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• </c><00:18:23.760><c> your</c> So many of you have have shared your So many of you have have shared your
• their own stories, who who have shared their own stories, who have<00:27:20.640><c> shared</c><00:27
• Yes, we need to to share sensitively.
• </c><01:12:14.239><c> personal</c> and I don't generally share personal and I don't generally share personal
• > story,</c><01:13:09.205><c> [snorts]</c> But I'll share another story, [snorts] But I'll share another

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• You've stricken in your amendment the language that data created or shared under the requirement are
• </c> Latinos undermine our shared prosperity. Latinos undermine our shared prosperity.
• It sets fair and reasonable standards for physical interactions and for data sharing. Excuse me.
• </c> interactions and for data sharing. interactions and for data sharing.
• It appeared they did share any details.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• rates in a fiscally responsible way, relying on our health plans to partner with us to accomplish our shared
• I share these statistics because the legislature does play a role in health care costs.
• I share these statistics because the legislature does play a role in health care costs.
• </c><01:56:45.440><c> that</c> as clinical supervisor I can share that as clinical supervisor I can share
• This bill is a lifeline for families like the one I just shared with you.

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• Through play, inspiring collaboration and shared experiences, it cultivates strong Minnesota communities
• She'll share—we have a slideshow—and she'll share a little bit more about their approach and their success
• communities and increase C our shared communities and increase C crosscultural<01:21:24.080><c> comp
• the latest and keep always nice to share the latest and keep it<01:40:27.719><c> up</c><01:40:27.880
• </c><01:49:30.080><c> Grant</c> we paid for that third track share Grant we paid for that third track

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• Thank you for this opportunity to share this information today.
• Thank you for this opportunity to share this information today.
• Thank you for this opportunity to share this information today.
• </c><01:00:48.440><c> kind</c> achievement but I'd like to share kind achievement but I'd like to share
• </c> experts come in um to help share experts come in um to help share information<01:15:56.719><c> we

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• I was telling them that I was coming here, and I was kind of sharing the bill with them a little bit.
• I was telling them that I was coming here, and I was kind of sharing the bill with them a little bit.
• I was telling them that I was coming here, and I was kind of sharing the bill with them a little bit.
• I was telling them that I was coming here, and I was kind of sharing the bill with them a little bit.
• Thank you very much for taking my question and sharing your experiences.

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• Goodwin for sharing his story and his strength with us.
• Thank you for sharing your story and for your leadership.
• You know, I'll just share a small experience.
• He shared with me an example.
• I don't share this with you to scare any of you.

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• And I'm here today to speak to you and just share, um, in a minute, my experience.
• </c><00:03:23.960><c> um</c> today to speak to you and just share um today to speak to you and just share
• ><c> regarding</c><00:20:52.520><c> proposed</c> to share our concerns regarding proposed to share our
• Chair, thank you so much, and I appreciate you sharing the concerns.
• Um and I sharing the concerns.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard House File 3493, the Safe Schools Revenue Increase bill, and first adopted the DE amendment before moving the bill on for re-referral to Ways and Means. Representative Lawrence described the bill as a multi-layered school safety package for all students and schools, including public, nonpublic, charter, and tribal schools, with increased safety funding, mental health support, anonymous threat reporting, school safety plans, and student discipline changes. Several supporters emphasized the need for flexible safety funding and cited real-world safety concerns, including anonymous tip systems that had generated many reports, classroom evacuations, staff injuries, and the need for more resources for mental health and safety infrastructure. Some supporters, including charter school leaders and Catholic Conference testimony, argued the bill’s flexibility and broader safety approach were important, while others supported the K-3 suspension language as a needed tool in severe cases. Opponents focused heavily on the bill’s repeal of Minnesota’s K-3 suspension ban and non-exclusionary discipline requirements. Legal aid, disability advocates, and education groups argued that suspensions harm young children, worsen disparities, and disproportionately affect students of color and students with disabilities, and they urged the committee to keep restorative and non-exclusionary practices in place. Disability advocates also asked that any safety planning explicitly account for students with disabilities and that the bill remain aligned with IDEA protections and individualized education decisions. Several testifiers opposed using public funds for private schools, saying public money should stay in public programs. Other testimony came from school administrators and staff who supported restoring limited suspension discretion, describing serious elementary incidents, classroom evacuations, and injuries that they said required a short-term removal option to stabilize classrooms and plan for students’ return. Mental health and school support personnel witnesses stressed that safety and mental health funding should remain distinct and that more counselors, social workers, and related staff are needed to address student crises. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided beyond adoption of the DE amendment and the motion to re-refer the bill.

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• It is about coherence, coordination, and shared accountability for results.
• Enough Act gives communities the structure and resources to break down those silos and align around shared
• And I share that with you because sometimes, At the heart of it, that is it.
• And I share that with you because sometimes when you talk about all the data, it's hard to understand
• People knew policy impacted their lives, but were unsure of how to follow legislation or share their

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held its final hearing of the session on H. 5187 and S. 3022, the Enough Act, with Chair Andy Vargas and Senator Adam Gomez opening by thanking committee members and stakeholders for their work during the session. The bills were described as a grant-based, place-based anti-poverty initiative intended to support cradle-to-career services by funding local nonprofits, schools, community organizations, and backbone entities that can coordinate housing, education, health, workforce, and family supports in high-poverty neighborhoods. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers including Strategies for Children, Chelsea Public Schools, Bunker Hill Community College, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Rep. Antonio Cabral, the Harlem Children’s Zone’s Kwame Owusu Kesse and Jeffrey Canada, former Education Secretary Paul Reville, AFT Massachusetts, United Way, the Boston Foundation, Give Black Alliance, Eastern Bank Foundation, and others argued that poverty is a systems issue that schools alone cannot solve. They emphasized the need for local control, community voice, coordinated services, and long-term public-private investment, often citing examples from Chelsea, New Bedford, Springfield, Lowell, Boston, and other communities, as well as the Harlem Children’s Zone and Maryland’s similar model. Committee members asked several questions about how the bill would function in practice, including what organizations would do on day one, how it would interact with existing efforts like community schools, McKinney-Vento, and the Student Opportunity Act, and how it would be sustained over time. Witnesses said the act would help create or strengthen backbone organizations, reduce duplication, align existing resources, and leverage philanthropy and future revenue sources for long-term sustainability. No vote was taken during the hearing, but multiple speakers urged the committee to report the bill favorably and quickly.

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• I'd like to have the ability to share that information; this is a public meeting, per se.
• And we'll be taking a look at those numbers, and I would be happy to share those with you.
• It's a graphic that has been shared previously.
• This chart on the right is similar to the one that Liz shared.
• So some of those costs for those items we're paying a share of as a result.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Interstate 5 Bridge met remotely with Washington legislative members to receive updates on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, including environmental review, cost and funding, tolling, and procurement for construction. Program staff said the final supplemental environmental impact statement was published in April 2026, with a federal record of decision expected in early summer. They described the recommended design as a single-level fixed-span bridge, centered I-5 alignment, C Street ramps, one auxiliary lane in each direction, and dispersed park-and-ride parking. Members raised concerns about transparency, the closed chat function, and the decision not to include two auxiliary lanes; staff said the one-lane option was recommended through consultation with partner agencies and analysis, but the final decision would come with the record of decision. Staff also said the diversion analysis projected less than 3% traffic diversion to I-205 in 2045, though members from Oregon and Washington expressed concern about impacts to their communities and asked for more detail on mitigation and decision-making. The committee also reviewed a major cost update. Staff said the full five-mile program is now estimated at $13.5 billion to $15.2 billion, with a likely cost of $14.4 billion, up from a 2022 estimate of $5 billion to $7.5 billion, citing inflation, schedule delays, scope changes, and more detailed risk modeling. They said the first funded phase has been reduced to a $5.68 billion package focused on the Columbia River bridge replacement, connections to I-5, Hayden Island and SR-14, bridge demolition, tolling infrastructure, and advancing light rail design. Funding for that phase was described as $5.69 billion, including $2.1 billion federal funds, $1 billion from each state, and $1.5 billion in projected toll revenue. Members asked what would happen if costs rise further; staff said the estimate includes substantial contingency, the project will use progressive design-build to manage risk, and the team will continue updating the finance plan annually. A separate tolling and traffic-revenue presentation explained that four toll scenarios were analyzed using regional travel demand modeling, a toll diversion model, and a post-processing review. All scenarios assume pre-completion tolling beginning July 1, 2028, a 50% low-income discount for eligible users, and exemptions for tribal preemptions, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, and organized militia. Staff said the low-income discount would affect about 4% to 6% of annual transactions and reduce annual revenues by roughly 2% to 3%. They said Scenario 2 was used for the financial analysis and is sufficient to support the $1.5 billion toll contribution in the funded phase. Members asked about toll collection costs, revenue impacts of the discount, and how the scenarios differed; staff said collection costs are expected to be in line with other WSDOT toll facilities, but exact costs are not yet set because toll rates are not final. Finally, WSDOT staff outlined procurement and delivery steps for construction. They said WSDOT will be the lead contracting agency, using progressive design-build, with a request for qualifications targeted for early July 2026, a request for proposals in October, contractor selection in April 2027, construction starting in 2028, and tolling beginning in 2028. Staff said the approach is intended to consolidate scope, reduce interface risk, and allow transparent negotiation with an independent cost estimator, while preserving an off-ramp if a fair price cannot be reached. Members asked for more detail on timing, cost allocation, and the share of the first phase funded by tolls; staff estimated tolls account for about 26% of the first phase cost.

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• I'm an Air Force veteran myself, and I share some of these concerns.
• And so I share my friend Adrian's concerns.
• DOC already collects this information, but does not share it in full. HB 525.
• DOC already collects this information, but does not share it in full.
• I share Ms. Garvey's... I share Ms.

Summary: The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well. The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.

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• I think, as I shared with you, I support the overall intent of this.
• As I shared with you, I do also have two CCAs in my territory.
• Yeah, I think I did share with you from my experience being on a board of directors for a CCA.
• Yeah, I think I did share with you from my experience being on a board of directors for a CCA.
• I think I did share with you from my experience being on a board of directors for a CCA.

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• I want to share a few of those stories.
• Um want to share a few of those stories.
• But they're sharing these stories with me, the same type of stories you're sharing right now.
• ><c> stories</c><00:15:07.279><c> with</c> but they're sharing these stories with but they're sharing
• And you know what sharing right now.

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• That's why they're here with us, standing in solidarity and with a shared purpose, because they know
• It is our shared resistance against a federal government that would treat human beings as disposable.
• Families who opened their doors to neighbors because they knew that their survival depended on shared
• </c><00:26:17.919><c> organizing</c> end is found in our shared organizing end is found in our shared
• </c><00:40:30.240><c> more</c> legislators here who can share more legislators here who can share more

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Summary: The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach. Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct. During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.

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• We shared some of the wins there in terms of partnerships growing in those areas.
• Is there anything you wanted to share on that? Okay.
• We represented about 30% of the local market share for food purchase.
• I know Senator Stefanik and I share a district and some of the sentiments, actually.
• Lastly, I'd just like to leave you with some thoughts that survivors shared with us.

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• move the performance-based funding formula to actually meeting certain goals as opposed to market share
• And then, as you all know, the House and Senate shares are divided equally among their members.
• So for member share projects.
• We're not talking about touching member share with this specifically.
• , we get our share and the Senate gets their share?

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• I'm going to skip the slide that says shared responsibility, the next slide, it's about affordable housing
• come to the table other than out of goodwill, so figuring out how you create those incentives for shared
• I think CYFD has shared with LFC there are kind of different phases for each of those bulleted items.
• Shared services is a concept we hear.
• We need to use any resource we have anywhere and share and and cross-pollinate.

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• El Dorado County has that same 90% FEMA cost share but they are splitting the non-federal cost share
• And I'm just going to share, I have one of the best jobs in the world.
• And to me it's really urgency and shared responsibility.
• And so, thank you very much for letting me share a few of my thoughts.
• And every one of you has a unique part of this shared responsibility.

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• We want to keep a nice, peaceful place to raise a family and a community we can all share.
• Thank you for sharing your testimony here today. You did a great job. Appreciate it. Thank you.
• We wanted there to be some type of oversight because the way a three-share works is it's a...
• The concept of three-share... ...may not be terribly familiar to most of you.
• The costs are shared by the employer, the employee, and the plan.

Bills: HB1320, HB2012, HB2293, HB2655, HB3174, HB4108, HB4661, HB4799, HB5534, HB5580

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• As you will share, and as the Chairman shared, your very powerful and compelling life story truly is
• They were coming after our market share.
• Thank you for sharing that. I would love to work with you on that.
• And in lieu of its fees, it took some shares. But minor, teeny.
• They took some shares.