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• aren't inside the county's control, but maybe a client, we give them so much information when they enroll
• information client, we give them so much information when<00:08:59.600> they<00:08:59.760> enroll
• And<00:09:00.480> sometimes<00:09:00.959> we<00:09:01.200> are when they enroll
• And sometimes we are when they enroll.
• received it on time means more nights staying up late working on paperwork, loss of sleep, and a decline

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

Bills: HB145, HB279, HB292, SB35, HJM1, HM7, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM32, HM51, HM1, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM30, HM52, HM64, HM65, HM66, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HM17, HM46, HM13, HM20, HM54, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM59, HM2, HM16, HM47, HM53

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, sexual abuse, prison safety, correctional facilities, inmate rights, investigation procedures, judgeship, judiciary, court system

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• It looks like the Office of Health Equity overall took a decline of 50 percent.
• -plus youth that have completed our program, in addition to the 50-plus youth that are currently enrolled
• existing contract with Los Angeles County to the current year funding levels to reflect current enrollment

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• should increase it, but they decide not to, they can do that as long as they put in writing that they decline
• HB 210, Guillen, sponsor, Adam Hinojosa, relating to contracting with a school district or open enrollment
• information regarding Board of Trustees, the school district, the governing board, and the open enrollment

Bills: HB2293, HB2694, HB2999, HB3694, HB3254, HB4662, HB5629, HB5632, HB5675, HB5664, HB5671, HB5680, HB5682, HB5693, HB4158, HB5695, HB4669, HB5696, HB5698, HB5677, HB5699, HB5694, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR89, HCR111, HCR142, HR868, SB682, SB1351, SB1895, SB1931, SB2141, SB3044, SCR1, SCR6, SCR37, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HB75, HB5354, HB4683, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB265, HB1845, HB 108, HB1960, HB1955, HB2512, HB2581, HB2803, HB1738, HB636, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB3679, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2658, HB2757, HB2080, HB3063, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB3178, HB158, HB2060, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB4630, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5520, SB1177, SB1559, SB746, SB434, SB1383, SB1214, SB1079, SB3031, SB2141, SB2185, SB1895, SB1241, SB901, SB1883, SB552, HB 1249, HJR218, HB5623, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SB3037

Keywords: Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors, local governance, elections, healthcare administration, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, vacancies, resignation, hydrogen vehicles, weight limitations, transportation, environmental impact, clean energy, deep fake, intimate depictions, consent, digital media, criminal penalties, State Board of Education

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• making sure that only New Hampshire residents that are authorized to receive Medicaid are actually enrolled
• making sure that only New Hampshire residents that are authorized to receive Medicaid are actually enrolled
• United States when it comes to wine and spirits sales, both on and off premise, and that it was a huge decline
• the trend in the United States for wine and spirits sales, both on and off premise, showed a huge decline
• the trend in the United States for wine and spirits sales, both on and off premise, showed a huge decline

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 21 minutes and then took up a consent calendar, withdrawing several items before adopting the remainder. It also moved item FIS 25103 to the table by a 6-4 vote after Senator Gray argued the Executive Council had not yet acted on a prior $5 million approval and that the committee should avoid adding to the rainy day fund draw. The committee then approved item 25106 for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources/State Library after hearing that the department expected about a $400,000 lapse to return to the state. A major discussion centered on New Hampshire Police Standards and Training (item 2577). Senator Gray questioned whether a proposed equipment purchase could be delayed to the next biennium in light of the state’s deficit and rainy day fund use. The agency said the equipment was needed now for scenario training, vendors had already been identified, and delaying would likely increase costs and force continued reliance on unpaid volunteer help. The committee ultimately approved the item. The committee also approved Department of Energy item 2587 after hearing that federal weatherization funds are drawn down on a reimbursement basis, and item 2588 after similar testimony that weatherization work must be completed and inspected before reimbursement, limiting how quickly funds can be expended. Item 250094 had been withdrawn. Later, the committee discussed Senator Carson’s request for an LBA review of the YDC claims settlement fund, with members expressing concern about administrative costs, attorney fees, settlement-loan payoffs, and the need for more detailed reporting. The committee voted to direct LBA to conduct the audit described in Senator Carson’s memo, with the additional request that the review include the term over which attorney fees are paid. The meeting then moved on to an HHS staff item, where members began questioning the timing of dashboard data and reporting delays.

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• ><03:22:48.239> this Congress attempted to correct this Congress attempted to correct this decline
• in 2021 with the bipartisan decline in 2021 with the bipartisan VOCAX<03:22:53.279> Act,<03:22
• female literacy and lower school enrollment rates, as well as the crime and gang violence we all know
• female literacy and lower with declining female literacy and lower school<05:47:34.000> enrollment
• rates as well as the school enrollment rates as well as the crime<05:47:37.040> and<05:47:37.360

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• facing issues across the nation and particularly in the Northeast with disease, climate resilience, declining
• :58.000> uh<00:02:58.159> climate<00:02:58.840> resilience<00:02:59.840> declining
• disease uh climate resilience declining disease uh climate resilience declining species<00:03:00.599
• The moose population—how are you seeing that continue to decline?
• for fiscal year 24 the division enrolled for fiscal year 24 the division enrolled 35,6<02:57:39.319

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 2 Finance Committee heard an overview and budget presentation from New Hampshire Fish and Game, led by new Executive Director Stephanie Simi and Business Division Chief Kathy Leonti. The agency described its mission to conserve and manage fish, wildlife, and marine resources, and emphasized growing pressures from disease, climate impacts, habitat change, and increased public demand. Simi said the department is largely funded by hunting and fishing license revenue and federal grants, is reviewing staffing and internal processes, and faces critical needs including permanent funding for environmental review staff, infrastructure and IT modernization, and possible service reductions if additional support is not found. Members asked about specific program and policy issues, including chronic wasting disease in deer, hemorrhagic disease in rabbits and hares, moose population decline, and a proposed bait-disease bill. The department said it is actively monitoring diseases and did not see a need for the bait bill at this time. Legislators also discussed the Hike Safe program, which the department said has grown from an expected $100,000 annually to more than $300,000, and a possible boating version of that program, which the department said remains under consideration but would involve complex logistics and multiple agencies. Questions were also raised about rescue costs, out-of-state hikers, and whether boat registrations could be used as a revenue source; Fish and Game said boat registration is handled by the Department of Safety, though the department receives $5 per registered boat for the public boat access program. The budget discussion focused on revenue projections, use of unrestricted Fish and Game funds, and dependence on federal reimbursements. Leonti said the department met the governor’s general fund target but not the Fish and Game fund target without using surplus unrestricted funds, leaving only about $100,000 in the fund by the end of the biennium. She said the budget uses more than $18 million in Fish and Game funds annually against about $14 million in unrestricted revenue, and that five of 193 full-time positions remain unfunded. The department warned that if federal grants were halted, it could cost about $5 million over five months and force the Fish and Game fund to cover the gap. Committee members also requested that future presentations be sent electronically in advance, and the department agreed to do so.

Transcript Highlights:

• that, um, lure in the two years that they’re with us in the court, and while we do see a statewide decline
• do<00:10:51.639> see<00:10:51.959> a<00:10:52.160> Statewide<00:10:52.839> decline
• <00:10:53.360> in<00:10:53.519> students do see a Statewide decline in students do
• see a Statewide decline in students in<00:10:54.040> public<00:10:54.320> education<00:
• them parents, and are doing, you know, classroom work with students already in order to get them enrolled

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I strongly urge you to decline to adopt the committee of conference report.
• I strongly urge you<01:25:16.400> to<01:25:16.560> decline<01:25:17.040> to<01:25
• adopt<01:25:17.679> the<01:25:17.920> committee<01:25:18.159> of you to decline
• to adopt the committee of you to decline to adopt the committee of conference<01:25:18.800> report
• <05:15:45.360> bill messages and processing enrolled bill messages and processing enrolled

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I coordinated with Jean, the chair of HPA, to set a date so that within 90 days we can get them enrolled
• and<02:07:56.880> this<02:07:57.040> is<02:07:57.199> for can get them enrolled
• and this is for can get them enrolled and this is for all<02:07:57.599> the<02:07:58.079>
• with<02:19:54.800> age<02:19:55.040> while<02:19:55.280> incarceration declines
• with age while incarceration declines with age while incarceration costs<02:19:56.160> and<02

Bills: HB1531

Keywords: emergency announcements, American Sign Language, accessibility, public safety, broadcast media, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1913, which would create a mental health coordinator position within the Office of Veteran Services for the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home and appropriate funds for it. Supporters said veterans, especially on the neighbor islands, need more mental health access and coordination. Several witnesses, including Sean Sonatada and Tom Driscoll, supported the intent but urged amendments to broaden the position beyond one facility and make it a statewide resource. Committee members questioned whether the bill would duplicate existing services at the veterans home and whether the position would be reimbursable through federal VA funding; testimony indicated the state would appropriate the money, while existing home services are already covered through current staff and federal reimbursement structures. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 9, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart state. Testifiers generally supported the measure as a way to honor wounded veterans and their families, though one member asked what benefits the designation would confer. Witnesses clarified that the bill was mainly symbolic and did not appear to create new benefits, and one testifier noted Honolulu County had already adopted a similar Purple Heart designation. The committee then took up House Bill 1628, which would establish a compassionate release protocol for certain seriously ill or debilitated incarcerated persons. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Hawaii Paroling Authority opposed the bill, arguing that an existing administrative process already works, that the bill could improperly extend eligibility to people serving life without parole or mandatory minimum sentences, and that it lacked victim and family input and sufficient resources. In contrast, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission strongly supported the bill, saying it would reduce the high cost of incarcerating people with complex medical needs, ease burdens on staff and the prison population, and better reflect human dignity. The commission described having seen severe suffering and deaths in custody and said compassionate release is warranted in some cases. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, we see, of course, in this population there's a certain amount of decline.
• We have been before this committee to highlight the growing delays in enrolling older Minnesotans into
• We recognize the underlying challenges to timely enrollments.
• Um so while we uh timely enrollments.
• Timely Medicaid enrollment is becoming a top priority for long-term care providers to address.

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:17:50.760> in million motans currently enrolled in million motans currently enrolled in
• /c><00:19:59.159> are have two-third of our members are have two-third of our members are enrolled
• c> in<00:19:59.840> Medicaid<00:20:00.600> Minnesota<00:20:01.200> care enrolled
• in Medicaid Minnesota care enrolled in Medicaid Minnesota care Medicare<00:20:02.559> Medicaid
• when they have a hard million enroles when they have a hard time<00:26:24.000> managing<00:26

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, it's posting things like assessment scores, attendance data, enrollment data, graduation rates.
• So, it's posting things like assessment scores, attendance data, enrollment data, graduation rates.
• However, we were unable to enroll them. Gotcha. Are you willing to take other questions?
• However, we were unable to enroll them. However, we were unable to enroll them.
• They would be, uh, if you're previously enrolled, if you're currently enrolled in the EFA program, if

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• in those programs would be enrolled in those programs would be losing<00:21:10.400> out<00:21
• Our students are enrolled in college courses that begin in August, and forcing a post-Labor Day school
• Our students are enrolled in college courses that begin in August, and forcing a post-Labor Day school
• "The commission would be tasked with reviewing existing demographic and enrollment shifts statewide,
• "Declining enrollments and the need to be a little bit more efficient and to try to protect taxpayer

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And the original application to merge was declined, but they are going to reapply.
• Consequently, this office respectfully declines to answer questions relating to the outlet.
• Consequently, this office respectfully declines to answer questions relating to the outlet.
• Their application was originally declined. They are going to be reapplying.
• Their application was originally declined. They are going to be reapplying.

Keywords: 908, all

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• The original application to merge was declined, but they are going to reapply.
• The original application to merge was declined, but they are going to reapply.
• Consequently, this office respectfully declines to answer questions relating to the outlet.
• Their application was originally declined. They are going to be reapplying.
• Their application was originally declined. They are going to be reapplying.

Summary: The committee opened its third interim meeting with roll call, approved the November 13, 2025 minutes, and the chair reviewed prior committee work, including a denied request for a fertilizer-capacity study and a planned later discussion of the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger issue. Commissioner Doug Goring then presented Department of Agriculture updates on uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, the state’s irrigation potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and supply in North Dakota. Members asked about funding sources, fertilizer storage and availability, natural gas and water needs for future fertilizer plants, and how the model zoning website would help counties and townships apply setback and odor tools. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the department is proposing changes to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and updated hydrologic data, while still limiting the model to direct, demonstrable costs and benefits. He said the goal is to make the analysis more realistic and consistent without changing statute, and he provided examples of how project benefits could change as drains age or as rainfall and flood data evolve. Committee members and water-user representatives generally supported continued work on the proposal, while raising concerns about downstream impacts, closed-basin projects, and whether the changes would meaningfully affect project approvals. The committee then heard from John Paskowski, state engineer, on Devil’s Lake, the West End and East End outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. He reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow limits, and explained that the control structure is intended to prevent a catastrophic uncontrolled release by slowing erosion and head cutting. Members asked about water quality trends, the length of the downstream flow constraint, and whether the Tolna Coulee area had been studied for possible natural overflow or silt buildup. The discussion emphasized ongoing flooding concerns, mitigation for affected landowners, and the need to balance outlet operations with downstream water quality and infrastructure protection.

Transcript Highlights:

• the largest monthly decline of prescription drug prices on record and plummeting gas prices.
• increasing enrollment, and strengthening UTD's<02:09:49.880> reputation<02:09:50.880> is
• The United States share of global manufacturing activity declined from 28% in 2002 to less than 16% in
• Over 1 million South Carolinians are enrolled in Medicaid.
• <07:50:34.080> in Carolinians are enrolled in Carolinians are enrolled in Medicaid.<07:50:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 28, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We provided based on enrollment counts.
• We'll take that first enrollment<00:39:35.520> count.
• The preschool enrollment dropped that year.
• This is preschool total enrollment.
• <00:40:47.680> has shows you the total enrollment has shows you the total enrollment has stayed

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:04 Approval of Minutes – 0:03:57 United Way of Southern Kentucky –0:04:30 Preschool Education – 0:36:46 School Safety Updates – 1:01:41 Kentucky Association of School Superintendents – 1:41:47 Educational Cooperatives – 1:55:18 Adjournment – 2:07:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened its sixth meeting of the 2025 Interim Joint Committee on Education, confirmed a quorum, recorded attendance votes, and approved the minutes. Chair Lewis reminded presenters to keep remarks brief because of the full agenda and limited time. The first presentation was from United Way of Southern Kentucky, with Anne Puckett, Craig Browning, and Warren County Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton introducing a regional early childhood initiative. The presenters argued that kindergarten readiness and early childhood support are critical to later academic and life outcomes. They cited research and statistics about brain development in the first five years, the effects of unprepared kindergarten entry, and links between low literacy, school discipline, dropout rates, and incarceration. They said their region’s readiness scores fell during COVID and after a tornado, and that the most effective response was in-home parent education to help families support children from birth to age five. They described the model as voluntary, community-based, and not requiring new buildings, and said similar programs have been successful in Missouri. The group said it had already raised more than $1 million in private donations and committed three years of funding for four additional staff, expanding service in Allen, Logan, and Warren counties. They requested $600,000 per year for the next two-year budget cycle to add 12 more educators, serve about 360 families and 660 additional children, and build evidence for a possible statewide model. Members generally expressed support for the concept, with Representative Tipton and Representative Jackson discussing a prior home-based preschool pilot and the importance of starting early. Representative Calloway questioned whether increased family chaos and government involvement justified the approach; presenters responded that the program uses community educators, not a government-run organization, and is aimed at helping overwhelmed families. Representative Stalker asked about eligibility and early intervention, and presenters said the program serves children from birth to age five and can help identify needs early enough to connect families with services such as First Steps.

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• Letting students attend enrollment.
• open enrollment. open enrollment.
• <02:02:41.320> Nearly set open enrollment policies. Nearly set open enrollment policies.
• New Hampshire is far behind enrollment. enrollment.
• > enroll<02:13:03.080> their authorizes parents to enroll their authorizes parents to enroll

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Again, over 3 million New York City residents are also enrolled in the New York State Medicaid pharmacy
• <00:42:43.200> And devastate Medicaid enrollment rates.
• And devastate Medicaid enrollment rates.
• Meanwhile, community banks have disappeared as the number of banks declined from more than 18,000 in
• more than banks declined from more than 18,000<04:30:47.680> in<04:30:48.120> 1990<04:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all