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• All I ever saw her do was her little dances, her little dances that she just practiced over and over.
• Section 21 provides that a violation of the Act is a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and
• So, in addition to coming out with a bachelor's-level degree, they actually came out with practical,
• Michelle Paul and the UNLV practice, here in support of SB 165.
• The practice The practice is home to a fully operational teaching, training, and research clinic that

Bills: AB52, AB76, AB163, AB388, AB483

Keywords: health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth

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• It demonstrated that catastrophic wildfires were no longer limited to remote forests.
• So this committee gives us an opportunity to really capture how that works, best practices, gaps that
• We had never done prescribed fire because it just didn't really seem practical or possible in the city
• Number two, increase funding and pace of scale from the Resilient Forest and Fire Capacity Program.
• So I'll say it again: increase funding and pace of scale from the Resilient Forest and Fire Capacity

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.

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• We looked at it for forest management when the fires were... So it's been talked about.
• of acres in certain circumstances, when you’re not able to efficiently place efficient irrigation practices
• into the federal government and draw down a lot of money to help private landowners, state land, Forest
• to into the federal government and draw down a lot of money to help private land owners state land forest
• manpower, and so we separated from the State Land Department and set up, as we did with the State Forest

Summary: The committee heard introductions from members and staff, then took up several water and natural resources bills. House Bill 2024 would expand Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) authority to include snowpack augmentation and related planning and permitting costs. Supporters, including a cloud-seeding company, argued the technology can increase snowpack and water supply at relatively low cost, while opponents raised concerns about weather modification, chemicals such as silver iodide, uncertainty in the science, and potential environmental effects. After debate, the committee passed HB 2024 on a 6-4 vote, with some members explaining they wanted more research but were willing to advance it for further consideration. House Bill 2053 would appropriate $100,000 to the Arizona Department of Water Resources to update stormwater recharge mapping statewide, including private land, and the committee adopted an amendment extending the timeline and revising language about recharge sites and surface-water conflicts. ADWR said it could do the mapping but noted legal concerns about determining appropriable surface water rights. SRP and the Sierra Club opposed parts of the bill, arguing the language could affect existing water rights or exclude nature-based recharge areas. The bill passed as amended on a 6-4 vote. The committee then heard a presentation from WIFA director Chelsea McGuire on the agency’s revolving funds, conservation grants, and long-term augmentation efforts, including seven proposed augmentation projects and a request for no budget cuts. House Bill 2097, which would cap groundwater pumping in irrigation non-expansion areas at six acre-feet per acre and add related reporting, exemptions, and substitution provisions, drew support from the sponsor as a conservation measure but opposition from ADWR and environmental advocates who said the cap was too high or could encourage pumping; it passed 6-4. House Bill 2116, appropriating $1 million to the Colorado River Litigation Fund, passed 8-1 amid comments that it was a precaution in ongoing Colorado River negotiations. Finally, House Bill 2117, a cleanup bill shifting environmental special plate fund authority to the new conservation district board and updating distribution rules, was presented as a technical correction and education-fund update; the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure.

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• It also gives the state forester...
• Hey, Jack, I want to... gives the state forester the authority to deny permit.
• So, uh, since they don't have, uh, foresters with the authorities, the law enforcement gives them the
• Uh, this also gives the authority for them, for the state forest commission, to build up to $750,000
• Uh, this also gives the authority for them, for the state forest commission, to build up to $750,000

Bills: HB267, HB271, HB267, HB271

Keywords: HB267, Alabama, minor consent, medical consent, mental health, school counseling, parental rights, parental consent, parental access to records, health information, health records, vaccine consent, school mental health services, student counseling, youth healthcare, adolescent health, emancipated minor, pregnancy care, sexually transmitted infections, STI treatment

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• Aseque and our retired professor Silvio Rodriguez, and we also are the genesis of the Cerro Negro forest
• communities that have since The Hermann's Lake fire has really taken seriously the need for not just forest
• way to increase the precepting pool that is so necessary to grow our next generation of advanced practice
• I'm a family medicine resident physician practicing here in Santa Fe.
• Again, just common practice, right? Anything that has an impact to the general fund...

Keywords: 996, all

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• Department of Conservation and Recreation to extend the lease authorization for the Eastern Mountain State Forests
• she shared something really important with me: that high school students should be treated and practicing
• It will have no practical, meaningful, harmful effect to the underlying legislation, but will make a
• But having seen the results, not in theory but in practice, I can say with confidence this works.
• Speaker, colleagues, this is a practical, tested solution to a real problem facing our schools.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Uh, there is a real concern about losing the gallery forests, the cottonwood forests along the North
• Uh, there is a real concern about losing the gallery forests, the cottonwood forests along the North
• ,</c><00:20:59.919><c> the</c><00:21:00.080><c> cottonwood</c><00:21:00.640><c> forests</c> gallery forests
• , the cottonwood forests gallery forests, the cottonwood forests along<00:21:01.679><c> the</c><00:21
• </c> process with JAC relative to uh Forester process with JAC relative to uh Forester Norris<00:46:33.440

Keywords: 916, all

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• This is their first title in this rotating interclub competition, defeating the Ocean Forest and Sea
• In a nerve-wracking net stableford finish, Frederica posted 493 points, winning over Ocean Forest by
• defeating rotating interub competition, defeating the<07:52:26.000><c> Ocean</c><07:52:26.320><c> Forest
• and Sea Island Golf the Ocean Forest and Sea Island Golf Clubs.<07:52:28.638><c> In</c><07:52:28.878
• by just three winning over Ocean Forest by just three points<07:52:37.280><c> and</c><07:52:37.600><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Okay, I am inclined, and we have another one if you've all looked on Forest City as well, and that number
• And how about can we go ahead and do Forest City at the same time, since it's a similar item, or do we
• Fink, Forest City's report.
• Fink, Forest City's report.
• And that concludes the findings for Forest City School District.

Summary: The Legislative Audit Education Institution Subcommittee met to adopt the previous minutes and review 57 education audit reports, 52 of which had no findings and were filed as reviewed. The committee heard several findings involving school district spending and internal control issues, including Camden-Fairview’s use of operating funds for an employee awards banquet and unauthorized credit card charges, Forest City’s use of operating funds for an end-of-year celebration and entertainment event, Nettleton’s fraudulent vendor payment scheme involving $1.9 million in attempted transfers, Cedar Ridge’s misallocation of Title I funds and payroll/bank reconciliation errors, and Green County Technical’s diverted vendor check that was recovered. Three of the reports had been referred to the prosecuting attorney and attorney general. Members asked questions about whether district officials were present, how the questionable expenditures were broken down, and whether school boards had prior knowledge or approval. The committee deferred the Camden-Fairview, Forest City, and Nettleton reports to the June meeting and requested district representatives attend to answer questions. Cedar Ridge and Green County Technical were not deferred; Cedar Ridge was filed, and Green County Technical was reviewed without further action. Staff also discussed recurring fraud and banking-control issues seen in school audits, including altered checks, email-based banking changes, and the use of positive pay and in-person verification for deposit changes. Members encouraged better communication with school districts and noted that clean audits should be recognized. The committee then filed the remaining no-finding reports and adjourned with no new business.

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• We're a charter school in Forest Lake.
• Maybe you practiced. I don't know. Maybe you practiced. I don't know.
• My name is Kelly Larson, and I have been an educator in Forest Lake Area Schools for the past 20 years
• </c><01:00:45.040><c> Lake</c> have been an educator in Forest Lake have been an educator in Forest Lake
• I have been an educator in Forest Lake Area Schools for the past 20 years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:04:03.799><c> of</c> in public safety so um the practice of in public safety so um the practice
• Now Daria Forester, Deputy Public Defender.
• </c><00:18:27.520><c> Deputy</c> comments now Daria Forester Deputy comments now Daria Forester Deputy
• </c><00:20:09.320><c> for</c><00:20:09.600><c> divorce</c> it is standard practice for divorce it is
• is when the clock starts in practice is when the clock starts even<00:30:03.120><c> though</c><00:30

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on SB 284, which would remove the requirement that wiretapping applications to a designated judge be accompanied by a written memorandum from the Department of the Attorney General. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill as drafted and instead proposed a new emergency-wiretap procedure allowing county prosecutors to seek immediate judicial authorization in exigent circumstances, followed by AG review and a follow-up application within 48 hours. The Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office supported creating an emergency exception, citing a kidnapping case involving a missing material witness and the need to obtain live phone location data quickly, but asked that the AG be required to respond clearly within the follow-up period. The AG said the current wiretap process often arrives incomplete and noted a prior Honolulu application that was returned for more information and then abandoned. The committee also heard public testimony, including one speaker in support and another in opposition, and discussed whether the proposed emergency process should include imminent danger findings and what happens if the follow-up application is not approved. No vote or final action was taken in the transcript. The committee then took up SB 295, which increases penalties for violating temporary restraining orders and orders for protection and makes related changes. The Deputy Public Defender opposed the bill’s higher penalties, arguing that not all restraining-order cases involve domestic violence and that the measure could affect family disputes, property conflicts, custody battles, and other non-domestic situations. The Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney supported the bill, saying it would create a more uniform and efficient charging framework and that violations of court orders can be serious even when the conduct appears minor in isolation. Domestic violence advocates also supported the measure, emphasizing the need for meaningful enforcement and deterrence; one witness cited statewide data showing thousands of TRO petitions but relatively few convictions and fines. A representative from the Domestic Violence Action Center supported the bill but requested amendments to reduce unintended consequences for survivors. During discussion, the committee focused on the proposed minimum sentence, with the Domestic Violence Action Center recommending reducing it from 15 days to 5 days. The witness explained that longer minimums can create hardships such as job loss, housing instability, and child care problems, while still allowing time for survivors to access shelter and services. The committee chair indicated support for amending the bill to reflect that recommendation. The Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney also clarified that the bill is intended to address violations of already-issued protective orders after judicial review, not the initial issuance of restraining orders, and said the office supports eliminating the distinction between domestic and non-domestic protective-order violations because charging decisions are often made under time pressure. Multiple individuals and organizations signed up in support, and one witness testified in opposition. No vote or final committee action was announced in the transcript.

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• Colorado's aspen forests are declining.
• Colorado's aspen forests are declining.
• Colorado's aspen forests are declining.
• ><c> ecosystems</c> Aspen forests and riparian ecosystems Aspen forests and riparian ecosystems are<00
• </c> Colorado's aspen forests are declining. Colorado's aspen forests are declining.

Keywords: Continuation of today's legislative session, beginning at 7:45 pm., 981, all

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• We need to restore our forests.
• We need to put in place husbandry practices, basic husbandry practices.
• That's why California must support community-wide adoption of proven practices.
• We also practice hazing, and that is to reestablish the natural wariness of people.
• And the reason is the practices I do to practice coexistence. It is possible to coexist.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's actually what is already done in practice.
• It's actually what is already done in practice.
• It's actually what is already done in practice.
• It's a day for celebrating nature and the environment, especially trees and forests, which are a powerful
• , which are a powerful symbol and forests, which are a powerful symbol in<00:37:20.240><c> Judaism.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, February 2, 2026, 957, house, all

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• Speaker, this is a practical common Mr.
• </c> Speaker, again, HR 2252 is a practical Speaker, again, HR 2252 is a practical and<03:53:02.080><
• Forest System land.
• Forest Service restricted the display.
• This bill directs the Forest Service to issue the permit. In short, it's simple.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Weed infestations overrun forests, prairies, wetlands, leading to habitat and pollinator loss, decreased
• Weed infestations overrun forests, prairies, wetlands, leading to habitat and pollinator loss, decreased
• Weed infestations overrun forests, prairies, wetlands, leading to habitat and pollinator loss, decreased
• </c> um weed infestations overrun Forest um weed infestations overrun Forest prairies<00:16:44.639><c
• I raise grass-fed beef and lamb and pastured pork using regenerative grazing practices, and I direct

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• doesn't look at, say, public safety risk or home risk and instead looks at acreage as a goal or a forest
• I think they just came out with an update to their action plan for the wildfire resilience and forest
• Committee to incorporate suggestions from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training on best practices

Summary: The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard two main bills. AB 1934 by Assembly Member Bennett would create a voluntary home hardening certification program under the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee. Supporters, including local governments, counties, fire-related organizations, and conservation groups, said the certificate could help guide future incentives for wildfire resilience and home hardening. Senators discussed how long certifications should last, whether recertification should be required, and how the program could align with local fire inspections and future state incentive funding. The bill was advanced to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. The committee also heard AB 2411 by Assembly Member McKinner, which would create a process to train and deploy out-of-state law enforcement officers as temporary supplemental security for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The author, the Los Angeles mayor’s office, and the Los Angeles Police Protective League supported the bill, saying the Games will require far more officers than California can supply on its own and that out-of-state personnel should augment, not replace, California officers. Opposition from PORAC and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs focused on ensuring California POST standards, accountability, and proper training, while also raising concerns about recruitment, retention, and cost. Committee members generally supported the concept but emphasized that California officers should remain the primary source of personnel and that federal involvement should be limited; the bill was sent to the Senate Public Safety Committee. The committee also took up a consent calendar of additional measures, which were approved. After several roll calls and calls placed on absent members, both AB 1934 and AB 2411 ultimately passed the committee 9-0, and the meeting adjourned.

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• I love our native forests.
• Irene Sprecher from Forest Solutions. And Joycelyn Herbert, Resources Legacy Fund. Not present.
• I love our native<00:14:19.160><c> forests.
• And today I'm happy to native forests.
• </c> Irene Sprecher from Forest Solutions. Irene Sprecher from Forest Solutions.

Bills: HR206, SB3083, SB2377, SB2816, SB3248, SB2436, SB2259, SB2928, SB2577, SB2697, SB2399, SB2665, SB2851, SB3102, SB2521, SB3157, SB3255, SB3016, SB2765, SB1432, SB17, SB2401, SB2972, SB3014, SB3032, SB3137, SB847, SB2261, SB2271, SB2272, SB2804, SB3007, SB3019, SB3250, SB2603, SB3022, SB2256, SB2147, SB2014, SB2114, SB2115, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3095, SB3144, SB3264, SB2325, SB2211, SB3245, SB2090, SB2803, SB2866, SB2250, SB2497, SB2032, SB2487, SB3136, SB2756, SB2615, SB3262, SB2024, SB2177, SB2552, SB2319, SB2407, SB2153, SB2321, SB2805, SB3010, SB2892, SB2781, SB2489, SB2174, SB2169, SB3123

Keywords: Robert Bob Toyofuku, Hawaii legal community, House Resolution, commendation, honorary resolution, legal education, continuing legal education, CLE, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii law school, Pacific Law Institute, attorney training, legal ethics, professional responsibility, legal mentorship, legal profession, court-annexed arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, appellate decisions, Hawaii Supreme Court

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• Members, HCR 79 by Chairman Butler memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take
• such actions as necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in the Kisatchie National Forest.
• The hunters were, of course, the court sided on behalf of the Forest Service.
• But as part of this lawsuit, it went to the Forest Service supervisor in Atlanta.
• The hunters were, of course, the court cited on behalf of the Forest Service.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• It's good to do the practices.
• That's the current practice.
• School Food Best Practices funds from the California Department of Education was $100 million.
• Land Trust, Renewal Institute, Pacific Forest Trust, and Power Nature.
• Paul Mason, the Pacific Forest Trust.

Summary: The meeting began with a lengthy opening discussion with Secretary Karen Ross of the Department of Food and Agriculture, who reviewed the department’s proposed budget, emphasized California agriculture’s record output, and highlighted major priorities including climate-smart agriculture, groundwater management, local food systems, farm-to-school, food hubs, invasive pest prevention, bird flu response, and food safety. She also warned about federal budget cuts, especially at USDA and FDA, and discussed market access challenges abroad, rising input costs, labor shortages, and the need for automation and workforce training. Members raised questions about the future of Farm to School, the California Nutrition Incentive Program/Market Match, local food procurement, and how to better connect farmers to schools, food banks, and food hubs; Ross said the department had strong evidence the program benefits small farms and Title I schools and noted continued interest in building out local food infrastructure. The committee then took up item one on eliminating vacant positions at the Departments of Fish and Wildlife, Parks and Recreation, and Food and Agriculture. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained that the Governor proposed eliminating 6,000 vacant positions statewide, with the Joint Legislative Budget Committee previously rejecting 650 of them, including 174 in these three departments. LAO and Finance said the vacancies represented a source of budget flexibility, but warned that eliminating them could create program impacts; LAO recommended retaining the special-funded positions at Fish and Wildlife and Food and Agriculture, while weighing the General Fund positions against other priorities. Finance argued the reductions were part of a broader budget-resiliency exercise and that departments could reclassify or shift vacancies to higher priorities. Members focused heavily on the practical impacts of the cuts. Assemblymember Petrie-Norris argued that Fish and Wildlife staffing shortages were already slowing permits needed for housing, clean energy, water, and transportation projects, and questioned the value of saving relatively small amounts of money. Fish and Wildlife officials said the department had prioritized mission-critical work and could still meet permitting obligations, but acknowledged limited-term staffing constraints. State Parks said the proposed ranger and maintenance cuts would not have immediate effects but could slow maintenance and eventually worsen deferred maintenance. Food and Agriculture said some of the eliminated positions supported early pest detection and eradication, but that the department believed it could still meet its mandate and reclassify positions if needed. The chair and several members signaled concern about the Fish and Wildlife and Parks cuts, while also noting the broader need for budget reductions. The committee then moved to item six, hearing an overview from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation. Staff described the office’s role in CEQA implementation and said the budget requests were baseline funding to maintain existing functions, including IT services and administrative/legislative support, rather than new programs. The chair asked the presenters to move quickly through background material so the committee could get to questions, and the item began with no votes taken during the meeting.