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• </c><00:47:22.520><c> and</c><00:47:22.800><c> I</c><00:47:22.960><c> cannot</c><00:47:23.599><c> resist
• </c><00:47:24.599><c> um</c> uh Mr chair and I cannot resist um uh Mr chair and I cannot resist um addressing

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• Minnesota has an opportunity to lead not by resisting AI's evolution or overregulation, but by harnessing
• Minnesota has an opportunity to lead not by resisting AI's evolution or overregulation, but by harnessing
• Minnesota has an opportunity to lead not by resisting AI's evolution or overregulation, but by harnessing

Committee: Senate Labor

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• This work has made this trail safer in these areas, more enjoyable for all users year-round, more resistant
• This work has made this trail safer in these areas, more enjoyable for all users year-round, more resistant
• This work has made this trail safer in these areas, more enjoyable for all users year-round, more resistant

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• At a certain point, there are some people who are entirely resistant.
• 02:16:23.640><c> who</c><02:16:23.760><c> are</c><02:16:23.880><c> entirely</c><02:16:24.440><c> resistant
• </c><02:16:25.440><c> I</c> people who are entirely resistant. I people who are entirely resistant.

Committee: Senate Education

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• boards of education the ability to handle this themselves without being prescriptive, we are going to resist
• without being prescriptive, we are going without being prescriptive, we are going to<02:42:46.800><c> resist
• ><c> amendment</c><02:42:48.000><c> and</c><02:42:48.319><c> ask</c><02:42:48.560><c> that</c> to resist
• the amendment and ask that to resist the amendment and ask that this<02:42:49.040><c> bill,</c><02:42

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• . >> Which gave three factors for when the court would be resistant to disposing of prenuptial agreements
• would</c><03:46:48.080><c> be</c> uh uh when uh the court would be uh uh when uh the court would be resistant
• c> uh</c><03:46:51.199><c> disposing</c><03:46:51.680><c> of</c><03:46:51.920><c> prenuptual</c> resistant
• to uh disposing of prenuptual resistant to uh disposing of prenuptual agreements<03:46:53.120><c> about

Committee: House Children and Family Law

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• That water's gotta be able to flow without any. resistance, and when you start getting resistance, you
• We had zero resistance and I've been in Houston where there's hurricanes and You know went through Katrina
• difficult-to-reach riverbed areas to support volunteers and first responders wearing boots that were snakebite resistant

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• But there are, as you mentioned, certain communities which have been very resistant to new housing, and
• </c><01:48:45.920><c> very</c> communities which have been very communities which have been very resistant
• :48.560><c> housing</c><01:48:49.880><c> and</c><01:48:50.880><c> it</c><01:48:51.040><c> we</c> resistant
• to uh to new housing and it we resistant to uh to new housing and it we if<01:48:51.600><c> we're</c

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

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• I urge your body to resist this amendment.
• I urge you body to<01:22:33.199><c> resist</c><01:22:33.760><c> this</c><01:22:34.080><c> amendment.
• </c> to resist this amendment. to resist this amendment.
• So there may be some additional costs, but I would say resist this amendment.

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• . >> But you folks have resisted moving to the medical model. >> And we did initially, and we were having
• <02:30:07.439><c> a</c><02:30:07.600><c> nurse</c><02:30:07.840><c> is</c> >> But you folks have resisted
• But<02:30:38.479><c> you</c><02:30:38.720><c> folks</c><02:30:38.960><c> have</c><02:30:39.439><c> resisted
• </c><02:30:40.160><c> moving</c><02:30:40.479><c> to</c> &gt;&gt; But you folks have resisted moving
• to &gt;&gt; But you folks have resisted moving to the<02:30:40.960><c> medical</c><02:30:41.359><c> model

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• are made of wood and some lower hanging wires and other equipment with some stronger, more fire-resistant
• are made of wood and some lower hanging wires and other equipment with some stronger, more fire-resistant
• equipment with some stronger<00:57:08.240><c> more</c><00:57:08.440><c> fire</c><00:57:08.799><c> resistant
• </c><00:57:09.240><c> ones</c><00:57:09.760><c> and</c> stronger more fire resistant ones and stronger
• more fire resistant ones and they<00:57:10.000><c> had</c><00:57:10.119><c> gotten</c><00:57:10.359>

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• Most of those proposals have faced legislative resistance and have not advanced.
• At the same time, numerous... ...legislative resistance and have not advanced.

Committee: Joint Energy Development and Transmission Committee

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• of injustices and wrongs which will be imposed upon them, and they will continue until they are resisted
• the doctrine of virtual representation has been too well discussed and appreciated by reason and resistance

Bills: SB116 , SB121 , SB130 , SB407

Committee: Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Louisiana, 2020 census, elections, precincts, voting, election, political representation, 2026 precincts, demographics, Louisiana congressional map, U.S. House, election districts, precinct shapefiles, Voting Districts, VTD, 2020 Census, 2026 Precinct Shapefiles, apportionment

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• Use tamper-resistant trigger locks, lockboxes, or safes. 2.
• Use tamper-resistant trigger locks, boxes, and/or safes. That's one.

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered an invocation, and handled several announcements and courtesy motions, including excusing some members and relaxing the dress code. The chamber then adopted committee reports on several bills, including Senate Bill 50, Senate Bill 30, and Senate Bill 43. It then moved to third reading of Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for Senate Bill 17, the “Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act.” SB 17 was read at length and explained by Senator O’Malley and co-sponsor Senator Bergman as a gun crime prevention measure aimed at dealer security, employee training, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, inspections, and a ban on future dealer sales or transfers of certain firearms and accessories, including high-capacity magazines, .50-caliber rifles and cartridges, gas-operated semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines, and machine guns. Supporters argued the bill targets the retail-to-criminal pipeline, improves accountability, and would help reduce gun trafficking and violence. Opponents argued it infringes on constitutional rights, would not stop criminals from obtaining guns, and would burden law-abiding citizens and dealers. The chamber then debated Floor Amendment No. 1 by Senator Brantley, which would have struck Section 7, the portion banning certain weapons and devices. Supporters of the amendment said Section 7 was the most constitutionally vulnerable part of the bill and would likely be litigated, while opponents said the section was central to the bill’s purpose and consistent with Second Amendment case law. The amendment failed on a roll call vote, 15-22. A second amendment by Senator Block, which would have exempted certain under-21 employees from the bill’s age restriction if they were military members, veterans, or had completed hunter safety or 4-H programs, was then taken up and debated, with supporters emphasizing military training and youth firearms education as evidence of responsibility.

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• Teachers tend to resist the idea of merit pay because they like to cooperate with each other rather than
• Now we have trusted adults normalizing this behavior, resulting in reduced resistance by children to

Committee: House House Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horn’s annual State of Education address, which focused on school safety, academic outcomes, school choice, teacher pay, and opposition to DEI/CRT in schools and teacher preparation. Horn said the department has expanded school police officers, promoted Project Momentum and tutoring, supported cell phone restrictions in classrooms, and pushed for more phonics-based reading instruction and stronger university teacher-prep programs. Members questioned him about DEI complaints, cell phone implementation, ESA oversight, school safety funding, reading proficiency, and teacher compensation; Horn said ESA spending is reviewed and recovered when inappropriate, and argued teacher raises should come directly to teachers, not through districts. No formal action was taken on his presentation. The committee then considered HB 2008, which would prohibit public school libraries from using public funds to pay dues to professional library associations. Sponsor Representative Cooper argued the bill would keep school libraries politically neutral and prevent taxpayer money from supporting ideological advocacy, while saying membership itself would still be allowed if paid privately. Opponents, including a former librarian, a school board member, and the ACLU of Arizona, said the bill would undermine professional development, local control, literacy support, and constitutional rights of association and petition. Supporters said associations promote ideological content and that free professional-development alternatives exist. After public testimony and debate, the committee voted to return HB 2008 with a do-pass recommendation.

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• to invest more authority or more money, because we know what will happen, which is there'll be resistance
• or less clarity on... ...will happen, which is there'll be resistance or less clarity on the authority

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• Okay, so we have these options available, but we have a lot of resistance on, of course, I think, fairly
• Okay, so we have these options available, but we have a lot of resistance on, of course, I think, fairly

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

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• our experiences in the local communities, and this—you know, it is what it is—there's a lot of resistance
• our experiences in the local communities—and this, you know, it is what it is—there's a lot of resistance
• our experiences in the local communities—and this, you know, it is what it is—there's a lot of resistance
• 05.920><c> like</c><04:09:06.119><c> that</c><04:09:06.359><c> to</c><04:09:06.640><c> to</c> of resistance
• to change like that to to of resistance to change like that to to those<04:09:07.000><c> empowerments

Summary: The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version. Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568. The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• One of these test beds conducts adversarial attacks on AI models to assess and strengthen their resistance

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on how frontier AI is changing cybersecurity, with testimony from OpenAI, Anthropic, Palo Alto Networks, California OES/Cal-CSIC, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Witnesses said AI is making attacks faster, cheaper, and more scalable, while also giving defenders new tools for vulnerability discovery, incident response, and patching. Several recent incidents were discussed, including AI systems autonomously reaching real production systems during testing, and AI-assisted cyber activity against critical infrastructure, especially water systems and operational technology. OpenAI and Anthropic described their internal safety and evaluation processes, including pre-release testing, layered safeguards, monitoring, and restricted access programs for vetted defenders. They discussed the recent Hugging Face and related incidents as lessons in safer testing, stronger isolation, and the need for independent review. Both companies emphasized that the same capabilities that can find vulnerabilities can also be used offensively, and said they are working to put advanced cyber tools into the hands of trusted defenders, including California agencies and utilities. State officials from Cal OES said California is expanding its cyber posture through CalSecure 2.0, the California Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook, MS-ISAC membership, and a secure portal for reporting under SB 53. They said the state is working with CDT, local governments, and critical infrastructure partners to improve cyber hygiene, information sharing, and incident response, especially for water districts and other resource-strapped entities. Palo Alto Networks described the scale of current threats and the value of machine-speed defense, virtual patching, and attack-surface monitoring. Lawrence Livermore warned that open-weight models pose distinct risks because they can be downloaded, modified, and used without developer oversight, and argued that the U.S. should not cede leadership in that space to China. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with calls for continued collaboration and follow-up briefings.

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• They're not disease-resistant elm trees.

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes before hearing a series of informational updates. The Petroleum Council reported that North Dakota oil production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with activity shifting northward in the Bakken as technology improves and three- and four-mile laterals boost well performance. The presentation also discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, the importance of pipelines and other linear infrastructure, and enhanced oil recovery pilot projects supported by state and federal funding. Members asked questions about gas production taxes, natural gas liquids, and the outlook for drilling rigs and future production. The Office of State Tax Commissioner then reviewed the federal “big beautiful bill” and its estimated effect on North Dakota individual and business income tax collections. Staff explained that most of the individual income tax impact comes from the permanent increase in the standard deduction, while temporary provisions such as senior deductions, tip and overtime exclusions, and auto loan interest deductions have smaller or limited-term effects. They also noted that business tax changes, especially depreciation and expensing provisions, create a larger near-term cash impact, and that some FY25 collections likely reflected one-time oil field transactions that may have inflated the baseline used in earlier estimates. OMB provided updates on major capital projects and facility funding. For Capitol grounds improvements, officials described plans for 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding upgrades, public seating, lighting, tree management, and possible restroom and lobby reconfiguration, while also noting the governor’s residence security project and the discovery of human remains on the Capitol grounds. OMB and its consultants also reported on the state facility maintenance fund, including window replacement, boiler work, roof and foundation repairs, and a new facility conditions assessment covering more state buildings. Updates were also given on the new state hospital in Jamestown, the Minot state office building, and the use of federal state fiscal recovery funds, including possible future reallocations to the Department of Corrections. Finally, Legislative Council staff summarized the interim compliance report on legislative intent and trust fund activity, highlighting the status of lines of credit, Bank of North Dakota profit transfers, the statewide litigation pool, the new Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship, corrections planning, HHS program updates, and a likely future general fund request for the unemployment insurance modernization project. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes; the meeting was primarily informational, with members asking clarifying questions throughout.