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• hours, we had $20,000 worth of diapers, formula, and baby supplies delivered to the Mescalero Apache Tribe
• use minority preference, you can apply for all the preferences and get the veteran, press, emerge, Native

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• We need to automate the new exemptions for the Native American population.
• We represent 70 tribes here in the state of California and 20 tribal health clinics.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held its fifth hearing of the year to examine the newly enacted federal H.R. 1 and its effects on California. Members and the chair described the law as a major threat to state health, food, education, and climate programs, and emphasized that California would not be able to fully backfill the federal cuts. Several members also highlighted the bill’s tax provisions, including temporary deductions for tips, overtime, seniors, and auto loan interest, while warning that the largest benefits flow to higher-income taxpayers and that major cuts to Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and clean-energy incentives are delayed or phased in over time. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Finance presented detailed overviews of the bill’s likely impacts and implementation timelines. They identified the main affected areas as health care coverage and financing, food assistance, higher education, personal income taxes, and clean-energy/electric-vehicle credits. They explained that H.R. 1 limits provider taxes used to finance Medi-Cal, adds work and redetermination requirements, restricts CalFresh eligibility and increases state costs, changes student loan and Pell Grant rules, extends and modifies federal tax provisions, and phases out many clean-energy credits. Finance also noted major rescissions of Inflation Reduction Act funds, new border and immigration enforcement spending, and the possibility of PAYGO sequestration if Congress does not act to offset the deficit increase. During member questions, the committee focused on likely enrollment losses, administrative burdens, and fiscal exposure for the state and counties. Witnesses said many details still depend on federal guidance, but they estimated significant impacts on Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and graduate/professional student borrowing, and noted that California’s high CalFresh error rate could increase state costs. UC testified that the elimination of Graduate PLUS loans would affect thousands of professional students, especially in health, law, and other high-cost programs. Members asked for follow-up data on county, health, and tax impacts, and staff agreed to provide additional tables and estimates as implementation guidance becomes clearer. Public commenters from counties, early childhood advocates, health coalitions, disability rights groups, immigrant-rights organizations, and other stakeholders urged the Legislature to mitigate the law’s effects. They warned of higher county costs, reduced access to health care and food assistance, increased administrative burdens, and harm to children, immigrants, people with disabilities, and low-income families. Several urged new state revenue solutions and stronger protections for Medi-Cal, CalFresh, child care, and home- and community-based services. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with a commitment to continue monitoring federal guidance and to work on state responses in the budget process.

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• Of course, is a Hispanic serving institution, a state that has 23 federally recognized tribes.
• We had a professor that his challenge was to show him anything, any plant, native plant that he could

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• community outreach, but there has not been one meeting on the Navajo Nation Which is one of the largest tribes
• That does not represent any of our tribes, nations, and pueblos, especially when we talk about the State
• It's really important because, as you know, we have such a bad history in this state with how Native

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• and talk about this, people that agree with me, people that disagree with me, and that includes the tribes
• So, several tribes have come in.
• I won't name who they are, but several tribes have come and talked to me, and we've I have had discussions
• I told my friends in the tribes I've talked to, and I do call them friends.
• And once again, like I told my friends in the tribes, we're not repealing Medicaid expansion.

Bills: HB3312, HB3700, HB2981, HB2961, HB3016, HB4478, HB4326, HB3025, HB3710, HB4125, HB2951, HB3082, HB4142, HB4106, HB1752, HB3268, HB4440, HJR1067, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1149, SB1167, HJR1024, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, HB3419, HB3748, HB4335, HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420, HB3040, HB4140, HB1638, HB3298, HB4113, HB1082, HB4301, HB3269, HB3587, HB4226, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB3278, HB3996, HB4236, HB4352

Keywords: firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient

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• This would allow tribes to receive these grants without competition to support their community-driven
• ensures direct access to funding for the special emphasis grants for tribes.
• to uh to receive these allow tribes to uh to receive these grants<00:26:22.880> without<00:26
• emphasis grants for tribes our L Sovereign Sovereign Sovereign tribes<00:26:50.320> communitybased
• <00:26:51.000> Urban<00:26:51.840> tribal tribes communitybased Urban tribal tribes

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for a Health and Finance Policy hearing, began with member and staff introductions, and noted that Representative Keeler was participating as a non-voting member. The chair outlined committee rules on decorum and then introduced the day’s first agency presentation from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with Commissioner Cunningham appearing to present the department’s budget priorities. Commissioner Cunningham described MDH’s broad public health role and emphasized that public health is underfunded relative to health care, with significant reliance on federal dollars. The department’s main budget request was for infectious disease prevention and response to offset anticipated federal funding losses. MDH also outlined several fee increases tied to public water systems, wells, licensing and certification, assisted living and health care facilities, HMO regulation, food/pools/lodging inspections, radioactive materials, X-ray equipment, and asbestos abatement. The commissioner said these changes were needed because costs, workload, and regulatory complexity have increased, while many fees have not been updated in years. MDH also presented budget-neutral proposals, including continuing the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee, converting the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force into a standing advisory committee, restoring some local and tribal public health cannabis and substance misuse prevention grants, creating direct American Indian Health Special Emphasis Grants, reauthorizing the State Trauma Advisory Council, and extending firefighter PFAS biomonitoring work. The department also requested an operations adjustment for rising employee, insurance, fuel, utility, and legal costs, and referenced additional Clean Water Legacy Fund proposals. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided. Representative Bierman then offered supportive comments, praising MDH’s work and backing the funding and fee proposals, especially the restoration of local public health prevention grants.

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• The draft recommendations were sent out to the tribes two weeks prior to the public input period, so
• um um two were sent out to the tribes um um two weeks<00:46:55.280> prior<00:46:55.720> to
• Ultimately, out of that comment or input period, we considered all of that input from the tribes and
• been invited to tipos from the tribes been invited to come<01:08:36.400> in<01:08:36.719>
• Clems, I do have concerns about the nation-to-nation consultation with the tribes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund requests and laid them over for possible inclusion. Senate File 673 sought $795,000 to help replace or refurbish the structurally unsound Marshall bandshell. Senator Gary Dames, Marshall Mayor Bob Burns, and Parks and Recreation Superintendent Preston Stenard described the bandshell as an iconic community venue used for concerts and arts events, noting prior repairs in 2004, a 2001 structural report, and the need for full replacement due to settlement and deterioration near the Redwood River. They said the project has local support and a local funding commitment for the remaining costs. Senate File 627 requested $850,000 for the Olmsted County Historical Society to continue rehabilitation of the George Stoppel Farmstead. Senator Liz Balden, Dr. Mark Warner, and Commissioner Sanum said the site includes three National Register buildings and preserves immigration and agricultural history in southeast Minnesota. They reported that $1.1 million had already been raised and that prior Legacy funding helped stabilize one structure, but additional work is needed on the bank barn and Stoppel house to complete restoration and improve accessibility. Senate File 822 proposed $65,000 in fiscal year 2026 for the Minnesota State Band to provide free public performances across Minnesota. Testifier Craig Allen said the volunteer band, formed in 1898, uses the funding to travel to small towns and schools, including outreach to students and veterans. Conductor Keith Leuty emphasized the educational value of school visits and upcoming concerts in Moose Lake, Grand Rapids, and Cloquet, including a performance at Fond du Lac Ojibwe School. Members expressed support, and the bill was also laid over. The committee then began hearing Senate File 575, which would appropriate $3.8 million for the Grand Rapids Old Central School renovation. Senator Iorn, city councilor Rick Blake, and City Administrator Tom Pagel described the 1895 building as a historic and arts-centered community landmark with artist residencies, galleries, concerts, and other public uses. They said the building needs major repairs, including a new roof, structural truss work, HVAC replacement, and ADA and elevator upgrades, and they were in the middle of detailing those needs when the transcript ended.

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• show us is the enormous benefit that legalizing sports betting here in Minnesota would do for our tribes
• It simply says representatives of the industry, Indian tribes, licensed racetracks.
• It simply says representatives of the industry, Indian tribes, licensed racetracks.
• I think it's a great idea to be more specific because I think it should include specifically the tribes
• ,<00:25:13.360> the include uh specifically the tribes, the include uh specifically the tribes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm a native New Mexican Marine Corps veteran, and I'm Chair of the New Mexico Veterans and Military
• We have 14 tribes and Pueblos, the second most in the country behind San Diego County, California.
• Baldwin very closely with our Native American Liaison, Beverly Charlie.
• I think that probably is due to the strong service tradition of our Native American sisters.

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• question on that is how will that determine where that's going to be going, both in rural and on our Native
• For, let's see, $5 million was requested for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
• Initiatives to improve outcomes for Native American students in alternative, innovative school staffing
• Tribes, pueblos.

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• Senate related to the temporary polling places and the authority for federally recognized Indian tribes
• Senate related to the temporary polling places and the authority for federally recognized Indian tribes
• Senate related to the temporary polling places and the authority for federally recognized Indian tribes
• Indian tribes with off-reservation tribal land to request an additional polling place on that land.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The State and Local Government and Elections Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, to adopt agreed-upon provisions from the elections article. The chair noted they initially lacked a quorum on both sides, but later confirmed quorum was present. Members and staff walked through a grid of proposed sections, covering voter registration and student proof-of-residence rules, public voter information list deadlines, electronic rosters for combined polling places, absentee ballot procedures, candidate filing and ballot preparation notices, write-in candidate timelines, municipal boundary adjustments, emergency polling place signage, county election training, special election filing periods for legislative vacancies, school district election timing, voting system testing, town elections, hospital board elections, and repeal of the voting equipment grant account. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, including wording fixes, consistency edits, and updated effective dates, with many provisions set to take effect January 1, 2026. One item, line 15, involving a cannabis-related provision, was set aside because an amendment had not been posted and printed in time; members agreed to take it up later. The committee also discussed a mix of House-only and Senate-only provisions, including third-party presidential electors, phonetic spelling on affidavits of candidacy, notification of ballot preparers when candidate names change, emergency polling place procedures, training requirements, and rules for temporary polling places on tribal land. After the staff walkthrough and brief questions, Vice Chair Aldenorf moved to adopt the provisions in the document titled “Elections Provisions Proposed Sections for Adoptions, May 13, 2025,” excluding line 15, and include them in the conference committee report. The motion passed on a voice vote with no opposition recorded. The committee then adjourned, with members noting that work on remaining elections provisions could continue afterward.

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• DCF will partner closely with counties, tribes, early education providers, families, communities, and
• They also manage a lot of grants that are sent out to counties, tribes, and community-based agencies
• <01:26:45.239> and<01:26:45.400> community- out to counties tribes and community- out
• to counties tribes and community- based<01:26:46.119> agencies<01:26:46.679> to<01:26:
• <01:39:33.560> who workers uh at counties and tribes who workers uh at counties and tribes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, when you think of Alaska, um, you know, you think of, uh, um, North Dakota, some of the official
• So, when you think of Alaska, um, you know, you think of, uh, um, North Dakota, some of the official
• So, when you think of Alaska, um, you know, you think of, uh, um, North Dakota, some of the official
• So, when you think of Alaska, um, you know, you think of, uh, um, North Dakota, some of the official

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force approved the October 14, 2025 meeting minutes and then heard a presentation from Austin Kaylor of WSP on alternative aviation fuels. Kaylor described an ongoing feasibility study focused on Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the other four commercial airports in Kentucky, with an eye toward both near-term use of alternative aviation fuel in existing supply chains and longer-term in-state production using local feedstocks. He said Kentucky’s current jet fuel use at the five airports is about 609 million gallons annually and could approach 1 billion gallons by 2050, and he outlined potential feedstocks such as soybeans, corn, and waste oils, along with existing logistics assets like river terminals, trucking, rail, and some pipelines. He also discussed federal and state policy support, including renewable fuel credits and the recent 45Z tax credit extension, and said the study suggests significant economic-development potential if Kentucky can leverage existing infrastructure and incentives. Members asked about the cost of sustainable aviation fuel, whether taxpayers would be subsidizing it, and whether food crops would be diverted from food use. Kaylor responded that the market is increasingly using second-generation and waste-based feedstocks, that federal incentives can cover much of the price differential, and that SAF is a direct substitute for conventional jet fuel with some efficiency benefits. He said demand comes from both U.S. and foreign carriers, including major U.S. airlines that have made emissions-reduction commitments. Members also raised the possibility of locating production in Appalachia to create jobs closer to feedstock sources; Kaylor said that approach has worked in other states and could fit Kentucky’s logistics network. The committee then heard from Leif Elder of the Utah Department of Transportation, who introduced himself and said he would discuss advanced air mobility legislation in Utah. The transcript cuts off before his substantive presentation, and no further votes or actions were recorded after the question-and-answer discussion on alternative aviation fuels.

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• So while we were doing that ride and loving it, we met a couple we'd hopscotch with from Alaska.
• Hopscotch<01:37:22.440> with<01:37:22.600> them<01:37:23.560> from<01:37:23.800> Alaska
• <01:37:24.520> they Hopscotch with them from Alaska they Hopscotch with them from Alaska they

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I am the current Tribal Council Chairwoman of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas.
• So, tribal IDs, such as those issued by the three federally recognized Indian tribes...
• Tribes in Texas include the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the Isleta del Sur Pueblo, and the Kickapoo
• Traditional Tribe of Texas.
• Our government-issued IDs confirm our status as federally recognized tribes.

Bills: HB2442, HB3697, HB4288, HB5256, HB5337, HB5362, HJR161

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• tribal lands to be used for pop-up absentee voting locations at the request of a federally recognized tribe
• federally<00:03:25.200> recognized of a federally recognized of a federally recognized tribe
• to including that as long as it's included in the right section and not specifically dealing with tribes
• to including that as long as it's included in the right section and not specifically dealing with tribes
• uh it's just that there is so tribes uh it's just that there is so much<00:25:08.120> going<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The bill also ensures accountability, as counties, tribes, and cities receiving these funds must submit
• and cities receiving these funds tribes and cities receiving these funds must<00:47:28.720> submit
• Tribes have been eligible for $10,000 in EMPG assistance for the past few years.
• have the have been minimum tribes have the have been eligible<00:50:51.720> for<00:50:52.079>
• and cities of the first Counties tribes and cities of the first class<00:53:44.720> to<00:53:

Bills: HF1354, HF1901, HF2124, HF2130, HF2260, HF2099, HF104, HF134, HF1769

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

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• tribes I was taught to...
• Counties and tribes must manage and mix local, state, and federal funding sources to provide services
• providers and tribes Community providers and families<01:47:49.880> and<01:47:50.040> I
• counties and tribes must manage and<01:49:11.599> mix<01:49:12.119> local<01:49:12.560
• <01:52:06.480> community counties excuse me and tribes community counties excuse me and tribes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• diverse Nevada stakeholders, from households and affordable housing developers to local governments, tribes
• and the Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute Tribes.
• The Nevada Clean Energy Fund has been a tremendous partner in helping the tribes build toward achieving
• The Nevada Clean Energy Fund has been a tremendous partner in helping the tribes build toward achieving
• Low-income residents, low-income multifamily, tribes, and small commercial users face a significant gap

Bills: AB568, SB90, SB133, SB147, SB229, SB233, SB240, SB245, SB280, SB378, SB393, SB417, SB434, SB494, SB495, AB62, SB104, SB119, SB132, SB193, SB262, SB422, SB431, SB435, SB468, SB503

Keywords: higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency

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• And it also allows tribes who do not operate rental assistance programs to opt out.
• But, if you live on tribal land, it would be through the tribes.
• <00:19:37.320> to uh both the counties and the tribes to uh both the counties and the tribes
• the tribes. the tribes.
• The tribe in my district didn't ask for this, and I've spoken to a couple other tribes who didn't ask

Keywords: 1187, senate, all