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• organization founded by African American college-educated women, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated has led
• We need to invest in community-led maternal health organizations and community doulas who are already
• Harvey Milk was a man who led with courage, who led with conviction, and who fought for a state that
• We have created the regulatory environment that has led us to where we are.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber. Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12. The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.

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• School and a director of policy at the National AI Youth Council, one of the nation's largest youth-led
• This enduring inequity has led to a loss of opportunities for African Americans.
• This enduring inequity has led to a loss of opportunities for African Americans, including in employment
• This bias has not only led to a lack of visibility and support for alternative...
• This bias has not only led to a lack of visibility and support for alternative career pathways, but it

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members. AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes. The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.

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• Please rise for today's invocation, led by the gentleman from Bernalillo, Representative Art Cruz.
• Representative Caballero: That we ever had a baby shower and the women in the House, led by myself, organized
• I also want to mention the Representative Representative Caballero: Andres Romero led the charge on having
• Representative Andres Representative Caballero: Romero led that bill, sponsored that bill, and we passed
• Speaker, that led to higher overall insurance premiums and reimbursement parity policies are typically

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• I remember seeing on TV where it started from a small brush fire and led to the destruction that we saw
• All three of those offices are led by colonels that we've brought in from the enterprise.
• All three of those offices are led by colonels that we've brought in from the enterprise.
• Phase one, led by EPA, addresses household hazardous materials, and phase two, which we're leading, involves
• to need to be in this over the next months and years, building a more fire-resistant and community-led

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly labor committees held a hearing on the Los Angeles wildfires and their impact on workers, employers, and recovery efforts. Chairs and members emphasized that rebuilding should prioritize worker safety, equity, local hiring, and strong labor standards rather than simply moving quickly or relying on the lowest bidder. They also stressed the need to learn from past disasters and to create a more coordinated state response for future emergencies. Worker advocates described how domestic workers, day laborers, firefighters, and other frontline workers were affected by the fires. Testimony focused on workers being trapped in evacuation zones, lacking timely information in Spanish, losing jobs and income, and facing exposure to toxic debris without adequate PPE. Speakers called for expanded outreach and education, stronger Cal/OSHA enforcement, broader occupational safety coverage for domestic workers and day laborers, recall and transfer rights, childcare and transportation support, and a centralized disaster relief system that can quickly deliver cash aid and equipment regardless of immigration status. Firefighter Derek Irwin said California firefighters face serious carcinogenic exposure and urged continued funding for the firefighter cancer prevention and research program, along with a long-term state health monitoring and research effort similar to the World Trade Center Health Program. Building trades and labor representatives argued that cleanup and rebuilding should be done through community workforce agreements, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, and local hire provisions, and said the state already has trained workers available. They also said federal debris-removal work through the Army Corps has limited the state’s ability to impose some standards, but that state and local funding or subsidies should trigger labor requirements. Employer and business representatives described major losses to property, inventory, revenue, and jobs, especially in Altadena and nearby areas. The Altadena Chamber said it is coordinating recovery resources, while a construction business owner said small local firms are being shut out of disaster contracts and proposed a more accessible procurement process for local and minority businesses. LAEDC presented preliminary estimates of billions in property damage and business disruption, tens of thousands of potential job losses, and a recovery timeline of five to ten years, warning that low-income communities will be disproportionately affected and that workforce retraining and upskilling will be needed alongside the broader economic recovery.

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• This legal landscape unfortunately caused confusion in our 2024 election, and it led to people on all
• our 2024 election caused confusion in our 2024 election and<00:09:59.800> it<00:09:59.920> led
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• to people on all sides and it led to people on all sides winding<00:10:02.480> up<00:10:02.720
• That preparation led to a successfully conducted free and fair election in our state, which we can have

Keywords: Consideration of HB 27 00:04:20 Presentation by Secretary of State 00:10:44 Presentation by Karen Sellers and Jason Denny 00:35:56 Consideration of HB 45 00:55:36, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup. Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.

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• still leaving the state while also trying to reduce our utility cost by upgrading our lighting with LED
• still leaving the state, while also trying to reduce our utility cost by upgrading our lighting with LED
• still leaving the state, while also trying to reduce our utility cost by upgrading our lighting with LED
• still leaving the state, while also trying to reduce our utility cost by upgrading our lighting with LED
• still leaving the state, while also trying to reduce our utility cost by upgrading our lighting with LED

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session focused on HB 54, which would allow New Hampshire’s alternative treatment centers to operate for profit. Chair David Nagel opened by identifying the main concerns: whether members agreed with the bill conceptually, whether the proposal could be shaped to avoid a gubernatorial veto, and whether it could lead to “big cannabis” taking over. He also emphasized that the bill would not change the existing oversight structure, which remained under RSA 126-X. Representative Wendy Thomas said the governor’s objections in past sessions appeared to center on the state’s preference for a state-run model and broader policy concerns, but no one present knew the current governor’s position. Several speakers argued the bill was primarily about financing and access, not expanding the number of dispensaries. Matt Simon of Granite Leaf Cannabis said the current nonprofit structure makes it difficult to raise capital, pay down debt, and open additional access points, and that the bill would be a corporate restructuring rather than a change in day-to-day regulation. Brandon Pollock of TASCAL Wellness said medical cannabis programs in most other states are for-profit, and that New Hampshire’s nonprofit requirement has left ATCs burdened with high-interest debt and higher prices that push patients to Maine, Vermont, or the street market. He said converting to for-profit status could allow conventional financing, lower prices, and help keep patients in the regulated program. Members also discussed whether for-profit ownership would invite outside corporate control. Witnesses said the bill would not open the market to new operators, would not change advertising rules, and would include restrictions on ownership transfers for a period of time; “foreign corporation” was explained as an out-of-state entity. One speaker noted that the bill is similar to earlier versions that passed both chambers with strong support but never became law. No vote was taken during the work session; the discussion was informational and aimed at addressing concerns before the bill moved forward.

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• A nationally recognized expert in gaming policy, Pock has led groundbreaking research on lotteries, gaming
• A nationally recognized expert in gaming policy, Pock has led groundbreaking research on lotteries, gaming
• gaming policy, Pock has led gaming policy, Pock has led groundbreaking<00:02:42.560> research
• And that unprecedented experiment, with a focus on integrity, has led to an incredible national expansion
• That unprecedented experiment, with a focus on integrity, has led to an incredible national expansion

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• including product safety, child well-being, and data security, among others, while independent expert-led
• California has led by aligning with broad, globally recognized standards, not by building siloed ones
• California has always led the nation in protecting civil rights and privacy.
• California has always led the nation in protecting civil rights and privacy.
• What ALPR hits past 60 days at a certain point have led to the solving of crime.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You know, that's what that<00:18:57.679> lead<00:18:58.160> led<00:18:58.480> to
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• And so we have worked in depth with the tribal transportation office led by Winslow Friday.
• I don't know if they did this year or not. >> Yeah, I think Todd Gunther was the one that led the charge

Keywords: 916, all

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• change and the Senate proposal technical change and the Senate proposal apparently<01:27:21.720> led
• <01:27:21.960> to<01:27:22.080> some<01:27:22.880> significant apparently led
• to some significant apparently led to some significant confusion. confusion. confusion.
• He led civil and criminal cases. Uh, one of which we may be interested in.
• He led civil and criminal cases. He led civil and criminal cases.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• session led by an emergency<01:42:42.520> service<01:42:43.200> peer<01:42:43.600>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We've created a community-led resilience fund to move resources quickly, but we lack the resources to
• > fund resilience community-led resilience fund resilience community-led resilience fund to<01
• But I'll say I see the situation that led to what happened from businesses that needed the help from
• But I'll say I see the<01:14:14.880> situation<01:14:15.520> that<01:14:15.680> led<
• to what happened the situation that led to what happened from<01:14:18.000> businesses<01:14:

Bills: HF4477

Keywords: Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness

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• ARM to file a lawsuit which was This led ARM to file a lawsuit which was argued<00:29:54.480> in<
• And that led to a period of 20-plus years that saw a mere five or six rate increases.
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• to a period of 20 plus And that led to a period of 20 plus years<00:31:55.679> that<00:31:56.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They had, uh, there was a sex offender that had done unspeakable things to little girls who was led out
• <01:09:21.199> of<01:09:21.600> jail,<01:09:22.239> a little girls who was led
• out of jail, a little girls who was led out of jail, a local<01:09:22.799> jail.
• this body, Jeanie and I would bring groups of students here for Student Advocacy Day, which in part led
• ,<01:52:26.080> which<01:52:26.480> in<01:52:26.719> part<01:52:27.040> led

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, February 12, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted a congratulatory House resolution honoring the Kent Island High School boys lacrosse team for winning the 2025 Maryland Class 2A state championship. The House also journalized Baltimore City 2026 bond/loan authorization resolutions and moved a series of introductory House bills and bond initiatives through first reading and committee referral without objection. On the special order calendar, House Bill 28, concerning higher education/private career schools advertising, received a favorable report and was ordered printed for third reading. House Bill 226, creating a Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations structure, was also reported favorably as amended. Two floor amendments were adopted to that bill: one clarifying that any affiliated foundation may only raise funds or provide support and may not run programs or set policy, and another restoring conflict-of-interest and ethics protections, including limits on family members and public ethics application requirements. A later amendment to HB 226 was rejected by a recorded vote of 95 in the negative, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. The most extended debate centered on House Bill 229, which increases the Maryland Transportation Authority’s revenue bond limit from $4 billion to $5 billion to help finance the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild. One amendment sought to prohibit toll increases without General Assembly approval; its sponsor argued the added borrowing would likely lead to future toll hikes and that elected representatives should vote on them. The floor leader opposed the amendment, saying it would weaken MDTA’s independent rate-setting authority, harm its bond rating, and increase financing costs, while noting the bill is intended to cover bridge reconstruction costs and federal reimbursement timing. After debate, the amendment failed on a recorded vote, and HB 229 was ordered printed for third reading.

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• 39.919> immigrants a coalition of immigrants, immigrants a coalition of immigrants, immigrants led
• serving<00:17:42.240> organizations<00:17:43.440> and<00:17:43.760> allies led
• and serving organizations and allies led and serving organizations and allies working<00:17:44.480><
• The Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights represents about 30 immigrant-serving and led organizations
• It was a very, very limited... and led organizations across the Pyina. and led organizations across the

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.

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• Uh, it's led to rural access gaps, much longer wait times and higher utilization of our ERS. this is
• Uh it's led as you can see availability.
• Uh it's led as you can see there<00:05:03.759> to<00:05:04.400> rural<00:05:04.800>
• 00:23:51.760> their<00:23:52.000> program<00:23:52.960> which<00:23:53.280> led
• <00:23:53.679> to increases in their program which led to increases in their program which

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board meeting began with a roll call and approval of the October 7 meeting minutes. The chair then reordered the agenda to hear the item on Medicaid reimbursement rates and network adequacy first because of scheduling issues. Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association was sworn in and testified at length about Kentucky’s dental Medicaid program, arguing that reimbursement rates are unsustainably low, have been largely flat for decades, and are often below the cost of providing care. He said Kentucky ranks near the bottom nationally in oral health, dental Medicaid rates are often 60% or less of commercial rates, and the program’s share of the Medicaid budget has effectively remained around 2% despite growth in enrollment and services. Dr. Robertson said the low rates are contributing to provider losses, rural access gaps, longer wait times, dental deserts, and greater use of emergency rooms for preventable dental problems. He cited examples of office costs exceeding reimbursement for basic procedures, noted that many dentists are small private businesses, and said the state is struggling to recruit and retain dentists because of low payment levels and high student debt. He also pointed to disparities with neighboring states and said recent increases in some oral surgery and cleaning codes were not enough to address the broader problem. His recommendations included completing the rebasing study, increasing dental reimbursement in the upcoming budget, tying future reviews to inflation and cost data, aligning benchmarks, and prioritizing preventive and restorative care to improve workforce stability and access. Board members asked about the size of the needed increase, the effect of private insurance on dental practice finances, and what a new dentist might expect to earn. Dr. Robertson said the association is working on an appropriations request and that private insurance pressures are part of the problem as well, since many plans are HMOs or PPOs with limited provider control over rates. He also said the association can no longer conduct reimbursement surveys because of FTC restrictions, but would try to obtain current ADA data. In response to questions about the future of the program, he warned that without significant changes it could become unsustainable and cited Ohio and Missouri as examples where higher reimbursement improved provider participation and access. The board then heard from Mr. Bowman of Baldwin Consulting, who discussed outpatient behavioral health providers, including ABA therapy and mental health/substance use disorder services. He said these providers face similar issues of rising costs, flat reimbursement, and access problems. He reviewed Kentucky’s network adequacy standards, including travel-time standards, 30-day appointment limits, and newer federal requirements that will require services within 10 business days by 2029. He said wait times for outpatient behavioral health, especially children’s services and ABA, have grown substantially, sometimes to more than a year, and emphasized that the Medicaid department must enforce these standards.

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• have ex looked at curriculum for reasons other than the science of reading, it has unintentionally led
• > has science of reading, it has science of reading, it has unintentionally<01:02:52.160> led
• to the exclusion of unintentionally led to the exclusion of highquality<01:02:54.720> diverse
• <01:03:10.160> to<01:03:10.319> the do some other things, it has led to the do some
• other things, it has led to the omission<01:03:11.040> of<01:03:11.359> rigorous<01:03

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• moved from housing over here that uh we're seeking an appropriation for the Minnesota Homeless Study um led
• <00:27:02.080> by<00:27:02.159> the Minnesota Homeless Study um led by the Minnesota
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• The Link is a youth- and adult-led nonprofit organization based out of North Minneapolis and provides
• The Link is a youth- and adult-led nonprofit organization based out of North Minneapolis and provides

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• The winners get engaged by, twice a month, workshops led by the best poets in the country, and then they
• The winners get engaged by, twice a month, workshops led by the best poets in the country, and then they
• The winners get engaged by, twice a month, workshops led by the best poets in the country, and then they
• The Inner Circle is an organization that serves African youth, and it is led by professional volunteers
• The Inner Circle is an organization that serves African youth, and it is led by professional volunteers

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Because of that, they're particularly well suited to secret surveillance, which is what led to the warrant
• to the the warrant is what led to the the warrant requirement<00:28:18.960> in<00:28:19.080><
• you could strike arbitrators, uh which you could strike arbitrators, uh which which<01:19:16.840> led
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Keywords: 1183, house