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• high schools in his Senate district high schools in his Senate district already<00:03:28.160>
• > are For school districts that are For school districts that are well-organized<00:10:24.560>
• The provisions of that is bound by the need for a judicial order or judicially issued subpoena.
• And all we're asking is that DHS provide a judicial warrant.
• And all we're asking is that DHS provide a judicial warrant.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate File 3887, a bill for an act relating to local government, allowing towns and watershed districts
• to self-insure for certain districts to self-insure for certain employee<00:19:51.680> health
• address by requiring written judicial address by requiring written judicial findings<00:36:42.840
• And<00:37:10.080> it<00:37:10.200> requires<00:37:10.640> judicial<00:37:11.080>
• training<00:37:11.720> to And it requires judicial training to And it requires judicial

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• Public Defender in the 19th Judicial District Court.
• and the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district.
• District Court.
• District Court.
• Expense Fund for the 4th Judicial District.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• This finding was referred to the 6th Judicial District prosecuting attorney and the Attorney General.
• This report is issued in response to a request from the 12th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney for
• This report is issued in response to a request from the 5th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney for
• So this report is issued in response to a request from the 5th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney
• I'm the prosecuting attorney for Arkansas County, which is the 11th East Judicial District.

Summary: The committee approved the prior meeting minutes and then received updates on delinquent water and sewer reports, including seven new reinstatements and a reduction to four remaining delinquent filers. Staff also reported on municipal accounting code noncompliance, removing Denning and Gum Springs from the 60-day clock after improved records were verified, and presenting repeat findings for Fargo, Lead Hill, Alma, Jericho, and Haynes. Members discussed repeated audit problems, the length of time some issues had persisted, and whether towns should be given additional time or face stronger action; motions were made and adopted to place some entities on a 60-day clock or defer action to later meetings. For Fargo and Alma, staff described extensive repeat accounting deficiencies, including missing budgets, bank reconciliations, financial statements, receipts, journals, and supporting documentation. Fargo’s mayor said the town had been understaffed and was beginning to improve its office systems; the committee voted to defer the matter for 60 days and file the report. Alma’s officials said they were trying to correct water audit and accounting issues, and the committee likewise deferred the matter to the August meeting while warning that water-audit delays could jeopardize turnback funds. The committee then reviewed misuse-of-street-funds findings for Jericho and Haynes. Jericho’s police chief and officials explained that traffic fines, drug-related arrests, and other citations had pushed the town over the statutory threshold, while staff clarified that the speed-trap calculation excludes certain add-on fines and is referred to the prosecuting attorney for any action. Haynes officials said repayment problems stemmed from lost revenue and staffing changes, including the loss of the police department, but staff reported the town remained behind on its repayment plan and also owed the IRS. The committee voted to defer the Haynes matter to September and to defer Jericho as well, with members emphasizing the need for consistency and possible broader legislative review of small-town viability. A special report on the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District drew substantial discussion. Staff cited findings involving board approval of payroll and contracts, credit card documentation, car allowances and personal vehicle use, competitive bidding, and unusually high advertising spending, as well as the sale of trailers and other equipment at low prices. The district director said the board had delegated authority for many expenditures, that personal use was reported for tax purposes, and that advertising was necessary to educate the public about recycling. Members questioned the procurement and disposal decisions and the size of the advertising budget; after discussion, the committee deferred the report to September and asked the director to return. The meeting also included brief deferred reports on Biggers, Gilmore, and Holly Grove, which were filed after local officials described ongoing efforts to resolve long-standing audit and tax issues.

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• <00:07:58.479> meetings my school district schoolboard meetings my school district schoolboard
• Marramac 9th district. Marramac 9th district.
• <04:47:32.480> to businesses in the downtown district to businesses in the downtown district
• oversight authority over the judicial oversight authority over the judicial branch<05:39:20.400>
• <06:07:24.558> Judicial Justice David Brock. Judicial Justice David Brock.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that motor vehicle carriers, meaning trucking companies, which was a constituent request from my district
• another land for For instance, we have special education students that live in big consolidated districts
• Those are the quiet supports that help districts know what the law requires and help weakened.
• Districts will face more due process hearings, so that's a lot of money too for parents to fight for
• School boards are answerable to the parents and the families of their district.

Bills: HB4028, HB4075, HB4077, HB4074, HB4076, SB1221, SB1921, SB2118, SB1932, SB2134, HCR1025, SB1432, HCR1024, HCR1022, SB1122, HB4029, HB4063, HB4073, HB4078, SB1936, SB44, SB237, SB248, SB1360, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB2143, SB1428, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB1427

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce

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• Straight through the heart of Oklahoma, including through my district in Catoosa, the home of the blue
• I changed my vote, and the reaction from my district was overwhelming, not in a good way.
• On the question of the judicial branch, no, none at all.
• He is a 5A football all-district guard of the year. There we go. He wants to attend OU.
• Over the weekend, District 52 was able to recognize a new constituent.

Bills: HB4028, HB4075, HB4077, HB4074, HB4076, SB1221, SB1921, SB2118, SB1932, SB2134, HCR1025, SB1432, HCR1024, HCR1022, SB1122, HB4029, HB4063, HB4073, HB4078, SB1936, SB44, SB237, SB248, SB1360, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB2143, SB1428, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB1427

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce

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• Explain. >> Address that and then we're going to go to Senator Singleton. >> The district attorney says
• Yeah. >> The problem, Senator, is that when it gets to district court, it's already capital murder.
• court, you know, if can file in district court, you know, if you<01:06:18.160> want.
• <01:06:36.079> court, the the when it gets to district court, the the when it gets to district
• then when it gets through district then when it gets through district court,<01:06:55.200> because

Bills: SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB336, SB293, SB43, HB420, HB60, HB188, HB106, HB105, HB11

Keywords: SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8, retail license, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture and Industries, testing and labeling, third-party laboratory, product safety, public health

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• I have an airport in my district, too. Uh, and I just have a quick question.
• I am Terrell Clark, Stearns County Commissioner, District 1.
• Sterns County Commissioner uh District Sterns County Commissioner uh District 1.<00:26:36.159>
• Um, I want to community in my district.
• before you around the biotech district. before you around the biotech district.

Bills: HF1972, HF229, HF1090, HF1084, HF1307, HF1274, HF1609, HF2110, HF211, HF216, HF222, HF224, HF225, HF203, HF206, HF207, HF208, HF227, HF246, HF427, HF466, HF502, HF680, HF971

Keywords: community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure

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• I serve District 39.
• I serve District 39.
• Taylor Yarkosky, I represent District 25 in Lake County.
• I represent District 43. That's the east side of Orlando.
• He's the Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Court.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee held its first meeting of 2025, took roll, confirmed a quorum, and heard member introductions before turning to an informational panel on how a criminal case moves through Florida’s system. The chair emphasized respectful committee process and introduced staff, then invited the panel to explain the path from arrest through prosecution, first appearance, arraignment, discovery, trial, plea negotiations, and sentencing. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri described law enforcement discretion, probable cause, misdemeanor and felony arrest rules, pre-arrest diversion, jail operations, and the statewide uniform bond schedule. He also discussed jail overcrowding, supervised release, mental health and substance abuse issues in jails, and the need for better case management and diversion resources. Judge Frank Allman explained first appearance, bond setting, arraignment, trial procedures, plea colloquies, and sentencing under Florida’s punishment code, including downward departures and victim impact statements. State Attorney Jack Campbell outlined charging decisions, the higher proof burden prosecutors must meet, coordination with law enforcement, Baker Act proceedings, victim notification, informations versus grand jury indictments, and the role of diversion and treatment courts. Public Defender Matthew Mets described indigency screening, discovery, the growing volume and technical complexity of evidence, mitigation work, and the importance of treatment-based resolutions. Members asked about time-served credit for supervised release, mental health recidivism, homelessness enforcement, ICE holds, and sentencing discretion; no votes were taken and the meeting ended after the informational presentation and discussion.

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• >> Organizing the center from the 33rd >> Organizing the center from the 33rd district. district
• . district.
• <00:48:57.760> Uh We'll go to judicial proceedings. Uh We'll go to judicial proceedings.
• I ask that those Legislative District.
• <01:10:43.440> 36 happened here in Maryland in District 36 happened here in Maryland in District

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, quorum call, and several introductions recognizing guests, including Reverend Jennifer Carsner and her daughter, President Kirk Schmoke, representatives from Maryland independent colleges and universities, students from Stevenson University, Howard and Anne Arundel counties, Washington College, a constituent, and the Greater Washington, D.C.-Maryland chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The chamber also adopted a resolution honoring Damatha Catholic High School for winning the 2025 WCAC football championship and another recognizing the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary. Both resolutions were adopted unanimously after brief remarks and roll calls. The Senate then took up executive nominations, separating nominee 16 from the main report. The chamber voted 42 in favor on the remaining nominations and then 42 in favor on nominee 16, giving all nominees the Senate’s advice and consent. On third reading, the Senate passed several bills, including SB 46, SB 25, SB 58, SB 163, SB 170, SB 188, SB 247, SB 356, and SB 379, with recorded affirmative votes ranging from 36 to 42. These measures covered topics such as veterans cemeteries, tax credits and tax modifications, education funding, transportation revenue bonds, biotechnology incentives, a stillborn child tax credit, and recovery residence grant funding. The chamber also advanced numerous second-reading bills, generally adopting committee reports and amendments without objection. Among the measures discussed were collective bargaining for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission police officers; adoption of the 2022 Uniform Commercial Code amendments for controllable electronic records; cemetery sale and transfer oversight; an additional license for electronic smoking devices; collective bargaining for Baltimore County Public Library supervisory employees; payroll processor exemptions under the Money Transmission Act; scalp cooling coverage for chemotherapy patients; orthoses and prostheses coverage under health and Medicaid plans; an online database of elevator inspection certificates; service animal program disqualification standards; extension of the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists; disclosure of lapsed professional liability insurance for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and nurse midwives; and revisions to massage therapy licensure rules. Most reports were favorable, with several technical or substantive amendments adopted and bills ordered printed for third reading. A notable policy discussion occurred on SB 56, which would allow the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center to share individual-level student and workforce data with a third-party data center for multi-state reporting. The sponsor explained the bill as a way to compare Maryland outcomes with other states while using data-sharing agreements and oversight to protect privacy; a minority whip raised concerns about the type of third-party data center and whether the practice was new. The sponsor said the bill was intended to formalize and safeguard data sharing, and noted a technical amendment would be offered to correct the amendment language.

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• We are in section 151 on page 78, District Attorney Judicial District Number One.
• Section 157, District Attorney Judicial District Number Seven, has only the governor's recommendations
• District Attorney Judicial District District Attorney Judicial District number<01:52:59.599>
• ><01:53:22.080> Judicial >> Section 157, District Attorney Judicial >> Section 157
• , District Attorney Judicial District<01:53:22.880> Number<01:53:23.119> Seven.

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• Because there are a lot of judicial abusers in this country and it's, it's running rapid.
• I just know that there's a lot of errors in our judicial system.
• I mean when we get elected as a district court judge.
• And all judges, even bad judges, are still adherent to the code of judicial conduct.
• Abusing the judicial system once again. Thank you, Ms. Clayton.

Bills: HB116

Keywords: film industry, incentives, economic development, state funding, media production

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• As you know, in District 27, my District 20, all of us as senators... ...District 27, my District 20,
• to OCA, or is the governor's relationship with the judicial branch...”
• "Or is the governor's relationship with the judicial branch sufficient to ask for the information and
• So our court-level information comes from county and district clerks who report to OCA.
• So we do think it would be helpful if in the bill it said it directed the Judicial Council to collect

Bills: SB825

Keywords: illegal immigration, economic impact, environmental impact, financial impact, annual study, Texas, government report

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard testimony on Senate Bill 825 by Senator Middleton, as substituted, which would require an annual or biennial study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration in Texas. Middleton said the bill is intended to provide lawmakers with comprehensive data on costs to law enforcement, health care, education, infrastructure, and taxpayers, and to support possible federal reimbursement claims. Several senators, including Hinojosa and Eckhardt, agreed that a study is needed but raised concerns about bias, the scope of the study, and whether the Comptroller’s Office rather than the governor’s office should conduct it. Middleton argued the governor’s office was the best coordinating entity because it could direct multiple agencies to provide data, while Hinojosa and others emphasized the Comptroller’s expertise and prior 2006 study. Public testimony was generally supportive of the idea of a study but critical of the bill’s framing. Sarah Cruz of the ACLU of Texas said the study should be a full cost-benefit analysis and warned that focusing only on costs could create an anti-immigrant narrative. Danny Woodward of the Texas Civil Rights Project also supported the concept but recommended moving the study to the Comptroller or, alternatively, creating a neutral commission. Jaime Pointe of Every Texan likewise supported updating the 2006 analysis and said state agencies should be able to cooperate with a governor-led study. Resource witnesses from the governor’s office, HHSC, TEA, OCA, TDCJ, and DPS explained that data collection would be uneven across agencies. HHSC and TEA said they often do not collect immigration status and, in TEA’s case, federal law limits schools from requesting such information; OCA and TDCJ said they could provide only partial or indirect data unless new reporting requirements were added. DPS said it already has Operation Lone Star data but would need to collect additional information if tasked with the broader study. The chair asked the governor’s office to provide a follow-up answer on separation-of-powers and related authority questions by the following Tuesday, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair without taking a vote on the bill.

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• statements from candidates for federal offices, statewide offices, state legislative races, and judicial
• offices, statewide, state offices, state legislative,<00:01:28.799> and<00:01:28.960> judicial
• <00:01:30.720> It legislative, and judicial race races.
• It legislative, and judicial race races.
• legislative races, as well as judicial legislative races, as well as judicial races.<00:10:47.519

Keywords: 1183, house

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• She reveres our judicial system.
• Our judicial system has hit a record low in trust by the American people.
• She will fight for this country she loves, its people, and the integrity of that judicial system.
• Our judicial system must be made whole.
• Attorney for the District of Columbia has already promised to investigate the prosecutors who helped.

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• And lastly, the judicial review of agency actions must be reformed.
• One, establish a uniform judicial review period.
• Adequate judicial review timelines must be included. in any permitting reform package.
• I want to ask about judicial review. It came up in almost everybody's testimony.
• We need consistency between the core districts.

Keywords: environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia

Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.

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• , District 17.
• Attorney at the Second Judicial District.
• district.
• And the defendant can file a motion to transfer venue to a different judicial district or to a different
• Therefore, the trial court permitted changes venue, but to another county within the same judicial district

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• <00:02:39.840> officers' related to, um, judicial officers' related to, um, judicial officers
• um Pine Island, and many more districts. um Pine Island, and many more districts.
• > about provide district-level data about provide district-level data about employees<00:10:48.280
• Michael-Albertville School District.
• Thank you for your time and your consideration. district budgets, and the communities district budgets

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it's a pretty big district.
• I represent Senate District 10 in Albuquerque.
• So they got their wish, and the entire International District is now in my district.
• district.
• district.