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• I developed a deep respect for the legislature, a respect that continues to this day.
• I'm proud of how we've developed the culture of innovation at the Judiciary.
• the culture of of how we've developed the culture of innovation<00:36:36.960> at<00:36:37.119
• Developing the right tools for this work has taken years and is still evolving.
• <00:41:59.240> the are help held in custody developing the are help held in custody developing

Keywords: State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, 912, senate, all

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• So today we will provide information on our total budget and our budgeting process, how we develop our
• So today we will provide information on our total budget and our budgeting process, how we develop our
• <01:25:19.480> and faculty and staff time to develop and faculty and staff time to develop
• We have a strategic plan under development.
• strategic plan under development strategic plan under development specific<01:34:08.440> costs

Keywords: 1183, house

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• significant Economic Development significant Economic Development opportunities<00:21:16.120>
• We developed a strategy to achieve this.
• There is a national model called GREET, which was developed by the U.S.
• model called greet which was developed model called greet which was developed by<00:36:21.720>
• <00:41:09.040> in accelerating Staff Development in accelerating Staff Development in Minnesota

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee held an introductory meeting that began with housekeeping, a correction to the committee rules (the room number should be G3, not G35), and member and staff introductions. Members described their districts, agricultural ties, and priorities for the session, including consumer food costs, urban agriculture, farm economics, livestock disease preparedness, and support for Minnesota’s agricultural sectors. No votes were taken during the introductory portion. The committee then turned to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deputy Commissioner Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because of its potential for agriculture, forestry, and clean energy, and reviewed Minnesota’s 2023 SAF tax credit and related sales tax exemption. She said the state has feedstocks and should continue investing so Minnesota can attract SAF production and support rural jobs. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines testified that aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s main path to net zero by 2050; he cited current use of SAF, the need to scale production, and Minnesota’s role in supplying feedstocks and hosting future production. Peter Frost of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building the full SAF value chain in Minnesota. He emphasized that Greater MSP is coordinating investors and partners to grow the regional economy and said the SAF effort is intended to create jobs and economic development. Committee members did not ask questions during the portion captured, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the SAF presentations in this transcript excerpt.

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• Here to testify in support is Michael Bocadoro on behalf of Rye Development and Mandy Isaacs Lee with
• Chair, members, Michael Bocadoro on behalf of Rye Development. This is a very straightforward bill.
• The San Diego Housing Commission develops, finances, and oversees affordable housing across San Diego
• Affordable housing development projects in San Diego Affordable housing development projects in San Diego
• And I would definitely want to thank SDG&E for being such a strong supporter of development in this bill

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Developers will be required to review and, if appropriate, update their safety framework every year.
• As AG Bonta recently highlighted in a letter to a large AI developer, industry already simply is not
• where it needs to be in ensuring safety in the development and deployment of their systems.
• with the governor's administration and stakeholders to address good-faith concerns about large developers
• , add new transparency requirements for small developers, and more closely align with the working group's

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard SB 53 by Senator Wiener after the bill was substantially amended on the floor and referred back under Assembly Rule 77.2. The author explained that the bill, focused on AI safety and frontier models, now applies its main requirements to models trained above 10^26 FLOPs, includes broader whistleblower protections, sets different disclosure obligations based on company revenue, removes Attorney General rulemaking authority in favor of an annual Department of Technology report, and keeps a $1 million-per-violation penalty. He also highlighted CalCompute, a proposed public cloud intended to expand access to compute and support innovation. Supporters, including Encode AI and Economic Security California Action, argued the bill would hold AI developers accountable to their public safety commitments, improve transparency, protect whistleblowers, and help democratize access to AI infrastructure. They said the measure reflects extensive negotiation with the administration and stakeholders and aligns with recommendations from the governor’s frontier-model working group. Opponents, including CalChamber, TechNet, CCIA, and Chamber of Progress, remained opposed unless amended, saying they appreciated the author’s work but still had concerns outlined in their letters. Committee members questioned whether the bill could stifle innovation, how it would address worst-case AI harms, and whether it could reach actors outside California. The author responded that the bill is intended as a light-touch transparency measure, that it applies to entities doing business in California, and that California can still lead in the absence of federal action. Members also emphasized the importance of whistleblower protections and CalCompute. The committee voted 12-1 to pass the bill, with DeMaio voting no and Patterson not voting, and the bill was sent back to the floor.

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• 541 Becker electrical load shifting do pass as amended to remove requirement that Energy Commission develop
• SP484 Laird, coastal development permit, do pass out on an A-roll call.
• sorry 4 5 4 McNerney PFAS mitigation fund do pass out on an a roll call policy and clean energy development
• SB 774, Committee on Business Professions and Economic Development, Sunset Review, Department of Real
• On an A roll call, SB 775, Committee on Business Professions and Economic Development, Sunset Review,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• air space, education, character development, physical fitness, and leadership training.
• Senate Print 7898A, Hinchey, an act to amend the Economic Development Law.
• This bill in particular is about laying aside seven of 27 acres for mixed-use development.
• So this is really about learning the marketplace and developing a skill set of American developers to
• So this is really about learning the marketplace and developing a skill set of American developers to

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar. The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family. Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.

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• Section six is the Iron Range Schools and Community Development Account.
• ,<00:10:50.200> which<00:10:50.360> is community development, which is community development
• Section eight, the taconite economic development fund changes.
• We also<01:33:03.120> develop<01:33:03.800> developed<01:33:04.440> the<01:33:05.280
• > 12-month also develop developed the 12-month also develop developed the 12-month statewide<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We'll call to order the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development. It is Wednesday, April 15th.
• <00:44:17.359> for opportunity and business development for opportunity and business development
• development support for women<00:45:38.600> entrepreneurs.
• improvement or lean principles, develop improvement or lean principles, develop employee<00:53:48.960
• <01:06:23.760> Research from the Economic Development Research from the Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it made sense for the state to step forward, take the lead role in developing a tool.
• And in the development of that tool, we started with stakeholder meetings during the development of that
• Economic development model.
• The idea here is not that we're developing a measure. This is not going to help everybody.
• The idea here is not that we're developing a metric that gets everybody to a target.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We also have testimony from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, with comments from the
• <01:27:16.760> Group<01:27:17.440> in Development Group in Development Group in support
• Corp and the University of development Corp and the University of Hawaii<01:28:05.920> uh<01:
• It could be utilized that way because it’s a commercial development.
• I wanted to ask: is there new technology to be able to make it a viable development site that doesn’t

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard several measures focused on water quality, waste management, aquifer protection, wastewater, and climate-related funding. SB 984 on water pollution drew opposition from DLNR and the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, with the latter arguing the bill could unfairly blame landowners for runoff caused by terrain and storm events; the chair noted there were also supporters and commenters submitted in writing. SB 639 on underground storage tanks received support from the Department of Health, the Board of Water Supply, and the Sierra Club, with testimony emphasizing environmental restoration standards after jet fuel releases; no opposition was noted in the live testimony. SB 946 on wastewater management was presented as clarifying that the ban on discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters applies to treatment plants, and it drew support from the County of Maui, DOH, and Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition, with no questions or opposition raised in the hearing. The committee also heard SB 438 on waste disposal facilities near significant aquifers. DOH and the Water Commission offered comments, while the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services opposed the bill because of a provision affecting ash recycling; the Board of Water Supply and Sierra Club supported the measure, and the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board and Energy Justice Network raised concerns about fly ash and bottom ash recycling, landfill capacity, and potential contamination of aquifers. Testimony reflected a split between environmental protection concerns and arguments that the bill could block beneficial reuse of ash. The committee then took up HB 1395 on state funds, which would direct interest from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to the general fund when the reserve exceeds the state’s target. The Governor’s office, emergency management, the State Energy Office, the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority, the Nature Conservancy, and several other groups supported the bill’s climate-resilience intent, while the Tax Foundation and committee discussion raised concerns that the measure functioned mainly as a revenue transfer without a dedicated spending mechanism. Members discussed whether a special fund or legislative appropriation process would better ensure the money was used for climate mitigation and related projects.

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• And also, a very important component of that, KDE would develop professional development over the next
• And also, a very important component of that, KDE would develop professional development over the next
• And also, a very important component of that, KDE would develop professional development over the next
• KDE would develop professional development over the next three years so that all of our teachers
• school districts may may develop school districts may may develop specific<00:41:45.960> local

Keywords: 958, all

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• All continuing and newly developed All continuing and newly developed initiatives<00:19:17.840><
• >> It's a workforce and career development >> It's a workforce and career development
• officers to develop a sustainable plan. officers to develop a sustainable plan.
• > WKU<00:58:20.799> Center Development is underway at WKU Center Development is underway
• probably needs to be further development probably needs to be further development on<01:08:26.640

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met to hear updates from Kentucky public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System on compliance with House Bill 4, which restricts DEI-related activities and requires institutional and viewpoint neutrality. The chair emphasized that the hearing should focus on both compliance and the financial effects of the law. Eastern Kentucky University said its board adopted a House Bill 4 compliance resolution and an institutional neutrality policy. KCTCS reported systemwide reviews of programs, websites, scholarships, personnel, and admissions language, along with board actions removing a cultural competency course requirement, adopting institutional neutrality, and certifying compliance. KCTCS said about $2.5 million annually had been reallocated to other needs, and that no personnel were eliminated, though some roles were reassigned and DEI-related offices closed. Kentucky State University said it had already dissolved DEI offices before the bill passed, ended DEI-specific training, revised policies and gift acceptance rules, adopted a viewpoint neutrality policy, and was conducting ongoing reviews of programs, job descriptions, and web content. KSU said it had achieved substantial compliance, expected full operational integration by August 1, and had not terminated staff or closed academic programs because of the law. In response to questions, KSU said it was broadening outreach to all students rather than targeting specific populations and that its prior diversity finding was tied to not meeting a diversity quota. Morehead State University said it had no DEI office before House Bill 4, amended its non-discrimination statement to include political and social viewpoint neutrality and condemnation of religious and ethnic discrimination, and remained focused on serving its largely low-income student body. Murray State University reported reviewing scholarships, expenditures, training, and academic programs to ensure no differential treatment or indoctrination, revising its neutrality policy, and updating non-discrimination posters and training. When asked about a statement that DEI would “look different,” the university said it meant student support services would continue in a different form. Northern Kentucky University said it dissolved its diversity office and chief diversity officer position in 2024, reviewed programs, events, scholarships, and employee affinity groups, adopted a statement on intellectual diversity and viewpoint neutrality, and reviewed about 2,000 courses for compliance. NKU also said its new Center for Belonging would focus on first-generation and commuter students rather than rebrand prior DEI efforts. The University of Kentucky began its presentation by describing earlier changes made in August 2024, including disbanding its office of institutional diversity, removing diversity statements and mandatory training, adopting institutional neutrality, and ending race-based consideration in admissions and scholarships; the transcript cuts off before the rest of UK’s testimony and any committee votes or formal actions beyond receiving the presentations.

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• I'm with Launch Development Finance Advisors.
• We believe in growth, infrastructure, and economic development.
• The developer can walk away.
• It's a private developer using a public financing tool in order to build.
• The developer doesn't come to check for the difference if they don't have any money.

Bills: HB2174, HB2496, HB2744, HB2863, HB2910, HB2938

Keywords: insurance regulation, modeling organizations, financial disclosure, rate-making, predictive models, revitalization districts, construction contracts, infrastructure, municipal services, intergovernmental agreements, user fees, landowner agreements, overtime, wages, employee rights, industrial commission, complaints, adjudication, landlord, tenant

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• WE CONDUCT RESEARCH AND FUND RESEARCH TO ASSIST US IN TARGETING OUR CONTROL EFFORTS AND TO DEVELOP AND
• WE WORK WITH 15 LAND MANAGING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP FLORIDA FIRST CONTROL PYTHON PLAN
• TO DO THIS WE HAVE A WARM WATER HABITATS ACTION PLAN ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN 2000 FOR AND UPDATED BY
• THE PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED TO OFFSET THE EXISTING TEST AND IT ANTICIPATED THE LOSS OF A WARM WATER SITE
• SUCH AS THE SPRING RESTORATION TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND PROJECT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS THE SPRING

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• LEARNING SESSIONS FOCUSED ON INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF HOW FOUNDATIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED
• BASED ON I GUESS THEIR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS LANGUAGE AND SOME E SAUL LEARNERS
• LEARN TO READ FASTER THAN SOME OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS WHO HAVE NOT HAD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.
• LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS READING.
• I THINK IT HAS A CORRELATION TO LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S JUST MY CONSENSUS

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• The town of Exeter supports this request, which will allow for the future development of the site and
• The town of Exeter supports this request, which will allow for the future development of the site and
• other additional informational items: LRCP25-041 from the New Hampshire Council on Resources and Development
• <00:26:28.720> regarding Resources and Development regarding Resources and Development regarding
• <00:26:39.440> two Resources and Development. two Resources and Development. two memorandums

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met and first approved the June 30, 2025 meeting minutes. The committee then took up a series of Department of Transportation property actions, including authorization to grant an access point in Exeter, sell two small tracts in Keene, amend a prior Guilford disposal based on a revised survey and appraisal, sell 0.42 acres in Lincoln, list and sell 9.77 acres in Chesterfield, sell 0.54 acres in Fremont, and approve a permanent access easement in Belmont. The committee also approved a utility easement in Albany and a permanent access easement on Route 153 for the Bickfords. Most of these items involved direct sales or listings, administrative fees of $1,100, and conditions requiring surveys and local/state approvals; several were approved unanimously after brief or no questions. Representative Faulkner declared a conflict of interest on the Chesterfield item, and Representative Newman sat in for that matter; later, Faulkner was recused from the Belmont item as well. The committee also approved a Department of Administrative Services request to grant a perpetual utility line easement to Public Service Company of New Hampshire for a facility under construction at the Hampstead hospital property, with the administrative fee waived because the grant was in exchange for utility service. During discussion of informational item LRCP25-038, staff explained that no committee action was needed because the item was only to notify members that a parcel’s fair market value had been reduced due to a change in access. The committee received additional informational materials from the New Hampshire Council on Resources and Development, including minutes from its May 8 meeting and memorandums on surplus land review for Meredith and Hampstead. The next meeting was set for December 9 at 9:30 a.m. at Granite Place, Room 228, and the chair noted the meeting would be on a Tuesday because of building scheduling. The committee then adjourned.

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• We also now require that Pueblos, Tribes, and Nations develop an implementation plan to demonstrate to
• They are doing community development and community work around the chapter, and we are proud of them
• Representative, so that the plan has not yet been developed, right?
• development in the past, and it's not going to move us in the right direction.
• That's exactly why this formula has been developed to this point, with input from tribes.

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• And so we’re looking for some policy framework to give us authority to invest in workforce development
• And so we're looking for some policy framework to give us authority to invest in workforce development
• Again, this ties directly back into workforce development.
• like, and also puts additional requirements on the Florida Department Transportation to plan and develop
• new performance metrics and accountability measures, much like they do for the Commission to develop

Summary: The Transportation Committee took up several bills and agency priorities. SB 44, as amended, increased penalties for operating a vehicle with unauthorized red or blue lights and for obscuring a license plate, including new penalties for using, possessing, manufacturing, or selling license-plate obscuring devices. The sponsor and supporting law enforcement witnesses said the bill addresses widespread plate obstruction and enforcement problems; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 654, designating a railroad overpass in Starke as the Heroes Memorial Overpass, and SB 620, creating a Miami-Dade College specialty license plate with proceeds supporting scholarships and limited administrative/marketing costs. The committee then considered SB 594, which would allow Florida deep-water ports to seek Fish and Wildlife Commission approval for no-anchoring/no-mooring buffer zones adjacent to port channels and turning basins. An amendment clarified the application process, review timeline, rulemaking, and enforcement. Port representatives supported the bill as a way to protect channels and commerce, while several boating and cruising advocates opposed it, arguing the 5,000-foot buffer was excessive, could create safety issues, and would displace anchored vessels without adequate alternative dockage. Despite the opposition, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on its 2025 legislative priorities, including stricter proof-of-address and identification requirements for vehicle registration, changes to tank vehicle and IFTA rules, a higher crash-report damage threshold, and electronic notice options. Secretary Perdue then outlined FDOT priorities focused on workforce development, research, rural road funding, small business participation, consistent traffic-control standards, modal infrastructure, transit accountability, spaceport support, advanced air mobility, and shifting some power-consumption revenues to the Transportation Trust Fund to offset electric vehicle impacts. No votes were taken on the agency priorities, and the meeting adjourned after members recorded additional affirmative votes on SB 44 and SB 654.

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• We're also trying to develop, right now at the O'Connor Institute, online professional development for
• So that's another thing that we're doing on the professional development front.
• So that's another thing that we're doing on the professional development front.
• And so we developed this community app where people can get on. We have a book club.
• And so we developed this community app where people can get on. We have a book club.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Summary: The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education met with quorum, approved the minutes from its previous meeting, and took several action items related to the Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LIAC). The commission unanimously approved the 2026-27 LIAC membership slate after reviewing recommendations from the selection committee, and it also approved the council’s budget and mileage reimbursement guidelines, noting the only change was an updated IRS mileage rate. Members thanked the legislature for continuing to fund LIAC after earlier years when it relied on outside donations. The meeting featured presentations on civic education resources and America 250 programming. Brandon Burris, representing the Lieutenant Governor’s office, highlighted Louisiana state parks, the Checkout Louisiana library backpack programs for parks and museums, Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s anti-litter campaign, and Homework Louisiana. Liam Julian of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute discussed national civics education trends, teacher discomfort with controversial topics, and the institute’s teacher training, student camps, debate programs, and civics app. Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Katie Stark and Nancy Torren presented America 250-related materials, including a PBS Kids feature on a Louisiana child and LPB’s “Louisiana’s Hidden History” videos and teacher resources on Bernardo de Galvez and Spanish Louisiana. LIAC members then reported on their work, including school safety efforts, digital service-hour tracking, AP self-study access, minor work permits, AI-generated harassment concerns, and local civic engagement projects. Peggy Cotonia of the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education reported 87 Law Day presentations and 287 total Law Day and Constitution Day presentations reaching about 9,400 students, along with updates on awards and a shortened but still free summer institute for teachers. Barry Irwin reported that legislation to clean up outdated commission membership and quorum language had passed the House and been heard in Senate Education, moving toward final passage. The commission adjourned after no further business.