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• There was a fire on West Kauaʻi that started from Hanapēpē Hawaiian Homes and was working its way west
• If we start using fresh food, refrigeration costs less electricity than freezers.
• </c><00:49:59.760><c> using</c><00:50:00.200><c> fresh</c> and in freezers if we start using fresh and
• in freezers if we start using fresh food<00:50:01.160><c> Refrigeration</c><00:50:02.160><c> costs</
• The governor must have liked it so much that he started showing up that way, too.

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• At the start of this session, we pause to remember that public service is exactly that: service.
• And so she started calling me Denise, and at 10 years old, I simply refused to respond.
• And we are now starting to see these children grow up, and they have been mutilated.
• And we have to start working towards letting you live in a world where you can be your authentic self
• When ICE agents start to follow due process and stop attacking and harassing innocent people, then we

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• I'll have a nonpartisan staff walk through the bill, and we'll start with Mr.
• </c><00:01:32.280><c> with</c> through the bill, and we'll start with through the bill, and we'll start
• uh, we will start with roll<00:59:44.960><c> call.
• And it's just you got new people, you got fresh ideas, new ideas. I think that's healthy.
• </c> people, you got fresh ideas, new ideas. people, you got fresh ideas, new ideas.

Bills: HF3879

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• start start &gt;&gt; Yeah, that's<01:09:50.000><c> right.
• Is that No, that was to get started.<03:18:27.400><c> Um</c> started. Um started.
• </c> of fresh drinking water. of fresh drinking water.
• </c> starting we don't have a drop dead start starting we don't have a drop dead start date<03:44:48.880
• </c> starting really soon. starting really soon.

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• As you start to exceed those dollar amounts, you start to get out of the one-for-one replacement, which
• As you start to exceed those dollar amounts, you start to get out of the one-for-one replacement, which
• This is how they started. This is how they started 20-something years ago.
• That's our turn now to start gathering.
• But maybe going forward, we'll start it.

Committee: Joint Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

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• Should I start with Florida's alarming boating accident statistics.
• My family and emerald telling service in Boca Raton, Florida, my father started the business in 1965
• I just started driving up and in my life just write a career in a good job.
• Not good start but not enough. I so many statistics and to share with you.
• Get this bill across the finish line. >> Paris having fresh known to his friends as high, I'm sorry,

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• like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable fresh
• like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable fresh
• like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable fresh
• like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable fresh
• like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable fresh

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• </c> are critical in keeping Kentucky fresh are critical in keeping Kentucky fresh in<00:07:54.720><c
• When we switched it and started<00:20:59.520><c> talking</c><00:20:59.679><c> about</c><00:20:59.840>
• We went to, or soon to be military veterans, and started geofencing.
• Mississippi is starting to get some gaming money in, so it varies widely.
• Mississippi is starting to get some gaming money in, so it varies widely.

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and the Kentucky Department of Tourism on the 1% Tourism Meeting and Convention Marketing Fund. Officials said Kentucky tourism is a $14.3 billion industry that welcomed more than 80 million travelers last year, supports nearly 97,000 jobs, and uses the fund solely for tourism marketing and promotion, not capital projects. They noted the fund received additional appropriations in the enacted budget and also supports several designated tourism-related initiatives. Commissioner Mike Manet described how the fund is used for paid media, public relations, international marketing, cultural heritage promotion, website content, regional matching grants, research, trade shows, and travel expenses. He said the department spent $10.8 million on paid media in 23 markets in 2024, focused on seven tourism pillars, and used research and advertising ROI studies to guide spending. He reported 180 PR placements, 3.2 billion earned impressions, 3% growth in international visitation, and 12% growth in international spending to $257 million. He also highlighted the African-American Heritage Trail and said the regional matching funds program distributed $2 million to 87 local tourism commissions. Members asked about the rise of AI in search results, how domestic and international visitor data are collected, how ad agencies are selected, and how regional matching funds are allocated. The commissioner said the department uses GPS-based and federal data, including National Travel and Tourism Office figures, and that ad agencies are chosen through an RFP process. Representative McDaniel raised concerns about bourbon tourism and Canadian visitation; the commissioner said Canadian travel is down significantly, bourbon-related visitation has softened, and the department is shifting more spending toward in-state and closer drive markets while emphasizing bourbon’s heritage story. Representative Fugate asked about eastern Kentucky tourism and ATV trails, and the commissioner said those trails are included in advertising, social media, and earned media efforts. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• So let's start. Let's do this too.
• Can you start digging? I'm sorry, I didn't hear it. Can you just start digging in your yard?
• If you start doing it, you start down this slippery slope where you start implementing it on certain
• If you start doing it, you start down this slippery slope where you start implementing it on certain
• This is academic in nature.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

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• I think you should bring a fresh perspective after you're there. Thank you.
• I think you bring a fresh perspective after you're there. Thank you. Thank you.
• I started out with a one-dimensional approach to this, that going all the way... ...back to, say, for
• I do greatly appreciate your words, and I always tell people that when I start working on tough issues

Summary: The Law and Justice Committee first heard testimony on four gubernatorial appointments to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. Kristen Ferreira, a Chelan County Superior Court judge, said she would bring a rural court perspective; Lisa Mannion, the King County Prosecuting Attorney, emphasized fairness, equity, victim input, and modernization of sentencing grids, and answered a question about her gun responsibility advocacy by saying responsible gun ownership and Second Amendment rights can coexist. Kate Bedward, an appellate public defender with experience in tribal and other defense systems, said she wanted to help evaluate whether the sentencing scheme is meeting Washington’s goals. Rochelle Cleland, seeking renewal in the survivor/lived-experience seat, stressed the importance of survivor and victim voices and criticized the commission for leaving the victim advocate seat vacant and for how it handled a recent vote. The chair said the committee would take executive action on the appointments the following Tuesday. In executive session, the committee reviewed and amended several bills. SB 5906, concerning data and personal safety protections in public accommodations, was amended with a substitute and an amendment requiring notification of union representatives when certain early learning or school employees are subject to immigration enforcement; it received a due pass recommendation. SJM 8014, requesting an investigation into the killing of Aishanor Eski Aege, was amended for more neutral language and also received a due pass recommendation, with members noting the emotionally charged nature of the memorial. SB 6087, expanding liability protections for donations of baby items, and SB 5890, reclassifying certain high-speed driving conduct as negligent driving in the first degree, both advanced after substitutes/amendments were adopted. SB 6017, addressing victim- and witness-centered court procedures, advanced after the sponsor withdrew a proposed amendment for later floor work; members discussed trauma-informed protections and funding concerns. The committee also advanced SB 5520 on compensation for wrongly convicted persons after rejecting amendments that would have removed civil detention language and advance-payment provisions, with members debating the scope and fiscal impact of the bill. SB 6239, concerning arbitration for older tort claims, moved forward after extensive discussion about balancing survivor access to compensation with state and local fiscal concerns and sovereign immunity. SB 5886, expanding personality rights to forged digital likenesses, was advanced with a substitute combining it with related subject matter. Finally, SB 6190 on critical infrastructure protection and scrap metal records was amended to require photographs and database reporting for certain transactions and then received a due pass recommendation. The committee adjourned after sending the bills to the Rules Committee, subject to signatures.

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• I myself didn't learn how to swim until I was 23 at a YMCA when I started working for the why.
• Also, one of the other things I'd like to talk about is people say they're fresh out of high school.
• Dental therapists can be fresh out of high school.
• If you're looking at one year off the DUP proceeding, but this started medical Mana.
• And I'm not sure that's a good thing to start a autistic child.

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• Soon as I got these in no particular order, let's just start with Shannon Reed. Shannon Reed.
• It’s very fresh to the school board. They voted last night to consider. There’s some of them.
• </c> the house column I once you guys start the house column I once you guys start making<01:12:55.360
• We're just going to start on page one of the capital budget compare report and start with line two, the
• </c> things and we're just going to start things and we're just going to start on<03:05:49.319><c> page

Summary: The committee held a public hearing and work session on House Bill 25A, the capital improvements appropriations bill, which Representative David Mills said was based on Governor Ayotte’s budget and included appropriations for capital improvements and extensions of prior appropriation lapses. The hearing drew testimony on several requested additions to the bill, with the chair noting the unusually large turnout and moving quickly through speakers. No questions were taken on the initial bill presentation, and the public hearing on HB 25A was later closed. The Community College System of New Hampshire asked for an additional $2.6 million, including $800,000 for IT infrastructure, $1.3 million for critical maintenance, and $500,000 for energy management systems. The witness said the money would address cybersecurity and online learning needs, replace failing boilers and a roof at several campuses, and prevent costly damage such as frozen pipes. The New Hampshire Veterans Home requested $1.5 million for ADA compliance and safety improvements, including floor replacement and wider doors, citing an upcoming VA inspection and the importance of preserving federal funding. Testimony also focused on career and technical education and airport funding. Milford CTE sought to keep $9.9 million in the budget for renovations after a local vote fell short, explaining the project had been scaled down from an earlier $60 million concept and that the school board wanted another chance to seek voter approval. On aviation, Concord, the New Hampshire Municipal Association, and Department of Transportation representatives urged restoring state matching funds for FAA airport grants, saying roughly $3.6 million in state money would leverage about $62 million to $65 million in federal funds for safety and infrastructure projects at public airports. Committee members asked about project selection, matching requirements, and the airport priority process, and witnesses said the program is driven by FAA-approved capital improvement plans and safety needs rather than business-return rankings.

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• And we started working with the counties immediately.
• So when we start checking on them and we. let them know that we're watching this stuff and start asking
• What we have found is... that they start acting very quickly.
• It started to become a difficult situation for those workers.
• did we start this program?

Committee: House Elections

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• Entities that start using this system will have a lower upfront cost of using the system.
• until May of 2024, when we were able to get started.
• Once the Commission had determined it was appropriate to start using the value of solar, then they started
• And so I think it's important to start at the same time.
• I don't know if we will, but that program has Is just starting up.

Bills: HF2103 , HF2793

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• Education is not simply about academics.
• It is foundational to student well-being and academic success.
• </c> academic success. academic success.
• We're going to start it off that guys.
• </c> That's how you're going to start me off. That's how you're going to start me off. Okay.

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• And last year we started working with legislators because we were getting a number of lawsuits.
• the main tool I used to help out veterans, people with disabilities, elderly widows, widowers, kids fresh
• In Florida, modeling this after the Fresh From Florida structure will help manufacturing in the state

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met with a quorum present and considered several bills. It first took up SB 232 on debt collection, where the sponsor explained a strike-all amendment and the committee adopted a Gruters amendment clarifying that email communications may be sent at any hour while other off-hours communications remain restricted. Testimony was sharply divided on a proposed change from “any person” to “debt collector,” with consumer advocates, legal aid, and the Florida Justice Association warning it would narrow Florida’s consumer protections, while supporters said the bill and amendment would address ambiguity affecting businesses. After debate, the committee rejected the broader amendment, adopted the email-only clarification, and reported CS for SB 232 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard and unanimously reported favorably CS for SB 126, which would allow prescription hearing aids to be sold and distributed by mail after a Florida-licensed audiologist or hearing aid specialist conducts the required examination, including remotely through telehealth. Supporters said the bill would improve access and reduce barriers for seniors and others with hearing loss, and no opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 600 and SB 602 on manufacturing, which would create and fund a statewide Office of Manufacturing, a promotional campaign, workforce grants, and related fees; multiple industry and economic development groups appeared in support, and both bills were reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS for SB 92 on hit-and-run accountability in vehicle repair shops. The sponsor described the bill as a response to rising hit-and-run incidents and explained that repair shops would have to complete a transaction form or retain a crash report for certain repairs, with a clarifying amendment adopted without objection. Prosecutors and law enforcement supporters said the bill would help identify offenders, while auto dealer representatives argued it could impose burdens and penalties on repair shops. The committee nevertheless reported CS for SB 92 favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 412, the Motorized Wheelchair Right to Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide repair manuals, diagnostic tools, and parts to owners and independent repair providers under fair and reasonable terms. Disability advocates and wheelchair users testified that repair delays can leave users stranded for weeks or months, and the committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote before adjourning.

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• Yeah, why don't you start it? There we go. We're all set.
• This is a great advantage to us because we can get the fresh pulp and use that fresh pulp for our material
• I started our farm in the spring of 2021.
• starting a land transition plan with one of those landowners.
• Let me start over here.

Committee: House Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• Today, the Senate is in session starting at 11 a.m. this morning, so we will review as many agencies
• We're about to start renovating the 300-year Alamo itself.
• That project started out over. 10 years ago as a $9 million project.
• Yeah, well. 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 All right, let's get started.
• Well, the winery industry really got started about 24-25 years ago from nothing.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• Before we start, just a note to members and the viewing and in-person audience: we are being recorded
• I really want to focus in on one particular word to start, and that's subcontractor.
• I move adoption of Amendment Widener 109, starting on page 7, line 12.
• It can go a long way in helping provide a fresh start or a new start for those youth.
• Let me start over, Madam Council.

Bills: HB2689 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB5877

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care

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• committee no longer is able to introduce and change and yada yada with the RS, we're just going to bring a fresh
• you practice a little bit of this by introducing yourself, who you represent, and then before you start

Committee: House Local Government