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• right now, it really gets to how important it is for officials in your state to be monitoring and tracking
• I did see from a colleague this morning that expansion states are on track to lose roughly half of their
• I mean clearly tracking and documenting federal funding sources, and ideally understanding the scope
• have put together, which convenes officials by policy area as well to discuss budget proposals and track
• Is this something that Pew is tracking, and do we have any idea of how many...

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• We don't always track all that go in later or go to college first and then track.
• But you don't, there's no way to... don't track them at this point.
• We're not tracking that exactly at this point.
• Currently, the data shows that 22% of Texas students would be on track for what's expected. expected
• The bill's vision, getting more students on track towards high-wage, high-growth. birth certificates

Bills: HB20, HB 120, HB20, HB120

Keywords: applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

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• students, their part to be able to track their progress.
• If the with this system in place over a number years that we can actually track the progress of it. >
• >> We are not currently tracking with us to my knowledge.
• Are we tracking those students after they were retained?
• Are they still tracking on grade level?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THAT.
• IN OTHER STATES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND SO OUR SEED DETAILED TRACKING SYSTEM IS SOMETHING WE WILL USE.
• IT IS THE LITIGATION TRACK OF LICENSE AND WE HAVE EQUAL BACKS WHICH WILL TALK ABOUT.
• I STOLE MY OWN THUNDER ON SEED TO SALE TRACKING.
• SEED TO SALE TRACKING IS NEWER ACCOMPLISHMENT. ANY QUESTIONS?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I can get away with two minutes, and they won’t be able to track me or find this,’ or one minute?
• On that, I mean, just so that I'm kind of tracking too, this is a legislative proposal.
• Maybe I'm not tracking correctly, and maybe I've got a complete misunderstanding of the appropriation
• If I'm tracking everything correctly, head nods to say yes, that is tracking.
• I'm just going to make sure that I'm tracking.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We track that after receiving assistance, homeowners stay in their homes for at least two years after
• we had all administered under contract with human resources by June 1st, so we have a demonstrated track
• HAD ALL ADMINISTERED IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH HUMAN RESOURCES BY JUNE 1ST SO WE HAVE A DEMONSTRATED TRACK
• You know, how much do you keep track of how much of these funds that we use for housing is for...
• In my part of the state, we had trouble tracking down some of the private equity owners.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• functionality of government, and allowing the department of cyber security to provide assistance in trying to track
• functionality of government, and allowing the department of cyber security to provide assistance in trying to track
• functionality of government, and allowing the department of cyber security to provide assistance in trying to track
• functionality of government, and allowing the department of cyber security to provide assistance in trying to track
• functionality of government, and allowing the department of cyber security to provide assistance in trying to track

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 4:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bills 2625 and 2636, both described as part of a broader effort to strengthen state cybersecurity. SB 2625 would create a state chief information officer at the governor’s office level to coordinate IT and cybersecurity policy across agencies. Members and the sponsor said it was a conceptual work in progress, and the committee added a reverse repealer before reporting the bill out as a committee substitute with a do pass recommendation. SB 2636 would create a Department of Cyber Security focused on law enforcement and post-attack response, including investigators and coordination with DPS, the auditor’s office, local jurisdictions, and federal partners. Supporters said the goal was to improve collaboration, protect taxpayer information, and separate network protection and recovery from criminal investigation. Some members questioned whether the new department would overlap with existing IT and law enforcement functions, but sponsors said it was intended to clarify responsibilities rather than duplicate them. The committee added a reverse repealer and reported the bill out as a committee substitute with a do pass recommendation. The committee also considered SB 2632, which would delay action on state disaster recovery funding while awaiting federal changes from FEMA/MEMA. The sponsor said the bill would give the state time to evaluate new federal disaster recovery rules and determine the best approach for Mississippi. The committee added a reverse repealer and reported the bill out as a committee substitute with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard SB 2817, a Department of Public Safety reorganization bill. It would move the Bureau of Investigation, narcotics, homeland security, and the forensic lab under the State Bureau of Investigation to streamline command and allow more flexible staffing. It would also preserve a telecommunications fee, raise autopsy and salvage inspection fees, and continue discussion of DPS police powers. After questions about the autopsy fee and whether the reorganization would save money, the committee adopted a do pass motion. The chair also noted that SB 2673 would be studied further over the next year before any final action.

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• Shows about outcomes and sustainability and what gaps exist in oversight and performance tracking.
• Systematic measurement and tracking of these outcomes would allow the state. to determine whether the
• This makes it especially important for HCA to establish clear metrics, track outcomes, and coordinate
• I mean, otherwise, we're tracking something for zero. Great flag! Thank you, Vice Chair.
• From the state side, working with a database that was already created that tracks and references all

Keywords: 996, all

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• This is better helped to track per student funding in schools and scholarship programs as parents and
• It is a big agenda; I'm losing track of where we are here.
• At different points, this is because we don't have a tracking number.
• Student identification number to keep track of where students are.
• for their work, the staff directors, and the entire operations staff for keeping this train on the tracks

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• How are you tracking, say, SB 4 or the Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities program?
• The NO Project report data that we get from cities and counties does track. a number of those things,
• But certainly we do track that stuff as well in terms of what those types of inquiries are.
• We don't necessarily track it by bill per se.
• This data allows us to track consistent, comparable metrics across 14 state-funded programs that were

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• governments, the Department of Housing and Community Development has now developed online dashboards to track
• That allows us to monitor HAP grantees' expenditures and track outcomes.
• That allows us to monitor HAP grantees' expenditures and track outcomes, to support underperforming grantees
• One of them included San Diego, but one of the challenges that was highlighted was a failure to track
• Now, we've been tracking those that we have cited and arrested in those unique situations where it's

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on California’s homelessness funding, focusing on the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HAP) Grant and the Encampment Resolution Grant Program. HCD described new accountability requirements, including regional action plans, stronger reporting and expenditure conditions, housing-element compliance, encampment response plans, and public dashboards that track fiscal spending, service outcomes, and encampment resolution status. Officials said the goal is to use the data to identify underperforming grantees, provide technical assistance, and, if needed, withhold or reallocate funds. Local officials from San Diego, Fresno, and Santa Cruz said the programs have helped expand shelter, outreach, and permanent housing, and that state dollars have leveraged local and federal resources. Mayor Todd Gloria said San Diego has used HAP to expand shelter and safe sleeping options, reduce downtown encampments, and increase housing production, but argued the state’s new accountability website is too high-level and does not fully reflect countywide conditions, behavioral health outcomes, or the role of continuum-of-care partners. Fresno officials said HAP and other state funds helped the city add shelter beds and reduce homelessness, while Santa Cruz emphasized that state funding helped build local coordination and draw in federal vouchers. Members pressed the panel on whether HAP is actually reducing homelessness, what the best success metrics should be, and whether the state is getting full, usable data from grantees and subcontractors. Several members asked for more granular jurisdiction-level reporting, better tracking of nonprofit spending, and clearer measures beyond point-in-time counts and “people served.” HCD said it is still improving HMIS participation and data quality, but can already show outcomes such as exits to permanent housing and returns to homelessness. The hearing ended with broad agreement that transparency is important, but disagreement remained over the best measures of success and how much emphasis should be placed on housing, prevention, shelter, and treatment.

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• to make sure that they are keeping track to make sure that they are keeping track of<01:16:07.199
• After that, they're going to have to track hours worked like they would for payroll, and, you know, track
• I'm sure there's examples out there that you can use to keep track.
• I'm sure there's examples out there that you can use to keep track.
• I'm sure there's examples out there that you can use to keep track.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of where these arrests are happening, under what circumstances, who's being impacted, and kind of track
• Syracuse University runs a website called Track Reports, which has a lot of this data on it and will
• And then, just on the number of people, the way I tracked the number of people at Plymouth is not by
• I mean, it could be higher, but we get it from Track Reports, so it’s Syracuse University tracking the
• These are devices that are tracking all of us as we drive throughout the Commonwealth.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on responding to federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts, with opening remarks from Sen. Liz Miranda and Rep. Bud Williams emphasizing fear in immigrant communities, recent ICE operations, and the need to learn from advocates and affected residents rather than debate individual bills. The hearing was organized around three topics: detention, arrests, and surveillance, with members repeatedly asking what the legislature can do to improve transparency, legal access, and oversight. On detention, Leah Hastings of Prisoners’ Legal Services said most people end up in ICE custody through contact with the criminal legal system and argued that state carceral systems are deeply intertwined with immigration enforcement. She described conditions at Plymouth County House of Correction and Burlington ICE holding as concerning, citing limited medical care, disability accommodations, solitary confinement, retaliatory transfers, and poor attorney access. Hastings said Massachusetts should reduce funding for sheriffs and the Department of Corrections, ban intergovernmental service agreements and 287(g) agreements, and invest instead in housing, treatment, and other community supports. Members also discussed ICE reimbursement, the immigrant legal defense fund, and the need for more immigration attorneys. On arrests and enforcement tactics, David Albright of JALSA said federal immigration enforcement has been expanded by major new funding and incentives, including higher payments for 287(g) and bed contracts, and he noted that most ICE detainees nationally do not have criminal records. He said Massachusetts has one 287(g) agreement with the Department of Corrections and one IGSA with Plymouth County, and that ICE also uses Burlington, Hanscom, and informal local collaboration in places such as Milford and Auburn. Danny Tampona of Neighbor to Neighbor and the LUCE Rapid Response Network described more than 10,000 hotline calls from 46 cities and towns, with arrests often involving masked agents, surveillance of workers and families, traffic stops, broken windows, and arrests at check-ins or schools; he said the network is concentrated in places including Everett, Chelsea, Lynn, New Bedford, Milford, Marlboro, Framingham, and Springfield. He urged legislation requiring clear identification for law enforcement, limits on surveillance technologies, and stronger legal defense resources. On surveillance, Joshua Dancoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice argued that current state policies allow broad sharing of fingerprints and surveillance data with ICE, including through BRIC, the Massachusetts Fusion Center, and municipal police policies. He cited cases in Chelsea and Everett where children were taken from police custody into ICE custody and said many departments automatically share arrest fingerprints and other information with federal authorities. He recommended limiting fingerprint sharing, restricting surveillance databases and task-force participation, and curbing police and sheriff collaboration with ICE even where no formal 287(g) exists. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for more immigration lawyers, possible bar advocate-style funding for immigration defense, and legislative action to prevent further collaboration and deportation infrastructure.

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• Those funds have to have some sort of track record of having to identify if that individual is eligible
• They're about the same amount of money, but you have to track those funds separately.
• It would allow us not to have to track as much from a cost allocation perspective and would allow us
• We track that data and we have to report on it.
• We track all that data. Okay.

Summary: The meeting focused on Arkansas’s workforce development reorganization and a set of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate and streamline the state’s WIOA system. Commerce officials said the department has already centralized shared services, split the old workforce agency into reemployment and Arkansas Workforce Connections, and submitted a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan. They described nine waiver requests, including replacing local workforce boards with a single statewide board, creating one planning and accountability structure, allowing more flexible movement of funds across regions, easing the “last-dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, reducing required youth program elements, and allowing affiliate sites instead of mandatory comprehensive centers. Officials said the goal is to reduce administrative costs and redirect more money to training, supportive services, and employer-driven programs. Legislators raised concerns about rural representation, local employer relationships, and whether local offices would close. Commerce officials said local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired, and regional business councils would preserve local employer input. They said the current system is fragmented and expensive, with roughly $14 million in federal workforce funds flowing through local boards but only about $1.9 million spent on training and supportive services last year; they argued the reorganization could raise training spending to about $6 million to $7 million annually. Questions also addressed board composition, performance accountability, and how funds could be shifted between regions when needs change. The State Board of Workforce Development had approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. Members also discussed workforce access for people with disabilities, child care and transportation supports, and the role of Arkansas Launch, apprenticeships, and career and technical education. Officials said vocational rehabilitation now has better access to the state job board and that referrals and data-sharing with DHS and other partners still need improvement. Several legislators emphasized the need for training to align more closely with employer demand, especially in manufacturing, technology, health care, and rural areas. The committee also heard a brief overview of Workforce Pell, with staff explaining that the new federal short-term Pell option has narrow eligibility rules and may not fit many existing programs, including some CDL and CNA programs.

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• > in<00:21:26.040> January, Since we started tracking in January, Since we started tracking
• I tracked what that cost for us from December 15th through March 15th, 12 weeks.
• I tracked what that cost for us from December 15th through March 15th, 12 weeks.
• I tracked what that cost for us from December 15th through March 15th, 12 weeks.
• I tracked what that cost for us from December 15th through March 15th, 12 weeks.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met to approve the April 7, 2026 minutes and then held a hearing on the economic impact of Operation Metro Surge and related ICE enforcement activity. Testifiers described broad effects on cities, small businesses, workers, and schools, and several speakers voiced support for House File 4477, which would create a targeted state relief program for affected businesses and communities. Metro Cities said member cities reported unexpected burdens on public safety, public works, emergency management, and other local services, and its board adopted a policy supporting state assistance for those costs. Northstar Policy Action presented data arguing the operation contributed to higher unemployment, reduced hours, lost wages, and business losses, including a reported $106 million in lost wages from reduced hours and an estimated $18 million per week in taxpayer costs. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said the city incurred nearly $1 million in direct costs and estimated small businesses lost about $16 million per week, with major drops in foot traffic and sales, especially among immigrant-owned neighborhood businesses. Other testimony emphasized impacts outside the metro area and on specific communities. Georgia Gallardo of Kerkhoven Cattle Butcher said rural small businesses also suffered, citing reduced sales and weekend traffic. The Minnesota Council of Latino Affairs reported that Latino-owned businesses support thousands of jobs and have seen sales declines of 40% to 90%, while WomenVenture and the Minnesota CDFI Coalition said CDFIs were seeing urgent demand for flexible relief and described businesses delaying hiring, reducing hours, or pausing expansion. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruly said federal agents’ conduct during the surge undermined trust, created public safety concerns, and led to overtime and other local costs, while also noting he supports federal immigration enforcement in principle. Fridley Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Lewis said the district lost 112 students since December, still had 72 not returned, and had to rapidly create a virtual learning option for students who did not feel safe attending in person. Across the hearing, witnesses argued the disruption was statewide, not limited to Minneapolis-St. Paul, and that state relief was needed to prevent business closures, job losses, and longer-term damage to communities.

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• <00:26:50.159> what the next question we are tracking what the next question we are tracking
• that data and being able to tracking that data and being able to estimate<00:35:43.680> what<
• We'll continue to be tracking that.
• <00:36:40.520> that<00:36:40.720> we'll continue to be tracking that we'll continue
• to be tracking that we'll continue<00:36:41.520> to<00:36:41.680> have<00:36:42.040>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Some of our work products include legislative tracking sheets, reviewing revenue estimates, reviewing
• Some of our work products include legislative tracking sheets, reviewing revenue estimates, reviewing
• Some of our work products include legislative tracking sheets, reviewing revenue estimates, reviewing
• <00:37:21.839> the intergovernmental Revenue tracks the intergovernmental Revenue tracks the
• expenditure side of the um the tracking expenditure side of the um the tracking sheet<00:41:52.520

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Tax Committee met to receive a presentation from House Fiscal staff Cynthia Templin and Katrina Heimark on state tax revenues, property tax aids and credits, and key budget terms and timelines. They explained the difference between fiscal years, tax years, biennia, the general fund, and dedicated funds, and reviewed the legislative budget calendar, including the governor’s January budget recommendation, the February forecast update, March budget resolution deadlines, and the expected end of session in May. The presentation focused on how Minnesota tax revenue is collected and where it goes. House Fiscal said fiscal 2024 total revenue for public services was about $102.5 billion, with $46.5 billion coming from state and local taxes. Of total state tax revenue, about 85% goes to the general fund and about 15% is dedicated to other funds. They noted that income and sales taxes make up the largest share of state collections, while local property taxes are the largest share of local revenue. They also reviewed constitutional and statutory dedications, including the Legacy sales tax dedication, the motor vehicle sales tax dedication to transportation, and the auto parts sales tax dedication that was changed in 2023 to a 100% transportation dedication phased in over 10 years. Members asked several questions about slowing income tax growth, possible effects of migration and corporate departures, and whether changes in population or wages were affecting revenue trends. Templin said she was not aware of recent independent or MMB studies tying revenue loss to migration, but would look into it. Members also discussed the sharp rise in tax receipts in fiscal 2021 and 2022 after the pandemic downturn, with staff explaining that the low fiscal 2020 base and a shift toward goods purchases during COVID helped drive the increase, especially in sales tax revenue. No bills were taken up and no votes were recorded during this portion of the meeting.

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• > individuals<00:14:11.839> if can actually track these individuals if can actually track
• keep track of that tracks every keep track of that tracks every interaction<00:58:33.599> they've
• Just so we can keep track There you go.
• And then we track appeals.
• And then um we track redeterminations.

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:00 2. Approval of Minutes – 00:02:10 3. Discussion of State-Based Marketplaces and the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace – 00:02:31 4. Discussion of the Role of Kynectors and Navigators – 00:27:29 5. Discussion of Presumptive Eligibility – 01:11:57 6. Discussion of Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Redeterminations – 01:20:09 7. Update on Rural Health Transformation Program Application Process – 01:47:35 8. Public Comment – 01:59:57 9. Adjournment – 02:06:10, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.

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• So we'll have a couple of ways to track that and keep up with those folks.
• So we'll have a couple of ways to track that and keep up with those folks.
• So we'll have a couple of ways to track that and keep up with those folks.
• So we'll have a couple of ways to track that and keep up with those folks.
• So we'll have a couple of ways to track that and keep up with those folks.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met for its sixth regular-session meeting and first took up House Bill 5, as substituted by committee amendment, which would authorize KCTCS to partner with the Department of Corrections to create a vocational training campus at North Point Training Center. The sponsor and witnesses described the bill as a prison education and re-entry initiative aimed at reducing recidivism, saving taxpayer money, and meeting workforce needs, citing Michigan’s vocational village model as evidence that prison-based training can lower reoffending. Testimony emphasized that the program would include high-demand vocational fields, credentials, eligibility and security safeguards, data collection, annual reporting, and re-entry documentation such as certificates of employability and employment protections. Several members voiced support, including comments that the bill builds on existing second-chance and employability efforts. One member asked whether post-release employment outcomes could also be tracked, and the sponsor said that would be encouraged and discussed as a possible friendly amendment. After discussion, the committee voted 19-1 to adopt the committee substitute and pass House Bill 5. The committee then began consideration of House Bill 468, which would update the Kentucky Civil Rights Act to conform the state definition of disability to the 2008 federal ADA amendments and clarify the meaning of “qualified individual with a disability.” The bill sponsor said it would remove the Kentucky Human Rights Commission’s adjudicative authority over employment and public accommodations cases, while leaving investigative powers intact and preserving housing-related adjudication, with the goal of placing those disputes in court and preserving jury-trial rights. In response to questions, the sponsor said a local mandate analysis found the court impact would be minimal to moderate, and cited commission data showing relatively few hearings. The transcript cuts off during continued discussion of HB 468.

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• Kerr the agency that would be tracking the veteran status?
• <00:48:28.720> the tracking the tracking the uh<00:48:31.200> veteran status?
• No, our agency does not track Uh, no.
• track these kinds<00:49:55.359> of<00:49:55.520> things?
• think MMB is tracking this stuff now. think MMB is tracking this stuff now.

Keywords: 1183, house