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• conducted by the Kentucky auditor at least once every five years, and prohibiting Medicaid from covering drugs
• conducted by the Kentucky auditor at least once every five years, and prohibiting Medicaid from covering drugs
• As long as I've been in business, uh, there are many influences that impact a business model.
• are</c><00:23:34.880><c> many</c> in business, uh there are many in business, uh there are many influences
• </c> influences that impact a business model. influences that impact a business model.

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• Keep in mind the Waymos don't have any of those things influencing that actuarial rate.
• Additionally, drivers are increasingly testing positive for other drugs and combinations of substances
• As we work toward a future with no more victims of this violent, preventable crime of drunk and drug
• you for your commitment to safer roads and for partnering with MADD on our journey to end drunk and drug
• you for your commitment to safer roads and for partnering with Matt on our journey to end drunk and drug

Committees: House Emerging Issues , House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> is is is doing something that influences is is is doing something that influences a<00:30:58.720
• ><c> something</c> Is that somehow influencing something Is that somehow influencing something that's
• </c> um or having the effect of influencing. um or having the effect of influencing.
• So, even if the AG already influence.
• </c><00:52:16.079><c> is</c> even if they had ruled, the influence is even if they had ruled, the influence

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• c> coming</c><01:04:30.240><c> from</c> Not influenced money uh coming from Not influenced money uh coming
• some of our our ballot influencing some of our our ballot initiatives.
• Is big money coming into America to influence the way we think?
• And those requirements mirror influence.
• Ultimately, I think foreign influence.

Committee: House Election Law

Transcript Highlights:

• What became increasingly alarming is that the majority of deaths were by injury, mostly drug overdoses
• would establish a permanent, taxpayer-funded office with broad authority to shape firearm policy, influence
• I'm curious to know how would any of this proposal look to impose or to influence that when it's not
• impose</c><00:52:15.040><c> or</c><00:52:15.200><c> to</c><00:52:15.560><c> to</c><00:52:15.720><c> influence
• </c><00:52:16.280><c> that</c> look to impose or to to influence that look to impose or to to influence

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• dark money loophole, and I think that with passage of this today, it starts to return political influence
• ><c> political</c> today um it starts to return political today um it starts to return political influence
• back to the Minnesota voters influence back to the Minnesota voters that<00:19:26.640><c> we</c><00:
• But he does agree that this bill is a step toward recognizing the degrading influence that dark money
• We work to lower the price of prescription drugs.

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• I think you have a possibility of undue influence.
• So this possibility of undue influence.
• Uh there's &gt;&gt; as far as outside influence.
• But we can to influence our elections.
• We do agree that outside influence.

Bills: HB403 , HB399 , HB392 , HB403 , HB399 , HB392

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, Lamar County, property auction, county commission, online auction, public notice, HB392, Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorney, chief assistant district attorney, assistant district attorney, assistant district attorneys, prosecutor, prosecutorial compensation, salary supplement

Bills: SB524 , SR108 , SR109 , SCR56 , SCR57 , SCR12 , HB227 , HB398 , HB689 , HB897 , HB1029 , HB1107 , HB1217 , HB221 , HCR58 , HB136 , SB162 , SB382 , SCR33 , SCR30 , SB112 , SB194 , SB307 , SB341 , SB346 , SB363 , SB495 , SB503 , SB507 , SB509 , SB513 , SB408 , SB131 , SB145 , SB333 , SB464 , SB466 , SB500 , SB283 , SB338 , SB488 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB228 , SB246 , SB249 , SB268 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB312 , SB319 , SB323 , SB369 , SB431 , SB474 , SB484 , SB490 , SB492 , SB501 , HCR14 , HB537 , HB652 , HB653 , HB661 , HB726 , HB756 , HB851 , HB964 , HB966 , HB34 , HB35 , HB48 , HB474 , HB553 , HB758 , HB852 , HB10 , HB16 , HB36 , HB44 , HB46 , HB52 , HB61 , HB78 , HB98 , HB102 , HB124 , HB126 , HB131 , HB135 , HB141 , HB142 , HB164 , HB170 , HB171 , HB179 , HB194 , HB231 , HB245 , HB280 , HB292 , HB294 , HB297 , HB305 , HB336 , HB337 , HB351 , HB436 , HB594 , HB789 , HB956 , HB957 , HB995 , HB1040 , HB50 , HB117 , HB120 , HB122 , HB139 , HB148 , HB149 , HB185 , HB199 , HB247 , HB271 , HB286 , HB301 , HB358 , HB359 , HB384 , HB413 , HB428 , HB450 , HB462 , HB547 , HB613 , HB631 , HB657 , HB669 , HB675 , HB680 , HB691 , HB712 , HB716 , HB720 , HB723 , HB727 , HB728 , HB735 , HB747 , HB759 , HB825 , HB842 , HB845 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB907 , HB923 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB965 , HB1036 , HB287 , HB370 , HB515 , HB521 , HB570 , HB1200 , HB29 , HB39 , HB58 , HB67 , HB73 , HB76 , HB77 , HB82 , HB112 , HB121 , HB125 , HB132 , HB134 , HB151 , HB154 , HB155 , HB161 , HB166 , HB187 , HB191 , HB207 , HB211 , HB224 , HB238 , HB241 , HB242 , HB250 , HB260 , HB265 , HB275 , HB300 , HB320 , HB338 , HB339 , HB349 , HB379 , HB399 , HB427 , HB463 , HB464 , HB468 , HB545 , HB550 , HB551 , HB565 , HB588 , HB639 , HB725 , HB782 , HB805 , HB808 , HB834 , HB847 , HB853 , HB858 , HB861 , HB883 , HB916 , HB937 , HB977 , HB1012 , HB1027 , HB1044 , HB1054 , HB1071 , HB1091 , HB1117 , HB119 , HB129 , HB677 , HB850 , SB68 , SB149

Keywords: Jump Start, career and technical education, CTE, career diploma, career pathways, workforce development, high school diploma, career major, individual career and academic plan, ICAP, individual graduation plan, IGP, work-based learning, apprenticeship, internship, dual enrollment, articulation agreement, transfer credit, rural schools, rural LEA

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• </c><04:41:14.320><c> um</c> particularly a big issue with drugs um particularly a big issue with drugs
• Whereas Phil discovered drugs as a young teenager and lost decades to his drug addiction and finally
• Whereas Phil discovered drugs as a young teenager and lost decades to his drug addiction and finally
• Um and there will be um some law enforcement officers coming behind uh that are work at drug uh drug
• </c><04:59:06.798><c> uh</c><04:59:06.958><c> drug</c> behind uh that are work at drug uh drug behind

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Voters are concerned that wealthy donors' influence is growing.
• </c><00:03:09.680><c> is</c> that wealthy donors influence is that wealthy donors influence is growing
• </c> independent resources to influence independent resources to influence elections<00:14:07.519><c>
• </c> to bar so-called foreign influence to bar so-called foreign influence corporations<00:20:54.000>
• of their influence, we're not doing<01:29:32.000><c> it.

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• </c><00:06:46.800><c> legislation</c><00:06:47.759><c> then</c> attempting to influence legislation then
• attempting to influence legislation then of<00:06:48.080><c> course</c><00:06:48.319><c> they</c><00
• We just need to know when folks get paid to lobby, when they profit from influencing our government.
• It includes the direct influence of legislators or decision-makers.
• </c> trying to influence a highway five trying to influence a highway five project<00:56:50.960><c> or

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:

• They'll use a different apparatus to continue that influencing of elections.
• They'll use a different apparatus to continue that influencing of elections.
• They'll use a different apparatus to continue that influencing of elections.
• They'll use a different apparatus to continue that influencing of elections.
• </c><00:10:17.519><c> the</c> the way they're trying to influence the the way they're trying to influence

Bills: HF72 , HF66 , HF69 , HF73

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:

• are these types of activities prohibited, or are they seen as efforts to manipulate or otherwise influence
• that gives them data outputs that's about a profile, prediction, monitoring, something that can influence
• Technology that can influence them shouldn't be an opt-out.
• 893 of Florida Statutes to exempt from the list of Schedule I controlled substances xylazine animal drug
• Food and Drug Administration for veterinary purposes.

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• </c> forget how do people get drug treatment. forget how do people get drug treatment.
• <c> Administration</c><02:22:14.560><c> to</c> the Drug Enforcement Administration to the Drug Enforcement
• It's not even about drugs. It's about big oil.
• It's not even about<03:10:46.800><c> drugs.
• </c> about drugs. It's about big oil. about drugs. It's about big oil.

Transcript Highlights:

• State lawmakers may not have direct influence over ICE, but you do have influence over the state resources
• And yeah, many Southeast Asians, like, became involved in drug trafficking and gangs and committed crimes

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on responding to federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts, with opening remarks from Sen. Liz Miranda and Rep. Bud Williams emphasizing fear in immigrant communities, recent ICE operations, and the need to learn from advocates and affected residents rather than debate individual bills. The hearing was organized around three topics: detention, arrests, and surveillance, with members repeatedly asking what the legislature can do to improve transparency, legal access, and oversight. On detention, Leah Hastings of Prisoners’ Legal Services said most people end up in ICE custody through contact with the criminal legal system and argued that state carceral systems are deeply intertwined with immigration enforcement. She described conditions at Plymouth County House of Correction and Burlington ICE holding as concerning, citing limited medical care, disability accommodations, solitary confinement, retaliatory transfers, and poor attorney access. Hastings said Massachusetts should reduce funding for sheriffs and the Department of Corrections, ban intergovernmental service agreements and 287(g) agreements, and invest instead in housing, treatment, and other community supports. Members also discussed ICE reimbursement, the immigrant legal defense fund, and the need for more immigration attorneys. On arrests and enforcement tactics, David Albright of JALSA said federal immigration enforcement has been expanded by major new funding and incentives, including higher payments for 287(g) and bed contracts, and he noted that most ICE detainees nationally do not have criminal records. He said Massachusetts has one 287(g) agreement with the Department of Corrections and one IGSA with Plymouth County, and that ICE also uses Burlington, Hanscom, and informal local collaboration in places such as Milford and Auburn. Danny Tampona of Neighbor to Neighbor and the LUCE Rapid Response Network described more than 10,000 hotline calls from 46 cities and towns, with arrests often involving masked agents, surveillance of workers and families, traffic stops, broken windows, and arrests at check-ins or schools; he said the network is concentrated in places including Everett, Chelsea, Lynn, New Bedford, Milford, Marlboro, Framingham, and Springfield. He urged legislation requiring clear identification for law enforcement, limits on surveillance technologies, and stronger legal defense resources. On surveillance, Joshua Dancoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice argued that current state policies allow broad sharing of fingerprints and surveillance data with ICE, including through BRIC, the Massachusetts Fusion Center, and municipal police policies. He cited cases in Chelsea and Everett where children were taken from police custody into ICE custody and said many departments automatically share arrest fingerprints and other information with federal authorities. He recommended limiting fingerprint sharing, restricting surveillance databases and task-force participation, and curbing police and sheriff collaboration with ICE even where no formal 287(g) exists. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for more immigration lawyers, possible bar advocate-style funding for immigration defense, and legislative action to prevent further collaboration and deportation infrastructure.

Transcript Highlights:

• Someone is drinking or impaired by drugs, and they are at a red light and have zero percent fault and
• liability is tried first, and the concern that if you tried damages first, "It would improperly influence
• a serious injury and the jury hears about the seriousness of the injury first, that they May be influenced

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of budget-related and ceremonial items. The chamber accepted Rules and Finance Committee reports and took up several budget extender and budget implementation bills, including the main appropriations extender and later a transportation, economic development, and environmental conservation budget bill. Senators questioned the sponsor extensively about the status of the remaining budget bills, the use of messages of necessity, and the absence of joint budget conference committees. The extender bill passed 59-2, and later budget-related measures were advanced after reconsideration and amendment. A major portion of the session focused on the environmental and energy provisions in the budget bill, especially changes to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Senators debated extending emissions targets, the role of cap-and-invest, utility affordability, ratepayer impacts, and the structure of a proposed blue-ribbon commission. Supporters said the changes were needed to give the state more time to implement the law and to protect affordability, while opponents argued the bill was a political delay that would not lower energy costs and relied too heavily on subsidies and future planning. The bill also drew questions about electric vehicle rebates, thermostat control programs, emergency diesel generation for Micron, and how imported electricity and out-of-state emissions would be treated. The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, India Independence Day, the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame, and the 50th anniversary of Interfaith Works of Central New York. Senators spoke in support of each resolution, highlighting the contributions of Black legislators, Indian-American communities, veterans, and refugee and interfaith service organizations. The Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony was specifically noted as a chamber event, and guests were recognized from the floor and gallery. In addition, the Senate restored recalled bills to the third reading calendar through reconsideration votes and amendments, including a highway law bill and another recalled bill, and then stood at ease for scheduled conferences and a Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony before resuming session. The transcript ended with discussion of a separate bill affecting automobile insurance serious-injury standards, with questions about what claims would remain available and whether the change would improve affordability.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is what the schedule would say: how we should treat it, how long that worker may be out, what drugs
• Listed are abuse of office, bribery of a candidate, bribery of voters, corrupt influencing, malfeasance
• Listed is abuse of office, bribery of a candidate, bribery of voters, corrupt influencing malfeasance

Bills: HR275 , HR276 , HR277 , HR278 , HR279 , HR280 , HR281 , HR282 , HR283 , HR284 , HCR112 , HCR113 , HR265 , HR266 , HR267 , HR268 , HR269 , HR270 , HR271 , HR272 , HR273 , HCR107 , HCR108 , HCR109 , HCR110 , HCR111 , SCR63 , SCR66 , SCR67 , SB414 , SB484 , SB513 , HR168 , HR174 , HR194 , HR216 , HR264 , HCR54 , HCR74 , HCR79 , HCR85 , HCR87 , HCR94 , HCR95 , HCR97 , HCR98 , HCR104 , SCR23 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR38 , HB75 , HB705 , SB54 , SB56 , SB72 , SB79 , SB97 , SB105 , SB123 , SB125 , SB129 , SB163 , SB171 , SB252 , SB287 , SB375 , SB386 , SB461 , SB466 , HR84 , HR188 , HR205 , HR3 , HR197 , HR243 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , SCR20 , SCR24 , SCR35 , HCR6 , HB301 , HB359 , HB657 , HB675 , HB680 , HB727 , HB39 , HB58 , HB112 , HB134 , HB155 , HB187 , HB287 , HB462 , HB782 , HB825 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB1200 , HB4 , HB623 , HB944 , HB986 , HB1098 , HB1222 , SB45 , SB58 , SB71 , SB81 , SB92 , SB100 , SB109 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB204 , SB205 , SB207 , SB213 , SB214 , SB216 , SB229 , SB257 , SB274 , SB290 , SB304 , SB374 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB429 , SB479 , SB522 , SB34 , SB164 , SB172 , SB198 , SB208 , SB232 , SB281 , SB286 , SB317 , SB322 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB409 , SB417 , SB421 , SB430 , SB439 , SB447 , SB458 , SB510 , HB842 , HB633 , HB1191 , HB625 , HB1255 , HB251 , HB582 , HB646 , HB819 , HB998 , HB1257 , SB197 , SB436 , SB78 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , HB258 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, carbon storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon capture and storage, CCS, mineral rights, mineral owners, oil and gas, disposal wells, injection wells, advanced drilling, carbon sequestration, Louisiana energy policy

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• About $100 million per year, and that, of course, changes year to year as cost drivers obviously influence
• About $100 million per year, and that, of course, changes year to year as cost drivers obviously influence
• But there's other things like testing for multi-drug-resistant organisms or developing tests for evolving

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services met to review budget items carved out in the prior session budget, including long-term care surveyor contracts, funding for local health departments, and expansion of the central laboratory. The committee approved the June 4 minutes and then heard an update from the Office of Inspector General’s Division of Health Care on long-term care certification surveys and complaint investigations. Officials said the $1 million annual appropriation for contracted survey work, along with salary increases and other resources, helped the state reduce its backlog. They reported that Kentucky completed 101 long-term care certification surveys in fiscal year 2024, up from 28 in fiscal year 2023, and had completed 186 surveys by July 7, 2025, with a goal of 40 to 50 more before the end of fiscal year 2025. Outstanding complaints fell from 1,565 at the end of fiscal year 2024 to 695 by July 7, 2025, and outstanding priority-one or immediate-jeopardy complaints were reduced to zero. Members asked about the definition of priority-one cases, survey timing, the number of facilities still overdue, vacancy rates, federal funding reliance, and the use of contract surveyors. Officials said priority-one cases involve serious harm or high risk of harm, that surveys are required within a 12- to 15.7-month window, and that the agency now has 40 contract surveyors and an outside team option. Several members praised the progress but warned that delays in surveys can endanger residents and urged continued funding and monitoring. The committee then began hearing from Mike Tuggle of the Department of Public Health on the Public Health Transformation Initiative, with Tuggle noting the legislation’s importance to public health financing. The transcript cuts off as he began his remarks.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> funding or are trying to influence funding or are trying to influence elections<00:17:17.760><c>
• </c> foreign entities and foreign influence foreign entities and foreign influence business<01:14:14.560
• </c><01:24:12.280><c> on</c> big money is having undue influence on big money is having undue influence
• and the huge negative influence of corporate funds.
• of and the huge negative huge influence of and the huge negative influence<01:48:25.599><c> of</c><01

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several election-related and governance measures. On SB 176, relating to recounts, the Office of Elections supported clarifying that recount triggers should be based on the final Election Day report rather than the 6:00 a.m. next-day report, citing a 2022 recount example. The chair noted 3 testimonies in support, 42 in opposition, and 1 comment. On SB 1337, relating to the Stadium Authority, the authority supported changing quorum rules so only voting members count, explaining that the current interpretation makes it difficult to conduct business; written testimony from DBEDT was also received. On SB 289, relating to ethics administrative fines, the Ethics Commission supported uniform procedures to resolve uncontested enforcement matters more quickly while preserving due process; written support was also noted. The committee then heard SB 311, a proposed constitutional amendment on freedom of speech and money in elections. Supporters, including Community Alliance on Prisons, Our Revolution Hawaii, Pride at Work Hawaii, Common Cause Hawaii, and others, argued that money in politics distorts democracy and that the amendment would help prevent wealthy interests from buying influence. Opponents, including the Hawaii Christian Coalition and individual testifiers, argued that changing the constitution was too serious, that the proposal should be handled by ordinary legislation instead, and that the measure could create legal conflict. Deputy Attorney General Candace Park said the bill would only matter if key federal cases such as Buckley and Citizens United were overturned, and the chair thanked her for the legal input. The committee also heard SB 780, relating to election ballot disqualification, which would exclude candidates disqualified by constitutional or statutory provisions and create procedures for challenges. Opposition testimony said the bill would undermine voter choice, burden courts and election officials, and invite misuse; the Hawaii Christian Coalition echoed those concerns. Members raised questions about whether the measure would apply only to state and county offices, and the Attorney General’s office said it would follow up. Finally, on SB 1030, relating to election intimidation, supporters said firearms should not be brought near polling places or ballot drop boxes, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary and could affect lawful possession; the committee received 12 testimonies, with 39 in support. The committee then began SB 1225, a proposed constitutional amendment changing the vote threshold for legislative amendments to a majority of votes tallied, excluding blanks, spoiled ballots, and overvotes; testimony in support was heard from the LGBTQ+ Commission and others, and the discussion was still underway when the excerpt ended.

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• ,</c> and compounded drugs by veterinarians, and compounded drugs by veterinarians, and<02:50:48.000>
• </c><02:50:50.399><c> Madame</c> donation of veterinary drugs. Madame donation of veterinary drugs.
• </c> being used for drugs. being used for drugs.
• </c> the rampant drug use in their restrooms. the rampant drug use in their restrooms.
• They're used by drug addicts. purpose. They're used by drug addicts.