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• know especially with the members we talked about, especially this year with the new Medal of Honor Museum
• You know, this is the state's attempt to recognize those individuals as the museum does back in Arlington
• He was a Junior Texas Ranger, so he's actually in the Texas Ranger Museum listed as a Junior Texas Ranger

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Then there's the philanthropy of Bob and his wife Mary: the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, the Minnesota
• Then there's the philanthropy of Bob and his wife Mary: the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, the Minnesota
• Then there's the philanthropy of Bob and his wife Mary: the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, the Minnesota

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our first museum was in the old Senate House Chambers C, and we were in the south wing of the Capitol
• Here's how our military museum looked in 1940 when that building opened.
• We're going to close the second floor of... going to close the second floor of the museum as soon as

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• 45.920> Historical Center County Library and Historical Center County Library and Historical Museum
• 47.920> she's<00:39:48.320> held<00:39:48.880> for<00:39:49.200> more Museum
• , a position she's held for more Museum, a position she's held for more than<00:39:49.839> seven
• historical research library, and a local historical research library, and a local historical museum
• In 1981, Denise began museum in Belfont.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Next is the Science Museum of Minnesota.
• The museum typically receives some state funding as part of the committee's budget.
• c><00:18:36.520> is<00:18:36.679> the<00:18:36.880> Science<00:18:37.159> Museum
• <00:18:37.600> of 885a next is the Science Museum of 885a next is the Science Museum of Minnesota
• typically receives some State museum typically receives some State funding<00:18:49.440> as<00

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an organizational hearing of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee. Members and staff introduced themselves, with several legislators noting their backgrounds in farming, mining, water management, and outdoor recreation, and the chair reviewed draft committee rules emphasizing decorum, quorum, timely starts, and submitting bill hearing requests to the committee administrator. The committee also heard from nonpartisan staff and caucus staff who will support the committee this session. House Research and House Fiscal staff then provided an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the major agencies and programs it oversees. The presentation covered the Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Quality Board, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Metropolitan Council regional parks and water resources, Conservation Corps of Minnesota, Minnesota Zoological Board, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. Staff summarized the main statutory chapters and subject areas under each, including wildlife, state lands, mining, water use, air and water permitting, environmental review, wetlands, drainage, and natural resources funding. The finance portion explained the committee’s appropriation types and major funding sources, including direct, statutory, and open appropriations. Staff highlighted the general fund, bonding, the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, the Game and Fish Fund, and the Heritage Enhancement Account, along with how those dollars are typically used for parks and trails, habitat, land acquisition, flood and drainage projects, and agency operations. Members also discussed whether DNR and BWSR responsibilities in overlapping water statutes can conflict; staff said responsibilities are generally clear in statute, though conflicts can occur and are usually resolved.

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• So, um, yeah, Chair Pappas, uh, our Senator Pappas, welcome. 92 Minnesota Transportation Museum.
• It's just north of the Capitol, the Minnesota Transportation Museum, a really, really fun place to take
• They operate mostly with volunteers who run their trains and run their programs and run the museum, and
• It's just north of the Capitol, the Minnesota Transportation Museum, a really, really fun place to take
• They operate mostly with volunteers who run their trains and run their programs and run the museum, and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I have my Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, also my Bluegrass Museum and our dance theater also.
• So I have my Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, also my Bluegrass Museum and our dance theater also.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 06:30 Calendar/2nd Readings 07:18 Report of Committees 08:19 Orders of the Day 09:04 HB 96 09:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 15:21 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 21:24 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 23:35 ConC and Rules Report 31:06 Floor Amendments 32:42 Return to Rules Report 33:28 Adjournment 34:27, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 98 members, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the journal from January 21, 2026, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 29, 38, and 49, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, requesting concurrence. The House also took second reading on several bills, including measures on agriculture programs, milk transportation, food donation, criminal trespass, concealed firearms and deadly weapons, human trafficking, sexual material involving minors, reading and writing in schools, and educators. Committee reports advanced House Resolution 7 on Kentucky election principles, House Bill 134 on sexual assault nurse examiners, and House Bill 168 on boating under the influence. The House then considered House Bill 96, which would revise the membership of the postsecondary education performance-based funding work group, adding more legislators and changing the work group timeline to calendar years; the sponsor said the bill had support from university presidents and the Council on Postsecondary Education. After a question about geographic representation, the House passed HB 96 by a vote of 79-16 and applied the clincher. During motions and announcements, the House brought House Resolution 34 to the floor and heard it reported as recognizing January 22, 2026 as Kentucky Arts Day. Rep. Burke spoke in support, citing the economic impact of Kentucky’s arts and culture sector, and the resolution was adopted without objection. Members also announced upcoming events, including a Holocaust survivor program, a breakfast, and a conservation district reception, and one member withdrew House Bill 284. The House introduced a large slate of new bills and resolutions, including measures on real property, civil rights, local boards of education, peer support specialists, Medicaid coverage for doula services, public contracts, foster care, residential safety, gender, reproductive rights, hate crimes, a child welfare and family court reform task force, memorial highway designations, and constitutional recognition days. The Committee on Committees and Rules later referred and reassigned several bills to standing committees, posted selected bills and amendments for Friday’s calendar, and the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.

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• Um, you know, for that, I want to say thank you to the Science Museum for the help with that, as well
• c><00:02:47.760> to<00:02:48.400> the<00:02:48.640> Science<00:02:49.040> Museum
• to say thank you to the Science Museum to say thank you to the Science Museum for<00:02:49.680><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Paul Science Museum and the Union Depot being able to have a license to be able to apply for a license
• <00:02:45.920> Paul<00:02:46.160> Science<00:02:46.560> Museum talked about
• Paul Science Museum talked about the St.
• Paul Science Museum and<00:02:47.200> the<00:02:47.360> Union<00:02:47.680> Depot

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For 55 years, Whitey's chicken cooking crew gathered at a pit near the tracks on Locust Street, and over
• For 55 years, Whitey's chicken cooking<00:32:45.200> crew<00:32:46.159> gathered<00:32:
• crew gathered at a pit near the cooking crew gathered at a pit near the tracks<00:32:47.919> on
• These parties include Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
• /c><05:07:30.160> Islands, include Australia, the Cook Islands, include Australia, the Cook Islands

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Speaker, I rise today to recognize one of our nation's greatest World War II museums, the National Museum
• from the National Museum of the U.S.
• The museum located Mighty 8th Air Force.
• <01:47:51.600> of Liberator from the National Museum of Liberator from the National Museum
• These two centerpiece of the museum.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• um, especially with the members we talked about, especially this year with the new Medal of Honor museum
• You know, this is the state's, um, Um, an attempt to recognize those individuals as, uh, the museum does
• Um, I signed him up for the Junior Texas Ranger, so he's actually in the in the Texas Ranger Museum listed

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• The society operates three buildings: the Old State Capitol, the Military History Museum, and the Thomas
• , capital, the Military History Museum, capital, the Military History Museum, and<00:41:36.000>
• <00:42:09.920> Museum<00:42:10.319> renovations no add uh upgrades.
• Museum renovations no add uh upgrades.
• Museum renovations will<00:42:11.200> cover<00:42:11.520> over<00:42:12.160> 25,000<

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:09 Approval of Minutes 00:01:10 Welcome New Members 00:01:26 Information Items 00:01:49 COT Special Report 00:02:38 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:07:41 A. Department of Military Affairs 00:08:07 B. Department of Veterans’ Affairs 00:20:34 C. Kentucky Infrastructure Authority 00:25:54 D. Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet 00:35:05 E. Transportation Cabinet 00:55:53, 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the May 21 minutes, and welcomed a new executive branch member, Secretary Keith Jackson of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The board also received two informational items: agency responses to prior questions and amendments made to capital plans after the last meeting. It then heard the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s report on executive branch IT capital project scoring, which reviewed 16 IT requests totaling about $330.5 million. COOT said projects were ranked through an independent panel using standardized criteria focused on feasibility, statewide alignment, readiness, impact, and risk; the CIO recommended moving an enterprise application and artificial intelligence inventory system from rank 11 to rank 4 because of its enterprise-wide impact and connection to Senate Bill 4. The Department of Military Affairs presented its capital plan, describing 43 million in projects for the current period and 13 projects totaling $65 million for 2026–2028, with most funding coming from federal sources and restricted agency funds and no general fund request in the latter period. Its projects included maintenance pool adjustments, a statewide Army master plan, the Somerset readiness center, Shelbyville and Ashland armories, a future home for the Kentucky Army National Guard band, and other facility upgrades. Members asked about the Somerset project’s cost growth and federal delay; the department said the project remains in conceptual design, is awaiting federal MILCON action, and would require a state match of about $9.8 million against $29.6 million federal funding if it is approved. Members also asked about staffing levels, and the department said state employee and Title 32 numbers have been relatively steady, while technician positions have declined. The Department of Veterans Affairs outlined seven projects for 2026–2028, led by a Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC replacement that needs an estimated additional $16 million to finish phase two after phase one was already funded. Other requests included a maintenance pool increase, renovations and exterior upgrades at Eastern and Western Kentucky veterans facilities, a cooling tower replacement at Thompson Hood, and parking lot and lighting improvements. The department said some projects were already in the six-year plan and that the Radcliff phase two could be bid in June 2026 if funded. Members confirmed that a columbarium wall project at Grayson is federally funded. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented its six-year capital plan, citing more than $3 billion in loan commitments since 1988 and over $5 billion in supported infrastructure projects. KIA requested $298.439 million in the first biennium, including $27.742 million in state match for federal clean water and drinking water revolving funds, $25 million for its state Infrastructure Revolving Fund, $185.697 million in federal capitalization grants, and $30 million in leverage bond authorization for each year of the two federally assisted loan programs. Members asked about drinking-water quality, and KIA said that function is handled by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water, not KIA. KIA also said its loan rates currently range from 0.5% to 2.25%, averaging just under 1%, and that its revolving loan programs have had no defaults. The Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet began its presentation at the end of the transcript, with staff identifying themselves, but no project details or board action from that presentation were included in the excerpt.

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• And I'm going to go ahead and go in for the first bill, which is HB 268, the Land Grant and a Secia Museum
• appropriated funds to do a feasibility study to look into creating a land grant and a Secia Living Museum

Keywords: 996, all

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• It was in Pinos Altos for many years until it was donated to the museum there in Las Cruces.
• wanted to say to Representative Garratt, it's probably more than 100 rent because we're never home to cook

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• going to get rejected because it's going to be beautiful, but we're also putting $82 million into our museum
• Three of those seats are dedicated to NDSU: President Cook, as chair of the board, the provost, and the

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2265, which would provide the Fargo National Cemetery with up to a $3 million line of credit to help fund improvements such as indoor bathrooms, parking, a family gathering area, an office, a hearse garage, and a veterans gallery. Supporters said the cemetery has expanded rapidly since 2019, has already conducted about 1,000 burials, and needs better facilities for families and the Honor Guard; they also said the project would be subject to federal VA approval and, once completed, would be taken over by the VA. Members raised questions about the project’s cost, timing, funding sources, whether the bill should be a grant instead of a line of credit, and whether a chapel should be specifically included. No vote was taken on SB 2265 during the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2230, which would have the Secretary of State mail active voters a guide on ballot measures at least 45 days before an election, with objective summaries, fiscal impacts, and arguments for and against each measure. Secretary of State Michael Howe said the office already receives many questions about ballot measures and would post the same information online and at polling places, while emphasizing the need to keep the material objective and consistent with election-law restrictions. Members generally supported the idea as a voter-education tool, and the committee adopted a due pass motion on SB 2230 by a 19-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2256, which would provide one-time state support for the NDSU Research and Technology Park in Fargo to expand its role in commercialization, robotics, precision agriculture, and defense-related technology. Park CEO Brenda Weiland explained that the park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit spun out of NDSU, governed by a board with both university and industry representation, and that the new model is intended to bridge the gap between research and market-ready products without competing directly with private industry. Members asked about ownership, intellectual property, the planned partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s robotics center, and how the park would use the funding; the discussion focused on contracts, licensing, and the park’s intent to build technical capacity and attract companies. The excerpt ends before any vote on SB 2256.

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• However, there is going to be a need for a committee that is going to be the connector to the Whaling Museum
• And then there's the Holocaust Museum, and there's some other entities.
• So, And then there's the Holocaust Museum, and there's some other entities.

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Summary: The Cape Verdean Cultural Commission met to approve the May 11 meeting minutes and receive a legislative update. The commission reported that Senator Miranda’s FY27 budget amendment secured $125,000 for the commission, pending final conference committee and gubernatorial approval, with funds expected to become available in the fall if retained. A separate part of the amendment that would have allowed commissioners to be appointed at any point in the commission’s history was not adopted, leaving one vacancy unresolved for now. The commission then finalized its subcommittee structure. Members discussed the originally proposed communications and outreach, survey and data collection, and fundraising/resource development groups, but after discussion and a motion, the body voted to establish four subcommittees: Communications and Outreach, Survey and Data Collection, Organizational Development, and History and Culture. Members also raised ethics concerns about legislators serving on the fundraising-related group, and the title was broadened to organizational development. The chair asked members to sign up within about two weeks so subcommittees could meet before the next full commission meeting. The meeting also focused on an upcoming visit by President José Neves of Cabo Verde. Commissioners were invited to attend a smaller 10:30 a.m. meeting with the president and delegation, followed by a larger community gathering from 11 a.m. to noon, with capacity limited and RSVPs encouraged. Members emphasized using the visit to reinforce support for the cultural center project and to highlight the importance of Massachusetts’ Cape Verdean diaspora. In public comment, members discussed gathering event listings for Cape Verdean summer celebrations, including Independence Day events, and suggested future meetings could include presentations from other cultural institutions about how they developed their projects. The commission adjourned after a motion and vote.

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• along the historic Route 66, celebrating its 100th birthday, and visited the Oklahoma State History Museum
• They will spend time at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, the First Americans Museum, and O'Connor
• week, they'll go to Honey Springs Battlefield, Fort Smith National Historic Site, the US Marshall Museum

Bills: HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705, SR43, HB1933, HB4248, SB1847, SB1778, HJR1086, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3007, HB3008, HB1590, HB1242, HB3818, HB4305, HB1979, HB1225, HB3931, HB4454, HB3849, HB1746, HB3720, HB4275, HB4300, HB3586, HB2268, HB3755, HB4117, HB4294, HB3650, HB4298, HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• Amendment Four for Devil's Den State Park cabin renovations, and number nine is for Historic Arkansas Museum
• Historic Washington State Park Presbyterian Church roof and stabilization of the Old State House Museum
• historic Washington State Park Presbyterian Church roof and stabilization of the old state house museum

Summary: The committee first considered an $88,000 used tire program contract for District 4 with LTR Intermediate Holdings. Senators raised concerns that the tire district’s revised business plan had not yet been approved and that the contract could worsen cash flow before funding was confirmed. Questions were also raised about procurement language in the RFP that excluded bidders under corrective action plans. After discussion, a motion was made and approved to hold the contract until next month so the tire board could appear and answer questions. Members then reviewed a large slate of methods of finance, alternative delivery projects, and discretionary grants. These included capital projects at ASU Mid-South, Arkansas Tech, Ozarka, UA Fayetteville, UA Little Rock, UAMS, and UCA; a new UCA multi-purpose arena project estimated at $75.5 million; and DHS and Department of Health grants for aging services, substance abuse prevention, mental health, nutrition, hearing-loss follow-up, HIV services, and rural hospital quality improvement. All of these items were reviewed without objection. The committee also heard a ratification request from UAMS for a Family and Medical Leave Act outsourcing contract with FMLA Source. UAMS said an amendment had been prepared but never submitted for review, and payments continued after expiration; members expressed frustration and asked UAMS to review whether other contracts had similarly lapsed. The committee then reviewed numerous construction-related, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including airport economic impact study work, parking guidance technology at the University of Arkansas, veteran nursing services, and multiple DHS service contracts. Most items were reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after reports of routine contract amendments and minor contracts were presented for information.

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• When I was brought in just over a year and a half ago as director Of the museum, I was asked by our commissioners
• That, as a functioning museum, we do pretty well. We have wonderful collections.
• I've been in the museum business for a quarter of a century, and it is a really stellar collection.

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