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• was that the compact does not affect tribal matters and that the speaker also serves the Mescalero Tribe
• Chair, and representative, no, it doesn't bother the tribal because I serve, I serve the Mescalero tribe
• And I wanted to ask our expert: can you tell me what type of licensure most tribes use in the state of

Keywords: 996, all

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• that the state of Arizona has for our producers is that these funds are available for any state or tribe
• That's a national amount to any state or tribe.
• So primarily in the West, there's about eight states now and several tribes that are using that fund.

Bills: HB2155, HB2156, HB2162, HB2762, HB2791

Keywords: Arizona Beef Council, agriculture, market development, beef products, terminating council, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, game and fish commission, wildlife, appointment, commission membership, Arizona Revised Statutes, food labeling, cultivated cells, cell-cultured products, consumer information, food safety, cell-cultured protein

Summary: The House Committee on Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met for its first session, with members and staff introducing themselves before taking up committee-of-reference business and several bills. The committee first heard a presentation from the Arizona Beef Council, which described its checkoff-funded promotion, education, and research work for Arizona beef producers, including classroom materials, nutrition outreach, and ranch tours. After questions about how the program is funded and whether the state would lose its Arizona-retained share if the council were not continued, the committee voted to recommend continuing the council for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee then considered HB 2155, which also continued the Arizona Beef Council for eight years, and advanced it on a 7-1 vote. HB 2156, which appropriates money to the livestock compensation fund for wolf depredation losses, was amended to set the appropriation at $250,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2027 and then passed 5-2, with supporters emphasizing rancher compensation and opponents questioning use of general funds and noting unused prior funding. HB 2162, which would require at least one Arizona Game and Fish Commission member to be a cattleman or rancher, drew testimony for and against but was ultimately held by the chair after discussion about representation, existing appointment structures, and rural interests. The committee also advanced two cell-cultured protein bills. HB 2762 would require a disclaimer on packaging for food derived from cultivated cells; supporters argued for consumer transparency and opponents said federal labeling rules already apply and state-specific requirements could create confusion. It passed 5-3. HB 2791 would prohibit the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption and make violations a felony; supporters raised safety, innovation, and agricultural concerns, while opponents argued it would criminalize federally approved products and restrict consumer choice. That bill also passed 5-3. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• I have a tribe in my district. I've not heard from them that they need this?"
• So it's a formula that they use currently to send out local housing aid to all the counties and 11 tribes
• I've not heard it as a priority for my tribe.
• I've not heard it as a priority for my tribe.
• I've not heard it as a priority for my tribe.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• you recall from my previous testimony, both the nuclear plant and the waste were sited next to the tribe
• the spent nuclear waste to go, the legislature authorized the storage of the spent fuel next to our tribe
• to be a and that our capability to be a federally<00:11:56.519> recognized<00:11:57.040> tribe
• <00:11:57.320> is<00:11:57.480> still federally recognized tribe is still federally
• recognized tribe is still there<00:11:58.040> if<00:11:58.200> something<00:11:58.440>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Working with our partners, counties, tribes, and other agencies to strengthen oversight.
• In Minnesota, counties and tribes are responsible for determining the eligibility of families and the
• <00:10:00.400> are In Minnesota, counties and tribes are In Minnesota, counties and tribes
• Counties<00:10:07.160> and<00:10:07.240> tribes<00:10:07.520> also<00:10:07.800>
• conduct Counties and tribes also conduct Counties and tribes also conduct investigations<00:10

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Section five covers a change to tribes that are certifying their min choices assessors.
• <01:37:22.960> that five covers um a a change to tribes that five covers um a a change to
• So this gives tribes um the assessors.
• But this would allow tribes to determine eligibility and credential their own case managers.
• The report would allow tribes to determine eligibility and credential their own case managers.

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• Eligible grantees include nonprofit organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands
• Eligible grantees include nonprofit organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands
• Eligible grantees include nonprofit organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands
• Eligible grantees include nonprofit organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands
• Eligible grantees include nonprofit organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Honor the sovereignty of Minnesota's tribes. And remember that when any are harmed, we all suffer.
• Honor the sovereignty of Minnesota's tribes. And remember that when any are harmed, we all suffer.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Reyer delivered a farewell floor speech as she prepared to move to the Senate, thanking House staff, colleagues on both sides of the aisle, her predecessors Laurie Halverson and Sandy Meehan, her constituents, family, caucus, and the “Corona class.” She reflected on entering the House during early COVID, after George Floyd’s murder and amid wildfire smoke, and said her constituents sent her to fight for justice, affordable health care, and a future where Minnesotans can afford their lives. She highlighted policy accomplishments she said were often bipartisan, including medical debt and garnishment reform, treatment access for children with rare diseases, support for Medicaid dental care, housing and bonding funding, solar on public buildings, and stability for soil and water conservation districts. She also pointed to disappointments, saying the House had seen health care stripped from immigrant neighbors, duplicate health plans, families left without needed home care, underinvestment in disability services, and no Republican support for protecting people from future ICE incursions. Reyer closed by calling for protection of human rights, including for queer and trans people, reproductive rights, immigrants, tribal sovereignty, and voting rights, and urged members to listen to one another, honor agreements, reject divisiveness, and govern with compassion. She also thanked Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman for her leadership. The transcript does not indicate any vote or formal action taken during the speech.

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• This opportunity would also help provide tribes with investing in solar energy. Thank you.
• By expanding the solar access on tribal lands, it helps lower the costs and gives our tribes more control

Keywords: 996, all

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• well as upholding our nation's solemn responsibilities to support the Indigenous communities and tribes
• My district geographically overlaps with the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Indian tribes.
• My district geographically overlaps with the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Indian tribes.
• My district geographically overlaps with the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Indian tribes.
• My district geographically overlaps with the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Indian tribes.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened for Military Appreciation Day with a color guard presentation, the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance led by military veterans, and a quorum call. The journal from the prior day was approved, and the chamber then moved out of order to consider a series of resolutions honoring military service and veterans. All of the resolutions taken up in this segment were adopted by recorded vote, generally with unanimous support and no opposing votes, with several members named as co-sponsors after passage. The first resolutions recognized military service broadly and by community: HJR 1004 honored military members, veterans, POWs, MIAs, and Gold Star families; HJR 1005 recognized African-American veterans; HJR 1006 recognized Latina and Latino veterans; HJR 1007 honored Native American veterans and communities; HJR 1008 honored women veterans and women serving in the armed forces; HJR 1009 focused on veterans mental health awareness and proclaimed Military and Veterans Appreciation Day; HJR 1010 honored Colorado veterans of the Vietnam War; HJR 1011 marked the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II and honored Colorado veterans who served in that war; and HJR 1012 honored Korean War veterans. Each was adopted with overwhelming support, typically 59 or 60 ayes and no no votes. The chamber also adopted HJR 1013 honoring Persian Gulf War veterans, HJR 1014 honoring post-9/11 veterans, HJR 1015 recognizing the 58th anniversary of the capture of the USS Pueblo and calling for its return, and HJR 1016 honoring the 10th Mountain Division and Camp Hale. After the votes, the House recessed for sponsor remarks. Speakers from both chambers and invited guests gave tributes emphasizing sacrifice, family service, historical discrimination faced by African-American and Latino veterans, the contributions of Native American code talkers and tribal communities, the importance of mental health support for veterans, and remembrance of Gold Star families and those lost in war.

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• :53.359> at It again specifically states that those authorities and powers do not apply to tribes
• ><00:56:18.880> in<00:56:19.119> Minnesota,<00:56:19.680> tribal apply to um tribes
• in Minnesota, tribal apply to um tribes in Minnesota, tribal social<00:56:20.319> service<00:
• Tribes are sovereign nations predating the existence of the United States.
• or foster youth who were placed tribes or foster youth who were placed by<01:04:49.200> tribal

Bills: HF3901, HF962, HF4428, HF4478, HF1775

Keywords: foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination

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• The way that you function in your county needs to be more holistic and more partnership with the tribes
• The way that you function in your county needs to be more holistic and more partnership with the tribes
• Function in your county needs to be more holistic and more partnership with the tribes.
• <01:24:18.560> Just<01:24:18.800> so >> uh it's counties and tribes.
• Just so >> uh it's counties and tribes.

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• The Lower Sioux Indian Community in the state of Minnesota, a sovereign and federally recognized tribe
• suppression of their spiritual beliefs, forcible removal of children from their families, from the tribe
• practices and federal policy designed to destroy the Indian family's core and connection to their tribe
• and the culture, and systematic tribe and the culture, and systematic racism.<00:53:52.960> Federal
• including their language and their tribe including their language and culture.<00:54:21.599> It

Keywords: 1183, house

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• > recognized at the request of a federally recognized at the request of a federally recognized tribe
• um section nine the bottom of page tribe um section nine the bottom of page nine<00:34:56.399> um
• to including that as long as it's included in the right section and not specifically dealing with tribes
• dealing with tribes I guess Vice<00:54:14.119> uh<00:54:14.240> I<00:54:14.400> guess
• And I'm certainly not meaning to target the tribes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The legislature and the elected leadership of the sovereign tribes in Minnesota, especially in the tax
• The legislature and the elected leadership of the sovereign tribes in Minnesota, especially in the tax
• <00:02:10.319> of<00:02:10.920> The<00:02:11.080> Sovereign<00:02:11.440> tribes
• <00:02:11.720> in leadership of The Sovereign tribes in leadership of The Sovereign tribes
• and so would ask for your our tribes and so would ask for your support<00:16:03.920> for<00:16

Bills: HF1126, HF967, HF1066, HF1669, HF926

Keywords: property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco

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• We have a Native American tribe right next door to the plant, and we work hand in hand with them and
• We have a Native American tribe right next door to the plant, and we work hand in hand with them with
• The partnership the Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Organization has with the First Nations tribe,
• The partnership the Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Organization has with the First Nations tribe,
• Or the tribes? I mean, are we missing something to actually effectuate your suggestion?

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• Tribe. Any questions for Dr. Tribe?
• <00:21:51.600> Tribe. Thank you, Dr. Tribe. Thank you, Dr. Tribe.
• <00:21:54.480> Tribe.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• And then, if there's another Tribe that gives in that realm between $60 and $20,000, there may be another
• And if you guys know, do you guys work with any other tribes that are?
• help with this So, does what I'd like for what we're looking is for there's 39 federally recognized tribes

Keywords: 914, all

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• House Bill 140, this conference report relates to the Commission on federally recognized tribes.
• commission was the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes
• It will now be the Commission on Federally Recognized Tribes.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• Chairman, that many of our tribal energy tribes, especially in northwest New Mexico, we contribute electrons
• And I only also would like to request that there be a seat for our tribes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Thank you very much, Representative Hernandez. our tribes.

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Summary: During the legislative meeting, House Bill 287 was discussed, which proposes the establishment of a permanent Health and Human Services Committee to oversee the state's $14.4 billion expenditure in this area. An amendment to the bill was adopted, which clarified funding and operational details. Public comments were solicited, but no one spoke in opposition. The committee ultimately voted, with some members expressing concerns about budget implications, but the motion to pass the bill as amended was made and seconded, with several members opposing it. House Bill 371 was also addressed, which focuses on creating an Acequia Infrastructure Fund to support land grant and Acequia communities. The bill aims to provide a financial mechanism for these communities to access funds for infrastructure projects without relying on capital outlay requests. The committee discussed the bill's implications, potential funding sources, and the need for further amendments regarding representation and oversight. A motion to pass the bill was made, with some opposition noted, particularly regarding the lack of specificity in the bill's provisions. Lastly, Senate Bill 143 was presented, which seeks to raise the caps on inspection fees under the Egg Grading Act, among other agricultural regulations. Supportive testimony was provided by representatives from agricultural organizations, emphasizing the need for updated fee structures. The committee engaged in discussions about the bill's implications for consumers and the agricultural sector, ultimately moving towards a vote to pass the bill.