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• really working with those superintendents, working with the superintendents, working with the school
• And seeing we had a remote classroom at the early ed provider that I worked with at the time, we... home
• And seeing we had a remote classroom at the early ed provider that I worked with at the time, we Thank
• Seeing we had a remote classroom at the early ed provider that I worked with at the time, we hosted a
• work we do.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts. Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students. Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.

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• I'm a believer that diversion is a tool that can work. I've seen it at work.
• But there is no state law preventing officers from taking a side job working as a side job working as
• Katerina Siley, Community Works, in support. Katerina Siley, Community Works, in support.
• And it's a lot of work.
• And it works. It works.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• <00:02:24.280> is screening panel I know that work is screening panel I know that work is
• just highlight how important this work just highlight how important this work is<00:02:49.120>
• She has been working there for about 10 years, and for the majority of that time she has worked with
• critical access Hospital in a remote critical access Hospital in a remote area<00:21:56.320>
• The math just doesn't work.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• working Blue Collar Minnesota families working Blue Collar Minnesota families house<00:02:42.080>
• I've worked in labor and delivery for nearly 10 years. I'm chair of the Birth Equity Work Group.
• Witness: The Birth Equity Work Group works to decrease disparities in maternal and newborn health care
• classing working class status work classing working class Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota families<01:
• I work as an LPN at HealthPartners.

Bills: HF10, HF27

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation

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• So if someone in and that's not working.
• you kind of explain how that works? you kind of explain how that works?
• <00:25:15.840> with leadership and um really working with leadership and um really working
• very clear in how you guys do your work. very clear in how you guys do your work.
• <00:40:27.599> with<00:40:27.920> um work is we've been working with um work is we've

Bills: HF4893

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding

Transcript Highlights:

• It's the work that we do.
• works as that essentially you're a works as that essentially you're a grantee<00:26:12.039> on
• uh kind of key partner in in this work uh kind of key partner in in this work representative<00:
• uh with um for example that works uh with um advanced<00:48:50.160> cour<00:48:50.440> work
• might be working with family engagement might be working with family engagement and<01:25:33.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um we've got a lot of work to do. day. Um we've got a lot of work to do.
• <00:32:30.120> unit<00:32:31.280> that and work with a bargaining unit that and work
• And again, this is not a works.
• They're great if they're working well. This is just to make sure that the systems are working.
• if their system worked or not. Right? if their system worked or not. Right?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation, and welcomed guests including the doctor of the day, a Johns Hopkins student, and visiting scouts. The chamber then moved through first-reading introductions of several House bills, including measures on bullying and harassment reporting, the Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act, Baltimore County nuisance actions, parole hearing commission procedures, a blockchain technology task force, and a task force on deed fraud, all of which were referred to standing committees. The main floor action centered on layover bills. Senate Bill 932, concerning social media platforms displaying a user’s usual location, was amended to broaden the protected location reference and to protect participants in the Secretary of State’s address confidentiality program; after discussion about whether minors and child-abuse victims were covered, the amended bill was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 623, creating a premium cigar lounge alcoholic beverage license, drew multiple county-specific amendments. Howard County and Baltimore County amendments sought to give priority to existing local tobacco businesses for the new licenses. Supporters said the changes would protect established local shops from out-of-state entities, while opponents argued the bill should remain statewide and not be amended county by county. A motion to special order the bill failed, and the amendments were adopted before the bill was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 84, on collective bargaining for graduate assistants, also advanced after a committee amendment was adopted. A District 2 amendment was offered to clarify that graduate assistants are employed as teaching, administrative, or research assistants, but the floor leader opposed it, saying the bill’s definition was already clear and the change would create confusion. The minority leader questioned the definition and the relationship between graduate assistants and employees, prompting discussion of collective bargaining as bargaining by employees through representatives. The transcript cuts off before final disposition of that amendment.

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• Um, and even though I remote learning.
• really appreciate that and and the work really appreciate that and and the work that<01:04:15.920
• how does that work. how does that work.
• We work directly with infrastructure.
• We are proud of the work we do.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 50.559> with<00:26:50.720> Senator committed to working with Senator committed to working
• So, while we work on that, Mr.
• Did it work? Let's get ready to rumble. Did it work?
• <01:21:09.840> So research to show how that works. So research to show how that works.
• our next testifier is also remote. Mr. our next testifier is also remote.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Thank you. work we will be doing in the future work we will be doing in the future second<00:09:15.399
• conversation we are continuing to work conversation we are continuing to work with<00:21:31.799>
• <00:24:53.760> through been granted uh we're working through been granted uh we're working
• one that can actually make it work one that can actually make it work because<01:02:12.720> it's
• um uh Co people not coming back to work um uh Co people not coming back to work policies<01:04:35.039

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• Boyd, for your work. Madam Clerk.
• But I did work with industry, and I did work with the Louisiana Telecom Association, who is withdrawing
• But I did work with industry, and I did work with Louisiana. where that came from.
• But I did work with industry, and I did work with the Louisiana Telecom Association, who is withdrawing
• A pilot is something that you start and kind of see how it goes, and if it works for you and if it works

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

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• Knox, is your machine not working? Rep.
• Boyd, for your work. Madam Clerk.
• But I did work with industry, and I did work with the Louisiana Telecom Association, who is withdrawing
• for you and if it works for your parish.
• Yeah, so that's essentially how it works.

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

Summary: The House was called to order, a quorum was established, and the meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members also observed several personal privileges and recognitions, including International Preeclampsia Awareness Month, the Hudson Cup award presentation to Rep. John Illg Jr., recognition of the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen, and a visit from U.S. Sen. John Kennedy. The chamber also received Senate messages, conference committee appointments, enrolled reports, and a conference report on SB 483 dealing with psychedelic-assisted therapy, which was laid over. The House then moved through a long series of concurrence and rejection votes on Senate amendments to House bills. Among the measures concurred in were bills affecting the Louisiana Women’s Policy Research Commission, the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission, child exploitation reporting on covered platforms, the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board, DCFS background checks, AI disclosure in health care, foster care placement and related terminology, criminal history record confidentiality, parish court jurisdiction, court costs, developmental disability office renaming, insurance claims and contractor licensing, Medicare Advantage coverage, colorectal cancer screening, health facilities, highway memorial designations, jury compensation, school employee protections, juvenile court fees, off-road vehicle seizure, residential property insurance cancellation, child support enforcement, and several others. The House rejected Senate amendments on bills including ethics retroactivity, sex offender registration notification, plumbers licensing, and health insurance formulary placement, sending some to conference. Several bills were finally passed, including measures on obstructing public passages with motorized vehicles, class six injection well hearings, arson of religious buildings, wearing masks while committing felonies, professional board attorney fees, bulletproof vests for peace officers, critical infrastructure protection from foreign adversaries, debit card surcharges, electronic stock certificates, watershed restoration funding, and innovation economic development pilot hubs. The innovation hub bill drew extensive debate over no-bid contracting, transparency, and the role of elected versus unelected bodies; an amendment to limit contracting authority to parish governing authorities was withdrawn, and the bill later proceeded to final passage after extended floor discussion. The House also took up and passed or concurred in multiple other bills and resolutions, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to divided on a few measures.

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• and may you do your work through them. and may you do your work through them. Amen. Amen.
• <00:04:36.680> location remote location remote location pursuant<00:04:38.800> to<00:04
• He works at a community college.
• and our state work are able to work and our state work are able to work efficiently<01:35:08.760
• be had and I'd be uh open to working be had and I'd be uh open to working with<01:46:34.080>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These firefighters work directly for the Commonwealth and for Massport.
• Thank you for your work too. Thank you, Senator Keenan.
• We've worked on getting those gear... Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• I worked in the Commonwealth executive branch for 17 years.
• Unfortunately, for me, it did not work as intended.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its fifth hearing of the 194th General Court on disability, line-of-duty, and health presumption bills. Committee members noted the hearing was livestreamed and accepted written testimony through June 16, 2025. The first panel, including the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, strongly supported H.2845, which would require restoration of sick, vacation, or personal time used while an injured officer or firefighter awaits a Chapter 41, Section 11F determination if the injury is later found work-related. Testimony said the current process often forces injured personnel to litigate to recover accrued time, and members described the bill as a fairness measure with no fiscal cost. Committee members asked about prior consideration and municipal positions, and one member shared a personal experience with a similar loss of accrued time. A second major panel from the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and sponsoring legislators supported several firefighter-related bills: H.2918/S.1792 on mandatory insurance coverage for firefighter cancer screenings; H.2962/S.1818 on Commonwealth fire department parity for military-base and Massport firefighters, including injury coverage and presumptions; and H.2860/S.1851 on maintaining physical examination records. Testimony emphasized the high cancer risk in the fire service, the importance of early detection, and the need to extend municipal-level protections to state and Massport firefighters. Committee members expressed strong support, discussed PFAS-related gear replacement and funding, and noted that similar bills have been before the committee for multiple sessions. The committee also heard H.4147, a retirement-related bill for a MassDOT employee seeking to transfer approximately five years of MBTA retirement contributions into the state system as a service buyback. The bill was described as having been filed in 2017 and reported favorably last session, but it stalled in Senate Ways and Means. Finally, Howard Levine testified remotely in support of a correctional officer disability pension bill, describing severe injuries from a 1990 inmate assault, multiple surgeries, early retirement, and a request to increase his pension to reflect a current lieutenant’s salary. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after testimony concluded.

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• So, I've worked lunchroom supervisor.
• know, I was um really proud of the work know, I was um really proud of the work that<00:53:34.160
• "Hey, I wish it would have worked."
• <01:28:51.440> at His public his employees that work at His public his employees that work
• We need to be helping work them.

Bills: HF3490, HF4040

Keywords: education finance, scholarship-granting organizations, charitable purposes, student scholarships, nonpublic schools, K-12 education, tax credit, advance payment, Minnesota tax law, child education expenses, taxpayer assistance, 1183, house

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• bill, but I urge members to support the motion so we can take it up and get it passed and get our work
• The motion prevails. and get our work done. I recognize a and get our work done.
• And so just wanted to say thank you all to our members for the work this year as we move forward and
• the work and also the rest of the committee.
• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Olson.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'VE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND CERTAINLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THE ENVIRONMENT
• I'M JUST TRYING TO CONCEPTUALIZE HOW THIS WOULD ALL WORK.
• I THINK IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE AND CERTAINLY WHEN I STARTED WORKING ON IT
• ON IT, WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS.
• US AND WE CONTINUE TO TALK WITH YOU AND WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Mister Chair and the Amendment simply remote.
• So that may be a definite Jackie was working on.
• I was still a little more work to do on the bill.
• We're still working through it, as you saw with the compromise amendment before here are still working
• I know I know where you work for several years.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• like to take a moment to applaud the two of you for the incredible statesmanship that you show in working
• The specifics on what you said I don’t have in front of me, but I’m willing to get with you on it, work
• We have worked with lots of people here, but we have lowered the levels to where, on first offense, in
• Chamberlin, for working with me.
• That encourages people to do better inside of our prisons when they know that what they're working for

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. HB 91, by Reps. Rayner and Jacques, would align probation rules for certain misdemeanor reckless driving cases involving controlled substances with existing DUI law, allowing up to 12 months of probation in those cases. The bill was described as a technical “glitch” fix and as supporting both accountability and treatment; it drew one supportive public appearance and passed 17-0, reported favorably. HB 113, by Rep. Chamberlin, sought to increase penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. Members raised concerns about unmarked vehicles, jurisdictional markings, and whether the bill could apply to drivers who slow down or stop for safety reasons when unsure a vehicle is police. Chamberlin said he was open to clarifying language and other amendments. A strike-all amendment was adopted that increased the penalty for fleeing in a patrol vehicle with lights and sirens from a third-degree to a second-degree felony, revised offense severity rankings, and added a 1.5 sentencing multiplier for second or subsequent offenses. The amended bill received supportive public testimony and passed 16-1, with Rep. Hart voting no, and was reported favorably as amended. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, would require the Department of Corrections to coordinate with professional boards under DBPR so inmates completing classes tied to licensure can receive credit toward those licenses after release. Supporters said the bill would help rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, and give returning citizens a better path to employment. The bill had no amendments, received supportive public testimony, and passed unanimously 17-0, reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• , and then who do they advise them of their legal rights as to how to contest this, or how does it work
• I agree with you, and if you, if you have any suggestions for changes, I'll be more than happy to work
• y'all are located in, in our home offices in Washington DC, so do y'all, do y'all have people that work
• Several, some of my colleagues, fellow agents and soldiers were actively working for the enemy.
• In 2015, he was working on the Beltran smuggling case with Homeland Security Investigations.