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• In 2023, California declared access to food is a human right.
• , restrictive covenants are a private mechanism that lets corporations undercut the state's own declaration
• I've worked on franchises like Star Wars, God of War, and Game of Thrones, and I am in support of AB
• I've worked on franchises like Star Wars, God of War, and Game of Thrones, and I am in support of AB
• This bill, AB 2599, is a powerful and necessary moral declaration of transparency, accountability, and

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• :45.280> earth<00:07:45.599> and Psalm 24:1 declares, "The earth and Psalm 24:1 declares
• Wilson is during the Vietnam War. Mr.
• All grandfathers before the civil war.
• <02:35:46.000> II community member, and World War II community member, and World War II veteran
• War, Bob's attention turned to politics. War, Bob's attention turned to politics.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I declare Senate Bill 169 to have passed.
• I declare the bill to have passed. Mr. Leader, thank you. Mr.
• I declare the bill to be advanced.
• The order is to declare the bill advanced.
• I declare the bill to be advanced.

Bills: HB3834, HB3940, HB4346, HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB4326, HB4421, HB3944, HB3979, HB4118, SCR22, SB169, HB1047, HB2123, HB2650, HB3260, HB3403, SR41, HB3649, HB3742, HB3831, HB3996, HB4321, HB4339

Keywords: HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs, clinical trials, FDA approval, breakthrough therapy designation, opioid use disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, mental health, neurological disorders, drug development, public-private partnership, State Department of Health, intellectual property, revolving fund, research funding, medical licensing

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• Declare the vote.
• Declare the vote. Miller? Declare the vote.
• Declare the vote.
• Declare the vote. 22 aye, 3 nay. Declare the vote.
• Declare the vote. Lawson, aye. Declare the vote.

Bills: HB4030, HB4031, HB4032, HB4033, HB4034, HB4035, HB4036, HB4037, HB4038, HB4039, HB4040, HB4041, HB4042, HB4043, HB4044, HB4045, HB4046, HB4047, HB4048, HB4049, HB4050, HB4051, HB4052, HB4053, HB4054, HB4056, HB4057, HB4065, HB4067, HB4071, HB4072, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1149, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, HB4030, HB4031, HB4032, HB4033, HB4034, HB4035, HB4036, HB4037, HB4038, HB4039, HB4040, HB4041, HB4042, HB4043, HB4044, HB4045, HB4046, HB4047, HB4048, HB4049, HB4050, HB4051, HB4052, HB4053, HB4054, HB4056, HB4057, HB4065, HB4067, HB4071, HB4072, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1149, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176

Keywords: education funding, budget appropriations, public schools, teachers' retirement, early childhood education, aeronautics, infrastructure, funding, sustainability, Oklahoma, mining, operator fees, coal production, noncoal mining, department of mines, revenue, state budget, budgetary reform, financial legislation, fiscal accountability

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• So if I'm not mistaken, the origins of Buckner were in caring for orphans after the Civil War.
• The taxing units in a declared disaster zone are allowed to utilize the prior law's 8% voter-approved
• This amends the tax code provision that allows a higher tax unit declared disaster to calculate a higher
• This disaster provision, first of all, is just that: it only applies in the event that the governor declares
• In my time in office, Victoria County has been subject to five federally declared disasters and numerous

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• time to time shortly after World War time to time shortly after World War I<00:56:40.520> lawmakers
• My family has served in our U.S. military for almost all the wars this country has fought, and I am a
• has proven so secure since the Civil War has proven so secure since the Civil War that<03:49:05.239
• Representative Barton declared a conflict and recused himself from the vote.
• Barton declared a conflict and recuse Barton declared a conflict and recuse himself<05:08:03.600>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

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• come before thee in the name of Jesus, thanking you for welcoming senators as they, as your word declares
• uh<00:01:10.799> as<00:01:11.040> your<00:01:11.200> word<00:01:11.439> declares
• <00:01:11.760> in<00:01:12.000> 1<00:01:12.159> Timothy uh as your word declares
• in 1 Timothy uh as your word declares in 1 Timothy chapter<00:01:12.960> 2:es<00:01:13.920>
• Um every time I look at in World War II.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The reason isn't because there's a new war that is causing trouble in the Middle East.
• The reason isn't because there's<00:19:32.960> a<00:19:33.120> new<00:19:33.440> war
• <00:19:33.760> that<00:19:34.000> is<00:19:34.240> causing there's a new war
• that is causing there's a new war that is causing trouble<00:19:35.280> in<00:19:35.520> the
• Um, MISO in particular for this storm did have to declare an emergency condition, actually the second

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Objects<00:20:56.640> of<00:20:56.880> war.
• <00:20:57.760> Um<00:20:58.799> again,<00:20:59.360> this Objects of war.
• We look forward to working on some Declaration of 250.
• We look forward to working on some Declaration of 250.
• So with that declaration of 250. So with that uh<00:24:55.120> again,<00:24:55.679> Mr.

Bills: HF4148

Keywords: Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Outdoor Heritage Fund, executive director, natural resources, conservation, wetlands, prairies, forests, wildlife habitat, fish and game, bipartisan hiring, interview panel, legislative branch, Minnesota Statutes 97A.056, administrative expenses, nonpartisan staff, council governance, environment and natural resources

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• It's not a war.
• And the bill declaring you ineligible.
• behalf of students who were declared behalf of students who were declared ineligible<01:54:44.800
• Declaration of Independence. Yes, sir. Declaration of Independence. Yes, sir.
• we're at war we're at war with<05:45:32.638> folks<05:45:33.200> who<05:45:33.440>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It is these unsubstantiated, uncalled-for wars that our President has put us into.
• Benjamin Rush, a man whom John Adams declared was one of the three most influential men in the founding
• Benjamin Rush, a man whom John Adams declared was one of the three most influential men in the founding
• A signer of the Declaration, one of the writers of Pennsylvania's Constitution, a physician, and known

Summary: The Senate returned from recess and first handled routine calendar matters, laying several bills on the table or over in their order without objection. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 1400, which addresses sentencing for second-degree murder in response to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Commonwealth v. Lee decision. Senator Street offered an amendment to replace mandatory life without parole with parole eligibility after 25 years and individualized review, but the Senate tabled the amendment by a 26-24 roll call. The bill then advanced to final passage after extended debate over whether it adequately met the court’s constitutional ruling and how it would affect victims, culpability, and retroactivity. It initially passed 31-19, then after reconsideration and a correction to one member’s vote, passed 30-20 and was sent to the House. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 1212, which tightens the handling of sexual assault evidence kits by removing discretionary language that had contributed to inconsistent testing practices. Supporters said it would improve statewide consistency, preserve a survivor’s right to decline testing, and help reduce the rape kit backlog. The bill passed unanimously, 50-0, and was sent to the House. The chamber then moved through additional calendar items, including re-referrals of several House bills to Appropriations and multiple bills being passed over. Later, the Senate took up House Bill 1667 on a supplemental calendar after suspending the rules. The bill became the vehicle for several amendments tied to affordability and tax policy. Senators adopted a back-to-school sales tax holiday amendment, a data-center tax exemption repeal amendment, and a school-choice-related amendment transferring EITC provisions and increasing scholarships by $25 million. Other proposed amendments, including a digital advertising tax and a combined reporting corporate tax reform, were tabled. After further debate on the bill’s impact on electric bills, data centers, and the state budget, House Bill 1667 was agreed to as amended and the Senate recessed.

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• So, Madam Chair and Senator, when that Governor declares an emergency, I mean, that's $750,000.
• She may have to declare 20 of them or 30 of them in those cases.
• In 1999, the New Mexico Legislature took a proactive and forward-thinking step in declaring the New Mexico
• I watch Star Wars fans out there with lightsabers, and it's absolutely fascinating to see.

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• Federal law does declare that if an infant survives the abortive attempt, that is a human person.
• There is the federal statute declares that a human, but what we're attempting to do is to add the fact
• It's federal, and state declares that that infant is a person, but there's no necessity of providing
• The state and the federal courts have declared that infant is an individual human being, a person.
• Fortunately, our United States put an end to that with Nazism and the winning of World War II.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Didn't you expect this could war. Didn't you expect this could happen?"
• For adults learn about the cost of war.
• grandfathers who died in World War II. grandfathers who died in World War II.
• My son went to war with the American flag on his uniform, as they all do.
• that's how you were how do you declared that's how you were how do you declared yourselves<05:19

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In pit production, as you probably recall, we had a big effort last year to deliver on a war reserve
• It actually housed two landograph accelerators that were used extensively during the Cold War.
• It actually housed two landograph accelerators that were used extensively during the Cold War.
• In response to some of the board staff's actions, the laboratory has actually declared the term as a
• In response to some of the board staff's actions, the laboratory has actually declared the term as a

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Environment Department on PFAS contamination in private wells in La Cienega, Santa Fe County. Staff said the plume likely came from historic use of firefighting foam associated with airport and National Guard fire-training activities, with possible additional contribution from septic systems and consumer products. They described the contamination as affecting about 200 private wells, the short-term response of providing residential filters through a $2 million legislative appropriation, and ongoing work to define the plume’s full extent, identify responsible parties, and consider longer-term regional water solutions. Members asked about filter costs, replacement schedules, disposal of used cartridges, follow-up testing, health studies, and whether cleanup or containment had begun; the department said cleanup would follow once the plume is fully mapped and that DOH is soliciting interest in a blood study. The committee also discussed the need to track disposal of PFAS filters and the possibility of broader statewide capacity for similar work. The committee then took up abandoned uranium mine cleanup. NMED and EMNRD staff reviewed the new uranium mine reclamation program created by HB 164, the state dashboard tracking sites, and the FY26 appropriation of $20 million for neglected contaminated sites, of which $12 million is being used for neglected uranium mines and the remainder for other contaminated sites. They said six contractors were hired, three priority sites in Grant County are moving forward quickly, and additional sites are being prepared for possible FY27 work. Members pressed for details on how funds are spent, why the revolving fund remains unfunded, how federal, state, tribal, and landowner requirements are coordinated, where contaminated material will be moved, and whether cleanup could also address homes built with contaminated materials. Staff said the work is governed by multiple regulatory layers, that the state is seeking an additional $25 million for FY27-FY28 plus a time extension, and that partnerships with tribes would require longer-term agreements. The committee also discussed federal cleanup efforts and the new Good Samaritan law, with members urging stronger advocacy for New Mexico sites, including tribal lands, and asking whether the Attorney General should pursue legal action against federal parties responsible for legacy contamination. Staff explained that some sites are already covered by settlement funds tied to responsible parties, while neglected sites are those with no responsible party and no other cleanup program. The committee then heard from EMNRD on Class VI carbon sequestration primacy. Staff said New Mexico currently has no operating Class VI wells, about 27 Class II acid-gas injection wells are operating, and only a small number might be candidates for conversion. They explained that the state’s primacy application would require more public outreach than federal rules alone, and that cost estimates for post-injection site care are based on long planning horizons, with some costs borne by operators and some by the state after closure. No votes were taken on the substantive items discussed; the committee approved the prior meeting minutes and took a brief recess between presentations.

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• To quote Blackstone, statutory law either declares or amends common law.
• <02:47:00.720> of the author of the Declaration of the author of the Declaration of Independence
• War II in Korea, which, you know, fired eight rounds before you had to reload.
• whether or not I wanted the Star Wars whether or not I wanted the Star Wars backpack<03:34:32.000
• <04:15:06.159> HB1<04:15:06.720> 1793 and we implore that you declare HB1 1793 and

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Union in 1850, and the state Legislature has yet to officially apologize for its own role in the early wars
• In 1851, California's first governor, Peter Burnett, addressed the Legislature, where he openly declared
• a war against California's first people.
• That war was paid for using taxpayers' dollars to eliminate the Native American people of this land.
• In 1860, members of a select committee investigated the Mendocino Wars and called for the outright takeover

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• That was written after our war with Great Britain to try and gain our independence, and take a look at
• uh that was written after uh that was written after after<00:17:06.640> our<00:17:06.880> war
• c> great<00:17:07.839> bitten<00:17:08.240> to<00:17:08.400> try after our war
• with great bitten to try after our war with great bitten to try and<00:17:08.720> gain<00:17:
• 22:00.320> something<00:22:00.640> might With implementation or something might be declared

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Governor Koch led the state in its recovery from the upheaval of the Civil War, quelled lawlessness at
• In 1970, three students marched from the South Lawn to the Capitol to protest the Vietnam War. ...War
• educational institutions. students were arrested protesting against the banning of books, protesting against war
• If the test comes up short, even by that point in time, they'll have to declare that by the first part

Bills: HJR1, HB9, HB21, HB26, HB30, HB37, HB116, HB630, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB1318, HB1593, HB1899, HB2703, HB2809, HB2890, HB2970, HB3307, HB3526, HB5092, SB128, SB203, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB644, SB731, SB801, SB913, SB1071, SB1073, SB1086, SB1087, SB1232, SB1250, SB1262, SB1285, SB1310, SB1359, SB1444, SB1483, SB1705, SB1782, SB1861, SB1897, SB1944, SB2023, SB2043, SB2082, SB2133, SB2215, SB2297, SB2298, SB2309, SB2532, SB2549, SB2566, SB2617, SB2619, SB2639, SB2688, SB2696, SB2717, SB2790, SB2841, SB2847, SB2850, SB2857, SB2891, SB2919, SB2928, SB2972, SB3052, SB3053, SB1, SB260, SB1506, SB1637, HB37, HB109, HB334, HB1130, HB1238, HB1327, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB1689, HB2081, HB2809, HB2884, HB2890, HB4215, HB5092, HCR7, HCR75, HCR86, HCR92, HCR93, HCR126, SB644, SB1086, SB1230, SB1310, SB1361, SB1553, SB1778, SB1790, SB2344, SB2460, SB2515, SB2600, SB2747, SB2751, SB2785, SB2790, SB3047, SB3048, SB3050, SB3051, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3058, SB3061, HJR1, HB1130, HB1689, HB2884, HB1393, HB2559, HB26, HB3012, HB1327, HB109, HB1238, HB2890, HB9, HB4215, HB2970, HB37, HB1899, HB1593, HB2607, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, HB388, HB2809, HB1151, HB913, HB3307, HB879, HB116, HB12, HB2703, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB30, HB21, HB2712, HB2692, HB1633, HB1318, HB685, HB630, HB4753, HB2742, HB303, HB198, HB1535, HB762, HB148, HB1520, HB5061, HB2286, HB1606, HB1041, HB132, HB11, HCR7, HCR75, HCR86, HCR92, HCR93, HCR126, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB1310, SB2972, SB1073, SB2847, SB2532, SB2619, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB511, SB2309, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1359, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1285, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB2460, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB2994, SB2747, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1861, SB2043, SB1367, SB2857, SB128, SB3058, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SB3036, SB3057, SB3056, SB3043, SB3050, SB3063, SB3035, SB1790, SB1778, SB203, SB3061, SB2799, SB2790, SB2688, SB2515, SB1230, SB2522, SB2639, SB2459, SB3051, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2617, SB2751, SB2928, SB2566, SB1897, SB1749, SB1361, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1782, SB1705, SB2696, SB1944, SB2215, SB644, SB1232, SB2850, HB45, HB48, HB1261, HB1465, HB1778, HB2596, HB5238, HB33, HB1188, HB210, HB1022, HB1458, HB5560, HB1240, HB1950, HB2027, HB2768, HB2788, HB2791, HB3146, HB3698, HB3699, HB1893, HB3700, HB4850, HB4187, HB1397, HB4885, HB4804, HB3751, HB3611, HB2775, HB2061, HB2003, HB1729, HB1242, HB791, HB2029, HB647, HB2522, HB4738, HB3033, HB3594, HB3474, HB2563, HB2802, HCR90, SJR87, SB2969, SB3073, SB2497, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB781

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief

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• our students are greatly concerned as well, to the point that for some, our education has become a war
• diplomacy responsibly in such countries, using sustainable approaches that avoid entanglements and wars
• During the Cold War, sharing the values of our country with others around the world, I learned from her
• And since this was brought up, we do cover the Federalist Papers and the Declaration of Independence
• This class is required, and in the course, first we discuss and cover topics such as the Civil War and

Bills: SB 37

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction, 1184, house, all