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• passed away at Christmas time because, as we're telling stories today and remembering, she was really a gift
• think she's still at it. today and remembering she was really a today and remembering she was really a gift
• 50.480> community,<01:18:51.199> to<01:18:51.360> her<01:18:51.520> beloved gift
• to our community, to her beloved gift to our community, to her beloved family,<01:18:52.239> but<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• She was very sweet and gave us some pins that she made as a gift.
• she<00:26:33.120> made<00:26:33.279> as<00:26:33.520> a<00:26:33.679> gift
• <00:26:34.559> The<00:26:34.799> trip that she made as a gift.
• The trip that she made as a gift.

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• This includes things like the A fund, the special revenue fund, the remediation fund, gift fund, etc.
• Revenue fund um fund the special Revenue fund um remediation<00:14:48.639> fund<00:14:48.920> gift
• <00:14:49.440> etc<00:14:50.440> those<00:14:50.600> are remediation fund gift
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Bills: HF1704

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• May the Senate confirm Dwayne Jenkins to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
• permanently and totally disabled veterans to annually verify the continuation of their qualifying conditions
• And if you ever wondered where I got the gift of gab from, it comes from her.
• So, we have got to have some real discussions in this body about raising revenue. the gift of gab from
• , it comes from her. the gift of gab from, it comes from her.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine business including excusing absent senators, adopting the prior journal, and recognizing several guests in the gallery. The chamber also paused to honor Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, with a Senate resolution commending him as the Alabama Education Association’s 2025-26 outstanding superintendent of the year. Senator Smitherman and Dr. Sullivan both spoke, with Sullivan highlighting Birmingham’s academic gains, reduced failing schools, and lower chronic absenteeism. The Senate then processed a series of House messages and confirmations. It concurred in SB 288 on agriculture authorities and SB 317 on the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, but non-concurred and sent SB 174 on natural resources and SB 32 on solid waste collection fees to conference. The chamber confirmed numerous appointments, including Rex Jones, William Donahue, Jim Massey, Jason Windham, Alexander Atwater, Charles Dean, Steve McKinnon, Bonnie Temple, Shaniqua Johnson-Enam, Dwayne Jenkins, Troy Skipworth, Gloria Watts, Tracy Doughty, Kevin Ball, Joe D. Briggs, Josh Bryant, Dylan Turk, David R. Pruitt III, and Carol Smitherman, with most confirmations passing on near-unanimous rolls. Committee reports advanced several House bills, including favorable reports on HB 224, 591, 614, 609, 444, 248, 611, 622, 92, and 556, with HB 248 amended. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the University of Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team for winning the 2026 national championship, and another resolution recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and urging Congress to establish regular budget order. A resolution honoring retired Brigadier General Vandiver H. Carter as the 2026 Marion Military Institute Alumnus of the Year and a resolution commending John R. Cooper were also adopted. In local legislation, the Senate passed HB 635 for Choctaw County, HB 639 for Escambia County, SB 10 for Tuscaloosa County, HB 315 for class one municipalities after adopting a committee substitute and a friendly amendment, and HB 404 for class one municipalities. Finally, the Committee on Rules reported and the Senate adopted a special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing a wide range of bills for priority consideration, including measures on solar power facilities, homestead exemptions, education, guardianships, tax increment districts, legal tender, college tuition, crime victims compensation, motor vehicles, entertainment industry issues, campus chaplains, tax abatements, alcoholic beverage producers, data privacy, constables, insurance, municipal audits, income tax, public high schools, taxation, state health planning, and University of Alabama matters.

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• That when they agree to the terms and conditions. Well, this vendor didn't.
• I think we're in a better shape based on market conditions, and I tell you, we have a leasing department
• And it's the gift that keeps on giving up to a hundred years plus, right?
• Um, there was a provision in there that if followed strictly would cause air conditioning systems to
• the height of summer so especially our elderly or immunocompromised would not die. if their air conditioning

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• The film shows us the incredible gift Fred gave his students.
• THE FILM SHOWS HAD US THE INCREDIBLE GIFT FRED GAVE HIS STUDENTS.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with routine business, including approval of the prior journal and several messages from the Assembly to discharge and substitute identical Senate bills. The chamber then took up a budget extender, Senate Print 10262/Assembly Bill 11295, which would appropriate $2.9 billion to keep state government operating through May 14 while budget negotiations continued. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in reaching a full budget and criticized the lack of clarity on major policy issues, conference committees, school aid timing, and a proposed $1 billion utility ratepayer relief plan, arguing the state’s spending and affordability problems were worsening. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were in the final stretch and that the extender was necessary to maintain government operations. The extender passed 59-1 after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. The Senate also considered a major election-law bill, Senate Print 88A, providing for automatic voter registration and pre-registration through DMV, Medicaid, and NYCHA-related transactions. Senator Walczyk’s proposed amendment to require voter ID was ruled nongermane, and his appeal was rejected. The bill prompted extended debate over whether the process would protect against non-citizen registration or instead remove barriers for eligible voters. Supporters, including Senator Gianaris, said it would streamline registration and help eligible but unregistered New Yorkers participate; Senator Zellner said it would strengthen the process. Opponents, including Senators Walczyk, Borrello, Helming, Rhoads, and Martins, warned it would shift responsibility away from bipartisan boards of elections, create administrative errors, and risk improper registration. The bill ultimately passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar, with senators explaining votes along party lines. The chamber also adopted or advanced several resolutions and recognized guests. Senator Gallivan’s Police Week resolution drew remarks honoring fallen officers and law enforcement families, with Senators Chan, Rolison, Weik, Ryan, and Myrie speaking in support. Senator Sepúlveda’s resolution commemorating Dominicans in Albany was also discussed, with praise for the Dominican community’s contributions to New York and supportive remarks from Senator Chan. In addition, the Senate heard introductions for guests from Allen A.M.E. Church and the creators of the documentary “Teenage Wasteland.”

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• this would do would allow us, if we were to get funding, give us more headroom for, you know, private gifts
• Okay, so the additional the $4 million appropriation request is in case you guys get private gifts to

Summary: The committee first received a report on the executive protection detail, which was filed without questions. Members were then given a long advance list of House and Senate bills ready for consideration, followed by several amendment requests from agencies. The committee adopted amendments for the Auditor of State to increase special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and several other items including local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, and local law enforcement funding. It also held one amendment on House Bill 1034 and moved a Northwest Arkansas Community College cash fund increase tied to tornado-related campus repairs. The committee then considered a series of member amendments and appropriation items, including increases for the Public Defender Commission and deputy prosecuting attorneys to cover higher bar license fees, and a $12 million federal appropriation-only item. A lengthy discussion followed on a proposal from Senator Wallace and Representative Tosh to fund a pilot program for prison cell-phone detection/jamming technology at two correctional facilities. Sponsors and Department of Corrections officials said the system would target illegal contraband phones, would be procured through an RFP, and would be a two-year pilot; members raised questions about legality, cost, scope, data, and whether the department should use existing budget authority. The committee ultimately advanced the item by motion. The committee also took up an amendment from Senator Caldwell for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, seeking a $4 million appropriation increase. Testimony emphasized that the division’s extension offices and research functions are underfunded, that salaries are not competitive, and that the request would help with staffing and flexibility; other members questioned why the division needed more appropriation authority when it already had room under current limits and noted that the request exceeded the higher education board’s recommendation. The amendment was adopted after extended debate. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a $150 million increase to the homestead property tax credit, a $23,000 reallocation for the Insurance Department’s conference costs, $100,000 for property appraisal review work, $1.5 million for career and technical education professional development, $300,000 for DFA regulatory federal spending, $5 million for Inspector General fraud investigations, a consolidation of appraiser/abstractor/home inspector appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee readiness center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation for corrections capital projects that would add special language restricting use of the $73.7 million prison-expansion reappropriation. The committee also heard a summary of a supplemental appropriations package involving fund transfers for pregnancy resource centers, senior centers, assistance grants, used tires, and UAMS pregnancy/stroke programs.

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• this would do would allow us, if we were to get funding, give us more headroom for, you know, private gifts
• Okay, so the additional, the $4 million appropriation request is, in case you guys get private gifts

Keywords: 1204, all

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• What this would do would allow us, if we were to get funding, give us more headroom for private gifts
• Okay, so the additional, the $4 million appropriation request is in case you guys get private gifts to

Summary: The committee first filed a report on the executive protection detail and then reviewed a long list of House and Senate bills that were ready for action, with members instructed to hold any items they wanted removed. The committee then took up several agency requests to amend bills: the Auditor of State’s request for a $370 increase for special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts’ requests for additional funding for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and requests tied to local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, emergency medical and law enforcement support, and Northwest Arkansas Community College tornado-related repairs. All of those amendments were adopted, and one amendment on House Bill 1034 was held over at Senator Johnson’s request. A major portion of the meeting focused on an amendment for the Department of Corrections to fund a pilot program using mobile technology to identify and disable illegal inmate cell phones at Varner and Cummins prisons. The bill sponsors and Corrections officials described the problem as a serious public safety issue, saying inmates use contraband phones for criminal activity, trafficking, scams, and outside coordination. Members asked about FCC rules, procurement, whether the system would jam or only identify phones, whether it would affect staff or nearby users, how quickly it would work, whether it would be a one-time or ongoing cost, and whether the department had existing budget authority. Officials said the proposal would require an RFP, that current funding was not available in the department’s budget, and that the technology would be a two-year pilot. The committee ultimately adopted the amendment and then gave the underlying bill a do-pass recommendation. The committee also considered an amendment for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, which sought a $4 million increase in appropriation authority. Senators discussed the division’s role in county extension offices, 4-H, research, and salary competitiveness, while others questioned why the division needed more appropriation room when it already had about $10 million in headroom and had requested a different funding level through higher education. Division representatives said the increase would help with salaries and provide flexibility for future funding, and Higher Education staff clarified the original request and recommendation amounts. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted the amendment and gave it a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a homestead property tax credit increase, insurance department conference travel, property appraisal analysis support, career and technical education professional development, regulatory and casino gaming appropriations, a new program integrity line for the Department of Inspector General, consolidation of licensing board appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee Readiness Center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation package for prison expansion that included special language limiting use of the funds. Members asked several questions about the prison reappropriation, including whether it still related to the earlier Calico Rock project and whether special language should be considered separately; the committee moved the governor’s letters forward for drafting and further action.

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• They were such a tremendous gift to the isolated and unisolated students in this state in serving their
• discussed widely for the last month by our incredible independent media, 4th Estate, one of the greatest gifts

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• slide, and it just slipped my mind, is that Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico funded or provided a gift
• of $500,000 to the College of Hest and $300,000 to the University of New Mexico. $300,000 of that gift

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• I'm so grateful for all the gifts: our land, our water, our family.
• Dear Gracious and Heavenly Father, thank you for all our gifts, but I also pray for us to help those

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• Every $100 we spend could have been a gift for a family's college fund.
• The president is an exceptionally gifted dealmaker.

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• But I have like there's like a hundred twenty-eight thousand gift aid recipients, and of that, we've
• given out about three billion in total gift aid—three billion per year that was just for 23-24.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• that may fall within ESG include the impact of the company's actions on climate change, working conditions
• ,<00:39:49.520> and climate change, working conditions, and climate change, working conditions
• A columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle noted that Newsom's gift to his successor is a $22 billion
• 18.960> Nuome's Francisco Chronicle noted that Nuome's Francisco Chronicle noted that Nuome's gift
• Our roads are routinely rated among the three worst roads in terms of their condition anywhere in the

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• created this commission, otherwise known as USURF, in 1998 with a clear statutory mandate to monitor conditions
• establishment 28 years ago, USURF has served as an independent, bipartisan watchdog monitoring conditions
• States elevates religious freedom and that priority is conveyed to countries of particular concern, conditions

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And thank you for making sure that she was gifted... uh Senator Mohammed moves that Senate uh Senator
• <00:48:54.440> that<00:48:54.640> she<00:48:54.800> was<00:48:55.400> gifted
• And so in order to be in compliance with Minnesota sweepstakes laws, that is one condition.

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• Our city came to realize that gift laws for local governments do not address this unique situation, making
• it difficult to accept and distribute these gifts to the intended recipients.
• This bill would authorize gifts to public safety officers under a narrow set of circumstances in the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Nathan Howard were give give won and Nathan Howard were give give won and Nathan Howard were give give gifted
• tickets to an Alabama versus gifted tickets to an Alabama versus gifted tickets to an Alabama versus

Bills: SJR 36, SJR 2, SB 4, SR 45, SR 47, SR 63, SR 66, SR 70, SR 85, SCR 14, SB 10, SB 11, SB 10, SB 11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• Middle of his senior year of high school, a darling, gifted student, just a beautiful boy who also happened

Keywords: 1183, house