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• AI is no different than technology. Technology, and he showed a ballpoint pen.
• New Mexico is now a huge and very important technology state, so we need to ensure that our kids have
• Welding is all consumables. You can never replace it; it gets thrown in the trash, gets scrapped.
• Mexico Technology Students Association, who happens to go to my high school, came and talked about our
• So we have DECA, we have Technology Students, we have FFA, we have these organizations that have advisors

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• They're not as new to technology. They don't really know how to weed out scams.
• Because, like, personally, my mom, she's a technology teacher, so she doesn't have an actual teaching
• But the expenses to pay a local, like even at a farmer’s market, it is expensive as a consumer to buy

Keywords: 1204, all

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• And the technology usually works really well if you've got 15 people watching you.
• And the technology usually works really well if you've got 15 people watching you.
• adjustments are based on, moving from data determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to data from the Consumer

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You can pass some costs on to consumers, although it's very limited on what you're allowed to do in Medicaid
• access to financial assistance, which is how we keep coverage affordable and reliable for folks, our technology
• On the technology side, we maintain a platform that is the place where people come to enroll.

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• We identified that our current system currently using our office discipline referrals, was consumed with
• they say, well, we don't want to come to New Mexico because you don't have the workforce to do technology-based
• appreciate the further explanation, Algebra 2, which we know is key for, for techno, uh, any career in technology

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• DRUG TESTING THROUGH URINE SAMPLES WAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAN. OVER LAST DECADE THERE WERE SEVERAL.
• WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO I WAS ABLE TO BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDING COMMITTEE THAT DEVELOPED CONSUMER
• WITH SOME STAKEHOLDERS WHOSE AGE WILL INCREASE WE ARE WORKING WITH INFORMATION FROM OUR RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• CalVans later determined that the hybrid conversion technology was not well suited for the ongoing performance
• comment, having public meetings where people throughout the state, especially now with the new technologies
• I'm Alexandra Levy, on behalf of the Ag Energy Consumers Association.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.

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• practicing probate attorney and noted that 94% of probate cases are really uncontested, yet they consume
• Two issues in particular that we are hoping to address: first, case management technology.
• And over time, case management has become inextricably linked with the need for technology.
• Case management technology has lagged behind in funding, and you have have-and-have-not communities.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no. The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• It's good for us all to be able to produce and consume our own food. It's a simple thing.
• 315, you'll see updates on the status of projects administered by the Department of Information Technology
• Technology, including the Public Safety Radio System Stabilization Project that reporting from the agency
• 782, you'll see three fully expended appropriations from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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• CDCR has also expanded its use of technology in education, and all our college students received laptops
• technical education completions, 120... 39 career technical education completions, 102 computer-related technology
• Many have never used modern technology or navigated the digital world, making skills like paying bills
• multiple agencies, including but not limited to the Medical Board of California, the Department of Consumer

Summary: The hearing focused first on sexual abuse, harassment, and retaliation in California’s women’s prisons, with testimony from CDCR wardens, the Office of Inspector General, advocacy groups, and formerly incarcerated survivors. Legislators and witnesses described a pattern of staff misconduct, fear of retaliation, gaps in reporting, and the need for stronger accountability, better investigations, and more outside access for survivor support organizations. CDCR said it has expanded training, body-worn and stationary cameras, outside partnerships, and PREA-related response procedures, while the Inspector General requested additional funding and staff to monitor more grievances and staff sexual misconduct cases under SB 1069. Members pressed CDCR on why accused staff are not always placed on leave, how cases are referred to prosecutors, and whether current protections are enough; several members argued the state should aim to investigate all complaints and do more to prevent retaliation and repeat abuse. The second issue was rehabilitative and reentry programming in women’s prisons. CDCR’s Division of Rehabilitative Programs and the wardens highlighted education, vocational training, substance use treatment, peer support, and community reentry programs, citing increased enrollment and recent graduates earning diplomas, degrees, and certifications. They said these programs are intended to reduce recidivism and improve public safety. Formerly incarcerated advocates and community providers argued that current offerings are still too limited, outdated, and not aligned with today’s job market, especially around digital literacy and transferable credentials, and they urged more funding for community-based, trauma-informed, gender-responsive programming. A coalition representative asked for a $20 million continuation and expansion of the Wright Grant program, and members discussed additional budget requests for reentry and related women’s services.

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• This reflects a return to normal, typical economic conditions and the ongoing reactions of consumers
• I mean, we've seen consumer spending has pulled back, business spending has pulled back.
• That doesn't make the consumer really feel any better because we're just funding what is higher cost,
• Court Administration to support us in just about every endeavor we do, but particularly from a technological
• Sometimes it seems like the criminal element has better technology than the law enforcement element.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant. The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit. A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.

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• It is central to public health and consumer protection.
• <03:26:24.640> in opportunity for users and consumers in opportunity for users and consumers
• Each particle is releasing this chemical cocktail to consumers.
• This problem exists beyond the bottled water directly consumed by any one consumer, with a recycling
• <05:38:23.040> an builders, developers, and consumers an builders, developers, and consumers

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• The next thing that they want exemption from is authorized user technology.
• They want to be able to sue a company if they don't put technology on their firearms that doesn't even
• I don't know about you, but I don't want to have to rely my life on some piece of technology that's not
• , that they can no longer they consume, that they can no longer have<03:13:33.920> a<03:13:34.080
• It will consume state resources for little gain, regardless of the outcome. Mr.

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• And also installed consumer systems in personal systems in common use.
• > systems<03:07:31.040> in And also installed consumer systems in And also installed consumer
• So as the technology to detect deep fakes improves, so does the technology to create them.
• So as as the technology to game, right?
• Um, that of technology to create them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I work remotely as a manager of technology projects.
• I work remotely as a manager of technology projects.
• Oh, you're—we've got technology. Yes, I'm looking for the presentation.
• We've got technology issues. Keith, do you get bonus pay when you help with technology?
• Keith, do you get bonus pay when you help with technology too? Thank you.

Summary: The committee first heard an update on North Dakota’s Interagency Council on Homelessness and Continuum of Care funding. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported that homelessness remains driven by tight housing markets, low incomes, rising rents, and barriers to rental assistance, public benefits, and disability determinations. She said the state’s one-time North Dakota Homeless Grant is serving all regions but reaches far fewer households than the former Rent Help program, and that aging homelessness, shelter staffing shortages, and limited affordable units are growing concerns. Members discussed the need for more housing supply, better coordination with Health and Human Services, landlord engagement, reentry housing, and possible continued one-time funding for the $10 million Homeless Grant and $25 million Housing Incentive Fund. Henderson also warned that federal Continuum of Care funding is uncertain, with HUD expected to issue a new notice June 1 and possible shifts away from permanent supportive housing toward transitional housing and other models. The committee then took testimony on accessibility of government services for people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, or hard of hearing. Paul Olson of North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind described the school’s services for infants, children, and adults, including screenings, mobility training, assistive technology, and outreach across the state. He said the agency works closely with Vocational Rehabilitation and is also involved in improving website and document accessibility, especially for PDF materials. Public testimony highlighted barriers such as inaccessible CAPTCHA systems, online forms, driver’s license requirements on job applications, and limited transportation in rural areas. A deaf resident urged broader use of video remote interpreting and video relay services, along with training so people know how to use them effectively. Finally, Kay Larson presented the final report on the child care provider licensing study. The report recommended streamlining North Dakota’s child care licensing structure into three provider types plus a preschool designation, while preserving health and safety standards and maintaining eligibility for child care assistance. The committee discussed simplifying training and qualification rules, revising ratio and group-size requirements, and adjusting age bands for infants and toddlers. The report also noted that some changes would require statutory amendments and later administrative rule changes, with a transition period likely extending through 2029. No formal votes were taken in the transcript, but the committee accepted the updates and scheduled follow-up presentations for a later meeting.

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• I yield myself such time as I may consume.
• Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
• myself such time as I may consume myself such time as I may consume gentleman<02:46:50.720> is
• Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
• Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:14:14.784> [clears throat]<00:14:14.800> Uh,<00:14:15.040> I'm consumer
• [clears throat] Uh, I'm consumer debt.
• Um, but our<00:50:02.240> consumers<00:50:02.880> understand<00:50:03.440> that.
• <00:50:03.920> Um,<00:50:04.319> and our consumers understand that.
• Um, and our consumers understand that.

Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878

Keywords: workforce development, grant program, employment, economic development, funding, employment contract, labor policy, employee rights, unconscionable provisions, public policy, legal enforcement, airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, 1183, house

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• The disability services technology and advocacy expansion grant on page six is not new.
• disability services technology and disability services technology and advocacy<01:10:26.719>
• Different programs, and I see on line 238.24 it talks about information technology appropriations.
• <02:22:38.880> So,<02:22:39.280> thank about technology and updates.
• So, thank about technology and updates.

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• Without these changes, neither the consumer nor the licensee is aware of the status of the complaint.
• Without these changes, neither the consumer nor the licensee is aware of the status of the complaint.
• This is unfair to both the consumers and the licensees.
• This is unfair to both the consumers and the licensees.
• It's a consumer protection body, and the OPLC is to help and support that and make it more efficient.

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• And then finally, you have legislators in this building trying to bring you new technology that is net
• paying more for yesterday's technology. paying more for yesterday's technology.
• On the consumer side, somebody who is hiring somebody could be acting in bad faith.
• technology that is required<05:26:30.360> to<05:26:30.440> be<05:26:30.520> installed
• <05:27:05.320> Repair infrastructure from the Consumer Repair infrastructure from the Consumer

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from April 20, 2026. Members then made announcements about committee schedules, open enrollment, and the Bolder Boulder event, and welcomed guests from the Leadership Program of the Rockies. The House also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026 as Home Education Day in Colorado, on a 60-2 vote with three excused. Supporters described home education as a longstanding family choice and emphasized parental rights and educational flexibility. The chamber then received committee reports, including an Appropriations Committee report advancing House Bills 1052, 1132, 1143, 1226, 1343, and 1344 to the Committee of the Whole. The Majority Leader moved several bills to special orders for April 21, 2026 at 9:20 a.m., and the motion was adopted without objection. The Committee of the Whole took up House Bill 1028, concerning second language diploma endorsements for graduating high school students. After adopting the appropriations report, the House passed the bill. Supporters said it would recognize bilingualism and Colorado’s diversity. The committee then considered House Bill 1143, concerning background checks for non-employment-based educational opportunities. The bill sponsor said it would allow qualified people without Social Security numbers to participate in internships, clinical placements, and volunteer opportunities by using alternative identification. Several members opposed the bill and supported amendments, arguing for employer or institutional choice, narrower definitions, and concerns about constitutional rights, tax compliance, and the breadth of the bill. Amendment L6 failed, and the transcript ends amid extended discussion of Amendment L7 regarding enforcement against public entities, with no final action on the bill shown in the excerpt.