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• Government Efficiency to meet while the House is in session today at 12:45 p.m. in room 1W14, Agricultural Museum
• Government Efficiency will meet today at 12:45 p.m. in Room 1W14, Agricultural Museum, for a formal meeting
• They came to Houston to tell their stories and built our railroads, paved our roads, and cooked in our

Bills: SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, SB2405, SB2406, SB2407, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SB36, SB38, SB815, SB1856, SB552, SB646, SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, bail reform, criminal justice, felony offenses, public safety, judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements

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• And we've seen what that means to them: young children, elderly women, line cooks, people at bus stops
• But he came to the wrong place. line cooks, people at bus stops, in line line cooks, people at bus stops
• I just wanted to read a small excerpt from the Holocaust Museum here in the United States.
• Museum uh here in the United States. Um, Museum uh here in the United States.
• 30.960> for Chair, it's available for folks to take a look at, um, that the National Holocaust Museum

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The hearing of the Minnesota Senate Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability focused on federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, especially ICE and CBP operations, and their alleged constitutional and civil-rights impacts. Opening remarks from both parties emphasized the need for calm, cooperation, and public safety, though they sharply differed on the causes of the current situation. Republican members argued that violent criminal undocumented immigrants should be removed and that state and local officials should cooperate with federal authorities. Senator McEwen and other Democrats described the federal presence as abusive and terrorizing, citing deaths, family separations, and community fear, and called for accountability and truth-telling. The chair also held a moment of silence for Renee Mlin Good and Alex Prey before testimony began. Testimony from the ACLU of Minnesota and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota described what they said was a large-scale federal enforcement operation, including Operation Metro Surge, with widespread alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and other constitutional amendments. Witnesses cited alleged racial profiling, warrantless arrests, excessive force, denial of counsel, detention out of state, and failure to comply with court orders. They referenced specific cases involving Susan Tinure, Abdi Khadir Nure, Victor Manuel Diaz, and others, as well as reports of journalists and community members being threatened or detained while documenting ICE activity. The witnesses also said the federal government’s lack of transparency makes it difficult to know how many people have been detained or deported and argued that the harm extends to both immigrants and citizens. Committee members asked questions about ICE entering homes without judicial warrants, federal claims about constitutional limits, and access to counsel for detainees moved out of state. The witnesses said that out-of-state detention, poor locator systems, paid phone access, and lack of privacy make legal representation difficult or impossible, and that civil-rights remedies often come too late because people are removed before cases are resolved. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee moved from opening statements into testimony and member questions.

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• My district is also home to the Japanese American National Museum, which hosted the Iricho, the first
• will see those signs still posted up in our Japantown as a remembrance in addition to a wonderful. museum

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Gary Gibbs: arts organizations are not just in their theaters and their museums, but they're in the community
• the agency in their LAR that were included in House Bill 1, which include Presidio La Bahia and the Museum
• National Museum of the Pacific War, Presidio La Bahia, and other sites.
• Recently added historic sites, the Iwo Jima Museum in Harlingen, Fort Martin Scott in Fredericksburg,
• They belong in the Bullock History Museum.

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• and stories of Wyoming, the Spitzers were influential in the inception and founding of Wyoming's Museum
• AND STORIES OF WYOMING, THE SPITZERS WERE INFLUENTIAL IN THE INCEPTION AND FOUNDING OF WYOMING'S MUSEUM
• Our region, as part of our Air Force Museum, honors his astounding life.
• Institutions such as the Lucas County Public Library, National Museum of the Great Lakes, and Liberty
• Aviation Museum, where this photo was taken, have preserved their story, ensuring Future generations

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• up a fishing pole and go spend your day on the lake fishing and relaxing, and get passes for area museums
• up a fishing pole and go spend your day on the lake fishing and relaxing, and get passes for area museums
• up a fishing pole and go spend your day on the lake fishing and relaxing, and get passes for area museums

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and discharged several identical Assembly/Senate bills from committee so they could be substituted on the calendar. The chamber then took up and previously adopted two commemorative resolutions: one designating April 2026 as Sikh Heritage Month and another honoring Korean War veterans. Senators from both parties spoke in support of the Sikh resolution, emphasizing the community’s contributions, service, and the need for recognition and inclusion; the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and the Sikh guests in the gallery were recognized. The Korean War resolution drew remarks from members recalling family service and the sacrifices of veterans, with repeated calls to preserve their stories and honor their legacy. The Senate then moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills. Among them were measures related to charter bus safety and seat belt awareness, coverage for doula services under insurance, social services/EBT-related changes, education, navigation, highway, public service, and hospital-closure reporting. Several bills passed unanimously or with only one dissenting vote; the social services bill drew the most opposition, with Senator Murray objecting that New York should first address EBT chip technology and skimming before adding new vendor requirements. One bill on the calendar was laid aside for the day. The chamber also adopted a supplemental bill authorizing the South Country Central School District to finance certain deficits, described by Senator Murray as a necessary rescue to keep the district operating and pay staff. Senators discussed the state budget impasse during debate on an extender bill, with the sponsor explaining it was a “clean extender” to keep government running through May 4 and cover payroll, health, education, and other essential payments. Senator Helming raised concerns about the lack of rural health transformation funding and the consequences of the delayed budget for schools, local governments, and hospitals. The extender passed, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, May 4, 2026.

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• I visited Smithsonian museums, all three branches of government, and viewed the actual founding documents
• I visited Smithsonian Museums, all three branches of government, and viewed the actual founding documents
• That's the Raceway Museum. There you go. Wow. Don Garlits. That's a little bit surprising.

Bills: S1062, S1718, S7038

Keywords: speech education, debate, high school, Florida Debate Initiative, civics, competitive teams, student participation, educational advancement, educator preparation, certification, professional development, temporary certificate, military service, collaboration, teaching effectiveness, education, Florida College System, tuition waivers, vocational rehabilitation, state universities

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met to consider several education bills and the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 Department of Education budget. The committee first took up CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would formalize Florida’s Speech and Debate Week, strengthen the partnership between the Department of Education and the Florida Debate Initiative, require annual public reporting, and support statewide speech and debate programming. The bill drew extensive supportive testimony from students, alumni, and advocates who said debate improved civic engagement, literacy, confidence, and school performance, while also noting the need for equitable access and funding for travel and competition. The committee adopted a delete-everything amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended by a unanimous vote of members present. The committee then heard SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, which expands access to educator preparation coursework, broadens eligibility for temporary certification for some formerly certified professionals, and allows prior subject-area exam results to satisfy requirements. Public testimony largely supported easing barriers for experienced educators while emphasizing that certification changes are only a partial solution to teacher shortages and should be paired with better pay, retention, and professional respect. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 7038 on education, which included a wide range of higher education and workforce-related changes, including a tuition waiver for Florida State Guard members, residency clarifications, oversight changes for blind services and vocational rehabilitation providers, licensure updates for private colleges, dual enrollment and assessment revisions, scholarship and funding changes, and reserve-fund requirements. An amendment restored the Classical Learning Test as a qualifying option for a grandparent tuition waiver, adjusted a Pell Grant performance metric, changed accreditation timing, and made other technical revisions. A dental education stakeholder raised concerns that one provision could disrupt long-standing exemptions for dental assisting programs, and the Florida Dental Association said it was working with the sponsor to avoid unintended impacts. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. The final major item was a high-level review of the proposed pre-K-12 budget, totaling $34.9 billion with local funds. Highlights included $30 billion for public schools and K-12 scholarships, a $50 increase in the base student allocation, a 1.64% increase in total funds per FTE, $4.5 billion for family empowerment scholarships as a separate FEFP categorical, $25 million for districts facing future enrollment declines, $65.3 million to help districts with current-year enrollment losses, $432.8 million for VPK, and $30.4 million for regional education consortia. Senators asked about reductions or flat funding in some allocations, teacher pay, declining enrollment support, Schools of Hope funding, and support for non-teaching school staff. Public testimony on the budget focused heavily on concerns about charter and voucher funding, especially the $6 million for Schools of Hope, with speakers urging more investment in traditional public schools, teacher compensation, and school infrastructure. The committee concluded the meeting by adjournment after no further business.

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• Looks like the cultural and museum grants are cut from $24 million and so. Preservation network.
• Looks like the cultural and museum grants are cut from $24 million to about $5 million.
• be substantially less arts groups that are mostly nonprofit actually qualifying for cultural and museum

Bills: S0048

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness. In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.

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• addition, recommendations include 10 million in general revenue for the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum
• Please turn to page 11. 91 Texas Ranger Museum and new DPS troopers, and the deletion of six riders.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• with the staff's recommendation to upgrade the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen and William King Museum
• One of the newer applicants is the Branch Museum. Is there any additional...
• The Branch Museum—is there any additional feedback or thought about that application?
• It's not a traditional arts organization; it's a museum of design.

Keywords: Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting, 976, house, all

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• Senate File 124, Economic Development, Rodeo Museum. Ayes 17, noes 34, excused 6, absent 5.
• Economic Message 267, Senate File 124, Economic Development,<01:13:23.840> Rodeo<01:13:24.400> Museum
• c><01:13:25.520> I17,<01:13:26.719> NOS<01:13:27.199> 34, Development, Rodeo Museum
• , I17, NOS 34, Development, Rodeo Museum, I17, NOS 34, excuse<01:13:28.480> six,<01:13:28.880>

Keywords: 916, all

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• The science museum, both the Senate and the House, has no change to the base funding for that. one-time
• change on the house side.<00:25:34.080> The<00:25:34.400> science<00:25:34.799> museum
• The science museum, both the side.
• The science museum, both the Senate<00:25:36.080> and<00:25:36.320> the<00:25:36.480>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on the Environment budget for Senate File 2077 met to introduce members and staff, then walked through the Senate and House budget spreadsheets side by side. Nonpartisan staff explained that the Senate budget was built around a smaller general fund increase and more use of environmental and dedicated funds, while the House met its target through several reductions, including cuts to DNR, PCA, and Board of Water and Soil Resources appropriations. The committee reviewed major agency items for the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Zoo, and other accounts, including operating adjustments, permit-related funding, and transfers between funds. Several major differences were highlighted. For the PCA, the Senate included operating adjustments, permitting efficiency funding, composting grants, outreach funding, and a closed landfill investment fund approach that repeals an expiring statutory appropriation, while the House instead extends that appropriation for four more years. For the DNR, the Senate included operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, aquatic invasive species funding, trail grants, outdoor schools for all, abandoned watercraft enforcement, and a sustainable foraging task force; the House had fewer of these fee and policy items and used reductions to meet its target. The committee also noted Senate-only policy provisions on outreach to diverse communities, field citations and mercury certification for skin-lightening products, disabled veteran license fee changes, and a moratorium on foraging rulemaking until July 1, 2027. Agency testimony followed. The MPCA commissioner praised both chambers for recognizing core agency work and urged adoption of operating adjustments, the closed landfill fund access, and the air appropriation increase. The DNR assistant commissioner supported operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, and the veteran license proposal, but raised concerns about the Senate’s foraging task force language, saying it overweights consumptive users and could limit the agency’s ability to manage foraging without clear data. He also noted support for the land transfer funding and said the agency would continue working with the committee on unresolved issues. No votes were taken in this portion of the meeting.

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• When institutions like the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center lose federal funding
• When institutions like the Science<00:14:23.760> Museum<00:14:24.160> of<00:14:24.399><
• c> Minnesota<00:14:24.880> and<00:14:25.120> the Science Museum of Minnesota and the
• Science Museum of Minnesota and the Walker<00:14:25.760> Art<00:14:26.240> Center<00:14

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This particular location where our Farmington Museum is at is the closest point on Main Street to the
• And it's actually located at the New Mexico Natural History Museum.
• When we think about folks like the Roswell Museum that's dealing with flood damage and vacant buildings
• it the second largest museum. system in the nation after the Smithsonian.
• As a result, the museums and historic sites are divisions that are most associated with the Department

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• statewide access to quality library services through initiatives funded federally by the Institute of Museum
• of the executive agencies, and the appropriations bill that contains funding for the Institute of Museum

Keywords: 914, all

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• THIS REQUEST SUPPORTS 1.5 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL CULTURAL AND MUSEUM GRANTS AND 1 MILLION OR AMERICA
• CULTURAL AND MUSEUM GRANTS WILL SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT 85% OR HIGHER ON FISCAL YEAR 25/26 GRAND

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• but especially with the members, we talked about, especially this year with the new Medal of Honor Museum
• encourage everybody to know that this is the state's attempt to recognize those individuals as the museum

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• addition, recommendations include $10 million in general revenue for the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum
• recommendations include the modification of 7 riders, the addition of 2 new riders related to the Texas Ranger Museum

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• if you have a waitress or a waiter, the business might pull those tips and then provide it to the cooking
• it<00:58:19.359> to<00:58:19.520> the<00:58:20.319> uh<00:58:20.559> cooking
• <00:58:20.960> staff<00:58:21.359> or provide it to the uh cooking staff or provide
• it to the uh cooking staff or hosts<00:58:22.880> or<00:58:23.119> others.
• received interest from a cross-section of community partners that includes teacher prep programs, museums

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They are in charge of maintaining their own cultural sites and museums, and so it's used as part of their
• I gave some money to the capitol for the museums and so forth, so great. All right.

Keywords: 996, all