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• Bless those individuals and care for those individuals who are on the front line fighting for us, for
• from Mcome, Hayden Falner from Morton, Kenan Lewis from Mcome, Addie Crow from Carthage, Annie Kate White
• Addie Crow from Carthage, Addie Crow from Carthage, Annie<00:08:54.000> Kate<00:08:54.399> White
• <00:08:54.720> from<00:08:54.880> Philadelphia, Annie Kate White from Philadelphia,
• <00:29:58.640> envelopes on your desk, are the white envelopes on your desk, are the white

Keywords: MS House Floor - 3 March, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then dispensed with the reading of the journal and introductions. The session included many gallery introductions recognizing Jackson State University Day and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day, along with visiting university officials, alumni, students, community leaders, and other guests. Members also offered remarks honoring JSU achievements and several individuals, including a doctor of the day, a mayor, military personnel, and a legislative intern. One member asked for adjournment in memory of two West Bolivar students who died in a house fire, and the chamber observed that request. On the calendar, the House took up several House resolutions in blocks. Items 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 were adopted without objection, and House Resolution 72 and House Resolution 75 were each adopted by voice vote. The chamber then considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 526, described as congratulating the Ole Miss Rebels; it was adopted by a recorded vote of 121 yeas and 0 nays. A request was made for immediate release on that resolution, and there was no objection. Members also discussed adding the full House membership as co-authors on House Resolution 78, which was noted as honoring an outstanding Jackson State baseball player. Several announcements were made about committee meetings and events, including Medicaid, Judiciary, State Affairs, and Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency meetings, though State Affairs was later announced not to meet that afternoon. Members also announced a legislative reception hosted by the Mississippi Tourism Association and Game and Hospitality Association, and a 100-year anniversary event for the Mississippi Forester Commission. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10:00 a.m. the next day.

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• /c><00:10:11.560> know<00:10:11.720> black<00:10:11.920> and<00:10:12.079> white
• always just you know black and white always just you know black and white punishment<00:10:13.760
• I think that we often approach our public safety in a really black-and-white way that isn't always the
• way um that that um isn't always white way um that that um isn't always the<00:16:00.880> most
• We would get on the North Star Line.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Green cards are for support, red cards are for opposition, and white cards are for informational purposes
• He said they could go a little further down the line and then he could get deeper into it after he heard
• Amendment number two removes statutory language by deleting lines 18 and 19.
• card. ...with Southern Strategy Group, and one white card willing to give information, if necessary,
• And we also have a white card willing to provide information if necessary from Frank Opelka with the

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• trade. including collaborating with USTR, the Department of Commerce, Department of State, and the White
• Lindberg will be responsible for working with the White House to ensure the good work of the longstanding
• From a distance, it appears often times that that means if the white person didn't get the job, there's
• I'm not familiar with the specific example that you cited in terms of the white person getting the job
• Now the bottom line of the whole thing is just this and just this alone.

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• bill across the finish line. bill across the finish line.
• That's correct. >> So, the bottom line is the bottom line of what it is. >> Amen.
• >> So, the bottom line is the bottom line >> So, the bottom line is the bottom line of<02
• on line 30 replace line 39 on amendment on line 30 replace line 39 on page<02:44:23.120> two<02
• uh, line 209, interstate was misspelled. uh, line 209, interstate was misspelled.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Green cards are for support, red cards are in opposition, and white cards are for informational purposes
• We do have one white card. Mr. Martin with LSU, President, would like to speak. So, members, Rep.
• It's two amendments on page one, line 12.
• We also have a white card for Brianna Golden, Board of Regents. Rep.
• We also have a white card for Brianna Golden, Board of Regents. Rep.

Bills: HCR97, HR168, SCR33, SB112, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB488, SB504, SB507, SB518

Keywords: hunting education, firearm safety, outdoor recreation, curriculum, youth education, conservation, collegiate athletics, funding, name image likeness, revenue sharing, NCAA compliance, student-athlete support, financial sustainability, work-based learning, task force, internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, cooperative education, co-op

Summary: The House Education Committee met on May 12, 2026, and first approved SB 518, which gives LSU a two-year pilot authority to buy and sell certain real estate within one mile of campus to support redevelopment and student needs. Senator Foyle and LSU representatives said the bill is intended to help the university act more quickly on deteriorating nearby properties and some Greek housing transactions, with safeguards such as appraisal and fair-market-value requirements. Members asked about whether the authority would affect mostly commercial property and whether the pilot could later be expanded to other universities; the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then reported SCR 33, creating a one-year Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force to study and better coordinate internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, and related programs across state agencies and employers. Support testimony emphasized that Louisiana’s education and workforce systems are too siloed and that the task force would map existing efforts, identify gaps, and recommend a statewide structure. HR 168 also passed, directing the Board of Regents to study collegiate athletic program funding after concerns raised by athletic directors about deficits and accounting practices. Members next approved SB 488, a school safety drone response pilot program, after testimony described drones as a supplemental security tool that could respond faster than police and work with law enforcement; an amendment required coordination with the Department of Education, State Police, and the Sheriffs’ Association. HCR 97 was reported favorably to ask BESE and Wildlife and Fisheries to study age- and grade-appropriate hunting, conservation, and shooting sports education for grades 5-12. The committee also approved SB 112, allowing local school boards to adopt parental-consent release-time policies for religious instruction, with amendments on instructor qualifications, grade reporting, and constitutional safeguards; SB 504, expanding individual graduation plans to include vocational options and charter schools; SB 346 and SB 347, addressing harmful deepfakes involving K-12 and college students; and SB 353, authorizing postsecondary systems to digitize student IDs for LA Wallet, though members raised concerns about naming a specific vendor. The meeting adjourned after SB 353 was reported favorably.

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• But suicide numbers are higher for white males, veterans, people who live in rural areas, LGBTQ+ youth
• Lifelines like our suicide prevention line, 988, and our local mental health networks are essential,
• , our colleagues... ...and honor the first, the next in the line, our colleagues from Los Angeles and
• They walked out of the Central Valley's grape fields, stood on their picket lines, and joined forces
• How much more proof do we need to see that the man in the White House is wrong?

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a busy floor session with several procedural motions and bill actions. Members suspended rules to allow speeches and guests, withdrew AB 362 from Appropriations to the second reading file, and voted 41-13 to suspend the rules for that motion. The body also took up a number of items on the daily and third reading files, with several measures passed, retained, or moved to inactive file. The main policy focus was ACR 70, designating September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Assembly Member Pellerin presented the resolution with a personal account of losing her husband to suicide and urged greater use of 988, secure firearm storage, and open conversations about mental health. Many members from both parties and caucuses spoke in support, sharing personal experiences with suicide and emphasizing stigma reduction, access to care, and the importance of checking in on others. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, Senate amendments were concurred in, and suicide awareness pins were distributed to members. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 977 on Native American human remains, with unanimous support and a 68-0 vote, and to AB 1510, the Assembly PERS Committee bill, which passed 66-1. Members then adopted H.R. 65, recognizing October as Filipino American History Month, after extensive remarks celebrating Filipino American history, labor organizing, public service, and community contributions; 63 co-authors were added without objection before the voice vote. Later, the chamber passed SB 81, protecting access to health care facilities from immigration enforcement, and SB 98, requiring schools and campuses to notify communities when immigration enforcement is present; both were framed as part of a broader package to protect immigrant communities and passed on urgency votes. The session concluded with debate on SJR 9, a resolution condemning mass immigration raids and defending civil liberties, which drew sharply divided remarks from supporters and opponents, with no final action shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• line between a legal and an illegal immigrant in the United States.
• line between a legal and an illegal immigrant in the United States.
• line between a legal and an illegal immigrant in the United States.
• line between a legal and an illegal immigrant in the United States.
• a black and white line between a legal a black and white line between a legal and<02:29:48.880><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• meeting families where they are and acting before the crisis hits and investing in people, not just line
• <00:38:19.160> 2.22<00:38:19.960> through lines 2.22 through lines 2.22 through 2.25<00
• to that very step across the Finish Line to that very step across the Finish Line and<00:43:27.960
• <01:09:23.159> to systemic barriers from Red lining to systemic barriers from Red lining to
• Minnesota that actively encouraged white Minnesota that actively encouraged white home<01:27:15.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• through an unprecedented moment in American history where our democracy faces daily attacks from the White
• There's been a lot of discussion about protecting lines drawn by the will of the people, lines that I'm
• There's been a lot of discussion about protecting lines drawn by the will of the people, lines that I'm
• When district lines are drawn for political advantage, the first casualty is often fair representation
• Have a Hail Mary from the 99-yard line. I've got three people in an elections office.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on August 20, 2025, and considered a large number of bills, with most of the discussion centered on election redistricting and several health, labor, environmental, and government-operations measures. The first major item was ACA 8, a constitutional amendment tied to a proposed November special election and temporary mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to partisan redistricting efforts in other states. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, a 2020 redistricting commissioner, labor groups, and allies of the measure, argued it was necessary to defend democracy, protect representation, and respond to federal actions affecting California. Opponents, including Assemblymember Tom Lackey reading a statement for Assemblymember Gallagher and Assemblymember Dixon, argued the measure would undermine the independent redistricting commission, amount to a partisan power grab, and cost taxpayers roughly $230 million. Committee members also focused heavily on fiscal questions, including litigation costs and county election funding, and Department of Finance staff said counties would be made whole and funding would be advanced. The committee ultimately voted the measure out on a B roll call. The committee then heard SB 280, the implementing bill for the special election and related redistricting process. Supporters repeated the argument that California needed to respond to Texas and other states, while opponents again emphasized the cost, the strain on county budgets, and the state’s broader fiscal pressures. Department of Finance witnesses said the election funding would be provided in advance and that the state would work with counties and the Secretary of State. The bill was moved out on a roll call after extended debate. The committee also advanced several other bills, including SB 283 on battery storage safety standards, SB 470 extending remote participation and open-meeting flexibility for state boards and commissions, SB 697 modernizing stream adjudication procedures, SB 513 requiring more accessible employee training records, SB 30 restricting transfer of older diesel locomotives, SB 841 and SB 81 creating protections for vulnerable facilities and health care spaces from immigration enforcement, SB 358 revising traffic impact fee standards, and SB 630 streamlining state parks land acquisitions. Other measures discussed included SB 62 expanding health coverage benefits, SB 68 requiring restaurant allergen disclosures, and the committee heard both support and opposition on SB 68 from the California Restaurant Association and consumer advocates. Supporters of the health and immigrant-protection bills emphasized patient safety, reproductive health, immigrant rights, and access to care, while opponents on the restaurant bill warned of added mandates and litigation risk for small businesses. Across the hearing, committee members frequently returned to fiscal impacts, county implementation burdens, and whether the bills would save money, cost money, or shift costs to local governments. Several bills were reported out of committee, often on A or B roll calls, with some members not voting on particular measures.

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• I know when we start raising numbers and raising limits, that's when lines start to get drawn.
• One small modification to that point that could be made is on page four, line 23.
• But some people, like me, I think my mentor in the room, Kathy Mitchell, it's like a white lady cool
• I had implicit bias about white people before I came to Austin because I'm from Houston, Texas. where
• you could go a full week without seeing white people if you wanted to.

Bills: HB 1181, HB3704, HB1363, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB3223, HB1317, HB2884, HB2176, HB4027, HB1664, HB933, HB2613, HB3353, HB2086, HB4101, HB3441, HB4145, HB3455

Keywords: judiciary, judges, justices, retired, legal assignments, judicial conduct, notary public, criminal offense, education requirements, official documents, record retention, implicit bias, bias training, judicial training, judge education, court personnel, continuing legal education, CLE, state bar, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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• Along with my colleagues on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I sent a letter to the White
• I'll line up and agree. the details of that.
• there was a continuing cartoon series in Mad Magazine where it was spy versus spy, and there was a white
• I've got a lot of white hair and I've been around and around and around.
• But with all that being said, I would say to everybody, from the guy that's a white-haired guy from West

Keywords: national security, Department of Energy, foreign espionage, security protocols, Chinese Communist Party, national laboratories, research security

Summary: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened to address pressing issues related to research security risks at the Department of Energy, focusing specifically on foreign nationals' access to sensitive information. The meeting highlighted the increasing threats posed by espionage from the Chinese Communist Party, which has sought to infiltrate U.S. national laboratories and exploit American research for military purposes. Discussions included the importance of tightening security protocols to safeguard national interests and maintain technological advantages. Witnesses provided insight into historical contexts and current vulnerabilities, emphasizing that without proper measures, the gaps could jeopardize national security.

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• Black women in Minnesota are two to three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, and
• Black women in Minnesota are two to three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, and
• Black women in Minnesota are two to three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, and
• Black women in Minnesota are two to three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, and
• point 2.22 of look on page two on line point 2.22 of the<00:18:03.320> bill<00:18:04.320>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chris White. Chris White. Lexi Cimanchic. Carl Richardson. And Osmondahar. All right.
• You can see the line item listed there at the bottom, as well as the funding based on state fiscal year
• The line item language is listed above, and so I’ll read that out mostly for prosperity’s sake so that
• We feel like the line item language, for those of you who have read a lot of line item language, sometimes
• The race and ethnicity breakdown for last cycle was: 81 participants were white, 30 identified as Black

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Disability Employment Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met and began with roll call, but did not have a quorum, so approval of prior minutes and an inspirational quote were tabled. A planned presentation from a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee was canceled shortly before the meeting, and the agenda shifted to an informal discussion with two Treasury employees, Steve Kroder and Bill Collievis, about veterans with disabilities in the workplace. Kroder and Collievis described barriers veterans face, including stigma, employer misunderstanding, the need for frequent medical appointments, invisible disabilities such as PTSD and other service-connected conditions, and challenges for Guard and Reserve members balancing service with civilian work. They also discussed supportive practices in public employment, the need for better outreach to employers, the role of local veterans service officers, Military OneSource, TAP, and the importance of helping veterans navigate benefits and transition services. Commission members responded by emphasizing education, employer outreach, and possible resource-sharing through the commission’s website and toolkit. The committee then heard a presentation from Commonwealth Corporation on its Young Adults with Disabilities employment grant program. Staff explained the program’s funding, eligibility, training and placement model, and data from the prior cycle, including participant demographics, completion rates, credential attainment, employment outcomes, and wages. Members discussed benefits counseling, underemployment definitions, stigma around addiction as a disability category, and the need to connect grantees and participants with work incentives and benefits information. Commonwealth Corporation said grantees now receive training on benefits impacts and that the agency is open to further partnership. The meeting ended with a brief update on a planned commission event focused on youth and young adults with disabilities, inclusive workplaces, PCAs, and job coaches. Organizers said they were still securing a venue and were considering a hybrid or virtual format, with participation from youth organizations, the PCA Council, and the Arc of Massachusetts. The subcommittee then voted to adjourn.

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• Also, it takes quite a few years to get a production line operational.
• And it takes us a couple years to build a production line.
• So normally when we build production lines, we build lines that are versatile.
• It's not going to—you might be able to build, like, a sterile filling line or something like that for
• Like a sterile filling line or something like that for pharmaceuticals, but you're not building a mine

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and heard Senate Bill 1553, sponsored by Senator Curtis Gregory, which would provide incentives related to reshoring critical supply chains for pharmaceuticals and critical minerals/materials. Gregory said the bill is aimed at national defense and clarified that the relevant materials would be tied to federal critical-material and FDA lists. Witnesses in support argued that Missouri has an opportunity to expand production of pharmaceuticals and critical minerals, but that foreign competition, especially from China and India, makes domestic production difficult without incentives. Several witnesses emphasized national security concerns, supply-chain vulnerabilities, and the need for state support to help existing Missouri companies expand into these markets. Support testimony came from Jost Chemical, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the API Innovation Center, Doe Run Company, and Associated Industries of Missouri. Testimony highlighted the difficulty of competing with subsidized foreign producers, the long lead times and capital needs for mines and production lines, and the importance of transferable tax credits and possible future federal support. One witness noted that the bill’s grant component may be more limited and would likely be useful for startup, testing, or initial development rather than fully funding a mine. Another witness suggested that tariffs or price floors could also help create a market for domestic production. There was no opposition or informational testimony. After closing the hearing, the committee moved into executive session and voted Senate Bill 1553 do pass by a unanimous 9-0 roll call vote.

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• And then on lines 2.12 and 2.13 of the bill, um, and on lines 1.5 through 1.7 of the amendment, we're
• On line 2.15 of the bill, line 1.8 of the amendment, we're adding a couple of weeks for the time between
• And then the last two lines of the amendment, lines 1.9 and 1.10, are fiscal matters that Mr.
• line 1.8 of the on line 2.15 of the bill line 1.8 of the amendment<00:45:43.280> we're<00:45:
• On line 1.9, it inserts just those pieces.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They fall 59 complete points on the MCAS behind their white counterparts.
• behind their white behind their white counterparts<00:31:11.919> um<00:31:12.080> what
• But I've asked for a white coat.
• But I've asked for a white coat.
• But I've asked for a white coat.

Bills: HF2090, HF982, HF2229

Keywords: higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability

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• It is striking one line of text. Um, and that is the line that includes CoreCivic in the ...
• Um, and that striking one line of text.
• of the property or at the property line. of the property or at the property line.
• Senator White, yes. Senator William, yes.
• >> Senator<01:40:54.000> White. >> Senator White. >> Senator White.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• <00:14:40.519> uh going to skip to the bottom line uh going to skip to the bottom line uh
• in the little line graph up above, the top line is the November forecast and the bottom is the February
• in the little line graph up above, the top line is the November forecast and the bottom is the February
• in the little line graph up above, the top line is the November forecast and the bottom is the February
• <00:40:00.960> is or three columns uh the first line is or three columns uh the first line

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:18:51.600> the scores of community members lined the scores of community members lined
• House to build a golden down the White House to build a golden ballroom,<00:31:21.600> sending
• Mandami is going to receive Trump at the Mandami is going to receive Trump at the White<00:37:32.480>
• And how I how do I White House. Period. And how I how do I know<00:37:35.760> that?
• Behind every grant line item is a heads.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, November 21, 2025, 1012, house, all