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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- These students smiled and told me proudly that they heard their native language, understood the song,
- storytelling, reaching new audiences, recruiting new Art Hounds in Greater Minnesota, and integrating our Native
- They are licensed either to a native tribe, a community itself, or a college, school, or university.
- This is Minnesota Native News. I'm Marie Rock.
Keywords:
public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- But Massachusetts is a little unique because our non-native-born population really comes from throughout
- in what they did, and now many of them are reporting to us a reluctance on the part of their non-native-born
- , it was always interesting to me: Lowell was always a challenge because it always had a high non-native-born
- Excuse me, Lowell was always a challenge because it always had a high non-native-born population.
- What was originally the biggest non-native-born population was Cambodian. But that shifted.
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on census preparation, focusing first on testimony from U.S. Census Bureau staff James Whitehorn and Andrea Grace Johnson. They described the Bureau’s decade-long geographic and redistricting programs, including the Boundary and Annexation Survey, School District Review Program, Participant Statistical Area Program, and Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA), along with the Block Boundary Suggestion Project and voting district collection. They emphasized that Massachusetts has been a strong partner in these efforts and explained how the Bureau is using updated street data, building footprints, machine learning, and change detection to improve address lists and track new housing. Whitehorn also reviewed the 2030 redistricting data program, the legal basis for it under PL 94-171, the role of state nonpartisan liaisons, and the expected timeline for data delivery. He noted that OMB’s revised race and ethnicity standards will merge those questions into one and add a Middle Eastern/North African category. Committee members asked about the new standards, state contacts, and how boundary updates are submitted, and the witnesses said they would provide the slide deck and contact information.
Wendy Underhill and Helen Brewer of NCSL then testified about why census preparation matters for states, stressing its impact on data, federal funding, and political representation. They outlined optional steps states can take before 2030, including staying in touch with Census Bureau staff, identifying state and local personnel involved in census work, supporting local participation in Bureau programs, and creating complete count committees or commissions. They cited Massachusetts’s prior complete count committee and grantmaking efforts as an example and said such efforts can improve self-response and overall accuracy. They also noted that state legislatures can act as conveners and trusted messengers, and they discussed broader issues such as privacy protections, differential privacy, budget uncertainty, and the possibility of future litigation or a citizenship question.
Secretary of State William Galvin then gave extended remarks on Massachusetts’s 2020 census experience and the need to prepare early for 2030. He said the state faced major challenges in 2020 from the pandemic, litigation, and rhetoric about citizenship, and that Massachusetts relied heavily on local records, university data, and community outreach to document residents, especially students and non-native-born populations. He argued that the state should strengthen local recordkeeping now through LUCA, annual resident lists, assessors’ and zoning records, and other local data sources, and he urged support for a proposed $500,000 appropriation for census-related grants and technical assistance. Galvin said better preparation is needed because housing patterns, population shifts, and local administrative capacity have changed since 2020, and he emphasized that the goal is to improve the completeness of the records the Census Bureau will use in 2030.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If I understand your native New Mexican... Madam Chair, Madam President.
- With Spanish and with the Native Americans that were already here.
- Are you native New Mexican also? Madam President's Senator? Madam President, Senator, yes I am.
- New Mexicans, not just the Hispanics, but the Native Americans also. ...actual our constituents and
- our Native New Mexicans, not just the Hispanics, but the Native Americans also.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It is especially devastating to the native stations and to the stations in greater Minnesota.
- It is especially devastating to the native stations and to the stations in greater Minnesota.
- It is especially devastating to the native stations and to the stations in greater Minnesota.
- It is especially devastating to the native stations and to the stations in greater Minnesota.
- So, as a native Minnesotan, I'm laws.
Keywords:
Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- A 5-year-old who tells their classmates that Native people are not safe.
- <00:38:35.839>
An that native people are not safe. An that native people are not safe. - USA is a Native American land and Mexican land because most of this land is stolen.
- Actually, all of this land is stolen by Native Americans and Mexico.
- Native Americans and Mexico. Native Americans and Mexico.
Keywords:
school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/14/2026 - 31st Annual Indian Nations & Tribes Legislative Day
Transcript Highlights:
- restore sensitive ecosystems along the Santa Cruz River, once a lively river near Tucson supporting native
- Once a lively river near Tucson supporting native wildlife, trees, and plants, our allocation has also
- if they did... ...have those kinds of stories, they were often stereotypes or inaccuracies about Native
Summary:
The Arizona House and Senate held the joint protocol session for the 31st Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day, opening with a tribal blessing, presentation of the colors, the national anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance. House Speaker Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren Petersen welcomed tribal leaders, elders, and guests, emphasizing the importance of government-to-government collaboration, tribal sovereignty, and the role of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes in issues such as water, energy, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development.
The tribal address was delivered by Fort Mojave Chairman Timothy Williams, who focused heavily on Colorado River water rights, drought, climate change, and the need to include tribes in any future river management framework as current guidelines expire. He also discussed tribal economic development, education, public safety, border security, and the importance of protecting culture, language, land, and water. Thana Autumn Nation Chairman Verlin Jose similarly stressed unity, tribal sovereignty, border issues, water stewardship, and the economic impact of tribal gaming, arguing that tribes should be full partners in state and federal policy discussions and opposing a fixed border wall.
Dr. Laura Tohi of the Navajo Nation gave a poetry reading and spoke about her background, the importance of language and oral tradition, and her role as Arizona State Poet Laureate. Her poems centered on food, water, weaving, and homeland. The session concluded with closing remarks from legislative leaders thanking participants for their perspectives and contributions, and the joint protocol session was dissolved. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:06 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- effects across three different human cell lines, which was in a 2025 paper, and no adverse impact on native
- effects across three different human cell lines, which was in a 2025 paper, and no adverse impact on native
- plants, soils, or soil microbial communities, which was a 40-week ...adverse impact on native plants
- I am a native New Mexican, a former elected official, conservationist, and I have the privilege of serving
- I am a native New Mexican, a former elected official, conservationist, and I have the privilege of serving
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We are the closest community, native or non-native, in the nation to the nuclear power plant and stored
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Community plant we are the closest Community plant we are the closest Community native - <00:20:54.880>
or <00:20:55.640>non-native <00:20:56.640>in <00:20:56.840>the - <00:20:57.000>
nation <00:20:57.360>to native or non-native in the nation to native - or non-native in the nation to the<00:20:57.600>
nuclear <00:20:58.039>power <00:20:58.280
Summary:
The House Energy Finance and Policy Committee met to approve the January 16 minutes and then heard House File 9, which was referred to the Committee on Taxes after the committee’s action. The bill was presented as an energy policy measure aimed at reliability and affordability. It would expand hydroelectric power’s eligibility under the state’s energy standard, delay certain carbon-free compliance requirements for utilities that do not meet a retail rate benchmark, prohibit local permits to demolish fossil fuel plants under certain conditions, state support for carbon capture and sequestration without creating a state funding obligation, end the nuclear moratorium, and expand the sales tax exemption for residential natural gas and electricity used as primary heat year-round starting after June 30, 2026. The committee also took up and adopted the A1 author’s amendment, which clarified that the carbon capture language does not obligate state spending.
The bill’s sponsor argued that Minnesota’s current energy policy is driving up costs and threatening reliability, especially during extreme cold, and said the bill would create “off-ramps” from existing mandates to protect ratepayers and businesses. He cited reliability concerns, MISO/NERC risk assessments, rising utility rates, and the need for an all-of-the-above energy approach, including hydro and nuclear. He also said the bill would reduce taxes by broadening the sales tax exemption for residential heating.
Testimony was mixed but generally focused on reliability, affordability, and the role of nuclear power. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce supported the bill’s emphasis on keeping power reliable and affordable, with both saying Minnesota needs dispatchable, carbon-free resources and noting concerns about high electricity costs and future demand from data centers and AI. The Prairie Island Indian Community opposed lifting the nuclear moratorium without a viable waste solution, describing the long-term burden of spent nuclear fuel on its community and asking for more consultation. Xcel Energy said its nuclear plants have operated safely and reliably for decades, support low-cost and low-carbon power, and could be part of the state’s energy transition, but it emphasized the need for tribal participation and said decisions about retiring fossil plants should remain within the existing Public Utilities Commission resource planning process.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Policy Committee approves bill to repeal ethnic studies requirements 2/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- African-Americans, Native Americans, and other ethnic groups that also happen to look white.
- Oh, and let's not forget about the Native Americans, the Ojibwe and the Dakota, who have all contributed
- Oh, and let's not forget about the Native Americans, the Ojibwe and the Dakota, who have all contributed
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Summary:
House File 29 was heard in committee as a proposal to suspend adoption of the revised social studies standards, push implementation to 2030-31, repeal the requirement to embed ethnic studies across all standards, and cancel related appropriations. The bill sponsor argued Minnesota schools should focus on basic academic achievement and that ethnic studies requirements add burdens and distract from reading, math, and science. The chair moved the bill to the Committee on Education Finance after opening the hearing and then took extensive public testimony.
Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters of HF 29, including Katherine Kersten, Deanna Moose, Kendall Qualls, Hillary Swanson, and Diane Smith, argued the ethnic studies framework is ideological, overly focused on race, insufficiently transparent, and costly in professional development time; several said it would divide students or burden teachers. Some supporters also claimed the standards or framework promote activism, critical race theory, or racial stratification. Opponents, including Mark Westfall, Crystal Johnson, Jim Grathwol, Marcus Penny, Claude Sigman, and Courtney Major, said the standards are inclusive, research-based, and designed to help students understand multiple perspectives, civic life, and the contributions of diverse Minnesotans. They emphasized that ethnic studies can improve engagement, critical thinking, and representation, and that teachers should be trusted to implement the standards.
No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal action noted was the chair’s motion to re-refer House File 29 to the Committee on Education Finance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/26/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- trout stream easement areas and native trout stream easement areas and native prairie<00:03:51.320
- >
prairie prairie prairie of na- native prairie prairie prairie of na- native prairie bank<00: - I'm so welcomed by the native folks. My 50 years in this country, no one told me to go home.
- I'm so welcomed by the native folks. My 50 years in this country, no one told me to go home.
- I'm so welcomed by the native folks. My 50 years in this country, no one told me to go home.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The goal is to remove invasives and restore native plants.
- The goal is to remove invasives and restore native plants.
- The goal is to remove invasives and restore native plants.
- The goal is to remove invasives and restore native plants.
- invasives and restore native plants. invasives and restore native plants.
Keywords:
pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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which <00:24:32.000> - This was a partnership with the Native American Community Center Clinic.
- <01:14:27.880>
American a partnership with the Native American a partnership with the Native - Community Center uh Clinic uh Native Community Center uh Clinic uh Native Americans<01:14:31.520
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then Native Americans—the suicide rate among Minnesota's Native American population, as you can see
- from the trend lines, is noticeably higher than the national trend line for Native Americans.
- And then Native Americans—the suicide rate among Minnesota's Native American population, as you can see
- from the trend lines, is noticeably higher than the national trend line for Native Americans.
- Thank you for the question. farmers and Native Americans um farmers and Native Americans um particularly
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study May 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the rule amendment also proposes charter schools with enrolled Native American students to comply
- dog, so to speak, you know, having something like, and I'm making up the numbers, 70% of the total native
- Districts and charters includes all Native American counts within students, students who are affiliated
- So the LEAs are receiving funding for students who identify as Native American.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm grateful for the legacy amendment to protect our drinking water sources, restore our native habitat
- I'm grateful for the legacy amendment to protect our drinking water sources, restore our native habitat
- I'm grateful for the legacy amendment to protect our drinking water sources, restore our native habitat
- I'm grateful for the legacy amendment to protect our drinking water sources, restore our native habitat
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- today to honor former Ambassador Janette Hyde, who sadly passed away last month, a North Carolina native
- away last month a North Carolina native Ambassador<05:19:00.240>
Hyde <05:19:00.680>was <05:34:59.840>born America more than the native born America more than the native born certainly - better than so many of the native better than so many of the native born<05:44:06.120>
we - who are doing better than the native who are doing better than the native born<05:53:03.000>
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 051 Mar 6th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, I could say perhaps that my native language is Greenlandic. Why Greenlandic?
- Often considered very difficult for non-natives to master.
- Uh, she also speaks Taiwanese, uh, which is her native tongue. Taiwanese is an unwritten language.
- We also have some of our Native American and indigenous languages as well.
- We have some of our Native American languages here in Colorado that are also unwritten.
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from March 4, 2026. Members then made a series of announcements recognizing visiting groups, including emergency managers, community health centers, the Colorado Chamber Alliance, medical equipment providers, the League of Women Voters, and upcoming committee meetings and Denver Zoo Day. The chamber also moved several bills to special orders later in the day.
The House then took up third reading of several bills. House Bill 1026, expanding plan options for the Public Employees Retirement Association, passed 49-13. House Bill 102, concerning access to behavioral health providers and licensure for clinical social workers, passed 51-13. House Bill 1205, updating state law to reflect federal good neighbor authority agreements, passed 63-1. House Bill 1145, on water quality and mobile home parks, passed 42-12. House Bill 107, improving use of distributed energy resources, passed 48-16. House Bill 1127, requiring a report after fatal motor vehicle crashes, passed 42-22. House Bill 1277, continuing the kidney disease prevention and education task force, passed unanimously 64-0.
The chamber then considered House Bill 1081, which would require utilities to evaluate advanced transmission technologies to improve Colorado’s electric transmission system. Members debated amendments, including L007 and L004, both of which were adopted, while L006 was rejected. Supporters said the bill would help reduce costs, improve reliability, and better use existing infrastructure; opponents of L006 argued it would add unnecessary mandates and costs. After amendment, House Bill 1081 passed. The House also took up House Bill 1228, creating an additional pathway to licensure for marriage and family therapists, which passed unanimously. House Bill 1120, implementing mobile home taxation task force recommendations to protect mobile homeowners’ equity and align tax sale procedures with constitutional requirements, was then considered; the finance committee report was adopted, and debate continued on a proposed amendment as the transcript ended.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- species of fish, including 139 native species of fish, including 139 native species.<06:13:17.760
- A native of King George, Mr. Sison has dedicated his career to his community.
- A native of King George, Mr. Sison has dedicated his career to his community.
- A native of King George, Mr. Sison has dedicated his career to his community.
- A native of King George, Mr. Sison has dedicated his career to his community.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Mar 27th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- I was born in College Station, Texas, to two native Texans and several generations of Texans by birth
- A lot of people in this room and in our community are working hard to preserve topsoil, preserve native
- 560 or so... ...8th grade students to learn about wildlife and native grasslands.
- We're truly conservationists with everything from bees to native grasslands to everything else.
- For example, we purchased and donated nearly 1,000 acres of pristine native blackland prairie to the
Bills:
SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706
Keywords:
insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- First, seed banks and seed preservation efforts are crucial for safeguarding genetic material of native
- Extreme weather and natural disasters can be reborn by reintroducing native plant...
Summary:
The House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock met with a quorum present and heard testimony on House Bill 5085, which would create a report on the impacts of seed banks and seed preservation, especially as they relate to food access, biodiversity, disaster recovery, and education. Representative Gervin Hawkins presented the bill, citing examples such as the Bastrop wildfire and the role of seed banking in restoring ecosystems and supporting food security. No one testified against the bill, and the author closed after questions.
The committee then voted to report HB 5085 favorably to the full House without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion passed on a 6-3 vote. The committee also considered Senate Bill 1035, with a committee substitute adopted that made a minor wording change from "or" to "and." SB 1035, which creates a legal pathway for agricultural operators to challenge unlawful local regulations and recover court costs and attorneys' fees, was reported favorably on a 9-0 vote.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2155, which implements TDLR recommendations to modernize the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners by improving licensing, complaint resolution, and enforcement processes. The bill was reported favorably to the full House without amendment on a 9-0 vote. After disposing of these items, the committee adjourned subject to the call of the chair.