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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Press Conference 3/11/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:47.279><c> generations</c> ensure current and future generations ensure current and future
- I to get to our house is over 5 miles of gravel road to get to the farm in Iowa.
- You know, we are going to be laying foundation for the future here.
- You know, we are going to be laying foundation for the future here.
- I didn't think I'd be dead now, and I don't know what my future is going to be.
Summary:
The meeting focused on two Parkinson’s-related bills in Minnesota: one to ban paraquat and another to create a state Parkinson’s research trust fund. Rep. Christy Purcell said the research bill would create a dedicated pot of money to coordinate and fund Parkinson’s research in Minnesota, with Sen. Mann as the Senate author. Supporters said Minnesota should act because Parkinson’s is growing rapidly, there is no cure, and state institutions could serve as a research hub.
Several people living with Parkinson’s testified about the personal and family impact of the disease, including early-onset diagnoses, loss of work, mobility challenges, and the burden on caregivers. Speakers from the Parkinson’s Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation supported both bills, arguing that paraquat is strongly linked to Parkinson’s, that exposure can affect farmers and nearby residents, and that prevention and research are both needed. The paraquat bill was described as especially important because alternatives exist and the chemical is reportedly used very little in Minnesota.
During the discussion, Rep. Hansen said the paraquat bill would be held over and not voted on that day because a fiscal note was requested. He said the committee would hear the bill later that day and urged colleagues to keep an open mind. In response to questions, supporters said they anticipated little opposition beyond chemical-industry interests, and they emphasized that the bill was aimed specifically at paraquat rather than other chemicals. The research bill was discussed as a possible $25 million request, though no vote was taken on that proposal in the transcript.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It even includes a a stronger future.
- </c> the future of our nation. I thank Mr. the future of our nation. I thank Mr.
- Company based out of Iowa City.
- <04:13:04.800><c> of</c><04:13:05.199><c> telecommunication</c> future of telecommunication future of
- Yet that scaffold sways the future.
Bills:
SB1596 , HB1770 , HB1709 , HR504 , HR410 , HR1044 , HB1729 , HB2316 , HR900 , HB3657 , HB1765 , HB1717 , HB2037 , HB1455 , HB1766 , HB1618
Keywords:
Jocelyn Nungaray, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, national wildlife refuge, Texas, Houston, refuge renaming, commemorative naming, federal land, US Fish and Wildlife Service, public law 119-30, immigration, illegal aliens, Tren de Aragua, memorial, wildlife refuge act, Consumer Safety Technology Act, AI for Consumer Product Safety Act, Blockchain Innovation Act, Digital Taxonomy Act, Consumer Product Safety Commission
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session May 6th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SR44 , HCR1027 , SJR50 , SJR52 , SJR53 , HB1185 , HB1937 , HB2035 , HB2137 , HB2166 , HB3148 , HB3323 , HB3466 , HB3498 , HB3661 , HB3678 , HB3710 , HB3977 , HB3986 , HB4104 , HB4108 , HB4142 , HB4191 , HB4274 , HB4275 , HB4322 , HB4336 , HB4484 , HB3880 , HB1687 , HB3673 , HB1170 , HB2959 , HB3718 , HB3021 , HB3443 , HB3501 , HB4143 , HB4326 , HB2992 , HB3660 , SB171 , SB1325 , SB1980 , SB2045 , HB4422 , HB4423
Keywords:
SR44, Senate Resolution 44, Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers, educators, Oklahoma educators, public schools, K-12 education, pre-K, school recognition, education resolution, appreciation week, National PTA, Eleanor Roosevelt, teacher recognition, school staff, classroom, Oklahoma Legislature, concurrent resolution, sine die adjournment
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that bodies of the dead are not to be despised because they're part of human nature and objects of future
Bills:
SR44 , HCR1027 , SJR50 , SJR52 , SJR53 , HB1185 , HB1937 , HB2035 , HB2137 , HB2166 , HB3148 , HB3323 , HB3466 , HB3498 , HB3661 , HB3678 , HB3710 , HB3977 , HB3986 , HB4104 , HB4108 , HB4142 , HB4191 , HB4274 , HB4275 , HB4322 , HB4336 , HB4484 , HB3880 , HB1687 , HB3673 , HB1170 , HB2959 , HB3718 , HB3021 , HB3443 , HB3501 , HB4143 , HB4326 , HB2992 , HB3660 , SB171 , SB1325 , SB1980 , SB2045 , HB4422 , HB4423
Keywords:
SR44, Senate Resolution 44, Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers, educators, Oklahoma educators, public schools, K-12 education, pre-K, school recognition, education resolution, appreciation week, National PTA, Eleanor Roosevelt, teacher recognition, school staff, classroom, Oklahoma Legislature, concurrent resolution, sine die adjournment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, um, we are working on it and uh, we are hopeful that it will be done in the near future.
- Chair, I didn't get it ready for this one here. It's right here.
- Thank you for your consideration of this vital investment in our students' future.
- If you didn't know, we do have a club team in Iowa.
- Please, when you're ready, introduce yourself. Again, we've got about 10, 12 minutes.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Mar 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, you may begin when you are ready, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee.
- Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from...
- Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from Thank you.
- Please state your name for the committee and proceed when you're ready. All right.
- I know that they do have future meetings to have discussions on that.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Rural Issues
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, it's the future, is this kind of thing, Mr.
- That's the future, Mr. Chair.
- Same with Iowa; we run all of fee for service in Iowa and managed care.
- Same with Iowa; we run all of fee for service in Iowa and managed care.
- ><c> um</c><01:11:29.120><c> and</c> service in Iowa and manag Care um and service in Iowa and manag
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, please step forward and begin when ready. Mr.
- Please step forward, state your name and begin when ready.
- future legislature that we're going to.
- State your name and begin when ready.
- Iowa is the example that I want you to look at. Iowa provides the most constructive example.
Summary:
The Commerce Committee held a public hearing on H.J.R. 174 and then H.J.R. 173, both constitutional resolutions sponsored by Speaker Patterson and described as steps toward modernizing Missouri’s tax system by eliminating the state individual income tax and broadening sales taxes. Patterson argued the current tax structure is outdated, said the proposal would let voters decide whether to move forward, and emphasized that future legislation would set the details and guardrails. He and supporters said the plan would increase disposable income, attract businesses and residents, and could help lower property and personal property taxes by directing broader sales-tax revenue to local governments. Committee members pressed him on whether the proposal was too open-ended, whether it could raise taxes on goods and services, and how it would affect schools, seniors, and low-income Missourians. Patterson repeatedly said the next General Assembly would decide exemptions and rates, and that the bill was only the first step.
Opponents, including the Missouri Budget Project, AARP, the Missouri Association of Realtors, the Consumers Council of Missouri, and trial and defense lawyers, warned the proposal would shift the tax burden onto lower- and middle-income residents, seniors, and people who rely on services. They argued that broadening sales taxes would likely make the tax code more regressive, raise consumer costs, and create uncertainty because the bill does not spell out exemptions for items such as health care, real estate services, utilities, or legal services. The Missouri Budget Project said its modeling suggested the state could face a large revenue shortfall and that most Missourians would pay more overall. AARP said older Missourians, especially those on fixed incomes, would be hit hardest, while the Realtors and utility advocates focused on the risk of higher housing and energy costs. Legal-services witnesses said taxing professional services would raise client costs and add administrative complexity.
Supporters countered that Missouri’s current system disadvantages wage earners and does not reflect modern commerce, especially digital and service-based transactions. Witnesses in favor included economists, business owners, tax-reform advocates, and former lawmakers, who said income taxes do the most damage to growth, that states without income taxes tend to attract people and investment, and that Missouri needs a more competitive tax environment to keep and attract younger workers and entrepreneurs. Some supporters also said the proposal could help reduce property taxes and broaden the tax base to include out-of-state consumers and online commerce. The committee heard testimony from both sides but took no final vote in the portion provided; the chair limited testimony and questions to three minutes each and then moved from H.J.R. 174 to the identical H.J.R. 173 for additional testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/26/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Why don't you go ahead and you can bring your testifiers up whenever you're ready.
- Why don't you go ahead and you can bring your testifiers up whenever you're ready. Thank you.
- bring your testifiers up<00:02:51.080><c> whenever</c><00:02:51.319><c> you're</c><00:02:51.519><c> ready
- /c><00:02:52.200><c> thank</c><00:02:52.319><c> you</c><00:02:52.560><c> my</c> up whenever you're ready
- </c> defer to my my colleagues and be ready defer to my my colleagues and be ready to<01:08:27.040><c
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, have a seat and proceed when you are ready. Proceed when you are ready.
- Like, do you worry about that, though, in the future?
- Have a seat and proceed, sir, when you're ready. Mr.
- Iowa is 300 feet. Idaho is 250 feet, Iowa is 300 feet, Kansas is 250 feet. Those are border states.
- Have a seat and proceed when you're ready. Thank you. Ready. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> think it's Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. think it's Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
- </c> maybe in the future. So, we've got that. maybe in the future. So, we've got that.
- </c> I think we're ready to move the bill. I think we're ready to move the bill.
- </c> and proceed when you're ready. Yeah. and proceed when you're ready. Yeah.
- </c> and so it would be ready for Ways. and so it would be ready for Ways.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, moving future omnibus bill.
- I'm ready, though, to answer any questions.
- Members, that's the future omnibus bill.
- </c> table for possible inclusion in a future table for possible inclusion in a future omnibus<00:13:
- </c><00:39:55.320><c> omnibus</c> possible inclusion in a future omnibus possible inclusion in a future
Committee:
Senate Transportation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 12, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:10.479><c> generations</c> freedoms and to the future generations freedoms and to the future
- ,</c> recognizes the gentleoman from Iowa, recognizes the gentleoman from Iowa, Miss<00:14:43.040><c>
- As the Coptic Post make Iowa stronger than it was the day make Iowa stronger than it was the day before
- </c> others uh ready to speak. others uh ready to speak.
- </c> is ready to close as well. is ready to close as well.
Keywords:
Haiti, duty-free imports, economic recovery, trade, Caribbean Basin, tariff, apparel, remote access, national security, export controls, cloud computing, foreign policy, international relations, improper payments, deceased, social security, federal coordination, state agencies, coercion, minors
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.
- And when somebody's like that, you're not thinking until you get ready to leave out of that area.
- And when somebody's like that, you're not thinking until you get ready to leave out of that area.
- And when somebody's like that, you're not thinking until you get ready to leave out of that area.
- The NDA’s mission is to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat, and hunting.
Summary:
The task force met to handle routine business, including roll call, adoption of the amended agenda, approval of prior minutes, and withdrawal of one agenda item because a presenter could not attend. The main presentation came from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on the recent chronic wasting disease (CWD) emergency declaration and control-area expansion after a positive deer was confirmed in Concordia Parish, including on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area. LDWF explained the expanded control area, the enhanced mitigation zone where baiting and supplemental feeding are prohibited, the buffer zone rules, carcass transport restrictions, and the taxidermy waiver process. Officials also said the emergency declaration lasts 180 days unless extended or replaced by formal rulemaking, and that the department will pursue a notice of intent process that may or may not mirror the emergency rules.
Members asked detailed questions about where the positive deer may have been exposed, how the control-area boundaries were drawn, how many deer were sampled, and how surveillance targets are set. LDWF and Dr. Roberts said the positive likely reflects prior exposure but the source is unknown, that the map follows roads, waterways, and processor locations, and that the deer was sampled through a hunter check-in process with a large sample size from the WMA. They also explained that surveillance goals are based on risk models and that sample collection is voluntary, with costs covered by the department and some federal research funds, not by hunters. Several members asked for better public-facing maps and parish-level data showing harvest, sample goals, and actual samples, while staff noted the information exists and can be stratified, but some harvest totals are delayed by DMAP reporting.
The National Deer Association then read a statement saying CWD is the most serious long-term threat to wild deer and deer hunting and that hunters, landowners, scientists, and wildlife agencies must work together to slow its spread. The task force also discussed its legislative charge under HR/ACR 75, with staff outlining five areas for recommendations: testing and tracking practices, interagency information sharing and public notification, monitoring captive and wild herds, containment protocols, and needed statutory or regulatory updates. Members discussed the timeline for recommendations relative to the commission’s April notice-of-intent process and the 2027 reporting deadline. Near the end, two members reported large declines in retail sales of deer feed products since CWD feeding restrictions, and a public comment thanked the governor for assistance after a severe ice storm. The meeting adjourned without any votes beyond adopting the agenda and approving minutes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They modify future<00:23:09.159><c> DWRS</c><00:23:10.159><c> inflationary</c> future DWRS inflationary
- </c> board should transition what the future board should transition what the future of<00:49:26.880>
- </c> individuals in this room ready to help. individuals in this room ready to help.
- </c> Schneider can get ready. Please proceed. Schneider can get ready. Please proceed.
- </c> communities, and for our futures. communities, and for our futures.
Bills:
HF2434
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/08/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> perceived that way if current and future perceived that way if current and future employees<00:49
- </c> employees can envision a secure future employees can envision a secure future upon<00:49:16.520>
- A career and prepare for the future.
- </c><01:26:06.159><c> And</c> shaping our future? I believe we do. And shaping our future?
- </c> penalty and Iowa has no penalty. penalty and Iowa has no penalty.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight committee (10-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Iowa and then that Tennessee trip, too. Iowa and then that Tennessee trip, too.
- We did get out to Sioux City in Iowa.
- That report has been bound and ready to go.
- You know, there's going to be these things called vapes in the future.
- </c> Were those the ones that were most ready Were those the ones that were most ready and<01:04:12.160
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum, approval of the September 18, 2025 minutes, and a staff update on recent tobacco settlement-funded agriculture activities. The agriculture side highlighted Commissioner Shell’s outreach, including school visits, farm visits, and speaking engagements in Kentucky and a trip to Tennessee to discuss program models. A representative also described a national conference in Iowa, where Kentucky’s agriculture finance program was praised as a $180 million loan program built with tobacco settlement funds. The board noted September approvals totaling $950,000 for the agriculture development board and $3.3 million for the finance corporation, along with staff activity such as site visits, program closures, and project reports. The board also announced that the KKMP report covering 2015-2022 would be distributed and that the annual report, marking the program’s 25th anniversary, was being prepared.
The board then reviewed two featured projects. The Organic Association of Kentucky requested $425,000 for organic producer support, but the board approved only one year of funding at $29,000, with members noting concern about recurring applicants and the need to evaluate long-term funding. The second project, by Joseph Dale Bentley in Lewis County, sought $51,300 to expand a small ruminant facility for goat production and export. Members were particularly interested because the project was already operating and creating market opportunities for Kentucky goat producers; the board approved half the project cost to help expand infrastructure and potentially allow quarantining on site.
The cabinet then presented its annual update on tobacco settlement fund use in public health. Julie Brooks, Sarah Johnson, and Andrea Day reported on the HANS home visitation program, tobacco prevention and cessation efforts, lung cancer screening, and early childhood oral health. HANS served more families in FY25, rising from 6,293 to 6,715, and increased services from 139,943 to over 143,000. Tobacco prevention and cessation programs continued to support Quit Now Kentucky and My Life, My Quit, though officials noted federal uncertainty and the loss of federal tobacco control infrastructure. They also reported a slight decline in student outreach and cessation requests, but continued demand from schools and communities for vaping and nicotine prevention support. Lung cancer screening expanded to 55 screens, with Kentucky cited as a model for other states due to improved incidence, survival, and early detection rates. Early oral health efforts continued through local health departments, with more trainings for public health nurses, continued varnish kits, and expanded support for dental graduates and hygiene teams.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Amy, are you ready? Let's go ahead and proceed. Hello? Thank you. Thank you so much. Mr.
- A perfect example actually is during the site readiness program that the representative talked about
- When you're doing site readiness for, say, a large solar farm, that property is ready for construction
- we put into the permitting process that says we know what you're going to do to get this property ready
- Begin when you're ready. There we go. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
State of the Union Address by the President of the United States (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- [applause] Get ready.
- ,</c><01:10:50.719><c> go</c> investment in our children's future, go investment in our children's future
- </c> they were warned to make no future they were warned to make no future attempts<02:03:28.000><c>
- "I'm about ready to pass out."
- "I'm about ready to pass out."
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
A New Senator is Sworn In / Legalizing Sports Betting in Minnesota / Black Entrepreneurs Day Feb 7th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- No, Iowa has done it.
- No, Iowa has done it.
- For example, the state of Iowa—you can go to the state of Iowa, and as soon as you cross the border,
- For example, the state of Iowa—you can go to the state of Iowa, and as soon as you cross the border,
- Sheleta Brundage says Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Capitol is also about the future.