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• I'm looking for good competition in that procurement process.
• Of work and looking for good competition in that procurement process. Next slide.
• We are currently in the project development phase, which is the first phase of that grant.
• In addition to the traffic data itself, we also had a sub-consultant develop independent forecasts of
• compared against the estimates that the progressive design builder is developing.

Keywords: 904, all

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• Because our compensation is actually becoming more competitive with neighboring states.
• So this recommendation is another step in preserving our regional competitiveness in compensation, as
• , $4 million for teacher professional development, $1.5 million for RECs, and $1.5 million for school
• Those math methods courses are developed consistently.
• That was one example where we got together and we did professional development.

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• Thank you for the comment about the early childhood development.
• Lastly, economic development depends on roads. Roads must be built before any other development.
• We're still in the early stages of development on that.
• DOT funding for competitive grant programs.
• There's a lot of land to be developed there And I think discussions with the Economic Development Department

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• public partnership might be developed public partnership might be developed through<00:09:19.519
• existing tenant but be able to develop existing tenant but be able to develop um<00:09:32.399>
• <01:04:44.799> fund, that child care and development fund, that child care and development
• <01:11:23.440> for like um professional development for like um professional development for
• would be paid for by the developers. would be paid for by the developers.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• OUR EMPHASIS CONTINUES TO BE ON COMPETITION.
• AND THIS IS REALLY AN ILLUSTRATION OF THAT COMPETITION.
• COMPETITIVE MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY.
• NON-COMPETITIVE?
• Bakofsky: I WOULD CALL IT RELATIVELY COMPETITIVE.

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• And then it's also a competitive process, so you get scored based on, you know, the amount of money that
• So it is a competitive process, and that should result in better projects in the end.
• home and wetlands are being consumed for home and wetlands are being consumed for home developments
• and then they're creating developments and then they're creating Wetlands<01:03:38.760> that<
• Grant and if it's or if it's competitive Grant and if it's a<01:13:39.159> named<01:13:39.520

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Legacy Finance Committee held its first meeting of the session, with members and staff introducing themselves and the chair emphasizing the committee’s role in overseeing Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment funds. The committee then received an overview of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund from Mary Davis. She explained that the fund receives 19.75% of the 1% sales tax, is constitutionally limited to arts education, arts access, and preserving Minnesota history and cultural heritage, and is not a guaranteed base for prior recipients. She reviewed major recipients and statutory requirements, including the Minnesota State Arts Board’s 47% share, funding for the Historical Society, libraries, humanities and cultural organizations, public media, and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. She also noted the 5% reserve requirement, reporting obligations, and a 2023 legislative directive to improve access through free or reduced admission and outreach to households regardless of income. The committee next heard from Janelle Taylor on the natural resources funds, focusing on the Clean Water Fund and Parks and Trails Fund. She said the Clean Water Fund receives 33% of Legacy revenues and must be used to protect, enhance, and restore water quality and protect groundwater, with at least 5% dedicated to drinking water sources. She described the Clean Water Council’s recommendation process and said most of the money goes to Board of Water and Soil Resources projects, with additional funding for PCA and DNR monitoring. In response to a question about Hastings and PFAS contamination, she said the legislature could appropriate clean water money if the project fits the constitutional criteria and protects drinking water sources. For the Parks and Trails Fund, she explained it receives 14.25% of Legacy revenues and is allocated under the long-standing 40-40-20 split: 40% to state parks and trails, 40% to metropolitan regional parks and trails, and 20% to Greater Minnesota regional parks and trails. House Fiscal Analysis staff then reviewed the reserve requirement and available balances, noting that each Legacy fund must keep a 5% reserve to protect against forecast changes. For the upcoming biennium, they cited approximately $327.229 million available for the Outdoor Heritage Fund, $184.73 million for the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and $133.13 million for the Parks and Trails Fund, with the Clean Water Fund total discussed earlier at about $311 million. Members briefly discussed the importance of the reserve and the zero-base nature of the funds. The committee then moved on to an overview of the Outdoor Heritage Fund and Outdoor Heritage Council from Mark Johnson and Joe Pelco, who explained that the fund was approved by voters in 2008, lasts 25 years, receives about one-third of the 3/8 of 1% sales tax, and is used to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. They described the council’s statutory role, the small grants program for projects from $5,000 to $500,000, and the annual recommendation process, but no votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• 15:14.959> chain competition everywhere, supply chain competition everywhere, supply chain disruptions
• you are the economic development you are the economic development agricultural<00:22:37.679>
• Um the developer is going to available.
• So it coincides with this development.
• <00:48:53.520> permanent analysis a plan to develop permanent analysis a plan to develop permanent

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <03:42:46.000> disabilities<03:42:46.640> and<03:42:46.880> acquired development
• disabilities and acquired development disabilities and acquired brain<03:42:47.680> disorders
• who worked closely with me in developing who worked closely with me in developing this<04:35:40.561
• 04:41:05.440> patterns any anti-competitive transfer patterns any anti-competitive transfer patterns
• Uh it creates competition and good.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:18:33.520> Uh develop uh a streamlining proposal.
• Uh develop uh a streamlining proposal.
• , think as conversations have developed, think as conversations have developed, you<00:33:47.120>
• <01:34:26.160> I<01:34:26.320> respectfully stable and competitive.
• I respectfully stable and competitive.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• training, and it's actually an out-of-state training program, and we would like the opportunity to develop
• And so all this does is just give us that option to develop an in-state program.
• training, and it's actually an out-of-state training program, and we would like the opportunity to develop
• And so all this does is just give us that option to develop an in-state program.
• And as you all are aware, a lot of people are leaving the state because we’re not being competitive when

Bills: HB248, HB249, HB997, HB1052, HB1193, SB1, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB289, SB435

Keywords: Compensation Commission, elected officials, salary evaluation, government accountability, Louisiana legislature, compensation, independent commission, salary adjustment, consumer price index, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1, which would authorize electronic voting by public bodies under the Open Meetings Law and apply the change retroactively to validate prior electronic votes. Senator Jenkins said the bill would align the law with current practice and reduce litigation risk; members asked about best practices for announcing votes and recording them in minutes. The committee reported SB 1 favorably without objection. House Bill 1052 by Representative Spell was then heard and reported favorably. The bill would exempt certain child advocacy center and multidisciplinary investigative team records—such as forensic interviews, medical records, and related work product—from public records disclosure. Testimony from child advocacy advocates emphasized protecting sensitive child abuse investigation materials, limiting disclosure through in-camera review and protective orders when records are needed in court, and preventing misuse of records in civil or custody disputes. The committee also considered Senate Bill 289, as amended, dealing with confidentiality of certain university records in public records requests. Senator Abraham’s amendments narrowed and clarified protections for applicant materials, donor confidentiality, proprietary research, and industry negotiations, while preserving disclosure of top finalists and limiting confidentiality periods for some negotiations. The amended bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 218, allowing the State Board of Election Supervisors to approve alternative election-official certification training programs, and Senate Bill 220, a technical correction regarding the official journal of the state, were also reported favorably. Senate Bill 161, repealing a 2013 requirement that certain high-salary unclassified state employees register vehicles in Louisiana, was reported favorably after questions about its scope. House Bill 1193, authorizing CPRA to use indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity construction contracts for smaller maintenance and emergency-related coastal projects, was amended to make proposal materials unavailable for public inspection until selection is complete and to clarify the bill does not apply to design-build contracting; it was then reported favorably as amended. House Bill 249, which would have created a constitutional compensation commission to set compensation for elected officials with CPI-based adjustments, failed on a roll-call vote of 6 yeas and 9 nays. Because the constitutional amendment failed, the companion enabling bill, House Bill 248, was deferred. The committee also heard House Bill 997 on local government public notices on websites; after amendments narrowing the bill to parishes, municipalities, and school boards, members continued debating it, with supporters arguing it would reduce duplicate publication costs and opponents raising concerns about public notice transparency and newspaper access.

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• This is a strange development.
• In the last Congress, the development.
• economic development in North Las<05:24:33.760> Vegas.
• limits allowable uses and development. limits allowable uses and development.
• help private property owners develop help private property owners develop their<05:35:06.160>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I began developing high-tech solutions, life-saving medical breakthroughs, ranging from mechanical hearts
• A health care cost per person in this country. is twice that of other developed nations.
• Again, we've talked about the fact we're spending twice as much as any other developed country, so we
• They know the institution, they know the people, they develop a camaraderie. that allows them to thrive
• And so sickle cell anemia, a disease which I've taken care of patients with because they often develop

Keywords: Michael Falkender, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, IRS, taxpayer privacy, nomination process, committee hearing

Summary: The committee convened to discuss critical issues surrounding the nomination of Michael Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. This meeting included a series of remarks from committee members who expressed divergent views on Falkender's qualifications and the implications of his appointment. Senator Wyden voiced strong opposition, arguing that Falkender represents harmful policies expected to be perpetuated under the current administration, especially concerning taxpayer privacy and IRS tactics. Meanwhile, other members defended Falkender, noting his extensive experience, including a commitment to transparency in government operations if confirmed.

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• not fully developed until probably about the age of 20.
• Adolescent brains are still developing. The frontal lobe actually may not fully develop until 25.
• The adolescent brain is not developed until 25.
• cortex, the development of judgment.
• And this system, if it's applied to all, the competition will be fair to all.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established, then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber first took up HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill would remove strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is done at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, including Reps. Cross, Nixon, and Eskamani, argued the bill did not provide enough notice to future buyers and renters and could create health and disclosure concerns. The bill passed 87-24. The House then passed HB 145 on suits against the government, which Rep. McFarland said updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps for the first time since 2010, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident with future automatic increases, aligning the statute of limitations with private claims, and allowing governments to settle above the caps if they choose. He said the bill would make redress more accessible without eliminating the liability shield. The bill passed 104-7. The chamber then considered CS/HB 289 on civil liability for the wrongful death of an unborn child, a bill by Rep. Greco that would amend the Wrongful Death Act to allow parents and other survivors to bring claims for the death of an unborn child, while exempting the mother and lawful medical care provided within the standard of care. Debate centered on whether the bill could affect abortion access, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, surrogacy, and liability for doctors, friends, family members, and others. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow the bill or add carve-outs for abortion, fertility care, surrogates, perinatal professionals, rape/incest/human trafficking situations, and to require the mother’s consent before suit; sponsors and opponents argued over whether these changes would prevent frivolous lawsuits or instead create loopholes and weaken the bill. None of the amendments were adopted during the portion of the transcript provided.

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• We're going to be developing one-sheeters for all of you, so I'll be handing them out so you can see
• Workforce and Apprenticeship Development Trust Fund started with $30 million. $10 million's been given
• We actually develop a care plan and help refer them into the Medicaid system for those services.
• We actually develop a care plan and help refer them in. We don't just investigate and walk away.
• We actually develop a care plan and help refer them into the Medicaid system for those services.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee first heard an Aging and Long-Term Services Department budget presentation comparing the LFC and executive recommendations. The main differences were in the Aging Network, Adult Protective Services, Program Support, and Long-Term Care Division, especially the executive’s proposed $10 million infusion into the Kiki Savadra Senior Dignity Fund and $6.2 million for expanding New Mexico Care. LFC staff explained that the committee recommendation was lower in general fund and fund-balance use, while the executive emphasized rising senior population needs, meal and transportation costs, and the cost savings of keeping older adults at home. The secretary also reviewed the department’s special requests, including the conference on aging, outreach, emergency preparedness, and the Kiki fund, and described New Mexico Care’s growth, its evaluation results, and the department’s plan to separate Kiki into its own accounting fund. Members largely focused on senior services, rural meal delivery, transportation, caregiver support, and the Kiki fund. Several members urged stronger support for non-metro aging providers and for New Mexico Care, citing its role in keeping seniors out of nursing homes and the program’s reported savings and outcomes. Questions also covered eligibility, background checks for caregivers, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer’s screening, and whether Kiki funds can support home modifications such as ramps. The committee then voted to adopt the LFC recommendation with one executive language change: adding the executive’s page 14 language allowing an additional 12.5% distribution for initial payments to aging network providers at the start of FY27. Representative Dow opposed the motion. The committee then moved to the Attorney General’s budget. LFC staff explained that the office’s budget relies heavily on the Consumer Settlement Fund, with both recommendations reducing general fund revenue while increasing settlement-fund use, and that performance measures were in consensus. The Attorney General said the office was not seeking more general fund, but wanted greater ability to use funds it recovers. He highlighted major consumer and public safety work, including litigation against major social media and AI platforms, a case involving Snapchat and child exploitation/extortion, the statewide crime gun intelligence center, efforts to address oilfield theft, work on missing and murdered Indigenous persons, and efforts to protect federal funds coming into New Mexico.

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• We examined several data sets, one from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, also from
• We have closely monitored the board's actions as they considered the development of the two standards
• We have closely monitored the board's actions as they considered the development of the two standards
• We have closely monitored the board's actions as they considered the development of the two standards
• We have closely monitored the board's actions as they considered the development of the two standards

Bills: HF1419, HF500

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 1183, house

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• including the inspector general and the CCC itself, as the CCC has pursued a years-long process to develop
• This has manifested itself in the development of the CCC's social equity program and the Social Equity
• been at the core of the legislature's work on cannabis policy, this has manifested itself in the development
• be sent out of Massachusetts into other states to prop up the industry and allow it truly to be competitive

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed students from the Frederick C. Murphy School in Weymouth, along with other guests introduced by members. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals on alcohol labeling for beers consumed on premises, parity in funding for regional vocational and traditional public schools, and legal protections for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The main floor business was House No. 4187, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, reported by Ways and Means as a substitute bill. Members speaking in support described it as a comprehensive overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission and the state’s cannabis and hemp regulatory framework. The bill would reduce and restructure the CCC, expand options for cannabis businesses and social equity operators, raise license and ownership caps, remove the vertical integration requirement for medical marijuana, and create stronger rules for hemp and CBD products, including a ban on unregulated intoxicating hemp products and a new regulatory structure for allowable hemp beverages and CBD items. Several amendments were offered and adopted by roll call, including changes narrowing the hemp beverage ban from 11 ounces to 7.5 ounces, requiring out-of-state testing labs to be certified in good standing with the commission, and other technical revisions. After debate, the House passed H. 4187 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 153-0. The chamber also passed to be engrossed two sick leave bank bills, for Andrew Satara and Dana Johnson, and ordered House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Wenaka, to a third reading. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• We are in receipt of a very large grant now from the Texas Broadband Development Office.
• Our responsibilities also include employment, development, and retention of staff to the highest levels
• days where we our agency's ability to make tactical, to make tactical salary adjustments. a highly competitive
• Staff also developed a new and Investment Data Report that includes investment returns and expenses information

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Development Partnership and CUR the Development Partnership and CUR the Center<00:02:18.080> for
• projects could be far more competitive projects could be far more competitive and<00:03:07.040><
• , downtown building economic development, downtown building economic development, water<00:04:18.880
• the<00:05:15.919> city<00:05:16.080> of development director for the city of development
• Um I develop their projects as well.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , or certain athletic competitions requiring speed and strength. as um the same bill word for word as
• courts, this does not mandate the separation of bathrooms, locker rooms, prisons, and sporting competitions
• House Bill 125 was limited to sporting competitions, but it did actually mandate the separation of sexes
• I was tall, broad-shouldered, but developed late. I wore jeans and a baggy shirt most days.
• <04:16:40.680> and talks about methods of competition and talks about methods of competition

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude. Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored. Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.

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• We consolidated economic development programs, and I'll walk through that when I get into the bill.
• We consolidated economic development programs, and I'll walk through that when I get into the bill.
• And that's for new technology, new types of development that was felt that we needed to look at.
• It'll be just a one line item on their economic development programs.
• And that's for new, that's for new technology, new types of development that was felt that we needed,

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2014, the budget for the Industrial Commission, with Representative Kempenich walking through the agency’s major components: the administrative office, Bank of North Dakota, housing finance, Department of Mineral Resources, and the State Mill and Elevator. He described mostly special-fund operations, including bond payments, economic development programs, the rail loan program, the Rebuilder’s Loan Program, housing incentive funding, abandoned well reclamation work, lignite research, litigation reserves, and a capacity purchase arrangement for a future natural gas pipeline. He also explained several one-time funding items, such as grid resiliency grants, housing-related transfers from the Strategic Investment Fund, and enhanced oil recovery funding repurposed from a prior salt cavern study. Members asked about the reduction in housing incentive funding from the Senate version, the use of one-time Strategic Investment Fund dollars for ongoing housing programs, and whether a trigger should be added to increase housing funding later. Kempenich said no trigger was discussed and emphasized that housing needs vary widely across the state. Another exchange focused on the enhanced oil recovery grant program, which he said would be driven largely by the Energy and Environmental Research Center and would use repurposed funds. A longer discussion covered the natural gas pipeline capacity purchase, including its purpose, possible routes, and the idea that the state would be buying capacity rather than immediately building a pipeline. The committee adopted Amendment 25.0181.0207 on a 21-1 vote, with one member absent and not voting. The committee then passed HB 2014 as amended on a 21-1 vote, with one member absent and not voting. Representative Kempenich was designated to carry the bill. The chair then noted this was the final budget hearing for the committee, with one bill remaining to be heard later.