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• In Detroit, Grace Lee Boggs spent decades organizing Black workers and neighbors, building multiracial
• That's years spent searching for answers while symptoms worsen and conditions progress.
• And as someone who's come through the other side and found treatment and hope, who spent all morning,
• thank you to my colleague from West LA, talking about insurance denials, I spent all morning on the
• In 1996, he joined a community-based organization by the name of Acorn, where he spent a decade helping

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Most of my 26-year career with the phone company was spent in the role of a union steward.
• Most of my 26-year career with the phone company was spent in the role of a union steward.
• I also served. ...career with the phone company was spent in the role of a union steward.
• Every dollar spent housing the frail and medically fragile is a dollar not invested in infrastructure
• Two years ago, we spent $5 million on the... In our Florida state prisons.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum and took up several bills before returning to the budget and public testimony. CS/SB 600 on bail bonds was explained as revising bail bond agent training, limiting solicitation, clarifying partial release procedures, and directing clerks to automatically discharge certain bonds when detention is ordered; an amendment adjusted cash bond return rules, charitable bail fund treatment, forfeiture remission timing, and clerk procedures. The bill and amendments were adopted, and CS/SB 600 was reported favorably after supportive appearances from clerks and industry stakeholders. The committee then approved CS/SB 436 on felony battery, which expands qualifying prior offenses for felony reclassification and adds felony battery resulting in bodily injury to prison release offender status, after a technical amendment and supportive testimony from law enforcement. CS/SB 928, known as Missy’s Law, requiring immediate remand to custody upon conviction of dangerous crimes, drew both support and opposition; defense lawyers warned of unintended effects on co-defendants and docket management, while the victim’s family supported the measure. The bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 1332 on career offender registration, requiring more frequent in-person registration and stricter reporting, also passed favorably. The committee next approved a substitute amendment and then CS/SB 682 on violent criminal offenses, which strengthens domestic violence penalties, electronic monitoring, injunction protections, and related procedures, including military protective orders and body camera use. CS/SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office was reported favorably after extensive public debate over definitions, free speech concerns, and representation on the task force; the sponsor said the bill does not criminalize criticism of Israel but addresses threats and intimidation. CS/CS/SB 532 on clerks of the court was also approved, authorizing clerks to retain more revenue and, through amendment, clarifying foreclosure sale procedures and clerk administration of judicial sales. Finally, the committee heard the criminal and civil justice budget overview, described as a $7.9 billion proposal focused on corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, and courts. Public testimony centered heavily on prison conditions, staffing, heat, infrastructure, and inmate care, with speakers urging higher pay, better transparency, and more investment in facilities and air conditioning. The chair announced that SB 1632 and its conforming bill would be temporarily postponed and read into the record the many registered supporters and opponents. The committee then adjourned.

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• If you want to talk with me about it, I spent a decade getting funding down here in Olympia for parks
• In Birch Bay, we have spent three years researching and engaging the public, and even with an organized
• In my area, we've spent $187 million on salmon habitat, which is basically their argument is beneficial
• In my area, we've spent $187 million on salmon habitat, which is basically their argument is beneficial
• He spent a lot of time advocating for it in the House and was successful.

Summary: The committee heard several local government bills. Senate Bill 6181, sponsored by Senator Conway, would let county legislative authorities in certain large western Washington counties file a city incorporation petition without collecting resident signatures if the area is fully within an urban growth boundary and has more than 25,000 people. Supporters from Pierce County said the current signature requirement makes incorporation too difficult for large urban unincorporated areas like South Hill, while opponents argued the signature threshold is an important test of community support and raised concerns about boundaries, taxes, and the adequacy of the bill’s details. Senate Bill 6132 would give the Port of Moses Lake additional bonding authority tied to a tax increment financing area to help finish a rail project; the port said rising costs and a pending federal grant made the extra flexibility necessary. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6154, which would give local governments more flexibility in how they use hydraulic project approval permits for culvert replacement. Counties and cities testified that many emergency culvert repairs are expensive and that some sites provide little fish habitat benefit, so they want the option to redirect equivalent resources to higher-priority fish passage projects elsewhere in the watershed. A few commenters supported the bill as a practical way to improve habitat and flood resilience, while one remote witness objected to the broader legal framework for salmon habitat projects. Senate Bill 6189 would extend from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028 the deadline for creating an additional public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities; Olympia, Tumwater, and regional partners said they need more time to complete feasibility and coordination work for a proposed aquatic center. In executive session, the committee took action on several bills. It adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 6037 to Ways and Means, adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 5983 to Rules, and passed Senate Bills 5995 and 6013 to Rules without amendments. For Senate Bill 6066, the committee adopted an amendment into a new substitute and passed the bill to the Transportation Committee. The committee did not take action on Senate Bills 5820 or 6064.

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• been a pleasure, and you can be well assured that your tax dollars that go into this legacy money is spent
• well on very important projects is spent well on very important projects throughout<00:03:19.440><c>
• So, Miss Amy Zipco, many gratitudes and thanks to your great work that you spent on this bill.
• So, Miss Amy Zipco, many gratitudes and thanks to your great work that you spent on this bill.
• So, Miss Amy Zipco, many gratitudes and thanks to your great work that you spent on this bill.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And it spent millions of dollars in. and lobbying to argue that antitrust and AI regulations harm national
• In recent years, Mark Zuckerberg spent billions of dollars on the metaverse. and AI.
• As you would imagine, MEDA spent millions of dollars lobbying against us and against the legislation,
• But could you explain how Meta uses news content to boost time spent on Facebook, and how that allows
• Can I just ask you, you know Mark Zuckerberg very well, you spent a lot of time with him.

Keywords: Meta, Facebook, whistleblower, regulation, China, user data, artificial intelligence, testimony, Congress

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism focused on oversight of Meta's foreign relations and representations to Congress. An essential witness, Sarah Wynne-Williams, a former executive at Facebook, provided testimony outlining significant concerns about the company's practices and its complicity in aiding oppressive regimes. The atmosphere was charged, with ongoing debates about the regulation of big tech companies and the ethical implications of their policies. The committee explored topics such as user data management, whistleblower retaliation, and the need for legislative measures to protect users and enhance accountability in the tech sector. A notable point of contention was Facebook's alleged cooperation with the Chinese government regarding the dissemination of user data and AI tools, leading to serious ethical implications.

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• But before Democrats actually spent it all and raised taxes and fees, we actually had the money in the
• bank to handle any potential shortages in any area, any uptick in cost, but that was all spent.
• 56.799><c> was</c> had no idea the amount of money that was had no idea the amount of money that was spent
• </c><00:18:58.720><c> They</c><00:18:58.960><c> had</c> spent over the last two years.
• They had spent over the last two years.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When they built an $80 million high school, they spent $80 million on it. it and then they pay those
• The way that a district feels this budget is going to be different. than what the taxpayer spent all
• I think what's important for us is that, A, this is not what is being spent per pupil. B...
• through as if they are state dollars. because they supplant state dollars that otherwise would be spent
• on compensation. 75% of that must be spent on teachers, counselors, nurses, librarians. if we adjusted

Keywords: committee meeting, legislation, public testimony, discussion, procedural

Summary: The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.

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• WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING $41 EVERY STATE DOLLAR SPENT WE ARE BRINGING IN 41.
• GOOD MONEY SPENT IN THE RIGHT PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
• SINCE JULY ONE OF 2024 WE HAVE SPENT $77,000.
• I'M SAYING SPENT BUT WE GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED $77,000 TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS.
• I'M SAYING SPENT BUT WE GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED $77,000 TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We want to make sure that's spent. ...we returned more than $800,000 to the general fund.
• We want to make sure that's spent.
• We want to make sure that's spent.
• We want to make sure that's spent.
• Spent a lot of time business owners.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know how much of the million in the past they spent to help us, I guess?
• Respect to how much of that is just not spent yet?
• In other words, has it been committed but not spent?
• But historically, we have spent all of the money.
• And how much has been already, I guess, spent or suggested?

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• You got tax being collected and tax being spent. And we tax to feed the hand that's being spent.
• Slide 12 shows that Texas counties have spent $62.7 million on CPS representation, but the state spent
• Slide 12 shows that Texas counties have spent $62.7 million on CPS representation, but the state spent
• And so that's what we spent it on.
• So counties have spent, on average, about $63 million that the counties have spent to cover these costs

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We had a money because we spent it all.
• </c> $19 billion surplus and we spent it all. $19 billion surplus and we spent it all.
• We spent this massive surplus. It's all gone.
• /c><01:06:44.440><c> spent</c><01:06:45.000><c> this</c> all spent.
• We spent the We spent this all spent. We spent the We spent this massive<01:06:45.720><c> surplus.

Bills: HF4252

Keywords: higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration

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• Everybody won't see this money get spent.
• These are appropriations that began the previous fiscal year and they're being spent down.
• The remainder, if there's any funding that's been allocated for a project and it can't be spent because
• we did a lot of capital improvement-type initiatives with this, so if it can't be spent by the end of
• But this is where the ARPA dollars are spent.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I recognize that in terms of the dollar spent per award completed, that, you know, the dollar spent is
• And so the amount of advertising... ...of these private institutions have spent an enormous amount of
• And we have spent the past few years really interrogating that question.
• I myself at the federal level spent a number of years regulating in this space in particular to ensure
• , which is primarily what is measured and funded under the FTS. ...time spent in classroom, which is

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• If you looked at the bill itself, you'd see all of the funds and the money that was being spent from
• These are only dedicated funds that are specified how they get the money and how it was spent.
• They said that that was inappropriate and unwarranted money to be spent, especially in a deficit year
• The amounts that are projected to be spent in this enhancement bill include $14,945,400 of dedicated
• I just want to point out that in our work today, we have spent $60,756,900 on enhancement budgets.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Yet for all of those marketing dollars spent, they can acquire zero customers by doing so.
• The money that is spent in those service territories is collected from those customers.
• The money that is spent in those service territories is collected from those customers.
• APS spent $3.7 million. I'm not so sure about that.
• That's just anti-democratic, so, you know, money well spent. Thank you.

Bills: SB1246, SB1338, SB1428, SB1443, SB1501, SB1566, SB1571, SB1645, SB1646, SB1663, SB1688, SB1805, SB1808, SB1825, SCR1023, SCR1029, HB2079, HB2080, HB2130, HB2239, HB2324, HB2375, HB2610, HB2619, HB2620, HB2716, HB2745, HB2749, HB2837, HB2857, HB2968, HB4064, HB4066, HB4087, HB4130, HCR2048, HCR2058

Keywords: homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, county governance, supervisorial board, population-based representation, local government, elections, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development

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• I can assure you that, as a member of the board, we pay a lot of attention to how the money is spent
• He spent almost five months fighting for his life in the ICU.
• This is a discussion about where money is spent and how it needs to be done correctly.
• Senator Woods, we spent all summer on the operating budget, and now you're telling me that...
• But we've spent a lot of money in the last six years.

Bills: SB132, SB241

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

Summary: The committee first heard HB 158 as amended, which would require state agencies receiving appropriations from the Grow Fund to submit accountability and evaluation plans to the State Budget Division and the Legislative Finance Committee. LFC staff said the bill would put existing practice into statute and formalize agency reporting and evaluation responsibilities. The bill drew no opposition testimony, and after questions about whether agencies or LFC would do the evaluations, it passed on a 9-0 due pass vote. HB 255, the Public Safety Workforce Building Program, was then presented as a bipartisan measure to consolidate public safety workforce funding into a competitive grant program for local law enforcement, fire, detention, and public attorney offices. The sponsor said it would not require a new appropriation. There was no opposition testimony, and the committee approved it on a 9-0 due pass vote. The committee then took up SB 309, which would replace the lottery’s 30% return requirement with a fixed floor return for several fiscal years, with a reversion to the current law if the floor is not met. Lottery officials and supporters argued the change would let the lottery offer more competitive prizes, including higher-value scratchers, and potentially increase scholarship revenue; opponents, including Think New Mexico and a nursing student, warned it could cap long-term growth and reduce scholarship funding. After extended debate, the bill passed on a 7-2 due pass vote. Later, SB 79, creating a statewide mosquito-borne disease prevention program through the Department of Health, was presented by its sponsor as a response to West Nile virus and warmer winters. Testimony from the sponsor and the state entomologist emphasized rising mosquito risk and the need for county grants and statewide coordination. Although the committee initially moved to table the bill because funding had already been included in the budget, that motion failed and the bill ultimately received a due pass vote. The committee also heard HB 295, which would create a centralized accessibility reporting position in the Department of Health; after testimony for and against, an amendment stripping the appropriation was adopted, and the bill passed 5-3. The committee then heard HB 124, establishing an Office of New Americans within Workforce Solutions to coordinate workforce integration for immigrants with lawful status. Supporters described barriers faced by immigrant workers and the need for bilingual training and centralized assistance, while the sponsor said the office would have no first-year budget impact. The bill passed 6-4. Finally, the committee considered SB 273 and SB 274, both involving state financial support for affected entities and the Patient Compensation Fund. SB 273, which would provide temporary state assistance to communities affected by economic disruption, passed after debate about precedent and economic recovery. SB 274, which sought repayment from the Patient Compensation Fund for prior state infusions, drew opposition from hospitals and physicians who warned of higher surcharges and questioned the timing and legality; discussion continued around the committee substitute and the fund’s statutory restrictions.

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• It could also be spent on school safety and pre-K.
• I mean, what was spent on school safety? What was spent on CTE?
• And so both recommendations spent that a little bit differently.
• Or do we need to change some of that language to make sure that it's being spent correctly?
• Some of that language to make sure that it's been spent correctly, that the loans are being sent out

Keywords: 996, all

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• The increase in the basic allotment was to be spent on salary increases for school employees that are
• Since 2019, less than 2% of new money from the state has been spent on pay for central administrators
• Since 2019, less than 2% of new money from the state has been spent on pay for central administrators
• on the district, is a $400 to a... ...the $8 billion and how it's spent, depending on the district,
• It would take the value growth — the amount of money that you would have spent increasing the Golden

Bills: HB2

Keywords: disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license, volunteer management system, volunteer registration, criminal history check, background check, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Summary: The committee continued public testimony on House Bill 2, which would make major changes to public school funding, teacher pay, special education, early learning, school safety, and related programs. Many superintendents and education advocates supported the bill’s overall direction but urged changes, especially a larger basic allotment and more flexible funding for rural and small districts. Witnesses from Paint Creek, West Hardin, Cushing, Blooming Grove, Mildred, Buffalo, Plano, and rural school groups said the bill’s targeted raises and new requirements would not fully cover inflation, TRS/Medicare costs, transportation, insurance, or support staff salaries, and several asked the committee to restore the House version’s higher basic allotment and small-school allotment. Charter school representatives supported the facilities funding changes and said charter schools need state help because they cannot levy taxes, while also noting the funding gap with ISDs. Fine arts advocates asked the committee to restore the fine arts allotment, arguing arts improve engagement, attendance, and academic outcomes, especially in rural and at-risk communities. Early learning and special education witnesses supported parts of the bill but raised concerns about pre-K restrictions, disability-related pre-K access, and the need to preserve or clarify special education provisions and mental health oversight language. Several witnesses praised the teacher pay raise, teacher incentive allotment expansion, and teacher preparation investments, saying they would help recruit and retain educators and improve student outcomes. Others, including counselors and support staff advocates, argued the bill should also include raises for counselors, nurses, librarians, bus drivers, custodians, aides, and other non-teaching employees who keep schools running. One witness from the Texas Counseling Association opposed the substitute because it removed a counselor pay provision, warning of counselor shortages and inequities. A parent and special education advocate said the bill’s structure creates too many strings attached and asked for a larger basic allotment instead of more targeted funding. Another witness from Mental Health America urged keeping the collaborative task force on public school mental health services through 2031, and a disability rights advocate said the committee substitute appears to omit some special education items that were in the House version. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 6, a school discipline bill. After questions about automatic mandatory expulsion for vape possession and concerns about younger students, the committee adopted the substitute and voted to report HB 6 favorably to the full Senate by a 9-1 vote, with Senator Menendez voting no and Senators West and Menendez expressing reservations but supporting further discussion. After that vote, testimony on HB 2 resumed. Senators used the hearing to ask about the bill’s cost, the difference between the basic allotment and the bill’s targeted funding buckets, and whether the permanent teacher pay increase shifts pressure off districts. The bill’s supporters emphasized that it represents an historic, roughly $8 billion investment and that many of the new funding streams are intended to be permanent or to address specific district needs.

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• submit that we do continue, even after today, to control the purse strings on every dollar that is spent
• I spent time deployed to the fire zone and I've seen firsthand the destruction and the impact on families
• This is what your weekend has been spent on.
• Just two weeks ago, we had the governor encourage us to take action on the wildland fires and we spent
• A hundred percent of these funds are going to be reimbursed by FEMA because I've spent my career doing

Keywords: 988, house, all