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• The program, the new bill. >> Correct. The program, the new bill.
• ,</c> there was a true stewardship program, there was a true stewardship program, they<04:05:09.520><
• </c><04:27:14.399><c> don't</c> fire code, which my programs don't fire code, which my programs don't
• </c> needed to be developed into the future. needed to be developed into the future.
• </c><05:10:15.760><c> So</c> program enacted um and adopted. So program enacted um and adopted.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> conservative reforms in modern history. conservative reforms in modern history.
• Medicare entitlement programs. And by Medicare entitlement programs.
• Social Security is not an entitlement program. Medicare is not an entitlement program. Mr.
• . program. program.
• future future and<05:13:33.760><c> in</c><05:13:34.080><c> America's.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And for you fiscal conservatives, this bill will no doubt bring lawsuits against our state.
• And for you fiscal conservatives, this bill will no doubt bring lawsuits against our state.
• Dealing with middle school intramural programs, e-sports, things like that.
• Yeah, e-sports, like competing on, you know, with digital programming and that sort of thing.
• On Wednesday of this week, we will be having the annual Black History Month program.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• He proved all of them wrong by winning and compiling. ...a more conservative record than any Republican
• Speaker Burroughs can do the same if he's willing to prioritize conservative legislation.
• the Trump administration to identify, round up, and deport criminal legal aliens through the 287(g) program
• Local law enforcement is required to participate in the 287(g) program, which means they must work with
• Essentially, that requires our county sheriffs to participate in the 287(g) program.

Keywords: immigration, children's rights, E-Verify, social transitioning, election integrity, Texas GOP, legislative session, urgent legislation

Summary: The committee meeting was characterized by fervent discussions surrounding critical legislation, particularly regarding immigration, children's rights, and election integrity. Key bills such as HB2258, aiming to ban social transitioning for children, and E-Verify legislation were highlighted as urgent priorities. Several representatives expressed frustration over stalled bills and emphasized the necessity of decisive action to fulfill their commitments made during their campaigns. The urgency was marked by the approaching deadline for bill passage, with only days remaining in the legislative session. Members urged House leadership to prioritize these bills, warning that failure to act would undermine public trust in their capacity to fulfill the Republicans' campaign promises.

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• He proved all of them wrong by winning and compiling a more conservative record than any Republican president
• Speaker Burroughs can do the same if he's willing to prioritize conservative legislation.
• Number 3, requiring the local law enforcement to participate in the 287G program.
• Essentially that means requiring our county sheriffs to participate in the 287G program.
• Even more conservative election integrity legislation is stuck in the House Elections Committee.

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• I love this program.
• You know, about eight million a year that we give away on this program.
• They have their own program.
• We do have programs in place.
• So we have a pre-qual and a pre-qualification program.

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• program.
• And so we are, we have a new NOFA program through our MHP program. So we are not at zero.
• We have a lot of programs.
• program, the CERNA Farm Worker Program, and the homeless housing rescue fund.
• low-income housing tax credit program and the multifamily housing program.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It closes the door on future direct consumer sales while accommodating the existing operations via a
• And we need to look to the future.
• And we need to look to the future.
• The voters voted years ago at 61% or more that they wanted this program in our state.
• So I feel like what we're doing is pretty conservative.

Keywords: 989, all

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• In short, this project strengthens student success, campus health, and our operational future.
• :09:00.080><c> and</c><00:09:00.320><c> our</c><00:09:00.560><c> operational</c><00:09:01.279><c> future
• </c> health, and our operational future. health, and our operational future.
• Next we have Fulton Independent for 2.4 million for energy conservation improvements.
• </c> 2.4 4 million for energy conservation 2.4 4 million for energy conservation improvements.<00:31:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the February minutes and noted there had been no March meeting. Staff then provided a series of information items, including quarterly capital project status reports from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, a University of Kentucky equipment purchase report, notice that the committee took no action on certain March transactions, school district debt notices for Fayette and Jessamine counties, lease-space advertisements due to building conditions, a Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission report, and asset preservation project reports from KCTCS and Eastern Kentucky University. The committee then heard and unanimously approved Murray State University’s request for interim authorization to use institutional revenues for a $1.5 million roof replacement at the Curs Center student center. University of Kentucky also received unanimous approval for a $115 million public-private partnership project to expand Parking Structure 7 and the Johnson Center recreation space; testimony emphasized the loss of parking from hospital expansion, increased student enrollment, a planned $21 per semester recreation fee increase, and the goal of improving student retention and campus capacity. Next, the committee received a report on a Kentucky State Police Post 11 renovation in London funded at $1.138 million, with members asking how long the repairs would extend the building’s useful life; KSP said the work was a long-term investment and replacement was still many years away. The committee also approved multiple real property lease actions, including a new CHFS lease in Scott County, several lease renewals for the Commonwealth’s Attorney, CHFS, Transportation Cabinet, and a Secretary of State relocation lease tied to a capital renovation project. Members questioned one Jefferson County lease rate and the witness said it had been in place since 2007. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented three water loan items, which were rolled and then approved: an $841,383 East Clark County Water District loan for waterline upgrades, a roughly $6.13 million Oldham County Water District loan for US 42 improvements, and a $619,180 increase for Canonsburg Water District’s Schopes Road project due to higher-than-expected bids. The committee then approved eight K-12 school facility issuances, including projects in Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Lincoln, McLean, Paris, Somerset, and Spencer counties, covering early childhood, new school construction, HVAC, energy conservation, and renovations. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and adjournment.

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• </c><01:00:21.319><c> as</c> that the Palestinians have a future as that the Palestinians have a future
• </c> wanted to help with America's future wanted to help with America's future security<04:22:17.600>
• Futures market—if anyone’s a real geek, if you take a look at futures market on the 10-year sovereign
• </c> geek um if you take a look at Futures geek um if you take a look at Futures Market<04:56:01.600>
• </c> job and actually save the future job and actually save the future are<05:10:40.200><c> we</c><05

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Third reading of a bill: An act authorizing the appointment of alternate members to the Conservation
• me, third reading of a bill: An act protecting individuals with disabilities in day habilitation programs
• Currently, the law does not apply to MassHealth day habilitation and supervision for PCA programs.
• employment in taxpayer-funded MassHealth Day Habilitation Program.
• Many of those are threatened by future actions from the federal government.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up a series of resolutions and bills, beginning with unanimous adoption of resolutions congratulating two Eagle Scouts. It then advanced several local and special acts, including measures on Machado-Joseph disease awareness day, the Ipswich senior tax referral program, Swampscott conservation commission appointments, protections for individuals with disabilities in MassHealth day habilitation programs, continued employment in Brookfield, Marblehead parking fines, Natick’s home rule charter, and Boston affordable housing/branch library space. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. The Senate enacted House bills authorizing additional wine and malt beverage licenses in Lexington and a means-tested senior property tax exemption in Melrose. It also passed Senate Bill 2603 on affordable car rentals after adopting an amendment; supporters said the bill would reduce rental costs by changing Massachusetts’ rental car insurance rules to align with most other states. Senate Bill 1057 on fentanyl test strips was also passed to be engrossed after Senator Creem argued the bill would expand access to a low-cost overdose prevention tool and save lives. Senator Moore then spoke in support of expanding Nikki’s Law to cover MassHealth day habilitation programs, describing the bill as a needed protection for people with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. A major portion of the meeting focused on House 4530, a FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill providing $234 million for hospitals and community health centers. Senators discussed the Health Safety Net shortfall, rising health care costs, underinsurance, and federal reimbursement; Ways and Means explained that about $93 million was expected back in federal financial participation, making the net state cost about $140 million. The Senate also took up House 4531 on the 2026 state primary election date, rejecting an amendment before passing the bill to engrossment. The chamber later adopted emergency preambles for House 4530 and House 4531, and all three final bills—Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day, the supplemental budget, and the primary election date bill—were enacted and sent to the Governor. The Senate adjourned in memory of Ricardo Barbosa after a memorial statement by Senator Miranda.

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• We'd be happy to look at that and consider that for future hearings.
• And I think that structure perhaps might inform some future reform here as well.
• Look, what I'm concerned about in the future is that enforcement mechanism.
• So that's perhaps one bit of help that maybe we'll see in the near future.
• So that's perhaps one bit of help that maybe we'll see in the near future.

Committee: House Governmental Oversight, Select

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c><00:14:40.560><c> I</c> Hatfield for The Nature Conservancy I Hatfield for The Nature Conservancy
• </c> educational achievements and future educational achievements and future economic economic economic
• program program oh<00:26:13.240><c> Senator</c> oh Senator oh Senator long<00:26:16.480><c> so</c><00
• CPP is a separate program.
• </c><00:29:59.399><c> that</c> specifically to that CPP program that specifically to that CPP program

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In our early learning silo, we restore the funding for the Gold Seal Program, the Local Match Program
• Waste cleanup programs, $166 million. Resilient Florida program, $110 million.
• Program and other financial aid programs.
• That at our discretion, but the program itself, the lunch program is fully funded this year.
• I'm naming this fund for now the Brighter Futures Program.

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• Uh, bottom of page two, conservation. Good morning, Chairman Roberts, Senator Elliot.
• Juliana Dean for the Department of Conservation. We have one contract.
• together because there are consultants that we have to clean up our abandoned tank sites and our LUST program
• Legal services conservation. Good morning again. We have two legal services contracts.
• place since 2013, providing services to the College Counts 529... services to the College Counts 529 program

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• , loan programs and stuff like that, but do we, and I know FSA had a program at one time, I don't know
• We have a program in family and community wellness, which includes our food and nutrition programs.
• And then with 4-H, we have implemented a program called Beyond Ready, and that's helping build the future
• So for this new program, which is called the Water Resources Certificate Program, we developed that in
• We are also planning to develop a new certificate program similar to this undergraduate program, but

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and opening remarks from NDSU President David Stewart, who emphasized NDSU’s land-grant mission of statewide service through teaching, research, and extension. He highlighted the university’s role in agriculture, water, soil health, and community outreach, and pointed to examples of research commercialization such as Lilac Agriculture’s work on nitrogen-fixing microbes for crops. He also said he is still early in his tenure and intends to spend time listening and learning across the state. The committee then received a detailed presentation on a state irrigation and drainage study from Tom Bodine on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The study estimated that North Dakota could develop about 1.3 million additional irrigated acres, with major potential in counties such as McLean, Williams, Sargent, Burleigh, Mountrail, McKenzie, McIntosh, Dunn, and Bottineau. Testimony stressed the economic benefits of irrigation for crop yields, value-added processing, dairy, and potato production, while members also discussed water availability, aquifers, downstream water use, and the need for more flexible permitting. The drainage portion of the study found significant economic benefits from legal drains, and staff explained that the impacts were calculated through increased productivity and related input purchases. Greg Lardy then gave NDSU’s required agriculture update, saying agriculture accounts for more than $41 billion in annual economic activity, one in five jobs, and about 25 percent of state GDP. He reviewed the role of SBAR, the statewide research-extension network, new crop varieties, virtual fencing, AI and weather-network tools, and Extension’s county partnerships and youth programs. He also outlined NDSU’s priorities for the next session: restoring proposed budget cuts, increasing operating support, and addressing deferred maintenance. Members asked about storage shed construction, NDSU’s relationship with Grand Farm, and whether NDSU could help with water-related research tied to drainage and aquifers. The committee also heard from the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute and a professor on water and data centers, who described graduate fellowships, a water workforce certificate program, and research on data center cooling, water use, and “Legendary Harvest” concepts that would reuse waste heat for greenhouse or aquaculture production. Questions focused on whether the cooling systems were closed-loop, who would own any related production facilities, and whether the project was still only a feasibility study. Finally, North Dakota AgTech described its NSF-funded “engine” project, saying it has brought millions in federal investment to the state, supported startups and on-farm trials, and is focused on commercialization, workforce development, and helping producers lower input costs and improve profitability.

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• What will West Virginia's revenues look like out into the future?
• So that's going to come in the future years.
• So that's going to come in the future years.
• The FSA child care thing, even though it's a minimal cost, this is a very important program.
• So that's the one item that hasn't hit yet on the other side: the car tax credit program.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present and first approved the minutes from the January 15 morning meeting. The main agenda item was the Department of Revenue’s budget and revenue presentation from Secretary Eric Nelson, Deputy Secretary Peter Shirley, and Deputy Secretary Mark Mucco. Nelson said the state remains double-A rated with a positive outlook, the budget includes a 5% personal income tax reduction, and the 2027 general revenue estimate is $5.493 billion, up $170 million from the prior year. Shirley gave an economic overview, saying West Virginia is forecast to see continued but slowing employment growth, continued wage growth, gains in private education/health services and business services, declines in some sectors, improving labor force participation relative to the nation, and strong recent net in-migration. He also noted continued growth in natural gas production and a modest rebound in coal production, though coal faces longer-term demand pressure. Mucco reviewed revenue trends and said 2025 collections were about $5.5 billion, below the prior year but above estimate, with personal income tax and sales tax driving the surplus. He explained that the forecast incorporates the 5% PIT cut and annual conformity to the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including changes such as Section 179 expensing, bonus depreciation, R&D expensing, business interest deductions, and a new manufacturing facility expensing provision. He also discussed the effects of tax credits, severance tax volatility, declining tobacco revenues, and health care provider tax changes tied to federal Medicaid rules. He said road fund revenues are largely flat absent policy changes, and county commission revenues are growing faster than state revenues. Members asked about when new economic development projects like NewCore would appear in the projections, how much 20,000 new jobs would matter, whether the department had a calculator for job-growth impacts, the status of recent tax cuts, road fund growth, tobacco/vape taxation, and whether migration data could be broken down by county. The witnesses said major projects are not yet in the S&P-based forecast but would likely add jobs, wages, and tax revenue over time; they estimated 20,000 jobs would be a significant increase. They also said the state is unlikely to hit the current personal income tax trigger in the near term. No substantive votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and the committee adjourned after a motion carried by voice vote.

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• </c> program that was a 40 credit program. program that was a 40 credit program.
• , the Hub Center has We have one program, the Hub Center has a<00:36:34.560><c> program.
• </c> a program. a program.
• I don't want someone's future to even get into the program to be based on a test.
• </c> programs just as one example. programs just as one example.

Bills: HF4698 , HF4608

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses

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• The loan program does not encourage or discourage charter schools.
• The loan program does engage and whether a charter school should exist. Excuse me, does not.
• We have seen a steady decline in the number of applications to the program.
• Teachers in some of the most conservative communities in our state.
• So this gives a notice, and it also gives the opportunity to establish a grants program.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Warrior, who really defined much of the great changes in our country, starting with services and programs
• of the 1940s and into the '50s and still are some of our basic safety net programs to this day.
• Calendar 102, Senate Print 3852B, Senator Hinchey, an act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law
• Are there any Republican or conservative events held at the Heritage Center?" >> Through you, Mr.
• ARE THERE ANY REPUBLICAN OR CONSERVATIVE EVENTS HELD AT THE HERITAGE CENTER.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on March 13, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, received a message discharging Assembly Bill 2330 from committee and substituting identical Senate Bill 5843, and welcomed visiting delegations from Connecticut. The chamber also adopted privileged resolution J.1753, honoring Saint Patrick and Irish Americans and memorializing the Governor to proclaim March 2026 as Irish American Heritage Month. Senators Kavanagh and Fahy spoke in support, emphasizing Irish heritage, immigration, public service, and the St. Patrick’s Day tradition; the resolution was adopted and opened for co-sponsorship. The Senate then acted on a series of bills on the calendar. Measures passed included bills by Senators Hinchey, Comrie, Skoufis, Stavisky, Sanders, Kavanagh, Gianaris, Cleare, and others, with several receiving unanimous support and a few drawing recorded negative votes. Senator Fernandez’s education bill related to placing opioid antagonists with AEDs and first aid kits in schools passed 60-1 after supportive remarks from Senators Oberacker and Fernandez. A bill authorizing a study on lithium-ion battery fires also passed unanimously, with Senators Borrello and Weik explaining affirmative votes while urging caution about electric bus mandates. The most debated item was Calendar 446, Senator May’s bill directing the Department of Economic Development to move the Central New York Welcome Center from Destiny USA to the Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn. Senator Walczyk questioned the move’s cost, location, visitor traffic, and local support, arguing Destiny USA was the better site; Senator May responded that the state had built the Auburn facility and should provide sustainable operating support. The bill passed 47-15. The Senate then completed the controversial calendar and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.