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• With the Department of Homeland Security, Seattle Police Department, and the Department of Homeland Security
• These cartels operate.
• or high-risk warrant operations.
• We have our Air Marine Operations Center, for example, in Riverside, California, that can ingest all
• If so, are they... operational?

Keywords: Coast Guard, maritime drug enforcement, illegal drugs, fentanyl crisis, legislative reforms, public testimony

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.

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• How do we ensure that there's regional equity?
• And it is really at the center of our global footprint.
• I am also an active member nationally through We Bank, regionally through Center for Women and Enterprise
• Policy is operational reality.
• North Andover CAM is North Andover’s community media center.

Summary: The committee held a hearing on Governor Healey’s economic development proposal, H.5386, the Mass Winds Act, with the governor and administration officials describing it as a follow-on to the 2024 Mass Leads Act. They said the bill is intended to help Massachusetts compete globally for capital, talent, and companies by creating a Global Mass initiative, including a proposed $50 million innovation access fund and $20 million for site development to help international firms locate or expand here. The administration also highlighted about $305 million in new bond authorizations, plus operating proposals such as lowering the LLC filing fee, expanding the small business energy tax exemption, funding internship incentives, and supporting downtown revitalization and the creative economy. Committee members and witnesses focused on several policy areas within the bill. On talent, Northeastern University supported the internship tax credit, and the Latino Empowerment Advisory Council backed a provision waiving redundant English testing for internationally trained nurses who have already demonstrated proficiency in practice. On labor mobility, the governor defended changes to the non-compete law as closing a loophole, while attorney Russell Beck opposed the revisions, arguing they would upset the 2018 compromise and could reduce employer-provided compensation. Municipal and housing witnesses supported codifying site plan review and broader zoning reforms, while others urged attention to affordable housing, tiny homes, and commercial-to-residential conversions. Local officials and municipal groups generally supported the bill’s downtown, arts, and planning provisions but asked for more detail on implementation and infrastructure, especially around energy, water, and data centers. The Massachusetts Municipal Association said the bill’s standardized site plan review and downtown investments could help communities, but stressed the need for close state-municipal partnership. The AFL-CIO asked for trigger language to preserve labor rights if federal protections weaken. The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office opposed the LLC fee reduction, warning of significant revenue loss and possible fraud concerns. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with the committee accepting written testimony afterward.

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• And disaster science operations center.
• The Disaster Science Operations Center comes in as the operational component.
• The Disaster Science Operations Center comes in as the operational component.
• The Disaster Science Operations Center comes in as the operational component.
• The Disaster Science Operations Center comes in as the operational component.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from the previous meeting, and heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University’s Disaster Science Operations Center. WKU described its multidisciplinary disaster science effort, including meteorology, emergency management, the Kentucky State Climate Center, the Kentucky Mesonet, and the Disaster Science Operations Center, which was created in 2021 and serves as an operational hub for forecasting, emergency planning, crisis management, training, and decision support. Speakers emphasized applied learning, student field work, partnerships with industry and event venues, and a five-year NSF/UK-led research project focused on weather hazards, disaster preparedness, and building a statewide disaster database to improve mitigation and resilience. Members asked about flooding, the relationship to EKU’s program, Tennessee’s capabilities, and the timeline and goals for the research project; WKU said the data collection is underway and that the evidence suggests tornado risk is shifting east and occurring more at night. A WKU graduate student also described the value of hands-on storm-chasing and operational forecasting experience, saying it helped prepare her for work in forecasting and emergency management. Members asked about her motivation for joining the program and about the practical realities of storm chasing. The discussion also touched on whether Kentucky’s tornado risk is shifting east; WKU said the evidence from tornado observations and other studies points in that direction, with added concern about nighttime events and communicating warnings to vulnerable communities. The task force then heard from Amy Shaquinn of the Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group, who outlined the county-level recovery process after the 2021 tornadoes. She said Kentucky ranks among the top states for federally declared disasters, has seen a high number of tornadoes in recent years, and also faces major flood risk and earthquake concerns along the New Madrid fault. Shaquinn stressed the distinction between immediate response and long-term recovery, explaining that response covers rescue, cleanup, temporary housing, and short-term assistance, while recovery is the longer effort to restore survivors to safe, sanitary, and secure housing through local long-term recovery groups. She said community-led recovery is essential and that preparedness and mitigation follow once immediate recovery needs are addressed.

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• of student municipalities to pledge to a certain tax revenue derived from the hotel and convention center
• The operations and administrations of the county hospital district versus subcommittee and county and
• regional government is 2439 by curry.
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.
• For the Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• and operator agreement with the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD.
• Our center is one of 39 centers that cover all 254 counties of Texas.
• Every day, centers like mine operate crisis hotlines.
• As you heard today, every day, centers like mine operate crisis hotlines, mobile crisis outreach teams
• MHMR manages the day-to-day operations of the center, while the county funds and runs it.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Here are the regions.
• Not enough centers, not enough locations.
• We have about 24 centers.
• State operations of up to 7.5%.
• That's actually how fund investing operates.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is a security problem.
• This is now a national security problem.
• Have set forth that TDLR must establish an office of security to address any security-related matter.
• Lottery operator or sales agent.
• So this bill ensures that the operations and the funding attached to it is secured because there's no

Bills: SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB37, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB12, SB15, SJR27, SB552, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

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• Security and institutional operations, which is, of course, all the prisons and annexes.
• So for secure and non-secure residential assistance providers, community supervision, Pace Center for
• We have 21 of those centers across the state. Those are state-operated.
• We have 21 of those centers across the state. Those are state-operated.
• You know, some have maybe more partners than others operating inside those assessment centers.

Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.

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• with statewide operations.
• The student-centered funding formula is something that, you know, The student-centered funding formula
• The student-centered funding formula is not student-centered, and because of this, I am asking to reform
• An adequate COLA is essential to maintaining operations regardless of whether a college is a student-centered
• at Diablo Valley College, Region 3.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I mean, some of that— I mean, we talked about yesterday with cooling centers or warming centers— some
• I mean, some of that— we talked about yesterday with cooling centers or warming centers— some of that
• to do best practices for these operational agreements, that while we've worked regionally trying to
• The challenge is operations.
• We also operate a day center that serves, on average, 100 people per day and provides access to hygiene

Bills: HB2266, HB2489

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation, 904, all

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• </c> we're all data center users. we're all data center users.
• </c> center users. center users.
• However, if there was just multiple data centers independently operating, different owners, different
• However, if there was just multiple data centers independently operating, different owners, different
• However, if there was just multiple data centers independently operating, different owners, different

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Simmons Center. for Race and Justice Advisory Board, World Conference of Mayors.
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center led by Dr.
• security operations center.
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. El Paso, led by Dr.
• And regional education service centers to provide service related to educating students with autism.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Operators are currently authorized to use certain pits during normal oil and gas operation.
• A big operator probably is paying, it has a $250,000 bond.
• I think most of the urban centers don't have one.
• Emergency Operations Center dedicated to wildlife disasters.
• The Emergency Operations Center is a cooperative of multiple state and federal agencies that together

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Regional reentry centers. So an update: we’re down to six regional reentry centers.
• Regional reentry centers. So an update, we're down to six regional reentry centers.
• So the six regional reentry centers that I mentioned earlier...
• So the six regional reentry centers that I mentioned earlier, those are local facilities.
• I'm the regional director for Center for Employment Opportunity.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• THE COMMITTEE OF MILITARY VETERANS AFFAIRS SPACE AND DOMESTIC SECURITY WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
• TIME OF LANDFALL ONCE AGAIN IN THE BIG BEND REGION.
• THIS ALSO RESULTED IN A SECURING $386 MILLION IN OBLIGATED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MONEY.
• THERE WILL ALWAYS BE INHERENT RISKINESS TO BOTH OPERATIONS AND THE PLANS.
• OR DOES IT NEED TO BE BUILT AT THE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• These were sped up, if you remember Operation Warp Speed.
• Our focus areas where we want to really grow into is national and regional security.
• So, some of the future plans I would like to talk about as we grow our national and regional security
• Just, I know so much of this is high-level security and confidentiality.
• Science Center, San Antonio.

Bills: HB 1105, HB1527, HB1787, HB1972, HB2081, HB3296, HB3976, HB4071, HB4234, HB4438, HB4701, HB5092, HB5150, HB5180, HB5265, HB5333, HJR203

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, laboratory fees, emergency medical services, peace officers, criminal justice, law enforcement, degree programs, public institutions, HB 1787, HPV, human papillomavirus, college health, university health, student health, public health education, prevention program, screening, early detection

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• payment of the obligations related to the certain tax revenue derived from the hotel and convention center
• AP 2438 by Darby relating to the operations and administrations of the County Hospital District versus
• subcommittee and County and Regional Government.
• , Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, HB 2471 by Simmons relating to the security deposits collected
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.

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• While AR may not engage directly with consumers like area offices and work training centers do, we operate
• Region 3 consists of our comprehensive centers: the Bryant Center in Lyman, South Carolina; the Comprehensive
• South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation operates two specialized comprehensive services centers.
• South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation operates two specialized comprehensive services centers that
• To reduce that barrier, the Bryant Center operates agency vehicles and provides transportation assistance

Keywords: 977, all

Summary: The committee met to receive a detailed financial operations presentation from the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency, with staff walking members through funding sources, budgeting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and grants management. Sabrina Walker explained VR’s blended funding structure, including federal grants, state appropriations, program income, and interagency contracts, and emphasized that state funds are essential to meeting the federal match and maintenance-of-effort requirements. Members asked repeatedly about transparency, audit controls, and the risk that state cuts could reduce federal drawdowns; staff responded that all reports reconcile back to the SCEIS accounting system, are subject to state audits and internal reviews, and that even modest state reductions could significantly reduce total available funding. The committee also discussed pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities, with staff confirming services are offered through school districts, charters, and private schools, and that contracts are monitored for performance and compliance. The presentation then shifted to budgeting and internal controls. Walker described a zero-based departmental budgeting process, monthly monitoring reports, contingency reserves for unexpected expenses, and a formal annual cycle that culminates in board approval. Members asked about facilities tracking, culture, and how the agency maintains accountability; staff said facilities staff inspect buildings and equipment, supervisors justify line-item requests, and the process has become smoother over time as departments learned the system. Cynthia Johnson followed with an accounts receivable overview, describing invoicing, receipting, aging, customer verification, year-end reporting, and the use of cross-training, shared email inboxes, and spreadsheets as checks and balances. She also explained work training center billing, interdepartmental transfers, and the revolving fund used to issue consumer checks more quickly than standard vendor payments. Olivia Perez presented accounts payable operations, including invoice processing through SCEIS and OnBase, the three-way match, travel reimbursements, revolving fund checks, State Treasury Office interactions, and handling of reversals, rejections, and levy notices. She reported that AP processed 67,723 SCEIS payments, 13,670 case management system invoices, 3,379 travel reimbursements, and 15,693 revolving fund checks in fiscal year 2025, with only 70 payment rejections. The final portion of the meeting covered Grants and Funds Management, where Walker explained federal reporting, drawdowns, payroll allocation, asset tracking, lease and IT contract reviews, cost allocation, and closing packages. She noted upcoming system changes such as S/4HANA, Workiva, and SC Pro, but said the agency is receiving training and feedback opportunities. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the presentation portion beyond approval of the prior minutes and a brief recess.

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• I'm so excited about this center because it's going to deliver top-quality care to veterans in our region
• </c> centers are in dire need of support. centers are in dire need of support.
• Our nation's economic, strategic, and national security interests are front and center in AGOA.
• </c> region and protect our national security region and protect our national security interest.<05:14
• </c> national security. I yield back. national security. I yield back.

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

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• through various fleet operators.
• Sierra is proud to own and operate the only hydrogen fuel cell switcher locomotive currently operating
• I'm happy to run with this a little bit because I am an operating railroad with operations throughout
• secure demand.
• It could be for a data center.

Keywords: 987, senate, all