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• </c><00:31:06.720><c> So,</c> I'm a public school teacher, right?
• So, I'm a public school teacher, right?
• </c> the public as well. the public as well.
• I want to describe what happened in the state of Florida.
• Those public partnerships like that.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with instructions found on the public hearing notice.
• Your continuing public statements of support for public higher education in all its diversity matter
• And we have public opinion on our side.
• So by way of introduction, I was born into public service.
• I am the daughter of a military... ...service.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held an informational hearing on “Protecting Equity in Higher Education” and emphasized that no bills were being heard. Members and witnesses focused on the effects of recent federal actions on DEI, admissions, financial aid, student loans, international students, and campus equity efforts in Massachusetts. Opening remarks from the co-chairs and the chair of Higher Education highlighted Massachusetts’ investments in free community college, expanded financial aid, and early college programs, while warning that federal policy changes could undermine those gains. Testimony from BU law professor Jonathan Feingold argued that many DEI practices remain legally defensible after Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and that the decision did not end all race-conscious or equity-oriented efforts. He said the Trump administration’s anti-DEI actions and funding threats were legally suspect and had created confusion and a chilling effect. Bahar Akman-in-Boden of the Hildreth Institute testified that proposed federal cuts to TRIO, Gear Up, Pell Grants, SEOG, work-study, and student loan programs would disproportionately harm low-income, first-generation, Black, Latino, and other underserved students, and urged the state to prepare hold-harmless and advising supports using Fair Share revenue. Commissioner Noe Ortega described Massachusetts’ long history of equity in higher education and said the state has expanded aid, success programs, and early college, but still has work to do on attainment and completion. He said the state responded to SFFA by creating ACARE and continuing to defend equity practices, while also warning that federal disruptions and “dear colleague” letters have created uncertainty. In the second panel, state university leaders and campus officials said federal threats to Pell, DEI grants, Medicaid, and international student policies could affect access, campus operations, and the economy; they stressed that most state university graduates stay in Massachusetts and that institutions are continuing their equity practices despite federal pressure. Roxbury Community College’s president said RCC remains committed to open access and inclusion, noted enrollment growth, and said executive orders do not change existing law or the college’s obligations.

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• Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing on Senate Bill 158 and open a public hearing on Senate Bill
• </c> 158 seeing none I'll close the public 158 seeing none I'll close the public hearing<00:25:44.720
• <00:31:15.480><c> Town</c><00:31:15.799><c> governments</c> commissions Town governments commissions
• </c> okay well we will open the public okay well we will open the public hearing<00:42:19.200><c> on<
• It was a separate commission at that time. It was the Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission."

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• partnering with and learning. from survivors and the many advocacy groups who give their insight into public
• And in those meetings, those survivor leaders taught me the value of bringing victim service providers
• President Trump did soon after he got elected, in nominating Matt Gaetz, Congressman Matt Gaetz from Florida
• his ability to listen, learn. compromise is why Gil Smith became such an incredible role model for public

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• The law libraries are open to the public.
• The law libraries are open to the public.
• The law libraries are open to the public.
• </c><00:23:40.640><c> have</c> our country, Utah and Florida have our country, Utah and Florida have
• public notice, public comment, guarantee public notice, public comment, and<00:38:06.160><c> meaningful

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:10 Roll Call 00:00:24 HB 108 Discussion 00:03:45 HB 108 Vote 00:05:15 HB 194 Discussion 00:07:13 HB 194 Vote 00:09:45 HB 276 Discussion 00:11:53 HB 276 Vote 00:13:35 HB 290 Discussion 00:15:32 HB 290 Vote 00:18:29 HB 103 Discussion 00:20:31 HB 103 Vote 00:46:59 Adjournment 00:50:36, 958, all

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• Public pension oversight. >> All right, we're good.
• Public<00:01:54.320><c> pension</c><00:01:54.640><c> oversight.
• </c><00:01:55.119><c> All</c><00:01:55.200><c> right,</c> Public pension oversight.
• All right, Public pension oversight. All right, we're<00:01:55.680><c> good.
• </c><00:14:41.120><c> So</c> um is a pathway to public safety. So um is a pathway to public safety.

Committee: Senate State & Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:05 Attendance Roll Call: 00:10 SB 70 Discussion: 00:58 SB 70 Vote: 04:36 SB 80 Discussion: 05:16 SB 80 Vote: 31:45 SB 127 Discussion: 32:30 SB 127 Vote: 39:38 SB 154 Discussion: 41:25 SB 154 Vote: Adjournment: 47:14, 958, all

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• here this afternoon for... ...the sacred responsibility of considering the budget for the State of Florida
• Work for the betterment of Florida, I offer the following prayer of healing.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• When the public entity owns the site, companies investing in equipment, research, and good-paying jobs
• It treats the public and private project sites the same, and lets the credit be transferred.
• committee room, I just want to say that the Zoom part of our committee process is really for the public
• Florida has one.
• But, you know, we set public policy, Mr.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on the committee substitute for House Bill 27, which would modernize New Mexico’s research and development tax credit. Sponsors said the bill would allow the credit to be stacked with industrial revenue bonds for qualifying facilities, exclude data centers and national laboratories, permit up to $50 million in transferable credits per year for 2026-2028, and extend the carry-forward period to seven years. Supporters from business, construction, labor, and economic development groups argued the changes would improve cash flow for startups, help attract and retain high-wage jobs, and encourage commercialization of New Mexico-developed technology in sectors such as advanced energy, aerospace, fusion, and advanced manufacturing. Several witnesses emphasized that the bill was intended to keep commercialization and capital investment in New Mexico rather than losing them to other states. Committee members raised concerns about tax policy, fiscal impact, and whether the bill would truly lead to commercialization. Questions focused on the transferability provision, the $50 million annual cap, who could buy credits, whether data centers should be excluded, how the bill interacts with IRBs and other incentives, and whether the labs could benefit. Some members supported the bill’s goals but worried it was too narrowly tailored or could create winners and losers. The sponsors and administration witnesses responded that the bill was designed to tie R&D to physical infrastructure, provide capital to early-stage companies, and protect the general fund with caps and time limits. They also said the bill would not apply to national labs and would not change existing rural-area doubling provisions. After extensive discussion and no opposition testimony, the committee did not advance the bill. Representative Cadena moved to table the committee substitute for House Bill 27, Representative Parra made the second, and the motion passed without opposition, so the bill was tabled.

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• </c> Teacher Mobility Compact Commission. Teacher Mobility Compact Commission.
• </c><01:35:34.600><c> Um</c> bipartisan commission. Um bipartisan commission.
• The staff, again, the Legislative Coordinating Commission, as they do, would provide administrative services
• . commission. commission.
• Rural public TV is what we had not only on TV, but we had rural public radio on.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Flush their eyes out, do everything you need to do while we're getting services there.
• I stand for HB 752 and my right to privacy in all public bathrooms.
• I have also endured public shaming for simply speaking about these experiences.
• These facts must be taken seriously when shaping public...
• I remember the first time I felt uncomfortable in a public restroom very clearly.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

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• Judiciary and Public Safety all in favor Judiciary and Public Safety all in favor say<00:37:53.720><c
• <00:53:26.079><c> division</c> service division service division um<00:53:27.960><c> so</c><00:53:28.359
• </c><01:30:38.360><c> oh</c> equipment personnel and services oh equipment personnel and services oh
• </c> theirs um and we use ours for for Public theirs um and we use ours for for Public Safety<01:32:41.639

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a Florida-based company that was misclassifying, uh, customer service workers.
• It's a Florida-based company that was misclassifying, uh, customer service workers.
• We also work with boards and commissions, joint powers, public nursing homes, public utilities, and charitable
• with boards and commissions joint Powers public<01:35:33.040><c> nursing</c><01:35:33.480><c> homes</
• c><01:35:34.440><c> public</c><01:35:34.880><c> utilities</c> public nursing homes public utilities public

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• relative to the legislation that they've picked up, that might be a little bit of an overreach in Florida
• including a cable or satellite television operator, program producer, or mobile application or streaming service
• Bad actors should not be able to mislead the public to prevent full participation in our democracy, including
• , what we're really talking about overall is the integrity, the accountability, transparency, and public
• Arthur Tobin was a lifelong public servant.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition to designate the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court as the Judge Leslie E. Harris Courthouse. It then took up two election-related bills reported out of Ways and Means: House 5093, to protect against election misinformation, and House 5094, to enhance disclosure requirements for synthetic media and political advertising. Supporters described both measures as targeted responses to AI-generated deepfakes and deceptive election content, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and protecting voter trust rather than banning speech outright. House 5094 was debated first. An amendment was adopted to exempt certain broadcasters, cable/satellite operators, program producers, and streaming services when paid to broadcast deceptive election-related material. The bill then passed to be engrossed on a roll call of 156-0. House 5093 was then debated, with supporters saying it would prohibit deceptive AI use within 90 days of an election and address materially deceptive audio, visual, and election-related communications. Two amendments were offered and defeated: one to move the state primary earlier, and another to narrow the bill’s scope by striking part of the definition of materially deceptive media. The bill passed to be engrossed on a roll call of 153-3. Earlier in the session, the House also passed to be enacted several local bills, including measures affecting Rockland’s charter, Williamstown’s senior property tax exemption eligibility, and Rochester’s fire chief employment. Later, the House rejected concurrence with Senate amendments on a bill related to teacher preparation and student literacy and instead appointed a committee of conference. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Quincy public servant Arthur Tobin before adjourning to meet the next day at 11 a.m.

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• Their domestic disturbance service.
• they significantly increase public they significantly increase public safety?
• </c> fewer victims, greater public safety. fewer victims, greater public safety.
• </c> increases the success of the of service increases the success of the of service significantly<00
• </c> the impact that your victim services the impact that your victim services folks<00:31:51.120><c>

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:01 Kentucky’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative – Domestic Violence: 00:02:00 Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act: 00:46:41, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary approved the minutes from its July 24, 2025 meeting and heard an announcement about a lunch sponsored by the Kentucky State Buildings and Trades Council on forming a blue-collar caucus. The main presentation came from the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center on the Kentucky Justice Reinvestment Initiative’s domestic violence work, which was described as a multi-year effort begun in 2023 to analyze data and interview stakeholders across the state. Presenters reported that domestic violence is widespread in Kentucky, with about half of adults experiencing some form of violence or stalking in their lifetimes, and that an average of about 22,000 IPV incidents occurred annually from 2018 to 2022. They said domestic violence is a major driver of violent crime, accounting for about 48% of person offenses over a six-year period, and is linked to significant shares of homicides, sex crimes, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and simple assault. They also said reported incidents and arrests have risen in recent years, that protective-order violations and convictions have increased, and that Kentucky ranks near the bottom among surrounding states in the share of victim compensation for domestic-violence-related claims. Law enforcement survey results showed strong adoption of model policies and guidance, but limited use of screening tools for serious injury risk. The presenters emphasized that domestic violence also places heavy demands on law enforcement, courts, and corrections, citing roughly 30,000 law-enforcement responses in 2022 and noting that more than a third of people entering DOC custody and nearly a third under supervision had DV-related histories. They said a small group of repeat offenders drives ongoing harm and that targeted interventions could reduce recidivism. They highlighted a North Carolina example in which focused intervention reduced IPV-related homicides and calls for service, and they referenced Kentucky’s 2020 assessment recommendations on training, language access, protective-order service, and coordination with victim services and batterer intervention providers. They estimated that a 25% reduction in reported DV incidents could prevent nearly 5,000 victimizations annually and reduce DOC commitments and costs substantially. Committee members asked about the relationship between civil domestic violence petitions and companion criminal cases, and the presenters said they would check whether the data could answer that question. Members also discussed recent Kentucky legislation, including Senate Bill 319 on crime victims compensation and House Bill 38, which made a third domestic violence offense a Class D felony. Several members thanked the presenters and advocates, and one member raised concerns about service of process and recent violent incidents involving domestic violence-related warrants, prompting discussion of dedicated service units in larger jurisdictions and the resource limits faced by smaller agencies.

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• Public comment is going to be two minutes.
• Public comment practice: get your stopwatches out and make sure it is timed appropriately.
• protective services children.
• This is our time for public comment.
• She said the change would help families access full-day, full-year services.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 7023 is a bill that expands the current cybersecurity public records and meeting exemptions
• Is there any public testimony? We have no public testimony. Representative, you are recognized.
• We have no public testimony. Is anyone here to testify on the strike call amendment? We have none.
• In public testimony, Sam Wagner from Florida League of Cities waives in support.
• Any further public testimony? Thank you. None? We are in debate. Members, debate on the bill.

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• But ultimately, we are here to serve the public. We are public servants.
• There are some people that an investment in health care, public education, even our human services program
• But who was providing that service?
• It's painful work, but we are here to stand up for our public, for our public that we represent as California
• public servants.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee heard opening remarks on the 2025 Budget Act, which will be amended into AB 101 and SB 101 for floor consideration. Committee leaders described the budget as a difficult compromise shaped by a $12 billion deficit, federal funding uncertainty, wildfire impacts, and rising out-year costs, while emphasizing a balance between compassion and fiscal responsibility. Each budget subcommittee chair then summarized major actions in their areas, including health care, human services, education, climate and transportation, housing and state administration, public safety, and oversight/transparency. Key policy items included delaying or narrowing some of the Governor’s proposed cuts, especially in Medi-Cal and other safety-net programs; preserving funding for dental care, women’s health, family planning, hospice, long-term care, IHSS, and services for undocumented Californians; and maintaining or expanding child care, foster care, food banks, and CalWORKs-related supports. Education actions included additional Proposition 98 settle-up, reduced deferrals, support for TK-12, teacher recruitment, literacy, mental health, preschool slots, and restored funding for UC and CSU. Other major items included housing and homelessness investments, wildfire and disaster response funding, transit loans and greenhouse gas reduction fund support, Proposition 36 and VOCA-related public safety funding, and oversight measures on federal impacts and state efficiency. Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst staff said the package makes some of the same savings moves as the May Revision but relies more on internal borrowing and fewer reductions, leaving a smaller reserve than the administration’s plan but still maintaining roughly $11 billion in the rainy day fund. Members from both parties largely supported the package while raising concerns about long-term sustainability, Medi-Cal costs, reserve use, and the need for future revenue and program review. The committee adopted the subcommittee actions by roll call, 18-6, with the roll held open for absent members and additional comments continuing after the vote.

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• How are those services overseen? How are they funded?
• young people who are not a public safety risk can access those services. services more upstream without
• Intervention services across the state.
• We propose a strategy through a public health lens.
• . of your health services.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• </c><00:34:53.599><c> Tourism</c> Sports Commission and Louisville Tourism Sports Commission and Louisville
• You know, uh sports of the commission.
• The commission uh it's easy uh sports.
• In 2024, we were about a $2 commission.
• </c><00:49:17.599><c> to</c> of the Louisville Sports Commission to of the Louisville Sports Commission

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:19 Signage Value & Tourism Growth Along the Hatfield-McCoy Feud Trail 00:03:12 Building a Stronger Community Through Sports 00:32:03, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard a presentation from Pike County/Pikeville tourism officials about improving signage for the Hatfield-McCoy historic sites. Bob Scott, Tony Tacket, and Jay Shepard said visitors increasingly come to the area but often cannot find the sites because cell service and GPS are unreliable in the mountains. They argued that clearer signage along routes 119, 319, and 1056 would help visitors navigate the historic loop, strengthen branding, and increase dwell time and local spending. The Pike County presenters emphasized the economic importance of tourism, citing growth in tourist spending from $72.93 million in 2017 to $103.2 million in 2023 and $114.6 million in 2024. They said tourism helps offset the decline of coal, supports local mom-and-pop businesses, and benefits from partnerships with nearby West Virginia sites such as Matewan and other Hatfield-McCoy-related locations. Members asked about cross-state promotion, lodging capacity, and the possibility of a dinner show in Kentucky; the presenters said lodging is up 33% but more is needed, a new Crown Plaza hotel is planned in Pikeville, and a dinner show would require local investment and community buy-in. Committee members from the region spoke in support of the tourism effort and the need to preserve and teach local history. The chair and others said signage would help visitors and noted that a business without signs is no business. The committee then moved on to a separate presentation from the Louisville Sports Commission, introduced by Senator Jason Howell, which began with an overview of the commission’s role in sports tourism and economic development in Louisville.

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• Colleagues, please join me in thanking Larry for his five years of service and his five years of service
• Thank you, Larry, for your service to the Michigan State Senate.
• It is a public safety issue.
• Thank you for your service to the Michigan Senate.
• So she has a very, very bright future ahead of her in these policy issues and public service, and so

Keywords: 983, senate, all