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• 14.560> initial monitoring uh that uh create initial monitoring uh that uh create initial creative
• 16.839> research<00:16:17.839> was<00:16:18.519> uh<00:16:19.120> Nation creative
• uh research was uh Nation creative uh research was uh Nation leading<00:16:20.199> you<00:16:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um why are you writing all of these extra genders and pregnancy?
• Um, why are you writing all of these extra genders and pregnancy?
• Um why are you writing all of these extra genders and pregnancy?
• Um, why are you writing all of these extra genders and pregnancy?
• <01:15:08.800> all and pregnancy why why do you write all and pregnancy why why do you write

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Write it down in Owatonna.
• And as we're preparing for creativity.
• I was writing this down as you were talking.
• Who writes the review process? Is that the state or is that the federal government?
• I was writing this down as you were talking.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So we have an executive director of the Department of Health writing scope of practice.
• Kleckner, should we write explicitly into state law the scope of practice for midwifery? Ms.
• and the whole rule-writing package over there.
• And as of right now, we cannot find any physician to write 90 prescriptions, because that's how many
• We're not doing anything new or creative here. It doesn't change scope of practice.

Bills: HB2190, HB2202, HB2233, HB2251, HB2252, HB2396, HB2437, HB2689, HB2796

Keywords: physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC

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• flexibilities and local creative flexibilities and local creative strategies<00:30:39.039> around
• So, that's a really creative way, and it's been very successful to get the kids to school. to go to school
• So, that's<00:53:52.880> a<00:53:53.119> really<00:53:53.280> creative<00:53:53.599
• > way,<00:53:53.760> and<00:53:54.240> it's that's a really creative way, and it's
• that's a really creative way, and it's been<00:53:54.640> very<00:53:54.880> successful

Keywords: 1183, house

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• read all the written testimony, so anything that you don't get to say in person, you can submit in writing
• read all the written testimony, so anything that you don't get to say in person, you can submit in writing
• And so I was the last person you'd expect to write about this, plant-centered eating.
• And you'll submit that in writing as well? Okay, great. Yes, have a good day.
• It's very informative, and please feel free to also submit that in writing.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its first hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including hunger-free campuses, FAFSA completion, early college/college-in-high-school programs, banning legacy preferences, AP credit consistency, and tuition equity for the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Committee leaders opened by outlining the hearing process and noting the three-minute testimony limit. Legislators and advocates generally framed the bills as equity and access measures aimed at improving college affordability, student success, and workforce development. Representative Vargas testified for H. 1466 and H. 1467, arguing that hunger-free campus should be codified because many public college and community college students face food insecurity, and that FAFSA completion should be improved through individualized outreach and an opt-out or completion requirement. Senator Lovely, the Greater Boston Food Bank, and other advocates supported the hunger-free campus bill, citing data that 44% of public university and community college students experienced food insecurity in 2023 and that food insecurity harms graduation rates. Femi Stoltz and Shanti Lopez Toro backed the FAFSA bill, saying many students miss out on Pell grants and need direct support; they pointed to state examples such as Louisiana and to recent state action requiring FAFSA awareness. Committee members asked about the federal FAFSA rollout, regional equity in food access, and the need for long-term funding and data collection. A large panel supported H. 1455 on college and high school/early college, including former Chair Roy, the Massachusetts Alliance for Early College, a student graduate, MBAE, and Tripp Jones. They described early college as a proven model that helps low-income and first-generation students, improves degree attainment, and supports workforce needs; witnesses said the goal is to scale from about 9,000 students and 55 partnerships toward 22,000 to 25,000 students by 2030, with possible future growth beyond that. Members raised questions about funding, public-private partnerships, parental involvement, faculty development, and whether the bill should include data review and more standardized policies across institutions. Representative Garcia also testified for H. 1432 on AP credit, saying students should receive consistent credit for AP scores of 3, 4, or 5. Senator Edwards and James Murphy testified for the legacy preference ban, arguing it is unfair and rooted in exclusionary history; they said some states have already banned legacy preferences in public and private institutions. Finally, UMass Dean Michael Fox, alumnus Dan Mayer, and student Jake Rasmussen supported S. 920 to include Stockbridge associate degree programs in MassEducate, saying tuition equity would help enrollment and support Massachusetts agriculture and green-industry jobs.

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• Our elementary school is creatively repurposed it's a 50 year old rehabilitation hospital.
• Lots of writing, lots of processing, lots of collaborating, talking.
• they hold up Dallas. as the Dallas Miracle and the model, but the people who are pushing and helped write
• I then analyze results, write a detailed report to explain the. data and make prescriptive recommendations
• that... is going to do a lot more in terms of recruiting those educators because where you do have write

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• because we're typically doing a debt restructure with a buy-down of the interest rate or some other creative
• In the state, like commerce or housing finance or many, many others, we will get creative and try to
• We've also done the stand study and just a lot of other creative things in that mission-based...
• verticals, including the, I think it's up to about $1.2 billion in lines of credit to the state to get creative

Summary: The committee took roll, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a compliance-report update on the Industrial Commission and related funds and programs. Staff reviewed the status of one-time appropriations and grant programs, including electric grid resiliency, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the salt cavern business-case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members asked about funding balances, reimbursement timing, matching requirements, and how some commitments would affect the State Investment Fund and future biennia. Industrial Commission staff then gave a broader update on the agency’s administrative office, grant management system, leadership transitions at several commission agencies, and active grant rounds. They reported that the grant management system is nearing completion, that several agency leadership searches have concluded, and that the commission’s grant programs currently have 108 active grants totaling more than $165 million. They also described the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority round, the oil and gas research program’s enhanced oil recovery awards, the grid resiliency grants, the salt cavern study, and the research technology park program, noting that some projects are awaiting federal funds or additional matching cash. Ron Ness, speaking for the Oil and Gas Research Council, focused on the state of the oil industry and the enhanced oil recovery “Bakken 2.0” effort. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on better infrastructure, longer laterals, and new EOR methods such as CO2, natural gas, and surfactants. He emphasized the importance of the Bakkeneast pipeline and related gas-utilization projects, the recent DOE funding that will return some money to the research council, and the need to modernize tax and incentive rules for CO2-based recovery. Members discussed the potential economic benefits for oil, agriculture, and manufacturing. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and a broader strategic update. Bank leadership reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, participation lending, student lending, disaster programs, and legislatively directed programs, and said the bank is managing for a flatter deposit base and stronger liquidity because of fintech competition and changing market conditions. They reported improved earnings, with net income rising to about $231 million, and described Rough Rider Coin as a new internal payment rail for North Dakota banks and credit unions, not a public cryptocurrency. Members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster lending, and the bank’s capacity to support state programs while maintaining its balance-sheet and liquidity requirements.

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• Competition's control to produce efficient outcomes that favor the strong, the smart, the creative, the
• that favor the strong, the<00:27:11.800> smart, the smart, the smart, the<00:27:13.200> creative
• , the creative, the creative, the<00:27:14.679> cunning,<00:27:15.800> and<00:27:16.040

Bills: HB2241, HB1163, HB1514, HB1696, HB2021, SB2135, SB2466, SB2727, SB3082, SB3097, SB2861, SCR100, SB3096, SB99, SB2138, HB2289, HB2319, HB1711, HB2270, SB3138, SB3076, HB1642, HB2338, HB2171, HB1785, SB2881, HB2505, SB2552, HB1518, HB1815, SB3125, SB3234, SCR162, SB2614, SB3118, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB2158, HB1718, HB2207, HB1801, SB3229, SB2338, SB3069, SB2600, HB2300, HB1800, HB1960, SB2999, SB2060, SB2866, SB2239, HB1741, HB1713, HB2023, HB2417, SB2877, SB2598, SB2921, SB2645, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2329, HB2339, HB1838, HB1509, HB1661, HB2271, HB2272, HB2344, HB1888, HB1707, SB2340, HB2474, HB1576, HB1853, HB1804, HB1854, HB2095, HB2050, HB472, SB3215, SB2247, SB2400, HB1618, HB1802, HB1969, HB1541, HB2310, HB2498, HB2443, HB2218, HB649, HB2104, HB1710, SB2802, HB1973, HB1974, HB1894, HB1891, HB1890, SB177, SB2101, SB3320, SB2487, HB2429, HB1870, HB1839, HB2583, HB1391, HB2094, SB2671, SB2673, SB2892, SB2057, SB3245, HB306, HB2592, SB3157, SB3204, SB3324, SB2580, SB2074, SB411, SB3025, SB2934, SB2567, SB2125, SB3238, SB2367, SB2599, SB3007, SB2001, SB2756, SB3029

Keywords: renewable energy, income tax credit, solar energy, wind energy, low-income households, energy policy, commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, injury recovery, employment services, return to work, commercial driving, driver's license

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• It reaches into our classrooms, robs students of creative learning opportunities, and chokes off spaces
• 00:14:34.720> robs<00:14:35.360> students<00:14:35.680> of<00:14:36.000> creative
• We will protect, we will fight for the creativity, the diversity, and heritage that make Minnesotans
• the<00:15:39.279> uh protect we will fight for the uh protect we will fight for the uh creativity

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They found a creative way to keep the music going safely.
• found<00:36:34.160> a<00:36:34.320> way<00:36:34.480> a<00:36:34.880> creative
• <00:36:35.280> way<00:36:36.160> to which they found a way a creative way to which
• they found a way a creative way to keep<00:36:36.560> the<00:36:36.800> music<00:36:37.119

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with all 25 members present, approved the prior day’s journal, and heard several introductions, including visiting staff, guests, and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who was recognized for her work with the food bank and noted as acting governor that week. The chamber also received House communications returning several Senate concurrent resolutions adopted unamended, and one House-amended resolution, SCR 192, was taken up. Senator Wakai moved to disagree with the House amendments to SCR 192, the motion was seconded and carried, with conferees to be named later. Standing committee reports were then taken up, including reports 1931 to 1939 for one-day notice and report 1940 for adoption, which was adopted without objection. The Senate then considered a series of advice-and-consent nominations, beginning with education-related appointments. Senators spoke in support of nominees to the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board, the State Board of Education, and the School Facilities Authority Board, while Senator Awa and others raised objections to several nominees, arguing that campaign donations by some appointees created the appearance of “pay to play.” Despite those objections, the nominations were ultimately confirmed. The chamber also confirmed Dwight Takamini as chair of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board after strong support from multiple senators who cited his labor, legislative, and public service background. The Senate next confirmed Christine Sakuda as chief information officer for the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, with supporters emphasizing her IT leadership and public service and noting she is the first female and Native Hawaiian to hold the post. The chamber also confirmed Kahuanoi AD Jackson as judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Sonia H. Toma as judge of the District Family Court of the Second Circuit, with senators highlighting their prosecutorial and public service experience and the favorable testimony received in committee. After these confirmations, senators introduced the new appointees and their families in the gallery. Later, the Senate adopted additional standing committee reports on House concurrent resolutions and passed SB 849 HD2 on final reading, relating to wildlife conservation, by unanimous consent. The body also reconsidered and reversed earlier disagreement on House amendments to SB 116 and SB 946, agreeing that the amendments were technical and giving one-day notice for final reading. The meeting concluded with a late introduction of the Honokaʻa Jazz Band, which was praised for its national recognition and community service, and senators invited members to a later concert in the rotunda.

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• with a James Beard Award for that work, I've seen firsthand how Minnesota's natural bounty fuels creativity
• with a James Beard Award for that work, I've seen firsthand how Minnesota's natural bounty fuels creativity
• Furthermore, a possible permitting model that includes a volunteer option for foraging permits is a creative
• Furthermore, a possible permitting model that includes a volunteer option for foraging permits is a creative

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So it's creative.
• So it's creative.
• So it's creative.
• So it's creative.
• We would write to dees what we would do.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• His leadership, creativity, and unwavering faith touched countless lives and strengthened the body of
• His leadership, creativity, and unwavering faith touched countless lives and strengthened the body of

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and received a Joint Budget Committee report on several bills. The chamber also recognized guests, including state troopers, a doctor of the day, visitors from civic and advocacy groups, and students from the Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The House adopted House Resolution 1034, supporting Arkansas poultry producers in the Illinois River watershed and urging good-faith negotiations, by a 97-0 vote. It also adopted House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001 honoring Bishop Kenneth Liddell Robinson, Sr., by a 98-0 vote. The House then considered several amendments to appropriation bills, including changes affecting the Department of Education, public safety, county jail reimbursement language, Agriculture fee waivers, the Drug Task Force, pregnancy help organizations, and tire recycling fees. All of those amendments were adopted without recorded opposition. The chamber then moved through a budget calendar, with leadership explaining that some bills were general appropriations, some were reappropriations for ongoing capital projects, and four were supplemental appropriations. On final passage, House Bill 1006 passed 87-5; House Bill 1053, the appropriation for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, failed 71-19; House Bill 1086 passed 96-0; House Bill 1087 passed 81-8; House Bill 1088 passed 97-0; House Bill 1094 passed 96-1; House Bill 1084 passed 96-0; House Bill 1097 passed 75-16; and House Bill 1098 failed 0-85 after Representative Henley spoke against it and said leadership had not responded to questions. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. the next day.

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• These are just a few creative ways that our communities are tapping into these funds, but the demand
• I had no idea we had 60 state forests, and they had many creative names.
• c><00:26:17.800> they<00:26:17.920> had<00:26:18.600> many<00:26:18.960> creative
• forests and they had many creative forests and they had many creative names.<00:26:20.080> So

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our Creative Industries Division, in a very short amount of time, has made an impressive rollout with
• strong engagement in communities across the state and is slated to launch NM Creative Con next year.
• I've been very impressed with how the Creative Industries Division has partnered with our Main Street
• There's, you know, some efforts and some grant programs, again, with our Creative Industries Department
• You know, some efforts and some grant programs, again, with our Creative Industries Department that might

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

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• California is home to both the major AI developers and a vast creative sector that employs professionals
• I co-authored several class actions on behalf of creative individuals in connection with use of their
• AB 412 is needed to ensure creative professionals have information needed to protect their rights.
• AB 412 is needed to ensure creative professionals have information needed to protect their rights and
• Full copyright protection and transparency is critical to all creative professionals, not just now, but

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote. AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion. AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.

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• I believe this is a very creative and interesting idea, and I give credit to the introducer, the Honorable
• Although I acknowledge there are budgetary concerns and I am very aware of those things and the creative
• very um aware of those things and and very um aware of those things and and the<00:57:23.160> creative
• 24.559> need<00:57:24.720> to<00:57:24.920> address<00:57:26.319> uh the creative
• ways we need to address uh the creative ways we need to address uh that<00:57:26.720> situation

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• During the pandemic, we had to get creative on how we supported our restaurants and our community that
• And so in some sense, we're basically the... we had to get creative on how we supported our restaurants

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• stages, and whereas the performing arts play a vital role in enriching our communities, fostering creativity
• walks of life the opportunity to pursue their passion, instilling discipline, perseverance, and creative

Keywords: 1182, all