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• We pray the bonds of friendship and strength, oath of faith, continue to meet the call of our great nation
• But proud of all of their service, proud of all of their service and your service.
• He's actively pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from the University
• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS, IN ALBELLFY MARYLAND.
• He has an associate of science, is working on his Bachelor of Administration, and he is from Purdue University

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with ceremonial opening proceedings, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of calendar actions, including discharging and substituting identical companion bills from committee and restoring several bills to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration. The chamber also took up a supplemental budget calendar and a controversial supplemental budget extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning the delay in final budget negotiations, the size of the extender, table targets, and unresolved policy issues such as auto insurance reforms, SEQRA, New York for All, and CLCPA changes. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were ongoing and that the extender was a clean measure to keep state government functioning. The budget extender bills were then passed, with Senator Weik voting in the negative on one of them. The Senate also adopted a resolution memorializing May 4, 2026, as 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day, and hosted Major General Scott Naumann and other Fort Drum leaders and soldiers for remarks on the division’s deployments, readiness, economic impact, and requests for continued state support on items such as microreactors, health care, DMV services, dining facilities, airports, and mineral-related development. The Fort Drum resolution drew extensive bipartisan praise from Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Minority Leader Ortt, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Senator Ashby, Senator Walczyk, and others, who emphasized the division’s military history, its role as a major employer and economic driver in Northern New York, and the sacrifices of service members and their families. Several senators highlighted individual soldiers in attendance and their service records, while the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and adopted. The Senate also recognized a visiting child author, Thomas Ortiz, who was introduced for publishing a book encouraging kindness and friendship. After the ceremonial segment, the Senate returned to regular business and passed a series of bills on the calendar, including measures affecting environmental conservation, executive law, public service, education, public authorities, real property tax, criminal procedure, election law, and civil rights. Some bills drew negative votes from a bloc of senators, particularly on the environmental, criminal procedure, election, and civil rights measures, but all listed bills were ultimately passed. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

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• of Agriculture.
• is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
• thousands of acres of row crops.
• was outside of the intention of the CCC.
• crop, we need to be in favor of all of them because we want all of them to succeed.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Keywords: USDA, nominations, Judge Vaden, Tyler Clarkson, agriculture policy, rural America, tariffs, farmer advocacy

Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Tyler Clarkson for General Counsel at the USDA. Members expressed concerns regarding the challenges farmers and ranchers face, especially in navigating the impacts of recent tariffs imposed by the President. Significant attention was given to how these nominations could influence agriculture policy and support rural communities amidst economic uncertainty. The committee emphasized the necessity for strong leadership in the USDA to advocate for farmer needs and ensure the proper implementation of assistance programs.

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• of road.
• of impact on New Mexico companies and out-of-state.
• of it.
• I can't sit here in a silo... ...$300 million in the rollout of universal child care.
• Others are outside of, you know, outside of the six-year portion of the STIP.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee first heard TRIP’s annual New Mexico transportation report from Carolyn Boniface Kelly, which described deteriorating roads and bridges, congestion, safety concerns, and a large transportation funding gap. The report said more than half of major roads statewide are in poor or mediocre condition, over 170 bridges are rated poor, congestion costs drivers significant time and money, and traffic crashes and road conditions impose billions in annual costs. Members broadly agreed the report underscored the need for more stable transportation funding, with several noting the state’s recurring underinvestment and the safety risks to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2, a transportation bonding and revenue package. Senator Gonzales and Governor’s office and NMDOT representatives said the bill would authorize about $1.5 billion in additional bond debt for ready-to-go highway projects, while also increasing certain motor vehicle excise, registration, weight-distance, and EV-related fees to help support debt service and transportation funding. Supporters, including contractors, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber, the Department of Finance and Administration, and transportation officials, argued the bill would improve safety, economic development, project delivery, and funding stability, and help preserve federal dollars. Opponents, including the Rio Grande Foundation and some committee members, objected to the tax and fee increases, argued the state should use existing surpluses or other funds instead, and raised concerns about impacts on families, businesses, and local governments. Committee members questioned how projects would be selected, how the new fees were calculated, how EV surcharges would work, and whether local government distributions would be affected. NMDOT said the projects would be reported to the legislature annually, selected using crash data, asset management, and project readiness, but bond approval would remain with the State Transportation Commission. After debate, Representative Romero moved do pass on SB 2 as amended, Representative Hochman-Vigil seconded, and the committee approved the bill 7-2, with Representatives Brown and Dow voting no and several members expressing reservations despite supporting the need for transportation investment.

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• friend of mine.
• I have the youth pastor of Calvary Bible Church of Florissant, the director of Federation of Block Units
• , of all of the votes cast in this country over the past several decades, one millionth of one percent
• , of all of the votes cast in this country over the past several decades, one millionth of one percent
• This bill, and given the history of Missouri, our shared history of Missouri of voter suppression in

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 117-1 vote. Members then spent a large portion of the morning introducing guests, including students, civic groups, fraternity and sorority members, county officials, and visitors from various districts. The Speaker also suspended business several times to sign enrolled bills, including Senate substitute for House Bill 261, House Bill 2641, Senate substitute for House Bill 2423, and House Bill 2934. The chamber then debated House Concurrent Resolution 48, which urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Supporters argued it would protect election integrity and prevent non-citizens from voting, while opponents said it would create burdens, function like a poll tax, and disenfranchise eligible voters, especially women, rural residents, students, military members, and people who move or change names. After a motion for the previous question passed 93-42, the House adopted HCR 48 by a vote of 92-43. The House also passed House Concurrent Resolution 23, a federalism resolution affirming state control over elections, by a unanimous 137-0 vote after committee leaders said it had broad bipartisan support. The House then perfected and printed House Bill 2855, which adjusts workers’ compensation fund tax increments from 0.5% to 0.1% to better match receipts with expenditures; an amendment allowing replacement of attorneys in long-running permanent total cases was adopted first. Members also perfected and printed House Bill 1906, a short bill allowing township counties to authorize annual, semiannual, or quarterly payment of real and personal property taxes by ordinance. The session ended with announcements and a motion to recess until 2 p.m.

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• We do a lot of work.
• Some states entered this period of time with all of that.
• Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, because of Fukushima, said we needed accident-tolerant
• But now we have many types of reactors. It depends on the type of fuel and type of coolant.
• And so there are a lot of fuel, a large amount of fire...

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We do a lot of work.
• Some states entered this period of time with all of that.
• Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, because of Fukushima, said we needed accident-tolerant
• It depends on the type of fuel and the type of coolant, and that takes the heat out of the reactor and
• It depends on the type of fuel and the type of coolant, and that takes the heat out of the reactor and

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Summary: The meeting was a presentation and Q&A at Idaho National Laboratory focused on the state of nuclear energy, advanced reactors, and the lab’s role in testing, regulation, and commercialization. Speakers described INL’s broader mission beyond nuclear, including cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, but emphasized its major nuclear capabilities: the Advanced Test Reactor, TREAT, the Materials and Fuels Complex, and other test beds used to accelerate fuel and materials testing. They also highlighted the lab’s size, workforce, internship pipeline, and partnerships with DOE, DHS, DOD, and private companies. A major topic was the federal push to speed up nuclear deployment through executive orders and regulatory reform. Speakers said DOE and the NRC are reducing unnecessary bureaucracy, streamlining environmental reviews, and working toward a goal of having three new nuclear systems achieve criticality by July 4, 2026. They discussed the difference between microreactors, small modular reactors, and traditional gigawatt-scale plants, arguing that advanced reactors can be factory-built, safer, and better suited for data centers, military bases, remote communities, industrial heat, and other nontraditional uses. They also said the U.S. is rebuilding its nuclear supply chain, including enrichment and fuel fabrication, and that states willing to host parts of the fuel cycle could see major economic benefits. The speakers addressed questions about cost, safety, waste, and international competition. They said advanced reactors rely on passive safety features, TRISO fuel, and natural circulation, and that the industry’s challenge is often cost uncertainty rather than a precise fuel or materials limit. They argued used nuclear fuel should be viewed as a resource rather than waste if recycling becomes policy, and said microreactors should produce relatively small amounts of spent fuel. They also noted that China and Russia continue to build aggressively, with China on pace to surpass the U.S. in total nuclear generation, while U.S. projects such as Palisades, Crane Clean Energy Center, Duane Arnold, Oklo, Aalo, MARVEL, and Project Pele are moving forward under DOE and private-sector partnerships.

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• In fact, many have found that infant care costs more than sending your child to the University of Missouri
• The University of Missouri Extension found that the economic toll of child care in Missouri was $1.15
• University of Missouri Extension. Do you know how to get at that? Yeah. All right.
• We're seeing in Missouri State University, their respondents are saying for the next generation of workforce
• We're seeing in Missouri State University, their respondents are saying for the next generation of workforce

Committee: House Economic Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hundreds of our members faced eviction, and we distributed tens of thousands of dollars in rental assistance
• And see what sort of patterns of behavior they have.
• And we are working on the funding of this, as this will be a topic of conversation or of question today
• Chair, members of the committee, the Department of Health has done analysis on the impacts of climate
• Sort of what the intent of the program is.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• of of septic tanks.
• What we think of is we think of a bright flamingos, we think of the sun and all of these wonderful things
• Most now that a bunch of Florida's GDP comes from our tourist attractions, such as Disney and Universal
• I'm currently a sophomore at the University of Mississippi. I drove 6 hours here yesterday.
• It accounts for almost 20% of the GDP of the state of Florida. 10% of what generated in tolls in Miami-Dade

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And that increased presence of xylazine, really, the people of Philadelphia paid the price of that in
• So while about a quarter of them had never heard of test strips to be used, 90% of them wanted them,
• So while about a quarter of them had never heard of test strips to be used, 90% of them wanted them and
• Green, so one of the things that you mentioned is kind of some of the numbers from Philadelphia, and
• So one of the things that you mentioned is kind of the some of the numbers from Philadelphia.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Xylazine convened its second meeting, approved the minutes from its June 23 meeting, and reviewed its timeline and working groups. The co-chairs said the commission’s final report is due to the House and Senate clerks by March 30, 2026, and outlined three working groups focused on regulation/oversight of xylazine, treatment and outreach for exposed patients, and education/training for first responders, clinicians, treatment providers, and people who use substances. Staff will schedule working group meetings, with group presentations planned for December 11, followed by commission meetings in February and March to review and finalize the draft report. Public comment centered on research and practical responses to xylazine contamination in the drug supply. Dr. Tracy Green of Brandeis reviewed recent studies showing severe xylazine-related wounds and amputations in Philadelphia, withdrawal symptoms, the value of wound identification tools, and the usefulness of drug checking in detecting xylazine even when users did not suspect it was present. She urged expanded low-barrier wound care, more access to medications for opioid use disorder, overdose prevention sites, housing, and trauma-informed care, while cautioning that stricter controls could push the market toward other dangerous alpha-2 substances. Commissioners asked about early wound identification, dilution/cutting strategies, supplier engagement, and how to reduce stigma and improve treatment access. Tia Johnson of Boston Medical Center and Boston Health Care for the Homeless testified that xylazine contamination still requires naloxone for overdose response, but sedation can last longer and may require low-dose naloxone, oxygen support, and low-threshold monitoring spaces. She emphasized that xylazine-associated wounds can heal with consistent care, but patients often lose access to services when sent to hospitals unnecessarily. Commissioners discussed reimbursement barriers, especially in MassHealth and behavioral health settings, and the need for wound care to be available within detox and treatment programs rather than requiring transfers. The meeting ended with agreement to continue working group planning and adjournment.

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• the Universal Health Care Caucus of this session.
• of the remarks of the the journalization of the remarks of the member<00:12:31.680><c> from</c><00:12
• </c> by a count of 110. by a count of 110.
• </c> of the bill. of the bill.
• </c> in support of H270. in support of H270.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• This bill provides for Mildersville University conveyance, with the inclusion of other conveyances.
• Massive data centers requiring hundreds of acres of land, enormous amounts of electricity, and tremendous
• Massive data centers requiring hundreds of acres of land, enormous amounts of electricity, and tremendous
• Realize this investment and these decade of opportunity of work, millions of dollars to local school
• This is three months of thoughtful work of doing the hard work of legislating, bringing where appropriate

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recognized several guests in the gallery, and then took up a series of committee reports, referrals, and floor actions. Early business included concurrence in committee reports on bills and resolutions from Game and Fisheries, Professional Licensure, Health, and Children and Youth, along with referral of Senate Bill 1377 to Transportation. The chamber also signed House Bill 1344 after the Senate returned it without amendment. Later, members announced caucus and committee meetings, including Rules, Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations, Insurance, and Appropriations, before recessing and then reconvening for floor votes. The House adopted several resolutions, including House Resolution 537 designating Rail Safety Week, House Resolution 449 recognizing the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and House Resolution 568 designating Javei Syndrome Awareness Day. The chamber also considered House Bill 2037 on cryptocurrency corruption, where Amendment A03882 narrowing the bill to public officials and immediate family members was adopted, while two later amendments were tabled or failed. House Bill 2198, repealing the sales and use tax exemption for computer data center equipment, was amended to take effect immediately and to bar KOZ use for data centers, then agreed to. House Bill 2559, concerning a university conveyance and other conveyances, was agreed to after out-of-order amendments were ruled on. A major portion of the session focused on data center policy. House Bill 2496, creating a 180-day pause on data center proposals to give municipalities time to update zoning and planning, drew extensive support from members emphasizing local control, environmental concerns, and the need for time to assess impacts; it passed final passage 201-1. House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development certification for data centers, also generated lengthy debate over energy use, water, community benefits, and tax treatment; it passed 134-68. The House also passed House Bill 2162 on temporary licensing for drug manufacturers before FDA approval, House Bill 2388 on rounding cash payments when pennies are unavailable, House Bill 2437 on county and municipal bridge repair funds, House Bill 2555 on equine dealer recordkeeping, and House Bill 2621 directing a Department of Health survey on maternal and infant outcomes. Other actions included final passage of House Bill 1006 on milk tester and wearer sampler certification periods, House Bill 2014 on opportunities for minors and emergency service organizations, House Bill 2512 prohibiting ride-share pricing based on device condition, House Bill 2644 authorizing itemized capital bridge projects, and Senate Bill 1058 updating the E85 flex-fuel reference. The House also adopted House Bill 2162, House Bill 2388, House Bill 2437, and House Bill 2555 by recorded votes, and several committee reports were agreed to throughout the day. The session ended with additional committee referrals, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until the next morning.

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• by laying out bills and providing an opportunity to ask questions of the bill on, of, of the bill, uh
• Uh, Mike Moroney, on behalf of the Texas Association of Manufacturers, 600 members, some of the, uh,
• And Irrespective of the cost of that program.
• of study.
• Uh, suggestion on that is we just don't want to see any kind of degradation of, uh, of those kind of

Bills: HB20 , HB120

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

Transcript Highlights:

• O Lord of love and God of all hopefulness, in this sacred hour, we bow at the altar of prayer, thanking
• of the future of the economy in Missouri.
• Analysis from the University of Missouri.
• Some of it pleasant, some of it not so pleasant.
• I mean, that's kind of like the duties of the job.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• , is the fact that they were already paid out and outside of the Coffers of the state of Florida.
• Both my kids are thriving now because of it, but because of that provision of having to find a school
• The single most important piece of this bill is the universal unique student ID numbers, which we feel
• You were one of the first of two women to be integrated onto a ship.
• If the Department of Education was the primary clearinghouse and the point of origin for all of the data

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and took up two bills. The first, SB 250 on rural communities by Senator Simon, was described as a broad rural development package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program, housing and transportation investments, added funding for rural education consortiums, and health care initiatives for rural areas. Senator Harrell asked about overlap between road funding programs, and the sponsor explained that eligible counties could receive both SCRAP and FARM funding. Several organizations waived in support or spoke in support, and the bill was reported favorably by unanimous vote. The committee then heard SB 318, the committee substitute for educational scholarship programs by President Gates. The bill was presented as a response to Auditor General findings about the rapid growth and administration of Florida’s school choice and scholarship programs. It would separate Family Empowerment Scholarship funding from the FEFP, require more frequent student enrollment verification, lower scholarship funding organization administrative fees, require return of overpayments, create a student ID system, establish a $250 million stabilization fund, require annual audits, and direct DOE to recommend future program administration through competitive procurement. Gates also offered five amendments, including technical changes to eligibility documentation and a substantive amendment requiring a DOE report on future administration and competitive selection; all five amendments were adopted. During debate and public testimony, senators and witnesses discussed accountability, software solutions, reimbursement delays, monthly attestations, and impacts on public schools and families. Supporters and opponents alike raised concerns about bureaucracy, fraud prevention, special education services, and whether the bill would help or burden parents. Gates said the bill aimed to fix tracking and payment problems without capping the program, and he noted the IEP timeline would be aligned with public school timelines. After debate, the committee reported CS for SB 318 favorably by unanimous vote, and then adjourned.

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• Sasha Hunt, here with Nossaman on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors, in support.
• Because first of all, I Of a misunderstanding about what law this is we're impacting because first of
• Kasha Hunt with Nossaman here on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors in support.
• Three of the key priority areas that have emerged are growing downtown university presence, creating
• This is, again, updating an outdated model of having universities removed from downtowns.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 14, 2025, for a regular order hearing with a large consent calendar and many individual bill presentations. The committee first approved numerous bills on consent, then heard a series of measures spanning reproductive health, child care eligibility, transportation, mental health diversion, county recorder fees, groundwater management, election deadlines, parking enforcement, consumer protections, housing, immigrant and student protections, and utility/CPUC oversight. Several bills were taken up only for presentation because they were on suspense, including ACA 4 on long-term housing funding, and the committee later approved a very large suspense calendar as a whole. Among the bills discussed, AB 260 would protect medication abortion access and providers; AB 904 would clarify child care subsidy eligibility during family leave or job search; AB 1014 would give Caltrans more flexibility on speed limits in rural highway segments; AB 46 would clarify judicial discretion in mental health diversion; AB 1413 and AB 929 addressed groundwater adjudication and SGMA-related protections for small community water systems and wetlands; AB 930 would count vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days; AB 1022 would end towing solely for unpaid parking tickets; AB 290 and AB 302 dealt with automatic payments for the California Fair Plan and medical data protections; AB 1303 would remove the need for a Social Security number for California Lifeline eligibility; and several housing bills, including AB 920, AB 956, AB 1470, AB 893, and AB 1021, sought to streamline approvals or expand housing options. AB 1318 and AB 49 focused on immigrant-serving nonprofits and keeping immigration enforcement out of schools, while AB 1532 extended telecommunications and transportation access programs and added CPUC accountability measures. Testimony was generally supportive for the bills heard, with authors and sponsors emphasizing low or absorbable fiscal impacts, consumer protection, housing production, public safety, and protections for vulnerable communities. Opposition appeared on a few measures, including concerns about ADUs, towing authority, charter school-related issues, and the scale of proposed housing funding in ACA 4. Several members also commented in support of the housing and immigrant-protection measures, and some bills were voted out with recorded no votes or not-voting members noted. After the suspense calendar was deemed approved, the committee opened public comment on bills not presented that day, heard a long list of supporters and opponents on various measures, and then adjourned.

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• rate of 18%.
• I am a student at the University of Miami.
• I am a student at the University of Miami.
• anti-Semitism, to address some of the concerns around the chilling of free to criticize the nation of
• pair of pants, one shirt, and one pair of underwear.

Bills: S0436 , S0532 , S0600 , S0644 , S0682 , S0928 , S1072 , S1332 , S1632 , S1634

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Keywords: foreclosure, court clerks, budget management, judicial sales, Florida statutes, bail bonds, pretrial release, forfeiture, criminal justice, bond conditions, surety, attorney fees, litigation costs, court jurisdiction, equitable awards, financial resources, domestic violence, protective injunctions, electronic monitoring, enhanced penalties

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• Of course, we have Charlie 114th out of Tupelo, Mississippi, the Lakota unit up there.
• </c> were we were kind of on the short end of were we were kind of on the short end of the<00:12:15.040
• these</c><00:12:43.040><c> institutions</c><00:12:43.760><c> of</c> with some of these institutions of
• of help us know kind of that would kind of help us know how<00:13:39.040><c> much</c><00:13:39.200><
• </c> the status of that is, please? the status of that is, please?

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 9:30 AM, 925, all

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• We have students, and actually I have a son that attends the University of Minnesota Carlson School,
• </c><00:07:06.199><c> 2025</c><00:07:07.160><c> of</c> January of 20 uh January 2nd of 2025 of January
• </c><00:07:25.440><c> of</c><00:07:25.800><c> um</c> son that attends the University of um son that attends
• the University of um Minnesota<00:07:27.160><c> the</c><00:07:27.240><c> Carlson</c><00:07:28.000><c
• I worked at the University of St. Thomas.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Member of the board of trustees for the University of Northern Colorado effective January 1st, 2026,
• Members of the board of governors of the Colorado State University system effective January 1st, 2026
• Members of the board of governors of the Colorado State University system effective January 1st, 2026
• Members of the board of trustees of the Colorado School of Mines for a term expiring December 31st, 2028
• Members of the board<00:27:57.919><c> of</c><00:27:58.000><c> trustees</c><00:27:58.320><c> of</c><00

Keywords: 981, all