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• because District boundaries districts because District boundaries have<00:54:37.680> a<00:54:
• . ...might also make maps more responsive to the communities that the district borders are drawn around
• But if you create the minority district, you ended up with fair maps for both of those two groups, but
• But if you create the minority district, you ended up with fair maps for both of those two groups, but
• <01:15:36.520> for District you ended up with Fair maps for District you ended up with Fair

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , and our state senate map, especially for the congressional map, things that we agreed to.
• , and our state senate map, especially for the congressional map, things that we agreed to.
• >> The Livingston map is the congressional map. >> So, what is the state Senate map?
• >> The Livingston map is the congressional map. >> So, what is the state Senate map?
• Senate districts 25 and 26?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• MY DISTRICT IS SENATE DISTRICT 40 WHICH IS THE SOUTHERNMOST DISTRICT HERE IN FLORIDA AND SO I HAVE ALL
• I WILL TAKE A MINUTE TO GET MORE DETAILED INTO THE B MAPS.
• A STORY MAP LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THIS PAGE WHICH WILL APPLY FOR MOST ALL B MAPS B MAPS A STORY
• MAP LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THIS PAGE WHICH WILL APPLY FOR MOST ALL B MAPS PARTICULARLY WHERE WE
• THAT WOULD MEET TO B MAP STANDARDS?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• uh funding increases in it districts uh funding increases in it districts cannot<00:04:34.160>
• The author has admitted that there's no remedy for when the committee cannot agree on district maps.
• the committee cannot agree on District the committee cannot agree on District Maps<00:14:21.040>
• the author has stated that with Maps the author has stated that with limited<00:14:23.240> District
• These maps were then used to draw a recommended legislative and congressional map, which was submitted

Bills: HF550

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• The map that Republicans put out yesterday, in that map more than one-third of Texans, more than 10 million
• people will be in a new congressional district.
• This map is a gross injustice. Dr.
• This map is a gross injustice. Dr.
• By merging the majority parts of the 35th District and the 37th District here in Central Texas, they

Keywords: redistricting, gerrymandering, Texas Democrats, voter suppression, Hakeem Jeffries, equitable representation, minority communities, legislative session, political motivations

Summary: Texas Democratic leaders and members of Congress held a press event in Austin with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to denounce the Republican-led special session and proposed congressional redistricting map. Speakers, including Lizzie Fletcher, Lloyd Doggett, Al Green, Joaquin Castro, Sylvia Garcia, and Greg Casar, argued that the session should instead focus on flood recovery after the Hill Country Independence Day floods, affordability, health care, the energy grid, and other state priorities. They said the new map was a partisan and racially discriminatory gerrymander designed to help Donald Trump and Texas Republicans gain seats, weaken minority voting power, and undermine free and fair elections. Several speakers said the current Texas map is already under legal challenge and claimed the proposed changes would further reduce the ability of Black and Latino communities to elect candidates of choice. They also tied the redistricting fight to broader national issues such as Medicaid, Social Security, tariffs, housing costs, and corruption. Jeffries said Texas Democrats would not “bend the knee” and pledged support for their efforts, while emphasizing that the fight would continue politically, in court, and through public organizing. In the question-and-answer portion, Jeffries said all options should be on the table to protect Texans, but that Texas Democrats would decide their own strategy. Fletcher said the immediate priority was informing the public about the rushed process, noting that many Texans testified before seeing a map and that the hearings were moving quickly. No formal vote or legislative action occurred at the event itself.

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• The CPUC is required to adopt maps, but it is also required to include data from the very faulty maps
• and the map requirements, the map-making process.
• So we're very concerned that that broadband map and that wireless map would be in there.
• wireless maps, that data, be included in the map that is produced by the CPUC.
• maps we have.

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee heard AB 470 by Assembly Member McKinnor, a bill to modernize California’s carrier-of-last-resort rules for voice telephone service and create a process for carriers to transition away from obsolete copper networks in favor of advanced telecommunications infrastructure. The author and supporters said the bill is aimed at preserving reliable voice and 911 access while encouraging private investment in fiber and other modern networks, and emphasized that it is not a broadband bill. Support came from AT&T, business groups, and a former Cal OES director, who argued the bill provides a careful, phased modernization with CPUC oversight and increased public-safety investment requirements. Opposition came from TURN, CWA District 9, digital equity organizations, labor groups, and several local governments and county representatives. Critics raised concerns about the adequacy of the mapping process, reliance on broadband and wireless coverage data, the lack of on-the-ground verification, the challenge process, possible loss of Lifeline protections, and the impact on workers and union jobs. They also argued the bill could allow carriers to reduce universal-service obligations without enough safeguards for rural and vulnerable customers. Committee members discussed those concerns at length, especially the map-making process, the challenge procedure, and whether the bill sufficiently protects workers and customers who could be left behind. The author said the bill includes a 10-year backstop if service is lost, a CPUC-led process, and a three-to-one fiber buildout requirement tied to relinquishment, and expressed willingness to continue working with labor on workforce language. The committee ultimately passed AB 470 on a 7-0 due pass vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• The map that Republicans put out yesterday, in that map, more than 1/3 of Texans, more than 10 million
• people will be in a new congressional district.
• This map is a gross injustice.
• And it was for minority urban districts.
• By merging the majority parts of the thirty-fifth district and the thirty-seventh district here in central

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• Some of your districts are manipulated by the maps in Tarrant County, which puts a few of you in jeopardy
• maps.
• District 1333 is already one of the most bizarrely drawn congressional districts.
• these specific districts.
• map be approved by this body that created two new white districts when 95% of the population growth

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I am a MAP Stars coacher along with Patty Hash. Previously, I was a MAP Stars adviser for 22 years.
• I am a MAP Stars coacher along with Patty Hash. Previously, I was a MAP Stars adviser for 22 years.
• is representative Burg stated map stars is representative Burg stated map stars is a<00:03:25.799
• abilities to perform and to achieve map abilities to perform and to achieve map stars<00:05:28.039
• <00:13:22.360> and this is what map Stars program does and this is what map Stars program does

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• . maps. maps.
• first when we were drawing districts first when we were drawing maps<01:16:00.480> just<01:16
• The court ordered Alabama to draw a map with a second opportunity district.
• A court-drawn remedy map, which is currently governing Alabama's congressional district under Section
• . district. district.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 35 senators. The journal was adopted without objection, absent senators were excused, and there were no house messages, committee reports, motions, or resolutions before the first bill was called. The main item of business was House Bill 1, described as a conditional measure to set a process for electing U.S. House candidates in Alabama’s congressional districts 1, 2, 6, and 7 if a federal court order lifts current injunctions. The sponsor said the bill would only take effect if the court order is issued and would allow quick compliance with federal rulings. Debate centered on whether the bill was truly responsive to the court or instead an attempt at mid-decade redistricting; opponents argued it would violate Alabama’s constitutional limits on elections and ignore the court’s redistricting orders, while supporters said they were trying to comply with the court and that the issue was partisan rather than personal. Much of the discussion focused on Allen v. Milligan, the Voting Rights Act, and the meaning of the court’s injunctions. One senator argued the bill would dilute Black voting strength and was being driven by national Republican politics, while the sponsor and others insisted the legislature was acting only conditionally and that the court had not ordered the specific action being debated. The exchange became lengthy and contentious, but no final vote or other action on HB1 was taken in the portion provided.

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• But of the 235 districts shown on this map, 80% were within 30 miles of an institution with a traditional
• This map shows average teacher salaries in districts as of 2025.
• As a reminder, Adrian noted this, but these maps show only districts; they don't show charters because
• I'm now going to go through a series of maps that display different characteristics of districts that
• The left-hand map shows the average years of teaching experience by district as of 2025.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 18 meeting minutes and then received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions. Auditors explained that the fiscal year 2025 report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants from state, federal, and miscellaneous sources, across school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, and that the report only shows amounts distributed, not how recipients ultimately used the money. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance funding; department staff clarified that the Economics Arkansas grant is written into special language and that the CDC-related funding supports student surveys used by state agencies. Questions also focused on bonus and incentive programs such as master principal and National Board Certified teacher bonuses, with department staff saying the bonuses are generally tied to completion of the program or certification rather than classroom performance, though they would follow up on details. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research update on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global. Dr. Carlos Silva explained the difference between CPI-U and core CPI and said the estimates show inflation slowing over the forecast period, with some near-term variation between the two data providers. Members asked about the historical accuracy of prior projections, and he said the forecasts generally tend to move toward about 2 percent over time, though recent shocks have caused earlier estimates to understate actual inflation. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the final adequacy report on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. BLR staff reviewed Arkansas teacher demographics, shortage areas, educator preparation pipelines, licensure exceptions, survey results from teachers and principals, and teacher support programs. They reported that Arkansas had about 32,800 teachers and 473,000 students in 2025, with an average of 11.9 years of experience and a slight increase in National Board Certified teachers. The report found shortages in multiple subject areas, especially special education, math, science, foreign language, and social studies, and identified 65 districts as high-need geographically. Survey results showed school leadership as the strongest positive factor in recruitment and retention, while workload and salary were the biggest negatives; 30 percent of responding teachers said they were considering leaving the profession. The committee also reviewed teacher salary data showing a statewide average salary of $60,254 in 2025, Arkansas ranking 45th nationally by NEA methodology, and a long-term inflation-adjusted decline in district salaries, though LEARNS Act increases improved the trend. Members asked for additional follow-up information on survey methodology, alternative licensure costs, coursework, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, exit data, and how salary comparisons are calculated.

Transcript Highlights:

• This map shows average teacher salaries in districts as of 2025.
• This map shows average teacher salaries in districts as of 2025.
• As a reminder, Adrian noted this, but these maps show only districts.
• So here the left-hand map shows the percentage of teachers in a district who are...
• The left-hand map shows the average years of teaching experience by district as of 2025.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee first received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions for fiscal year 2025. Auditors explained the report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants to school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, with most funding coming from the Public School Fund and federal sources. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, master principal bonuses, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance grants. Department of Education staff clarified that the audit report only shows distributions, not how recipients ultimately used the money, and noted that some funding declines reflected the end of one-time federal COVID relief dollars. Senators also asked about the special-language appropriation for Economics Arkansas and the use of public school fund revenues. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global, followed by a detailed adequacy-study update on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. The teacher report covered teacher counts, education levels, experience, shortages, preparation pathways, licensure exceptions, survey results, and salary trends. Key findings included about 32,800 teachers statewide in 2025, an average retention rate of 87%, and 30% of surveyed teachers saying they were considering leaving the profession. The report also noted shortages in special education, math, science, and other areas, growth in alternative preparation pathways, and the phaseout of several licensure exceptions under Act 304 of 2025. Members asked extensively about survey methodology, teacher satisfaction, preparation for classroom environment and special education, the cost and return on investment of alternative licensure routes, and whether exit-interview data exists statewide. The presenters said they could follow up on several questions, including details on alternative programs, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, and comparisons to other surveys. On salaries, the report said the statewide average teacher salary in 2025 was $60,254, with districts averaging slightly higher than charters. Arkansas ranked 45th nationally on average salary in 2025, though 36th when adjusted for cost of living, and average district salaries had declined 8% in inflation-adjusted terms since 2016. Members also discussed the LEARNS Act minimum salary floor of $50,000, salary disparities among districts, and whether the state should focus more on retaining experienced teachers as well as raising starting pay.

Transcript Highlights:

• The three pillars are mapping.
• So this map shows those groups.
• Slide 22, flood mapping and modeling.
• Now, if there's a district that's already established by the legislature, a drainage district, they may
• insurance rate maps.

Summary: The House Committee on Natural Resources met to focus on flooding issues across Texas, with particular attention to South Texas and the recent catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. Chair Harris and Vice Chair Martinez emphasized that flooding is a statewide problem requiring continued legislative attention. The committee heard invited testimony from Hidalgo County Commissioner David Fuentes and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 General Manager Raul Sassine, who described the March flood event in Hidalgo County, including more than 20 inches of rain, six deaths, over $100 million in local damage, widespread road flooding, and repeated shutdowns of Interstate 2 and its frontage roads. They argued that existing drainage systems are under capacity, that TxDOT projects must account for downstream drainage impacts, and that local governments have already invested heavily in mitigation through bonds and partnerships. Fuentes and Sassine also described the county’s long-term flood mitigation and water-reuse efforts, including the Delta region water management project, which would capture stormwater, runoff, and treated effluent, reduce flooding, and create potable water supply. They said the drainage district manages about 780 miles of channels and 1,100 acres of detention facilities, has used prior Flood Infrastructure Fund and GLO grants, and has ongoing applications for additional state and federal assistance. Members discussed the need for TxDOT coordination, emergency access on frontage roads, local “skin in the game,” and the possibility of combining flood control with aquifer recharge and water supply projects. Texas Water Development Board Executive Administrator Brian McMath then presented an overview of the state’s flood planning and funding framework, including the post-Harvey legislative changes that created the Flood Infrastructure Fund, the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund, and the regional/state flood planning process. He summarized the first state flood plan adopted in 2024, noting that about one in six Texans live or work in known flood hazard areas and that regional plans identified 4,609 flood risk reduction solutions with an estimated cost of $54.5 billion. He also reviewed TWDB programs for flood grants, community assistance, flood insurance compliance, stream gauges, TexMesonet, flood mapping, and the TexasFlood.org viewer. Members asked about drainage fees, technical assistance, gauge placement, the relationship between flood maps and FEMA FIRMs, and whether flood mitigation funds could support aquifer storage and recovery or recharge projects; TWDB staff said such projects can be eligible if they include flood mitigation components, but direct technical assistance cannot be paid from Flood Infrastructure Fund dollars. The committee concluded by expressing interest in further study of combining flood mitigation with aquifer recharge, and then adjourned.

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• Congressional District 9 remains a Republican district.
• I'm trying to look at the map, and there also are not... Changes to District 33, is that correct?
• You thought you saw something to change on District 16? There's a change on District 16.
• these districts.
• , and White Latino districts.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• We all know then that the maps, two sets of maps, were forwarded. Those maps were rejected.
• We all know then that the maps, two sets of maps, were forwarded. Those maps were rejected.
• You talk to people and they look at the maps sometimes, and districts are like, how does this make sense
• maps.
• MAPS.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no. The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber. The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators. Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.

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• The 5 districts that are new Republican performing districts still exist in the plan, but it exists in
• district now?
• These maps have been altered.
• Uh, Latino districts.
• Um, and white Latino districts, but these districts that have historically been underrepresented to.

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• , or no, it isn't on a map.
• on the map.
• map the map is we're trying to make the map the map is how<00:46:34.640> we<00:46:34.760>
• That updated map, current map, would be the controlling map in my reading of this.
• > would<00:48:19.240> be updated map current map would would be updated map current map would

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:00:52.640> data agenda is the school mapping data agenda is the school mapping data program
• Too often you find that the maps that we have or the maps that are in the system have never been updated
• and the maps they would do the mapping and the maps would<00:02:03.600> be<00:02:03.680> embedded
• <00:02:56.400> are maps that we have or the maps that are maps that we have or the maps that
• they would have access to this mapping. they would have access to this mapping.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met without a quorum and heard presentations on several workforce and school-safety funding requests. The first item was a proposal for a school mapping data program, presented by Rep. Steve Bratcher with law enforcement and mapping partners. They said the plan would move money to the 911 system so school maps could be embedded there and kept current for all schools, public and private, to improve response times and officer, student, and teacher safety. The request was described as a $10 million one-time appropriation, with an estimate that the work could be completed in about a year. The committee then heard testimony on the Be Proud Initiative, a mobile workshop program aimed at exposing students age 13 and up to skilled trades and related education and career opportunities. Speakers from the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, MI2, the Kentucky Treasury, and the Associated General Contractors said the program would improve perceptions of manufacturing, construction, and metals careers, connect students to training and employers, and help build the workforce pipeline. They said private industry would contribute $1 million in FY 2026-2027 before state funds are released, and requested $3 million in state funding in FY 2027-2028 contingent on that match. A Treasury official said handling the funds through the Treasury would have minimal impact on the office. Committee members responded favorably, including a comment from Rep. Bojanowski about the value of hands-on learning for students who struggle with test-focused instruction. Speakers also explained that the program includes classroom materials before and after the truck visit and ongoing outreach for students and parents. The final presentation was on an MI2 metals career pathway proposal, which cited economic impact data for Kentucky’s metals industry and asked for a $3 million one-time investment for FY 2027-2028 to pilot a middle- and high-school pathway in Carroll and Logan counties. The proposal would be matched by industry funds and used for curriculum, equipment, dual-credit and apprenticeship connections, student stipends, and parent outreach. The chair closed by noting it was the final scheduled meeting of the session and moved toward adjournment.

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• Slide 22 covers flood mapping and modeling.
• There’s a district that’s already established by the legislature, a drainage district.
• We have several different drainage districts, but there are gaps between the districts that have no coverage
• Maps (FIRMs).
• Somewhere along that timeline, we developed a map that put, that mapped all the factors that would need

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• My district is 47% Black. Um, it's not a majority-Black district.
• district is 47% black. district is 47% black.
• My district is 47% black. My district is 47% black.
• Not just in my district. district. district.
• does that not change maps? does that not change maps?

Keywords: 923, senate, all