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• this but we have like a obviously on this but we have like a obviously on this but we have like a regional
• training you know I represent regional training you know I represent regional training you know I represent
• uh fire training center that regional uh fire training center that regional uh fire training center
• You know that that that's a regional prep school. It's shared by not regional prep school.
• It's shared by not regional prep school.

Bills: HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270, HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270

Keywords: primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, sheriffs, term of office, Alabama law, local government

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• Senator Hughes, if you could explain the regional measure and the differences in the substitute language
• legislature passed Senate Bill 1273. 1665 by Senator Hughes which directed each university system regions
• That's an expectation on those boards and regions. It's manageable.
• Statute the newly confirmed regions go through a orientation process. says that the coordinating board
• I'm well aware of the groundbreaking work my mentors have brought to various regions of the globe.

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• One other aspect I'd like to raise is, I'm also a member of the RTC, Regional Transportation Council.
• But we don't know what the true impact will be to the region.
• County region.
• And I'll point out since others had previously I do serve on the Regional Transportation Council as well
• busier because of the amount of construction and building activities happening in our part of the region

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• are offering aggressive incentives to attract film and TV projects, and the infrastructure in these regions
• This bottom-up regional approach told us that the creative economy, as film, television and the arts,
• To try to be able to support more regions of the state that can benefit this because the workers are
• Invested in looking at key industries within our Southern California region.
• I'm the Western Region Director for the Cinematographers Guild Local 600.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• infrastructure, and planned environmental and economic benefits to the City of Concord and the East Bay region
• excuse me, is the 2,600 acres of the 5,000 acres that has already been transferred to the East Bay Regional
• Park District as a regional park and as a conservation area, where we have and will be improving breeding
• , and looking forward to this bill coming into fruition and turning into reality for the East Bay region

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• You can move money with reserves from the light-shaded regions to the dark-shaded regions.
• If the state does not have enough reserves on hand to be able to cover the sort of dark-shaded regions
• much in these red, well they would be red if they were in color, but how much in these dark shaded regions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Currently, collective bargaining is divided into four regions for court interpreters, although they are
• The bill simply says that when more than one of these regions is in contract negotiations, then the negotiations
• As the author mentioned, this bill would simply streamline the current regional bargaining process so
• The current regional bargaining process so that we can work toward getting more court interpreters throughout

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 23, 2025, with a large regular-order agenda and first approved a consent calendar covering many bills. Several measures were then heard individually, with most receiving support from sponsors and stakeholder groups and no formal opposition in the room, though some bills drew respectful opposition or no votes. The committee also read and deemed approved a lengthy suspense calendar before taking up additional bills and public comment. Among the bills discussed, AB 263 would extend temporary flow regulations on the Smith and Shasta Rivers for five years or until permanent rules are completed; AB 309 would remove the sunset on pharmacists’ ability to provide sterile syringes without a prescription to support HIV and hepatitis prevention; AB 631 would require animal shelters to post intake and outcome data online; AB 792 would allow consolidation of bargaining for court interpreters; AB 867 would ban cat declawing except when medically necessary; AB 1206 would require pre-approved housing plans for small residential projects; AB 787 would require health plans to better help patients find in-network providers; AB 596 would protect workers’ right to wear face coverings unless unsafe; AB 282 would allow housing providers to prefer voucher holders without violating source-of-income discrimination law; AB 738 would create a limited rebuilding exemption for disaster survivors from newer solar requirements; AB 566 would require browsers and mobile operating systems to make global privacy opt-outs easier; and AB 622 would clarify CDCR’s authority to award credits to people serving indeterminate sentences who complete rehabilitation programming. Most of these bills were reported out on roll calls, often with bipartisan or limited dissent. AB 309, AB 631, AB 792, AB 867, AB 1206, AB 787, AB 596, AB 282, AB 738, AB 566, and AB 622 all advanced, while AB 263 also moved forward despite opposition from the Siskiyou Board of Supervisors and the California Farm Bureau. AB 622 generated the most extensive debate, with supporters emphasizing rehabilitation, parole-board review, and cost savings, and opponents warning about public safety and the impact on serious violent offenders. The meeting ended after brief public comment on several other bills on the suspense file and then adjournment.

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• building a boiler at Lakes Region building a boiler at Lakes Region Community<00:12:28.920> College
• $500,000 for nhci and Lakes Region Community<00:13:14.320> College<00:13:14.639> where
• A rooftop unit at Lakes Region Community College shut down, froze, and burst.
• And I think many of you have been up to the culinary space at Lakes Region Community College.
• , like in the New England region, and then to the federal level.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing and work session on House Bill 25A, the capital improvements appropriations bill, which Representative David Mills said was based on Governor Ayotte’s budget and included appropriations for capital improvements and extensions of prior appropriation lapses. The hearing drew testimony on several requested additions to the bill, with the chair noting the unusually large turnout and moving quickly through speakers. No questions were taken on the initial bill presentation, and the public hearing on HB 25A was later closed. The Community College System of New Hampshire asked for an additional $2.6 million, including $800,000 for IT infrastructure, $1.3 million for critical maintenance, and $500,000 for energy management systems. The witness said the money would address cybersecurity and online learning needs, replace failing boilers and a roof at several campuses, and prevent costly damage such as frozen pipes. The New Hampshire Veterans Home requested $1.5 million for ADA compliance and safety improvements, including floor replacement and wider doors, citing an upcoming VA inspection and the importance of preserving federal funding. Testimony also focused on career and technical education and airport funding. Milford CTE sought to keep $9.9 million in the budget for renovations after a local vote fell short, explaining the project had been scaled down from an earlier $60 million concept and that the school board wanted another chance to seek voter approval. On aviation, Concord, the New Hampshire Municipal Association, and Department of Transportation representatives urged restoring state matching funds for FAA airport grants, saying roughly $3.6 million in state money would leverage about $62 million to $65 million in federal funds for safety and infrastructure projects at public airports. Committee members asked about project selection, matching requirements, and the airport priority process, and witnesses said the program is driven by FAA-approved capital improvement plans and safety needs rather than business-return rankings.

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• It has been a critical ally in the region, has earned our support as it defends against threats from
• Ally in the region has earned our<00:06:42.639> support<00:06:43.400> as<00:06:43.520>
• Army Corps helicopter to evaluate freshwater challenges in that drought-prone region.
• Meanwhile, other regions across our nation can welcome fire refugees.
• <05:07:23.400> destabilization lead broader Regional destabilization lead broader Regional

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Speaker Pro Tem, members, it provides relative to a regional juvenile justice district to remove certain
• At one point, the bill had a law enforcement person in every region.
• I think in appropriations, we discussed the idea of having a physician at every site or every region.
• I think in appropriations, we discussed the idea of having a physician at every site or every region,
• in every region.

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, 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, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• reappropriation of $1 million originally appropriated in the 2022 Budget Act for the California Regional
• reappropriation of $1 million originally appropriated in the 2022 Budget Act for the California Regional
• , to maximize homelessness outcomes and preserve regional investments.
• So we see that as part of what we'd like them to be working towards in terms of regionally coordinated
• housing homelessness action plans, so extra effort has been taken there in the HAP regions.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• we provided some material to the committee, and some of that discussed our economic impact in the region
• Um, we did a study that resulted in $3.8 billion in economic regional impact, about $62 million in state
• uh our economic impact uh in the region. uh our economic impact uh in the region.
• <00:01:31.200> impact $3.8 billion in economic regional impact $3.8 billion in economic regional
• And we've gotten the $600,000 Southern Crescent Regional Commission grant.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 20 January, 2026: 8:45 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee heard an update from the Mississippi State Port Authority at the Port of Gulfport on operations, finances, and recent developments. The port emphasized that it is an enterprise agency that does not seek state general fund support, and reported a regional economic impact of $3.8 billion, about $62 million in state and local taxes, and thousands of direct and indirect jobs. The witness highlighted growth in refrigerated cargo, especially efforts to bring more Mississippi poultry through Gulfport, along with continued container traffic and intermodal work. Several major investments and new business lines were discussed. Ports America is required under its lease to invest $43 million, and the port recently received a fourth crane, a $20 million investment that allows two vessels to be worked simultaneously. The port also announced American Cruise Lines stops in Gulfport, which is expected to bring high-end cruise passengers spending time and money locally. Additional updates included growth in technology and blue economy activity at the Roger F. Wicker Center, NOAA’s autonomous vessel operations center, Oceanero’s workforce expansion, and military moves that generated about 70,000 man-hours of local labor. Committee members asked about the FY27 budget, travel, and capital outlay requests. The port said the travel increase was for flexibility and that it spends conservatively, and explained that the larger capital figures reflect a strategic plan and potential private-sector and grant-funded projects rather than expected annual spending. The FY27 request was described as a slight decrease from the prior year, with the main salary increase tied to PERS and health insurance costs, and no special appropriations language was requested. Members also discussed the effort to regain chicken exports through Gulfport, including plans for a future freezer warehouse and the impact of the Kansas City Southern railroad merger, which the port said has had some hiccups but may help in the long run.

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• This request also covers increases in lease payments for some of our regional offices.
• These are often frontline employees who deploy from our regions and work long hours responding to them
• Yes, Chairman, in our Houston regional office. Okay. I feel you want to say something.
• The fund still uses transfers from general revenue for studies and. and regional water planning group
• Allows communities to rightsize their projects and optimize the development of regional projects.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:25:26.320> Mashana region. understands leadership.
• Mashana region. understands leadership.
• <00:25:54.159> Madam accomplishments for the region.
• Madam accomplishments for the region.
• <02:44:33.200> In duty of a regional administrator. In duty of a regional administrator.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It may be instances where it may make sense to have folks regionally located versus, you know, in St.
• folks regionally located versus you<01:29:55.920> know,<01:29:56.200> in<01:29:56.520>
• If it means that having a regional<01:30:22.440> approach<01:30:23.480> is<01:30:23.920
• here that I think will create regional here that I think will create regional equity<01:40:23.600
• CCRI does in our community in our region CCRI does in our community in our region is<01:48:33.840

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And page 442 is the regional collective impact hubs section.
• Regional collective impact hubs are the infrastructure for our home visiting system.
• So that, the regional collective impacts are as a million dollars and the No, so the regional collective
• Page 617 is the Regional Planning Commission section.
• This is grant funding for the Regional Planning Commissions throughout the state.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The actual recycled use out in the Permian region started to take off in 2020.
• This is for a big region, but the bill, the tax bill, is just assessed to Bexar County.
• We are the level one trauma center for adults and pediatric in a 22 county region. cover virtually all
• We take the vast majority of the trauma, though. for that region and that's a state-designated trauma
• region. 40% of our patients are either under... funded or Medicaid.

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• able to continue to keep these quality affordable housing available for our communities across the region
• able to continue to keep these quality affordable housing available for our communities across the region
• able to continue to keep these quality affordable housing available for our communities across the region
• able to continue to keep these quality affordable housing available for our communities across the region
• development or redevelopment activities, job creation, or job preservation within a community or region

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The bill we are with the region.
• Strengthening economic opportunity in Haiti promotes regional stability.
• opportunity in Haiti promotes regional opportunity in Haiti promotes regional stability.<05:43:43.280
• Indeed, this is a region that the United States must be engaged in.
• Indeed, this is a region that the United States must be engaged in.

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

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• The benefits the tomato suspension agreement creates for the great state of Texas and our region are
• It is really a regional dispute between the Florida Tomato Exchange and a handful of Florida growers.
• This industrial park will help ensure more commercial trucks can continue... ...through our region.

Bills: HCR108, HCR127

Keywords: Tomato Suspension Agreement, trade, Mexico, Texas economy, agriculture, import tariffs, job preservation, Taiwan, U.S. relations, economic cooperation, sister-state, 1184, house, all