Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:30:50.320><c> This</c> of economic activity in your state.
• This of economic activity in your state.
• </c><00:30:52.399><c> and</c> bill threatens the economic activity and bill threatens the economic activity
• Chair, we can move to the next part. lobbyists to come and lobby us to get lobbyists to come and lobby
• or increase the tax base, but activity or increase the tax base, but they<01:25:23.840><c> are</c><01

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This will help streamline some of our Election Day activities, and this was a measure that our association
• and this was a measure that activities and this was a measure that our<00:03:37.200><c> association<
• Each jurisdiction chooses how they staff those pre-election activities, and requiring them to hire two
• and requiring them to hire activities and requiring them to hire two<00:13:14.959><c> additional</c>
• authorities might cause someone to register as a lobbyist if they are lobbying them.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1378, an elections administration bill, and first adopted the DE5 amendment. The author described DE5 as a negotiated package combining provisions from several bills on election administration, including notice of temporary polling locations, residence standards for people under civil commitment orders, polling place closure/change notices, absentee voting provisions, special election filing periods, and timelines for filing statements of economic interest. The committee then adopted two additional amendments, A6 and A8, both presented as technical or corrective changes; A8 restored language on off-reservation temporary polling that had been inadvertently left out. Testimony from county election officials and the Secretary of State’s office was generally supportive of the bill’s election-administration changes. Blue Earth County’s Michael Stalberger said the bill would streamline election-day work, improve absentee ballot deadlines, clarify ballot correction procedures, formalize chain-of-custody plans, and speed out-of-court remedies for ballot errors. He also raised concerns about implementation details, including the timing for first chain-of-custody plans, applying candidate filing changes to townships and school districts as well as cities, the short turnaround for college student housing lists, and whether the statewide system could handle new absentee-ballot data fields. Nicole Freeman of the Secretary of State’s office echoed support for the technical cleanup and several policy changes, including removing the permanent absentee application box from voter registration forms, clarifying ballot-board procedures, chain-of-custody planning, and the out-of-court remedy, while also flagging concerns about the absentee application cutoff, city opt-outs from absentee voting, and staffing requirements for absentee locations. Later in the hearing, members discussed a separate proposed amendment, A4/A3, dealing with prohibitions on inducements to vote or register, including lotteries or other chances to win money or goods. The author explained it was intended to clarify existing law and respond to recent examples of large-money election-related giveaways, but after discussion the chair declined to offer the amendment in committee, saying it would likely not have enough support and could be taken up later on the floor. The hearing ended with the technical amendments adopted and the bill advanced with the committee continuing broader discussions on the remaining issues.

Transcript Highlights:

• They do some pre-adult activities, such as be able to drive, uh, be able to be pre-registered.
• They do some pre-adult activities,<00:20:26.680><c> such</c><00:20:26.920><c> as</c><00:20:27.000><c>
• , such as be able to drive, uh activities, such as be able to drive, uh be<00:20:29.000><c> able</c><
• </c><00:36:28.400><c> doesn't</c> solutions that the gun lobby doesn't solutions that the gun lobby doesn't
• </c> States where there is no active States where there is no active conflict,<00:53:02.480><c> right

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And total expenditures of the economic activity came to 1,724,000.
• or executive director for MCA in 1994, and there was a wise old lobbyist named John Britton, who lobbied
• One of our largest appropriations that the Arts Council got whenever I started lobbying was under Governor
• extended the sunset three times now, and I really did think the last time I extended it I wouldn't be lobbying
• Louis, through social media, council-conducted activities, Small Town Showcase, the Speakers Bureau,

Committee: House Ways and Means

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee first met in executive session and voted 8-0, with one member absent, to do pass House Bill 3405. Members described the bill as clarifying how pass-through entity tax information and credits are handled, with supporters saying it would reduce confusion and administrative burden while preserving the tax credit. In public hearing, the committee took testimony on House Bill 2457 and House Bill 1782, both related to food pantry tax credits. HB 2457 would extend the food pantry/soup kitchen/homeless shelter credit to 2032, add food banks as eligible entities, and raise the cap from $1.75 million to $4 million, while keeping the credit at 50 percent. HB 1782 would remove the sunset from the food pantry tax credit. Supporters said food banks and related charities need stable, predictable funding to address rising hunger and food waste; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 3518, which would redirect the existing athletes and entertainers tax into a dedicated fund and require distribution to arts, humanities, libraries, public broadcasting, and historic preservation, while extending the sunset to 2060. The sponsor and supporters argued the money was intended for these purposes and that current appropriations fall short of the statutory split, creating instability for cultural and educational organizations. Witnesses from arts groups, libraries, and humanities organizations cited economic impact, statewide reach, and the need for long-term planning; some members raised concerns about oversight, general revenue impacts, and the long sunset, but no vote was taken on HB 3518 in this transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Many corporations will need to implement extensive new bookkeeping and tax administration activities.
• , especially, implementing cost efficiencies, there's a whole lobby, a whole interest, special interest
• All the other countries, all that activity has to get translated into U.S. dollars, even if it's not
• I wrote a $20,000 check before I came here this morning to bring a company active so that they could
• The Chair is recommending an aye vote with amendments to limit the customer-side active solar system

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill prevents individuals from engaging in activities that require them to register as lobbyists
• In 2023, the Texas Ethics Commission issued an opinion that a former member registered to lobby could
• related to lobbying.
• activities.
• The amendment activates this by utilizing an existing section of 545 of the Transportation Code. rather

Bills: HJR98 , HJR99 , HB29 , HB136 , HB142 , HB166 , HB353 , HB1399 , HB2000 , SJR59 , SCR19 , SB128 , SB261 , SB317 , SB383 , SB393 , SB397 , SB466 , SB517 , SB571 , SB612 , SB705 , SB715 , SB731 , SB748 , SB801 , SB867 , SB913 , SB945 , SB946 , SB986 , SB1013 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1117 , SB1181 , SB1250 , SB1263 , SB1285 , SB1444 , SB1483 , SB1528 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1608 , SB1723 , SB1858 , SB1946 , SB1957 , SB1986 , SB1999 , SB2043 , SB2056 , SB2082 , SB2105 , SB2133 , SB2138 , SB2177 , SB2203 , SB2221 , SB2311 , SB2334 , SB2337 , SB2340 , SB2373 , SB2417 , SB2446 , SB2452 , SB2477 , SB2532 , SB2565 , SB2587 , SB2615 , SB2622 , SB2633 , SB2637 , SB2681 , SB2713 , SB2717 , SB2781 , SB2782 , SB2835 , SB2841 , SB2857 , SB2891 , SB2943 , SB2994 , SB2995 , SB3016 , SB3047 , SB3057 , SB3059 , SJR3 , SB5 , SB72 , SB509 , SB616 , SB963 , SB985 , SB1143 , SB1172 , SB1267 , SB1271 , SB1273 , SB1759 , SB1786 , SB2361 , SB1025 , SB1080 , SB1245 , SB1355 , SB1422 , SB1 , SB260 , SB1506 , SB1637 , HJR98 , HJR99 , HJR2 , HJR1 , HB 1109 , HB1392 , HB22 , HB3093 , HB517 , HB 1130 , HB142 , HB1689 , HB2018 , HB136 , HB2884 , HB1393 , HB2730 , HB1399 , HB 1244 , HB467 , HB331 , HB2559 , HB29 , HB26 , HB166 , HB353 , HB2000 , HB2756 , HB3248 , HB3513 , HB3204 , HB3135 , HB3012 , HB2763 , HB2523 , HB2457 , HB2415 , HB2198 , HB2143 , HB1708 , HB1672 , HB767 , HB1327 , HB2723 , HB451 , HB140 , HB 109 , HB3096 , HCR6 , HCR12 , HCR29 , HCR50 , HCR55 , HCR56 , HCR58 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR74 , HCR78 , HCR80 , HCR107 , HCR116 , HCR117 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SJR59 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SCR48 , SCR19 , SB2023 , SB1957 , SB2615 , SB2138 , SB3016 , SB1999 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1163 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB261 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB511 , SB2309 , SB510 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB517 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2681 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB1013 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB715 , SB1640 , SB2538 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1359 , SB410 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2972 , SB2841 , SB1856 , SB1528 , SB1373 , SB672 , SB2891 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB2539 , SB2532 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB2203 , SB1285 , SB1454 , SB2520 , SB1237 , SB1586 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2342 , SB2903 , SB2477 , SB3029 , SB375 , SB777 , SB2367 , SB2703 , SB2608 , SB2965 , SB2521 , SB2165 , SB2501 , SB2452 , SB2835 , SB1602 , SB1704 , SB1723 , SB1858 , SB1946 , SB2009 , SB2177 , SB2460 , SB2785 , SB2373 , SB867 , SB1608 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB383 , SB705 , SB748 , SB1117 , SB2340 , SB2680 , SB2994 , SB2747 , SB1950 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB3059 , SB2782 , SB2781 , SB2637 , SB2633 , SB2337 , SB2334 , SB1861 , SB2043 , SB1367 , SB946 , SB945 , SB2857 , SB128 , SB571 , SB1263 , SB3058 , SB612 , SB2221 , SB2587 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2713 , SB2311 , SB1986 , SB2565 , SB2943 , SB1888 , SB2417 , SB3048 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3056 , SB3043 , SB3037 , SB3050 , SB3063 , SB3047 , SB3035 , SB2446 , SB466 , SB2611 , SB2794 , SB2105 , SB2017 , SB1790 , SB1778 , SB1730 , SB2995 , SB2847 , SB205 , SB2619 , SB1903 , SB203 , SB3061 , SB1581 , SB2600 , SB2799 , SB2790 , SB2688 , SB2515 , SB1230 , SB876 , SB2522 , SB2639 , SB2137 , SB2519 , SB2403 , SB2459 , SB3051 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB2764 , SB2878 , SB1884 , SB111 , SB582 , SB2617 , SB1835 , SB2751 , SB2959 , HB206 , HB 1238 , HB 1089 , HB2890 , HB9 , HB2081 , HB4215 , HB2970 , SB2063 , SB1400 , SB2058 , SB2260 , SB2928 , SB1310

Keywords: Article V, federal government, fiscal restraints, constitutional amendment, term limits, animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection

Transcript Highlights:

• So this particular type of law enforcement activity is different than your typical law enforcement activity
• activity your typical law enforcement activity where<01:20:37.280><c> it</c><01:20:37.440><c> requires
• So of criminal activity is occurring.
• </c> face with lobbying and asking for money. face with lobbying and asking for money.
• And so provide this dedicated lobbying.

Bills: HB0103 , HB0070 , HB0091

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> the</c><00:16:24.560><c> virtual</c> criminal activity with the virtual criminal activity with the
• </c><01:16:46.239><c> are</c><01:16:46.480><c> lobbying</c> We're down here lobbying. are lobbying We're
• down here lobbying. are lobbying all<01:16:47.520><c> afternoon</c><01:16:48.480><c> for</c><01:16:48.800
• This does not constrain lobbying. This constrains who's paying for it.
• Representative body, you are voting on House Bill 88, public funds lobbying.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, pursuit videos from Arkansas State Police are wildly popular and keep YouTubers' channels active
• And is there any lobbying involved with the foundation side of it?
• And is there any lobbying involved with the foundation side of it? As far as I'm aware, no, sir.
• If there's an allegation made by a citizen of a criminal activity, we would often refer that either to

Committee: All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE

Summary: The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hager and other agency leaders about vehicle pursuits and tactical vehicle interventions (TVIs, formerly PIT maneuvers). Hager said Acts 734 of 2020 and 82 of 2022, which increased penalties for fleeing in a vehicle, along with a public campaign and work with prosecutors, helped reduce pursuits by 29% from 2023 to 2025, or 180 fewer pursuits last year than in 2023. He said the agency also added 120 troopers during that period and that the goal is to protect innocent civilians, officers, and suspects. Members asked about where pursuits occur most often, prosecution practices, the possibility of making fleeing charges non-pleadable like DWI, and a recent mistaken TVI incident involving the wrong vehicle; Hager said no one was injured in that incident and called it inexcusable. The committee also discussed the Arkansas State Police Foundation. Hager explained that the foundation is a private support group made up largely of businesses and citizens that raises money for trooper-family scholarships, emergency relief for troopers affected by disasters or family hospitalizations, and facilities and training support, including the driving track. He said he was not aware of any lobbying activity by the foundation and praised its staff and leadership for supporting the agency beyond what the state budget can provide. Next, Director Chris Chapman of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training described the state’s decertification and officer accountability process. He said every separation from an agency must be reported, and if an officer leaves under circumstances that may warrant decertification, the file is flagged so any future hiring agency must be told the full history before the officer can be added to a roster. Chapman said the commission has increased decertification requests from 158 in the prior three years to 256 in the last three years, with 147 officers currently pending hearings, and that the backlog has been reduced from about four and a half years to about a year and a half. Members asked about resignations during investigations, appeal rights, citizen complaints, and FOIA access to decertification records; Chapman said those matters can trigger review, appeals go to circuit court, and the records are generally public. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after discussion of a possible future committee visit to a fish hatchery in Lonoke County.

Transcript Highlights:

• If so, please come forward and provide us your name, affiliation, except your lobbying.
• That is an important conversation, one that I'm already actively engaged in. ...medical professionals
• If so, please share your name, affiliation if any, no lobbying firm, and your position.
• If any, no lobbying firm, and your position. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• And InMarket has been actively engaged with the author since the beginning of this discussion.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1159, which would update California student data privacy law for educational technology and college-level platforms. The author and supporters argued that students’ personal information is being collected and used far beyond educational purposes, including sensitive health and demographic data, and said the bill would limit misuse and add stronger privacy protections. Support came from privacy, labor, education, and civil rights groups, while opposition from college store and industry representatives focused on narrowing the definition of “operator,” preserving institution-related communications, and concerns about the bill’s private right of action. Members raised questions about how the bill would affect scholarships, financial aid, adult students, consent, and litigation; the author said the bill includes a right to cure and notice to the Attorney General. The committee voted 4-0 to pass the bill to Appropriations, with the measure placed on call. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts on platforms with specified addictive design features and create a youth safety commission. The author, pediatric and safety advocates, and several public supporters argued that social media companies intentionally design compulsive features that harm youth mental health, sleep, and development, and that the bill is a necessary product-safety response. Opponents argued the bill is overbroad, may be ineffective, raises First Amendment concerns, and could cut off vulnerable youth from important online support networks. Members focused heavily on possible amendments, especially a non-addictive feed option for younger users and strengthening the commission; the author said he was open to those changes and to further work with the committees. The bill was moved to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote and placed on call. At the end of the excerpt, the author began presenting a third measure, AB 2076, which would strengthen California’s Parents’ Accountability and Child Protection Act by adding nitrous oxide to the list of age-verified dangerous products, banning purchase with gift cards or store credit, and increasing penalties for large sellers. The author described nitrous oxide as increasingly accessible to minors online and cited enforcement gaps in the current law, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• self-employed workers as any person who earns a living from an independent pursuit of economic activities
• from all public and private activities from all public and private entities. entities. entities.
• we've brought over 500 workers up<00:09:08.080><c> here</c><00:09:08.240><c> to</c><00:09:08.320><c> lobby
• uh</c><00:09:09.280><c> things</c><00:09:09.560><c> that</c><00:09:09.760><c> matter</c> up here to lobby
• uh things that matter up here to lobby uh things that matter to<00:09:10.200><c> them.

Committee: House Economic Development & Workforce Investment

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:36 HB 732 Discussion: 02:00 HB 732 Vote: 20:55 SB 343 Discussion: 23:39 SB 343 Vote: 28:54 SB 129 Discussion: 30:30 SB 129 Vote: 32:27, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . activity. activity.
• that doesn't exist um economic activity that doesn't exist in<00:38:48.080><c> the</c><00:38:48.120>
• And there's an regulate the activity.
• We try to lobby. I'm also a registered lobbyist, but not here, only in the state of Washington.
• We try to lobby. I'm um for it to work. We try to lobby.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And they also observe certain hospital activities.
• Hospital activities.
• I will say that we are not a lobbying organization.
• And if we are a lobbying organization, the only thing we would lobby for is responsibly.
• We are also seeing more people actively drop coverage.

Summary: The committee heard a JLARC presentation on the Department of Health’s oversight of hospital inspections, complaints, and reporting. JLARC said DOH was late on 72% of acute care hospital inspections as of December 2024, had not verified that third-party accrediting standards were substantially equivalent to state standards, did not consistently require proof of those inspections, did not review adverse health event corrective plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. JLARC also raised a possible language-access barrier in the complaint system. Members asked about complaint filing by staff, the meaning of adverse health events, inspection outcomes, and whether the audit compared DOH to other agencies. JLARC said it had not reviewed inspection results or cross-agency comparisons, but noted inspectors were dedicated and working long hours. DOH later said it concurred with the recommendations and outlined a strategic plan with target dates for improving timeliness, verifying accreditation standards, expanding language access, reviewing adverse event laws, and improving public data access, with annual reporting to the Legislature expected. The committee then heard a Department of Health presentation on certificate of need modernization. DOH described the current certificate of need process, which reviews need, financial feasibility, quality, and cost containment for certain facility changes and new services, and said the program has not been modernized since the 1980s. DOH proposed 10 statutory modernization recommendations, including clarifying the program’s purpose, creating a planning entity, adding flexibility, reducing legal costs, updating access-to-care standards, expanding oversight to freestanding emergency departments and urgent care, addressing equity, improving cost control coordination, strengthening long-term funding, and using better data systems. Members asked about oversight of freestanding urgent care and EDs, funding sources, and whether the process could be streamlined or made more responsive to complaints or other triggers. A third panel discussed artificial intelligence in health care. Lucy O’Rourke of the Coalition for Health AI described CHAI’s work on responsible AI principles, technical standards, model cards or “nutrition labels,” testing and governance tools, and educational resources for providers. She said the group is focused on trust, transparency, fairness, safety, security, and privacy, and noted Washington’s AI-related policy work as among the more progressive in the country. No questions were asked. The final portion focused on the financial impact of federal and state health care policy changes. The Washington State Hospital Association said hospitals are facing low or negative operating margins, service reductions, layoffs, and closures, and that state cuts and taxes enacted in 2025, combined with federal HR1 changes, will significantly worsen finances. Providence Swedish leaders described staffing reductions, service cuts, delayed capital investments, and pressure from denials, tariffs, and reimbursement changes, while emphasizing that frontline staffing cuts are tied to service reductions rather than nurse-to-patient ratio changes. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange then began a presentation on expiring federal ACA premium tax credits, state Cascade Care Savings assistance, and eligibility changes affecting lawfully present non-citizens, with examples showing large premium increases for customers if federal subsidies expire.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think it could help bolster economic activity while not having any of the ultimate decision-makers
• It could help bolster economic activity while not having any of the ultimate decision-makers involved
• Uh, I started my lobbying business in 1989, the year that he was a freshman in the Minnesota House.
• </c><00:54:26.560><c> business</c><00:54:26.960><c> in</c> Uh I started my lobbying business in Uh I
• And I can tell you that lobbying yeah.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This includes advising on the lobbying rules outside of the training that is the subject of this bill
• Given this duty to advise, FPPC staff are the experts on the state's lobbying laws and are the most up
• Fresno became consumed by the reality that a registered sex offender was actively running for office
• Fresno became consumed by the reality that a registered sex offender was actively running for office
• Didn't seem to be doing any actual ICE activity.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:25:20.920><c> at</c><01:25:21.040><c> the</c> millions of bucks into lobbying at the millions
• of bucks into lobbying at the federal<01:25:21.480><c> government</c><01:25:21.800><c> the</c><01:25
• One Congressional staffer, about 15 years ago, watching the influence of powerful lobbies in Washington
• </c><01:27:49.920><c> in</c> influence of powerful lobbies in influence of powerful lobbies in Washington
• </c><01:33:13.520><c> any</c> politically active any politically active any organization<01:33:15.520

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:12:18.320><c> costs,</c> public reporting on activities, costs, public reporting on activities, costs
• </c> those courthouse related activities. those courthouse related activities.
• law enforcement activities.
• law enforcement activities.
• law enforcement activities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In fact, everyone out there in the lobby corps, everyone out there in the lobby, everyone out there in
• > corps</c> Whereas with the lobby corps Whereas with the lobby corps their their their space<02:12:42.800
• </c><02:13:20.480><c> core,</c> everyone out there in the lobby core, everyone out there in the lobby
• ,</c> everyone out there in the lobby, everyone out there in the lobby, everyone<02:13:22.639><c> out
• </c> profession or commercial activity profession or commercial activity without<03:04:04.960><c> the

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They're actively looking for that information on, you know, on articles and our local papers and things
• and our mission is to promote the use of some money and protect people's rights to do so through lobbying
• That's just one story in New Hampshire when I was lobbying New Hampshire on the same issue, I spoke to
• So I went lobby came back. I noticed that she was distraught. Asked why you so distraught?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Physical well-being includes promoting physical activities...
• So this is the host site for that, as well as a number of other activities, including theater and other
• The public is excited to have this building restored as a community hub for activities, and enthusiasm
• The lobby has been fully restored to 1900 style when the Opera House was built and became known as the
• They're actively encouraging participation from the residents of Two Harbors and the surrounding area

Bills: HF2411 , HF2471 , HF1440 , HF1393 , HF1631 , HF1259 , HF280 , HF1281 , HF1459

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding