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• Being wasted, abused, or fraud, maybe credible allegations of fraud occurring.
• </c> of Fraud and it's very easy to say fraud of Fraud and it's very easy to say fraud and<00:20:38.480
• We say fraud and abuse. I know what fraud is.
• We say fraud and abuse. I know what fraud is.
• We say fraud and abuse. I know what fraud is.

Bills: HF23, HF1355

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• fraud component.
• No, I mean if you're committing fraud, you can be sued for fraud.
• Yeah, so nothing but fraud.
• We know there's a lot of fraud.
• That's fraud.

Bills: HB1464, HB1635, HB2516, HB3317, HB3502, HB4012, HB4268, HB4386, HB4877, SB916

Keywords: prescription drugs, drug pricing, pharmacy benefits, health insurance, health benefit plan, insurer, HMO, self-insured employer, public employer, school district, county, municipality, university system, higher education, retirees, dependent coverage, stop-loss coverage, bulk purchasing, group purchasing, purchasing pool

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• </c> provisions that deal with anti-fraud provisions that deal with anti-fraud legislation,<00:43:17.760
• ,</c><00:44:32.079><c> and</c> uh prevent future waste, fraud, and uh prevent future waste, fraud, and
• Basically, the fraud committed.
• Basically, the fraud medical assistance.
• </c> under the new medical assistance fraud under the new medical assistance fraud statute<01:09:29.839

Bills: HF2431, HF2438, HF2783, HF1943

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• rejection rates, wait times, online voter resources, and more.
• Administrators, voters, watchers, and challengers.
• crisis, and it launched an initiative to mobilize voters.
• I think voters of New Mexico would be interested in that.
• So do I read that as a voter felt intimidated, that voter ended up getting an attorney to file a lawsuit

Bills: SB264, SB261

Keywords: election integrity, voter coercion, public safety, emergency procedures, polling place security, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms

Summary: The committee heard two election-related bills. SB 264, sponsored by Sen. Duhigg and others and presented by the Secretary of State, would add definitions and new offenses to New Mexico election law to prohibit interference with elections, including the presence of troops or armed persons at polling places or ballot drop boxes, attempts to impose election rules contrary to state law, and intentional obstruction of access to polling places. It also would create civil enforcement options, strengthen existing election offenses by adding “under color of law” language, and include emergency voting procedures for voters displaced by natural disasters. Supporters, including Common Cause, the Center for Civic Policy, and the League of Women Voters, said the bill protects voters from intimidation and outside interference. Several county clerks and rural legislators raised concerns about late changes, lack of consultation, rural logistics, and possible litigation. The committee adopted the Rules Committee substitute and advanced SB 264 on a 5-3 roll call vote. SB 261, presented as a companion election measure, would remove the existing exception that allowed law enforcement to carry firearms at polling places, but the sponsor offered an amendment to allow armed law enforcement to respond when called by the presiding judge, county clerk, or Secretary of State. Supporters said firearms do not belong in or around polling places because they can intimidate voters and poll workers, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing law already covers law enforcement response and that the amendment created confusion. After a recess caused by members leaving the room, the committee returned, adopted the Rules Committee substitute including the amendment, and advanced SB 261 by unanimous voice vote.

Bills: HB31, HB31

Keywords: absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation, 1136, house, all

Bills: HB325

Keywords: fire protection, volunteer fire department, fire district, emergency response, fire service fees, Lawrence County, voter approval, 1136, house, all

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation

Bills: SB3, SB16

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Senator Hagenbuch, who asked for wisdom, humility, courage, and guidance in serving Texas and conducting the chamber’s work with integrity and respect. After the prayer, the House messenger reported that the House had passed several congratulatory and commemorative resolutions, including HCR 2 honoring the victims of the July 2025 Hill Country floods, HCR 3 marking the dedication of the Children’s Emergency Relief International George M. Cowden Building in Austin, HCR 4 congratulating Ricky and Anne Lowe on their 47th wedding anniversary, and HCR 5 recognizing Don Sparks of Midland for receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award. Following the House message, the Senate announced a brief recess while awaiting completion of the House calendar. Senator Zaffirini then moved that the Senate stand in recess until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, and the motion was adopted without objection.

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• Legislation to prohibit same day voter registration in Texas.

Bills: SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• rejection rates, wait times, online voter resources, and more.
• Administrators, voters, watchers, and challengers.
• We believe this bill protects voters from that intimidation.
• crisis and launched an initiative to mobilize voters.
• So do I read that as a voter felt intimidated, that voter ended up getting an attorney to file a lawsuit

Bills: SB264, SB261

Keywords: election integrity, voter coercion, public safety, emergency procedures, polling place security, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

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• And the people that continue to take it on the chin, to me, are the voters, especially the no-party voters
• Especially no-party voters.
• But I feel like our voters can do it if other voters in other states are able to navigate it.
• I think our voters are just as smart as voters in other states, and that we'll figure it out.
• It's meant to protect voters.

Bills: HB9, HB177, HB181, HB202, HB225, HB398, HB459, HB540, HB906, HB1052, HB1057, HB1245

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter

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• It's a bill that absolutely prevents fraud. absolutely prevents fraud.
• The legislation was styled as the Alabama Voter Confidence Act.
• This is to safeguard the voters and the integrity of the vote, and to make sure that the actual devices
• You know, if you might see a higher level of voter irregularities?
• He put together a voter fraud reform task force, and I was actually mad at first about being appointed

Bills: SB245, SB246, HB30, HB30

Keywords: SB245, public assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, food assistance, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Human Resources, eligibility verification, self-attestation, data matching, fraud prevention, improper payments, program integrity, benefit eligibility, income verification, residency verification, asset verification, electronic benefit transfer, EBT, cross-checks

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

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• And the majority of the voters were in favor of doing this, but there's nothing they could do.
• And then if you go down to the registered voters, it drops even further.
• And typically, even in a low-turnout year, we have more voters that show up than that percentage.
• And then if you go down to the registered voters, it drops even further.
• which is the voter registration data available<00:46:59.760><c> to</c><00:47:00.079><c> us.

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

Bills: HB308, HB308

Keywords: elections, voter registration, publishing requirements, cost-saving, transparency, property tax exemption, senior citizens, Mobile County, tax legislation, constitutional amendment, 923, senate, all

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• Well, honestly, sometimes we will forget as, as voters or as people, we won't remember how bad it had

Bills: HB176, HB180

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding

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• this is the pre-enrollment information strengthening enrollment on the front end to try to prevent fraud
• /c><00:19:30.400><c> try</c><00:19:30.480><c> to</c><00:19:30.559><c> prevent</c><00:19:30.799><c> fraud
• </c> on the front end to try to prevent fraud on the front end to try to prevent fraud on<00:19:31.200
• Statute 62Q.72 subdivision 4 to limit the 12-month over one-year exemption to only the purposes of fraud
• Statute 62Q.72 subdivision 4 to limit the 12-month over one-year exemption to only the purposes of fraud

Bills: HF729

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, 1183, house

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• And the voter would have to file with the registrar of voters an alternative signature attestation to
• And then that person and you, the voter, must complete the voter assistance form prior to...
• So we realized in the inactive voter statute that there are ways for a voter to update their address
• Charles Parish Registrar of Voters.
• He talked about voter turnout. He talked about voter turnout.

Bills: HB117, HB228, HB250, HB260, HB393, HB400, HB446, HB534, HB551, HB576, HB842

Keywords: Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393

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• Currently, someone can request details on the Texas Workforce Commission's fraud detection and prevention
• This is like providing the fraudster with a map to circumvent anti-fraud methods, and that's definitely
• HB 2788 will help to keep the information related to the Commission's anti-fraud efforts away from the
• Records Act exception for the Workforce Commission's Fraud Detection and Prevention information.
• I'm Jason Stilinski, Deputy Director of Fraud at the Texas Workforce Commission, and I am a re- Source

Bills: HB431, HB648, HB 1006, HB1926, HB2037, HB2468, HB2788, HB2791, HB3255, HB3260

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions