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• There's over 200 million for innovative economic development funding to diversify the state's economy
• So those are going to be key investments in education, economic development, workforce training types
• So New Mexico is really good at research and development.
• You'll see a lot of economic development related appropriations towards that.
• In one version, we're creating economic development. In another, we're destroying it.

Bills: HB2 , SB48 , SB64 , SB100

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance

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• And then the New Mexico Finance Authority, that's been approved.
• You know, one of my major swim lanes is economic development.
• economic study data yet on what sort of economic activities can happen as a result of possibly making
• It's kind of the natural generation of that economic activity.
• Development, Mr. Chairman. I'm gonna have Justin Horowitz answer this. Yeah, Mr.

Bills: SB48 , SB64 , SB100 , HB2 , SB48 , SB64 , SB100

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• For decades, the Iranian people have faced human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, and economic
• For decades, the SBA's 504 loan program has been a cornerstone of economic development in communities
• across America through public and private partnership with certified development companies.
• Importantly, this bill does all of this without authorizing any new spending.
• IMPORTANTLY, THIS BILL DOES ALL OF THIS WITHOUT AUTHORIZING ANY NEW SPENDING.

Bills: HB5764 , HB5763 , HB1663 , HR659 , HB5784 , HB5788 , HB3496

Keywords: AI for Main Street Act, artificial intelligence, small business, small business development centers, SBDC, Small Business Act, business technology, digital transformation, cybersecurity, data protection, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, business training, entrepreneurship, technology adoption, AI literacy, outreach, main street businesses, Main Street Parity Act, Small Business Investment Act of 1958

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• G2: State representatives on the task force, the Economic Justice Alliance, and the Advisory Council
• The Economic Justice Alliance and the Advisory Council shall provide annual reports instead of a one-time
• services and adopting one of the Office of Family and Children's Ombuds recommendations regarding developing
• By way of background, the Community Protection Act of 1990 authorizes the indefinite civil commitment
• Senate Bill 6339 requires the court to confirm, prior to authorizing a least restrictive alternative,

Bills: SB6339 , SB6184 , SB6224 , SB6255 , SB5977 , SB5979 , SB6249 , SB6007 , SB6186 , SGA9299

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: alternative placements, individual ownership, restrictive policies, healthcare, operational control, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, behavioral health, children, support services, poverty reduction, intergenerational poverty, WorkFirst, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF, self-sufficiency, economic justice

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• This is going to authorize that kind of outlandish behavior. Thank you for your comments, sir.
• But with this bill, are we talking about expanding this to machines that are not live, and we're developing
• horse racing or dog racing... ...developing horse racing or dog racing on a computer?
• So if a bill like this passes, are we going to have a situation where these machines are developing historical

Bills: SB268 , SB262

Committees: House Tourism , House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: mixed spirit beverages, alcohol regulation, licensing, excise tax, distribution agreements, retail sales, wholesalers, SB262, White Hall, Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering, simulcast, historical racing, historical horse racing, dog racing, horse racing, charitable bingo, off-track betting, OTB, gambling

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• </c> 4 p.m. said set to contain the economic 4 p.m. said set to contain the economic report<02:14:52.679
• But ending the economic crisis alone was never enough.
• Biden Jr. referred to the Joint Economic Committee and ordered printed.
• Authority in 1990 which means the SEC Authority in 1990 which means the SEC does<05:04:09.000><c> not
• ><05:04:25.240><c> wasted</c> their own authority the SEC has wasted their own authority the SEC has

Bills: HR31 , HR152 , HR192 , HR144 , HR189 , HR164 , HR153

Keywords: committee appointments, House of Representatives, government structure, legislative process, membership, committee assignments, elections, legislation, government, oversight, US-Canada relations, economic security, energy security, bipartisan, trade and investment, Ramadan, faith, Islam, community, charitable contributions

Bills: HR286 , HR287 , HR288 , HR289 , HR290 , HR291 , HR292 , HR293 , HR294 , HCR114 , HR275 , HR276 , HR277 , HR278 , HR279 , HR280 , HR282 , HR283 , HR284 , HR285 , HCR112 , HCR113 , SCR62 , SCR64 , SB132 , SB135 , SB405 , HR179 , HR216 , HR223 , HR225 , HR274 , HCR89 , SB39 , SB99 , SB111 , SB112 , SB124 , SB134 , SB174 , SB189 , SB190 , SB201 , SB233 , SB236 , SB258 , SB270 , SB273 , SB288 , SB307 , SB313 , SB320 , SB321 , SB325 , SB326 , SB331 , SB339 , SB341 , SB345 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB357 , SB359 , SB387 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB419 , SB422 , SB426 , SB435 , SB437 , SB440 , SB451 , SB464 , SB470 , SB487 , SB488 , SB495 , SB504 , SB505 , SB518 , SB523 , SB228 , SB408 , HR168 , HR174 , HR194 , HCR54 , HCR74 , HCR79 , HCR87 , HCR94 , HCR95 , HCR97 , HCR98 , HCR102 , HCR104 , SCR23 , SCR38 , HCR26 , HB250 , HB265 , HB339 , HB427 , HB445 , HB463 , HB468 , HB606 , HB639 , HB649 , HB665 , HB746 , HB781 , HB853 , HB861 , HB872 , HB886 , HB916 , HB937 , HB1054 , HB1068 , HB1117 , HB1237 , HB75 , HB705 , SB34 , SB164 , SB172 , SB198 , SB208 , SB232 , SB281 , SB286 , SB317 , SB322 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB409 , SB417 , SB421 , SB430 , SB439 , SB447 , SB458 , SB510 , SB54 , SB56 , SB72 , SB79 , SB97 , SB105 , SB123 , SB125 , SB129 , SB163 , SB171 , SB252 , SB287 , SB375 , SB386 , SB461 , SB466 , HR84 , SCR3 , HB582 , HB625 , HB646 , HB998 , HB1191 , HB1255 , SB81 , SB100 , SB109 , SB197 , SB374 , SB479 , SB78 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB782 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441

Keywords: HR286, House Resolution 286, LED, Louisiana Economic Development, rural development, energy efficiency, renewable energy, public-private partnership, tax credits, economic development, workforce training, school energy costs, community colleges, technical colleges, local government, building modernization, on-site energy generation, public facilities, rural parishes, distressed communities

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• I will author the A3 amendment. Thank you. Okay.
• </c> think it's Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. think it's Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
• </c> B, but the potential for economic B, but the potential for economic growth,<01:28:56.240><c> the
• Um, these stations tend to do a lot of economic development around them and kind of bring some of these
• Rig from Albert Lea. to do a lot of economic development to do a lot of economic development around<01

Bills: HF4062 , HF4063 , HF4065 , HF3926 , HF4216 , HF3176 , HF3728 , HF3988 , HF3865

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads

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• So what we are seeing in House Memorial 6 is not about stopping economic development; it's about understanding
• , Attorney General, State Investment Council, all of the departments, Economic Development Department
• , and all of the departments, Economic Development Department, and others as delineated here.
• I move to table the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee substitute for House Memorial 6
• I move to table the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee substitute for House Memorial 6

Bills: HB303 , SB96 , HM6

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: public utility, certificate of public convenience and necessity, certificate of need, Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility regulation, ratemaking, energy storage, battery storage, grid reliability, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation plant, utility expansion, service territory, mutual domestic water consumer association, economic development department, clean energy, fossil fuel reduction

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• I worked with migrant farm workers trying to develop housing programs that would support them.
• The next bill is SB 6214, establishing land banking authorities.
• It authorizes specified entities to operate land bank authorities, provides powers, duties, and affordability
• county ordinances or resolutions before they may operate land bank authorities.
• bank authority must legally own real property in its inventory.

Bills: SB6015 , SB6069 , SB6096 , SB6200 , SB6201 , SB6214 , SB6237 , SGA9280 , SGA9281

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption

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• Whereas the long-standing economic ties and bonds of friendship between the United States and Taiwan,
• embodied in the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, continue to yield important economic, social, strategic
• And whereas, in 2025, Taiwan ranked fourth on the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom, holds
• Will there be questions of the author? Seeing no debate, the vote will now occur.
• The threat from China sometimes appears as economic coercion, military exercises, and also diplomatic

Bills: HB3767 , HB3934 , HB4199 , HB4336 , HB2947 , HB3834 , HB4302 , HB4095 , HB3287 , HB3649 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB2059 , HB3647 , HB3986 , HB3548 , HB3661 , HB4346 , HB3075 , HB4273 , HB3391 , HB4128 , HB3557 , HB3239 , HB3982 , HB2123 , HB2979 , HB2997 , HB3148 , HB4108 , HB4143 , HB4266 , HB2053 , HB4058 , SR30

Keywords: controlled dangerous substances, controlled substances, drug scheduling, Schedule I, Schedule IV, anti-drug diversion, drug diversion, synthetic opioids, fentanyl analogs, designer drugs, synthetic cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, benzodiazepine analogs, opioids, hallucinogens, depressants, pharmacy regulation, narcotics control, Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, DEA scheduling

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• This is done through a contract with the Health Care Authority.
• remittance program for the development of affordable housing.
• Eligible organizations are limited to nonprofit developers, for-profit developers, public housing authorities
• , public development authorities, or any applicants as determined by the Washington State Housing Finance
• We also appreciate the flexibility that developers..."

Bills: SB5808 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB6006 , SB6351 , SB6198 , SB6260 , SB6353 , SB5949 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , SB6229 , SB6173

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare access, state budget, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA, employers

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• board members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
• ><c> appoints</c><00:28:48.399><c> library</c> appointing authority um appoints library appointing authority
• And so I'm the appointing authority.
• </c><00:29:34.080><c> makes</c><00:29:34.320><c> an</c> appointing authority makes an appointing authority
• They really are already under the governing body of the appointing authority already.

Bills: SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee

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• time, to take a 5-hour course administered by the Department of Public Accounts, curriculum that is developed
• public accounts uh curriculum<00:17:08.720><c> that</c><00:17:09.039><c> is</c><00:17:09.360><c> developed
• </c><00:17:10.160><c> uh</c><00:17:10.319><c> in</c> curriculum that is developed uh in curriculum that
• is developed uh in consultation<00:17:11.199><c> with</c><00:17:11.360><c> the</c><00:17:11.600><c>

Bills: HB59 , SB15 , SB96 , SB104 , SB137

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: public accountancy, CPA licensing, board regulations, educational prerequisites, electronic notifications, firm registration, assignment, creditors, insolvency, liquidation, assignee, secured transaction, bankruptcy, state law, voluntary process, distribution of assets, emergency rules, governor certification, state regulations, public safety

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• Members, this is Representative Gama's bill regarding economic development at the border.
• There are going to be other economic development events like that with other people all over Texas.
• And so I look at this bill not only as one that protects liberty, but it is also an economic development
• It doesn't stop progress; it just asks developers to be good neighbors.
• You can't develop the minerals.

Bills: HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• Have you been able to give some of your feedback to the bill author?
• I am testifying neutral as we continue to work with the bill author.
• We've been working closely with the author and his staff.
• Federal authority was far different than it is today.
• Authority in areas that historically the office has never had authority in.

Bills: HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• This extension will allow the city to develop and plan multi-year infrastructure projects for. ...streets
• This bill passed the Senate 28 to 2, and I appreciate Senator Parker for authoring this critical priority
• Our four-year reauthorization cycle creates funding uncertainty that can impact project development and
• Inconsistent with or not authorized by this code, the senator is trying to address inconsistencies with
• As you may be familiar, there's an economic development tool called a TIRS, Tax Increment Reinvestment

Bills: SB1277 , SB1531 , SB2452 , SB2520 , SB2521 , SB2529 , SB2538 , SB2539 , SB2541 , SB2873

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: municipal sales tax, street maintenance, local option tax, Tax Code Chapter 327, sales and use tax, street repair, sidewalk maintenance, water infrastructure, wastewater system, stormwater system, local election, ballot language, reauthorization, municipal finance, infrastructure funding, Texas municipalities, street and sidewalk tax, special district tax, public works, property tax

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• This concurrent resolution authorizes the Texas School for the Deaf to name its currently unnamed middle
• government code section 2165.005, which requires that a proposed name may only be approved and authorized
• Misuse poses a serious threat to financial privacy that could erode the economic freedoms that are the

Bills: SB1036 , SB1566 , SB1664 , SB2268 , SCR5 , SCR8 , SCR9 , SCR32 , SCR46

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: residential solar, solar retailer, solar salesperson, solar panel sales, solar lease, solar installation, renewable energy, clean energy, consumer protection, deceptive sales, door-to-door solicitation, occupational registration, TDLR, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, Public Utility Commission, electrical contractor, interconnection, net metering, Truth in Lending Act

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• </c> especially those in Iowa. especially those in Iowa.
• And what this bill does is it directs the Department of Commerce to work with state economic development
• And what this bill does is it directs the Department of Commerce to work with state economic development
• And what this bill does is it directs the Department of Commerce to work with state economic development
• </c> economic and national security. economic and national security.

Bills: SB146 , HR973 , HR859 , HR906 , HB2449 , HB2399 , HR866 , HB2482 , HB2444 , HB2458 , HB1721 , HB2480 , HB1479 , HB1442 , HR1402 , HR617 , HR452

Keywords: nonconsensual, visual depictions, digital forgery, intimate content, online platforms, privacy, protection, harm prevention, John F. Kennedy Center, Donald J. Trump, Federal arts funding, memorial designation, cultural institutions, Congressional authority, public arts programs, Hampden-Sydney College, anniversary, higher education, civic responsibility, liberal arts

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• </c><00:14:34.000><c> and</c> expand an area for home development and expand an area for home development
• </c> will also support growth and development will also support growth and development in<00:36:19.599
• Uh, thirdly, economic viability.
• It directly economic opportunity.
• Our $4 million authoring this bill.

Bills: HF1569 , HF460 , HF850 , HF707 , HF798 , HF852 , HF366 , HF365 , HF836 , HF866 , HF885 , HF959 , HF1196 , HF1788 , HF1349 , HF2272 , HF2652 , HF1251 , HF607

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure