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• That this would harm them, you know, probably would benefit almost everybody in mind.
• that I guess there were some expert filings or testimonies. indicating that jurisdictions would be harmed
• Unfortunately, a 60% reduction in sales tax revenue. $30 million to the city of Coppell is just too big
• A 24% reduction in our current sales tax revenue.
• To help pay for roads, water, public safety, property tax reduction, and other essential services required

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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• We're seeing a reduction in chronic absenteeism, but we know that there's still more work that has to
• $1.8 billion for the LCFF to support transitional kindergarten expansion and adult-to-student ratio reduction
• that option, which is that the state would have higher costs this year, and that might require reductions
• Prepared consistent with the standards, in that they included all sorts of budget reductions ahead of
• Having zero-emission buses ensures that children have decreased interactions with harmful pollutants

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• million for water recycling, $47 million for dam safety, and $15 million for system-wide flood risk reduction
• There shouldn't be any reductions related to that, perfect, because I know it's funded by cannabis dollars
• So there are investments that are going in when it comes to, say, direct losses or harm in the agricultural
• I would also add that there weren't policy choices in those reductions when we looked at the climate
• the spending plan, OPC has just under $25 million, along with $20 million from the greenhouse gas reduction

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The conservation grant fund was created to encourage and incentivize more efficient water use and reductions
• So we are very excited for the future of WIFA, and we ask basically that it's a do-no-harm situation,
• basically that it's a So we are very excited for the future of WIFA and we ask basically that it's a do-no harm
• What I think our first ask of the legislature, right, is that do-no-harm ask.
• Our budget request was... ...is that do-no-harm ask. It is to say, look, we're not in the baseline.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee was called to order with member and staff introductions, then heard a presentation from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA). Director Chelsea McGuire described WIFA’s core revolving loan programs for clean water and drinking water infrastructure, its rural water supply development fund, its conservation grant fund, and the long-term water augmentation fund. She said WIFA has invested nearly $3 billion over 30 years in water infrastructure, awarded $87.3 million under the rural fund, and allocated about $211 million in conservation grants expected to save 6.6 million acre-feet of water. She also reported that the conservation grant fund is fully allocated and that WIFA is seeking renewed funding support from the legislature. A major focus was the long-term augmentation fund, which WIFA is using to evaluate large-scale water supply projects through a competitive solicitation and due-diligence process. McGuire said 17 proposals were received and seven projects were selected for further development, including desalination, reuse, groundwater storage, and exchange-based supply arrangements involving Arizona, California, and Mexico. She emphasized that the next phase will include public engagement, technical and financial analysis, and input from potential water buyers, and that the projects are intended to address an identified supply gap of 100,000 to 500,000 acre-feet per year over the next 10 to 15 years. Members generally praised WIFA’s work, especially its support for small and rural communities, and asked about public transparency, conservation savings, federal funding for revolving funds, and the cost and timeline of augmentation projects. McGuire said the revolving funds remain financially stable even if federal funding declines, though forgivable-principal grants could be affected. She also said smaller utilities often need staff help to navigate applications and that WIFA is working to make the rural fund’s process more predictable and accessible. Several senators urged the legislature not to cut WIFA’s funding, while McGuire argued that stable state support is needed to keep project costs down and maintain momentum. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• the largest tax reduction in history. the largest tax reduction in history.
• <00:25:32.880> in for the largest tax reduction in for the largest tax reduction in history
• But while Citizens United greatly harmed But while Citizens United greatly harmed our<00:35:53.680
• held accountable for harming held accountable for harming individuals,<04:31:58.000> families
• Mining that and irreparable harm.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And he promised to secure the border, a 99% reduction in the number of people coming across the border
• And he promised to secure border<02:25:21.040> 99%<02:25:22.240> reduction<02:25:22.800
• in the number of border 99% reduction in the number of people<02:25:23.840> coming<02:25:24.160
• <03:57:47.199> Gentle reduction. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Gentle reduction. Thank you, Mr.
• harmful restraint. harmful restraint.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• No harm done. And I'm eager to hear from our testifiers. And I'm eager to hear from our testifiers.
• The state's action will result in staff reductions and will have an impact on student opportunities.
• The state's action will result in staff reductions and will have an impact on student opportunities.
• The state's action will result in staff reductions and will have an impact on student opportunities.
• action will result in staff reductions action will result in staff reductions and<00:19:14.080><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In areas where we expect and anticipate a reduction in our budget, like DCR, we are working to ensure
• And again, so they’re going to get a reduction, but then they’re going to have to pay it back over the
• So cost reduction is our third very important pillar, to put a synonym perhaps with affordability, and
• I know that as a mayor, the 8% reduction, I just want to clarify, the 8% is actually a little lower.
• Commissioner Chappelle, I appreciated you talking about how some budget reductions would actually look

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing at UMass Amherst on Governor Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget, focusing on energy/environment-related transportation issues and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The chairs and members opened with thanks to UMass, university leadership, court officers, and legislative staff, and Chancellor Javier Reyes highlighted UMass Amherst’s research, workforce, sustainability, and transportation contributions, including energy research, transit operations, and partnerships with MassDOT. The hearing then moved to MassDOT and MBTA testimony on the administration’s transportation funding package, including House 2, the FY26 Fair Share supplemental, and a proposed four-year Chapter 90 authorization. MassDOT officials described the budget as part of a broader multi-year transportation investment strategy, citing funding for operations, snow and ice removal, regional transit authorities, the MBTA, the Merit Rating Board, sustainable aviation fuel credits, micro-transit and last-mile grants, unpaved road improvements, bridge and pavement work, and housing-related transportation infrastructure. They emphasized workforce expansion, capital delivery capacity, safety improvements, and local aid, including the new lane-mile-based Chapter 90 formula intended to benefit rural communities. Officials also discussed major projects and programs such as Grant Central, culvert and unpaved road grants, work zone speed cameras, congestion hotspot fixes, the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge projects, and MBTA operating support and safety upgrades. Testimony from the MBTA and rail/transit staff focused on improved ridership, service frequency, accessibility, and safety, including progress on the Green Line Train Protection System, reduced delays, expanded bus and commuter rail service, and the South Coast rail extension. Regional transit authorities reported increased ridership and described new fare-free, connectivity, and community transit grants. Aeronautics testimony covered airport capital work, drone and data programs, sustainable aviation fuel efforts, and workforce development in aviation maintenance. Committee members then asked questions, especially about Western Massachusetts priorities, Chapter 90 funding, bridge repairs, snow and ice costs, Cape Cod bridges, Buzzard’s Bay rail, and Compass Rail/West-East Rail. Officials said several federal rail grants were moving forward, that Sagamore Bridge procurement would begin soon, and that the administration remained committed to pursuing federal funding and multi-year transportation investments.

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• Let me tell you how long: 75 years of trauma, stigma, and we just heard the family talk about the harm
• It is the state of Florida recognizing when government causes harm.
• It recognizes and acknowledges the enduring harm and the gross injustice done to the Groveland Four and
• But truth alone doesn't repair harm. Recognition alone doesn't restore what was taken.
• It's focused on family directly harmed. It doesn't rewrite history. It responds to it.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 694, which would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for the wrongful convictions, incarceration, and death tied to the 1949 case. Senator Bracey Davis described the bill as a final step after prior state apologies, pardons, and exonerations. The committee adopted a $4 million amendment that divided compensation equally among the four families and updated the recipient for Ernest Thomas’s share. Multiple family members and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the decades of trauma and the need for full justice. Senators in debate largely supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 330, which clarifies disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers by refining the definition of heart disease and allowing certain officers who transfer agencies to rely on a prior physical under specified conditions. SB 474 also passed, expanding military leave protections to include public officials and employees who serve in the Coast Guard or Florida State Guard, adjusting pay eligibility for federal service, and updating related retirement and assistance provisions. SB 96, the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program bill, was amended to expand eligibility to veterans with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level and to move funding into the General Appropriations Act; members debated whether the broader eligibility could increase demand, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee also advanced SB 7018 on child welfare, making the Step Into Success pilot program permanent statewide, adjusting visitor/background-check rules for out-of-home placements, and creating a best-practices program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. CS/SB 480 on state IT governance was reported favorably after amendments that strengthened vendor performance metrics and restored state data center security provisions; it creates a new central IT governance structure under the Governor’s office and aims to improve oversight of procurement, spending, and technical debt. SB 1066, addressing partial restoration of the Ocklawaha River and Kirkpatrick Dam, passed after a late-file amendment and extensive testimony from environmental, recreation, and local economic interests. SB 1216, which gives school districts more flexibility in educator compensation, and SB 1120, which increases oversight and reporting for water management district spending, were also reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 1366 on claims against the government, which raises sovereign immunity caps, ties future adjustments to CPI, shortens claim deadlines, and changes attorney-fee provisions. The bill drew support from local government and public-hospital groups as a compromise, but also significant concern from some senators about the impact on self-insured agencies and whether the fee changes would discourage attorneys from taking cases. The discussion remained ongoing, and the bill was still moving forward as the meeting continued.

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• terminate the contract with courts would be compensated for their stranded assets and would suffer no real harm
• Furthermore, HB 3643's reduction in the weight period for withdrawal elections injects a level of uncertainty

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

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• Make no mistake, China, Russia, and Iran are exerting influence across the globe that is causing harm
• influence across the globe that<00:05:52.479> is<00:05:52.639> causing<00:05:53.120> harm
• <00:05:53.880> imposing<00:05:54.560> major that is causing harm imposing major that
• is causing harm imposing major threats<00:05:55.280> to<00:05:55.479> both<00:05:55.680
• Today I am introducing the Do No Harm Act.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• not just, you know, an opinion about being maybe hypersensitive to a certain issue, I don't see the harm
• I guess, could you explain to me what the harm is? >> Miss Richardson. >> Thank you, Chair.
• <00:29:09.520> don't<00:29:09.679> see<00:29:09.840> the<00:29:10.000> harm
• I I I don't see the harm in this. issue. I I I don't see the harm in this.
• harm is. harm is. >> Miss<00:29:14.320> Richardson. >> Miss Richardson.

Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006

Keywords: easement, electricity delivery, public utility, prescriptive easement, landowner rights, surface water, drainage utilities, municipality, elections, environmental management, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, 916, all

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• This is why I feel that not only was the moratorium unnecessary, but I actually witnessed the harm
• actually moratorium unnecessary but I actually witnessed<00:21:26.159> the<00:21:26.320> harm
• the harm this restriction caused<00:21:27.919> firsthand caused firsthand caused firsthand if
• <00:21:49.080> to<00:21:49.279> our doing studies on the harm to our doing studies
• And so what kind of a reduction do you expect to have in their premiums? Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Texans are being harmed today.
• Regulation does not address the roots of the harms; the harms are the intoxicating cannabinoids themselves
• It has not curbed high THC harms.
• I believe in individual freedom and harm reduction.
• reduction.

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• of these in the portfolio that are at risk, where if there was a buy-down of debt, if there was a reduction
• to debt, so where those loans are held through third-party There was a reduction to debt, so where those
• This is happening in the context of what you all are very aware is a reduction in the amount of resource
• And as OHCS very well laid out, we're looking at a 66% reduction of this level of assistance over the
• We are preventing harm on an extraordinary scale across the state.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee met for a series of information sessions focused on housing stabilization, rental assistance, senior housing, and heat resilience. In the first panel, OHCS and NOAA described the state’s affordable housing preservation work, including the $35 million in 2025 stabilization funding used to reduce debt and keep distressed affordable rental projects operating, plus manufactured home park preservation efforts. OHCS said the portfolio remains under strain, with about a third of projects at debt coverage ratios of 1.0 or less and rising insurance and operating costs. NOAA urged faster closings on the stabilization awards, more funding in 2027, and broader rent assistance and process reforms. Committee members asked about the gap between current appropriations and need, and OHCS explained that the new Article 11-Q bond preservation program is structured differently and requires full refinancing rather than simple cash infusions. The committee then heard a detailed discussion of the state’s eviction prevention and rental assistance program, ORDAP. OHCS said the program is administered through community action agencies, prioritizes households at imminent risk of eviction, and is now funded at a much lower level than in the prior biennium, reducing expected service to about 8,200 households this biennium. The Oregon Law Center, a county community action agency, and Multifamily Northwest all agreed the program prevents homelessness and is effective, but they differed on whether assistance should be tied so closely to eviction court. Legal aid and community action witnesses said the current system is underfunded and that eviction filings are the clearest indicator of need, while Multifamily Northwest argued the process can push people into court unnecessarily and should be moved earlier when possible. Legislators raised questions about whether a pre-eviction model could be developed and about the costs of court involvement; one member shared a personal story about how rental assistance helped keep their family housed. Next, the governor’s office, OHCS, and OHA presented on the new senior housing initiative and healthy homes work. The governor’s housing director said Oregon is making progress on homelessness and housing production, with reductions in homelessness outside Multnomah County and an estimated 50,000 future units added to the pipeline through recent state actions. OHCS outlined the senior housing programs launched in May: a debt-financing program using elderly and disabled bond authority, an older adult housing development program funded through the senior property tax deferral revolving account, and a rehousing program for older adults that will use bridge funding and services to move at least 400 unsheltered older Oregonians into housing. OHA also described its Healthy Homes Grant Program, including $24.6 million already awarded, a new $5 million grant round for seniors and people with disabilities, and examples of home repairs and weatherization that help people remain safely housed. The final information session focused on home cooling and heat resilience. OHA presented data showing rising extreme heat days, more heat-related emergency visits, and likely undercounted heat deaths, especially among older adults, people with disabilities, low-income communities, and people without access to healthy homes. ODOE reviewed implementation of Senate Bill 1536, including a cooling needs study that found 58% of surveyed households in the studied housing types needed permanent cooling, with estimated statewide costs of $582 million to $1 billion. ODOE said its rental home heat pump and community heat pump programs have supported 4,638 installations so far, with a temporary reopening planned using remaining funds. The session ended with a remote presentation from a Community Action Partnership of Oregon representative, continuing the discussion of how community action agencies help deliver energy and anti-poverty services.

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• HB 5580 not only perpetuates harmful practices associated with the 287(g) program but also increases
• One example of harm from this case is Julia Noriega, a 54-year-old born ...born in Chicago and a U.S.
• HB5580 is deeply harmful to our community for several reasons.
• reduction services to improve public safety.
• This bill is not just harmful policy; it's harmful to all Texans.

Bills: HB1320, HB2012, HB2293, HB2655, HB3174, HB4108, HB4661, HB4799, HB5534, HB5580

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• Banning, suspending, or restricting them for content the platform judges threatens imminent harm, extends
• The false positives will harm reputations, careers, and families without due process.
• So effectively over this period of time, we will have a reduction in general fund at a time when we least
• this includes, but it's not limited to, hosting tables for information on pregnancy options or the harms
• Um, so if it does no harm, then let's vote. Let's vote for this, right? Um, it just makes sense.

Keywords: 981, all

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• bill may have a positive economic impact on the private sector to the extent that there will be a reduction
• intentionally deprived me of my time with my child without good cause or reason, and you did so and it harmed
• me financially and in any— ...did so, and it harmed me financially and in any other damage remedy that
• It is offensive to a civilized society, and it harms— fundamentally wrong.
• It is offensive to a civilized society, and it harms thousands of children, not marginally, fundamentally

Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee heard and voted on four bills. HB 587 on self-storage spaces would let rental agreements include an alternate contact person and allow default notices to be published online instead of only in newspapers, while keeping existing notice timelines and servicemember protections. Newspaper and press witnesses opposed the online-notice change, arguing it could reduce public reach and transparency, especially in rural areas; the sponsor said newspapers could still be used and the bill was only adding another option. The committee adopted an amendment changing the effective date to October 1, 2025, and then reported the bill favorably 12-2. HB 6033 would repeal the Florida Labor Pool Act. The sponsor argued the act duplicates other state and federal protections, while opponents said it contains unique safeguards for day laborers, including limits on fees, transportation charges, and deductions, and a private right of action. Testimony from labor advocates and workers warned repeal would reduce protections for vulnerable workers; the sponsor and supporters said other laws already cover the issues. The committee reported the bill favorably 11-3. HB 897, dealing with timeshare plan management, was presented as a clarification of conflicts created by recent condominium legislation and would require faster records responses, more disclosure of contracts, and clearer remedies for mismanagement. Support came from industry groups, and the bill passed unanimously, 14-0. The final measure, PCS for HB 1385, created a civil remedy for parental abduction or unlawful withholding of a child in violation of a timesharing order. Family law attorneys opposed it over concerns about added litigation, child involvement, and overlap with existing remedies, while the sponsors and supporters said it would provide needed deterrence and compensation in serious cases. The committee adopted the PCS and reported it favorably 13-0.

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• Advanced wastewater treatment is much more effective is at removing these harmful contaminants.
• When your product harms people and the environment, you redesign it.
• natural wildlife that make the state so unique and these natural resources and our economy will be harmed
• You know, certainly we want facilities that, you know, that really are are less harmful in terms of the
• in previous committee, senator intended to take your comments into consideration when we made the reduction

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The campaign will focus on early detection, brain health risk reduction clinical trial access and community
• Following that appropriations experienced a modest reduction reflecting initial program adjustments with
• sexual exploitation that we see happening and how we can. you know really focus on these and these harms

Keywords: 999, senate, all