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• Does that include all that, like even government social media?
• Because we do have government social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and so on.
• this is an easy way to go down a rabbit hole with outside government stuff when it comes to social media
• as well, because if we're using those media platforms as official government media platforms, maybe
• I don't think the social media issue is part of this bill, but I will say that there are accessibility

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

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• And the highly sensational nature of college sports, the rankings, the media, the social media attention
• This system was built on multi-billion dollar media deals, and we don't call that chaos.
• I had 3 million social media followers.
• And how do you see NIL offers or opportunities coming into your social media world?
• Required my social media accounts to be public, which is just, I mean, it makes sense.

Committee: House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Because if we have districts that are asking for a library media specialist waiver and then they ask
• The only resource line that showed a difference in spending, library media specialist.
• So how do you get to 0.67 for nurses and 0.72 for student support staff, 0.85 for library media?
• So classroom teachers, special ed, library media specialists, all that.
• On library media specialist, it's at 0.85, and nurses is 0.67 and student support staff at 0.72.

Summary: The joint education committee continued its adequacy study with a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, covering how Arkansas school districts and charters spend foundation and other funds on matrix and non-matrix items. Staff explained the methodology for mapping expenditures, the district and school categories used in the analysis, and key findings showing that districts spend more per student from all fund sources than the foundation amount alone. The presentation highlighted that classroom teachers account for the largest share of matrix spending, while operations and maintenance, student support staff, nurses, and other lines also drew significant attention. Members asked for additional breakdowns by district type, size, rural/urban status, and trend data, and several questions focused on how waivers affect funding and spending, especially for library media specialists and other positions. The committee then discussed non-matrix spending, including instructional aids, non-technology-related facilities, school safety, mental health services, dyslexia support, food service, gifted and talented, career and technical education, and other items not explicitly defined in the matrix. Staff reported that non-matrix spending exceeded $2 billion in 2025, with most of it coming from other fund sources, and that the top superintendent-identified unmet needs over recent surveys were mental health services, school safety, and dyslexia support. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, possible over-identification, and whether some support costs are being coded in ways that obscure the true spending picture. There was also discussion of facilities funding, the building fund, and the Department of Education’s partnership program for school construction and maintenance, with staff agreeing to provide more information and potentially bring department officials back for a future meeting. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly requested more granular data and clarifications, including waiver counts and funding impacts, trend lines for superintendent-reported needs, district-by-district spending spreadsheets, and definitions for certain matrix and accounting terms such as salary enhancement, LEA indebtedness, and other employee health insurance. The chair noted that the committee would continue the adequacy process over the coming months and use the worksheet in the binder to develop recommendations for the next biennium. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; instead, the committee received the report, asked for follow-up data, and agreed to continue the discussion at future meetings.

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• But that's precisely what happens on social media, as the algorithm sees that you have looked at... .
• ..what happens on social media.
• Not only that, feed the intentionally addictive information... ...on social media, not only that, feed
• While the Internet is an incredibly valuable tool, the Internet and social media present significant
• Courts have interpreted... ...experiences on the social media platforms.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, Senator Marty mentioned the social media tax on the data of social media.
• </c><00:19:11.679><c> Um,</c><00:19:12.000><c> things</c><00:19:12.240><c> like</c> that social media
• Um, things like that social media tax.
• um tax on on the data of social media um tax on on the data of social media.<00:20:09.840><c> Um,</c
• Um, tonight we passed legislation media.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• all of our marketing and advertising, all of our website development, public relations, and earned media
• This slide illustrates the 25 geographic domestic markets where we will place media this spring.
• this spring and to put will Place Media this spring and to put that<00:08:14.599><c> into</c><00:08:
• Now we are 62% of our overall media placements are digital, and it's primarily because if something's
• Now we are 62% of our overall media placements are digital, and it's primarily because if something's

Keywords: Reuploaded to restore full meeting 00:13 Call to Order and Roll Call 01:14 Approval of Minutes 01:40 Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet 27:44 Department of Parks 59:23 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its second Budget Review on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy and first approved the minutes from the prior meeting. Members then heard a presentation from the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet and the Kentucky Department of Tourism on the 1% tourism marketing fund. Witnesses explained that the fund supports statewide tourism promotion, advertising, research, regional marketing, and matching grants to local tourism commissions, and that it cannot be used for capital construction. They reported that the General Assembly and governor increased appropriations in the 2024 session, adding $3 million in FY25 and $7 million in FY26, and set aside funding for the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority, the National Quilt Museum, and the Southern Kentucky Tourism Initiative. Tourism officials emphasized that Kentucky tourism is a major economic driver, citing 2023 figures of $13.8 billion in economic impact, 79.3 million visitors, $9.7 billion in direct spending, more than 95,000 jobs supported, and nearly $1 billion in state and local tax revenue. They said the department now uses targeted digital and over-the-top advertising in selected domestic and international markets, with 62% of media placements digital and 80% of the budget spent out of state. Members asked about market selection, how the department measures return on investment, and what attracts visitors from places such as Dallas, Orlando, Toronto, and Washington, D.C.; officials said research shows a mix of family visits, outdoor recreation, and varied Kentucky offerings, and that 81% of overnight visitors are repeat visitors. They also discussed the potential impact of tariffs and trade tensions on bourbon-related tourism and international visitation, especially from Canada, and officials said they were monitoring the situation with U.S. Travel Association and Brand USA. The committee then heard from Kentucky State Parks officials on capital projects funded through HJR 76, HJR 56, and House Bill 6. They said they are providing quarterly project reports and have been meeting regularly with the Finance Cabinet’s engineering and contract staff. The presentation focused on campground utilities, broadband, and structural upgrades, including $40 million for campground improvements across the park system, with completed bathhouse renovations at Barren River and Nolin Lake and additional projects underway or in planning. Officials said the work is based on camper survey feedback, such as requests for better Wi-Fi, sewer and electric upgrades, frost-free spigots, and improved site layouts, and noted that the My Old Kentucky Home campground project is under construction and expected to be completed by spring 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• , and that media focus and attention is extremely valuable."
• I mean, we don't—first of all, there's barely any media left.
• Our media landscape has changed. The money landscape has gotten completely out of hand.
• to each other, how we explain politics to each other, the death of local media... ...our media systems
• , how we talk to each other, how we explain politics to each other, the death of local media.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-12, H.503, a proposal to implement all-party state primaries for Massachusetts state and federal elections. The committee opened with procedural remarks explaining Article 48 requirements and then heard first from two subject-matter experts. Professor Costas Panagopoulos of Northeastern University testified that top-two primary systems in other states have produced mixed results: they may modestly increase primary turnout in some cases, but the research does not show a reliable reduction in polarization, and such systems can weaken party gatekeeping, increase strategic behavior, raise campaign spending, and reduce general-election choice for voters whose preferred party is not on the ballot. Katie King of the National Conference of State Legislatures outlined the different primary models used nationwide, explained that Massachusetts currently uses an open-to-unaffiliated primary, and reviewed legal distinctions between blanket primaries and top-two systems; she noted that blanket primaries were struck down by the Supreme Court, while Washington’s top-two system was upheld because it narrows the field rather than nominating party candidates. She also said voter education and administrative preparation would be important if the system changed. The proponents’ panel, led by Danielle Allen of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy, argued that Massachusetts has chronically uncompetitive elections, low turnout, and too many uncontested races, and that all-party primaries would give every voter a meaningful choice in the first round and force candidates to appeal to a broader electorate. Allen said the proposal is designed specifically for Massachusetts and differs from other states by allowing party endorsements to appear on the ballot, which supporters said would preserve useful information while shifting control of the preliminary election from party insiders to voters. Jim Henderson, the coalition’s counsel, said the bill is narrowly tailored to state-level primaries and would amend Chapter 53 to put all voters on equal footing. Other supporters, including Kevin Johnson, Kate Kavanaugh, and Spencer Reynolds, emphasized that the reform could increase competition, reduce polarization, improve participation by independents and underrepresented voters, and create more accountability to the full electorate. Committee members pressed the witnesses on turnout, the practical effect of endorsements, whether the proposal would simply shift party influence to an earlier stage, and whether it could disadvantage minority-party or independent candidates. Senator Fattman repeatedly asked about evidence that turnout would materially increase, while Representative Peisch and others questioned whether requiring or seeking endorsements would create new barriers or pressure candidates to clear the field. Supporters responded that the system would modestly increase primary participation, that the general election would remain the decisive contest, and that endorsements would be optional and handled through party rules. No vote was taken at the hearing; the committee heard testimony and questions only.

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• space or hate in social media?
• Now, the question is about social media.
• So community-based media was really integral in that. This issue.
• I'm the director of Ethnic Media Services, which is now known as American Community Media.
• I'm the director of Ethnic Media Services, which is now known as American Community Media.

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Mooji Satsang with Mooji Satsang with Mooji Satsang with Mooji www.mooji.org Copyright © 2020 Mooji Media
• Copyright © 2020 Mooji Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2020 Mooji Media Ltd.
• Copyright © 2020 Mooji Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. © 2020 Mooji Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
• Copyright © 2020 Mooji Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Thank you.

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• Within 24 hours of receiving a report, the agency must provide to all local media outlets and post to
• social media platforms outlined information regarding the child and, if known, the child's... ...media
• The bill revises the 24-hour requirement to provide media outlets and social media platforms with outlined
• information... ...24-hour requirement to provide media outlets and social media platforms with outlined
• and media outlets.

Committee: Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered SB 1071, which would repeal statutory protections for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the change was needed for accountability and transparency, while Rangers and several supporters said the organization provides substantial volunteer service and that the bill would undermine their work. Sheriffs from Yavapai and Navajo counties supported the bill, citing lack of access to background and training records and saying they could not fully trust or use the Rangers without clearer standards. The committee adopted a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote, with members noting they expected further amendment work. The committee then heard SB 1315 on interoperable communications for schools and law enforcement, followed by SB 1317 on reentry planning grants for counties. SB 1315 was supported by school safety officials and law enforcement representatives who described the need for common communication platforms during emergencies; concerns were raised about cost and information security, but the bill passed unanimously. SB 1317 would appropriate opioid settlement funds for county reentry programs; sheriffs and the Arizona Sheriffs Association supported it, citing reduced recidivism and improved jail outcomes, and it also passed unanimously. Members next took up SB 1416 and SB 1740, both related to missing and endangered children and the Turquoise Alert system. SB 1416, as amended, would strengthen reporting, photo-sharing, training, and public notification requirements for missing children cases; advocates, family members, and law enforcement all supported the compromise language, and it passed 7-0. SB 1740 would require training on the Turquoise Alert system and was discussed alongside concerns about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts; the sponsor said an amendment was being worked on, and the bill also received a do pass recommendation. Later, the committee considered SB 1493, which would require employers to pay fees and costs when a law enforcement officer wins a termination appeal and the employer refuses reinstatement. Police and sheriffs’ representatives supported the measure as a fairness issue, while chiefs’ representatives opposed it; the bill passed as amended on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund as the Public Safety De-escalation and Life Safety Fund, and SB 1542, which would conditionally authorize MDMA-based PTSD treatment for first responders and create related research and reimbursement provisions, after testimony about its potential therapeutic value.

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• Senate Information Services, Senate Media Services, HR, and Senate Fiscal Staff.
• Senate Information Services, Senate Media Services, HR, and Senate Fiscal Staff.
• Senate Information Services, Senate Media Services, HR, and Senate Fiscal Staff.
• Senate Information Services, Senate Media Services, HR, and Senate Fiscal Staff.
• Senate Information Services, Senate Media Services, HR, and Senate Fiscal Staff.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Fueled by an overwhelming number of ads and media and social media, people are buying compounded versions
• Diana Hawkins-Banwellian with Mothers Against Media Addiction in support.
• She's using one of the major social media apps.
• This applies that same proven approach to social media and AI.
• The current social media landscape is a data monopoly.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><02:03:26.639><c> here</c> talking also about corporate media here talking also about corporate media
• </c> mainstream media in New Media and mainstream media in New Media and running<02:08:38.000><c> these
• </c> out there okay number 12 the media out there okay number 12 the media Embrace<03:53:37.520><c> climate
• </c> change climate researchers and media change climate researchers and media reports<04:13:47.960><
• Now the media took it in lots of different ways, but don't get your science from your media.

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The rise of social media has exposed individuals' networks of friends, coworkers, acquaintances, The
• Then there are stories we hear less about in the media, and maybe that's because they happen so often
• I know we have 404 Media that's going to be speaking.
• I'm a co-founder of 404 Media, which is a journalist-owned investigative tech publication.
• Social media scraping, and so much more.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on California privacy in the age of mass surveillance, with members framing the issue as urgent in light of AI, data brokers, workplace monitoring, and government access to commercially collected data. Opening remarks emphasized California’s long-standing privacy tradition and concern for impacts on Latino, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and other vulnerable communities. The committee heard from experts from UC Law San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and a worker-organizer from Amazon, followed by a journalist from 404 Media. Nicole Ozer reviewed the history of California’s constitutional right to privacy, tracing it to the 1972 ballot measure and arguing that lawmakers should use that right more fully to operationalize stronger protections against surveillance. Deirdre Mulligan described how surveillance capitalism has expanded through physical-world instrumentation, biometrics, connected devices, and AI, and argued that notice-and-consent models are inadequate because people cannot meaningfully understand or control how data is collected, inferred, shared, and used. Ari Waldman focused on disparate harms to marginalized communities, including queer people, survivors of domestic violence, and people seeking reproductive care, and called for stronger regulation, limits on data collection and sharing, and greater accountability for companies and government access to data. Josh Black testified about Amazon’s workplace surveillance, including handheld devices, time-off-task monitoring, hidden cameras, and driver-facing AI cameras, saying the system pressures workers to skip breaks, rush safety training, and discourages organizing. He said the surveillance is used to increase productivity and suppress union activity. Committee members asked about data retention, injury reporting, cash as a privacy-protective payment option, and whether workers truly consent to surveillance as a condition of employment. Jason Kebler described how police departments adopt commercial surveillance tools through pilot programs and vendor relationships, often without public debate, citing license plate readers and networked camera systems that can spread data across jurisdictions. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with discussion of the need for clearer definitions, stronger enforcement, and continued legislative action.

Transcript Highlights:

• The rise of social media has exposed individuals' networks of friends, co-workers, acquaintances, fans
• The rise of social media has exposed individuals' networks of friends, coworkers, acquaintances, rise
• Then there are stories we hear less about in the media, and maybe that's because they happen so often
• I know we have 404 Media that's going to be speaking.
• I'm a co-founder of 404 Media, which is a journalist-owned investigative tech publication.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Within 24 hours of receiving a report, the agency must provide to all local media outlets and post to
• social media platforms outlined information regarding the child and, if known, the child's... ...media
• The bill revises the 24-hour requirement to provide media outlets and social media platforms with outlined
• outlets and post on official law enforcement agency social media platforms information that may not
• and media outlets.

Bills: SB1071 , SB1315 , SB1317 , SB1416 , SB1493 , SB1537 , SB1542 , SB1584 , SB1626 , SB1740 , SB1751 , SB1804 , SCR1047 , SCR1049

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training

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• Social media. Social media.
• So social media is included in the tracking of hate crime, but in terms of reporting via social media
• There's actually a project being moved forward to look at whether social media, Move forward to look
• at whether social media racism and other forms of hate can be tracked in a way that will help to give
• Of tracking in terms of social media and those type of things that might be helpful, and so please make

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And one thing I media use for our kids.
• 18.880><c> have</c><00:42:19.200><c> long</c> But social media companies have long But social media companies
• </c> different version of a social media different version of a social media bill.<00:45:59.680><c> Um
• </c><00:47:53.200><c> companies</c> what this these social media companies what this these social media
• And as was already been media accounts.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We are, as everybody knows, managing the Massachusetts-250.org website and social media.
• media outlets across Massachusetts.
• People are then sharing their readings on social media all across the country.
• We have more than 60 media outlets coming from all over the place, and lots of film being taken.
• Look out for social media stuff. Thanks so much, Suzanne. Thank you. Paula?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special commission on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution met without quorum, but proceeded with updates on major upcoming 250th events. Chair Sean Garballey and Senator Paul Mark opened the meeting, then Dusty Rhodes gave a detailed overview of Sail Boston and the Tall Ships festivities, including ship arrivals on July 9-10, the opening ceremony on July 10, the parade of sail on July 11, public boarding, harbor fireworks, and the Sail Boston festival. He noted the event will involve 20 countries, about 60 ships, multiple anchorages, and significant coordination with pilots, tugboats, and public safety agencies, with a budget of more than $5 million. Director Kate Fox and Sheila Green reported on Massachusetts 250 campaign efforts, including website and social media performance, merchandise sales, grant-funded exhibits and murals across the state, multicultural outreach, and July 4th programming tied to the Boston Pops Spectacular. They highlighted a series of MA 250 promotional videos, the I-Civics “We Declare” student reading project, the America 250 time capsule submission, the national reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, the Great American Block Party in Boston, and the flag sojourn that will bring a ceremonial flag to several Massachusetts sites before it is sent to Washington, D.C. They also mentioned upcoming MA 250 signage at MassDOT service plazas and a new schools-and-farms partnership announced by state secretaries. Jonathan Lane of Revolution 250 updated the commission on Bunker Hill-related events, the Gloucester battle reenactment, Treaty Day in Watertown, and the Declaration of Independence project. He said Revolution 250 secured funding to reprint the Ezekiel Russell Declaration of Independence for distribution to all Massachusetts cities and towns, using an 18th-century press and handmade paper. The commission then discussed creating a Massachusetts-specific time capsule, with members offering to help identify objects and suggesting it include both historic and contemporary items. The meeting ended with general thanks, an invitation to an upcoming Mass Humanities screening, and a motion to adjourn, which passed unanimously.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are, as everybody knows, managing the Massachusetts-250.org website and social media.
• media outlets across Massachusetts.
• People are then sharing their readings on social media all across the country.
• We have more than 60 media outlets who are coming from all over the place, and lots of film being taken
• Look out for social media stuff. Thanks so much, Suzanne. Thank you. Paula?

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The special commission on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution met without quorum but proceeded with updates on upcoming commemoration activities. Chair Sean Garballey and Senator Paul Mark opened the meeting, then heard a detailed presentation from Dusty Rhodes on Sail Boston/Tall Ships, including the July 10–15 schedule, ship arrivals and parade of sail, harbor anchorage, public boarding, the Sail Boston festival, fireworks, and related public safety and logistics planning. Rhodes said the event will involve 20 countries, about 60 ships, and significant coordination among pilots, tugboats, hotels, sponsors, and 67 public safety agencies. Massachusetts 250 staff Kate Fox and Sheila Green reported on campaign outreach and programming. They highlighted strong website and email engagement, merchandise sales, grant-funded exhibits and murals across the state, the Boston Pops July 4 program, multilingual media outreach, and an I Civics “We Declare” student competition. They also described Massachusetts’ contributions to the America 250 time capsule, the July 8 national reading of the Declaration of Independence, the Great American Block Party in Boston, the flag sojourn, MA 250 signage at rest areas, and a new schools-and-farms partnership with the Department of Clean Energy and Environment and the Executive Office of Education. Jonathan Lane of Revolution 250 updated the commission on Bunker Hill-related events, the Gloucester battle reenactment, Treaty Day in Watertown, and the organization’s Declaration of Independence project to reprint the Ezekiel Russell broadside for distribution to Massachusetts communities. Members praised the work and discussed a possible Massachusetts-specific time capsule, with several offering to help provide objects or facsimiles and staff planning to solicit broader commission interest in a subcommittee. The meeting ended with brief announcements about an upcoming Mass Humanities screening and Freedom Trail’s 75th anniversary, followed by a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.