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• <00:00:59.120> proposed report and then um the second proposed report and then um the second
• The next testifier is Pierre Willet with the League of Minnesota Cities.
• The League of Minnesota Cities remains opposed to this legislation.
• The League of Minnesota Cities remains opposed to this legislation.
• <01:35:37.000> urges packets clean elections Minnesota urges packets clean elections Minnesota

Bills: HF72, HF66, HF69, HF73

Keywords: campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide

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• different regions of Minnesota. different regions of Minnesota.
• We have Lakeland up in the northern<00:02:08.840> Minnesota, northern Minnesota, northern Minnesota
• More than 20% of Minnesota<00:05:20.920> teachers Minnesota teachers Minnesota teachers use<00
• relevance of the First Minnesota. relevance of the First Minnesota.
• The culminating event of the American Civil War, and what the First Minnesota did on the second day of

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• Everyone in Minnesota asked that.
• >> Maybe even Minnesota. >> Maybe even Minnesota.
• opportunities for Minnesota businesses. opportunities for Minnesota businesses.
• So, that's a Minnesota? Right?
• that all projects must be in Minnesota. that all projects must be in Minnesota.

Bills: HF4059, HF76

Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses

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• <00:02:33.840> in metan Numa virus arrived in Minnesota in metan Numa virus arrived in Minnesota
• of animal health and the Minnesota of animal health and the Minnesota Department<00:08:39.120>
• outlying areas of Minnesota outlying areas of Minnesota representative<00:18:30.679> Hansen
• I'm the State Veterinarian for Minnesota, Executive Director for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health
• , Minnesota.

Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career

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• Colleges in southwest Minnesota, including Minnesota West Technical College campuses and Bridgewater
• Good entry-level jobs are available for those with certificates and associate degrees. degrees, with
• Minnesota, as we all know, has a workforce shortage.
• Minnesota is a generous state, but for some...
• These realities to the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF2634, HF2241, HF2649, HF2520, HF2610

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• high demand. and fields in Minnesota. high demand. and fields in Minnesota.
• In so much as the in Minnesota.
• The national cyber degree level.
• Minnesota, I would gladly sign that. Minnesota, I would gladly sign that.
• I get my degree in in Minnesota,<01:15:34.960> if<01:15:35.120> it's<01:15:35.280>

Bills: HF2634, HF2241, HF2649, HF2520, HF2610

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• finish the let me get to the question, um, and, and, uh, so that complexity requires a much higher degree

Bills: SB 36, SB 2202

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

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• But we always support an additional charge, an additional tool, second-degree felony for somebody that's

Bills: SB36, SB2202

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard Senator Birdwell present SB 2202, which would create a state offense for knowingly transferring a firearm for profit or other remuneration to a member of a foreign terrorist organization. Birdwell argued the bill responds to cartel violence and southbound gun trafficking, and he explained a committee substitute that removed an exemption for federally licensed gun dealers and removed a requirement that DPS coordinate with Mexican law enforcement. He said the goal was to give Texas a state-level tool if federal enforcement is lacking. Invited testimony came from DPS Colonel Freeman Martin and border prosecution unit chair Tanya Ash. Both said the bill could be useful in some organized-crime and cartel cases, but they emphasized that proving a defendant knowingly transferred a gun to a foreign terrorist organization would be difficult and would usually require strong direct or circumstantial evidence, such as recorded statements, informants, or coordinated investigations. They said the measure would be more workable in complex cartel cases than in routine patrol stops, and they noted existing state and federal tools already address straw purchases, firearms trafficking, and related offenses. Members also discussed tracing seized firearms, cooperation with ATF, and the limits of state jurisdiction over international issues. No public testimony was offered, and SB 2202 was left pending. The committee then took up SB 36 as pending business. A committee substitute was adopted without objection, and the substitute bill was reported favorably to the full Senate by a 4-0 vote, with Senators Birdwell, Flores, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Eckhardt, and Hinojosa of Nueces participating. The committee also accepted a motion in writing and ordered the bill recommended for local and uncontested calendar placement. The chair then announced the committee would recess subject to call.

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• He said food insecurity is rising in Minnesota.
• year, for the Good Food Access Program under Minnesota statutes.
• year for the Good Food Access Program under Minnesota statutes.
• It's a trend toward the viewpoints that we have in the state of Minnesota.
• It's a trend toward the viewpoints that we have in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF1704, HF2052

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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• working Blue Collar Minnesota families working Blue Collar Minnesota families house<00:02:42.080>
• Paul, Minnesota.
• Nurses Association, Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Hospital Association, Minnesota Farmers
• Nurses Association, Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Hospital Association, Minnesota Farmers
• Association Minnesota Hospital Association Minnesota Hospital Association<01:03:04.640> Minnesota

Bills: HF10, HF27

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation

Bills: HB343, HB378, HB394, HB396, HB426, HB439, HB491, HB523, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB1025, HB1038

Keywords: parole eligibility, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation, first-time offenders, reentry programs, substance abuse treatment, education programs, emergency responders, law enforcement, obstructing traffic, public safety, penalties, parole, criminal justice, release extension, prison reform, autopsy, criminal evidence, photographs, court proceedings

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• Minnesota line 188 is $36,000 for the Minnesota line 188 is $36,000 for the livestock<00:09:36.800>
• $120,000 line 190 is the Minnesota $120,000 line 190 is the Minnesota Horticultural<00:09:47.920
• commissioner for the Minnesota commissioner for the Minnesota Department<00:24:30.559> of
• egg inspectors enforced the Minnesota egg inspectors enforced the Minnesota noxious<00:30:54.600
• programming that we have in Minnesota programming that we have in Minnesota that<00:37:32.640>

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

Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

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• And so that complexity requires a much higher degree of coordination and very clear lines of who's in

Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

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• 00:31:15.320> for expensive in the state of Minnesota for expensive in the state of Minnesota
• gap uh in the University of Minnesota gap uh in the University of Minnesota Board<00:57:12.160><
• Minnesota Twin Cities. I'm also a Minnesota Twin Cities.
• , Minnesota, Minnesota, uh<01:02:24.880> there<01:02:24.960> was<01:02:25.080> a
• <01:41:14.720> is diploma only workers in Minnesota is diploma only workers in Minnesota is

Bills: HF1323, HF4266, HF4413, HF3101, HF4572, HF4698, HF3650, HF2634

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium

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• The second issue is we talked about drivers, right?
• The second trailer is then driven to a designated crossing point along the border.
• The second trailer configurations are driven over irregular— routes to the crossing point.

Bills: SB290, SB2949

Keywords: LP-gas, property owner notice, natural resources, gas installations, safety notification, motor fuel, fuel transport, fuel export, transloading, export fuel transloading facility, fuel terminal, terminal operator, comptroller, Texas Tax Code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Department of Public Safety, DPS, border security, ports of entry

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• <00:04:00.360> has degree with the the virus Minnesota has degree with the the virus Minnesota
• Chair, I just wanted to point out that the Minnesota Clean Car standards for Minnesota expire at the
• c> the standards for Minnesota expires at the standards for Minnesota expires at the end<00:12:10.240
• like the base funding for uh Second like the base funding for uh Second Harvest Harvest Harvest
• <00:32:42.440> Harvest appropriation uh for Second Harvest appropriation uh for Second Harvest

Bills: HF1704, HF1722

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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• <00:59:53.200> degree<00:59:53.520> in current law, it is a second degree in current
• law, it is a second degree in unintentional<00:59:54.400> murders<00:59:54.720> to<00:
• degree of unintentional murder statute.
• other US territories to the second other US territories to the second degree<01:00:15.920> of
• degree of unintentional murder statute. degree of unintentional murder statute.

Bills: HF2358, HF3496, HF3504, HF2169, HF3440

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• I literally just have one second.
• He's got two college degrees, a paralegal degree, and HVAC certification, which he uses to work on equipment
• From my understanding, there were upwards of 17 potential charges ranging from murder in the first degree
• Well, it's because we treat brandishing a firearm as punishable as a second-degree felony, as an aggravated
• The second thing is, I've been a critical care nurse for.

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• Um Minnesota has 12 circulation.
• Um, uh, in 2024, in Minnesota.
• across the state of Minnesota. across the state of Minnesota.
• Education Minnesota, followed by Mr. Education Minnesota, followed by Mr.
• Caitlyn Snyder with Education Minnesota. Caitlyn Snyder with Education Minnesota.

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction