c> including</c><00:17:54.360><c> reserve
• </c> fiscal safeguards, including reserve fiscal safeguards, including reserve caps,<00:17:55.640><c>
• 00:18:08.240><c> and</c><00:18:08.360><c> it</c><00:18:08.480><c> requires</c> The bill has a 10% reserve
• &gt;&gt; The bill has a 10% reserve on it for &gt;&gt; The bill has a 10% reserve on it for contingencies

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• not being regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is that TDI has requirements for reserves
• And then that yellow is the contingency fund reserve supplement.
• So we are required by statute to carry 60 days' worth of claim payments in a contingency fund reserve
• By design, we're spending down that supplement, that reserve, and supplementing our costs from that reserve
• And that's what that yellow line is showing, tracking the level of that contingency fund reserve over

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• with that, I would like to, believing that this would go on to committee, I would actually like to reserve
• I reserve the right to... And the supervisors and what needs to be done.
• I reserve the right to... on the floor once some things have been worked out and adjusted and all of
• and what needs to be done I reserve the right to on the floor once some things have been worked out
• Chair, at this time, I'm going to vote no and reserve my right to change my answer on the floor.

Summary: The committee approved the February 4 minutes and announced several bills would be held, including SB 1317, SB 1416, SB 1419, SB 1490, and SB 1493. It then heard SB 1579, which would appropriate about $4.7 million from the general fund to expand a law enforcement data-sharing pilot through the Department of Administration, with funding for DPS, county sheriffs, university police, city/town police, and an amendment adding $125,900 for Scottsdale Police. Supporters, including the Flagstaff mayor, the Eloy police chief, and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office staff, said the system improves real-time information sharing, officer safety, and efficiency. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1579 a do pass as amended recommendation by a 6-0 vote with one not voting. The committee next heard SB 1581, which would use the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund for pepper ball equipment and public safety training simulators. The amendment increased the Nogales Police Department’s pepper ball appropriation and expanded simulator funding so Yavapai County could buy two simulators with a three-year warranty. Testimony from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, Phoenix Police, Glendale Police, Flagstaff, and Cochise County emphasized pepper ball’s de-escalation value and the simulators’ role in crisis-response and scenario-based training, including interactions involving autism, mental illness, and hearing impairments. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1581 as amended on a 7-0 vote. SB 1673 was then heard to appropriate $8.2 million from the general fund to the Law Enforcement Crime Victim Notification Fund, with the sponsor and witnesses describing the automated victim-notification system as constitutionally required and already reducing workload while keeping victims informed through texts and other alerts. The committee passed SB 1673 with no amendment on a 7-0 vote. SB 1544, which would make adult probation records public on request subject to redactions and appeal procedures, drew mixed testimony over transparency versus privacy concerns, especially around risk assessment tools and sensitive records; the committee passed it 4-3, with several members explaining no votes pending amendments. SB 1376, a civic leadership development special plate bill directing funds to a nonprofit focused on youth civic education and leadership, passed unanimously 7-0. Finally, SB 1550, a three-year Queen Creek pilot program to address runaway youth and exploitation through specialized police work, received support from local officials and anti-trafficking advocates but drew a no vote from one member over concerns about how runaway youth are treated in other legislation; it passed 5-1 with one not voting. The committee also heard SB 1504, a public safety retirement bill changing normal retirement and COLA timing for Tier 2 and Tier 3 members, with strong support from police and fire groups and opposition from local government and pension reform advocates, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• President and members, just as I reserved my questions for the next special session, when we will take
• You have reserved that right, and hopefully we don't have another special session that they show up in
• That was a section of my question, so I'm going to reserve those until that amendment comes up.
• The first one, the $200 million, I think I heard you say that the $200 million is reserved for the...
• The $200 million, I think I heard you say that the $200 million is reserved for the match to pull down

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then observed a moment of silence after Senator Eckhardt referenced a mass shooting in Austin. The chamber also agreed to postpone reading and referral of bills until later in the day. Early procedural business included a motion not to print Senate Bill 3, which was adopted without objection. Later, Senator Mendez raised a parliamentary inquiry about moving flood relief bills to the top of the calendar, but the presiding officer said the order of business was up to the chair. The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 4, the congressional redistricting bill. Senator King laid out the bill, describing it as the companion to the House version, based on 2020 census data, and arguing it was legal, race-blind, more compact, and likely to elect more Republicans. Senators asked extensive questions about the process, public hearings, and the map’s effects on districts and communities. The Senate voted to suspend the regular order of business and the three-day rule, then passed SB 4 to engrossment and finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 19 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 6, relating to abortion and civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs. Senator Hughes argued the bill was needed to stop illegal abortion pills being mailed into Texas and harming women and unborn children. The Senate suspended the regular order of business and the three-day rule, passed the bill to engrossment, and then finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 18 yeas, 10 nays, and one present not voting. A lengthy discussion followed on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 14, which would standardize law enforcement personnel and departmental files statewide. Senator King said the bill codifies a TCOLE model policy and limits public access to personnel files to substantiated misconduct, commendations, and evaluations, while keeping other records available through other legal processes. Senators Eckhardt, West, Hinojosa, and others questioned how the bill would affect transparency, meet-and-confer agreements, civilian review boards, and access to unsubstantiated complaints. An amendment by Senator Hinojosa of Dallas to narrow the bill to unfounded complaints failed, and SB 14 was then passed to engrossment on a vote of 18 yeas and 10 nays. The final major item was Senate Bill 1, the natural disaster omnibus bill responding to the July flooding. Senator Perry said the bill addresses camp and RV park safety, evacuation plans, emergency rooftop access, lines of succession for local emergency management, annual drills, volunteer management, drone restrictions over disaster areas, small-business recovery loans, and a statewide data hub for flood and weather monitoring. Senators Menendez, Eckhardt, and Kolkhorst asked about autopsies, volunteer background checks, liability, warning systems, floodplain mitigation, and coordination with FEMA and local governments. Perry said the bill focuses on preparation, response, and recovery, while broader prevention and mitigation issues may be addressed later. The transcript ends during this extended discussion, before final action on SB 1 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, I yield any questions and reserve my right to close. All right, Members question Mr.
• Thank you, uh, Chairman, and if there are no questions, I reserve my right to close.
• I'm happy to answer any questions that you might have as best I can, and I'll reserve the right to close
• I reserve the right to. We have JR Johnson with the ethics commission. Here neutral on the bill.
• Reserve the right to close. Any questions? Alright, I'll proceed to testimony. OK, thank you.

Bills: HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• Speaker and members, I'm happy to take any questions you may have, and I reserve the right to close.
• Happy to answer any questions and reserve the right to close. Are there any questions, Mr. Curry?
• I will answer any questions and I reserve the right to close. Are there any questions?
• If you do not have any questions, I I reserve the right to close. Are there any questions?
• And I reserve the right to close. Alright, ma'am, is there any questions, Mr. Curry? Yeah, Mr.

Bills: HB 341, HB 791, HB 1564, HB 1695, HB 1722, HB 1729, HB 1772, HB 2003, HB 2954, HB 2989, HB 3084, HB 3134, HB 3135, HB 3309, HB 3611, HB 3679, HB 3727, HB 3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• Also, on my way in, I received actually after I got here, I was notified that White Earth Reservation
• sent in a letter to me saying that they have reservations about it.
• sent in a letter to me Earth Reservation sent in a letter to me saying<00:53:58.800><c> that</c><00:
• </c> saying that they have reservations about saying that they have reservations about it.<00:54:01.240
• </c> you mentioned that with the reservations you mentioned that with the reservations with<00:54:07.520

Bills: HF4277, HF3819, HF3489, HF4408, HF3901, HF4316

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• And secondly, establish explicit reserve targets before permanent tax cuts take effect.
• And reserves are the state's strength.
• ><c> before</c> explicit reserve targets before explicit reserve targets before permanent<00:16:07.839
• If we had adequate reserves back then, you wouldn't see nearly the amount of downshifting that we did
• If we had adequate reserves back then, you wouldn't see nearly the amount of downshifting that we did

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <01:10:59.760><c> negative</c><01:11:00.239><c> reserve</c><01:11:00.719><c> margins.
• </c><01:11:01.600><c> That</c> reserve negative reserve margins.
• That reserve negative reserve margins.
• </c><01:11:56.159><c> When</c><01:11:56.400><c> has</c> sufficient reserve margin.
• When has sufficient reserve margin.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10 Approval of Minutes 00:01:19 Helping Power Kentucky's Growth (LG&E/KU) 00:01:39 Update from Kentucky's Electric Cooperatives 00:47:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the previous meeting, and then heard a presentation from LG&E and KU representatives Caroline Clark and John Bevington on economic development, energy demand, and the utility’s role in supporting Kentucky’s growth. Bevington described the company’s service territory, generation fleet, and recent economic development activity, including 76 projects supported in 2024, more than $2.8 billion in private investment, and over 3,000 new jobs. He emphasized that data centers are now the dominant driver in the pipeline, with 22 data center projects representing about 8.7 of the 9.7 gigawatts of potential demand, alongside other manufacturing and commercial projects. A major focus was how data centers choose sites and how utilities respond. Bevington explained that hyperscale data centers typically approach utilities first because they need transmission-level access, and that utilities then conduct internal analyses, estimate infrastructure needs, and require financial security before proceeding. He said the company is working through formal transmission studies and long-lead infrastructure planning, and noted that Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers helped attract interest. He also outlined the economic benefits of data centers, citing an announced Louisville project of 525 megawatts and about $11 billion in investment, with an estimated $500 million in new tax revenue over 10 years, plus broader job and GDP impacts. Members asked about whether data centers could generate their own power, the reliability of the pipeline numbers given confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and cybersecurity concerns. Bevington said the company does not assume all pipeline projects will materialize in Kentucky and instead assigns probabilities to avoid overbuilding. He also said he was not the right person to address cybersecurity in detail but offered to return to a committee focused on IT or security. In response to questions about future supply, he said LG&E and KU are adding generation through a 120-megawatt solar facility in Mercer County, a 120-megawatt solar purchase in Marion County, and a 645-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle plant in Louisville, with PSC approval recently granted for additional generation and related system upgrades.

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• Many sacred spaces and reservations have been turned into sacrifice zones where the land, water, and
• Many sacred spaces and reservations have been turned into sacrifice zones where the land, water, and
• Many sacred spaces and reservations have been turned into sacrifice zones where the land, water, and
• Many sacred spaces and reservations have been turned into sacrifice zones where the land, water, and
• have been turned into reservations have been turned into sacrifice<01:30:21.000><c> zones</c><01:30:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all