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• the end of this district work period, I participated in a business-focused event with members of the Salt
• 20:44.240><c> the</c> Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt
• ><c> Chamber</c><08:20:45.440><c> of</c><08:20:45.600><c> Commerce,</c><08:20:46.080><c> said,</c> Salt
• Lake Chamber of Commerce, said, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, said, quote,<08:20:46.878><c> "This</
• I enjoyed discussing these issues with the Salt Lake Chamber and other groups while in my beautiful state

Bills: HR539 , HR747 , HB4216 , HB2635 , HB4233 , HB4490 , HB2503 , HB2643 , HB4215

Keywords: LaMonica McIver, censure, House of Representatives discipline, Homeland Security Committee, removal from committee, Newark, Delaney Hall, immigration detention facility, federal officers, assault on federal officer, resisting arrest, interfering with federal officers, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, congressional ethics, House resolution, disciplinary resolution, 18 U.S.C. 111, immigration enforcement

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• that we can dramatically reduce the amount of work that everyday Californians who may not have an H&R Block
• which was created solely for the purpose of giving taxpayers in California relief from the federal SALT

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• Born for the two who came to the water, paternal grandfather's clan is the Salt Clan, and maternal grandfather's
• The gentleman from Otero, Representative Block [member_14069]. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bills: HB111 , HJR1 , HB61 , HB8 , HB30 , HB43 , HB156 , HJM2 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB70 , SB3 , HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• how we teach, because the current public school model was designed for a different era, with long blocks
• And I said, take this with a grain of salt because you will face many people like this in your life.

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs held a historic hearing at Table Mountain Rancheria focused on tribal education, culture, resilience, leadership, and trust. The opening prayer and remarks emphasized the significance of holding the first committee hearing on tribal land. Members said the hearing was intended both to hear testimony about ongoing problems in schools and to identify next steps for legislation and policy, especially as the session neared its end. The committee also referenced recent efforts supporting Native students’ right to wear regalia at graduation and broader concerns about representation in education and state institutions. The first panel centered on Native students’ experiences in public schools. Bella Garcia described a two-year fight with Clovis Unified over wearing tribal regalia at graduation, including a restrictive approval form and administrators who she said denied Native identity and made her feel invisible. Morningstar Ghali connected those experiences to the legacy of boarding schools, racial profiling, suspensions, and the “boarding school to prison pipeline,” and called for culturally responsive education, Native educators, counselors, Native studies, and restorative justice. Janet K. Bill, from the Attorney General’s Office of Native American Affairs, described her own path from tribal Head Start to Stanford, law school, tribal council, and state service, and said education, justice, and sovereignty are linked. Members asked about restorative justice, representation, and how to build pipelines into leadership and education roles. The second panel focused on solutions. Chairwoman Michelle Heredia Cordova urged a reimagined education system that is more personalized, experiential, culturally grounded, and balanced with land-based learning, while also recruiting Native teachers and creating stronger tribal partnerships. Chairman Leo Sisku said schools should educate educators, stop tokenizing Native students, and create accountability and consequences for discriminatory behavior; he also supported stronger tribal-school partnerships and more positive outreach. Chairman Fred Bean emphasized consistent engagement from tribal leaders at every level of schooling, stronger transitions from elementary to college, and programs that prepare Native youth for leadership, trades, and higher education. Chairman Shaineto of Tule River argued that schools and administrators should face consequences for violating Native students’ rights, and that Native people should not have to keep educating institutions about basic cultural respect. Committee members responded by discussing possible statewide solutions, including regional tribal boards, better enforcement of existing laws, stronger pipelines into teaching and leadership, and improved representation on boards and in state agencies. Several members raised the need to implement existing laws, fill vacant Native appointments, and consider broader protections for Native regalia and cultural expression. No formal vote was taken in the transcript, but the hearing concluded with a clear call for continued collaboration, accountability, and legislation driven by Native voices.

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• Finally, I'm not a tax attorney or CPA, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.
• I'm here to speak in support of Community Solar and the Community Energy Development Block Grant.
• Entities eligible for the SEED block include Indian nations, tribes, and Pueblos, as well as county and
• Money for the CBG, which stands for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, which just happened
• I skipped over it, so I apologize, but if a tribe, nation, or Pueblo submits for a block grant, instead

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• and uh uh you know for instance<00:20:24.480><c> the</c><00:20:24.720><c> sea</c><00:20:25.039><c> salt
• <00:20:25.360><c> project</c><00:20:25.760><c> which</c><00:20:26.000><c> was</c> instance the sea salt
• project which was instance the sea salt project which was prim<00:20:26.799><c> previously</c><00:20
• additives</c><00:20:33.679><c> to</c><00:20:33.919><c> the</c><00:20:34.159><c> sea</c><00:20:34.400><c> salt
• </c> approval for additives to the sea salt approval for additives to the sea salt and<00:20:35.360><

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• Committee, this bill simply adds contract employees to those that, under the OJA, if there's a salt and

Bills: SB137 , SB504 , SB1213 , SB1216 , SB1221 , SB1224 , SB1232 , SB1238 , SB1255 , SB1256 , SB1258 , SB1264 , SB1266 , SB1325 , SB1441 , SB1448 , SB1450 , SB1460 , SB1496 , SB1543 , SB1589 , SB1597 , SB1621 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB1687 , SB1716 , SB1730 , SB1733 , SB1769 , SB1921 , SB1932 , SB1936 , SB1980 , SB2011 , SB2030 , SB2084 , SB2112 , SB2170 , SB2182

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB504, marriage, child marriage, minor marriage, age of consent, minimum marriage age, underage marriage, teen marriage, parental consent, judicial approval, marriage license, Oklahoma Title 43, family law, juvenile justice, Department of Human Services

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• vast underground aquifers, mountains, snowmelt, stormwater runoff collected in reservoirs, Colorado, Salt

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the doctor of the day. Members also offered personal privilege remarks, including a thank-you for care packages sent to deployed National Guard troops, an introduction of Mom’s Demand Action guests, and a proclamation honoring the 205th anniversary of Greek Independence Day. The Speaker announced several committee assignments and bill referrals, including the withdrawal and reassignment of SB 1050 and SB 1519, and the House then moved into Committee of the Whole. In Committee of the Whole, the House considered and approved three Senate bills. SB 1125 received a do pass recommendation; discussion noted it was part of a broader set of child welfare-related measures stemming from hearings and the Emily Pike case, with emphasis on communication gaps between tribes and DCS, and DCS’s support for the bill. SB 1193 was amended on the floor to include paramedics along with EMTs, with supporters saying the bill protects private information held by DHS vendors. SB 1448 was also amended and passed; it adds utility, telecommunications, and video service workers to the aggravated assault statute when they are engaged in official work duties, and members debated whether the protection was necessary or overly broad, with supporters stressing on-duty protection and opponents questioning the need for a special classification. After the Committee of the Whole rose, the House adopted its report and referred the three bills to engrossing. The chamber then took up third-reading votes on SB 1023, relating to optometrists, which passed 43-10, and SB 1211, relating to sentencing, which passed 53-0. The House also heard announcements about upcoming committee meetings and a proclamation naming April 26 through May 2, 2026, as Arizona Water Professionals Week. The House adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

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• into a dentist office, it's going to have a value meal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, but any patient worth their salt

Bills: HB1411 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3901 , HCR1019 , HB3981 , HB4248 , HB3194 , HB3849 , HB4095 , HB4302 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB3287 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3930 , HB3931 , HB1818 , HB4454 , HB4336

Keywords: True Grit Trail, Oklahoma, tourism, signage, Department of Transportation, state parks, historical sites, economic development, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department

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• Its salt content is 34%, and no fish or plant can survive.

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• Salt is a bad deduction. We all agree. It's bipartisan.

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• the first time to secure coaching and equipment to launch a free year-round water polo program at Salt
• Lake pool in water polo program at Salt Lake pool in AA<04:39:29.719><c> Oahu</c><04:39:30.719><c> uh
• from the capital nearby about a block from the capital some<04:40:15.680><c> of</c><04:40:15.840><c>
• When disaster strikes and roads are blocked, our community is completely cut off.
• When disaster strikes and roads are blocked, the community is completely cut off.

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• providing a state business taxpayer to claim a higher federal deduction, which would be limited under the SALT
• 00:08:00.160><c> the</c> under the uh uh uh what's called the under the uh uh uh what's called the salt
• 08:01.680><c> which</c><00:08:01.840><c> is</c><00:08:02.000><c> a</c><00:08:02.160><c> federal</c> salt
• cap limitation which is a federal salt cap limitation which is a federal provision<00:08:02.960><c>

Bills: HF3127 , HF3816 , HF3814 , HF3815 , HF3817

Committee: House Taxes

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• the first cases I ever worked in the United States involved a young girl who was 7 years old out of Salt
• years old<00:25:37.679><c> um</c><00:25:37.919><c> out</c><00:25:38.080><c> of</c><00:25:38.159><c> Salt
• </c><00:25:39.279><c> Her</c><00:25:39.520><c> mother</c> old um out of Salt Lake City.
• Her mother old um out of Salt Lake City.

Bills: HB0076 , HB0102 , HB0115

Committee: House Education

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• stuff down here, and it is a heck of a struggle because the, uh, MPCA puts a freeze on the water salting
• on</c><01:12:20.159><c> the</c><01:12:20.480><c> W</c><01:12:20.880><c> the</c><01:12:21.040><c> salting
• </c><01:12:21.520><c> the</c><01:12:21.679><c> water</c> a freeze on the W the salting the water a freeze
• on the W the salting the water on<01:12:22.080><c> the</c><01:12:22.159><c> Minnesota</c><01:12:22.760

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• that cities are massively overcharging for building permit fees need to be taken with a huge grain of salt
• 15:38.440><c> of</c> needs to be taken with a huge grain of needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt
• 39.839><c> at</c><00:15:40.000><c> the</c><00:15:40.160><c> municipal</c><00:15:40.600><c> fee</c> salt
• if you look at the municipal fee salt if you look at the municipal fee reporting<00:15:41.519><c> statements

Committee: Senate Labor

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• response to a declared emergency, and of course fire trucks, police, and ambulances cannot travel on blocked
• I can't find the words to express my extraordinary appreciation for the salt of the earth of our rural
• And we didn't end up blocking the bill. So, you know, I felt like I wasn't successful. I was upset.
• friendship and for the most creative tribute ever, reminding us of the good times we spent in Cell Block

Bills: LR509 , LR510 , LR511

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• Class 20 is used to purchase salt and sand and liquids for surface treatment, and Class 22 is to pay
• and sand and is used to purchase salt and sand and liquids<01:27:50.560><c> uh</c><01:27:50.679><c>
• off washing the material off the salt off washing the material off quite<01:43:06.400><c> frequently
• On page 808, the next item, 366, is salted wells. This pays for replacement of contaminated wells.
• Wells this pays for uh 366 is salted Wells this pays for uh replacement<01:54:53.079><c> of</c><01:54

Summary: The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process. A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities. Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• But blocking this bill today doesn't do anything to keep our kids safer—our kids in their homes, our
• But blocking this bill today doesn't do anything to keep our kids safer.
• Speaker, and thank you, Representative Salts, for bringing this amendment forward.
• Please vote green for Representative Salts' amendment. >> Recognize the member from Onsted, Representative

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• damp issues in the basement, and so what they’re going to have to do is they’re already bringing in salt
• damp issues in the basement, and so what they’re going to have to do is they’re already bringing in salt
• damp issues in the basement, and so what they’re going to have to do is they’re already bringing in salt

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts held an informational briefing with representatives from ʻIolani Palace and Bishop Museum to discuss how the Legislature can better support state-funded cultural institutions during the interim and into the next session. Chair Capella said the goal was to understand current needs, preserve Hawaiian culture and history, and expand educational access. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing. ʻIolani Palace’s representative described the Friends of ʻIolani Palace’s role as the nonprofit supporting repair, restoration, maintenance, and public education for the state monument. She said state operational funding and ARPA funds were critical to keeping the palace open, maintaining HVAC and other systems, and funding repairs that would otherwise fall to DLNR. She highlighted ongoing and planned projects including a fire suppression system, HVAC improvements, basement exhibit work, plumbing repairs, elevator replacement, etched glass restoration, and school-tour access. She also noted that a prior $150,000 CIP for windows and doors had not yet been released, and said the organization is exploring ways to bring more neighbor island students to the palace through transportation support, airline partnerships, and digital outreach. Bishop Museum’s representatives outlined the museum’s history, its role as the state museum of natural and cultural history, and its extensive collections in archives, archaeology, botany, entomology, zoology, and cryopreservation. They emphasized the museum’s work in preservation, research, environmental stewardship, and public education, including free access through Museums for All, daily programming, and cultural festivals and community events. They said state funding has been essential for staffing, IT security, fire suppression, and infrastructure needs, and that digitization of the museum’s 25 million objects is a major ongoing initiative to preserve and share Hawaiʻi’s history and knowledge.