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• He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and an Arizona native who earned his bachelor's
• He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and Arizona Native who earned his bachelor's degree
• and medical degree from the University. and Arizona Native who earned his bachelor's degree and medical
• Kelly McDermott is here, a North Central Phoenix native and resident.

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• This funding strengthens accountability, improves coordination with tribes, and helps protect Native
• I'm from the Pueblo of Cochiti, and I serve as Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education
• Of the MMIP Task Force, and it's not only a public safety issue; it directly impacts our Native children
• This bill is about accountability, visibility, and justice for Native families who have been ignored

Bills: SB201, SB226, SB242, SB249

Keywords: rural libraries, education, cultural funding, library services, community resources, contaminated sites, environmental cleanup, uranium mining, state funding, abandoned sites, tribal affairs, Indian Child Welfare Act, appropriation, children, youth, compliance, field liaison, Indigenous rights, missing persons, law enforcement

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• At a time when the value of scientific expertise is being debated nationally, I specifically wanted to
• It has been there sustaining generations of Native Americans for thousands of years.
• The Native Americans think of the watershed all the way from Shasta down as the Delta, and we really

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Joseph Savoie, a native of Assumption, Louisiana, has Whereas Dr. E.
• Joseph Savoie, a native of Assumption, Louisiana, has devoted his life and career to advancing educational
• total dollar. ...with the specific amounts that are paid to the players as opposed to the total dollar value

Bills: SR146, SCR12, HB221, HCR115, HCR116, HCR58, HB1, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3, HB2, HB3, SCR3, SB56, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR5, HCR32, HCR49, HCR50, HCR53, HCR60, HCR62, HCR64, HCR68, HCR78, HCR81, HCR86, HCR97, HCR102, HCR31, HCR47, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB158, HB160, HB169, HB227, HB251, HB289, HB330, HB394, HB410, HB429, HB769, HB971, HB1017, HB1234, HB1235, HB9, HB177, HB181, HB202, HB223, HB225, HB387, HB398, HB457, HB459, HB540, HB591, HB616, HB766, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB906, HB950, HB975, HB1052, HB1057, HB1076, HB1100, HB1139, HB1155, HB1160, HB1182, HB1186, HB1220, HB1223, HB1224, HB1228, HB1231, HB1245, HB1256, HB17, HB27, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB308, HB310, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB403, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB740, HB750, HB759, HB812, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1018, HB1036, HB1038, HB1107, SB29, SB42, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB43, SB149

Keywords: SR146, Senate Resolution 146, Louis Thomas Nelson, Thomas Nelson, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, obituary, public service, St. Martinville, Cade, St. Martin Parish, police juror, mayor, community center, water system, school bus driver, school board, Louisiana Senate, sympathy

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• I'm with NM Native Vote. I'm here in support of SB 55.
• This bill helps not just families, but it also helps our small businesses, our farmers, and our Native
• there's the damages component, which would provide recovery in the form of either a diminution of value

Keywords: 996, all

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• It involves removing non-natives and revegetation with native plants.
• capital outlay of about $1.3 million, and then there have been other grants that have brought the total value

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• A Savannah native, Mr.
• A Savannah native, Mr.
• Mario's Success reflects the hard work, discipline, and values instilled by his family, coaches, and
• Unfortunately, it is a reflection of the core values of just too many of my colleagues on their side
• Unfortunately, it is a reflection of the core values of just too many of my colleagues on their side

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• She's a proud Lexington native.
• He is a senior this year at the University of Kentucky, but is a native of Louisville.
• 00:03:12.480> a University of Kentucky, but is a is a University of Kentucky, but is a is a native
• <00:03:14.159> So,<00:03:14.319> I'm<00:03:14.560> so native um to Louisville
• So, I'm so native um to Louisville.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:25 HB 309 Discussion: 00:49 HB 308 Roll Call Vote: 11:34, 958, all

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum and first introduced legislative interns before taking up House Bill 309, sponsored by Representative Ryan Dodson and co-sponsored by Representative Scott Sharp. The bill would ban lab-grown meat in Kentucky, with the sponsor arguing it was needed to protect Kentucky’s cattle, livestock, and broader agricultural industries, and citing uncertainty about the long-term effects of cultured meat. Supporters also said the state should defend traditional animal agriculture and that the bill had backing from livestock interests and the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture. Members raised several concerns, including whether labeling rather than a ban would be a better approach, whether the bill could conflict with the dormant commerce clause, and whether it might hinder emerging research or business opportunities in Kentucky. Some members compared the proposal to existing regulation of other products, while others said they supported the intent but were uneasy about a total ban. The sponsor responded that Kentucky should act to protect its farmers and that the issue could be revisited later if new research emerged. After discussion, the committee took a roll call vote. The bill received enough support to advance, with the chair announcing that House Bill 309 passed with favorable expression and should also pass on the House floor. Several members explained yes, no, or pass votes, reflecting a mix of support for Kentucky agriculture and concern about overbroad regulation and possible legal issues. The meeting then adjourned.

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• the House, I rise today in strong support of House File 2563, a bill not only upholds our shared values
• , only not only upholds our shared values, only not only upholds our shared values, but<00:13:36.720
• <00:16:25.680> in<00:16:25.920> this Gets to be chosen, seen, valued in this state.
• You honor the values that brought all of us here.
• Uh it's a large pine native to pine.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Importantly, the bill promotes inclusivity by encouraging applicants from Native American tribes, nations
• I think it's super clear in the bill that we're talking about a net value.
• legislation, that—well, I voted in favor of this in the previous committee in commerce—I recognize the value
• pace with inflation so that the purchasing power of what is exempt is aimed to keep pace with market value
• The assessment each year does go up for market value changes. It could go down; it could go up.

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• He understood the value of our state.
• friend and fellow Illinois native friend and fellow Illinois native Charlie<02:01:12.480> Kirk
• the values of this remarkable community. the values of this remarkable community.
• with that equal and eternal value.
• Charlie treated and eternal value.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We serve the 18 counties and two<00:28:34.640> Native<00:28:34.919> Nations<00:28:35.400
• two Native Nations of rural Southwest Minnesota<00:28:37.159> including<00:28:37.640> the<
• Jobs are lost, commercial corridors decline, property values and local tax bases are affected.
• I share the concern about making sure these funds get out to greater Minnesota and the Native nations
• greater Minnesota and the native greater Minnesota and the native nations.<01:46:06.640> And<

Bills: HF4477

Keywords: Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness

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• in addition to a silver metal value.
• 00:48.240> value.
• a silver metal value. a silver metal value.
• Those could also be ivory elk teeth that have a value that would need to be auctioned off.
• <06:02:45.760> American P tuition assistance 11 Native American P tuition assistance 11 Native

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Summary: The committee and floor took up House Bill 1411, which concerned the Cover All Colorado program. Debate centered on whether removing the program’s cap would create an open-ended entitlement and add pressure to the state budget. Supporters and opponents argued over fiscal impacts, with several members saying the program had grown far beyond its original cost estimate and that the state needed to protect the budget and maintain a balanced plan. The bill was ultimately passed as amended. House Bill 1412 was then considered, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover Medicaid overpayments in certain provider audits, including ABA therapy and non-emergency medical transportation. Sponsors said the measure would help recapture millions in overpayments tied to fraud, waste, and abuse, and noted safeguards such as strict benchmarks, internal audit review, and a third-party audit firm. An amendment striking the word “alleged” from the bill was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. House Bill 1413, which changes leave provisions for certain public servants, was also approved. The bill removes a statutory cap on how much sick leave state employees may earn, while leaving actual leave policies to departments and bargaining agreements, and increases annual military leave to align with federal law. Members described it as a modest employee-benefit measure in a year without across-the-board pay raises. The House also laid over House Bill 1410 until later in the day and received the committee of the whole report on a large slate of other bills. Later, Representative Richardson sought to reverse the committee’s action on an amendment to House Bill 1389, which involved the comprehensive human sexuality education grant fund, arguing the grant program should be repealed if it is no longer funded.

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• Oriana Leout of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, stands on its written testimony with comments
• actually follow-up care so that there's actually a<01:05:40.000> realized<01:05:40.920> value
• of this doctor patient a realized value of this doctor patient relationship<01:05:44.839> and
• AARP stands on its testimony and strong support of this measure, and we do recognize the value of Tella
• We represent the Hawaii Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, Hawaiian

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.

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• We also know that Alaska Native children make up a significant portion of these youth who are receiving
• It didn't replace community values with a one-size-fits-all mandate.

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Summary: The Alaska Legislature met in joint session to consider gubernatorial vetoes of five bills. Members first took up House Bill 52 on minors and psychiatric hospitals, with supporters arguing it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting around seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities. Opponents of the veto cited DOJ findings and media reports about abuses at a North Star facility. The override failed, 36-24, falling short of the 40 votes needed. The joint session then considered Senate Bill 41 on mental health education. Supporters said it would help develop age-appropriate mental health curriculum and could aid suicide prevention, while critics argued it was mischaracterized and did not impose a state takeover of local schools. The veto override failed, 38-22. Members next considered House Bill 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, focusing on the AELS Board’s continuation and the need for professional oversight during major infrastructure work. That override passed, 45-15. The legislature then voted on Senate Bill 21, the Alaska Work and Save Program, which supporters said would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds into retirement accounts. The override failed, 39-21. Finally, House Bill 195 on pharmacists and physician assistants was debated as a health care access measure that would let pharmacists provide more services under a standard-of-care model; supporters said it would reduce costs and improve access, while some members raised concerns about scope and abortion-related issues. The veto override passed, 43-17. The joint session then adjourned.

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• HSIs enroll an estimated 70 to 85% of the nation's African American, Asian Pacific Islander, Native American
• Having items have smaller margins or larger margins, too, as an added value when they are consumed with

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This matters because state employees already operate under a native 20,000. School employees.
• for school districts and charter schools, this legislation sends a strong message that New Mexico values

Bills: SB29, SB64

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• I'm Atsa Chavez, ED for NM Native Vote.
• Additionally, it establishes a value stream for tree clearing byproducts, which could potentially reduce

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• Uh the value here uh being um uh coins.
• Uh some of that is is overall value.
• <00:44:13.839> associated that has um has some value associated that has um has some value
• <00:50:10.319> to growth within my business and value to growth within my business and value
• peer-to-peer transfers of that value peer-to-peer transfers of that value while<01:29:58.000>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review stable tokens, real-world asset tokenization, and blockchain-based trust, approved the agenda and December 12 minutes, and heard a presentation from Anchorage Digital after postponing a planned Bitco presentation because of its IPO quiet period. Anchorage’s Melinda Delos, Joe Mioli, and Kevin Wasaki introduced the firm, describing it as a global digital assets platform and the first crypto-native institution in the U.S. to receive a federal banking charter. They said their approach emphasizes security, regulated custody and trading services, and responsible innovation for institutional clients, banks, states, and sovereigns. The presentation focused on post-Genius Act momentum in the stablecoin market. Anchorage said the law provided regulatory clarity and helped spur activity with major clients, including Athena, Tether, and Western Union. The speakers highlighted Western Union’s planned stablecoin as especially significant because it reflects adoption by a long-established traditional payments company, and they said the project illustrates how stablecoins can support programmable, real-time, interoperable payments. They also noted that Anchorage is providing issuance infrastructure for the Western Union project. The commission and presenters also discussed government uses of tokenized assets, including reserve legislation, digital assets for tax collection and fees, and a Marshall Islands initiative to use a tokenized sovereign bond for direct citizen payments. In response to a question, Anchorage said it would follow up on which states are using digital assets for revenue collection, mentioning Louisiana and Pennsylvania as examples. The banking discussion centered on remittances, instant payments, and interbank settlement, with Anchorage arguing that stablecoins can reduce settlement time, fees, and foreign exchange risk while improving traceability and auditability.

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• to come to streamline, reform eliminate to come to streamline, reform eliminate some some some low-value
• programs to buy everything we low-value programs to buy everything we have<00:06:59.640> to<00
• <00:14:40.120> American<00:14:40.560> man I had a young man uh Native American man
• I had a young man uh Native American man in<00:14:40.959> my<00:14:41.120> clinic,<00:14
• That is a replacement value, if I had to pay those people, of $600,000 plus dollars a year.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all