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• You have two bills. there may be some concerns from labor about being devalued, quote, unquote.
• Elmer Lazzardo, with the California Federation of Labor Unions, in support. Thank you.
• Alma Lazzardo, with the California Federation of Labor Unions, in support. Thank you.
• And if this were the Labor Committee or another committee, perhaps I’d raise it there.
• Elman Lassardi, on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions, in support.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're a coalition of labor and grassroots organizations united in support of public investment for a
• We Make Minnesota is a coalition of labor and grassroots organizations united in support of public investment
• , or struggling to pay their rent, is because the wealth that should have been theirs during their labor
• they're going to retire or are retired, and they say this is what we want to do with the fruits of our labor
• Chair. labor labor is<01:29:36.360> and<01:29:36.520> they're<01:29:36.760> going

Keywords: 1183, house

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• law, there would be an adjustment based on inflationary factors and data coming from the Bureau of Labor
• law, there would be an adjustment based on inflationary factors and data coming from the Bureau of Labor
• law, there would be an adjustment based on inflationary factors and data coming from the Bureau of Labor
• law, there would be an adjustment based on inflationary factors and data coming from the Bureau of Labor
• law, there would be an adjustment based on inflationary factors and data coming from the Bureau of Labor

Keywords: 1183, house

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• uh, we get requests from providers to take a look at that, uh, and want to go to the Department of Labor
• so all we're asking Department of Labor so all we're asking is<01:48:47.320> we<01:48:47.520>
• I'm the Deputy Commissioner at the New Hampshire Department of Labor.
• I'm here today with John Garrian, General Counsel to the Department of Labor.
• Department of Labor. Um, we will be very brief. The department is neutral on the bill.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The other is that the Department of Labor has said what we've been doing for 50 years in working, and
• The other is that the Department of Labor has said what we've been doing for 50 years in working, and

Keywords: 1204, all

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• do we pray that you will bless and protect our Speaker, all the members of this House, and all who labor
• Will bless and protect our Speaker, all the members of this House, and all who labor for them and with

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• The bill is being referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development. 1750, an act
• being referred to the committee on being referred to the committee on workforce,<00:05:19.520> labor

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Yes, of course labor costs are rising.
• Yes, of course labor costs are rising.
• Yes, of course labor costs are rising.
• Yes of course labor costs are rising. Yes of course labor costs are rising.
• Cost of care continues to go up, of course, on the labor side and on the supply side.

Bills: HF4343

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

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• is Minnesota's economy is predicted to remain strong in the near term, with a continued tight labor
• workforce and the assumed limits on international migration, coupled with the state's already high labor
• The state's labor market has cooled somewhat from the record low unemployment rates and record high job
• <00:15:33.240> force state's already high labor force state's already high labor force participation
• market has cooled jobs the state's labor market has cooled somewhat<00:15:42.480> from<00:15:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have worked as a labor organizer, working specifically with educators across Minnesota, but also in
• of uh Minneapolis um I have worked<00:02:59.000> as<00:02:59.159> a<00:02:59.360> labor
• <00:02:59.840> organizer<00:03:00.319> working worked as a labor organizer working
• worked as a labor organizer working specifically<00:03:01.360> with<00:03:01.680> Educators
• It does need to go because of the implications to ESS and PFM and other labor standards.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Yvonne Fernandez on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions in proud support.
• Yvonne Fernandez on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions in prod support. Thank you.
• Julia Sebastian on behalf of California Labor for Climate Jobs, in support. Thank you.
• acknowledges the fact that we've been sitting on our hands too long, and we've got to open those doors for labor
• acknowledges the fact that we've been sitting on our hands too long, and we've got to open those doors for labor

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• H.R. 82 by Representative Butler to request Congress, the Department of Labor, and the U.S.
• H.R. 82 by Representative Butler to request Congress, Department of Labor, U.S.
• Department of Labor, the U.S.
• seasonal employer designation and to reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor
• And Representative Cruz moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of conducting a labor meeting upon

Bills: HR195, HR196, HR197, HR198, HR199, HR200, HR201, HR202, HR203, HR204, HR205, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR209, HCR87, HCR88, HCR89, HCR90, HR192, HR193, HR194, HCR80, HCR81, HCR82, HCR83, HCR84, HCR85, SB235, SB416, SB425, SB435, SB439, HCR15, HCR41, HCR76, HCR77, SCR3, HB91, HB167, HB227, HB243, HB264, HB321, HB335, HB398, HB492, HB623, HB624, HB660, HB689, HB708, HB719, HB802, HB804, HB884, HB906, HB926, HB934, HB940, HB955, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1022, HB1028, HB1029, HB1069, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1107, HB1185, HB1187, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1217, HB1220, SB66, SB68, SB76, SB139, SB336, SB475, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HCR32, HR38, HR96, HR160, HCR31, HCR61, SCR19, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB745, HB749, HB752, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, HB316, HB549, HB578, HB748, HB798, HB824, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1032, HB1081, HB1108, HB1129, HB1140, HB1157, HB1192, HB1195, HB1198, HB1244, SB73, SB89, SB128, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB238, SB318, SB340, HB306, HB366, HB911, HB1161, HB1230, HB59, HB481, HB772, HB897, HB1003, HB1008, HB1112, HB1180, HB1189, HB525, HB1058, HB181, HB1118, HB1082, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB225, HB284, HB393, HB458, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB864, HB996, HB1035, HB1113, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: Louisiana Young Heroes Day, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, LPB, house resolution, ceremonial resolution, special observance, youth recognition, student achievement, community service, public service, high school students, youth leadership, disability advocacy, autism, diabetes, epilepsy, foster care, STEM, robotics, literacy

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, adopted the journal, and spent much of the day on recognitions and resolutions. Members honored NAMI and proclaimed Mental Health Awareness Month, recognized fourth graders from Alpine Christian School, Hunter Nation supporters, Vermilion Parish guests, and the 2026 Louisiana Young Heroes. The House also observed a moment of silence for Martha Odom after the Mall of Louisiana tragedy, and one member spoke against political violence and harassment. Several resolutions were adopted, including measures for Louisiana Young Heroes Day, Rural Mental Health Day, Nurses’ Day/Week, a study of child abuse reporter training, a memorial on FISA/privacy, and studies on civil bench warrants, property transfer/public records issues, the term “foreign” in state law, and carbon sequestration-related property issues. The House also adopted HCR 4 by a 63-30 vote to suspend certain Louisiana Administrative Code provisions on supplemental feeding, baiting, and chronic wasting disease control areas for 18 months. The chamber then moved through a large number of committee reports and bills, mostly advancing them without objection. Notable measures included bills on criminal discovery and law enforcement records, impaired driving task force, sexual assault nurse examiners and oversight, election commissioner pay, Medicaid dental coverage tied to other procedures, judicial salaries, teacher phased retirement, TOPS Tech eligibility, school emergency operations plans, pharmacy benefit manager transparency, and school-based health services. Several bills were recommitted to Appropriations or sent to third reading, while others were adopted as titles or amended in committee reports. In floor action on final passage, the House approved a series of bills with broad support: H.B. 12 on survivor benefits for reserve and auxiliary law enforcement officers (102-0), H.B. 402 on phased retirement for higher education employees (97-2), H.B. 205 on supplemental compensation for election commissioners (98-0), H.B. 224 on Medicaid dental coverage for medically necessary procedures (98-0), H.B. 267 on Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors appointments (70-19), H.B. 324 on judicial salary increases (98-0), H.B. 325 on TOPS Tech eligibility changes (90-7), H.B. 350 expanding a charter school’s grade levels (98-0), H.B. 745 extending special permit authority for tandem loads (100-0), H.B. 749 transferring administration of 529/ABLE savings programs to a third-party platform while keeping state oversight (94-0), H.B. 797 creating the Bayou Gold Program for digital gold businesses (101-0), H.B. 807 creating a workforce instructor capacity investment program (90-0), H.B. 821 moving the Center for Safe Schools to the Law Enforcement Commission (103-0), H.B. 896 on toll signage, dispute procedures, and customer service centers (103-0), H.B. 979 increasing first responder survivor benefits to $404,000 after amendment (103-0), H.B. 992 assigning student IDs in early childhood programs (94-6), H.B. 1000 adjusting highway priority program procedures and local district contract limits (96-0), H.B. 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party license plate (100-0), H.B. 1050 clarifying CDL age and vision requirements (98-0), and H.B. 1173 easing late-fee treatment in license reinstatement payment plans (94-0).

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• honored to be able to do what they do and this is growing every year we feel that the need for skilled labor
• we have a great need in our state to to catch up and keep up and get ahead of the curve for skilled labor
• biggest impediment to business and industry continues to say is that we don't have enough skilled labor
• But it's really been a successful, very labor-intensive process. I won't cookie-cutter it.
• This has been very labor-intensive, but it has also been a great learning opportunity for us to understand

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• I covered a broad range of budget and policy issues, including transportation, public safety, labor,
• I oversaw human resources and labor relations functions for state government, working to improve employee
• 00:03:43.239> human<00:03:43.560> resources<00:03:44.040> and<00:03:44.239> Labor
• role I oversaw human resources and Labor role I oversaw human resources and Labor Relations<00:03

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• I'll say, strong agreement between labor and management that the feds got it wrong.
• labor and management, which was nice. labor and management, which was nice.
• and management that the feds got labor and management that the feds got it<00:59:42.799> wrong.
• Labor and management agree that the funding and the time that this legislature already requires would
• Labor and management agree training.

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• All right, welcome to the Labor, Health, and Social Services Committee today.
• Uh, I really appreciate the Labor and Health opportunity to be with you on the Senate side.
• Good morning, Madam Chairman, members of Senate Labor, Health, and Social Services.
• This bill is sponsored by Joint Labor, Health and Social Services.
• sponsored by Joint Labor, Health and Social<01:24:05.120> Services.

Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, informed consent, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, law enforcement, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, 916, all

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• Minnesota has one of the lowest labor Minnesota has one of the lowest fraud<01:23:43.120> rates
• Department of Labor or the GAO made based on sampling methods that were applied very broadly.
• Department of Labor. I think they were estimates that were conducted by federal entities.
• kind of raised some pretty Labor kind of raised some pretty significant<01:34:55.840> concerns
• <01:42:47.920> side, started to work on on the labor side, started to work on on the labor

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Good Tuesday morning, everybody, and welcome to the Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance
• <00:42:47.480> Committee<00:42:47.800> in when it was in the labor Committee in when
• it was in the labor Committee in 2024<00:42:49.839> um<00:42:50.839> that<00:42:51.079
• He said they have been working alongside the Department of Labor to make sure the language is right,
• to alongside the Department of Labor to make<00:53:30.200> sure<00:53:30.400> that<00:

Bills: HF1355, HF1469, HF1768

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release

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• former CFB coming from an insurance assessment, a legislative appropriation from the Department of Labor
• former CFB comes from an insurance assessment, a legislative appropriation from the Department of Labor
• <00:05:18.960> the<00:05:19.080> Department<00:05:19.440> of<00:05:19.560> Labor
• <00:05:19.880> and from the Department of Labor and from the Department of Labor and Industry
• former CFB comes from an insurance assessment, a legislative appropriation from the Department of Labor

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• champion of equal rights and equal opportunity as a leader in the civil rights movement, the American labor
• Average labor rate is about 40 hours, and the estimated administrative cost is $800 per transfer.
• Average labor rate like 20 plus hours.
• The average labor rate for those staff members is 40 hours, which is an estimated administrative cost
• > those<03:17:56.160> staff average labor rate for those staff average labor rate for those

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.