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• that is called on for many reasons that is called on for many reasons whenever<00:25:29.080>
• receive ESS while providing reasonable receive ESS while providing reasonable accommodation<01:07
• <01:26:08.760> representative for the wrong reasons representative for the wrong reasons representative
• <01:28:05.560> that that's part of the the reason that that's part of the the reason that
• reasonable employee, so it works for them.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , And then evaluating their efforts, And then evaluating their efforts, supporting<00:02:40.600><
• I am not saying that we should not support efforts from districts.
• I am not saying that we should not support efforts from districts.
• I am not saying that we should not support efforts from districts.
• And the reason I think Senate on that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I urge all of my colleagues to join us in this important effort.
• I URGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US IN THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT.
• We applaud the effort of the President of the United States.
• It's another reason we should fix that cliff.
• IT'S ANOTHER REASON WE SHOULD FIX THAT CLIFF.

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

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• pending completion of a reasoned pending completion of a reasoned decision-making<00:23:18.159><
• > federal<00:58:11.599> agencies are efforts to gut federal agencies are efforts to gut
• No reasoning for the decision was provided.
• No reasoning for the stay application.
• Uh but engaged in enforcement efforts.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the State of Hawaii’s affirmative litigation against the federal administration, with no public testimony. Attorney General Lopez and deputies said the office’s goal is to enforce the rule of law, not make partisan points, and noted that Hawaii is involved in 27 ongoing cases. They grouped the cases into four broad areas: immigration, funding freezes and grant terminations, federal agency dismantling/reductions in force, and protecting elections, health, and safety. Several immigration-related cases were discussed in detail. These included a challenge to the federal sharing of Medicaid data with DHS for immigration enforcement, a similar challenge to USDA’s demand for SNAP applicant and recipient data, and litigation over immigration-enforcement conditions attached to federal grants. The office also described the birthright citizenship executive order, saying it conflicts with the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent; lower courts granted preliminary relief, and the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed only the scope of nationwide injunctions, not the merits. In the Department of Transportation case, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the “Duffy directive,” finding the immigration conditions lacked statutory authority, were arbitrary and capricious, and violated the Spending Clause and APA. The briefing also covered multiple funding disputes. In the education funding freeze case, the Department of Education and OMB withheld about $6 billion in formula funds, including roughly $33 million for Hawaii; after suit was filed, the funds were released. Other cases included the termination of over $11 billion in public health grants, which affected Hawaii Department of Health grants, the NIH indirect cost cap case, and NIH grant terminations tied to DEI, transgender issues, and vaccine hesitancy. The speakers said some cases have already resulted in preliminary or permanent injunctions, while others remain on appeal or are still being litigated.

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• Thank you for your efforts.
• For these reasons, I ask for your aye vote.
• How long do you think is reasonable to keep that?
• How long do you think is reasonable to keep that?
• I think that 60 days is more than reasonable amount of time.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 86, which would extend and expand the CAEATFA sales and use tax exclusion program through 2031, raise the annual cap from $100 million to $200 million, and add fusion energy. Supporters, including the State Treasurer and industry and labor representatives, cited billions in clean-tech investment, job creation, and environmental benefits; county groups opposed the bill over local revenue losses. The committee approved SB 86 on a 12-0 roll, holding the roll open for additional members. The committee then heard SB 545, which would require Go-Biz to study economic development opportunities along the California high-speed rail corridor, including land value, development incentives, and public-private partnerships. Labor, Fresno’s mayor’s office, and other stakeholders supported the bill as a way to spur corridor development and future funding opportunities, while one business group moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. The bill passed on a 9-1 vote, with the roll held open. Members next considered SB 63, a Bay Area transit funding measure authorizing a regional revenue measure to support transit operations amid looming fiscal shortfalls. The author and witnesses described severe service cuts that could follow without new funding, while committee members raised concerns about the bill’s structure, county participation, polling, and whether other revenue options should be considered. The bill advanced on a 9-3 vote, with the roll held open, and the committee also approved SB 263, directing a state study of tariff impacts on California’s economy and supply chains, on an 11-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard SB 661, which would redirect aviation-related tax revenues back to airports for aviation purposes and bring the state into compliance with federal requirements; testimony focused on airport modernization, rural access, and allocation formulas, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• It was for some reason, and I'm not really clear on that.
• So again, the effort here or the intent here is to remove involvement out of Lake Texoma.
• Which makes a little bit more of an effort. We'll keep some of that from coming in.
• For that reason, I'm a no. And I hope you'll join me. See no further debate, Senator Rader.
• This is a good faith effort in trying to make things happen and occur and be more efficient.

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• I mean, are we applying that in a reasonable way. Thank you for the question.
• We don't need a 20% effort there. We need 120% average Does that make sense?
• The reason our supervisory number looks so high is because we're so flat.
• And again, last year, we thought this seemed reasonable. This year, we're under.
• And I want to know if it's possible, if it's reasonable, and if it's legal.

Keywords: 914, all

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• <00:36:59.280> with This is truly a community effort with This is truly a community effort
• taken that money for a different reason. taken that money for a different reason.
• I'll give you three three reasons. have? I'll give you three three reasons.
• reasonable suspicion of identity fraud. reasonable suspicion of identity fraud.
• So there's no reason we cannot sunsets.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• that is correct and there's no reason that is correct and there's no reason for<00:21:01.640>
• They are increased, changing from reasonable efforts to active efforts just changes caseloads right now
• Depending on which county you're in, a reasonable effort caseload could be one caseworker per 9 to 11
• reasonable efforts to active efforts reasonable efforts to active efforts just<02:09:15.800>
• <02:09:21.639> be<02:09:21.800> one reasonable effort case load could be one reasonable

Bills: HF25, HF4

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief

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• efforts efforts 2<00:46:36.120> years<00:46:36.440> ago,<00:46:36.840> and<00:46
• <00:49:25.960> is end up, but I think this this effort is end up, but I think this this effort
• They're noble and reasonable.
• They're noble and reasonable.
• They're noble and reasonable.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• More often, we see efforts that are proposed.
• More often, we see efforts that are proposed.
• More often, we see efforts that are proposed.
• 100 years back and so that's the reason 100 years back and so that's the reason why<00:54:38.400
• these two options in court reasoning these two options in court reasoning could<01:34:36.840>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Elections Committee met on February 6, 2025, and first considered the reappointment of Steven Swanson to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Swanson described his background in legal aid, lobbying, judging, and international rule-of-law work, and said he wanted to continue serving the public. Committee members praised his experience and discussed the importance of campaign finance oversight, including preventing corporate participation in Minnesota elections. Senator Wosinski moved to recommend Swanson’s confirmation, and the motion was adopted. The committee then heard Senate File 529, a proposed constitutional amendment to state that elections shall be free, fair, and equal, and that no civil or military power may interfere with the free exercise of the right to vote. Senator Dibble presented the bill as a way to strengthen voting rights and provide a constitutional basis to challenge voter suppression, gerrymandering, and unfair campaign practices. Testimony in support came from David Fischer of Clean Elections Minnesota and Jean Massie of Fair Vote Minnesota, both of whom argued the amendment would protect access to voting, increase confidence in elections, and align Minnesota with other states that have similar language. Members discussed whether the amendment’s broad language could invite judicial interpretation or affect future election laws. Senator Koran questioned how the proposal would improve Minnesota’s already high turnout, while Senator Grant raised concerns that the terms “free, fair, and equal” were undefined and could shift power to the courts. Senator Lucero proposed an oral amendment to add “ensuring one eligible citizen, one vote” after the word “equal,” saying it would address concerns about future voter ID laws. The amendment was restated by counsel and discussed, with Senator Dibble saying it did not significantly harm the bill but suggesting it might imply a requirement he did not intend. The transcript ends during discussion of that oral amendment, and no final vote on the bill itself is shown.

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• It's the reasonable person standard.
• So that's different from the reasonable.
• Reasonable person.
• Detract funds and efforts from the larger efforts and have more benefits by being a part of Texas 811
• And there's a reason.

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• They really went through and kind of laid out all the efforts to date. Is that better? Is that?
• One of the primary recommendations that came out from this effort...
• One of the primary recommendations that came out from this effort... ...across the state.
• This program is the reason I stand before you today.
• And although only five million, it does feel like another effort.

Summary: The subcommittee held an informational budget hearing covering several GovOps, CDT, CPPA, and DGS items. GovOps reported that most deliverables under the Governor’s generative AI executive order have been completed, including guidelines, procurement tools, community-impact guidance, and a new project delivery lifecycle for Gen AI projects; one workforce-related deliverable remains. Members and public commenters raised concerns about privacy, labor impacts, and how the state will explain and oversee Gen AI use. The committee also heard a proposal to create a California Education Interagency Council with $5 million ongoing and 16 positions to coordinate workforce and education systems; LAO questioned duplication and recommended limited-term funding, while supporters said a neutral convening body is needed to improve coordination and student outcomes. GoServe presented the College Corps budget proposals, describing the program as a paid service and career-development opportunity for undergraduate students that helps reduce college costs while supporting communities through tutoring, food insecurity work, climate and disaster response, and other service. The administration sought one-time and ongoing funding to expand the program to more campuses and students, while LAO objected to the high administrative costs and recommended rejection. Several students and alumni testified that College Corps provided financial support, professional experience, and career pathways. The committee also heard a $5 million proposal for a Belonging Campaign to address loneliness and social isolation through research, outreach, and local grants; LAO said the proposal lacked clear goals and measures, while supporters said the effort is needed for youth, seniors, and community resilience. The Department of Technology updated the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative, saying construction is underway on the statewide open-access network and the project remains on track for the 2026 deadline, though LAO noted a required business plan had not yet been submitted. The California Privacy Protection Agency presented its Delete Act implementation request for the DROP platform, which will let consumers request deletion of personal information held by data brokers; LAO flagged oversight concerns because CDT is both developing the system and involved in project support. Public commenters from business groups urged caution on CPPA’s rulemakings, warning of compliance costs and job impacts. The Department of General Services then discussed implementation of Proposition 2 school facilities bonds, requesting staffing and administrative funding to manage the new bond program and continue school facility work. Officials said the program can also help districts affected by the January wildfires, including interim site funding and expedited assistance. Finally, DGS requested authority and positions to operate Building 18 for labor-agency tenants relocating from older Capitol Mall space; SEIU Local 1000 criticized the state’s four-day return-to-office policy and said telework has improved productivity and retention. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded after public testimony and member questions on each item.

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• Our efforts, sadly, in the information space have not been very effective.
• I urge Congress to provide dedicated resources for this effort.
• Those were things that took years and years of effort.
• What impact do you think it would have for our pro-democracy efforts?
• So, what's China attempting to accomplish through these efforts?

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• Any rate design costbased reasoning.
• <00:25:32.640> In and reasonable for all customers. In and reasonable for all customers.
• The data center industry is efforts.
• For these reasons, we are very motans.
• Um agravalttaics is the practice effort.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• very reason very reason to<00:42:26.640> put<00:42:26.880> those<00:42:27.119>
• Imagine if for some reason Imagine if for some reason you<00:53:23.280> found<00:53:23.520
• coordinated threat assessment efforts. coordinated threat assessment efforts.
• for a variety of different reasons. for a variety of different reasons.
• is reasonable. is reasonable.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 3432, a public safety bill focused on removing identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public, and first adopted a House language amendment to bring the Senate file into the House form. Representative Mhler and co-chair Noatne described the bill as part of a broader security package covering judicial security and courthouse grants, Capitol grounds screening and security hardware, short-term protection for legislators facing credible threats, reimbursement for Department of Public Safety costs, and additional BCA analysts and investigators to examine threats statewide. They emphasized that the measures were intended to protect not only legislators but also staff, visitors, and the public, and the amendment was adopted by voice vote. Representative Schultz then offered an amendment to expand Capitol grounds protections by making destruction of permitted displays on the grounds automatically count as felony-level property damage. He argued that current enforcement is inconsistent and that the change would better protect First Amendment displays and ensure accountability. Schultz later withdrew that amendment after discussion. Schultz next offered another amendment aimed at school safety, proposing an increase in safe schools revenue and extending funding to charter, nonpublic, and tribal schools. He said the money could support school resource officers, mental health staff, counselors, and building security improvements, and argued that school safety should be prioritized alongside Capitol security. A point of order was raised that the amendment was not germane because it introduced a new subject and education funding; the Speaker agreed, ruled the point of order well taken, and the ruling was appealed, prompting a roll call. Representative Long supported the ruling, saying the amendment belonged in a different bill and committee, while Schultz argued the chamber should still address school safety. The transcript ends during the appeal process.

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• This is what's put into House Bill 1 to support the prevention efforts, the spill response efforts, and
• <01:12:31.440> I funds as well as response efforts. I funds as well as response efforts.
• ,<01:13:13.840> the support the prevention efforts, the support the prevention efforts, the
• efforts, the spill response efforts, the administration<01:13:16.400> of<01:13:16.640> the
• only reason or we adopted the amendment. only reason or we adopted the amendment.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:14:36.920> to Max Capacity despite repeated efforts to Max Capacity despite repeated efforts
• So we pick a number that is reasonable and realistic to assume.
• So we've had fiscal notes charged us for underutilized programs for all kinds of reasons.
• Not that I like his effort, but that’s his proposal. We did that.
• <01:21:00.960> yeah governor credit as his best effort yeah governor credit as his best effort

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was formed in an effort to try and give an opportunity for appropriation members to look at agency
• And these are some of the reasons why we do training and travel.
• Just generally, what is the reason that it starts? Mr.
• Chairman, Senator Sickler, you've got probably several reasons there.
• Some of the litigation pool went to fund some efforts to defend that statute.

Summary: The committee met as the Commerce and Legal Services Division and first approved the minutes, then received a Legislative Council overview of the Attorney General’s current budget status and a blue-sheet summary of the AG’s base budget for the next biennium. Staff highlighted compliance with legislative intent items, including FTE changes, one-time funding updates, litigation pool spending, opioid settlement receipts, and continuing appropriations. Members asked about specific funds such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund and the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and staff explained the statutory basis and status of those items. The Attorney General’s office then presented an extensive overview of its divisions and budget pressures. Chief Deputy Attorney General Clare Ness described the office’s 14 divisions, the role of the office in defending the state and recouping funds, and concerns about attorney pay, recruitment, and retention. Members discussed whether attorney salaries should be benchmarked across state government and whether more legal work could be centralized in the AG’s office. The office also described challenges with the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, leased office space, and the criminal justice information systems used to connect law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts. The Crime Laboratory director gave a detailed update on space and infrastructure problems, saying the current lab is overcrowded and outdated, with safety, workflow, air-handling, glycol leak, alarm, and maintenance issues that can delay casework and risk evidence integrity. She said a 2024 study projected a need for a much larger facility and that the preferred option would be a new building on the current health department site, at an estimated cost of roughly $40 million to $45 million. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, firearms, fingerprint, and drug cases, though toxicology had recently developed a small backlog after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, gaming division, and BCI also provided updates. MFCU’s new director said the unit is federally funded 75/25, focuses on fraud, abuse, and neglect, and is seeking two attorney hires while continuing to work with federal partners on cases and recertification. Gaming staff reported continued growth in charitable gaming and electronic pull-tab activity, with concerns about site competition, large trust balances, possible ineligible expenditures, and the need for more scrutiny as revenues have grown. BCI outlined its staffing, drug task forces, ICAC work, and the Missing Indigenous Person Task Force, which is using its $250,000 appropriation to help tribal nations develop emergency response plans and purchase alerting tools such as IPAWS. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• Um, but the reason in in just a moment.
• And the first year for 2026 is assumed to be the reason why it's lower than the others.
• And the first year for 2026 is assumed to be the reason why it's lower than the others.
• And the first year for 2026 is assumed to be the reason why it's lower than the others.
• And the first year for 2026 is assumed to be the reason why it's lower than the others.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all