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• Recovery program grants, $23,000 per year.
• </c><00:21:28.880><c> I</c> restroom grants 75,000 per year. I restroom grants 75,000 per year.
• </c><00:21:32.640><c> Recovery</c><00:21:33.200><c> program</c><00:21:33.600><c> grants</c><00:21:34.159
• Recovery program grants 23,000 uh of it. Recovery program grants 23,000 per<00:21:35.919><c> year.
• of unemployment insurance, administration of any particular grant program, it's not just for the program

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Grant moves that the rules be suspended so the matter may be considered forthwith.
• , and $15.5 million for the Healthy Incentives Program. $20 million for the Healthy Incentives Program
• , and $15.5 million for the Women, Infants, and Children, so-called WIC, nutritional program.
• I am also deeply concerned about a reduction in a program of federal financial participation.
• We're utilizing $260 million from the SOA fund, $150 million from the EEC Operational Grant Fund.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first took up and passed several House bills establishing sick leave banks, including House 4182 for a Massachusetts Department of Transportation employee and House 1590 for Eric J. Awaniak. It also advanced and then enacted House 4237, a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill providing interim funding before final action on the general appropriations act. During the session, Senator Collins also recognized Chaplain Clementina Cherry of the Lewis D. Brown Peace Institute as a distinguished guest, with remarks entered into the record. The main business was the conference committee report on the fiscal year 2026 state budget, House 4001/House 4240. Senate Ways and Means leadership described the budget as balanced, on time, and fiscally responsible, with $61.01 billion in spending, no new taxes or fees, and a $33 million deposit to the stabilization fund. They highlighted major investments in Chapter 70 school aid, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, unrestricted local aid, MassEducate, universal free school meals, MBTA and regional transit funding, MassHealth, food security, and mental health services. The report also included policy items such as broker fee responsibility, fare-free regional transit, housing studies, a gold star family annuity provision, and a crumbling concrete commission. Minority leader Senator Tarr and others questioned the spending reductions, use of one-time funds, and the treatment of excess capital gains, arguing for greater fiscal caution and concern about future federal actions and long-term spending growth. Supporters responded that the reductions reflected revenue uncertainty, federal policy risks, and the need to preserve budget stability, while using some one-time sources to balance the plan. The conference report was adopted by a roll call vote of 38-2, the emergency preamble for House 4240 was approved by standing vote, and the FY26 general appropriations bill was then enacted and sent to the Governor. The Senate also adopted an order to dispense with printing a calendar for the next session and adjourned until Thursday at 11 a.m.

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• We have broadband </font> <font color="aaaaaa">grant programs.
• We have broadband </font> <font color="aaaaaa">grant programs.
• "aaaaaa">grant program in this year's </font> <font color="aaaaaa">department agency package.
• "aaaaaa">the grant program and how that </font> <font color="aaaaaa">is designed in.
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Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• programs across the state.
• It's a fantastic program.
• All of these clinical programs support our educational programs for health professions.
• We've added 17 new programs. These programs are highly competitive.
• Programs.

Keywords: 996, all

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• IT IS AMAZING TO ME THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THE COUNCILS HAVE AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAMS AND HOW
• , AND PROGRAMS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD PROBABLY BE OUT OF REACH FOR US BECAUSE OF OUR LIMITED RESOURCES
• AND OTHER GRANTS OBTAINED THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
• REMOVING REGIONAL COUNCILS FROM STATUTE WILL DISRUPT PROGRAMS THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES RELY ON.
• THIS COMES THROUGH THE BUSINESS FUNDING SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• program, California versus hate, and grants for community-based organizations such as Stop the Hate
• grants.
• The wealth gap through targeted small business grants, workforce development, and affordable housing.
• Within our state, we want and we ask for funding and further public safety programs like California vs
• The nonprofit security grant program provides critical funding so that clinics and nonprofits can afford

Summary: The Select Committee on Hate, Racism, and Xenophobia met to examine the scope of hate activity in California and hear from state agencies, commissions, and community organizations. The chair opened by framing hate as a persistent crisis affecting many protected groups, and Assembly Member Gonzalez briefly joined the committee. The first panel included the California Department of Justice and the California Commission on the State of Hate, both of which presented recent data and policy recommendations. The Department of Justice reported that in 2024 California saw 2,023 reported hate crime events, 2,568 hate crime offenses, and 2,491 victims, with anti-Black bias remaining the most common category, followed by anti-Jewish and anti-Latino bias. DOJ also said referrals for prosecution increased, and it described its hate-crimes guidance, rapid response protocol, and multilingual resources. The Commission on the State of Hate said hate is undercounted in law enforcement data and cited a survey suggesting about 2.6 million Californians experienced at least one hate act in a year, including more than half a million potentially criminal incidents. It recommended permanent data infrastructure, mandatory law enforcement training, and continued funding for community-based prevention and victim support. The committee then heard testimony from representatives of the NAACP, LULAC, Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California, CHIRLA, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, CARE, Equality California, and the Racial Equity Commission. Witnesses described systemic racism, anti-immigrant enforcement, antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Asian bias, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate, often linking these harms to political rhetoric, social media, and federal actions. They urged the Legislature to fund programs such as California vs. Hate, Stop the Hate, nonprofit security grants, language access, school and mental health supports, and legal assistance, while also protecting civil rights, due process, and free speech. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing, but members indicated they would request additional recommendations and continue the discussion in future hearings.

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• The whole child grant program would be an additional $240,000. Municipalities need this funding.
• program.
• We have the CIRT program, and we've had this program for 32 years.
• country overnight, stating that those grants were inconsistent with or no longer effectuated program
• It was a program that was completely developed under a private grant, so all the risks and wrong turns

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides. Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.

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• So two complementary programs.
• program.
• Many of which are in New Hampshire programs, New Hampshire contracted programs, certified programs.
• Very few are in national<00:48:10.319><c> programs.</c> national programs. national programs.
• </c> health programs. health programs.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits. Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award. Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.

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• without having to compete for grants.
• ><c> grants.
• </c> compete for grants. compete for grants.
• </c><00:10:11.560><c> In</c> designing or running the program. In designing or running the program.
• </c> you're dealing with and you have a grant you're dealing with and you have a grant program<00:35:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A couple of years ago, we did use a Low Carbon Transit Operations Program grant, LC TOP.
• MetroLink has been a beneficiary of that with our SCORE program, our state of good repair program, and
• And you can see the other grants.
• And you can see the other grants.
• We will lose several hours in a day and that pretty much blows a morning program or an afternoon program

Summary: The Senate LOSSAN Rail Corridor Resiliency Subcommittee heard updates from CalSTA, Caltrans, Metrolink, and Caltrain on corridor performance, governance, funding, and long-term planning. Chair Lackey opened by saying the SB 1098 report on LOSSAN governance and performance was unfinished and overdue, and argued the corridor remains at a crossroads because ridership, on-time performance, fiscal solvency, and capital delivery are still lagging. Senator Archuleta echoed concerns about safety, maintenance, ridership recovery, and the need to avoid state subsidy if local revenues fall short. CalSTA and Caltrans said the state has made major investments, including $125 million for San Clemente emergency resiliency work, and that more than $25 billion in funded rail projects are moving toward construction. They said work on the SB 1098 report is underway, with a LOSSAN working group to be convened, and described a new Caltrans transit-and-rail reorganization with a deputy director to improve accountability. Caltrans also reported restoration of Surfliner service to 13 weekday round trips between Los Angeles and San Diego, planned service increases to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, fleet overhauls, and a new project-tracking and service-planning tool to prioritize capital projects by service outcomes. The panel also discussed zero-emission strategy, saying hydrogen fuel-cell trains are being procured for longer-distance service while battery-electric options are being pursued where feasible, and that San Clemente long-term planning is being scoped with local partners. Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle said the agency has shifted from a commuter-only model to all-day regional service through its “Metrolink Reimagined” schedule, with improved transfers, more weekend and off-peak ridership, and a 25% increase in monthly pass sales under a new fare pilot. He warned, however, that Metrolink faces a fiscal cliff: member agencies now cover about 72% of operating costs while fares cover about 11%, and without a dedicated revenue source the agency may need to cut service, reduce stations, or end later-evening and weekend trips. He said Metrolink has limited ability to monetize stations or parking because it does not own most of the relevant property or rights. Caltrain’s Jason Baker described the success of electrified service, with ridership up 57% year over year and customer satisfaction at record highs, but said Caltrain also faces a projected $75 million annual operating deficit and may need to consider service cuts if stable funding is not found. He highlighted revenue efforts such as energy regeneration compensation, parking and concession reviews, station development, and a planned battery-electric pilot to extend zero-emission service south of San Jose.

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• I want to make clear from the get-go that this bill will not grant a COLA.
• I want to make clear from the get-go that this bill will not grant a COLA.
• Finally, the bill does have to have an actuarial study, or the COLA, excuse me, before it is granted.
• The last ad hoc COLA pension granted was in 2008.
• s COLA policy prevented any pension COLA from being granted.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Assembly Bill 785 will establish the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program.
• California currently has no licensed midwife programs and only one nurse midwifery program accepting
• This bill will establish the California Student Teacher Grant Program.
• The bill will make the reentry grant program more effective in serving those who are most vulnerable,
• This bill establishes the Managed Honeybee Health Program to provide incentives, grants, research, technical

Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, established a quorum after a roll call, and proceeded through a long House of Origin floor session with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine parliamentary actions. Early in the day, a motion by Assembly Member Gallagher to suspend the rules and take up AB 12 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. The chamber then moved through the daily file, with many measures passing by wide margins, often with bipartisan support and little or no opposition. Among the notable bills discussed were measures on law enforcement oversight and records access (AB 847), CalFresh data-sharing exemptions (AB 593), campus-area housing for students and staff (AB 893), insurance and wildfire hardening updates (AB 1), missing middle housing code changes (AB 6), tribal peace officer status in a pilot program (AB 31), utility bill analysis before new mandates (AB 61), fairgrounds funding (AB 258), Diwali as a state holiday (AB 268), labor and worker organizing rights (AB 288), algorithmic price-fixing and antitrust enforcement (AB 325), elections and jail voter information (AB 331), protections for judges and court personnel (AB 343 and AB 352), school construction procurement (AB 361), school-zone speed limits (AB 382), transit worker protections (AB 394), blue carbon coastal mitigation (AB 399), K-9 standards for law enforcement (AB 400), livestock carcass composting (AB 411), translation of housing materials (AB 413), immigrant educational rights notices (AB 419), gun violence restraining order implementation (AB 451), special education and child care measures (AB 560 and AB 563), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), and disability access protections for businesses (AB 649). Several bills addressed housing, energy, public health, and public safety, and many authors emphasized affordability, transparency, and administrative efficiency. The session also included several ceremonial or recognition items, including ACR 73 declaring Italian American Heritage Month, which was adopted by voice vote after 65 coauthors were added. Most measures were approved overwhelmingly, though a few drew some dissent, including AB 421? no—AB 399 passed 42-30, AB 450 passed 49-6, AB 461 passed 49-8, and AB 621 passed 58-0. The transcript ends partway through AB 772, which was introduced as an educational equity bill addressing cyberbullying after school hours, but the remainder of that item is not included in the provided text.

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• </c><00:28:23.120><c> with</c> grant programs to help homeowners with grant programs to help homeowners
• Um, they have found some real success, and those are grant programs, primarily focused on helping to
• </c><00:45:41.599><c> programs</c><00:45:42.480><c> um</c> are um those are grant programs um are um
• </c> these program they are focused on grant these program they are focused on grant programs<00:46:27.119
• Unfortunately, we weren't able to fund the grants to really stand the program up.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our current victim liaison program was established. was established in 2017, primarily with grant money
• What changes are you making in their programming?
• Have we ever thought about implementing a program, a vocational program, becoming one of the... industry-based
• Second item is the school marshal program.
• or establishing new vocational programs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, the money that is used to help bring in grants to cover a lot of the programs that provide transportation
• </c><01:35:03.199><c> programs</c><01:35:03.840><c> that</c> targeted block grant programs that targeted
• block grant programs that provide<01:35:04.840><c> services</c><01:35:05.840><c> for</c><01:35:06.159
• </c> program that basically saved my life. program that basically saved my life.
• . program. program.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It provides that the grant program shall establish and publish ranking metrics for each review and competitively
• award grants.
• Senator Trumbull, some of the priorities cited in the bill for the grant program include supporting small
• to the entity responsible for the program design and implementation.
• the program.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized affordability, education, health care, public safety, and opposition to measures he said would roll back child labor protections, book access, and gun safety laws. The chamber also recognized military leaders from U.S. Army Special Operations Command and an intern from Senator Polsky’s office. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start. The Senate then took up and passed several bills, often after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. Among the measures approved were the dangerous dogs bill (the Pam Rock Act), local government land regulation, vessel-related voter freedom/boating provisions, blood clot screening and treatment, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, concealed carry licensing for certain officers and service members, timeshare management firms, disability history and awareness instruction, manufacturing and manufacturing fees, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veterans’ nursing home beds. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, Medicaid oversight earlier in the day, mammogram coverage, and others. Debate on the disability history bill was especially extensive, with senators discussing the use of the word “disability,” the role of bias, and whether the bill fit with broader DEI-related policy debates. The bill’s sponsor and supporters framed it as a first step toward helping students understand and respect people with disabilities, and the chamber opened co-sponsorship before substituting the House version. Other bills drew focused questions about local government costs, impact fees, staffing burdens, grant criteria for small manufacturers, and the scope of utility preemption. Most measures passed on strong votes, including several unanimous votes, with the concealed carry/firearms bill passing 33-3 and the local government land regulation bill passing 26-8.

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• These are in very intensive programs.
• They're really transitional programs.
• So most of our pass-through grants are going to be for programming and treatment.
• program.
• Excuse me, the home and community-based adult mental health program is actually a Medicaid program.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c><03:22:05.200><c> our</c> grant proh programs that keep our grant proh programs that keep our communities
• Department</c> safety grant programs at the Department safety grant programs at the Department of<03:
• And look, I'm not against some of these grant programs, but we'll look at all those, but don't say you
• He wants to cut a billion dollars across 40 Department of Justice grant programs, which support local
• He wants to cut a billion dollars across 40 Department of Justice grant programs, which support local

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

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• would work, would you agree that when we talk about the rural fire programs that they seek grant money
• into the equivalency program.
• I was hoping we could get the funding to expand those programs, to get more inmates through the program
• So, but while they're in there, they can get this equivalency program, and then a lot of these programs
• the other programs.

Summary: The Public Safety committee met and first considered HB 2993, as amended by a PCS, which would create 11 Council of Government-based positions to help rural law enforcement pursue grants and equipment funding. Members questioned the estimated $1.1 million annual cost, whether the program would mainly benefit rural areas rather than metro counties, and how the money would be administered through Oklahoma Homeland Security. The bill author explained that each COG would receive one funded position and that the money would stay within each COG. The committee voted 7-2 to report the bill favorably. The committee then heard HB 3850, which would require inmates to obtain a high school equivalency diploma as a condition of parole and would place the diploma in the inmate’s release file to improve employability and reduce recidivism. Questions focused on whether the requirement applied to all inmates, how it would affect release eligibility, and whether existing DOC programs already provide similar training. The author said the bill would build on current law and could help reduce waiting lists for equivalency programs. The committee voted 8-1 to pass the bill. Next, HB 3595, with a PCS, would create a revolving fund in the Department of Public Safety to award counties grants for traffic-control public safety equipment, especially for events where vehicles could be used to harm crowds. Members discussed the bill’s dependence on future appropriations and its status as a vehicle for the idea while budget issues are resolved. The committee voted 7-2 to report it out. The committee also unanimously passed HB 3763, requiring two hours of domestic violence training as part of continuing education for law enforcement, and HB 3760, a tax credit for donations to qualified law enforcement foundations, with the author noting a planned amendment to include COGs and certain other nonprofits. The chair announced one more meeting the following week and then adjourned the meeting.

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• Very proud of the aerospace education grant program.
• October 1 start, we don't get grants out the door until February or March at the earliest.
• Even if I get a grant out in. July or August, I may have a chance to start it.
• Over the course of our program, we had $14 million for our prep hanger program.
• That was a competitive hanger program.

Keywords: 914, all