Video & Transcript Research : 'wilderness program'
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:04 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:04 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 135 by Representative Brown: ports creates the Alabama Port Infrastructure Grant Program in
- bill that Senator Orur carried a couple years ago and actually is in place, and it creates a grant program
Keywords:
Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, age verification, parental consent, consumer protection, app store regulations, data privacy, Internet filters, digital safety, minors protection, civil liability, device manufacturers, obscenity, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh the Alabama math science teacher education program is a loan assistance program that is we're renaming
- teacher education program is a loan assistance<00:02:56.160>
program <00:02:57.040>that - ><00:02:57.360>
is <00:02:57.680>we're assistance program that is we're assistance program- Again, this is a rename of the Re-Engage Alabama Grant Program, and it changes the minimum age.
- Again, this is a rename of the Re-Engage Alabama Grant Program, and it changes the minimum age.
- ><00:02:57.360>
Keywords:
University of Montevallo, trustees, board governance, terms of office, quorum, education, teacher support, loan assistance, acute shortage, Alabama teachers, higher education, adult learners, grant program, education funding, eligibility requirements, teacher certification, military veterans, temporary teaching certificate, workforce development, K-12 education
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 26th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One is establishing a grant program. Is that correct? Mr. Wilson: That is correct. Mr. Vidal: Okay.
- Waller: Development Board is going to develop a plan, the grant program, and then develop the plan for
- So that's your intent that it's a fair program?
- in place and to develop what that program looks like.
- Government programs, once launched, never disappear."
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Not cutting off funds to libraries that offer diverse and engaging programming.
- Parents should be trusted to... decide what programs are right for their children.
- Defunding these programs takes away that choice. So I urge you to vote no. on this bill.
- We shouldn't get rid of a free public reading program just because a few adults don't like it.
- I think they should choose or attempt to punish them for those programs.
Keywords:
wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Jeommeg started his grappler program.
- The majority, like over 90% of people that join the program end up leaving the program because hemp is
- , the medical marijuana program.
- It is not an accessible program.
- They changed their laws to become. program.
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a different focus and approach than the programming and outreach work of Wilderness Inquiry.
- I have Meg Kruger, who is the Programs and Ventures Director for Wilderness Inquiry. So, Ms.
- For the record, my name is Meg Kruger, and I'm the Programs and Adventures Director for Wilderness Inquiry
- A little bit about the programs: to lose the ability to supplement programs such as our animal encounter
- , treetop trail programming, our adult programming—all would be impacted.
Bills:
HF2563
Keywords:
HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Regent Chapman recently retired as a GED instructor for the Ardmore family literacy program.
- Our preparation programs throughout those universities.
- I worked really hard with a number of schools to build out this program.
- that the child needs, maybe a sports program, maybe an FA program, maybe a calculus AP class, for example
- prep Programs.
Bills:
HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076
Keywords:
HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board
LA
Bills:
HB199, HB222, HB223, HB224, HB235, HB246, HB405, HB535, HB554, HB907, SCR3, SB43, SB52, SB54, SB113, SB168, SB219, SB222, SB270, SB311, SB359
Keywords:
nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- they can access the medical programs they need.
- The goal is to continue refining the program to support patients.
- or debarring from other MDE programs.
- Fraud prevention relies on those that report program concerns.
- The grant program is and what the requirements are.
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/2/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
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And programs in the Minnesota House. And programs in the Minnesota House. - <00:12:36.320>
that to the medical cannabis program that to the medical cannabis program that - <00:12:40.959>
they can access the medical programs they can access the medical programs they - the Minnesota medical registry program. the Minnesota medical registry program.
- <00:41:41.200>
their vendor um or may pro program their vendor um or may pro program their
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe we further strengthen the program.
- There are, for those that are of lower means, there are programs to cut that at least in half.
- Those programs are generally administered by the judicial districts.
- I have questions about your program and your research.
- This appropriation is not a new request and not a request for additional programming.
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe we further strengthen the program.
- those that have been doing the program those that have been doing the program with<00:13:45.639>
- is how much does the interlock program is how much does the interlock program cost<00:14:48.040>
- Night Moves basketball program up at Night Moves basketball program up at Central<00:36:05.800>
High - <01:02:27.039>
Integrity an important uh program Integrity an important uh program Integrity
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Interdisciplinary Alternative Education Program.
- The breakthrough program is the exact program that is needed.
- ROTC program.
- I'm curious about the grant program, it's on page 24.
- So with this, through assessment program, continue.
Bills:
HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24, HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369
Keywords:
district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Students wonder if they'll be able to continue pursuing the programs that they are currently in if there
- Our mid-sized district offers programs that our previous smaller district could not provide.
- It creates a universal savings account program that allows families to use taxpayer dollars for private
- Whether that's STEM programs, trades, art, or, as I said, bilingual education.
Bills:
HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369, HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24
Keywords:
non-human behaviors, education, Texas schools, policy, regulation, funding, teacher salaries, school districts, state budget, non-enrolled students, University Interscholastic League, participation, eligibility standards, school participation, academic standards, Texas education, interscholastic league, extracurricular activities, academic proficiency, AED
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- private lands within wilderness areas.
- designated by this act as Wilderness designated by this act as Wilderness such<00:01:48.920>
- The Wilderness, the idea of the school trust land in the wilderness not doing anything, it should do
- The Wilderness, the idea of the school trust land in the wilderness not doing anything, it should do
- It's either valuable for wilderness..." It's valuable as a wilderness asset.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- So thank you, and certainly supportive of the programs and the concept.
- We do have a program officer who... ...those versions.
- It removes reversion of any funds appropriated to the adoption savings program.
- This program is actually a really broad program. It's great.
- It would require various actions related to the Public Employees' Benefits Program.
Bills:
AB49, AB93, AB108, AB169, AB188, AB212, AB221, AB224, AB251, AB282, AB284, AB296, AB304, AB331, AB356, AB366, AB375, AB409, AB467, AB475, AB476, AB479, AB494, AB514, AB515, AB533, AB542, AB550, AB558, AB567, AB568, AB571, AB581, AB583, AB584, AB585, AB595, AB596, AB597, SB170, SB427, SB460, SB508
Keywords:
educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, outdoor education, recreation, grant program, environment, funding, health insurance, speech-language pathology
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/26/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So, boss man, is it the subscription of the program that they're using?
- Is it the subscription of the program that they're using? Is the incurred fee?
- Thank you, Representative Wilder. Thank you. You, Rip Wilder. Correct.
- Thank you, Representative Wilder. Thank you. Rep.
- Representative Wilder? I'll shut up after this, Mr. Chairman, I promise.
Summary:
The House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations met for its final meeting of the session and took up SB 312 by Senator Talbot, a bill concerning labor organizations, employee dues and fees, withdrawal from unions, collective bargaining agreements, and related notice and reporting requirements. The author explained the bill would require annual notice to employees of their right to join or refrain from joining a labor organization, allow dues deductions to be authorized and revoked electronically, and require stoppage of deductions at the nearest possible payroll period after notice. The committee first adopted a technical amendment set, then considered a larger amendment set that shifted the withdrawal request to the employer, required the employer to notify the labor organization, placed the burden of proving notice compliance on the labor organization, and made the labor organization responsible for certain administrative costs. Supporters said the bill protected employee choice and could reduce taxpayer-funded administrative burdens; opponents argued the amendments created confusion, unnecessary bureaucracy, and unclear invoicing and cost-shifting procedures.
Testimony came from business and labor representatives on both sides. Jim Patterson of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry supported the cost-shifting language as a way to protect taxpayers and public employers. Matt Wood, Peter Robbins-Brown, and Larry Carter, representing labor groups, said they had worked for months to reach a simpler opt-in/opt-out framework and objected to the new amendments as adding complexity and uncertainty. Several members questioned why police, firefighters, and later mass transit employees were exempted; the author and others said those exclusions were tied to federal law or because those groups had not requested inclusion. After debate, the committee adopted the large amendment set and then adopted a separate technical amendment adding mass transit employees to the exemption list.
On the bill itself, members continued debating whether the measure was necessary if unions already allow members to opt out and whether the bill should apply only to public employees such as teachers and school workers. The committee ultimately voted to report SB 312 with amendments. The motion passed on a roll call vote, with several members voting no, and the meeting adjourned afterward.