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TX
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- So if those are put into the water, they're concerned that those viruses will infect our native population
TX
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- Texas cities in the top 10 nationwide for retirees, but not all those Those who retire here, whether native
Keywords:
taxing unit, bond database, local government, transparency, civil penalty, education reform, funding allocation, school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, student achievement, tax exemption, water conservation, graywater systems, rainwater harvesting, ad valorem taxation, county commissioners, HB 1587, Texas sales tax holiday, back-to-school tax holiday, clothing tax exemption
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 24th, 2025
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 5th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I am Deputy Director Keith Pruitt, originally from West Virginia, and not native to the hurricane world
Summary:
The committee received a program review from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and FEMA reimbursement process. Deputy Director Keith Pruitt described the impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including major storm surge, flooding, tornadoes, debris removal, power restoration, flood-control deployments, sheltering, and logistics missions. He emphasized that Florida’s approach is “federally funded, state managed, locally executed,” and said the division has already obligated large amounts of public assistance funding and mitigation dollars while continuing to work on remaining missions and reimbursements.
A major focus of the discussion was how local governments can better document and vet debris-removal and other disaster costs so they are eligible for FEMA reimbursement. Chair DiCeglie and other senators raised concerns about local planning, commercial debris collection, and whether counties and municipalities that spend money up front will be reimbursed. Pruitt explained that eligibility depends on documentation, scope of work, insurance, and FEMA rules, and that the state’s FROC process is intended to help counties identify eligible work before costs are incurred. He also said commercial debris may be eligible in some cases but is not guaranteed, and that counties should coordinate early with FDEM and FEMA.
Senators also asked about possible FEMA reforms, the age of outstanding reimbursement claims, and a proposed state fund to advance money to fiscally constrained counties while they wait for FEMA payments. Pruitt said Florida’s system is a national best practice, but that more county-level training and clearer coordination would help reduce de-obligations and audit problems. He said the reimbursement-advance idea is still being developed, and that the state continues to look at ways to streamline mitigation through programs like Elevate Florida. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after closing comments from senators praising FDEM’s work.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Feb 4th, 2025
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- What we have before you is a House Bill, a companion bill to the native winery bill that we already passed
- A native of Bentonia, Mississippi, Colonel Berry maintained strong ties to his hometown and to the state
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native <01:11:36.880>of <01:11:37.000>Bentonia, <01:11:37.560> - Mississippi, A native of Bentonia, Mississippi, A native of Bentonia, Mississippi, Colonel<01:11
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Austin Warren of Alcorn State University, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also heard a series of guest introductions, including representatives from the Council of State Governments, local visitors, students from Tupelo High School and First Presbyterian Day School, a doctor of the day, family members honoring a fallen highway patrol officer, forestry groups, and other guests in the galleries.
The Senate then took up several calendar items. It passed House Bill 1648, the budget transfer bill, after a strike-all amendment and use of the morning roll call. It also advanced House Bill 1230 on distinctive motor vehicle tags and House Bill 1330 on local option alcoholic beverage control/resort area definitions, both with strike-all amendments and morning roll call passage. House Bill 750, the SMART Act extending a tax credit program that supports research partnerships between businesses and higher education institutions, was also passed by morning roll call. Later, House Bill 1761 relating to festival wine permits was amended with a strike-all and passed, and Senate Bill 3230 was taken up under suspension of the rules and passed to authorize Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s board to seek Chapter 9 debt relief.
The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 52 recognizing Mississippi Alpha Network/Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on its 55th anniversary, and Senate Resolution 32 commending the Simpson Academy Lady Cougars softball team and Coach Matt Harrison for winning the MAIS 4A Division 1 State Softball Championship. Representatives of both groups addressed the Senate briefly, emphasizing service, community involvement, and the teams’ accomplishments. The Senate granted immediate release for the hospital bill and continued to pass or retain several other items on the calendar.
Near the end of the transcript, the Senate began consideration of House Bill 1577 on false child abuse reports. Senator Fillingane explained a strike-all amendment that would make knowingly false reports a misdemeanor, with penalties including fines, jail time, and restitution, while preserving protections for good-faith reporting. Senators Seymour and Hopson asked questions about the bill’s criminal classification and burden of proof, and discussion was underway when the transcript ended.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/03/2026)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- you moved here recently, whether your family moved here before we were a state, or whether you're a Native
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whether <03:10:26.560>you're <03:10:26.720>a <03:10:26.960>Native - <03:10:27.200>
American, <03:10:27.760>I <03:10:27.840>I or whether you're a Native - American, I I or whether you're a Native American, I I think<03:10:28.319>
th <03:10:28.720>- challenge fly-fishing-only and catch-and-release regulations in Maine, that protect their pristine native
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/14/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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- . >> So we can have Jennifer Smith share our native fiscal note with you so that it's unabridged and
- have Jennifer Smith share our >> So we can have Jennifer Smith share our our<00:14:10.520>
native - 11.800>
with <00:14:12.040>you <00:14:12.160>so <00:14:12.400>that our native - fiscal note with you so that our native fiscal note with you so that it's<00:14:12.760>
unabridged
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/14/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
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- I also want to mention for the first time that we have made a promise to our Native American tribes that
- time that we have made a promise<01:23:12.760>
to <01:23:12.920>our <01:23:13.040>Native - <01:23:13.280>
American <01:23:13.720>tribes promise to our Native American tribes - promise to our Native American tribes that<01:23:14.280>
we <01:23:14.400>would <01:23:14.560
MN
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- trap-and-sort system that would remove invasive carp from the river and may have potential to help native
- the river and may have potential to from the river and may have potential to help<00:04:03.840>
native - help native fish pass the lock and dam. help native fish pass the lock and dam.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/24/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- I grew up in the first generation native to the internet. And one lesson has become very clear.
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the <01:47:55.880>first <01:47:56.120>generation <01:47:56.680>native - I grew up in the first generation native I grew up in the first generation native to<01:47:57.040
MD
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- Donald Gaines Murray, native of Baltimore, went to Douglas High School and then he went to Amherst College
- Donald<02:15:06.719>
Gaines <02:15:07.119>Murray, <02:15:08.400>native <02:15:08.800 - >
of Donald Gaines Murray, native of Donald Gaines Murray, native of Baltimore,<02:15:09.679><
Summary:
The House met in Annapolis with 107 members present and proceeded through the journal and a series of Appropriations Committee reports. Several bills were advanced on favorable reports without amendment, including measures on constitutional officers’ salaries, correctional officer retirement systems for Dorchester and Allegany counties, Carroll and Calvert County public facilities bonds, higher education financial assistance for incarcerated individuals, and a bill on community college promise scholarship eligibility for Delmar High School graduates. Other bills received amendments before being ordered for third reading, including measures on community college trustee membership, Frederick Community College board meeting and training requirements, Howard County school funding disclosures, courts administrative judges’ stipends, correctional officers retirement membership clarifications, the Children’s Cabinet Fund, and a law enforcement pension bill limiting military service credit eligibility to helicopter pilots in state aviation units.
The chamber also considered HB 1581 on horse racing facility ownership, development, licensing, and operations. Amendments expanded the bill to include additional economic development provisions for the Prince George’s County Blue Line corridor, Pimlico-related funding and community input requirements, a larger lottery-fund distribution for the racing community development financing fund, and changes to the bus rapid transit grant program. The bill’s favorable report as amended was adopted, and it was ordered for third reading. During debate on a separate amendment to HB 894, the Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act, members argued over project labor agreements: opponents said PLA requirements raise costs and limit competition, while supporters said the provision was optional, supported stability and predictability, and was part of a broader compromise. The amendment was rejected after discussion, and the bill remained amended.
The House also took up HB 1430 on charter school facilities funding, adopting amendments that reduced the per-pupil amount and narrowed eligibility for certain districts, then advancing the bill as amended. In addition, HB 1248 was amended to convert a part-time state employment pilot program into a work group, and HB 680 was amended to adjust future appropriations for local management boards. Across the session, most actions were routine committee report adoptions and amendment votes, with no recorded roll-call counts in the excerpt except the initial quorum call.
MN
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- For example, in that first or second row, you'll see about 2.7% of our American Indian or Alaskan Native
- 2.7% of our American Indian<00:14:32.160>
or <00:14:32.320>Alaskan <00:14:32.639>Native - <00:14:32.959>
teachers <00:14:33.199>hold <00:14:33.360>a Indian or Alaskan Native - teachers hold a Indian or Alaskan Native teachers hold a tier<00:14:33.839>
one <00:14:34.240>
WY
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- My name is Trinity Warner, and I'm a Laramie County native supporting this bill today.
- Trinity Warner and I'm a<01:08:49.440>
Larmy <01:08:49.920>County <01:08:50.239>native - <01:08:50.640>
supporting <01:08:51.040>this a Larmy County native supporting this - a Larmy County native supporting this bill<01:08:51.520>
today.
Keywords:
education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse
NH
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- For example, the Osprey Lake Natural Area, for us to manage globally rare natural native plants and natural
- globally<00:40:12.560>
rare <00:40:13.520>uh <00:40:13.760>natural <00:40:14.400>native - <00:40:14.720>
plants globally rare uh natural native plants globally rare uh natural native
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of those egg producers are in tribal communities and are Native American, and I definitely have
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communities <01:19:56.199>and <01:19:56.440>are <01:19:57.000>Native - tribal communities and are Native tribal communities and are Native American<01:19:58.120>
and
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agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house
MN
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- We had no disparities in enrolling members of the Black community and some members of the Native American
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members <00:07:11.280>of <00:07:11.440>the <00:07:11.560>Native - and most uh some members of the Native and most uh some members of the Native American<00:07:12.479
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the pandemic, and in that effort we had no disparities in re-enrolling Black people and most of the Native
- people and<00:03:58.920>
most <00:03:59.239>of <00:03:59.360>the <00:03:59.760>Native - <00:04:00.000>
American and most of the Native American and most of the Native American Community
NH
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- I represent Seabrook, and here I am before you to talk about my native country, Bangladesh.
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talk <03:53:49.000>about <03:53:49.319>my <03:53:49.520>native - before you to talk about my native before you to talk about my native country country country Bangladesh
NH
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- I got a death threat from my native country, the CCP.
- death<00:42:53.319>
threat <00:42:53.880>from <00:42:54.119>my <00:42:54.319>native - <00:42:54.800>
country <00:42:55.720>CCP death threat from my native country CCP death - threat from my native country CCP I<00:42:56.839>
have <00:42:57.240>not <00:42:57.400>