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• I also want to say it's very nerve-wracking to be in front of you all, hearing myself so loudly on a
• That's the beginning of the building blocks for success and everything that we do so The time being spent
• is how you fix situations,' and it was really really helpful, and I think it calmed a lot of their nerves
• But if you gave me a block grant idea, I would be working from top down with the dollars you gave me.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And so I do have three spots on my school board that are up for election this year, which is nerve-wracking
• But at— Three spots on my school board are up for election this year, which is nerve-wracking.
• Families, which include CCDF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, and the Social Services Block
• Catherine, on February 6, didn't a federal judge block that January funding freeze as being unlawful
• dollars here that is at stake—half a billion dollars with the federal Child Care Development Fund block

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I don't understand why we have blocking out of state attorney general's from representing beneficiaries
• I can't even walk around my block twice without being in some level of discomfort.
• work oftentimes at night when that contrast is very different, hard for their eyes to adjust their peripheral

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

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• courts come back with the exact same answer because there is no compelling interest for the state to block

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

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• Now, if I read from what you handed us, one of the points that they're supposed to look for is peripheral
• Now, if I read from what you handed us, one of the points that they're supposed to look for is peripheral
• :23:24.799> is that they're supposed to look for is that they're supposed to look for is peripheral
• <00:23:25.960> vasculopathy<00:23:26.960> including<00:23:27.400> Ray peripheral
• vasculopathy including Ray peripheral vasculopathy including Ray noes<00:23:28.000> phenomena

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• >> So, from a perspective of how we can move forward in anchors, when we did this closer peripheral system
• , when we when we did this<00:47:58.560> um<00:47:58.640> closer<00:47:59.000> peripheral
• <00:47:59.400> system<00:47:59.760> the this um closer peripheral system the this um
• closer peripheral system the first<00:48:00.200> time<00:48:00.440> back<00:48:00.680>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 20 minutes and then adopted the remainder of the consent calendar, after removing two items for separate discussion. On item 26071, members questioned a $95,000 DoubleTree Manchester contract for a two-day conference. Department staff said the hotel was the only bidder, the conference typically draws more than 500 attendees, most of the cost is food offset by registration fees, and attendees pay their own lodging except for presenters. The committee then approved the item. On item 26068, members asked for clearer reporting on remaining federal funds in continuing items. DHHS said about $10.3 million remained as of February 28, 2026, and agreed to provide the original award amounts and a reconciliation later. The committee approved the item. The committee then took up a DHHS transfer item for the developmental disability system, where officials said projected costs had risen because of delayed pandemic-era billings, new individuals entering the system, and higher individual service budgets. They said the budget was built on older assumptions, that carryforward funds had fallen from about $94 million to $72 million, and that the transfer would not affect lapse because it shifts general funds while federal Medicaid funds are accepted in return. The item was adopted. The committee also approved a hiring request and then a late Corrections item tied to overtime and recruitment. Corrections officials said the department is about 50% staffed for corrections officers, typical overtime is an eight-hour shift, inmate populations are beginning to rise again, and the department is using academy blitzes, out-of-state recruiting, targeted advertising, and a $10,000 sign-on bonus paid after academy completion and one year of service. Senator Gray said the late item was intended to help reduce a larger request expected in June, and the committee adopted the item. Finally, members questioned DHHS item 26074 on the New Hampshire Care Connection system and its interoperability with provider and managed care systems. DHHS said the system already has SMART on FHIR integration, single sign-on, and deeper integration options, and that managed care organizations are working with the contractor on use cases and data exchange. Officials said the project has been multi-phase, including the 988 crisis-response migration, privacy/security work, a provider network of more than 100 organizations, and a searchable resource portal managed by Granite United Way. They said the closed-referral solution is funded largely with Medicaid federal funds and is planned to continue in the base budget, not the rural health grant. The discussion ended without further action noted in the excerpt.

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• side of the screen, where you can't see, there's about 40 backpacks that are ready to go, full of peripherals
• /c><00:15:54.240> go,<00:15:55.279> full<00:15:55.519> of<00:15:55.600> peripherals
• <00:15:56.399> And ready to go, full of peripherals.
• And ready to go, full of peripherals.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity met remotely on January 8, 2026, approved the minutes from October 27, 2025 by voice vote, and confirmed a quorum was present. The main presentation came from the Minnesota National Guard’s cyber coordination cell, with Lieutenant Colonel Brian Morgan describing the unit’s mission to prepare Guard cyber forces for state or federal cyber support, including domestic emergencies like the St. Paul ransomware incident and broader federal activations. Morgan outlined three main lines of effort: optimizing cyber force training for likely threats, building relationships with state, federal, academic, and local partners, and equipping deployable incident-response tools. He said the coordination cell is not itself the incident response team, but serves as the planning and coordination office for military cyber response, maintaining equipment at Cedar Street Armory that can provide out-of-band connectivity and be deployed quickly. He also described partnerships with Minnesota IT Services, CISA, the FBI, Metro State University, and international/state partners such as Norway and Croatia, along with participation in major exercises and conferences. The presentation emphasized the St. Paul response as a model for coordination, noting the Guard’s role in mission coordination, operational support, public affairs support, and lessons learned. Morgan said the Guard has conducted more than 200 engagements with partner institutions in 2024-2025 and uses outreach to educate counties and other entities on how to request Guard cyber support, comparing the process to requesting assistance for a fire or flood. In response to a question from Representative Bonner, he highlighted the long-standing relationship with Metro State University and its practical role in training cyber personnel, including operational technology training and a credit-transfer pathway toward a master’s degree.

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• The nerve block. And if you could call the roll, please. Then our Block, aye. Then our Charley.
• Senator Block, aye. Senator Charley. Senator Gallegos. Senator Nava. Senator Pinto.
• Senator Block. Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a couple of quick questions.
• Madam Chair, Senator Block, let me back us up a moment. Senator Block, let me back us up a moment.
• Senator Block, yes. Senator Charley, yes. Senator Gallegos, yes. Senator Nava, yes.

Bills: SB21, SB42, SB81, SB101, SB139

Keywords: SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare

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• opportunity period, So Senate Bill 194 limits each applicant to a single reasonable opportunity period and blocks
• The available data that we have is clear and confirms that diabetes, peripheral artery disease, and diabetic
• The available data that we have is clear and confirms that diabetes, peripheral artery disease, and diabetic

Bills: HR267, HCR105, HCR107, HCR110, HCR113, HCR114, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB237, SB333, SB433, SB483, SCR37

Keywords: diabetes, amputation, amputations, diabetic foot ulcer, peripheral artery disease, PAD, wound care, podiatry, vascular disease, endocrinology, limb salvage, health policy, public health, healthcare costs, insurance coverage, Louisiana Department of Health, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Center for Health Innovation, patient education, screening

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• GETTING THE NERVES OUT BEFORE THE MIC IS ON BUT THANK YOU COMMITTEE FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY TO TALK
• IN FLORIDA AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ADMINISTER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
• ENTITIES INCLUDE 67 COUNTIES AND ABOUT 55 MUNICIPALITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Block, District 12.
• Chair and Senator Block.
• So hopefully you can do that, and Senator Block, great minds think alike.
• In the Navajo Nation, is there something blocking us from doing that? So, Mr.
• Senator Block, thank you, Mr. Chair.

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• We're outside of our home turf, so it's a little nerve-wracking, but we'll get through it.
• We're outside of our home turf, so it's a little nerve-wracking, but we'll get through it.
• Data Center Watch recently reported that $64 billion in U.S. data center projects have been blocked or
• delayed by a growing wave of local, nonpartisan opposition. ...have been blocked or delayed by a growing

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its fourth meeting, held October 27-28 in Santa Fe, with Representative Duncan moving approval and no opposition. The chair then introduced a panel on the cost of providing medical care in New Mexico, focusing on physician shortages, rising practice costs, and access problems, especially in southern New Mexico and Las Cruces. Panelists included family physicians, a pediatrician, a cardiologist/electrophysiologist, and a community health center medical director, who described their backgrounds and practices before turning to the policy discussion. The doctors argued that New Mexico is losing physicians because of three main pressures: medical malpractice exposure, gross receipts tax on medical services, and low Medicaid reimbursement. They said malpractice premiums are much higher than in neighboring states, punitive damages and venue shopping increase risk, and the patient compensation fund and attorney fee structure create additional costs. They also described administrative burdens from insurance billing and referrals, the high debt and long training period for physicians, and the effect of corporate medicine and private equity on practice decisions. One panelist emphasized the economic impact of each physician on jobs and local spending, while another noted that shortages force patients into emergency rooms and delay specialty care. The panel presented a list of proposed solutions: reform punitive damages, limit venue shopping and stacking, restore lifetime medical payments from the patient compensation fund, enact apology protections, cap attorney fees, continue Medicaid funding improvements, and eliminate gross receipts tax on medical and dental services. Committee members generally agreed the presentation was thorough and useful, but several noted that some proposals fall outside this committee’s jurisdiction and would likely need to move through other committees, especially judiciary and tax. Some members supported drafting legislation or working on separate bills, while others urged caution, requested more input from hospitals and economists, and raised concerns about local government revenue impacts from GRT changes. The chair concluded by encouraging members to continue discussions offline and noted that the tax-related issue would be taken up further in the next day’s work.

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• The TANF Block Grant, which provides a federal source for the Minnesota Family Investment Program, as
• Both the Child Care Development Block Grant and the TANF Block Grant pay for both state-level entitlements
• The first category on this, the first block to the left is probably the easiest to explain.
• Oh dear, please afford me my nerves. >> [laughter] Oh, don't worry about it. No, thanks.
• Oh dear, please afford me my nerves. Oh dear, please afford me my nerves.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My knee couldn’t be repaired because it has nerve damage as a result of that.
• I was a lieutenant at Walpole State Prison, and I worked with three toughest cell blocks in that prison

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its third hearing of the 194th General Court session, taking testimony on several individual bills and home rule petitions, mostly involving retirement and pension-related relief. The committee chair outlined hearing procedures, including three-minute limits for individuals, ten-minute limits for panels, livestreaming, and the deadline for written testimony. At the end of the hearing, the chair noted that House matters heard that day must be reported by Friday, July 11, 2025, subject to extensions, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded. Several witnesses supported bills seeking retirement credit or pension adjustments for public employees. These included H. 2917 for Dedham-Westwood Water District employees seeking pension buy-in credit; H. 2976 for Eileen Mullen to purchase creditable service for teaching in a criminal justice pilot program; H. 2996 for Virginia Cummings, a retired Department of Correction lieutenant seeking greater pension parity; H. 2977 for Wendy Lopieri to buy back part-time community college service; and H. 2989 for Wayne Taylor, who said he was mistakenly credited for fewer years of select board service than he expected. Testimony emphasized long public service, injuries, and what witnesses described as unfair denials or flawed interpretations of retirement law. The committee also heard testimony on bills involving post-retirement earnings and disability-related relief. Kevin Blanchett testified in opposition to H. 2931, arguing it would improperly reduce money owed to a regional retirement system and its members, while the bill’s sponsor argued the retirement board was seeking an excessive recovery based on law firm gross earnings rather than the individual’s earnings. Jamie Magarian described severe injuries from a 2018 crash and urged favorable action on his bill, with support from the State Police Association. Michael Palmer testified in favor of S. 1841, seeking to extend prior violent-crime retirement income-cap relief to his case after being shot on duty and later finding that even part-time private-sector work exceeded his retirement earnings limit.

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• I'm John Block, State Representative for District 51 in Alamogordo.
• I've got **Representative Joy Garratt** (member_13064), **Representative John Block** (member_14069),
• So, Representative Block, four minutes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you so much, Mr.
• Chair, Representative Block, that's correct. Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Chair, Representative Block, it's not knocking time off of the sentence; it is a life sentence, but they

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• we augment it with to get, a lot of times, down to a smaller level than a census tract or a census block
• I'm sure she's been racked with nerves for 40 minutes for her moment in front of my committee.
• It's not just one monolithic block.
• It's not just one monolithic block.
• Thank you. monolithic block yeah it's in every it's in it's in medicine it's in insurance and it's in

Bills: SB1020

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, 1182, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1020, which would create Arizona Space Commission special license plates and direct a portion of the plate fee to the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund. The bill’s sponsor and the Arizona Space Commission chair testified in support, emphasizing Arizona’s growing space industry, the need for a funding stream for the commission, and the bill’s role in promoting aerospace jobs, education, and economic development. They noted a planned floor amendment to extend the implementation deadline from 2026 to 2027. Members expressed strong support and highlighted Arizona’s competitiveness in space-related activity. The committee then heard a presentation from Deloitte on artificial intelligence in government. Deloitte described how AI and predictive analytics can improve state services, but stressed concerns about accountability, data quality, privacy, workforce impacts, and responsible use. The presentation used examples from public-sector data integration and predictive modeling, including how AI can help identify veterans who may qualify for benefits or other outreach, while cautioning that such tools should not be used for yes-or-no eligibility decisions. Members asked about data sources, accuracy, minors, privacy protections, and safeguards, and Deloitte said it follows a trust-and-governance framework and could provide more information later. Finally, the committee heard from Pano AI on wildfire detection technology. The presenter explained that the company uses camera towers, AI, and human review to detect smoke early, provide location data to responders, and improve initial attack on wildfires. She said the system is already deployed across Arizona through utilities, state agencies, and local departments, with more installations planned, and described examples where early detection helped contain fires and support evacuation and jurisdictional response. Members asked about coverage, weather limitations, funding, and future capabilities, and the presenter said the technology is a tool that will continue improving through better prediction and integration with other fire-management systems. The committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• The HOA president has openly stated her intention to block any sale through manipulation of the estoppel
• without proper authorization, imposing crushing attorney fees, manipulating estoppel certificates to block
• This will allow us to use the Child Care Development Block Grant funding to go towards this fund for
• Double parking is not a solution; it creates safety hazards, blocks accessible pathways, interferes with
• My knee surgery isn't going to fix itself, and I'm not going to get the nerve damage back from my foot

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• 09.680> driveway, attempts to block the driveway, attempts to block the driveway, sometimes<04
• people understand that they can't block people understand that they can't block the<04:30:24.159
• from those are who are legally blocked from those are who are legally blocked from<04:48:56.240>
• <04:50:14.718> from pro-life people would be blocked from pro-life people would be blocked
• <04:51:46.878> You blocking. They can enforce that. You blocking. They can enforce that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• children to abuse it and to suffer serious negative side effects especially on young developing brains, nerve
• specifically the way it seems to alter the B12. 12, which is just a B vitamin that's really important in nerve
• Well, not necessarily metabolize it in that sense, but the part of the B12 that was needed for the nerve
• . nerve endings and the pathways is permanently damaged.
• Once a certain part of your spinal cord or your brain has not received adequate oxygen and the nerve

Bills: SB18, SB19, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB 18, SB 19

Keywords: municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues