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• Two, the use of firm-fixed price contracts for SBIR's default contracting vehicle.
• prevent the SBIR program from becoming a welfare program and keep it focused on being an investment vehicle
• streamlined processes from organizations like DIU and AFWERX, and a growing recognition of private capital's value

Keywords: SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer

Summary: The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.

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• in the line of duty as a Miami-Dade County firefighter rescuing a child trapped in an overturned vehicle
• They teach us in the program of recovery that there appear to value one addict helping another is without
• that we do not have administrative cap House Bill. 7089 has a mechanism to explore as well as this vehicle

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Now it's only valuing by 20 times earnings.
• And then regarding fixed income, they're gaining value from macro analysis and relative value.
• And then regarding fixed income, they're gaining value from macro analysis and relative value.
• Before you, you have the preliminary estimate for the 2026 value.
• So right now, they're held at the value transferred.

Summary: The Legacy Fund Committee received updates from the North Dakota Retirement Investment Office (RIO) on fund performance, liquidity, in-state investments, and internal management. Scott Anderson reported strong returns for the Legacy Fund across multiple time periods, with performance exceeding the policy benchmark and expectations, driven largely by strong equity markets and effective implementation. He also reviewed private market pacing, noting commitments were on plan but that unfunded obligations and distributions were lower than expected, and presented a new liquidity analysis showing the fund had substantial capacity to meet obligations even under stressed market scenarios. The committee also discussed RIO’s internal investment program and cost savings. Anderson explained how internal management of fixed income, equity, and cash overlay strategies has reduced fees and transaction costs, while improving flexibility and portfolio construction. Members asked about staffing needs, and RIO leadership said asset growth has outpaced current staffing, with a request for additional FTEs likely coming to support investment, operations, risk, and legal functions. The committee also reviewed the Legacy Fund’s in-state investment program, including 50 South Capital and infrastructure lending, and heard that one manager’s buildout is progressing more slowly because many opportunities are still early-stage. Adam Odison presented a preliminary estimate of the 2026 Legacy Fund earnings distribution, projecting about $894.8 million under current law, with roughly $237 million to the Highway Fund and $554 million to the Property Tax Relief Fund after the sinking and interest fund allocation. Jody Smith then gave a project update on a new standalone Legacy Fund website required by statute, intended to consolidate performance, holdings, governance, fees, and use-of-funds information for the public, with a planned launch around the October State Investment Board meeting. She also raised a possible future proposal to place the Legacy Earnings Fund back under State Investment Board management so the cash could remain invested longer before being transferred out, though members noted liquidity, accounting, and bank-deposit implications would need further review. Finally, Kelvin Holden of the Bank of North Dakota reviewed the match loan program, explaining how it supports large economic development projects by pairing Bank of North Dakota loans with State Investment Board CDs. He said the program currently has about $272 million outstanding and has supported projects such as Coal Creek Station and the MDU gas line to Gwinner. Members discussed whether the program’s return is appropriate and noted a prior moratorium on new investments so the committee can revisit the policy next session. The committee then elected Senator Klein as chair and Representative Hogan as vice chair, and the meeting ended with members thanking staff and partners for the fund’s progress.

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• He was a dedicated deputy, a trusted colleague, and a valued member of our Sheriff's Office family.
• I hope that this is another vehicle to keep our young people and everyone, so to speak...
• I think many of us think of this as certificate of value.
• Gentlemen, again, and we have certificates of value in St. Louis City also.
• Charles has certificates of value.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• ensures that taxpayer dollars, when voluntarily directed, can advance causes that reflect individual values
• For over 50 years, the homeschool movement at large has been built on three core values: parent-led,
• And so the levy then is generated by the assessed value, and you apply the rate that's necessary to that
• assessed value to get to the levy.
• So it's going to be proportional to the assessed value of the property taxpayers.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2290, which would clarify transaction privilege tax sourcing rules for tangible personal property by specifying that servers are not used to determine where an order is received and by defining business location. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill simply codifies existing origin-based treatment for Arizona businesses and provides certainty, while the League of Arizona Cities and Towns and ATRA warned it would shift revenue, create compliance problems, and potentially subject businesses to multiple tax rates depending on distribution or pickup locations. The Department of Revenue said it was neutral, noted a 2023 draft ruling had reflected a legal analysis of the issue but was never finalized, and said the bill would address a real need for clarity. After extensive debate over examples involving feed stores, Target, pizza delivery, and online orders, the committee voted 5-3 with one absent to return HB 2290 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 2373, which would add a space on the individual income tax return for taxpayers to voluntarily contribute part of a refund to the Veterans Donations Fund or Veterans Service Organization Fund. The sponsor and a veterans policy advocate said the measure would give taxpayers a simple way to support veterans organizations, with examples from Colorado and local veterans projects. The bill passed unanimously, 8-0 with one absent, and was returned with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 2143, a technical PSPRS measure that would limit the 5% ownership cap to publicly traded corporations. PSPRS representatives said the change would align the statute with its intended purpose, reduce unnecessary workarounds and legal costs, and preserve broader investment flexibility while maintaining other risk controls. Members discussed how the cap compares with ASRS and other retirement systems, and the bill was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• solutions—ways California can protect our child care providers, support our working families, and value
• What efforts can the Select Committee on Child Care Costs demonstrate to support and value children as
• thing is taking care of our children and to make sure they have good lives and they understand the value
• be over my mileage seven months into the end of the lease, which means I'm going to have to rent a vehicle
• be over my mileage seven months into the end of the lease, which means I'm going to have to rent a vehicle

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Uh, so if you're available, I texted the people this meeting, and the value was put together in a little
• for veterinary services, increased need for medication and insecticide, as well as extra labor and vehicle
• This is the most pressing issue we are facing because the monetary value and the devastation this will
• In fact, they do choose us because we can provide them more value than the packers and the feeders in
• Increased value of hunting to landowners is also an important factor.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We're very committed to building our agricultural and value-added agricultural components.
• Tourism departments get 50 cents for every vehicle and ATV that’s registered in this state.
• her department does amazing work with that—from corporate income tax, personal income tax, motor vehicles—you
• Get down to what that value is per investment and per the wages coming back.
• Is one of those places that really does drive value back into our state.

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• I really appreciate that you are taking into consideration the needs of students, which I know you value
• I really appreciate that you are taking into consideration the needs of students which I know you value
• It tries to increase the value of the voluntary carbon market by increasing the integrity of it, while
• Last year's housing trailer bill, AB 130, included an innovative program to allow projects with vehicle
• of California's most iconic landscapes, a global agricultural region, and communities that deeply value

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Constitution and the values upon which our republic was founded.
• So if we should try to stand up for what makes democratic values... Or people further.
• Instead, it undermines the very values.”
• “It undermines the very values that many of us here fought to protect.
• I'm here on behalf of the Motor Vehicle Providers Association.

Bills: HB2009, HB2022, HCM2001, HCM2002, HCM2004, HCR2001, HM2001, HM2004

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization

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• Whatever vehicle we have to do that. It's just we're going to have to develop it at some point.
• And that was very beneficial because sometimes the traditional community values get lost in a public
• is certainly our main goal, we should note that there are other parts of the wildfire prepared home value
• The policies are written on a DP1 form, which is an actual cash value form.
• That is the approach that we take on structures and vehicles. on products and services.

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• return-to-office mandate imposes unnecessary financial strain on state employees during a time of elevated fuel, vehicle
• You know, just think about the 90,000 extra cars and vehicles on the road and how much less stress you
• California's labor workforce development agency to work with the County of Riverside to make electric vehicle
• We recognize that health jobs are healthy and electric vehicles healthy.
• But also, I think it really undervalues the importance of work in people's lives and how much value people

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on AB 1729, which would update California state telework policy. The author and many unionized state workers argued that telework has improved productivity, reduced emissions and commuting costs, saved the state money on office space, and should be governed by written, evidence-based departmental policies rather than blanket return-to-office mandates. Supporters emphasized flexibility, morale, and the need for transparency through a public dashboard. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill was later moved on a 2-1 vote, with the item placed on call. Members also heard AB 805, which would create a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to connect high school career technical education with registered apprenticeships. The author and supporters said the bill implements recommendations from the California Youth Apprenticeship Model report and would expand earn-and-learn pathways, especially for youth facing barriers. The bill passed the committee 3-0 and was placed on call. Two workers’ compensation and labor-relations bills drew sharp opposition. AB 1576 would reform the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund; supporters said it would reduce litigation and employer assessments, while opponents argued it did not go far enough and preferred the administration’s trailer bill. AB 1582 would make it an unfair labor practice for UC or other higher education employers to disregard arbitration decisions on contracting out; supporters said it would protect arbitration outcomes for service workers, while UC argued it would interfere with bargaining agreements and threaten patient and student services. Both bills were moved on 2-1 votes and placed on call. After quorum was established, the committee also advanced AB 1630, allowing union representatives to invite bargaining-unit members to observe meet-and-confer sessions remotely; AB 2650, a CalSavers cleanup bill to improve retirement savings access and administration; AB 2054, expanding paid family leave eligibility for relatives of military service members on domestic duty; AB 2157, making permanent the Displaced Oil and Gas Workers Fund pilot program; and AB 1838, requiring bidders on local public works projects to disclose recent wage-and-hour violations. AB 1630 and AB 2157 were both placed on call after divided votes, while AB 2650 and AB 2054 passed 2-1 and 3-0 respectively, and AB 1838 was placed on call after a 1-1 vote. The transcript ends as the committee begins AB 2682, which would conform the appeal process for transportation network company driver unionization law.

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• still go back to the concept last year, we should have ran this conversation so that we could get the vehicle
• At this point, if the vehicle in motion.
• </c><00:04:40.600><c> is</c> you're not careful, the vehicle is you're not careful, the vehicle is we're
• </c> to run roughshod over community values to run roughshod over community values and<01:24:36.120><
• Senate File 95, Drivers and Motor Vehicle Services Third-Party Providers. Ayes 26, noes 5.

Keywords: 916, all

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• , proper use of the child restraint system in a motor vehicle, is that just seat belts or is it more?
• Tom Jones, you know, I'm a vehicle, baby, Mickey, anywhere you want to go.
• Write that, you know that song, "Vehicle."
• This is a vehicle for us to get to the floor for our committee.
• </c><01:51:27.760><c> and</c> stuff we're going to need a vehicle and stuff we're going to need a vehicle

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:33:46.159><c> uh</c> Do are commercial properties valued uh Do are commercial properties valued
• </c> have sold and you come up with a value have sold and you come up with a value for<00:34:28.560><
• </c> the worth of the property or the value the worth of the property or the value of<00:34:41.520><c
• </c> What's the value of a kilowatt hour? What's the value of a kilowatt hour?
• three approaches to value to value these properties.

Keywords: 916, all

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• There's different vehicles.
• So, you know, I value that a lot.
• So you know I value that a about that.
• reflect the shared values of the community. community. community.
• We're not allowed to, I'm sorry, give anything of value to our voters.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• then portions of the system first and then implementing<00:06:45.080><c> the</c><00:06:45.200><c> vehicle
• </c><00:06:45.640><c> registration</c> implementing the vehicle registration implementing the vehicle
• registration</c><00:07:09.920><c> that</c><00:07:10.240><c> really</c><00:07:10.520><c> focus</c> vehicle
• registration that really focus vehicle registration that really focus on<00:07:11.160><c> the</c><00
• My outdoor adventures and deep connection to the land and water is rooted in Ojibwe values including

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and resources for a host of operational issues, including due process, rent increases, and motor vehicles
• Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles additional equipment for the highway patrol at $7.6 million
• , and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles funding to address the driver license backlog in
• aligning the AP discussion that we had earlier, reducing the AP additional full-time equivalent weighted values
• religious, racial, or national discrimination, which directly contradicts state public policy and the values

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• This will come about in another vehicle that will be before us. Thank you.
• :34:36.720><c> particular</c> kratom this year, this particular kratom this year, this particular vehicle
• , vehicle, vehicle, they<00:34:38.960><c> have</c><00:34:39.760><c> done</c><00:34:39.960><c> something
• mobile homes, and yurts to go up as rentals all around you and watch your single-family property values
• Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. property values plummet. property values plummet.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> our republic and our democratic values. our republic and our democratic values.
• Speaker, this package demonstrates the value of Congress.
• Speaker, this package demonstrates the value of Congress.
• This package demonstrates the value of Congress.
• Uh, you know, I value the incalculable.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1012, house, all