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• Climate goals and helps solar energy providers supply renewable energy at affordable prices.
• When costs go up, ratepayers pay the price. SB 1329 mitigates the risk of over-assessment.
• We sell power to utilities under long-term contracts, and the price of the contract is built upon our
• We sell power to utilities under long-term contracts, and the price of the contract is built upon our
• Higher costs or uncertain taxes mean higher energy prices. It's a direct correlation.

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• And now our residents are paying the price. And you know what?
• We all know what happened with congestion pricing.
• We are pricing them out.
• What they found was that the price and volatility of natural gas on the world market is the main price
• We're pricing everybody out of the state.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications considered a large agenda focused mainly on energy affordability, the CLCPA, utility rates, and renewable energy siting. Senator Mattera and other Republican members argued that the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act has driven up utility bills, harmed reliability, and imposed costs on ratepayers, while Democratic members pushed back that rising costs are also driven by natural gas markets, infrastructure costs, and broader economic factors. Several bills sought to repeal or pause CLCPA-related policies, create a CLCPA task force, impose studies or moratoriums on new energy taxes and fees, and increase transparency around utility surcharges and state energy spending. Supporters framed these measures as ratepayer relief and accountability; opponents said some proposals would undermine clean-energy policy and existing consumer-benefit programs. The committee defeated S.1167, which would have repealed the All Electric Building Act, and S.1173, which would have created a CLCPA task force. It also failed S.5250, a bill to study CLCPA costs and impose a moratorium on new energy taxes, fees, or regulations, and S.7075, which would have prohibited the system benefits charge on utility bills. Several other bills advanced, including S.1236A on virtual access and electronic filing for Public Service Commission proceedings, S.1552 establishing reduced residential rates for low-income electric and natural gas customers, S.2484 directing a study of replacement timeframes for battery storage and renewable facilities, S.2638 on carbon allowance auction proceeds, S.3247 on electric vehicle charging stations, S.3553 requiring utilities to post promotional and educational materials on their websites, S.4571A creating a floating solar incentive education program, S.5518 shifting Public Service Commission funding to legislative appropriation, and S.6412A requiring itemized ratepayer disclosure of surcharges. S.9251, on labor-related legal costs, was referred to the Labor Committee. S.7710, which would have restricted energy storage systems near schools and homes in New York City, failed after concerns and support were debated. The committee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• Senator Price. Senator Shelnutt. Senator Stewart. Senator Stuts. Senator Weaver.
• Senator Price. Senator Shelnutt. Senator Stewart. Senator Stuts. Senator Weaver.
• Senator Price? Senator Shelnutt? Aye. Senator Stewart? Senator Stedman? Senator Weaver? Aye.
• Senator Price? Senator Shelnutt? Aye. Senator Stewart? Senator Stedman? Senator Weaver? Aye.
• Senator Price? Senator Shelnutt? Aye. Senator Stewart? Senator Stedman? Senator Weaver? Aye.

Bills: HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614, HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614

Keywords: HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, law enforcement, emergency scene, scene control, 100 feet, stay back order, public safety and homeland security

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• . >> Senator Price here. >> Senator Shel.
• Call the first bill. >> Senator here. >> Senator Price here. >> Senator Shel.
• Hi >> Senator Livingston >> Senator Price >> Senator Stewart >> Senator Stsen. >> Okay, Bill's given
• Senator Livingston >> Senator >> Senator >> Senator >> Senator<00:07:06.720> Price
• >> Senator Price >> Senator Price >> Senator >> Senator >> Senator

Bills: HB166, HB487, SB130, SB181, HB166, HB487, SB130, SB181

Keywords: education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, HB487, Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, disabled veterans, dependents, spouse benefits, widow benefits, children of veterans, tuition assistance, education benefits, scholarship, college aid, undergraduate tuition, private school reimbursement, books and fees

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• Do I really want to not allow that property owner to sell that property even if it's an outrageous price
• I know that the price could be enticing, much like when Russia, Iran, or China was buying up huge swaths
• of rural Oklahoma for way over market value, inflating the acreage, the price per land to make it where
• And I'm sure that those who are selling their acreage would have loved the premium price that China was
• but we can just look back at China buying up rural Oklahoma and how that artificially inflated the price

Bills: HB3041, HB4428, HB4429, HB1064, HB3265, HB3721, HB3028, HB3313, HB3588, HB3020

Keywords: credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, ESG, environmental social governance, social goals

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• Next part of my update for you is on oil price outlook.
• What we're showing here on the left-hand side, these are NYMEX future prices.
• The industry pushes very hard for systems to adopt full cost pricing.
• So the industry pushes very hard for systems to adopt full cost pricing.
• So there are a lot of approaches to this full cost pricing.

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• <00:56:54.120> charged tax is based on the sales price charged tax is based on the sales price
• of sales price?
• ,<01:03:34.780> [clears throat] um the sales price, [clears throat] um the sales price, [clears
• If the uh it is part of the sales price.
• um as part of the sales price. um as part of the sales price.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On me is: there's no price tag for safety.
• I believe that the price of toilets is up, and generally, as you have technology improvements, prices
• It's based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
• We don't get to set those prices; we either pay those prices or we can't provide the services.
• Every time you raise that, you price the people, the 55,000 that are on the island, you price them out

Bills: HB26, HB73, SB 14, HB46

Keywords: HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County

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• The app reduces the price 10 cents.
• What sets that price? Like, where is that online? Where do you, who sets the price?
• It says a dollar below the advertised price.
• That's the average price that somebody would pay without a discount.
• There's a sign on the, that's what we use the phrase advertised price.

Bills: HB1163, HB1168, HR252, HR253, HCR103, HCR108, SB80, SB131, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB384, SB414, SB468, SB469, SB496

Keywords: fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction

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• <00:42:20.600> for<00:42:20.800> federal negotiate those prices for federal negotiate
• The price went up, I mean, like a hundred times.
• goes up by some amount you've the price goes up by some amount you've never<00:44:40.240> heard
• The price went up it.
• The price went up I<00:44:59.359> mean,<00:44:59.560> like<00:44:59.760> a<00:44

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and then proceeded out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026, as Home Education Day in Colorado. Senator Pelton spoke in strong support of home education, describing it as a parent-led choice that benefits students and families. The resolution was adopted on a 30-0 vote, and the current roll was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then took up the consent calendar and passed House Bill 1229, House Bill 1244, and Senate Bill 153. HB 1229, which concerns the human-animal bond as a social determinant of health, drew three no votes from Senators Pelton, Zamora Wilson, and Baeza; the other two measures passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over third reading of bills until Friday, April 10. In Committee of the Whole, senators considered Senate Bill 72, which increases criminal penalties for assaultive conduct involving a motor vehicle and adds causing death with a motor vehicle to criminally negligent homicide. The committee adopted the report and advanced the bill on second reading. Later, the chamber laid over Senate Bill 134 and House Bill 1084 until April 10, and then took up Senate Bill 140, which would exempt certain rare disease and plasma therapies from review by the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board. Sponsors and supporters argued the bill protects access for patients with rare diseases and prevents harm to treatment development, while opponents said it would weaken the PDAB’s affordability work and was too broad. Senators Weisman and Gonzales spoke against the bill, with Weisman citing concerns about the federal definition used and Gonzales defending the PDAB’s role in lowering drug costs; the debate continued in the transcript without a final vote shown.

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• inflation, and this was analysis done by Moody's, every period of inflation was initiated and caused by prices
• inflation, and this was analysis done by Moody's, every period of inflation was initiated and caused by prices
• inflation, and this was analysis done by Moody's, every period of inflation was initiated and caused by prices
• inflation, and this was analysis done by Moody's, every period of inflation was initiated and caused by prices
• inflation, and this was analysis done by Moody's, every period of inflation was initiated and caused by prices

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Price? Here. Senator Shelnutt? Here. Senator Stewart? Senator Stewart? Senator Stutts?
• Senator Price? Aye. Senator Shelnutt? Aye. Senator Stewart? Senator Studstill? Senator Weaver?
• "Senator Price." "Aye." "Senator Shelnutt." "Aye." "Senator Stewart." "Senator Stutts."
• Senator Price Senator Price >> Hi.
• ;> Senator Orr, Senator Price >> Senator Orr, Senator Price >> Hi.

Bills: HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318, HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318

Keywords: county housing authority, public housing, housing authority, affordable housing, low-income housing, mixed-use development, community facilities, subsidiary, affiliate, public corporation, municipal tax exemption, deed tax, mortgage tax, probate fee, bond financing, housing project, urban redevelopment, rural housing, public-private partnership, eminent domain

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• food price rise across the country.
• And so what we did was just look at the consumer price index.
• So just look at inflation and look at the cost, the price of salmon over time.
• The price of salmon over time.
• Many products are not yet at par with animal-sourced products on price and consumer attributes.

Summary: The Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation held its first informational hearing to examine the state of alternative protein research, industry growth, and policy needs in California. The chair opened by noting California’s $5 million public investment in UC research in 2022 and framed the hearing around three panels: the climate, environmental, and security potential of alternative proteins; industry scaling and commercialization; and university-led research and workforce development. Members emphasized that the committee will continue with site visits and additional hearings across the state. The first panel focused on the case for alternative proteins as a climate, land, water, biodiversity, and food-security solution. Shana Fertig of the Good Food Institute argued that plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated proteins can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water use while helping California meet its climate and conservation goals. Zane Swanson of CSIS added that alternative proteins could reduce risks tied to zoonotic disease, antimicrobial resistance, supply-chain disruption, and broader national security concerns. In questions, members discussed the role of pharmaceuticals in animal agriculture and how alternative proteins might complement, rather than replace, traditional farming by creating new markets for California crops and helping farmers diversify. The second panel featured industry leaders Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat, Myra Passick of Upside Foods, and Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype. Brown highlighted plant-based meat’s health and climate benefits, criticized misinformation campaigns against the sector, and urged better labeling, reduced subsidies for factory farming, and more plant-based food in public institutions. Passick described cultivated meat as a scalable food-production technology, said Upside Foods has already produced millions of pounds annually at its Emeryville facility, and asked for grants, low-interest loans, and possible participation in cap-and-trade or similar revenue programs. Elfenbein described cultivated seafood as a way to address overfishing, contamination, traceability problems, and the heavy import dependence of the U.S. seafood supply, while also noting conservation benefits and the need for California to remain a hub for the industry. The final panel centered on research and workforce development. UCLA’s Amy Rowat described state-funded work on technical bottlenecks such as growing fat cells and creating edible scaffolds, along with a Future Food Fellows program that trains students across science, engineering, law, and policy. UC Santa Cruz economist Galina Hale argued that alternative proteins are necessary to meet future protein demand while reducing food-system emissions, and said California must support the sector through grants, loans, procurement, and research centers to avoid losing leadership to other states and countries. The hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses, noting that all materials would be posted online, and saying the committee would continue building policy and budget proposals to support the sector.

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• Market value is... ...There's not a fair price to be paid when you don't want to sell.
• And whether or not we get to participate or engage in what that value, that price might be that we get
• Because that's what the market price is.
• Will it change the price of housing, or will the builders pocket the money?
• They touched on the extra price. I mean, Mr. Chairman, you hit the nail on the head.

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• That's my take on that too so far: it's to bring down the price of eggs. mitigate the problem in front
• Our big industry is obviously the turkey industry, and this is highly focused on eggs and egg prices,
• Our big industry is obviously the turkey industry, and this is highly focused on eggs and egg prices,
• Our big industry is obviously the turkey industry, and this is highly focused on eggs and egg prices,
• Our big industry is obviously the turkey industry, and this is highly focused on eggs and egg prices,

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• Prices are going up.
• Prices going up. you name it. Prices going up.
• :38.638> rise Hardworking people seeing prices rise Hardworking people seeing prices rise even
• In fact, prices will skyrocket.
• <06:48:45.440> Since fact, prices will skyrocket. Since fact, prices will skyrocket.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The price has quadrupled now to $130 billion. Is that a good price?
• The price has quadrupled now to $130 billion. Is that a good price?
• <00:15:58.000> of<00:15:58.160> 33<00:15:58.680> billion price of 33 billion price
• <00:16:01.079> now<00:16:01.800> $130 the price is quadrupled now $130 the price is quadrupled
• will establish a federal ban on price will establish a federal ban on price gouging<07:44:12.958

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• uh lower world demand lowers oil prices uh lower world demand lowers oil prices to<00:08:24.400>
• to calculate the average wholesale price to calculate the average wholesale price which<02:18:13.040>
• I did the average wholesale price in 27.
• price, is higher.
• It's the average wholesale price.

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Summary: The meeting focused on reaching consensus on official Kentucky revenue estimates for fiscal years 2026 through 2028, using updated S&P Global economic forecasts compared with the September presentation. Staff explained that the updated forecast relied partly on alternative data because of the federal government shutdown, and they walked through changes in national and Kentucky economic assumptions across control, optimistic, and pessimistic scenarios. The control forecast was described as slightly more optimistic in the near term but more cautious in fiscal 2027 and 2028, with GDP growth revised up for the current year and down somewhat in the outer years. The pessimistic scenario now assumed a two-quarter recession beginning in the current quarter, while the optimistic scenario was given a higher probability weight than before. The presenters highlighted several Kentucky-relevant variables that changed since September, including weaker manufacturing employment, weaker housing starts, weaker consumer sentiment, and lower expected non-farm employment in fiscal 2026. At the same time, wage and salary disbursements were revised upward in fiscal 2027, reflecting higher disposable income from tax changes, and real consumer spending was expected to be stronger in the near term. They also discussed assumptions about tariffs, business profits, the Federal Reserve, unemployment, oil prices, retail sales, vehicle sales, exports, and consumer sentiment, noting that some indicators were little changed while others shifted materially. Consumer sentiment was attributed to affordability concerns, tariff impacts, and a general sense of malaise, but was expected to improve in later years from a low base. Members asked follow-up questions about why the forecast worsened in later years and about the consumer sentiment assumptions. Staff responded that the forecast assumed larger take-home pay and refunds from tax withholding changes, along with some easing of tariff effects, which they believed would help offset a negative wealth effect from stock market declines. They also noted that S&P Global’s December forecast, which had already been published, was essentially consistent with the presentation and that the firm believed its earlier assumptions had tracked recent data well. No vote or final action was recorded in the portion provided, but the discussion was aimed at settling the revenue estimates that will underpin the upcoming branch budget bills.

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• Same thing pharmaceutical industry, we need the pharmaceuticals, but we don't need to pay exorbitant prices
• 00:21:24.160> to<00:21:24.240> pay<00:21:24.440> exorbitant<00:21:25.160> prices
• We need to pay exorbitant prices to get it.
• We should pay fair prices to get it.
• We should pay fair prices, and that's what we want: a fair, logical health care system.

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Summary: The interview focused on Senate File 3612, which the senator described as “patient-centered care” legislation for Minnesota’s Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs. He said the bill would remove private insurers and HMOs from administering those public programs, replace them with a state contract for claims processing and administrative services, and shift care coordination directly to primary care clinics, counties, and nonprofits. He argued the current managed-care system creates churn, prior-authorization barriers, and fragmented care, and said providers should manage care rather than insurers. The senator repeatedly cited Connecticut as a model, saying that state moved away from managed care, improved primary care participation, and saved money. He also argued Minnesota’s current system lacks transparency and may be overpaying health plans, pointing to fraud concerns and a past example in which UCare returned money to the state after an overpayment. He said the bill would improve accountability, make fraud easier to detect, and could save taxpayers billions, though he emphasized his main goal was better care rather than savings. On support and prospects, he said the bill has backing from the governor and the American Cancer Society but currently only DFL co-authors. He said he does not expect it to become law this year because the fiscal note and details are still pending, and he does not expect insurance companies to support it. He added that he is open to discussion but sees the insurers as fundamentally opposed. The interview ended with him saying workers in insurance and claims processing should be treated fairly and offered retraining or dislocated-worker support if broader reforms reduce their roles.

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• And so 22 years, 26, 4 years, and the price of everything has gone up.
• The price of personnel has gone up. The price of everything that they buy has gone up.
• The price of personnel has gone up. The price of everything that they buy has gone up.
• The price of personnel has gone up. The price of everything that they buy has gone up.
• The price of personnel has gone up. The price of everything that they buy has gone up.

Keywords: 1183, house