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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 17th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Lake, and White Rock.
- Pinedale, my maternal grandma, Mariano Lake. Very close relatives in Pinedale, Mariano Lake.
- But I'm from Marano Lake. I transferred to Marano Lake. I was a trustee president.
- Casamaro Lake I don't know if Smith Lake Casamaro Lake doesn't have any government right now, or I don't
- They went to Red Lake north of Navajo.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And you were at the lake? I’m sorry, which lake was that?” “Travis. Travis Lake.” “Okay.
- the lake.
- We can't get access to our lake to clean in front of our lake.
- They went into Lake Travis.
- Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, and so forth.
Summary:
The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions.
The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood.
Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- > Authority</c><00:25:11.840><c> has</c> First, the Great Lakes Authority has First, the Great Lakes
- </c> Great Lakes watershed. Great Lakes watershed.
- So, uh, the Great Lakes measure.
- </c> Great Lakes nation we share with Canada. Great Lakes nation we share with Canada.
- And by the way, the Great Lakes St.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 31st, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- The lake, I'm sorry, which lake was that? Travis. Travis Lake, okay.
- So we own 50 feet into the lake, we can't get access to our lake to clean in front of us. of our lake
- Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, and so forth.
- Just as there's a lot of debris in Lake Canyon, there's a lot of debris in your chain of lakes as well
- down into the lake.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/10/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- :23.519><c> been</c><00:10:23.680><c> having</c> Leech Lake, we've had been having Leech Lake, we've
- It is one of the largest lakes in St.
- It is one of the largest lakes in St.
- 43:09.599><c> uh</c> that kind of lake uh that kind of lake uh environment?
- </c> be able to sell uh lands around Lake be able to sell uh lands around Lake Vermillion<01:02:30.799
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/21/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- recreational um benefits of Lake Wazaki, recreational um benefits of Lake Wazaki, one<01:44:47.679><c
- Uh, Lakeport Dam on Lake Winnipesaukee, Bow Lake Dam, Lake Cipe, Oipi, Newfound, Squam—those were all
- Uh, Lakeport Dam on Lake Winnipesaukee, Bow Lake Dam, Lake Cipe, Oipi, Newfound, Squam—those were all
- Lake Winnipegasi, Bow<01:56:33.280><c> Lake</c><01:56:33.599><c> Dam,</c><01:56:34.320><c> Lake</c><
- 01:56:34.639><c> Cipe,</c><01:56:35.840><c> Oipi,</c><01:56:37.119><c> um</c> Bow Lake Dam, Lake Cipe
Committee:
House Resources, Recreation and Development
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revision: HB1782 (Moore) laid over. Added to 3/4 A and B Full agenda Mar 3rd, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Bills:
HB1242 , HB1250 , HB1590 , HB1752 , HB1979 , HB1983 , HB2952 , HB2961 , HB2967 , HB2973 , HB2988 , HB3031 , HB3047 , HB3052 , HB3066 , HB3086 , HB3175 , HB3177 , HB3178 , HB3240 , HB3404 , HB3429 , HB3548 , HB3638 , HB3671 , HB3704 , HB3759 , HB3831 , HB3904 , HB3920 , HB3944 , HB3969 , HB3973 , HB3975 , HB3976 , HB3978 , HB3983 , HB3984 , HB4092 , HB4118
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Lake Nona, you said, sir. Permission to go back and forth for just a second.
- And I'm sorry, your district, you said Lake Nona. Yeah, Orlando, Lake Nona. Yes, sir.
- Lake Nona, you said, sir. Permission to go back and forthwood. Lake Nona, you said, sir.
- And I'm sorry, your district, you said Lake Nona. Yeah, Orlando, Lake Nona. Yes, sir.
- We did Lake and Brevard flooding.
Summary:
The committee took up four bills before moving to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a home’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented as a homeowner protection measure and reported favorably. CS/SB 110, clarifying that certain 98-year-or-longer residential leaseholders remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably without opposition. SB 856, requiring online real estate listing platforms to display estimated ad valorem taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew supportive testimony from property appraisers, Zillow, and local government groups; members emphasized transparency for buyers, especially first-time homebuyers, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then spent most of the meeting on SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Supporters, including the Division of Emergency Management, argued the fund is needed for hurricanes, flooding, other disasters, and rapid response operations, and said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Opponents from advocacy and policy groups argued the fund has been used too broadly, especially for immigration-related detention and enforcement activities, and criticized the lack of tighter guardrails and transparency. They cited deaths in detention facilities, the use of emergency dollars for non-disaster purposes, and concerns about political favoritism and public accountability.
Director Kevin Guthrie testified at length in support of the extension, explaining that the fund is used for natural, man-made, and technological emergencies, that reimbursements from federal and other sources are returned to the fund, and that the state has used it for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, international evacuations, and immigration-related operations under Operation Vigilant Sentry. He said the division has sought federal reimbursement for some expenses and that the fund helps the state respond quickly when emergencies arise. Members questioned the size of the fund, the amount spent on immigration-related activities, the status of federal reimbursements, and whether lawmakers should have more oversight or unannounced access to detention facilities. The bill discussion remained ongoing in the portion provided, with no final vote on SPB 7040 shown in the transcript excerpt.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation - 04/21/2026
Environmental Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- Our next bill, S. 9506 by Senator Rawlinson, an act to amend the Executive Law in relation to adding Lake
- Oskawanna and Rory Brook Lake in Putnam County to the definition of inland waterways.
- Our next bill, S. 9506 by Senator Rawlinson, an act to amend the Executive Law in relation to adding Lake
- Oskawanna and Rory Brook Lake in Putnam County to the definition of inland waterways.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, chaired by Senator Pete Harckham, met earlier than scheduled because of budget-related scheduling conflicts. The committee considered a 10-bill active list focused on environmental regulation, waterways, wildlife management, and remediation issues. Bills included a ban on lead in aviation gasoline (S.5440A), changes to air quality permit modification and enforcement procedures (S.6833A), adding waterways in Monroe and Putnam counties to the inland waterways definition (S.9062 and S.9506), an urban deer management pilot program extension (S.9098), expanded technical assistance grants and brownfield remediation provisions (S.9294), a DEC study on Jamaica Bay restoration needs (S.9311), repair of damaged pesticide containers (S.9587), and a prohibition on using drilling fluids, brine, and flowback water on highways (S.9635).
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 01/23/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It's nine cities, but the three biggest ones are Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, and Lino Lakes.
- I've got Gull Lake, Cross Lake, Pagma Lake.
- </c><00:01:46.759><c> I'm</c><00:01:46.880><c> a</c> Whitebear Lake and Lio Lakes um I'm a Whitebear
- Lake and Lio Lakes um I'm a longtime<00:01:48.000><c> history</c><00:01:48.360><c> teacher</c><00:01:
- </c> 6 Grand Rapids in the Brainard Lakes 6 Grand Rapids in the Brainard Lakes area<00:04:51.360><c>
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 4/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Nor do our custodians in Pequot Lakes to fund underresourced schools.
- Minnetonka and Lake of the Isles have never done better?
- Minnetonka and Lake of the Isles have never done better?
- Minnetonka and Lake of the Isles have never done better?
- Their families who are struggling to get by while those on Lake Minnetonka and Lake of the Isles have
Summary:
Sen. Erin Maye Quade, Rep. Esther Abad, and other Minnesota DFL legislators held a press event focused on responding to Trump administration and federal Republican actions that they said threaten health care, education, housing, public health, and other state services. Speakers argued Minnesota must not make “false trade-offs” between core services and should instead protect programs like Medicaid, school funding, disability services, nutrition, and public health by raising additional revenue and closing tax breaks for wealthy individuals and corporations.
Rep. Abad and others outlined possible revenue options, including a fifth-tier income tax, a corporate rate match, closing tax exemptions for luxury items and second homes, a social media tax, and ending data center tax exemptions. They said these measures would not fully replace possible federal cuts, but could help mitigate harm and preserve services. Several speakers also criticized Republican opposition to tax increases and said the state should ask wealthy taxpayers and corporations to contribute more.
Testimony from Olivia Dylan, a laid-off Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist, described the impact of federal public health funding cuts and MDH layoffs on outbreak response, nursing home support, lab work, and tribal public health. Sean Leaden of SEIU Local 284 described low pay and staffing shortages among hourly school workers and said underfunding has hurt students and employees. Sen. Doran Clark and Rep. Emma Greenman framed the issue as both a budget and democracy question, arguing that federal cuts and attacks on public programs undermine self-governance and community well-being. In response to questions, speakers said Minnesota cannot fully backfill expected federal Medicaid losses, but can use state tools to reduce harm and should press Republicans to identify what services they would cut instead.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/26/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:09:30.960><c> County</c><01:09:31.359><c> and</c> of Lake County and of Lake County and Beyond
- </c> organizations and patients across Lake organizations and patients across Lake County<01:09:58.400
- Again, my name is Greg Ruberg, the president of Aspirus Lake View in Two Harbors.
- </c> rubber the president of Aspirus Lake rubber the president of Aspirus Lake View<01:10:48.360><c>
- Senator Mohamed has visited Lake County with me and seen my region.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- there if it's environmentally sound, because if there's a failed septic, it can wreak havoc on the lake
- c><00:19:41.000><c> by</c><00:19:41.240><c> way</c><00:19:41.560><c> of</c> can wreak havoc on the lake
- > have</c><00:21:57.760><c> to</c><00:21:57.880><c> have</c> The senator asked whether an ADU on a lake
- Does this mean a uh ADU on a lake has Does this mean a uh ADU on a lake has further<00:22:16.640><c>
- </c> to fail at the lake. to fail at the lake.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, Camp Champions is located on Lake LBJ.
- Lakes behave differently than rivers.
- On our lake, you also want to have lightning alert devices and NOAA radios.
- There's not rushing water in lakes, right?
- So at a lake camp, and I can name some of those, I have a different one.
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now Camp Champions, we're loc located on Lake LBJ.
- Lakes do different things in rivers, um.
- There's not rushing water in lakes, right, right?
- So at a lake camp, and I can name some of those, have a different one.
- 2 or 3 miles away from the river or lake.
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- She said she worries about Canobie Lake, Arlington Pond, and all the different lakes across New Hampshire
- </c><01:25:17.600><c> Headwater</c> about the Connecticut Lakes Headwater about the Connecticut Lakes
- </c> the land owner of the CT Lakes the land owner of the CT Lakes Headwaters<02:21:14.560><c> Forest
- </c><02:34:14.040><c> wiip</c> County anything north of Lake wiip County anything north of Lake wiip
- </c> earlier that with the Connecticut Lakes earlier that with the Connecticut Lakes you<03:25:23.080
Summary:
The meeting was an orientation for the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, led by Chair Bob Harb. He reviewed committee procedures, including pink cards for witnesses, blue sheets for counts, use of drawers in the committee room, scheduling practices, and how bills would be posted and distributed. Members briefly introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to serve on the committee, with several citing interests in conservation, water quality, outdoor recreation, land use, and related local issues.
The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1113, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. Representative Ré Colcombe, the sponsor, explained that the bill would allow local OHV/UTV access across a short section of state road in Windsor so residents on divided portions of town could travel legally between areas. He said the town selectmen were already allowing OHRV use on town roads, the route was paved, traffic impacts were expected to be minimal, and local police had no objections. He also said the town would hold public hearings and notify abutters as required, and that if the select board ultimately opposed the proposal he would recommend killing the bill.
Members asked about the legal authority for the change, speed limits, traffic volume, winter maintenance, and whether the Department of Transportation or select board had to approve the route. Colcombe said the town must hold a public hearing and that the change would need to be incorporated into RSA 258:10, section 4. He said the road is maintained by the town in winter and by the state in summer. An opponent, Anne Davis, testified that she opposed the bill, saying ATV use should be treated as a tool for forest management rather than recreation, that law enforcement capacity in Windsor was a concern, and that she believed affected residents should be fully notified before any approval. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And you were at the lake? I'm sorry, which lake was that? Travis. Travis Lake, OK.
- We have an RV in front of our lake. front. Our lake front is unique in that it's very long.
- So we own 50 feet into the lake. We can't get access to our lake to clean in front of our.
- They went into Lake Travis.
- , Inks, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, and so forth.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing committee debates emergency rental assistance bill 2/18/26
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a band member of the Red Lake Nation.
- Red Lake has a supportive housing project, Men Bej? Red Lake and Franklin in Minneapolis.
- Red Lake has a supportive housing project, Men Bej? Red Lake and Franklin in Minneapolis.
- Red Lake has a supportive housing project, Men Bej? Red Lake and Franklin in Minneapolis.
- Red Lake has a supportive housing project, Men Bej? Red Lake and Franklin in Minneapolis.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3403, authored by Vice Chair Rep. Kazowski, and first adopted an A1 amendment. The amendment made technical and implementation changes recommended by the Department of Revenue, allowed a small portion of funds for county and tribal administrative costs, and clarified timing and reporting for spent and unspent funds. After the amendment was adopted, the bill was moved to Ways and Means.
Rep. Kazowski described HF 3403 as a $50 million emergency rental assistance measure to help stabilize households facing eviction, with $44 million directed to counties and $6 million reserved for tribal nations, administered through the Department of Revenue using the existing local homeless prevention aid formula. Supporters said the bill would provide immediate, targeted help to renters and landlords, prevent evictions, and reduce downstream costs to shelters, schools, employers, and health systems. Several testifiers, including representatives from Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Louis County, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, social workers, a resident, and tribal housing leaders, said local resources were insufficient to meet rising need and emphasized the impact of federal immigration enforcement and related economic disruption on families, workers, and communities.
Testimony highlighted sharp increases in rental assistance requests, rising eviction filings, depleted county funds, and the strain on nonprofit and mutual aid efforts. County and city officials said emergency rental assistance and related legal services had already prevented thousands of evictions, but current funding was not enough. Tribal testimony stressed disproportionate homelessness among Native Americans and supported the bill’s tribal allocation. During member discussion, Rep. Amani Hiltsley said the bill was an economic stabilization tool and requested a roll call vote, noting safeguards against fraud and the broader costs of inaction.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/04/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, but Cook and Lake, not so much.
- my concern is, you know, Lake and Cook don't have a lot of counties that are adjacent.
- Uh, but Cook and Lake, not so much.
- Uh, but Cook and Lake, not so much.
- my concern is, you know, Lake and Cook don't have a lot of counties that are adjacent.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> They're actually pumping raw sewage into the lake in the summer months because of the INI issues
- We know that when people, pardon me, care about clean water in rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands,
- And the single best investment this committee can make to protect water quality in Minnesota's lakes,
- Thank you. quality of motans's lakes, rivers, quality of motans's lakes, rivers, Minnesota's<00:30:48.080
- ><c> lakes,</c><00:30:48.399><c> rivers,</c><00:30:48.720><c> and</c> Minnesota's lakes, rivers, and
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment