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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules for the 119th Congress, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, designation of member Feb 6th, 2025 at 08:50 am
Finance Committee
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- I know that President Trump is more interested in bilateral agreements than multi-state agreements.
- How do we form better trade agreements?
- Agreement was about.
- It's something that's mandated by the agreement.
- That's where we need to tailor our agreement.
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint House Media Availability 5/22/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- </c> he will uphold his part of the agreement he will uphold his part of the agreement um<00:04:09.760
- </c> bipartisan fashion giving an update? bipartisan fashion giving an update?
- </c><00:10:28.959><c> where</c> Will you be seeking an agreement where Will you be seeking an agreement
- </c><00:13:14.560><c> to</c> once we put our name on an agreement to once we put our name on an agreement
- I would say there's, uh, bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition on creating a new branch of a new
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Minority Leader Mark Johnson addresses global budget agreement details - 05/15/25
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- Uh, but there are still many other bills out there that with bipartisan support that we'd love to see
- </c> able to do other work on bipartisan able to do other work on bipartisan priorities<00:00:55.120>
- to an agreement and compromise within<00:03:03.360><c> that,</c><00:03:03.680><c> too.
- Look, we're going to have to sit down, look at the agreement, and talk about it as a caucus.
- </c><00:07:16.639><c> there's</c> is well there's an agreement there's is well there's an agreement there's
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Press Conference 4/8/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we are here to talk about this bipartisan bill that bans governments from using NDAs, and it has
- It was bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition.
- Uh, so I think the bipartisan support part is growing to be bigger than the bipartisan opposition part
- ><c> for</c><00:09:52.080><c> the</c> There is bipartisan urgency for the There is bipartisan urgency
- And those are some of the things that are covered up with these secret agreements.
Summary:
Lawmakers held a bipartisan press availability on a bill to prohibit local governments and their officials from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities. Supporters said the measure is intended to protect transparency, public participation, and Minnesotans’ right to know about local decisions involving land use, public financing, and economic development, especially in cases involving data centers and other large projects. Representatives and senators from both parties described the bill as a response to examples in cities such as Rosemount, Farmington, Hermantown, North Mankato, Monticello, Pine Island, and others, where they said NDAs kept communities from learning about projects until decisions were effectively already made.
The authors argued that the bill is not anti-development or limited to data centers, but instead prevents corporations from using private contracts to circumvent Minnesota’s open meeting and data practices laws. They said Chapter 13 already addresses trade secrets and other confidential information, and that the bill is meant to stop NDAs from creating secrecy around government decision-making. They also said they had heard little organized opposition so far, though they acknowledged questions about how the bill would affect early-stage business recruitment conversations and how local governments, especially smaller ones, would implement the change.
Members also discussed the bill’s legislative path. They said it had previously received unanimous support in committee and was sent to the general register, then moved to the Judiciary Committee at the request of Chair Scott, who wanted a hearing. The authors said they did not believe the bill raised Chapter 13 issues requiring judiciary review, but agreed to the referral as a courtesy and said they were seeking a hearing. They reported that Senate consideration had previously ended in a tie vote, but said momentum was growing and expected stronger support this session. No vote was taken during the press event.
NY
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- agreement on this?
- agreement on this?
- agreement to extend voting?
- If judges need some direction, like what is the problem with having bipartisan agreement if you're going
- Bipartisan agreement if you're going to extend voting.
Committee:
Senate Elections
Summary:
The Elections Committee held its final meeting of the session, with Chair Senator Gonzalez thanking members and staff for their work. The committee considered several election-related bills, including a voter ID proposal, protections against voter challenges and purging, a measure to address election disruptions, sample ballot posting, absentee ballot deadline notices for students, military and overseas voting changes, and notice requirements for expired address confidentiality protections.
Senate Bill 2574, requiring government-issued photo ID to vote, drew opposition from Senators Walczyk and Myrie, who argued it would create barriers to voting and that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud; the bill was reported from committee with opposition. Senate Bill 3233A, dealing with illegal voter purging and challenges, prompted extended discussion about citizenship verification, privacy of citizenship data, and whether information should be shared publicly; it was reported to the floor with Senators Borrello and Walczyk voting no. Senate Bill 4602A, on remedies for election disruptions, was discussed in terms of county and state board roles and bipartisan decision-making, and it was reported to the Finance Committee with a no vote from one member.
The remaining bills were advanced with little or no substantive debate: Senate Bill 6253A on posting sample ballots, Senate Bill 6259 on notifying students of absentee ballot deadlines, Senate Bill 6995 on voting by mail, Senate Bill 7689B on overseas military and special federal voters, and Senate Bill 9857 on notice when address confidentiality protections expire. Most were reported either to the floor or to the Finance Committee, and the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Remembering Senator Kari Dziedzic / The First Day of Session / Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Minnesota Jan 20th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- The 94th Legislature started off with a bipartisan agreement on how the Senate will be governed while
- The 94th Legislature started off with a bipartisan agreement on how the Senate will be governed while
- </c><00:03:36.239><c> and</c> management and agreements and management and agreements and appointments
- </c> Republicans and Democrats so Agreements Republicans and Democrats so Agreements are<00:04:02.920
- It's a bipartisan idea; it's been introduced by both parties in the past.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Update on Special Session Negotiations - 09/30/25
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- We've already done that work bipartisan.
- </c> if he's interested in finding bipartisan if he's interested in finding bipartisan solutions<00:02
- </c> work done in a bipartisan way. work done in a bipartisan way.
- It requires compromise, not just bipartisan support.
- It requires compromise, not just bipartisan support.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/10/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
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- </c> going to happen is if we have bipartisan going to happen is if we have bipartisan support<00:36:
- He said this is the first realistic effort at reaching an agreement on a bipartisan redistricting commission
- He said this is the first realistic effort at reaching an agreement on a bipartisan redistricting commission
- c><00:57:05.880><c> on</c><00:57:06.079><c> a</c><00:57:06.559><c> excuse</c> agreement on a bipartisan
- uh on a excuse agreement on a bipartisan uh on a excuse me<00:57:07.000><c> on</c><00:57:07.160><c>
Bills:
HF550
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 25th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Because this was our agreement which we passed.
- If you think honoring your agreement is important, honor your agreement.
- , that are not pointed to in the agreement.
- There's this complex of issues that we've found some bipartisan agreement on, and I just feel the need
- it, bipartisan all the way.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Brad Tabke Press Conference 3/17/26
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- </c> maintain those data sharing agreements maintain those data sharing agreements and<00:13:30.399><
- That was a bipartisan concern crackdown. Is this analogous, do you think, to that?
- </c> Minnesota had it was a bipartisan Minnesota had it was a bipartisan concern<00:14:42.480><c> I</
- Have you heard it could be bipartisan?
- Have you heard it could be bipartisan?
Summary:
At a morning press conference, lawmakers and advocates discussed a bill by Rep. Tabke aimed at tightening Minnesota’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) laws. Speakers argued that license plate data is being misused, especially in connection with immigration enforcement and “Operation Metro Surge,” and said motorists expect privacy for the personal information tied to their plates. Several individuals described incidents in which they believed federal agents used ALPR data to identify their homes, photograph their houses, or otherwise intimidate them after they had observed ICE activity.
John Beler of the ACLU of Minnesota said ALPR systems capture plate numbers, time, date, and location, and that private vendors and out-of-state agencies can access the data with little oversight. He cited public records showing large numbers of searches, including one metro agency with about 425,000 searches in six weeks and another with nearly 100 searches explicitly for civil immigration enforcement. He said the bill would prohibit sharing ALPR data outside Minnesota unless authorized by a court order or judicial warrant, require data-sharing agreements among agencies, require signage for private ALPR use, and bar sale or transfer of the data without consent or legal process.
In response to questions, speakers said the bill is intended to regulate local law enforcement and private vendors rather than federal agencies directly, by limiting how data is shared and accessed. They compared the issue to prior bipartisan concerns about driver’s license lookups and said they hoped the measure would advance out of judiciary later that morning and then to public safety, though they said they could not guarantee support or passage.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/20/25
State and Local Government
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- It precludes the agreements from inhibiting the OIG's authority to investigate.
- It precludes the agreements from inhibiting the OIG's authority to investigate.
- It precludes the agreements from inhibiting the OIG's authority to investigate.
- It precludes the agreements from inhibiting the OIG's authority to investigate.
- </c> the finalists would be a bipartisan the finalists would be a bipartisan um<00:10:34.640><c> two<
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 9/30/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires compromise, not just bipartisan support.
- It requires compromise, not just bipartisan support.
- It requires compromise, not just bipartisan support.
- support. compromise, not just bipartisan support.
- </c> 6th is when you have to have agreement 6th is when you have to have agreement in<00:10:41.360><c
MN
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- </c> those changes for courses to agreement those changes for courses to agreement as<00:15:57.360><c
- agreement on things.
- One of the lessons of this committee is that there's a lot of bipartisan agreement on things.
- And one of those bipartisan agreement areas is that we can send standalone bills to the general register
- Um, and if, you know, we run out of time or something happens, there's definitely bipartisan agreement
Bills:
HF1306
Committee:
House Education Policy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They already have bipartisan co-sponsors.
- The tax structure work group didn't even recommend it, and that was a bipartisan work group.
- Is there any agreement between Republicans and Democrats on how to balance the budget going into this
- So there's a little bit of agreement with moderate Democrats, whether there's enough of them.
- I think that, you know, in that one area, we are in agreement.
Summary:
House and Senate Republican leaders held a media availability on the second day of the 60-day legislative session, reacting to Governor Ferguson’s State of the State address and outlining their priorities. They said the top issue is affordability, and argued the governor and Democratic majority are responding with more taxes, regulation, and government spending rather than restraint. They criticized the prospect of a state income tax, calling it unconstitutional, politically unpopular, and likely to expand beyond high earners over time. They also said the state should avoid raiding the rainy day fund and instead look for savings through tighter budget management, reduced middle management, and a focus on core services.
The leaders also discussed public safety, immigration enforcement, child care oversight, transportation, housing, and the Climate Commitment Act. On immigration, they said law enforcement coordination is essential and criticized mixed messages from state leaders about federal enforcement and sheriffs. On child care, they said allegations of fraud in subsidy programs should be investigated through audits and oversight, and rejected the idea that looking for fraud is offensive to honest providers. They said there is some bipartisan agreement on using Climate Commitment Act revenue for the Working Families Tax Credit, transportation, and wildfire prevention, but argued the tax itself is regressive and should be redirected to better uses.
On the budget, Republicans said the current deficit will not be solved by a future income tax and that the state will likely need spending cuts or savings. They said there is some limited agreement with moderate Democrats against further tax increases and against using the rainy day fund as a first step. On housing and transportation, they said the real solutions are permitting reform, changes to the Growth Management Act and energy code, and more stable transportation funding, rather than more state spending on affordable housing or piecemeal fees. No votes were taken, and the event ended as a press availability with questions from reporters.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes jobs, labor and economic development finance bill, SF17 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Those opposed, nay. bipartisan working group and I believe bipartisan working group and I believe the
- You just you just can't go agreements.
- </c> around collective bargaining agreements around collective bargaining agreements folks<00:26:25.120
- So a year from agreements.
- </c> and the collective bargaining agreements and the collective bargaining agreements that<00:27:15.200
MN
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- The agreement protects power sharing on committees, including requiring bipartisan votes for all bills
- The agreement ensures a bipartisan negotiation on House rules.
- The agreement protects conference committees by ensuring equal bipartisan membership, and we are optimistic
- agreement coming out of committee the agreement ensures<00:44:07.800><c> a</c><00:44:07.960><c> bipartisan
- c> agreement</c><00:44:11.240><c> protects</c> house rules the agreement protects house rules the agreement
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to markup an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Feb 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Senate Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- There was an effort in 2007 to get a bipartisan agreement on immigration. Republicans tanked it.
- We not only spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense, in a bipartisan agreement just last year
- I supported the bipartisan Sinema-Lankford agreement to invest $20 billion to strengthen the security
- And two, it creates a new reserve fund to implement a bipartisan multi-year agreement to provide $171
- It creates a new reserve fund to implement a bipartisan, multi-year agreement to provide $171 billion
Committee:
Senate Senate Budget
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's actually a pretty recent development that we don't have bipartisan agreement on the enforcement
- </c><01:12:25.040><c> agreement</c> that we don't have bipartisan agreement that we don't have bipartisan
- My question is this: why isn't there an agreement? Nine to zero bipartisan in the Senate.
- agreement? agreement? Why?
- There's no agreement. agreement. agreement.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
A New Senator is Sworn In / Legalizing Sports Betting in Minnesota / Black Entrepreneurs Day Feb 7th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- We built on all of that momentum, and I feel like we have bipartisan support.
- We built on all of that momentum, and I feel like we have bipartisan support.
- We built on all of that momentum, and I feel like we have bipartisan support.
- Now, Senator, we know this is a bipartisan issue on both sides.
- You know, bipartisan support, bipartisan opposition.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 3 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a bipartisan, bicameral agreement between myself and our respective conferees, led of course
- But we're not going to do it today because we cannot get agreement across the aisle.
- But we have things that I think we have bipartisan agreement on that just get caught up in the fact that
- And there was bipartisan work on this.
- That had strong bipartisan support, but it didn't make the cut.