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• THAT FIRST ONE WORLD-CLASS TALENT AND LEADERSHIP.
• WOULD BE GOING BACK INTO SO WHEN THAT YOUNG PERSON WOULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND BE IN THEIR ALGEBRA CLASS
• $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS BECAUSE AS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WE CAN POINT OUT THINGS LIKE TITLE I, TITLE II
• ARE AND EVERY SO OFTEN YOU WILL GET A KID WHO WILL TRY TO HIDE IT AND THEY SAY LET ME SEE HOW THAT CLASS
• I MET A YOUNG MAN IN TAMPA ABOUT A MONTH AGO, HE IS IN ITS THIRD SEMESTER OF COLLEGE CLASSES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• the uh property tax uh associated with the uh property tax uh associated with um<00:16:31.360> railroads
• 32.240> to<00:16:32.720> passenger<00:16:33.279> rail<00:16:34.079> uh um railroads
• to passenger rail uh um railroads to passenger rail uh operating.<00:16:35.279> And<00:16:35.440
• Department of Transportation is directed to create a consolidated report that comes from regional railroad

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• One, one of the last World War II fighter aces, who passed away on December 2, 2024, in Tampa, Florida
• After World War II, D.
• After World War II, D.
• After World War II, D.
• After World War II, D.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• qualify for the exemption, a well must have reported at least 60 months. of prior production to the Railroad
• Operators must obtain certification from the railroad.
• Restimulus Bill. will help marginal wells, abandoned wells, and orphaned wells, and the pressure that the Railroad
• manufacturing, technology, nursing, construction. need that to be able to offer that growing population those classes
• bill would undermine the only mechanism under state law that our community has for developing a world-class

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• Number one: Senator James Aberdine: Railroad Heritage Center budget and taxation.
• Railroad Heritage Center budget and taxation. So we consider the reading of bond initiatives.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, February 27, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate met on Friday, February 27, with an invocation by Reverend Howard Travers and several guest introductions, including family members, defense organization leaders, a South Asian Herald editor, Eagleton Institute fellows, and physicians from Johns Hopkins. The chamber journalized the prayer, confirmed a quorum, and then moved into bill introductions, House messages, and committee reports. Several measures were advanced without objection, including Senate Bill 338 to extend a work group report deadline on transfer of retirement system member services, Senate Bill 448 authorizing Carroll County public facilities bonds up to $27 million, Senate Bill 453 clarifying that the Arabian horse race associated with Preakness can be run at Laurel Park, Senate Bill 614 allowing Dorchester County detention officers to join the correctional officers retirement system if the county opts in, and Senate Bill 724 making a technical emergency adjustment to cost-of-living calculations for retirees because October CPI data was unavailable during a government shutdown. Each of those bills received favorable committee reports and was ordered printed for third reading after no objections or amendments were offered. Two bills were postponed for later consideration: Senate Bill 538 on Baltimore City raffles tied to organizations affiliated with professional baseball and football teams was special ordered to Wednesday of the following week, and Senate Bill 108 on water resources and wetlands enforcement was special ordered to March 3 while members worked on possible amendments. Senate Bill 56 on the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center and third-party data sharing was also special ordered to the following Wednesday because committee discussion was ongoing. House Bill 6 and House Bill 372 were received and referred to the appropriate standing committees. The Senate also took up Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 3 and, after no nominations were separated out, confirmed the executive nominations by a vote of 41 in the affirmative. Later, the chamber heard a personal privilege statement from a Montgomery County senator about Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald schools in Maryland, highlighting preservation efforts and an upcoming Scrabble tournament fundraiser at a Rosenwald school. The Senate then confirmed a quorum, and the Majority Leader moved that the Senate stand in recess until Monday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m., which was adopted without objection.

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• to help tenants, there was no due process, and they were just regularly, as a matter of course, railroaded
• And today we're having a discussion about denying them those lawyers because it's easier to railroad

Bills: HB303

Keywords: jail standards, living conditions, Harris County jail, safety, inmate welfare

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• <00:20:12.480> 24 last budget that was under class 24 last budget that was under class 24
• which we moved to the appropriate class which we moved to the appropriate class software<00:20:16.000
• <00:28:43.159> it because we're not filling the class it because we're not filling the class
• <00:54:40.119> 10<00:54:40.440> class<00:54:40.680> 60 would reduce class 10
• class 60 would reduce class 10 class 60 Associated<00:54:41.640> costs<00:54:41.839> with<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 hearing took testimony from the director of New Hampshire Police Standards and Training on the agency’s budget request and operations. He described the agency’s role in setting hiring, education, certification, and discipline standards for police, corrections, probation and parole, and court security officers, and noted that the agency runs the full-time, part-time, corrections, and court security training programs. He also outlined the agency’s staffing, facility, and budget request for FY 2026-27, including a request to keep funding level with the governor’s recommendation while shifting funds to support an IT manager position by defunding a vacant administrative slot. The agency requested several statutory changes in Chapter 106, including clarifying the definition of police misconduct, allowing a temporary member on the Conduct Review Committee, clarifying reporting requirements for misconduct allegations, and codifying the Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. The director also reviewed new responsibilities added in recent years, including crisis intervention training, statewide accreditation, the Conduct Review Committee, and increased annual in-service training requirements. He explained that crisis intervention funding is carried in a continuously appropriated, non-lapsing account and that some budget lines were reclassified, including software and janitorial services, to reflect actual spending needs. Members asked about national standards, the different academy tracks, crisis intervention funding, maintenance and contract changes, temporary positions, and the court security training program. The agency said it coordinates with national peers through IADLEST, that the part-time and corrections academies are longstanding programs, and that the new court security academy can be delivered either as a full academy or as in-service training depending on resources. The director also said the agency has been running extra full-time academies because of high vacancy rates, but expects to return to three full-time academies this year, with two corrections academies and one or possibly two part-time academies. He also explained the current approach to misconduct records and public disclosure, saying sustained findings under RSA 106-L are heard by the council and published, replacing the older, less standardized exculpatory list process.

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• The program forwards participants' first-class mail and accepts service of process on their behalf while
• The program forwards participants'<00:35:39.040> first-class<00:35:39.680> mail<00:35:40.320
• > and participants' first-class mail and participants' first-class mail and accepts<00:35:40.960
• I do not want to hear about World War II during the conversation of this bill. Thank you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• piece of legislation but also with the HJR in and of itself is to expand the availability of asset classes
• I think it needs to be properly balanced when you talk about the duration time duration of asset classes
• the legislature wants to reevaluate the structuring of that TET board or structuring of the asset class
• Like nobody caught it till after the protest period was over, and there was a small class A/B school
• Declare the vote with a vote of a ii and we'll report your title off bill out as due pass.

Keywords: 914, all

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• House Bill 413 ensures that a defendant charged with a Class B misdemeanor or higher category of offense
• The bill also increases penalties for voyeurism, elevating the offense from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor
• A first-time violation with a deadly weapon is upgraded from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony
• affirmative finding process for the use of metal or body armor during the commission of a Title VIII or II

Bills: HB75, HB108

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees, 1185, senate, all

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• Glover Jr., the NASA astronaut and the pilot of the Artemis II mission.
• This past April, Captain Glover was the pilot of the Artemis II mission.
• And today, we are especially proud to recognize him as the pilot of NASA's Artemis II mission.
• Today we are especially proud to recognize him as the pilot of NASA's Artemis II mission, helping return

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved procedural motions, and recognized several guests and honorees, including CAUSE leadership academy participants, retiring FCMAT CEO Michael Fine, a Capitol intern, environmental leaders celebrating Black Conservation Week, family members of members, and NASA astronaut Captain Victor Glover Jr. The body also took up a number of routine file items and committee referral requests, with several bills referred to committees by unanimous consent and multiple items passed or retained on file. The main floor debate centered on ACR 214, the Juneteenth resolution. Members from the Black Caucus and other caucuses spoke in support, describing Juneteenth as both a celebration of emancipation and a reminder that freedom and equality remain unfinished work. Speakers emphasized Black history, civil rights, solidarity across communities, and ongoing issues such as education, housing, health, incarceration, and economic inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 coauthors were added. The Assembly also considered AB 2285 on blockchain staking and crypto regulation. The author argued the bill would provide consumer protections and clear rules for banks, credit unions, and crypto exchanges, while an opponent warned it could weaken securities oversight and consumer safeguards. The bill passed 45-1, and the author requested immediate transmission to the Senate. Later, SB 1036 on mitigation fee credits for redevelopment passed 55-0 after brief support for clarifying fee rules and reducing duplicative costs. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, including resolutions for Women’s Equality Day and the International Day of Yoga, along with several Senate bills, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly announced it would not meet on Friday, June 19, would reconvene Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m., and then adjourned.

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• clarify, is the federal government paid for a lot of our water and sewer systems even after World War II
• water and sewer systems even after World water and sewer systems even after World War<00:02:43.760> II
• :46.000> 95%<00:02:46.640> of<00:02:46.800> the<00:02:46.959> costs War II
• and they paid 95% of the costs War II and they paid 95% of the costs and<00:02:48.080> now<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• engaging in disruptive or threatening behavior, which would then be qualified, if found guilty, as a Class
• would also allow for subsequent offenses, if there was a pattern of such behavior, to be enhanced to a Class
• engaging in disruptive or threatening behavior, which would then be qualified, if found guilty, as a Class
• would also allow for subsequent offenses, if there was a pattern of such behavior, to be enhanced to a Class
• In the spring of 1945, the great thunder of World War II was silenced.

Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:04:59 Orders of the Day 00:06:19 Recess 00:06:38 Reconvene 01:11:12 HB 306 01:11:42 HB 34 01:14:19 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 01:16:25 Rep. Petrie Statements on Budget 01:16:42 Motions, Petitions, and Communications continued 01:23:50 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:36:28 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 01:38:52 ConC/Rules Report 01:45:18 Floor Amendments 01:46:21 Adjournment 01:46:32, 958, all

Summary: The House convened on the 14th legislative day after winter weather closures, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 27, 30, 40, and 76 and requested concurrence. The chamber also suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and later recessed briefly for caucus and for meetings of the committee on committees and the rules committee. Two bills were taken up and passed on the floor. House Bill 306, relating to criminal trespass, was explained as a workplace-safety measure that would define disruptive or threatening behavior in workplaces and increase penalties for repeat offenses; it passed 83-7. House Bill 34, relating to death benefits, was described as expanding recognized cancers for fire service-related benefits; it passed 92-0. After passage of HB 34, a motion for a clincher was adopted without objection. During announcements, a member from Todd outlined the newly filed branch budget bills and said the executive budget would be a scaled-back, “bare-bones” operational budget focused on restraining spending growth and inviting more public review through budget subcommittees. The House also adopted a citation honoring Notre Dame Academy and Catholic Schools Week, heard an announcement about hearing screenings by the Kentucky Academy of Audiology, and received a lengthy floor speech marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day before adopting House Resolution 30 without objection. At the end of the session, new bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on lactation consultation, Medicaid waivers, a child tax credit, postsecondary employment, long-term care, court security officers, prisoner monitoring devices, administrative regulations, the state budget, transportation, legislative and judicial appropriations, stalking, and memorial overpasses. The committee on committees referred several bills to standing committees, the rules committee posted House Bills 56, 214, 281, and 366 for the next day, a floor amendment to House Bill 320 was reported, and the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

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• Show my work, and want to teach classes at my local community arts center, then maybe a state grant is
• It was classes and workshops for seniors, performances in senior facilities.
• It was class is and workshops for seniors performances in senior facilities.
• Really does a good job of showcasing a lot of the arts, whether it's theater, dance class, traditional
• We reached that level of a class...

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For masked intimidation, the conference committee substitute changes the offense to a Class E felony.
• The conference committee substitute changes the offense to a Class E felony for a first offense, Class
• D for a second, and Class C for a third or subsequent.
• There is one new tax credit in this package that is for the short line railroads, with the sunset of
• You know, I did stop the bleed classes.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Class B felony.
• Also a Class B felony.
• It can be a Class C felony if there's a second violation. And finally, metal property deception.
• , certification is not required for specially commissioned officers, including reserve officers, railroad
• And then if you look at the box on the right... ...for second class cities, and that statute still says

Summary: The committee held a work session in Mill Creek focused first on the eviction process. Judge Michael Scott of King County Superior Court described historic highs in unlawful detainer filings across Washington, especially in urban counties, and said King County has reduced its backlog and average time to resolution to about 60 days by adding two dedicated eviction judges and using more judges when needed. He also described how King County and other counties are implementing the right to counsel for indigent tenants, and noted that additional housing commissioners may help. Office of Civil Legal Aid representatives Philippe Knapp and Jane Paxe said the statewide appointed counsel program has represented more than 30,000 tenants, referred clients to social services, and helped many remain housed, but they warned of a funding shortfall that could eliminate about 17 attorneys and leave roughly 2,000 tenants without representation. A landlord-side panel argued that eviction timelines remain too long and fragmented, creating unpaid rent, safety issues, and uncertainty for both landlords and tenants; they urged more uniform procedures, streamlined rental assistance, and procedural changes to reduce refiling and delays. The second work session addressed theft and vandalism of critical infrastructure, especially copper and telecom cable theft. Committee staff reviewed existing criminal and regulatory laws covering malicious mischief, theft, scrap metal businesses, and metal property deception. Comcast, Mason Public Utility District, and the Recycled Materials Association testified that theft of aerial cable and copper has become a crisis affecting power, internet, 911 service, schools, hospitals, and line-worker safety. Utility representatives described outages, hazards, and rising costs, and asked for stronger audits of scrapyards, tougher penalties for theft affecting critical infrastructure, and tighter rules on payment and identification. Recyclers said they oppose the thefts and already operate under heavy regulation, but acknowledged enforcement gaps and the need for better coordination; committee members discussed possible bill concepts and asked for written recommendations. The final work session covered standards for law enforcement personnel. Criminal Justice Training Commission Executive Director Monica Alexander and Assistant Director Kimberly Bliss explained current certification and decertification rules, including background checks, training requirements, mandatory and discretionary grounds for decertification, and the hearing process. They said elected sheriffs are not currently required to undergo the same pre-election background check as other applicants, though they can still be decertified if already certified, and they reported a backlog of more than 1,000 cases with about 70 to 80 new cases coming in each month. Retired Judge Ann Levinson then outlined ways the legislature could strengthen and align standards for chiefs, sheriffs, and marshals, including requiring certification within a set time, setting a minimum age, requiring recent state background checks, and making loss of certification a vacancy in office. Committee members asked questions about accountability for elected sheriffs, background-check administration, and decertification outcomes.

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• Isn't it true that the railroad grade still exists, that is, the built-up land, across cuts and fills
• corridor, there is still graded earth there, where this project is, but there is very little of the railroad
• CAC project is there is very little of CAC project is there is very little of the<00:44:33.960> railroad
• c> uh<00:44:35.200> grade<00:44:35.640> there<00:44:35.920> because the railroad
• uh grade there because the railroad uh grade there because Interstate<00:44:36.680> 89<00:44:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• are directly impacting Staffing class are directly impacting Staffing class size<00:07:20.520>
• They're having to have those conversations with parents: why are my class sizes so large?
• And some schools are even going so far as cutting class days so that our kids are in school a shorter
• <00:41:46.000> that create more disturbances in classes that create more disturbances in classes
• She said that when her dad hurt his back on the railroad working as a carman, a fourth-generation railroad

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• in football and think he's majoring in football and going<00:14:27.680> to<00:14:27.880> class
• every once in a while going to class every once in a while and<00:14:29.880> then<00:14:30.079
• John Paul II Catholic School in Northeast Minneapolis.
• John Paul II in Northeast Minneapolis, St.
• II in Northeast<01:25:32.840> Minneapolis<01:25:33.840> St<01:25:34.119> Peter<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Bill 862, Delegate Stein, Railroads Required Crew for Movement of Freight.
• The House amendments authorize the board to issue a license to a certain holder of a Class B D7 license
• The House amendments authorize the board to issue a license to a certain holder of a Class B D7 license
• certain requirements for the issuance of certain requirements for the issuance of a<00:28:09.720> class
• D license and requires the board a class D license and requires the board to<00:28:11.840> adopt<

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, April 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first outlined its plan to clear pending concurrence items, focusing on Senate bills with House amendments and not taking up unamended House bills. Members then approved several motions not to concur with House amendments, including Senate Bills 514, 626, and 866, with the clerk reading the formal Senate messages in each case. The chamber also addressed an excused-vote question, with the presiding officer explaining that excused votes do not count as missed votes. The Senate then concurred in House amendments and passed a series of Senate bills, including SB 11 on campaign finance reporting and the Fair Campaign Financing Fund, SB 164 on the Pamela J. Kelly Tree Maryland program, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees, SB 509 on workforce Pell Grant implementation, SB 553 reestablishing the lithium-ion battery safety commission, SB 581 on statewide technology master plan reporting, SB 670 on polling-place authority, SB 848 on municipal election reporting, and SB 940 on water quality testing. Most of these House amendments were described as technical, clarifying, or conforming changes, and each bill received the required constitutional majority on final passage. The chamber also took up House Bill 862, a rail safety bill requiring certain freight trains to have crews of at least two under specified interstate conditions. After questions from the minority leader about the bill’s trigger conditions and effect on an Eastern Shore rail line, a senator explained support for the measure and the bill passed with 33 affirmative votes. Additional special-order House bills passed as well, including HB 497 on protective order durations, HB 552 establishing a commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, and HB 573 on fair housing and discriminatory effect standards. Later, the Senate continued with more concurrence items from Finance, including SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, SB 412 on forensic review boards and community forensic aftercare, SB 413 on morticians and funeral directors board operations, SB 496 on Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, SB 555 on dementia services and brain health resources, and SB 579 on no-cost preventive cancer screening for retired volunteer firefighters. These bills were generally amended in the House with clarifying or conforming changes, and the Senate adopted the amendments and passed the bills by constitutional majority.