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• Um, so anyway, and just those fun memories that I have, um, saving up my allowance money to go down to
• that I have, and just those fun memories that I have, um,<00:40:50.480> saving<00:40:50.800><
• In some markets, ticket scams rose significantly when higher financial losses and a surge in fraud.
• In some markets, ticket scams rose significantly when higher financial losses and a surge in fraud.
• <01:03:44.000> It's losses and a surge in fraud. It's losses and a surge in fraud.

Bills: SF1750, HF4250, HF3938, HF3904, HF3642

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• The loss of my son will always be the hardest thing I've ever faced.
• The loss of my son will expression.
• In my efforts to keep his memory<00:33:08.720> alive,<00:33:09.039> I<00:33:09.200>
• spoken memory alive, I courageously have spoken out<00:33:10.960> even<00:33:11.200> as
• Um, I can't imagine the loss, the pain.

Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation

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• Louis Park, then you have memories at Park Tavern and likely have spent time on that patio as I have.
• <01:29:55.120> at Louis Park, then you have memories at Louis Park, then you have memories
• to<01:34:26.639> the<01:34:26.960> Park<01:34:27.280> Tavern We mourn the loss
• We mourn<01:34:44.159> the<01:34:44.320> loss<01:34:44.480> of<01:34:44.639>
• mourn the loss of our community members and<01:34:46.320> we<01:34:46.639> send<01:34:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and face an uncertain future that for many included reeducation camps, which many did not survive, a loss
• The Lao veterans commemorative memorial on the Capitol lawn is one of the best testaments to this fact
• ><01:08:29.759> of<01:08:29.960> personal<01:08:30.400> possessions survive a loss
• on the capitol commemorative Memorial on the capitol lawn<01:08:59.279> is<01:08:59.400> one
• Then we experienced the loss of language with our next generation of students growing up speaking only

Bills: HF1867, HF1240

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency, 1183, house

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• And that care can include independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, amongst
• include independent living, it can include assisted<02:11:04.200> living,<02:11:05.000> memory
• <02:11:05.440> care,<02:11:05.960> skilled assisted living, memory care, skilled assisted
• living, memory care, skilled nursing,<02:11:07.240> amongst<02:11:07.800> others.
• <02:28:18.480> of<02:28:18.600> Medicaid Such a loss because of Medicaid shortfalls

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Tornadoes north of Dallas recently claimed the lives of seven on Memorial Day weekend last year, and
• However, we also need this kind of systemic awareness and ...a system hardening to help us reduce loss
• I would note that if you look at insurance combined loss ratios over time, looking back over any period
• of years, our loss ratio—what we're paying out in claims and expenses versus what we're taking in in
• The same citizen would also be unable to write off an investment loss.

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• and mourning her loss.
• ,<03:09:33.439> not attack a truly devastating loss, not attack a truly devastating loss,
• incredible individuals and memorializing incredible individuals and memorializing their<03:19:12.479
• It really puts you at a loss for words. standing here talking about this.
• <03:20:37.439> for It it really puts you at a loss for It it really puts you at a loss for

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• First time ever, I'm a little bit at a loss for words. Thank you, everyone.
• But, you know, I'll cherish the time we spent together and all the good memories.
• One of the things, though, the low point in my Senate service was the loss of Wanda.
• Quite a loss. Not only for me, not only for the Senate, but for the whole Capitol.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first handled several House amendments to Senate bills and passed them, including SB 194 updating the definition of disabled veteran taxpayer, SB 499 requiring toxicology tests in auto accidents, SB 672 on Real Estate Commission licensing discipline, SB 724 on home confinement officers and the EMS retirement system, SB 897 on alcohol and drug counselor licensure, and SB 982 creating the Neighborhood Access Road Program. In each case, the chamber agreed to the House changes and then passed the bill, with some measures also given effective dates, including SB 724 effective July 1, 2026 and SB 648 effective from passage. The Senate also concurred in amendments to SB 197, doubling penalties for sex crimes against minors, and SB 648, which removed restrictions on foreign entities in the Strategic and Critical Resources Act. The chamber then took up a series of additional bills and conference actions. It appointed a conference committee on HB 4588 after refusing to recede from its amendment. The Senate passed HB 4009, the Portable Benefit Account Act, after adopting a Banking and Insurance committee strike-and-insert amendment that moved the program to the Division of Labor, expanded portable benefit definitions, and made technical changes. Later, the Senate also passed SB 182 on annexation by minor boundary adjustment after amending the House changes to allow one annexation per year instead of one every two years, and it passed HB 5101 increasing strangulation penalties, HB 4364 on juvenile offender bail and counsel language, HB 4412 on age verification for certain websites, HB 5564 on deputy sheriff vacation carryover, HB 4138 on sex offender registration fees, HB 4951 after receding from its earlier amendment on continuing education, SB 4 after receding from its amendment, SB 389 after refusing to concur in a House amendment that would have stripped the bill, SB 927 on beekeeping and municipal regulation, and HB 5214 on drug testing for parents before reunification. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 67 honoring Senator Michael Andrew Woelfel and Senate Resolution 68 honoring Senator Charles Houston Clements. Numerous senators gave extended remarks praising Woelfel’s legal skill, candor, mentorship, and service, and Clements’s long service, institutional knowledge, steadiness, and friendship. Both resolutions were adopted by roll call votes, with SR 67 passing 34-0 and SR 68 passing 33-1. After the resolutions, the Senate recessed briefly to present the outgoing senators with resolutions and flags flown over the Capitol.

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• First time ever, I'm a little bit at a loss for words. Thank you, everyone.
• But, you know, I'll cherish the time we spent together and all the good memories.
• The thing is, though, the low point in my Senate service was the loss of Wanda.
• Quite a loss.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• practices, and the utility fund had a negative unrestricted net position and incurred a large operating loss
• practices, and the utility fund had a negative unrestricted net position and incurred a large operating loss
• . due to inaccurate and incomplete financial records, which will get Large operating loss due to inaccurate
• Yes, from memory from last year on this panel, is this the town that elevated the clerk?

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee first heard a long-running audit finding involving Daytona Beach’s unexpended building permit funds, which have exceeded the statutory limit for several years and were reported at $10.8 million in the most recent audit. Mayor Derek Henry and city staff said the city has analyzed the fund, adopted a corrective action plan, waived more than $5.5 million in permit and inspection fees over several periods, and used some excess funds for a training facility rehabilitation and a proposed City Hall expansion. Committee members repeatedly questioned whether the city was simply trying to spend down the money, raised concerns about the legality and necessity of proposed expenditures, and asked about interest earnings, truck purchases, and the lack of detailed tracking for training-facility use. The city said an Attorney General opinion allows construction of a new building for building-code functions but not purchase of an existing building, and that if the city cannot comply through permissible construction it would have to return the funds. No vote was taken, but members expressed strong frustration and urged the city to resolve the issue quickly and lawfully. The committee then received the Auditor General’s presentation on the Town of Greenville, which found 31 findings and described pervasive control failures, possible fraud, waste, and abuse. The findings covered elections and quorum issues, conflicts of interest, late or missing financial disclosure forms, related-party transactions, poor meeting notices and minutes, council involvement in day-to-day operations, missing ethics training, budget and accounting deficiencies, weak bank reconciliations, improper utility billing and rates, grant compliance problems tied to a grocery store project, personnel and compensation issues involving the town manager, late vendor payments, weak procurement and P-card controls, vehicle-use and property-control problems, public records issues, and IT/fraud-policy weaknesses. The auditor said the review focused mainly on October 2022 through February 2024 but went back further for some grant-related matters. Greenville’s mayor and staff said the audit reflected actions of a previous administration and that the current council and staff have already adopted seven new policies to improve procurement, financial controls, inventory management, grant oversight, and ethics. They said the town has a new manager and clerk, that the former manager was terminated, and that the town referred matters to FDLE, which is investigating. Committee members asked about the manager’s salary increase, severance, P-card use, and whether the town should consider consolidation or dissolution. The mayor said the town is on a better path, that most of the prior leadership has been voted out, and that the town is working with auditors and an outside accounting firm to correct the problems.

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• applications of quantum computing that we're looking at in the energy field is today there's a lot of energy loss
• some technologies, some applications through quantum computing that can actually help reduce that loss
• I want to start by recognizing the loss that we had in our division of our Labor Relations Deputy Director
• her family—including her one-year-old son, Bodie, and her husband, Dylan, and her parents—in your memory

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• economy, but growers have faced increasing challenges from disease and extreme weather leading to loss
• and chance that on the field last year and I saw schools from all over the region show up at his memorial
• the fact that you're looking for solution to help us avoid some of the tragedies, quite frankly, and loss
• The issue was a, you know, power going down and loss of productivity. Million dollars a day last.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , I do recall that you, uh, mentioned a lot of what was going on, but just to kind of refresh our memory
• The range of conduct that results in that loss.
• diet of the day, so to speak, you can show really good results from research, um, that there's weight loss
• note because once you start getting into counseling and trying to encourage people as far as weight loss

Bills: HB 26, HB 140, HB 141, HB 142, HB 215

Keywords: Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services

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• I'm not aware in recent memory of any scenario in which funds were transferred from one department to
• Um I I'm not aware in recent memory<01:07:13.440> of<01:07:13.680> any<01:07:14.079>
• scenario<01:07:14.720> in<01:07:14.960> which<01:07:15.839> funds memory of
• any scenario in which funds memory of any scenario in which funds were<01:07:16.480> transferred<
• So, um, and the error rate is, you know, I mean, it's not an immediate loss of food, obviously.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Some of my fondest memories, and I know this will strike home with Senator Cronin and Representative
• Some of my greatest memories have a connection back to Clinton.
• It's a tragic loss for everyone involved, and especially the DA's office.
• It's a tragic loss for everyone involved, and especially the DA's office.
• To put a finer point on what the loss of these funds would do...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was held in Clinton Town Hall as part of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means’ budget review, with local officials welcoming legislators and noting the long agenda of many panels. The main presentation was from Secretary Terrence Reedy of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, who outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s FY26 proposal for the secretariat, including a $1.7 billion budget and a 7% increase over FY25. He described investments in emergency preparedness, hate-crime prevention, reentry programming, technology modernization, internships, and public safety training, while also noting some reductions driven by resource constraints, including cuts to certain grant programs and administrative costs. Committee members also raised concerns about federal uncertainty and how it could affect state budgets and public safety planning. A major portion of the questioning focused on the Department of Correction. Secretary Reedy and Commissioner Sean Jenkins said the biggest challenges are staffing, officer wellness, facility safety, and contraband—especially K2. They described steps taken at MCI Souza and other facilities, including reducing population at the maximum-security unit, changing management, removing metal products and free weights, improving screening and roll calls, adding a rapid response team, and increasing investigative and technological efforts to combat K2. They also discussed the closure of MCI Concord, saying it was driven by high maintenance costs and staffing needs, and explained that savings are being used to improve staffing patterns and address deferred maintenance over time rather than producing immediate large budget reductions. Members also questioned the budget’s impact on police training and community policing. The administration defended the increase in police academy tuition from $3,200 to $6,000 as reflecting true training costs and said it would still be subsidized by the state, while acknowledging the burden on small municipalities. They said the MPTC is expanding regional training and considering proposals such as Greenfield Community College’s. On community policing, officials emphasized uniform statewide training, de-escalation, and communication skills. The State Police also announced an outside review of the academy by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and said the next class will be split into two smaller groups to improve oversight and allow quicker implementation of recommendations. Other topics included ICE and federal immigration enforcement, with Reedy saying state law prohibits Massachusetts law enforcement from acting in a civil immigration capacity and that no state dollars were used in the Tufts-related ICE operation mentioned by a member. Senators and representatives also raised the upcoming FIFA World Cup, warning that it will require significant public safety resources and likely federal funding. Additional discussion covered restorative justice and juvenile diversion, health care costs in DOC, electronic health records, and the need for more diverse and culturally competent public safety staffing. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• And I know you're making Coco's memory be a blessing for your new work.
• Connected products can quickly become vulnerable to cybersecurity and privacy risk or a significant loss
• And I know you're making Coco's memory be a blessing for your new work.
• connected products can quickly become vulnerable to cybersecurity and privacy risk or a significant loss

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• And I know you're making Coco's memory be a blessing for your new work.
• Connected products can quickly become vulnerable to cybersecurity and privacy risk or a significant loss
• And I know you're making Coco's memory be a blessing for your new work.
• connected products can quickly become vulnerable to cybersecurity and privacy risk or a significant loss

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• My memory was that they are not.” “Are paying for anything under this.
• My memory was that they are not, and that it is primarily, you know, upstream users.
• And, as an asterisk, they had originally wanted to do replacement value, so it may be a net loss of acreage
• We have constantly and consistently put... ...value, do replacement value, so it may be a net loss of

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1209, which would pause new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals after December 31, 2026, while allowing existing agreements to continue and renew through 2036. The author said the bill is intended to force a broader, data-driven review of Louisiana’s surface water management and to improve funding for aquatic plant control, especially giant salvinia. An amendment was adopted to broaden the description of how the aquatic plant control fund may be used and to require annual reporting on agreements, withdrawals, revenues, deposits, spending, and non-monetary consideration. Department officials said the current program is voluntary, underfunded for monitoring, and that the bill could create a gap for new users if no replacement mechanism is enacted. The bill was reported favorable as amended after testimony from supporters including the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and opposition concerns from industry representatives were noted but not formally presented. House Bill 599 was then heard, which would prohibit the sale of Louisiana running surface water outside the state. The author argued that out-of-state sales, especially involving Toledo Bend and Texas, would be short-sighted and could harm Louisiana’s long-term water interests. Supporters said Louisiana lacks a water budget and should preserve water for in-state needs, while the Department of Conservation and Energy noted that the state currently has no mandatory process for such agreements and that the bill would not affect Sabine River Authority authority. The committee reported the bill favorable. Finally, House Bill 1206, dealing with permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers, was discussed. The substitute bill and amendment would give the department authority to monitor and regulate groundwater and surface water withdrawals, require public hearings, and improve transparency through reporting and a universal project identifier. The author and supporters said the bill was prompted by concerns in communities affected by large data center projects and the lack of public hearings on water use. Department officials agreed that more comprehensive data and a clearer framework are needed, but the author voluntarily deferred the bill to continue working with the department on a broader measure for next session. The committee also heard House Bill 1171 on allowing airboats in the Mar-Paw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, but after extensive debate over noise, habitat impacts, and existing restrictions, the discussion was ongoing in the portion provided and no final action on that bill was shown.

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• Also, a shift in the initial operating segment, scope changes in the Central Valley, a loss of key federal
• With a recent loss of $4 billion in federal funds, there is no funding surplus on the Merced-to-Bakersfield
• really cares about some specific thing, you know, it certainly is the Legislature's prerogative to memorialize
• really cares about some specific thing, you know, it certainly is the legislature's prerogative to memorialize

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan, with testimony from the authority, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the High-Speed Rail Inspector General. Chair Cortese framed the hearing around the project’s recent changes: a new CEO, revised delivery strategy, loss of federal funds, renewed interest in private financing and value capture, and proposed adjustments to the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment. He also raised concerns about statutory compliance, transparency, and whether the draft plan fully reflects required elements and true costs and timelines. Authority CEO Ian Chaudhry said the project has made substantial construction progress in the Central Valley and is moving toward track installation, with the state’s $1 billion annual cap-and-invest funding providing a stable base. He argued the plan uses design optimization, direct procurement of materials, and revised sequencing to reduce costs and support an early operating segment by about 2032-33. He also promoted broader commercialization of the corridor through real estate, energy, broadband, logistics, and public-private partnerships, saying private sector interest is now real. Several senators pressed him on station locations, tax increment financing, utility relocation authority, permitting delays, transparency, and whether the project can realistically reach Los Angeles and San Francisco on the current timeline and budget. The LAO and Inspector General were more skeptical. LAO analyst Helen Kirstine said the draft plan assumes major scope changes, including a shorter segment, a Merced station outside downtown, more single-tracking, and several statutory changes that have not yet been enacted. She warned that the plan may not comply with recent legislative requirements, that funding may still be insufficient even for the reduced segment, and that borrowing against future cap-and-invest revenues is risky because those revenues are uncertain and volatile. Inspector General Ben Belknap said the draft plan fails to comply with newer statutory requirements, especially regarding the Merced-to-Bakersfield scope, the funding plan, and missing procurement milestone dates. He said the presentation obscures cost increases and schedule delays and limits the Legislature’s ability to compare current estimates with prior reports. Committee members generally supported continued oversight and some form of project delivery reform, but several expressed concern that the plan relies on legislative changes that have not been approved and on private financing that may not materialize. Chaudhry said the authority would address the Inspector General’s findings in the final business plan and continue to pursue federal grants, private capital, and corridor commercialization. No vote was taken at the hearing.

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• Resulting damage caused by erosion and loss of life and property due to uncontrolled floodwaters.
• to identify areas that have a history of severe flooding, as well as other relevant factors such as loss
• was still a lot of property damage throughout my entire lifetime growing up there, we never had a loss
• What we did there was give the Justices of the Peace some discretion that in the event there is a loss
• I'm going from memory, I can't remember exactly. So how do we weave this together?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all