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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the rise of Antisemitism and supporting older Americans. Apr 30th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Aging (Special) Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Mauthausen concentration camp that was actually a salt mine. but had died three days after the liberation
- We survivors have been pressing for years to ensure restitution of looted assets. such as stolen art,
Committee:
Senate Aging (Special) Committee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And now I am currently in college, fulfilling my associate’s of arts degree online while being a leader
- A reasonable basis by courts and federal agencies has been very liberally construed.
- </c><01:18:50.400><c> It</c><01:18:50.560><c> includes</c><01:18:51.480><c> a</c> liberally construed
- It includes a liberally construed.
- </c> liberally applied. liberally applied.
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And he symbolizes the power of education as liberation.
- >> I just got one question for them. >> Appreciate you all doing art. What's the expectation?
- So each month in our lesson plans built in is science, technology, education, art, mathematics.
- </c><01:08:45.359><c> It's</c><01:08:45.520><c> part</c> education, art, mathematics.
- It's part education, art, mathematics.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and heard presentations from Carter G. Woodson Academy in Lexington and related school programs in Fayette County Public Schools. School leaders described the academy as an all-male public school option focused on culture, belonging, and opportunity, with a mission to educate, empower, and equip young men academically, socially, and morally. They emphasized culturally responsive instruction, restorative practices, mentorship, brotherhood circles, and access to advanced coursework, dual enrollment, and career pathways. Student speakers highlighted school culture, leadership opportunities, and clubs such as SGA, Beta Club, FFA, and the Bow Tie Club, along with service and community engagement.
Presenters said the academy began in 2012, is housed with Frederick Douglass High School, uses an application and lottery process, and can serve up to about 350 students but is intentionally kept near 300 because of space. They reported 302 enrolled students, about 38 seniors, a 100% graduation rate, 95% average attendance, 100% postsecondary success, and $1.8 million in scholarship offers last year. They also shared demographic and achievement data, noting growth in MAP scores, strengths in reading and writing, and math as an ongoing focus area. The school said 90% of high school scholars are taking at least one dual credit class this year, and some students have earned opportunities at selective programs such as Gatton Academy and Craft Academy.
Committee members praised the school’s results and asked about enrollment, funding, and whether the model could be replicated statewide. School leaders said the program is fully funded through Fayette County Public Schools, could be replicated with committed staff and training, and that teachers receive preparation through the Gearing Institute to better understand how boys learn. They also noted that Fayette County has other specialized programs, including girls’ academies and other options for underrepresented students. Members expressed interest in long-term tracking of graduates, and the school said it is preparing to study outcomes as the first graduating class approaches its 10-year anniversary.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not sure about the arts and literature conversation, but I do want to, as the author did, take a
- Our North Star for Prop. 28 is more arts education for more kids.
- And by doing so, we increase the amount of spending that goes to arts education.
- Our North Star for Prop. 28 is more arts education for more kids.
- And by doing so, we increase the amount of spending that goes to arts education.
Summary:
The committee heard several education-related bills, with the most extensive discussion focused on AB 2189, AB 2615, AB 2496, AB 1750, and AB 1644. AB 2189 would create an $800,000 grant program through the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to support a statewide parent network for special education advocacy and training. Supporters said families need stronger coordination and information to navigate special education, while an opponent argued the bill could duplicate existing family-led organizations. The bill passed 6-0 and was sent to Appropriations, held on call for add-on votes.
AB 2615, a cleanup bill to AB 715 on antisemitism and instructional materials, drew the most controversy. The authors said it was intended to clarify prior commitments by removing references to professional responsibility standards, refining the “factually accurate” language, and clarifying how discriminatory materials are handled. Supporters said it would help protect students from discrimination, while many educators, civil rights groups, and other organizations opposed it unless amended, warning that the factual-accuracy language could chill teaching and be applied too broadly. The committee chair and members raised concerns about implementation but ultimately supported moving the bill forward; it passed 5-0 and was held on call.
AB 2496 would streamline school accountability reporting by making the California School Dashboard the primary transparency tool, phasing out the School Accountability Report Card over time, and making mid-year LCAP reporting optional. Supporters said this would reduce duplication and administrative burden while preserving access to key data; opponents worried families could lose the simplicity and accessibility of the current SARC and that the mid-year update still serves an important purpose. The bill was approved 3-0 and held on call. AB 1750, which would extend full salary for an additional five months for school employees who exhaust sick leave due to illness or injury, was supported as a dignity and retention measure but opposed by administrators over staffing and cost concerns; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. AB 1644 would require a bell-to-bell smartphone ban in TK-8 and recommend it for high school, with exceptions for instructional and safety needs; supporters said phones are harming attention and learning, while opponents argued districts had just adopted local policies and needed more flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 7 January, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you that we can always come to you in prayer and that when we ask for wisdom you give it liberally
- c><00:04:55.919><c> in</c><00:04:56.040><c> the</c><00:04:56.120><c> name</c> wisdom you give it liberally
- in the name wisdom you give it liberally in the name of<00:04:56.480><c> Jesus</c><00:04:56.960><c>
- Some of the schools I represent specialize in nursing or culinary arts or just a liberal arts education
- Some of the schools I represent specialize in nursing or culinary arts or just a liberal arts education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Higher Education Committee and Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Aug 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Protection Committee, has held or participated in hearings on AI ranging from issues regarding the arts
- I'm a more liberal arts person.
- When framed this way, students begin to connect chemistry to their own fields, from art to business,
- The sine qua non of it was the Concordia University art history... The contract.
- The sine qua non of it was a Concordia University art history professor.
Summary:
The hearing focused on the California State University’s AI Empowered Initiative, including the systemwide rollout of ChatGPT EDU, the CSU Generative AI Committee, the AI Commons training hub, and the AI Workforce Acceleration Board. CSU officials said the initiative was designed to expand equitable access, avoid a digital divide, and prepare students for an AI-driven workforce. They described systemwide licensing, privacy protections, no use of CSU prompts or data to train models, voluntary faculty participation, professional development offerings, and a $3 million faculty grant program supporting AI-related teaching and curriculum projects across campuses, including San Jose State’s AI-focused programs and student orientation training.
Committee members pressed CSU leaders and OpenAI’s representative on bias, privacy, data retention, liability, environmental impact, student mental health, sycophancy, and whether training should be required before access. CSU officials said training materials address ethical use, bias, and critical thinking, that interactions are treated like private email, and that users can report problematic outputs through the tool. They also said the system is separate from the federal preservation order affecting public ChatGPT data. Several members urged more uniform, systemwide training and stronger safeguards, especially for students and vulnerable users.
Faculty, staff, and student representatives offered a more cautious view. The Academic Senate and Faculty Association said they had long pushed CSU to study AI and support faculty development, but criticized the rollout as too fast, insufficiently consultative, and too focused on vendor partnerships and spending. They raised concerns about intellectual property, surveillance, bias, environmental costs, workload, and the need for bargaining and transparency. The staff union called for worker councils, negotiated guardrails, and protections against job displacement. The student representative supported broader access and AI literacy but asked for clearer campus policies, more consistent training, better privacy explanations, and stronger student input. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Dec 17th, 2025 at 01:11 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- what you heard a little bit about: that coaching model and a walkthrough tool for English Language Arts
- funds, and we're talking about this, we're talking that could be CTE, that could be the performing arts
- They may only be 12 hours away from a liberal arts degree, but that makes them eligible to move into
- put that in perspective, we consistently outperform the local district in math and English language arts
- Programs like Art and Orchestra Are not extras; they are essential for her.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Street in Orlando must be saturated with the sounds of blues and jazz music, America's great original art
- General Assembly designated January 27th because it marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau
- The UN General Assembly designated January 27th because it marks the anniversary of the liberation of
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to special order bills. Senate Bill 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5 after debate over allowing local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under safety restrictions; Senator Smith opposed it over safety concerns. Senate Bill 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0, creating a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; supporters emphasized employment opportunities and safety training, while Senator Davis raised concerns about added costs to school districts. Senate Bill 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0, allowing alternative service on scammers through the same apps used to contact victims. Senate Bill 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration passed 38-0, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive barriers; supporters called it a long-overdue justice fix. Senate Bill 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0, eliminating cost sharing for follow-up breast tests in the state employee health plan to encourage early detection.
The most contentious measure was Senate Bill 234 on criminal offenses against law enforcement officers. The bill sought to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified by claims about the legality of the detention and to add manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses carrying life imprisonment without release. An amendment by Senator Jones to restore “in good faith” language failed, after debate centered on due process, racial profiling, and the role of juries and suppression motions. Several senators spoke in support of law enforcement but objected to the bill’s breadth and mandatory life penalty; Senator Leek ultimately postponed the bill temporarily rather than taking a final vote. Senate Bill 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. Senate Bill 274 designating roads for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson passed 38-0, followed by a successful co-sponsorship motion and remarks honoring Thompson’s legacy. Senate Bill 280 on candidate qualification passed 38-0, creating an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation filing requirements. Senate Bill 296 on middle and high school start times passed 38-0, repealing the statewide start-time mandate and shifting implementation decisions to local districts while requiring public reporting and discussion. Senate Bill 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day also passed unanimously, with senators emphasizing remembrance, anti-Semitism, and the educational value of the memorial and observance.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- education being vital to my ability to be here today: public school education free, having access to band, art
- And on that day in 2018, I also told the story of my father, a World War II veteran who helped liberate
- Douglass, and soon through the selection of a woman to be represented in our chamber by our Senate Art
Summary:
The Senate convened for the opening day of the 194th General Court, with ceremonial remarks, an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the formal canvass of election returns. A special committee reported that all senators had been duly elected, and a committee was then appointed to notify the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor’s Council that a quorum of senators-elect was assembled and ready to be sworn in. Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll addressed the chamber, praised public service, and administered the oaths of office to the senators.
The main business of the day was the election of the Senate President. Senator Karen Spilka was nominated by Senator DiDomenico and seconded by Senator Edwards, while Senator Bruce Tarr was nominated by Senator Durant and seconded by Senator Dooner. After nominations were closed, the roll call resulted in 34 votes for Spilka and 5 for Tarr, and the Senate declared Spilka elected president. Senator Tarr then moved that the vote be considered unanimous, and the Senate agreed. President Spilka delivered an inaugural address focused on the chamber’s recent legislative record and priorities for the new session.
In her remarks, Spilka highlighted prior accomplishments including education funding, free community college, early education reforms, mental health care reform, prescription drug cost reductions, tax relief, housing, transportation, climate, and veterans’ legislation. She also outlined priorities for the new session, including a statewide listening tour, more transparency in committee and joint committee proceedings, housing and transportation affordability, health care reform, career and technical education, early education, and juvenile justice reform. She emphasized continued bipartisan work and public engagement.
The Senate also adopted temporary joint rules and temporary Senate rules, authorized printing of the daily journal, and scheduled the next meeting for the following day at 11:30 a.m. Michael D. Hurley was elected clerk of the Senate and sworn in, and James DiTulio was sworn in as Senate counsel. The chamber also adopted a memorial adjournment in memory of Mary J. Hurley of South Boston before adjourning.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- compare it to what their digital results are, because I think they'll find that paper is really a lost art
- , and it... ...that paper is really a lost art, and the computers are removing all the thought process
- I'm a parent advocate, a member of Do No Harm Action, the LGBT Courage Coalition, and a lifelong liberal
Summary:
The Committee on Education approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up several bills. HCR 2003, the “Protect Girls in Sports in Arizona Act,” drew extensive testimony. Supporters, including Superintendent Tom Horne, argued it would protect fairness, safety, and privacy in girls’ sports and locker rooms by requiring teams to be designated male, female, or co-ed and by limiting access to sex-designated private spaces. Opponents, including ACLU and transgender advocates, said the measure was discriminatory, would function as a bathroom ban, and could force schools to police students’ bodies and identities. The committee voted 4-3 to give HCR 2003 a due pass recommendation.
The committee then advanced HB 2020, which lowers certain student threats or disruptions at educational institutions from a Class 6 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor, and HB 2032, which changes the statewide testing window so assessments begin later in the spring and scores are returned later, with supporters saying it would better reflect a full year of instruction. HB 2033, allowing school districts or charter schools to choose paper-and-pencil administration of statewide assessments by governing board vote, also received support from educators who said it would reduce technology barriers for younger students. HB 2318, as amended, would impose term limits on school district governing board members after eight consecutive years; school board groups opposed it as harmful to rural districts, but the committee adopted an amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation.
The committee also approved HB 2378, which changes eligibility rules for School Facilities Oversight Board members who are architects or engineers so their businesses may not include school construction. HB 2313, which prohibits teacher strikes or organized work stoppages and ties funding penalties to districts or charters that violate the ban, advanced despite testimony that it duplicates existing law and could chill educators’ speech and worsen staffing shortages. Finally, HB 2249, a major expansion of the Parents’ Bill of Rights, passed after heated testimony. Supporters said it would prevent schools from socially transitioning minors without written parental consent and stop staff from encouraging children to hide information from parents; opponents warned it was vague, punitive, and would expose teachers and schools to massive liability and litigation. The committee adopted amendments on HB 2318 and HB 2249 and reported all of the listed bills out with due pass recommendations, with recorded split votes on several measures.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 22nd, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- are coming to the same conclusion, that somebody in this field, that is mission-driven, that medical arts
- But definitely associate's degrees in allied health, criminal justice, liberal arts, or general science
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- because it reflects a shared struggle—a struggle against colonialism, against erasure, and for liberation
- For 50 years, the La Peña Cultural Center has united and uplifted various communities through arts, culture
- She is receiving the award for Achievement in Arts and Entertainment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- community college level and the four-year degree of university, is what they. would like to see in a liberal
- arts degree is those courses like the like the those foreign language and electives. that are embedded
- our capacity and so we needed to be able to control that. to allow some space for things like fine arts
Bills:
HB42 , HB 125 , HB 1233 , HB2853 , HB3148 , HB3326 , HB3701 , HB4066 , HB4361 , HB4762 , HB4909 , HB4912 , HB42 , HB125
Committee:
House Higher Education
Keywords:
higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Art is much cheaper to ...get off the ground and music.
- teachings were designed to kind of rein in the appetite, to self-discipline the appetite, and to liberate
Committee:
House Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- are approximately 30% veterans, 20% are caregivers, 39% identify as conservative, 25% identify as liberal
- And I just want to call out this is a state-of-the-art innovative practice.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- academic programs, athletic programs, and the Miami Northwestern Senior High School Performing and Visual Arts
- That phrase is used liberally. We are a law-and-order state when we break up an auto theft ring.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to review its fiscal year 2025-2026 budget proposal and several bills. The chair outlined a roughly $18 billion budget area, including major funding for the Department of Transportation work program, Visit Florida, library/cultural/historical initiatives, affordable housing, National Guard tuition assistance, and Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles needs. The committee adopted a motion allowing technical adjustments and then approved the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee.
The committee next heard and approved CS/SB 666, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate, with proceeds supporting scholarships, academic, athletic, and arts programs at Miami Northwestern Senior High School. Members praised the school’s academic and athletic achievements, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition. The committee also heard extensive testimony on CS/SB 1318, which would rename Florida’s texting-while-driving law as the hands-free driving law and expand the prohibition to handheld use of wireless devices, including in work zones. Supporters, including law enforcement, health care, bicycling, and crash victims’ advocates, argued it would save lives and make enforcement clearer; some senators supported the goal but raised concerns about enforcement, privacy, and impacts on drivers with older vehicles. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then approved SB 1408, designating memorial highways in Hillsborough and Charlotte counties for Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen and Sergeant Elio Diaz, and SB 1516, creating the International Aerospace Innovation Fund to be administered by Space Florida to support partnerships between Florida and international aerospace companies. Both bills were reported favorably with little debate. Senators also requested to be recorded in the affirmative on selected bills, and the meeting adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The National Sexuality Education. standards are the brainchild of multiple liberal sex-promoting organizations
- Education is supposed to be teaching reading, writing, math, science, history, and some arts.
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/21/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- There has been major political backlash against the Liberal government, driven by taxpayer revolt over
- It has reached the point where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to resign, and the Liberal Party has
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Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- preferential status in admission, and three out of four of the top 100 research universities and liberal
- arts colleges do too, nearly every welcome and graduation speech at these schools that are famous for
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Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:26 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He serves as junior class president, is an active member of the Venture Club, Visual Arts and GT program
- Bradley plans to pursue higher education in arts and humanities after graduation while serving as Mr.
- Furthermore, he enjoys exploring fiber arts, performing comedy skits, traveling to new locations, and
- Her activities and hobbies are competitive soccer, art, video games, fishing, and learning.
- arts and science university.