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• Programs like the native language programs and so forth.
• And if I recall, there's no other entity than the Native Americans that know better about this.

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• Today I'm presenting AB 362, a bill aimed at taking steps to repair legacies of injustices faced by Native
• Kratom. which is an herb derived from a leafy tree native to Southeast Asia, has seen a dramatic surge

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the country, but we also have one of the deepest disparities, especially between Black people and Native
• the country, but we also have one of the deepest disparities, especially between Black people and Native

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 2499, authored by Representative Lee, which would expand Minnesota’s renters’ credit to more closely match the homestead credit for homeowners. Lee explained that the bill would raise the income cutoff from about $75,389 to $143,140 and increase the maximum credit to $3,500, with the goal of addressing what she described as an inequity between renters and homeowners who both pay property taxes. She cited revenue estimates showing the change could make about 80,000 additional renters eligible, while acknowledging the bill would be costly to enact this year. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project testified in support, describing how the renters’ credit works, including the assumption that 17% of rent goes toward property taxes. She highlighted 2022 data showing most recipients had low incomes, many were seniors or people with disabilities, and participation was higher in greater Minnesota in some respects. Michael Dah of Homeline also supported the bill, saying renters face rising housing costs and use the credit for basic needs such as groceries, school supplies, medical care, and car repairs. Members discussed whether expanding the credit would simply benefit landlords or encourage rent increases. Representative Anderson opposed the bill on the grounds that policy should incentivize homeownership, while Representative Huitt argued the credit could help renters build savings and move toward homeownership if they choose. Representative Lee responded that the housing market is broken and that the credit is one tool to help renters in a broader housing continuum. The discussion also covered outreach and administration of the credit, including the recent move to file it with income taxes, electronic certificates of rent paid, and funding for tax-preparation assistance and outreach through VITA sites and community organizations. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.

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• Larry Ducas, a Birmingham native, up to...
• Larry Ducas, a Birmingham native, up to celebrate with us today.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• know—and you should know—that immigrants commit crimes at significantly lesser rates, 60% less than any native-born
• AND I REPEAT, WE ALL CAME FROM SOMEWHERE UNLESS WE ARE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS.

Keywords: immigration enforcement, unauthorized alien entry, death penalty, capital felonies, 287G agreements, in-state tuition, undocumented students, DACA, TPS, Venezuelan immigrants, law enforcement funding, immigration detention, federal preemption, equal protection, constitutional challenges, immigration status determination, school resource officers, conscientious objection, clergy protection, teacher protection

Summary: The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.

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• One of the men who sought to memorialize their heroic actions was Staff Sergeant Bob Slaughter, a native
• Sarah was one of our own, a native of Overland Park, and a proud graduate of the University of Kansas
• Sarah was one of our own, a native of Overland Park, and a proud graduate of the University of Kansas
• Speaker, I rise today to honor Sergeant Stefan Wiggins, a Vero Beach native and Vietnam hero who was
• and Vietnam hero who was Beach native and Vietnam hero who was recently<07:34:28.958> awarded

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It is a native of North America in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central
• It is a<03:31:26.239> native<03:31:26.560> of<03:31:26.800> North<03:31:27.040><
• c> America<03:31:27.760> in<03:31:28.080> eastern<03:31:28.479> and a native
• Uh it's a large pine native to pine.
• Uh it's a large pine native to eastern<03:32:00.880> North<03:32:01.120> America<03:32:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• hydroelectric facilities, reduced recreational access due to closures and quarantines, and harm to native

Summary: The committee heard three water- and environment-related bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would provide relief for high desert homeowners by allowing permits without mitigation fees for removing or trimming up to 10 Western Joshua trees for health and safety needs, including defensible space. Support came from the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members discussed balancing conservation with property maintenance. The bill was moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, sought to create a statewide framework to prevent the spread of golden mussels through watercraft decontamination standards, reciprocity for certifications, and long-term funding. Testimony in support highlighted Lake Tahoe’s invasive species prevention program as a model, while Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution about funding fairness, reciprocity, and how the system would work if infestations become widespread. After discussion about mandatory decontamination standards and funding, the bill was also passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would use a watershed-wide water availability analysis from the California Council of Science and Technology to help streamline groundwater recharge permitting and reduce applicant costs. Members raised concerns about protecting existing water rights and ensuring stakeholder input, and the author emphasized the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed to Appropriations, and the committee later took add-on votes confirming passage of AB 1663, AB 1772, and AB 2521.

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• Last native, um, and, you know, they have sitting on 5%. That was a 5%, you know, 5% job for them.

Summary: The committee held an interim study on retainage in public construction projects, with representatives from the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma, the Subcontractors Association of Oklahoma, and construction firms discussing how retainage works and whether current law should be changed. AGC speakers said retainage is a statutory tool that helps ensure completion and closeout, and warned that eliminating it could create more problems by shifting leverage to owners or general contractors and leaving contractors with fewer remedies. Subcontractor representatives said retainage often functions as delayed profit, can tie up cash flow for one to two years, and can be especially burdensome for early-phase trades such as dirt work, concrete, and demolition. Several participants explained that retainage is typically withheld from monthly progress payments and paid at final closeout, with current law generally allowing retainage to drop from 5% to 2.5% after 50% completion on public projects. Subcontractors said that in practice they often still have to fight to get the reduced rate applied, and that some owners or construction managers do not follow the statute consistently. They also noted that bonding companies are a last resort but still an important enforcement tool, while AGC cautioned that bond claims and litigation are not ideal substitutes for a workable retainage process. The discussion focused on possible benchmarks or compromise approaches, including line-item or trade-specific release of retainage when work is complete, especially for demolition or other early-finish subcontractors. Committee members emphasized that owner, GC/CM, and subcontractor issues may need different solutions and that the study was intended to gather perspectives rather than produce immediate legislation. No vote was taken, and no formal action was announced.

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• AB 989 Ramos Native American Day holding committee.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm a resident of Bedford, a lifelong resident of New Hampshire and a 10th-generation New Hampshire native

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• A native of Houston, she holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Swarthmore College and a

Bills: HCR158, HCR159, HCR160, HCR161, HCR162, HCR163, HCR164, HR174, HR427, HR790, HR810, HR857, HR866, HR882, HR883, HR962, HR966, HR1001, HR1045, HR1085, HR1097, HR1127, HR1138, HR1141, HR1150, HR1152, HR1292, HR1296, HR1304, HR1305, HR1306, HR1308, HR1309, HR1310, HR1311, HR1312, HR1313, HR1315, HR1317, HR1318, HR1320, HR1321, HR1322, HR1323, HR1324, HR1325, HR1327, HR1328, HR1329, HR1330, HR1331, HR1332, HR1333, HR1334, HR1335, HR1338, HR1340, HR1341, HR1342, HR1343, HR1344, HR1345, HR1346, HR1347, HR1348, HR1349, HR1352, HR1353, HR1354, HR1355, HR1358, HR1359, HR1360, HR1361, HR1362, HR1363, HR1364, HR1365, HR1366, HR1368, HR1369, HR1370, HR1380, HR1383, HR1384, HR1385, HR1386, HR1387, HR1388, HR1389, HR1390, HR1392, HR1393, HR1396, HR1397, HR1398, HR1399, HR1400, HR1402, HR1403, HR1404, HR1405, HR1406, HR1407, HR1408, HR1409, HR1410, HR1411, HR1412, HR1413, HR1414, HR1415, HR1417, HR1418, HR1419, HR1420, HR1421, HR1422, HR1424, HR1425, HR1426, HR1427, HR1428, HR1429, HR1430, HR1431, HR1432, HR1433, HR1434, HR1435, HR1436, HR1437, HR1438, HR1440, HR1441, HR1442, HR1443, HR1444, HR1445, HR1447, HR1448, HR1449, HR1450, HR1452, HR1453, HR1454, HR1455, HR1456, HR1458, HR1459, HR1460, HR1461, HR1462, HR1463, HR1464, HR1465, HR1466, HR1467, HR1469, HR1470, HR1471, HR1472, HR1473, HR1475, HR1477, HCR132, HCR154, HR17, HR49, HR170, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR369, HR672, HR690, HR755, HR756, HR759, HR762, HR763, HR781, HR785, HR848, HR1240, HR1265, HR1303, HR1307, HR1314, HR1316, HR1319, HR1326, HR1336, HR1337, HR1350, HR1351, HR1367, HR1371, HR1372, HR1373, HR1374, HR1375, HR1376, HR1377, HR1378, HR1379, HR1382, HR1391, HR1395, HR1451, HR1457, HR1468, HR1474, HR1476, SB1637, SB2878, HB2885, HB2017, HB5246, SB8, SB2308, SB1405, HB 119, SB3059, SB15, SB568, SB2900, HB3642, HB3909, SB268, HB493, SB2217, HB2516, SB650, HB2963, SB1610, HB705, SB2972, SB1540, HB40, SB2753, SB1660, SB2024, HB1545, HB46

Keywords: World War II, V-J Day, Victory over Japan Day, Japan surrender, atomic bomb, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, USS Missouri, Douglas MacArthur, Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Potsdam Conference, Pacific Theater, Greatest Generation, veterans, military history, commemoration, concurrent resolution, Texas Legislature

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• And as far as this concept of native energy, well, we don't have native cars.
• So if we can get native, and they do the same thing to us, all that's going to do is drive the price
• And as far as this concept of native energy, well, we don't have native cars.
• And as far as this concept of native energy, well, we don't have native cars.
• It is a local, native fuel that comes out of our forest.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And they were supposed to, in two years, become native English speakers and writers.
• <00:30:39.120> English<00:30:39.600> speakers<00:30:40.159> and become native
• English speakers and become native English speakers and writers. writers. writers.
• Uh, we currently have 9,500 students in the school system, of whom 49 languages are the native languages
• uh well 49 languages are the native languages<00:49:42.319> among<00:49:42.720> those<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• of the investments, the $2 billion in new generation that I just talked about, that's to serve our native
• requirements, look at opportunities and working with those data centers to look at curtailment before native
• centers to look at<01:14:32.560> curtailment<01:14:33.199> before<01:14:33.600> native
• <01:14:34.640> Um at curtailment before native load.
• Um at curtailment before native load.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10 Approval of Minutes 00:01:19 Helping Power Kentucky's Growth (LG&E/KU) 00:01:39 Update from Kentucky's Electric Cooperatives 00:47:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the previous meeting, and then heard a presentation from LG&E and KU representatives Caroline Clark and John Bevington on economic development, energy demand, and the utility’s role in supporting Kentucky’s growth. Bevington described the company’s service territory, generation fleet, and recent economic development activity, including 76 projects supported in 2024, more than $2.8 billion in private investment, and over 3,000 new jobs. He emphasized that data centers are now the dominant driver in the pipeline, with 22 data center projects representing about 8.7 of the 9.7 gigawatts of potential demand, alongside other manufacturing and commercial projects. A major focus was how data centers choose sites and how utilities respond. Bevington explained that hyperscale data centers typically approach utilities first because they need transmission-level access, and that utilities then conduct internal analyses, estimate infrastructure needs, and require financial security before proceeding. He said the company is working through formal transmission studies and long-lead infrastructure planning, and noted that Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers helped attract interest. He also outlined the economic benefits of data centers, citing an announced Louisville project of 525 megawatts and about $11 billion in investment, with an estimated $500 million in new tax revenue over 10 years, plus broader job and GDP impacts. Members asked about whether data centers could generate their own power, the reliability of the pipeline numbers given confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and cybersecurity concerns. Bevington said the company does not assume all pipeline projects will materialize in Kentucky and instead assigns probabilities to avoid overbuilding. He also said he was not the right person to address cybersecurity in detail but offered to return to a committee focused on IT or security. In response to questions about future supply, he said LG&E and KU are adding generation through a 120-megawatt solar facility in Mercer County, a 120-megawatt solar purchase in Marion County, and a 645-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle plant in Louisville, with PSC approval recently granted for additional generation and related system upgrades.

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• We have paid attention to the requests that come from Minnesota's Native American tribes.
• We have paid attention to the requests that come from Minnesota's Native American tribes.
• We have paid attention to the requests that come from Minnesota's Native American tribes.
• We have paid attention to the requests that come from Minnesota's Native American tribes.
• We have paid attention to the requests that come from Minnesota's Native American tribes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our region encompasses the 18 counties and two Native nations of Southwest Minnesota, from Ortonville
• Our region encompasses the 18 counties and two Native nations of Southwest Minnesota, from Ortonville
• <00:16:07.920> two encompasses the 18 counties and two encompasses the 18 counties and two native
• nations<00:16:08.880> of<00:16:09.040> Southwest<00:16:09.519> Minnesota native
• nations of Southwest Minnesota native nations of Southwest Minnesota from<00:16:10.639> Ortonville

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian

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• It's not just going to be green space for tribal members or Native members of the Bena community, but
• Faucet snails and water flea are examples of other animals outcompeting native fish species and bringing
• c> are examples of other animals out are examples of other animals out competing<01:18:58.239> native
• <01:18:58.920> fish<01:18:59.920> species<01:19:00.320> and competing native
• fish species and competing native fish species and bringing<01:19:00.800> parasites<01:19:01.280

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• We've had a fellow that has gone to a Native American reservation.
• We've had a fellow that has gone to a Native American reservation.
• that<01:25:32.239> has<01:25:32.400> gone<01:25:32.560> to<01:25:32.840> Native
• <01:25:33.840> American fellow that has gone to Native American fellow that has gone to Native

Keywords: 1183, house