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• Ostro, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the state, sits right here and is also available
• Fleet operations. We'd like to stabilize our property insurance costs.
• This is not a game. This is not a shell game between employees and contractors.
• There's there's Right now, there is no operator because they had to pull out. Very nice.
• On that, I think the If you get recognized, feel like a game show host up here.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Anything done in the research spectrum leaking into the production that, that they're, they operate on
• But they've kind of been operating with one hand behind their back.
• So they, the USDA scientists operate on a five-year, they call it a CRISP project.
• It's very easy to to operate. The other one is a cylinder.
• I think ours is much cleaner and easier to operate. So that now the bait is a different deal.

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• correctly to operate with the fiscal constraints.
• It's very difficult for a town of that size that is being operated correctly to operate with the fiscal
• So do you have a written game plan? You are recognized.
• So do you have a written game plan? You recognize.
• When the operational audit came along, we were actually grateful for that operational audit because it

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on April 8, 2025, and first took up several local bills that were presented briefly and then approved without public opposition. HB 4035 would merge the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District and the Lee County Mosquito Control District, contingent on approval by voters in both districts at the 2026 election; it passed 15-0. HB 307 would extend to county property appraisers the same authority tax collectors already have to use salary savings for employee bonuses or incentives, and it passed 17-0 after testimony from property appraisers and their associations in support. HB 4047 and HB 4049 would adjust assessment caps for the Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District and the North St. Lucie River Water Control District, respectively, with inflation indexing, annual increase limits, and referendum approval requirements; both passed unanimously. The committee also adopted an amendment to the committee substitute for HB 1169, a broader water management district bill covering quorum and meeting rules, lobbying restrictions, ad valorem taxing authority for certain capital projects by referendum, budget reporting, bidding preferences, and additional oversight and funding information; the amended bill passed 16-0 and was reported favorably with committee substitute. The final and most heavily debated item was HB 4079, which would dissolve the Town of White Springs and return it to unincorporated Hamilton County. The sponsor argued the town had a pattern of mismanagement, including financial problems, audit findings, canceled elections, and public safety concerns, and said dissolution would lower taxes and preserve services through the county. Committee members asked about the town’s finances, audits, law enforcement, fire protection, debt, and whether the county could absorb services and liabilities. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters of dissolution cited audit findings, alleged illegal gambling operations, double taxation for law enforcement, high administrative costs, and intimidation at meetings. Opponents, including current and former town officials and residents, said the town had made progress, had corrected audit issues, maintained reserves, and was working to restore services and governance; they asked for more time and pointed to an upcoming election. No vote was taken on HB 4079 in the portion provided.

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• I go to all the games and I pom poms.
• >> you know, and let's have a great game >> you know, and let's have a great game and
• Next, we have HGA operating testimony. Thank you.
• Next, we have HSTA operating >> Thank you.
• Next, we have HSTA operating testimony<01:14:21.840> and<01:14:22.000> support.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Education heard testimony on HB 1895, which would add education-worker protections by expanding harassment-related offenses. The Department of Education, HSTA, HGA, and several school employees and principals testified in support, describing increased harassment and threats toward teachers and staff, especially since COVID, and saying the bill would help deter bad actors. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, saying the language was vague and overbroad, could criminalize ordinary parental advocacy or speech, and might not survive constitutional scrutiny. In response to questions, the public defender said existing statutes already cover threatening or assaultive conduct against educational workers, while DOE representatives said the bill was aimed at excessive and repetitive disruptive behavior. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then took up HB 1592, concerning protections for educational workers and sports officials. DOE, the Charter School Commission, HGA, HSTA, school principals, athletic programs, and many individual testifiers supported the bill, with several describing threats, harassment, and aggressive behavior at schools and athletic events. One principal said he had repeatedly involved law enforcement after threats and incidents on campus, and a teacher testified about the need to keep school environments safe and orderly. The Office of the Public Defender again opposed the bill, arguing that current law already enhances penalties for assaults and terroristic threatening against educational workers and sports officials, and that new offenses would have little deterrent effect. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be a separate statute and how to distinguish passionate advocacy from harassment; DOE said the line was crossed when conduct became excessive and repetitive, while the public defender urged clearer drafting and more emphasis on prevention, education, security, and de-escalation. No vote or final action was announced in the excerpt.

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• The profit margins are still operate.
• fixed. the Fishing Game fixed. the Fishing Game Commission.<00:29:20.880> Um<00:29:21.279
• A Fish and Game backhoe. Yes.
• And they can't pay cash out of the Fish and Game fund.
• If in the fishing game fund to bond it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Games will be televised nationally.
• That's going to be eight home games, plus televised games as well.
• That was also operated...
• We are an enterprise operation.
• They're not out of the norm, and they're still in the game.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It's just an assumption that people are going to do gaming in Hawaii.
• It's just an assumption that people are going to do gaming in Hawaii.
• <00:44:57.360> It's market for these gaming products.
• It's market for these gaming products.
• do gaming in Hawaii. do gaming in Hawaii.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Senate Bill 134 allows retirees to return to work that are part of the Oper system in six months instead

Bills: SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

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• There that we can operate under that won't be covered by this bill.
• reigns actct and just looking at the rulemaking authority, what do you foresee as a rulemaking or operational
• I think you said that it begins full operations July 1 of 2027.
• These kids have played in the championship game since kindergarten. Let that sink in.

Bills: SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

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• large<04:06:43.840> operator<04:06:44.399> still small operator, the large operator
• independently owned and operated. independently owned and operated.
• It increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire gaming revenues to problem gaming services.
• <04:56:00.320> Uh graduate to operate a plow. Uh graduate to operate a plow.
• So it benefits the plow operator or the sander operator to take the program, apply it to his daily operations

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• When an operator showed up and said, "Would you handle my water?" they asked, "How much?"
• The operative unit of measurement when it comes to WIP is volume.
• And that way, we're not gaming ourselves. We know what we're testing for.
• And we haven't sort of, you know, come up with the best game plan. Other...
• We're like, we need to get Game and Fish here. There we go. Okay, you got it right there.

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• We were paying over 30,000 a year just for the privilege of playing games there.
• would just come out of our operational budget like they do now.
• Those are our conference games. NMJC does not currently have a softball program.
• So we go down and play non-conference games down there. And Mr.
• We operate in communities where we could never recoup all the expenses of operating in some of those

Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3

Keywords: appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

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• The World Cup this summer and, of course, the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028 are coming, and we're
• , academia, some of the economic and business development, gaming, academia, some of the highlights of
• Each of these gives a sense of how the operating environment is changing, providing the foundation for
• Each of these gives a sense of how the operating environment is changing, providing the foundation for
• We've been in operation for over 40 years.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future: Creative Strategies for Cultural Resilience, Economic Growth, and Global Leadership.” Chair Allen opened by framing the creative economy as a major state asset and urged support for arts funding in the May Revision, including California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, LA28 arts programming, and AB 2319, which would create a $100 million post-production incentive. He also emphasized the need for next-step funding to implement the strategic plan and noted concerns about federal headwinds and declining creative-sector jobs. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and Workforce Development Board representative Michael Weoff described how the plan was developed through AB 127 and related legislation, a 30-plus-member work group, and an interagency process. They outlined the plan’s phased approach and six priority areas, including preparing the workforce, stabilizing businesses, increasing revenue through cultural tourism, leveraging state incentives, defining and tracking ROI, and building state capacity. Testimony highlighted workforce pipelines, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, digital badging, and cross-agency coordination, with speakers stressing that the sector is shaped by AI, climate change, affordability, capital access, and social cohesion. A second panel of artists and advocates described on-the-ground implementation and the need for better data and support. Ricarlo Handy discussed the Handy Foundation’s apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and the difficulty of capturing freelance and 1099 creative work in state data. Joanna Reynolds described Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030. Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged the state to embed artists in health, aging, behavioral health, and climate resilience systems, and Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to treat arts careers as viable professions and expand residency and school-based artist programs. Senator Rubio, who joined the hearing later, shared her own background in teaching and the arts, supported arts education and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 town halls across eight regions, where more than 1,100 people attended and generally affirmed the plan while asking for better access to information, new financial models, clearer definitions and data, and stronger networks. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates argued the plan is an urgent blueprint for a sector that generates $288 billion and more than 820,000 jobs, but remains below pre-pandemic employment levels and is losing market share. She and others called for funding, statewide definitions, better data collection, and cross-agency implementation, while committee members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that the plan will require political will and resources to move from strategy to action.

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• But specifically, we included $5 million for COWS in capital and $5 million for COWS in operating dollars
• BUT SPECIFICALLY, WE INCLUDED $5 MILLION FOR COWS IN CAPITAL AND $5 MILLION FOR COWS IN OPERATING DOLLARS
• LIVESTOCK AND SUPPORTING ALL THE INVESTMENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF AG AND LIFE SCIENCES RELATIVE TO OPERATING
• These operations already operate on thin margins and long, unpredictable hours.
• We should be relaunching the Summer Empire Summer Games and the Empire Sports Entertainment Fund to help

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Conference Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Housing opened budget negotiations for the 2026-2027 enacted budget, with Senate and Assembly leaders outlining their one-house proposals and committee members giving brief remarks. The discussion covered environment, agriculture, housing, parks, and energy, with repeated emphasis on affordability, climate resilience, and support for rural and urban communities. Senate and Assembly chairs described the process and noted the agencies present, while minority members criticized the overall size of the budgets and urged more attention to housing affordability, building stakeholders, and energy costs. On the environment and energy side, the Senate highlighted proposals for $138 million in additional clean water infrastructure funding, a $75 million increase to the Environmental Protection Fund, $95 million in restored parks capital, $200 million for the Energy Affordability Program, and $1 billion for Sustainable Futures 2.0, including a proposed revival of the NY STUN program. The Assembly said it increased the EPF to $500 million, raised clean water infrastructure funding to $800 million, and included targeted amounts for cities, rural housing-related water projects, Cornell Ag Tech, and the Center for Sustainable Materials Management. Democrats argued that high utility bills are driven by natural gas costs rather than clean energy, while Senate and Assembly Republicans said the CLCPA and other energy mandates are increasing costs and should be reconsidered. Agriculture remarks focused on research, farm support, and resilience. Senator Hinchey described funding for Cornell’s COWS program, Farm to School amendments, $7 million for farm worker housing, and a new $20 million Farm Weather Resiliency Grant Program. Chair Lupardo said the Assembly added $16 million over the Governor’s proposal for educational research and outreach, restored support for beginning and disadvantaged farmers, and backed dairy, livestock, hemp fiber, and natural fibers initiatives, while also accepting $30 million in farmer tariff relief if guidelines are set. Minority Assembly Member Tague supported dairy infrastructure funding but criticized the farm labor overtime phase-down and the CLCPA’s impacts on farms. Housing discussion centered on major capital and assistance programs. The Assembly proposed $200 million more for the Housing Access Voucher Program, $100 million for Mitchell-Lama and NYCHA, $50 million for down payment assistance, $4 million for fair housing testing, land banks, and $40 million for the Homeowner Protection Program. The Senate outlined similar priorities, including $500 million for NYCHA, $100 million for Mitchell-Lama preservation, $250 million total for HAVP, and additional funding for mixed-income rental development, vacant rentals, senior housing, and block-by-block infill. Chair Rosenthal said rent stabilization was not being changed in the budget, while Republican members argued that affordability requires lower taxes, lower utility costs, and fewer regulatory burdens. No votes were taken; the meeting was an opening round of budget negotiations and ended with closing remarks from both sides.

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• operations.
• This is critical to safety and operations.
• Game detection systems are becoming increasingly important as we see more conflicts between game and
• We operate with a number of state DOTs.
• With large, large, big, global operations.

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• If the business operation was sold or transferred, the taxpayer's base year employees are calculated
• Legislative Bill 979 concerns the Game and Parks Commission and various sections of statute.
• President, LB 1127, introduced by Senator Dover, is a bill for an act relating to game and parks.
• Oh, yes, and rest up for your basketball game. Thank you, Speaker Arch. Mr.
• Oh, yes, and rest up for your basketball game. Thank you, Speaker Arch. Mr. Clerk.

Bills: LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507

Keywords: LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy

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• the Marine Corps Reserve in May of 2000 as a Marine Corps Reserve in May of 2000 as a field radio operator
• and deployed with the Fifth Battalion, 11th Marines, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Finstead, who was on the winning baseball game last night and did... Thank you, Mr.
• A family should be able to go to a ball game in our capital city and come home safely.
• That would not be the last game, of course, the game prior to this one.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• They're gaming the system.
• And numerous operational and customer service challenges, as you will hear this morning.
• That could mean cutting one-third of these programs. operates, as you know, on simple math.
• I want to follow on my two colleagues and their questions about the operation.
• You know the Commissioner's job is to ensure that the agency operates correctly.

Keywords: Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations

Summary: The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.

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• Tax relief for family operations.
• It was being operated with zero.
• And so being operated was zero.
• you're not in the game anymore. you're not in the game anymore.
• some game or cookies or some other deal. some game or cookies or some other deal.

Keywords: 916, all

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• My name is Keith Blasting Game.
• <00:20:18.240> and next we have Keith Blasking Game and next we have Keith Blasking Game and
• Blasting Game, you want All right, Mr.
• of I think it was um Keith Blazing Game of I think it was um Keith Blazing Game said,<00:27:07.520
• edge the few years ago, and they operate edge the few years ago, and they operate an<00:48:36.359

Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation