Video & Transcript Research : 'snow'
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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't know where you're from, but it hasn't snowed where I'm from. >> And dry is an understatement.
- hasn't snowed where I'm from. hasn't snowed where I'm from.
- water, sewer, pothole repair, snow water, sewer, pothole repair, snow removal,<00:53:26.400>
- removed from their flushing, and snow removed from their streets. streets. streets.
- <02:50:59.840>
plows, <02:51:00.399>they're trails, drive those snow plows, they're
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I won't necessarily go into detail, but the photographs you'll notice are of some of the snow plows we've
- Well, it snowed a few days ago, and so I was lucky enough to get a couple of... ...photographs of what
- This is not the more severe snow we've had, but we had trucks tracing up and down the interstate, keeping
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- maintain signage, paint, inspect road projects, perform design work, maintain buildings, and plow snow
- 12 blocks away from where I live, and so I scooted home in 20° weather with, you know, 15 inches of snow
- know,<00:52:00.200>
15 <00:52:00.600>in <00:52:00.960>of <00:52:01.080>snow - <00:52:02.680>
so, <00:52:03.680>this <00:52:03.840>is you know, 15 in of snow - Um so, this is you know, 15 in of snow.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 11th, 2026 at 11:30 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- God, our Creator, who has created and is creating, bless us with your gifts of cold and snow.
- kinds of things that we're all working through, including not having enough cold and not having enough snow
- Across rural communities, there's less snow feeding the acequias that farmers and ranchers depend on.
- How much snow do we see now? How much? We see the weather changing.
- Eighty-one percent of the state is currently in a snow drought.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/27/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- like a job for incentive, like shoveling seasonal snow or adjustments for remote work.
- I guess other for the snow, uh, ski resorts were mentioned, but uh I can't support this.
- I guess other for the snow, uh, ski resorts were mentioned, but uh I can't support this.
- they're have a remote employee or a snow they're have a remote employee or a snow shoveling<01:39
- I could have a policy for my snow plowers and my office staff has different policies.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The biggest thing that impacts them year to year is the amount of snow.
- population area, but you know, we're also seeing these wolves actually, we can see, if you get a fresh snow
- population area, but you know, we're also seeing these wolves actually, we can see, if you get a fresh snow
- population area, but you know, we're also seeing these wolves actually, we can see, if you get a fresh snow
- population area, but you know, we're also seeing these wolves actually, we can see, if you get a fresh snow
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're hoping that we We do get a return to some normal snow patterns this coming winter, but again
- When it's open and we have all that snow, it's great.
- When there's no snow, there's not a whole lot to do up there besides mountain biking and gondola rides
- Like I said, we want to see a return to the normal snow patterns.
- The big thing is that the snow is what gradually infiltrates into the ground.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- issues we've had is, um, that some of the, usually the other parts of the state don't have is, um, snow
- Um, and I don't know if that's going to come under you or we've had, uh, some snow occurrences in the
- Um, I think Lubbock has 2 snow plows.
- Um, it hasn't been fiscally reasonable for us to expand our snow capability.
- Well, Chairman, we, we get a little snow every now and then, uh, and thank you so much for the work as
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House public safety panel hears HF435 - Pt. 2 2/25/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for the Commissioner: What is the importance of having a female-only space for inmates, Commissioner Snow
- Commissioner, can you please tell me why does the Shako facility exist in the first place, Commissioner Snow
- there a path to make that happen is there a path to make that happen commissioner<00:24:17.039>
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Summary:
The committee took up House File 435, a bill framed by supporters as protecting biological women and keeping Minnesota Correctional Facility Shakopee as a women-only facility. Much of the discussion centered on how the Department of Corrections determines placement, whether and how it verifies sex or gender identity, and what the bill would require in practice. Commissioner Snell said Shakopee is the state’s women’s correctional facility, that DOC uses medical and records-based review rather than genital inspections, and that any transfer decisions involve a broader, nine-factor process that includes individual safety and gender-responsive care. He also said there are three transgender women placed at Shakopee.
Opponents argued the bill targets a very small and vulnerable population and would increase risk to transgender people, who they said are already disproportionately subject to assault and harassment in custody. Representative Feist said the issue was not a major concern raised by women at Shakopee and that other facility problems were more pressing. Representative Pinto and Representative Curran challenged the bill’s premise and the author’s framing, while Representative Hudson pressed the commissioner on whether safety concerns alone could justify a transfer to Shakopee from a male facility; Snell said other management tools would be used instead. Testimony from Alicia Beckman, a former DOC employee, supported the bill and said women at Shakopee had not been adequately informed or consulted and that their safety had not been taken into account.
The exchange became highly contentious, with repeated disputes over whether the bill was about safety or anti-trans ideology. Supporters said the measure was common sense and necessary to protect women and staff at Shakopee, while opponents said it was unconstitutional and harmful. No final vote or other committee action was shown in the excerpt, though members discussed whether the bill had the votes to pass and the chair indicated support for moving it forward.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it doesn't necessarily just create snow out of thin air, literally.
- So, I encourage drop that snow or rain.
- <00:49:59.440>
Um <00:49:59.839>it positive impact on our snow pack. - Um it positive impact on our snow pack.
- create snow out of thin air literally. create snow out of thin air literally.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/05/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Here's this guy just clearing out like 20 feet of snow. So, Madam Chair, there is hope for mankind.
- street actually clearing out part of the street actually clearing out part of the<00:24:23.400>
snow - for his neighbors in the like the snow for his neighbors in the like the<00:24:25.360>
snow <00 - plow comes by here's this guy the snow plow comes by here's this guy just<00:24:27.679>
like < - row so Madam chair there is hope snow row so Madam chair there is hope for<00:24:32.919>
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There was snowfall, and they were anxious because the home sale season drops off when the first snow
- There was snowfall, and they were anxious because the home sale season drops off when the first snow
- There was snowfall, and they were anxious because the home sale season drops off when the first snow
- There was snowfall, and they were anxious because the home sale season drops off when the first snow
- "You know, drops off precipitously as soon as the first snow comes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Love a good snow day.
- But as I tell my own kids, snow days are awesome, but they aren't always sustainable.
- If students are even my teachers were in charge of deciding these snow days, we might never return to
- day and they are delightful but as snow day and they are delightful but as I<01:28:17.000>
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Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Sep 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to that, it can sense roadway conditions, so we see on the bottom: snow, ice, wet, low Roadway
- conditions, so we see on the bottom: snow, ice, wet, low visibility, whether or not it's smoky, hazy
- they also have to walk on the road without designated infrastructure, sometimes in the dark and in snowing
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee met in Yakima to focus on tribal traffic safety, with members and Yakima Nation leaders emphasizing the importance of safety, the right to travel, and continued partnership on U.S. 97 corridor improvements. Yakima Nation Vice Chair Christopher Wallachie and engineering staff described the Tribal Traffic Safety Committee, the U.S. 97 safety project, heritage connectivity trails, roundabout construction, and the use of federal grants and advanced sensing technology to identify hazards before crashes occur. They highlighted collaboration with WSDOT, the Traffic Safety Commission, the University of Washington, and other regional partners, and explained that the goal is to move from reactive crash response to proactive risk reduction.
The Yakima Nation engineering team and AI Vision presented the MUST sensor project, which uses compact AI-enabled devices to collect traffic counts, speeds, near-miss events, roadway conditions, and pedestrian activity, with data transmitted to a dashboard and used for real-time warnings and longer-term planning. Committee members asked about speed tracking, driver behavior, enforcement, and partnerships with WSDOT and counties. Yakima Nation staff said the relationship with WSDOT has improved over time, especially after community outreach on proposed roundabouts, and that the tribe now supports several roundabout projects and broader safety coordination.
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission then presented statewide fatality trends and tribal traffic safety data. Mark McKekney said 2024 showed a roughly 10% decrease in fatalities statewide, though recent years remain among the highest in decades. He noted that race and ethnicity data are only available for people who die in crashes, and that many American Indian and Alaska Native fatalities involve passengers, pedestrians, or bicyclists rather than drivers. Penny Rerick outlined tribal traffic safety coordinator grants and other state-funded tribal projects, including work with Yakama Nation, Colville, Kalispel, Makah, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Muckleshoot, Lower Elwha, and Puyallup, stressing that flexible state funding helps fill gaps left by federal programs and supports community-led solutions.
The final presentation covered impaired driving enforcement and ignition interlock compliance in Yakima County. Yakima Police Chief Sean Boyle said the city created a DUI enforcement and education officer program that helped reduce serious injury and fatal impaired-driving crashes, supported by state funding and social media outreach. Yakima County District Court’s Nick Bazan described a supervision program for DUI offenders and interlock compliance, reporting more than 1,000 DUI convictions in 2024-25 and about 3,800 noncompliant interlock users countywide. He said the court is using a two-pronged approach—pretrial assistance for indigent clients and post-conviction accountability and case planning—to improve compliance and reduce impaired driving. The committee expressed support for the work, noted the progress made, and adjourned the work session after thanking presenters for their updates.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So Callie is a girl, and she's happy and spry, and there was only three inches of snow.
- So Callie is a girl and she's happy and spry and there was only three inches of snow.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call and proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of guest introductions recognizing FFA students, district staff, public health leaders, and visiting students from local schools. Several members highlighted agriculture education, public health week, and civic education, and one member also announced the birth of a calf before introducing an honored agriculture teacher. The chamber then moved through the daily file, passing over second- and third-reading items and taking up Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, which establishes the joint rules for the 2025-26 legislative session; it was adopted on a 50-14 vote and sent immediately to the Senate.
On the consent calendar, Assembly Bill 565, Assembly Bill 708, and Assembly Concurrent Resolution 42 were adopted unanimously, 71-0. ACR 42, relating to adult education, also received 65 co-authors. Additional guest introductions followed, including students from the San Fernando Valley and a Jewish day school, with remarks emphasizing leadership, agriculture, and community service.
The Assembly then held an adjournment in memory for U.S. Army Sergeant Edvin F. Franco of Glendale, who died in a training accident in Lithuania. Members honored his military service, awards, and family. The house announced its next schedule and adjourned until Monday, April 7 at 1 p.m.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 20th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But you are a client of Butler Snow? I am a client.
- Their name is Butler Snow, which was stated on the microphone a few hours ago.
- And this Butler Snow Law Firm, are they your personal lawyer?
- The map proposal was drawn by outside consultants through the Butler-Snow law firm.
- Barbara Snow, as we've talked about today, is the law firm. Yes.
Keywords:
district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- section of the state in the Colorado River, 80% of all water in the Colorado River basin starts out as snow
- <00:04:47.120>
starts <00:04:47.440>out <00:04:47.680>as <00:04:47.840>snow - River basin starts out as snow melt. River basin starts out as snow melt.
- Instead of a couple feet of snow, we were dry and windy and had gusts over 60 miles per hour down around
- , we were dry and windy and feet of snow, we were dry and windy and uh<00:30:02.640>
had <00:30
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, June 25, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- Now that we're out of that, I do hear things like sending them home virtual learning on during like snow
- day that would have been in my generation, where it snowed and you went home and drank hot... ...you
- Um, there was also a question posed about virtual learning regarding snow days.
- Regarding snow days, first of all, it is rare.
- It'll take a foot of snow and probably 50 mph winds for us not to be in school.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
State of the Union Address by the President of the United States (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- border security, homeland security of the United States and also for helping people clean up their snow
- people<01:33:52.880>
clean <01:33:53.199>up <01:33:53.600>their <01:33:54.000>snow - c><01:33:54.880>
We <01:33:55.120>have <01:33:55.360>no people clean up their snow - We have no people clean up their snow.
- Just said they want people to shovel snow. They got hit hard. Wants them to shovel snow.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- What happens here in Massachusetts or in Boston during the snow and the sleet and the rain or, quite
- What happens here in Massachusetts or in Boston during the snow and the sleet and the rain or, quite
- There are construction, road closures, snow, detours. The GPS is not always correct.
- There are construction, road closures, snow, detours. GPS isn't always right. The roads are tough.
- There are construction, road closures, snow, detours. GPS isn't always right.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 46 bills covering bicycle and pedestrian safety, autonomous and specialty vehicles, street design, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate co-chair Brendan Crighton opened the hearing, noted that Senate Bill 2347 was postponed at the sponsor’s request, and explained the hearing procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing.
A major portion of testimony focused on autonomous vehicles. Labor representatives from the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Machinists, and app-based driver organizations opposed bills that would authorize fully autonomous vehicles, arguing they could displace workers, weaken bargaining power, increase congestion, and create safety and data-privacy risks. Waymo and Chamber of Progress supported legislation creating a framework for autonomous vehicles, saying the technology has strong safety results and could improve mobility and economic opportunity, but they opposed provisions requiring a human operator in the vehicle. Transportation and environmental advocates urged stronger oversight, local control, crash-data reporting, and privacy protections before deployment.
Several bills on pedestrian and bicycle safety drew support from advocates and affected residents. Testimony backed measures to improve crosswalk timing for slower pedestrians, raise penalties for crosswalk violations, expand truck sideguard and safety-device requirements, and improve roadway marking reflectivity. AARP, MassBike, and other advocates emphasized the need to protect older adults, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, while some speakers opposed bills expanding e-bike access to sidewalks and natural-surface trails, citing safety concerns. The committee also heard strong support for the Blue Envelope program for drivers with autism and developmental disabilities, with testimony from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, and individuals describing how the program can reduce misunderstandings during traffic stops and crashes.