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• Bill 494 directs the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to Post on its website, a searchable database
• In addition, this bill, in addition accessing the database which predominantly help those who foster
• Centralized registry would age shelters, rescues, breeders and pet stores and anyone rehoming animals
• see if that person is on it. >> If this were to pass, it would be having statewide animal abuser database
• Justice organizer from Florida Sun Power as well as a student at the University of Central Florida.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• THE CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER SERVES AS THE CENTRAL POINT OF COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TRUMP LED FEDERAL
• REASON WE HAVE THIS BILL, THERE WILL BE MORE OFFICERS ALLOCATED TO THE E-VERIFY PROVISIONS AND A CENTRALIZED
• OF THE FLORIDA SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SECTION 13 ONE OF OUR PRIORITY ITEMS, THE STATEWIDE VOTER DATABASE
• OFTEN CROSS-REFERENCES WITH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES DATABASE ON CITIZENSHIP.
• AND REGISTERED TO VOTE BECAUSE THEY ARE NEW US CITIZENS AND CROSS REFERENCE THAT WITH THE STATE DATABASE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I decided to start Central Valley Holocaust Education.
• Griselda Chavez with the Mesa Verde group on behalf of the Central American Resource Center in support
• establishing professional boundaries, improving working history verification, and creating an electronic database
• It would criminalize grooming, required thorough history checks. and create an electronic database to
• At its core this bill is about coalition building, something that's central to who we are at EDGE.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We need a centralized reporting place.
• So that's a perfect example of why we need a centralized location to report.
• Representatives, I also want to emphasize that this office will be central to addressing these issues
• This act will create a central committee or group.
• This would help to centralize that communication.

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• Coast and the Central Valley.
• There's so much I could say, but I'm actually a native to the Central Valley.
• There's so much I could say, but I'm actually a native to the Central Valley.
• DiGu Zamoa, policy in terms of Mesabedita Group, on behalf of Central American Research Center, Karetsin
• It anchors lien recovery to Fair Health, an independent, nationally trusted database of what providers

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• your attention just to item two, which is the. request for $40,000 for retainers for portal website database
• IT services, for cloud computing, and one driver of this is It's that there is a required database for
• So the specialist SPIs that they have to make this a it's a it's a single source database and so it's
• Secretary of State so item 1 a A is an increase of two FTEs for cybersecurity personnel for the team database
• Item C is three new trial teams and a database manager.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• voter registration database.
• of State to enter into an agreement that enables the sharing of voter information for use in the centralized
• voter database.
• <00:41:46.600> voter<00:41:46.920> database.
• the centralized voter database. the centralized voter database.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And I believe that there's a database where they keep most of the images of the tattoos.
• And I believe that there's a database where they keep most of the images of the tattoos.
• This creates the ability to share data statewide without building a new state-run database.
• That's the University of Central Florida.
• That's the University of Central Florida.

Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern gang recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but clarifies definitions used for gang-related enhancements and law enforcement investigations. Members raised concerns about the meaning of “observed in the company” of gang members and possible impacts on businesses and bikers; Martin said the language was not intended to reach ordinary business customers and that the bill still requires other criteria. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably after debate, with some members supporting it and others warning it was still too broad. The committee also approved CS/SB 762, allowing cross-jurisdictional assignment of conflict capital cases with cost and reporting requirements, after an amendment emphasizing judicial economy and geographic proximity; the bill was described as a cost-saving measure and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1742, creating a new offense for indecent exposure or sexual acts directed at minors under 16, was amended to align with the House version and to cover observing a child for sexual gratification, then reported favorably. CS/SB 1750, increasing penalties and mandatory minimums for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses, was amended to restore some current-law provisions and limit reclassification to offenders who were 18 or older at the time of the offense, then reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1582 on statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions, along with its companion public-records bill SB 1792, both described as theft-prevention and law-enforcement tools with confidentiality protections and stakeholder support. CS/SB 500, providing FDLE protective security for major-party nominees for statewide constitutional offices, was also reported favorably after a technical amendment. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would create a process for Florida to designate foreign and domestic terrorist organizations, restrict courts from enforcing foreign or religious law when it conflicts with state or federal law, and bar public funds from supporting designated organizations. Senator Graal said the bill targets conduct, not belief, and creates due-process protections through written findings, public notice, cabinet action, and judicial review. Senator Smith and Senator Polsky repeatedly questioned whether the bill’s use of terms like “promotion” could chill protected speech, academic debate, protest activity, or legal representation, and whether the designation process could be used politically or against religious and advocacy groups. Graal said promotion was meant to cover support for illegal acts, not mere disagreement or academic speech, and said she was open to clarifying language. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it was vague, unconstitutional, and likely to be used against Muslim communities, students, nonprofits, and dissenting political speech; a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety and to prevent state support for terrorism. The committee did not take a final vote on CS/SB 1632 in the portion provided, and the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill.

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• A lot of people have I've been removed is active voters through comparison with different databases.
• If you do get a new driver's license in another state and we do compare our statewide voter database
• Also just to another know that's a great thing about our of our database. Nobody can return to.
• We matched your name and your identifying information with this security death database.
• In addition to that address confirmation notices and and our normal databases, this was an algorithm

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The second is Central Maui school. And then the third is workforce housing.
• We’re also developing three other tools for the Central Maui schools.
• <00:55:24.760> Maui<00:55:25.119> schools Central Maui schools Central Maui schools and
• We’re just doing it for Hawaii, yeah, for this Central Maui school.
• we are planning that for the Central we are planning that for the Central Maui<01:01:12.960>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held informational briefings first with the Department of Defense on its FY 2026 budget request, then with the Hawaii School Facilities Authority. Major General Steve Logan outlined the Department of Defense request for $40.5 million in state funds, which he said would leverage about $74 million in federal matching funds and support 411 open projects that could attract up to $2.3 billion in additional federal grant money. He said the budget focuses on sustainment, safety, and reorganization in light of lessons from the Maui wildfires. Key requests included $1.3 million to sustain IT systems, $2.7 million for 32 HEMA emergency management positions, three new Hawaii Army National Guard positions plus four upgrades, and $1.9 million for the Youth Challenge Program to cover state-mandated fringe costs and staffing needs. He also reviewed capital improvement projects, including Youth Challenge facility upgrades, siren modernization, ADA improvements, building retrofits for disaster resilience, Army facility upgrades, a third state veterans home on Maui, HEMA EOC improvements, and a maintenance/fuel building at Diamond Head. Members asked about the siren modernization timeline, and HEMA said roughly 26 to 31 sirens would be modernized this year, with 15 on Maui, eight on Oahu, and eight on the Big Island. Questions also focused on Youth Challenge and Job Challenge enrollment and vacancies, with the department saying the Hilo Job Challenge Academy is growing and that combining Youth Challenge recruiting statewide into one Kilauea program has helped enrollment. Logan also answered questions about the New Year’s Eve medical transport mission, explaining the Hawaii Air National Guard’s relationship with active-duty Air Force assets and saying the flight cost is about $20,000 per flight hour, though the final bill had not yet been determined. On the Maui veterans home, staff said the University of Hawaii site was no longer viable after faculty senate opposition, so the department is now focused on a 10-acre Puna District site; the project remains tied to a certified $35 million state match and August 2025 and August 2026 federal suspense dates. Logan said the veterans home remains one of the department’s highest priorities, but it could not be moved higher in the submitted CIP ranking. The department also discussed a Governor’s add-on for a fire marshal/Office of Recovery and Resiliency proposal. Logan said the fire marshal position was reestablished last session but has not yet been filled, and that if the function is transferred to the Department of Defense, the department wants funding ready to move quickly. Staff later said the request would include about $1.1 million for seven positions and about $2.2 million for operating costs, though details were still preliminary. The committee then reconvened for the School Facilities Authority briefing, where Executive Director Ricky Fujitani described the agency as a startup created in 2020 to improve school and workforce housing development through standardized designs, prefabrication, best-value procurement, and public-private partnerships. He said Hawaii’s single school district still functions like 15 different districts because of its 264 schools across 15 complex areas, and that the authority’s goal is to create more efficient, maintainable, and cost-effective facilities.

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• And lastly, I'll offer one more: Central High School, right here in Phoenix, Arizona, September 9, 2022
• an individual recipient over a two-year cycle and make up to $2 million available for a statewide database
• staff available inside the jail, the installation of a statewide cross-system recidivism tracking database
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Arizona Missing and Exploited Children Database
• They do have to enter it into the Arizona database. They do do that.

Bills: SB1071, SB1315, SB1317, SB1416, SB1493, SB1537, SB1542, SB1584, SB1626, SB1740, SB1751, SB1804, SCR1047, SCR1049

Keywords: Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1071, which would repeal the statutory framework for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the bill was about accountability and transparency, citing concerns about missing training and firearms qualification records; Arizona Rangers representatives and several sheriffs opposed the bill, saying the Rangers provide valuable volunteer support and that the real issue was adding oversight rather than eliminating protections. After discussion, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1071 a do pass recommendation, with members noting they expected amendments later. The committee then heard SB 1315, requiring school districts and charter schools to maintain interoperable emergency communications with law enforcement and to submit annual affidavits confirming testing and compliance. Testimony from school safety officials and sheriffs emphasized the value of real-time communication during emergencies and the need for secure sharing of campus maps and floor plans; concerns about cost and information security were addressed by supporters. The bill passed unanimously, 7-0. The committee also advanced SB 1317, which appropriates opioid settlement funds for county reentry planning programs; sheriffs and association representatives supported it, citing reduced recidivism and jail populations, and it passed 7-0. Several public safety and missing-children measures were considered next. SB 1416, as amended, revises missing child reporting requirements, adds runaway children back into reporting, requires faster photo and information sharing, and expands training requirements; advocates for missing children and law enforcement supported the compromise language, and the bill passed 7-0. SB 1740, which updates Turquoise Alert training and procedures, was also advanced 7-0 after discussion about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts and the need to keep alerts effective. Later, SB 1493, a strike-everything amendment affecting police officer termination appeals and fee shifting when an employer rejects a favorable administrative ruling, passed 5-2 despite opposition from chiefs’ representatives. SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund and repealing its advisory commission, passed 5-2. The committee also approved SB 1751 and SCR 1049, which expand execution methods to include lethal gas and firing squad and make firing squad mandatory in certain cases involving the murder of a law enforcement officer; opponents raised constitutional, ethical, and practical concerns, while supporters framed the measures as aligning Arizona with other states and providing additional options. Both measures passed 4-3. Finally, SB 1542, which would create a framework and funding for MDMA research and treatment for PTSD in first responders and peace officers contingent on FDA approval, was heard with testimony describing promising clinical trial results and the need for Arizona research; the bill was then moved forward, though the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is fully shown.

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• <00:25:57.799> Maui<00:25:58.320> schools Central Maui schools Central Maui schools and
• <00:30:14.960> Maui preschools 20 million for Central Maui preschools 20 million for Central
• The second swim lane is Central Maui schools.
• <00:34:26.040> Maui so that's the intent so the Central Maui so that's the intent so the Central
• the Avenue for it in terms of Central the Avenue for it in terms of Central Maui<01:20:35.320>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Education held an informational/budget briefing with presentations from the State Library System, the School Facilities Authority, and the Department of Education. The chair opened the meeting by outlining the order of presentations and noting that members would hold questions until after all three agencies had testified. The discussion focused on each agency’s priorities for the upcoming biennium and their budget requests. State Librarian Stacy Aldridge described library usage and services, emphasizing strong demand for physical and digital materials, internet and Wi-Fi access, programs, Kanopy streaming, and PressReader. She highlighted digital literacy classes, RFID self-check and smart shelving improvements, and the role of libraries as community hubs. The library’s budget request included an additional $1.2 million for security guards, $48.484 million for FY 26-27 to support popup libraries during temporary closures and other needs, $500,000 for repair and maintenance, $2 million for Kap planning and design, and $25 million each year for lump-sum capital funding. Mallerie Fujitani said the lump-sum funding is needed to keep roughly 50 projects moving and to avoid delays in construction. School Facilities Authority Executive Director Ricky Fujitani explained the agency’s startup history and its programs for preschools, Central Maui schools, and workforce housing. He said the authority is using standardized, prefabricated, programmatic approaches to speed delivery and improve maintainability, citing prior preschool renovations as a successful model. He reported that of $389 million appropriated, $106 million was released, with $81 million for preschools, $20 million for Central Maui schools, and $5 million for workforce housing; he also noted the workforce housing program was reduced after Maui fire-related reallocations. He said the pilot workforce housing site at Mililani High School has been awarded and pointed to University of Hawaiʻi student housing projects as a model. Superintendent Hayashi then began the Department of Education presentation, introducing DOE leadership and outlining the department’s mission to support academic achievement, character development, and student well-being. He noted the department serves more than 152,000 students in 258 public schools and employs over 42,000 people, with nearly 54% of students facing significant challenges. He framed the budget request around the department’s strategic plan to prepare graduates for college, careers, or military service. The transcript ends during the DOE presentation, before any committee votes or formal actions are taken.

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• You can categorize that broadly to central office operations, which Mr.
• categorize that broadly to central categorize that broadly to central office office office operations
• Again, you'll see central office operations at the top.
• I'll just note there are the very last thing in central office operations is the Office of the Inspector
• um FBI records information database um FBI records under<01:14:34.480> certain<01:14:34.800><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and staff roles. Nonpartisan House Research and House Fiscal staff explained that they draft bills and amendments, prepare bill summaries and background research, answer legal and fiscal questions, and help track revenue and budget effects. They also distributed a Budget Overview Brief intended to condense the larger budget materials into a more usable format for members. Staff then walked through the Human Services budget and the committee’s areas of responsibility. They described the department structure, noting that DHS oversees administration, compliance, rulemaking, and county support, and that the overall Human Services budget is large, with medical assistance as the dominant program. They also explained recent and upcoming reorganizations: many children and family-related functions are moving to the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Direct Care and Treatment is becoming its own agency, and some homelessness-related functions remain at DHS. Staff reviewed how the budget is organized by program and budget activity, the difference between direct appropriations and standing appropriations, and how forecasted programs and “tails” work in the budget process. The presentation also covered Medicaid financing and long-term care. Staff explained the federal-state FMAP match, including Minnesota’s current 51.16% federal match for most Medicaid spending, the CHIP match, and the 90% federal share for the expansion population. For long-term care, they outlined Medical Assistance services for elderly and disabled people, state-funded long-term care supports, and Board on Aging programs. They highlighted the personal care assistance program’s phaseout and replacement by Community First Services and Supports, and reviewed the five home- and community-based waivers. Members asked one question about refugee resettlement funding, specifically whether it covers flights; staff said they would need to follow up on the exact use of the federal funds. No bills were heard, and no formal votes or other committee actions were taken during this meeting.

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• One is to create a statewide centralized voter database, which New Hampshire did.
• We just replaced our voter registration database last year.
• is to create a Statewide centralized is to create a Statewide centralized voter<00:27:14.640>
• > Hampshire voter database uh which New Hampshire voter database uh which New Hampshire did<00
• database<00:28:34.240> uh<00:28:34.519> last<00:28:34.960> year<00:28:35.960>

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• Cloud, to give us that central coverage.
• Cloud, to give us that central coverage.
• Cloud, to give us that central coverage.
• would build a missing person's database would build a missing person's database for<00:18:54.760
• is no way and no federal database is no way and no federal database currently<00:20:31.120> available

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• how they kill insects so they're central how they kill insects so they're central nervous<00:30:
• It really is: do you live in Central Oahu?
• I believe that's because I know it's just in Central Oahu.
• I believe that's limited to North Central Oahu in those cases.
• So we looked at our database.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with Senate and House members opening the meeting and explaining that the session was intended to hear expert presentations and community concerns. Fern Holland outlined the background for the briefing, describing how restricted use pesticides differ from general-use products, why state-level regulation matters, and how community advocates have sought disclosure and protections for years. She summarized 2019 reporting data, saying a small number of users accounted for most reported use, with especially heavy application in North Central Oʻahu and on the west side of Kauaʻi. She highlighted concerns about applications near schools, homes, and coastlines, and identified 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used fumigants. She also noted concerns about highly hazardous pesticides, some banned in other countries, and the lack of research on long-term combined exposure to multiple pesticides. Greg Takashima of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture described the department’s pesticide program and regulatory authority under FIFRA and state law. He explained the distinction between general-use and restricted use pesticides, the certification requirements for applicators, and the department’s role in tracking RUPs from sale through use. He reviewed the branch’s functions in enforcement, education and certification, registration and technical review, and laboratory analysis, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, product registration, groundwater review, and outreach on drift reduction and integrated pest management. He also noted staffing and funding limitations, saying the branch lacks a toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. Takashima thanked the legislature for passing Act 231 the prior year and said the department supports the measure as it moves forward this session. Dr. Lee, speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a former member of the Kauaʻi Joint Fact-Finding Task Force, said pediatric guidance has shifted from focusing on acute poisoning to recognizing chronic low-level pesticide exposure as a concern. He cited AAP publications linking pesticide exposure to cancer, brain tumors, leukemia, birth outcomes, neurobehavioral effects, and asthma, and said pediatricians are now encouraged to advise families on reducing exposure and to support right-to-know measures and buffer zones around schools and public gathering places. He also described the Kauaʻi task force’s work, saying it found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, questions were held until after presentations, and the department expressed support for Act 231.

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• As a result, it's the state's largest public notice database with the largest audience.
• We need a comprehensive centralized place to easily search for and find public and legal notices from
• We ask that you include such a centralized resource in this bill. Thank you.
• So I don't know what it would be on that centralized database.
• As we look at this bill specifically, one of the central concerns with multiple of the preemptions in

Bills: S0218, S0380, S0936, S0948, S0962, S0984, S1020, S1180, S1434, S1444, S1612

Keywords: land use, disaster recovery, local government, federal assistance, Hurricane relief, legal notices, public accessibility, government transparency, digital publication, government agencies, temporary door locking device, emergency safety, building code, training programs, fire exit security, affordable housing, land development, starter homes, local government regulations, housing shortage

Summary: The committee took up a series of land use, housing, local government, and public notice bills, along with a firefighter cancer bill and a bill on temporary door locking devices. SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention was explained as clarifying access to death benefits and a one-time cancer payment for firefighters; it was reported favorably. SB 1612 required local governments to accept electronic payments online; it also passed favorably. SB 1180 created a recall framework for elected community development district board members and, through a strike-all amendment, also addressed synthetic turf enforcement and expanded compact urban mixed-use district definitions; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. SB 936 allowed temporary door locking devices above the finished floor and directed the Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code; it passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 380 on legal notices, which would let certain local government entities publish notices on their own websites or other designated sites instead of relying on newspapers in more cases. The Florida Press Association, Common Cause, and newspaper representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would fragment public notice access and make notices harder to find and verify, while supporters said it would modernize and reduce costs. The bill’s amendment clarified which agencies were covered, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 962 on affordable housing narrowed prior zoning preemption language so working farms and farm operations would not be unintentionally captured by Live Local-style rules; it passed favorably. SB 1444 on state preemption and religious expression, private clubs, and minor home construction drew support from religious freedom advocates and opposition from cities and counties, which warned of vague terms and overbroad preemption; it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 218, which would limit the reach of last session’s hurricane recovery land-use preemption to counties actually damaged by hurricanes and restore normal local land-use authority in unaffected counties. SB 1434 on infill redevelopment would streamline zoning and subdivision approvals for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties to encourage housing on contaminated or underused land; counties and local-government groups opposed it as an overbroad preemption and raised concerns about the environmental threshold and density provisions, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1020 on chickees prohibited local ordinances from blocking chickee construction if setback requirements are met and made unauthorized attempts to circumvent the building code a misdemeanor; it passed favorably. Finally, SB 948 on local government land development regulations and orders, as amended, proposed a statewide starter-home framework with lot-split and zoning changes to increase housing supply; local-government and planning groups warned it would function as a rigid statewide zoning code and could drive overdevelopment, while housing advocates supported it as necessary state action. The committee reported the bill favorably after extensive debate.

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• But, um, my great grandfather actually was um immigrated from Germany to uh central Texas in 1845.
• Your database, does it have a copy of the permit for that student in it?
• We have permits, yes, sir, but we do not have photographs in our database.
• By having this photo, would that be included in your database when the inspector goes out to the school
• So you wouldn't have the capability of putting that photo in your database to make sure that somebody

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• So the purpose could be to help send those through the SAVE databases, as I mentioned, to help identify
• DOJ intends to run these state voter registration lists through the SAVE Act or the SAVE database and
• And that's happening for many in Washington, eastern, central, western Washington, and even within our
• Eastern, Central, Western Washington, and even within our state employees as well, there's the general
• And even in eastern and central Washington, you don't have access to the internet.

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• If you can imagine the line of demarcation: Central Avenue on the north and I-25 on the south, I would
• I think New Mexico Tech has now hosted five interim committees here, so it's a central location.
• Your nice central geographic location in the state really helps us to get to you rather easily.
• Do you report that to a centralized water repository database of any kind?
• that's along the lines of the last question: are you depositing information into a community health database