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• Now, we should note that the Moral Act of 1864 was funded by confiscated Indian lands, people who were
• Now, we should note that the Moral Act of 1864 was funded by confiscated Indian lands, people who were
• Of 1864 was funded by confiscated Indian lands, people who were not allowed to be citizens until 1924
• Again, a function of the Business and Economic Affairs Bureau. They already do that.
• </c> Business and Economic Affairs Bureau. Business and Economic Affairs Bureau.

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• organization was founded to address the health care disparities that many have faced, including our American Indian
• was founded to address the health care disparities that many have faced, but including our American Indian
• I'm Talar Alexanian, Manager of Legislative and Advocacy Affairs for Ultimate Health Services, the nation's
• Thank you for convening today with the California Rural Indian Health Board, representing 70 federally
• federal changes under H.R. 1, we encourage the state to ensure that federal protections for American Indian

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the impacts of H.R. 1 and related federal actions on Covered California, Medi-Cal, and immigrant access to care. The chair framed the discussion around three main issues: expected losses in marketplace coverage as enhanced federal premium subsidies expire, new federal work and renewal requirements that would add administrative burden to Medi-Cal, and the loss of eligibility for certain lawfully present immigrants. Covered California testified that H.R. 1 and new federal rules, combined with the end of enhanced premium tax credits, are driving higher premiums, lower new enrollment, and more cancellations, especially among middle-income, Latino, and Black enrollees. The agency said California’s $190 million state subsidy program is helping lower-income enrollees but cannot replace the lost federal assistance, and it noted that roughly 120,000 lawfully present immigrants in Covered California will lose federal tax credits in 2027. On Medi-Cal, the Department of Health Care Services said H.R. 1 will require work and community engagement verification, six-month renewals for certain adults, and other changes that the department expects will reduce enrollment substantially. DHCS estimated 233,000 members could lose coverage by June 2027 from the work requirement and 289,000 from six-month renewals, with losses rising much higher by 2028; it also said it is using automation, outreach, clinic navigators, coverage ambassadors, community health workers, and street medicine providers to reduce procedural disenrollments. The department described a two-phase outreach plan and said it is working with counties on implementation, while the Department of Finance said the Governor’s budget maintains $190 million for the state subsidy program and does not propose additional changes at this time. The LAO said its independent forecast is somewhat higher than the administration’s, estimating about 2.1 million fewer Medi-Cal enrollees by June 2028, and urged the Legislature to review county administrative workload and readiness. Public testimony and member comments focused on the human and fiscal consequences of coverage losses. A representative from the Sacramento Native American Health Center warned that reduced reimbursement and coverage losses would destabilize community health centers, increase uncompensated care, and worsen outcomes by pushing patients into emergency care. Members raised concerns about paperwork burdens, county capacity, outreach effectiveness, and whether the state should do more to preserve coverage, including possible modeling of additional H-CARF spending and support for middle-income consumers and immigrant enrollees. The hearing did not take any votes or formal actions, but it ended with public comment and continued discussion of implementation and budget options.

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• organization was founded to address the health care disparities that many have faced, including our American Indian
• was founded to address the health care disparities that many have faced, but including our American Indian
• I'm Talar Alexanian, Manager of Legislative and Advocacy Affairs for Ultimate Health Services, the nation's
• Thank you for convening today with the California Rural Indian Health Board, representing 70 federally
• federal changes under HR1, we encourage the state to ensure that federal protections for American Indian

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• And so that can include a Minnesota Indian scholarship, that can include a BIG grant, that can include
• And so that can include a Minnesota Indian scholarship, that can include a BIG grant, that can include
• And so that can include a Minnesota Indian scholarship, that can include a BIG grant, that can include
• And so that can include a Minnesota Indian scholarship, that can include a BIG grant, that can include
• I am the director of legislative and political affairs for MAPE, the Minnesota Association of Professional

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• Cash's parents are Indian immigrants of Gujarati ancestry. They're up here in the front row.
• That's the only way we knew how To do things at the time in the 70s and 80s, the Indian way, but we would
• Deciding to look in on his father because he suspected his father might be having an extramarital affair
• the FBI has dedicated resources to Operation Not Forgotten, which works to address violent crime in Indian
• Well, I guess the Indians have a different definition of family; we have a really...

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• Indian Americans have been an integral part of the state of Washington for more than a century.
• Today, more than 100,000 Indian Americans call Washington home.
• I remember being asked what kind of Indian I was, a dot Indian or a feather Indian.
• I remember being asked what kind of Indian I was, a dot Indian or a feather Indian.
• So I had to educate people about the Indian culture, about Indian weddings, about what henna on my hands

Bills: SB5223, SB6071, SB5966, SB6061, SB6016, SB5973, SB5053, SB5249, SB5899, SB6190, SB5574, SB5873, SB5924, SB6263, SB6282, SB5950, SB6074, SB6096, SB5609, SB5901, SB5943, SB5975, SJM8016, SB5907, SB6031, SB6155, SB6158, SB6227, SB5947, SB6085, SB6234, SB6274, SB5909, SB6044, SB6239, SB6045, SB6089, SB6170, SB5954, SB5762, SB6032, SB6066, SB6082, SB6164, SB6176, SB6319, SB6308, SB6200, SB6080, SJM8014, SB6177, SB6052, SB6182, SB5828, SB6335, SB6017, SB5470, SB5990, SB5046, SB5387, SB5637, SB5647, SB5839, SB5888, SB5962, SB6018, SB6037, SB6047, SB6078, SB6130, SB6147, SB6151, SB6197, SB6220, SB6256, SB6311, SB6343

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

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• It also moves it over to the Cultural Affairs Department of the state of New Mexico.
• President, what this does is it just removes, strikes the Senate Indian Rural Affairs Committee amendment
• , which removed consultation with the Cultural Affairs Department.
• of the Senate that the record show that all action for placing House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs
• I move that House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee substitute for House Bill 158, as amended

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• We have also credits that we reserved for the Hualapai River Indian community.
• is responsible on behalf of the state of Arizona to provide backup supplies to the Hualapai River Indian
• community... ...of Arizona to provide backup supplies to the Hualapai River Indian community pursuant
• credits for our Indian firming obligations.
• So, yes, the Hualapai River Indian community is So, yes, the Hualapai River Indian community is a CAP

Bills: SB1137, SB1176, SB1287, SB1335, SB1336, SB1445, SB1677

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• This is the article for American Indian education.
• Section three has to do with the Minnesota Indian Teacher Training Program.
• Uh the new process that Indian mascots.
• ><c> Teacher</c><01:23:26.239><c> Training</c> the Minnesota Indian Teacher Training the Minnesota Indian
• 31.120><c> with</c><01:23:31.360><c> their</c> American Indian students with their American Indian students

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• Chumash Indians, Kakun Taruk Band of Ohlone-Costanoan Indians of Big Sur, the Morongo Band of Mission
• Indians, and Redding Rancheria.
• Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, the Coahuila Band of Indians, Pomo Upper Lake, Pechanga Band of
• Indians, United Auburn Indian Community, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, and Pikiyun Ranch of Chukchansi
• Indians, and Big Valley Rancheria.

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• I'm here to talk about the California Indian Inheritance Center trailer bill which was posted online.
• As you know the California Indian The Heritage Center is gonna be built in West Sacramento at the confluence
• Native American tribes to ensure the build-out and the programming of the actual Native, the Indian Heritage
• Rachel O'Brien, I'm the Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs at the California Department of Food
• Lighthouse Public Affairs on behalf of SPUR, a public policy organization focused on building a sustainable

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• , tribes, and Indian community-based organizations.
• </c> educational needs of American Indian educational needs of American Indian students<01:03:31.200>
• </c><01:24:10.800><c> families</c> engagement for American Indian families engagement for American Indian
• Indian and black Indian and black students<01:24:54.400><c> would</c><01:24:54.560><c> that</c><01:24
• Okay, Bureau of Indian Education.

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• With permission of his family, HCR 1019 will stipulate that the turnpike from I-44 east to I-35 near Indian
• is advancing the planned turnpike corridor extending from Interstate 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian
• is advancing the planned Turnpike Corridor extending from Interstate 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian
• appropriate that a planned turnpike corridor extending from Interstate 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian
• Near Indian Hills Road and continuing east and north to Interstate 40 at Interstate 335 Kickapoo Turnpike

Bills: SB1246, SB1510, SB1979, SB1929, SB1930, SB1976, HCR1019, SB1459, SB1673, SB1500, SB1447, SB1646, SB2007, SB1275, SB2074

Keywords: environmental permitting, Oklahoma, Department of Environmental Quality, public participation, regulatory framework, administered applications, energy, wind energy, financial assurance, property restoration, environmental regulation, mining, blasting, residential protection, buffer zone, Department of Mines, public utilities, electric transmission lines, landowner rights, payment regulations

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the invocation, and recognized the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. Members also welcomed guests in the gallery, including supporters of a prosthetic coverage bill. The chamber then took up HCR 1019, which designates the planned turnpike corridor from I-44 to I-40 as the Toby Keith Expressway in honor of the late Oklahoma country music star. The resolution was read, discussed in celebratory terms, and adopted by voice vote. The Senate also acted on Senate Bill 202 by rejecting House amendments and requesting Senate conferees to be named later. Senate Bill 1459, which extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Abstractors Board to 2031, was explained by its author, advanced, and then passed on third reading by a roll call vote of 41-6. The Senate then approved the emergency clause for the bill, making it effective immediately. During announcements, members noted an upcoming legislative drive for the OIE fair project, a Business and Insurance Committee meeting, and recognized the agenda clerk for a birthday. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, March 2 at 1:30 p.m. when the clerk’s desk is clear.

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• For the record, Brandi Patron with Gibbon Shorts Public Affairs on behalf of Vine and Equifax Company
• 2027 through FY 2029 for access to cover traditional healing services when delivered at an urban Indian
• 2027 through FY 2029 for access to cover traditional healing services when delivered at an urban Indian
• organizational facility the bill's established the Arizona at an urban Indian organizational facility

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, state treasury, agency funding, operating budget, capital budget, public finance, state agencies, legislative budget, house appropriations, rules committee, HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment

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• This is available to Indian Health Service, PL638, tribally owned hospitals, critical access hospitals
• This is available to Indian Health Service, PL638, tribally owned hospitals, critical access hospitals
• This is available to Indian Health Service, PL638, tribally owned hospitals, critical access hospitals
• For the record, Emily Raymond with Schwartz Public Affairs here on behalf of Desert Voices, and thank

Summary: The committee heard a JLBC presentation on H.R. 1’s SNAP impacts, including expanded work requirements, higher state administrative costs, and a potential state share of benefits if Arizona’s payment error rate remains above 6%. JLBC estimated the administrative cost increase at about $33 million in FY 2027 and $44 million in FY 2028, and said a 2024 error rate of 8.8% could expose the state to about $139 million in benefit costs starting in FY 2028. The chair also opened the meeting by asking members and speakers to keep remarks shorter to improve efficiency. The committee then considered several SNAP-related bills. HB 2797, which requires DES to more frequently verify eligibility through data matching, post fraud/noncompliance data, and address out-of-state EBT purchases, passed 7-5. HB 2442, requiring certain able-bodied SNAP adults with school-age children to participate in employment and training unless exempt, also passed 7-5. HB 2448, which limits DES’s ability to seek work-requirement waivers or discretionary exemptions without legislative authorization, passed 7-5. HB 2206, which sets a goal of reducing the SNAP payment error rate to 3% by 2030 and adds reporting and corrective-action requirements, passed 7-5 after debate over staffing, technology, and whether the target was realistic. The committee also advanced HB 2180, appropriating $2.5 million to the University of Arizona for AZ REACH, a hospital transfer coordination program serving rural facilities. Supporters said it improves patient transfers and reduces burdens on rural hospitals; some health system representatives were neutral but asked for operational improvements. HB 2180 passed 11-1. HB 2184, as amended, passed 7-4-1; it would extend fetal death certificate filing and require patients to be informed of the option to transfer fetal remains to a funeral home, with supporters describing it as a matter of parental dignity and closure. HB 2188, as amended, creating a Language Acquisition Grant Program for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, passed unanimously after testimony about balancing spoken-language and ASL options. The committee then began hearing HB 2194, a bill requiring insurers to provide a contact for detailed explanations after claim or prior-authorization denials, but the transcript ends before action on that bill.

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• legislative session when we had the compacts in front of our SPAC committee, Senate Health Public Affairs
• Yes, with Indian Health Service, but that's still another list, I think, Madam Chair, for our consideration
• I just pulled this up again because it was such a... there's an article—shoot, I lost it—PBS on Indian
• And I can totally understand; my mom worked for Indian Health Service for years, and sometimes it comes

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• Historic Preservation, DAP, that was developed in consultation with affected federally recognized Indian
• strikes the underlying bill and requires DAP to convene a stakeholder group of federally recognized Indian
• DAP that was developed in consultation with affected federally recognized Indian tribes.
• strikes the underlying bill and requires DAP to convene a stakeholder group of federally recognized Indian
• provided in the bill and appointed by the governor, and includes representatives of federally recognized Indian

Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee took executive action on 11 bills. It advanced SB 624 on an Appliance Affordability Index study with an amendment excluding consumer electronics, and SB 6284 on artificial intelligence systems with a proposed substitute adding definitions, developer requirements, exemptions for some entities, and clarifying enforcement. The committee also moved forward SB 5609 on cultural resource protection under SEPA after rejecting an amendment to the proposed substitute, and SB 6172 on coal plant treatment under cap-and-invest after adopting an amendment related to emergency federal orders. Several energy and climate bills were also approved, including SB 6246 on emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities, SB 5932 on alternative jet fuel production, SB 6269 on the definition of motor fuel, and SB 6223 on community-scaled weatherization projects. On SB 5975 concerning lead in cookware, the committee rejected one proposed substitute and adopted another that bans intentionally added lead in cookware beginning in 2027 and directs future regulation through the Safer Products program. The committee then considered SB 5466 on electric transmission reliability and capacity, taking up multiple amendments to a proposed second substitute. Amendments addressing wildfire risk, corridor identification, landowner consultation, eminent domain, and wildfire liability were all rejected, and the bill was advanced on a due pass recommendation. In each case, the committee’s final action was to pass the bills or substitutes subject to signatures, with several measures referred onward to Ways and Means or Rules as noted.

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• General Counsel Chair of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Bill Ayal.
• Council Chairman General Counsel Chair of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Bill Ayal.
• President of the Quinault Indian Nation, Guy Capoeman.
• Chairman of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Quentin Swanson.
• Chairman of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, Greg Abramson.

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Summary: The joint session of the Washington Legislature convened to receive Governor Bob Ferguson’s State of the State address, with the House and Senate roll called and a quorum confirmed. The chamber recognized Supreme Court justices, statewide elected officials, tribal leaders, consular corps members, and other guests before the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem by the Wapato High School Choir, a prayer by Reverend Indiana Driver Gimmer, and a poem by State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield. The governor opened by thanking those present and highlighting recent flooding as a major test of the state’s resilience, praising first responders, National Guard members, WSDOT crews, and local leaders for their response and recovery efforts. In his address, Ferguson said Washington’s economy remains strong but argued the state must make major investments in transportation, ferries, housing, and affordability. He proposed more than a billion dollars for bridge repairs, $164 million for road paving this summer, another billion dollars for three new ferries, and a $244 million housing investment. He also called for a millionaire’s tax to fund expanded Working Families Tax Credit benefits, tax relief for small businesses, more K-12 funding, and affordability measures such as utility bill credits and expanded energy assistance. He criticized federal immigration enforcement tactics and changes at the CDC, urged action on a bill limiting masked law enforcement, and said Washington should rely on science-based public health guidance through state-led efforts. The governor also highlighted several bills and proposals he said he would support, including expanded early learning for military families, modular housing standards, reckless driving changes, improved crash data access, wildfire air support for local fire departments, fee refunds when agencies miss processing deadlines, and a campaign to improve FAFSA completion rates. He said his administration has already reduced processing times for several licenses and wants government to be more responsive. After the address, the joint session was dissolved by motion and vote, and the House then adjourned until January 14 at 10:30 a.m.

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• General Counsel Chair of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Bill Ayal.
• Council Chairman General Counsel Chair of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Bill Ayal.
• President of the Quinault Indian Nation, Guy Capulman.
• Chairman of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Quentin Swanson.
• Chairman of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, Greg Abramson.

Summary: The joint session of the Washington Legislature convened to receive Governor Bob Ferguson’s State of the State address, with the House and Senate, Supreme Court justices, statewide elected officials, tribal leaders, consular representatives, and other guests formally introduced. The meeting also included the Pledge of Allegiance, a performance by the Wapato High School Choir, a prayer by Reverend Indiana Driver Gimmer, and a poem by State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield. In his address, Governor Ferguson said the state remains strong economically but faces major challenges from recent historic flooding, aging transportation infrastructure, ferry reliability problems, the housing shortage, and affordability concerns. He proposed major budget priorities including more than a billion dollars for bridge and road maintenance without raising taxes, another billion dollars for ferries, and a record housing investment. He also called for a millionaire’s tax to fund expanded Working Families Tax Credit benefits, tax relief for small businesses, and more support for K-12 education, along with utility assistance and early learning expansion funded in part by a large private gift. The governor also criticized federal immigration enforcement practices and changes at the CDC, urged action on a bill to prohibit masked law enforcement and require identifying information, and backed shifting vaccine recommendations to the state health department. He highlighted several bipartisan proposals he said he would sign, including expanded early learning for military families, modular housing standards, reckless driving changes, crash review access to medical information, wildfire air resources for local fire departments, and fee refunds for missed agency deadlines. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session was dissolved by motion and the House adjourned until the next legislative day.

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• We have also credits that we reserved for the Hualapai River Indian community.
• is responsible on behalf of the state of Arizona to provide backup supplies to the Hualapai River Indian
• fee credits for our Indian firming obligations.
• Yes, the Hualapai River Indian community is...
• Yes, the Hualapai River Indian community is a CAP user.

Summary: The committee began with a presentation from the Arizona Water Banking Authority on its role storing Colorado River water underground and holding long-term storage credits for CAP municipal and industrial subcontractors, on-river contractors, the Hualapai Tribe, Mojave County Water Authority, and Nevada. Members asked about future firming for CAP subcontractors, recovery constraints, funding sources, and whether the authority could use groundwater withdrawal fee credits for Indian firming and CAP users. The manager explained the authority has no post-2026 firming policy yet for CAP M&I subcontractors, relies mainly on withdrawal fees and ad valorem taxes, and distributes credits on paper through ADWR transfer forms rather than delivering wet water. No action was taken on the presentation. The committee then heard SB 1445, which would allow certain small municipalities to conduct bacteriological testing on site with EPA-approved equipment and originally limited ADEQ sampling requirements to no more than four times per month. The sponsor and the mayor of Kearny argued the bill would reduce costs and travel burdens for rural towns while allowing more frequent testing. Committee discussion focused on whether the change was already possible under existing law and whether the amendment would weaken testing requirements. The Griffin amendment removed the language restricting ADEQ’s sampling frequency. The bill passed as amended on a 6-4 vote. The committee also considered SB 1137, a modernization measure for Arizona’s 811 call-before-you-dig system that sets procedures for large project coordination meetings, positive response communication, and related enforcement. Supporters from Associated General Contractors and an underground utility contractor said the bill reflects stakeholder consensus and would improve safety and efficiency without adding state costs. The Taylor amendment shifted implementation procedures from the Corporation Commission to the One Call Notification Center and made other technical changes. The bill passed unanimously, 10-0. SB 1287, which extends to all active management areas the ability of holders of irrigation grandfathered rights to withdraw up to 10 acre-feet annually for stockwatering or domestic use, also passed 9-1. The committee next approved SB 1335, as amended by a strike-everything amendment tied to the Ag-to-Urban program, allowing a groundwater savings holder to continue irrigating for up to two years after issuance of groundwater savings credits. DWR and irrigation district representatives said the change would address timing problems between relinquishing irrigation rights and finalizing development, while some members objected that it could increase groundwater pumping. The bill passed 5-4. Finally, SB 1336, which continues the State Land Department for four years and adds reporting, planning, and oversight provisions including a new oversight board, passed 5-4 after debate over whether another board was necessary and whether the reauthorization period was long enough. The committee concluded with SB 1677, appropriating $3 million for salt cedar mitigation along the lower Gila River and the Gila-Colorado confluence. Supporters from Audubon Southwest, the City of Buckeye, and local landowners described flood, fire, habitat, and water-supply benefits, while members questioned herbicide use and the need for data. The bill passed 9-0, and the meeting adjourned after all votes were completed.