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US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of The American Legion and multi VSOs: Minority Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A, National Association of County Veterans Servic Feb 26th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Senate Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • La Corsiere, as you know, Indianapolis is going to be hosting the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
  • The Creative Arts Festival is actually a very huge highlight.
  • So yes the American Legion's creative arts program to me is a very high-profile and great program.
  • have been exempted, and the VA's four agencies have assured us that the exemption policy is very liberal
  • told by career officials at the VA. not politicals, that they were happy with what they called a liberal
Committee: Senate Senate Veterans' Affairs
Keywords: veteran services, homelessness, unemployment, VA funding, mental health, congressional oversight, testimonies, American Legion, Dole Act, suicide prevention
Summary: This meeting focused on veteran services, emphasizing the urgent need to address the alarming rate of unemployment and homelessness among veterans. Numerous testimonies were presented detailing the impact of mass furloughs and cutbacks at the VA on personnel, notably veterans who were serving as employees. Various representatives expressed deep concern over how these firings could drastically affect the quality of care available to those who have served the nation. There was a strong call for Congress to bolster funding for existing programs aimed at alleviating veteran homelessness and improving overall care quality, especially in mental health services.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am a senior, and after high school I plan to attend Christendom Catholic liberal arts college and study
  • made significant contributions in other areas as well, including medicine, business, literature, the arts
Bills: SB1534 , SB1473 , SB1379 , SB1743 , SB1769 , SB1195 , SB1245 , SB1420 , SB1945 , SB514 , SB346 , SB1593 , SB1782 , SB1366 , SB1497 , SB366 , SB1895 , SB2048 , SB2005 , SB2006 , SB710 , SB1480 , SB2135 , SB2130 , SCR16 , SB1457 , SB1732 , SB1317 , SB1533
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the day’s invocation, introduced the Doctor of the Day and a group of pages, and recognized several visitors in the gallery, including nursing students and Talakawa Day participants. The chamber then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 16, which honors Oklahoma women and recognizes March as National Women’s History Month. The resolution highlighted figures such as Kate Barnard, Angie Debo, Clara Luper, and Shannon Lucid. It was moved directly to the calendar, read, adopted by voice vote, and the author offered brief closing remarks. The Senate then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1457, extending the sunset of the Construction Industries Board to 2031, passed 40-3 and was also approved as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1732, which updates fees and licensing fees for the Construction Industries Board to support expanded responsibilities and staffing, passed 35-9. Senate Bill 1317, allowing local school boards to decide whether to recognize a teacher’s earned career status when moving districts, passed 43-0 and was likewise approved as an emergency measure after questions about safeguards for potential bad actors. Senate Bill 1533, a cleanup measure for the Dignity and Burial Act requiring the veteran to have been an Oklahoma resident, passed 43-0. At the end of the session, leaders announced upcoming committee meetings and a weekly devotional. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Jan 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • control, in this state, Texans' tax dollars being used against their values to fund and promote DEI, liberal
  • hometown of Cypress, being one of those showcasing the state's appreciation for world-class performing arts
  • wishes for a memorable and successful 2025 tour with gratitude for Shen Yun's contributions to the arts
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 46

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill goes above and beyond in a very progressive liberal manner that says free needles for anybody
  • </c> beyond in a very progressive liberal beyond in a very progressive liberal manner<00:43:41.599><c
  • Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name... Amen. Mahalo, Madam Speaker.
  • Our Father, which art<01:21:25.360><c> in</c><01:21:25.719><c> heaven,</c><01:21:26.719><c> hallowed<
  • in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom<01:21:29.800><
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 16th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In literature and arts, figures like Michelangelo and Toni Morrison gave voice to the Black experience
  • within their communities, while also playing a critical role in broader fights for women's rights, liberation
  • As executive director at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, California, Ruthie is a
  • leader in the community for cross-cultural artistic study and an advocate for community-based arts for
  • Community-based arts for racial justice.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/11/25

Capital Investment

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/11/25

Capital Investment

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Education Policy Committee approves bill to repeal ethnic studies requirements 2/18/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • A good teacher will find any way to get to a student, but teaching is an art and a passion.
  • Minnesota policymakers have entrenched liberated ethnic studies ideology in every grade and academic
  • Third graders will study solidarity movements like the Third World Liberation Front and the Delano grape
  • World Liberation Front and the Delano World Liberation Front and the Delano grape<00:07:10.080><c> strike
  • ,</c><01:09:10.080><c> arts,</c> social studies language arts, arts, social studies language arts, arts
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.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's so, I mean, the paradox is that, you know, this is supposed to be our liberal institutions.
  • It's so, I mean, the paradox is that, you know, this is supposed to be our liberal institutions.
  • Liberal institutions.
  • Because, because... of assault on liberalism, on the very ideas at the core of liberalism about dialogue
  • That actually strikes me as a model for how liberal societies can defend themselves from a liberal attack
Summary: The meeting began with roll call, approval of the May 5 minutes, and opening remarks thanking commissioners and the public for their attendance. The commission then heard testimony from former Ambassador Alan Solomont, who argued that antisemitism is rising in multiple forms, including white nationalist antisemitism and antisemitism tied to anti-Israel rhetoric after October 7. He said campus antisemitism should be addressed with nuance, distinguishing protected political speech from conduct that targets Jewish students, and warned against weaponizing antisemitism to attack higher education, civil liberties, or federal research funding. He urged the commission to use multiple definitions and frameworks, including IHRA, Nexus, and the Jerusalem Declaration, and to focus on campus-specific solutions, civic education, and civil discourse. Commissioners asked him about Tufts’ antisemitism training, the role of the federal government, the use of the IHRA definition, and how to improve civic education; he emphasized local campus responses, broader civics instruction, and protecting democracy and due process. The second major witness was Professor David Weber of Boston University, who testified on the BDS movement and anti-BDS laws. He described BDS as a campaign targeting Israeli businesses, universities, and institutions, and argued it functions as a propagandistic and discriminatory effort that fuels antisemitism and chills dialogue on campuses and in public life. He cited examples such as SodaStream, Ben & Jerry’s, and Brown University, and said anti-BDS laws in 37 states have been effective and constitutional because they regulate government economic activity rather than suppress speech. Weber urged Massachusetts to adopt an anti-BDS statute or executive order, saying the state’s large Jewish population and economic ties to Israel make the issue especially important. Commissioners questioned him about which states have such laws, the impact on dialogue and campus culture, possible legal frameworks, and whether BDS is really aimed at the Israeli government or at individuals and institutions; he maintained that BDS targets people and entities connected to Israel and that anti-BDS measures can help draw a line against illiberal conduct.
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 5, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Arts.
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  • Arts.
  • That is when Landon Archer Liberal Arts.
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Bills: HB2987 , HB2931
Keywords: small business lending company, SBLC, SBA lending, Small Business Administration, section 7 loans, small business loans, loan guarantee, lender cap, financial institutions, credit access, small business finance, nonprofit lenders, business lending, CEASE Act, House passage, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, sanctuary jurisdictions, office relocation, immigration policy, government operations
NJ
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Session Jun 30th, 2026

New Jersey House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unfortunately, the art museum in Jersey City didn't receive any money.
  • But their art museum isn't getting any money. Instead, the art museum in NERC is being awarded.
  • Now finally, when even the liberal Rutgers Law professor said that this bill... Committee?
  • The most liberal and progressive countries on earth are running... ...to hear.
  • Even the liberal media thinks that it's too much. And I think it's a reward, right?
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/18/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • A good teacher will find any way to get to a student, but teaching is an art and a passion.
  • </c><00:04:46.919><c> teaching</c><00:04:47.280><c> is</c><00:04:47.440><c> an</c><00:04:47.639><c> art
  • </c><00:04:48.039><c> and</c> to a student but teaching is an art and to a student but teaching is an
  • art and a<00:04:48.520><c> passion</c><00:04:49.520><c> the</c><00:04:49.720><c> ethnic</c><00:04:50.080
  • Minnesota policymakers have entrenched liberated ethnic studies ideology in every grade and academic
Committee: House Education Policy
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Press Conference: For the Love of Texas Feb 27th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Transcript Highlights:
  • the best way that we know how, which is to prepare young people or younger people. community in the art
  • I graduated from the College of Liberal Arts and it's about opening minds.
Keywords: education, curriculum, HB178, diverse history, equity, testimony, higher education crisis, representation
Summary: The meeting was characterized by impactful discussions focused primarily on education and the representation of diverse histories in Texas's curriculum. Notably, Representative Christina Morales advocated for HB178, a bill aimed at ensuring that all Texas high school students have access to Mexican-American and African-American studies as part of their graduation requirements, moving from elective-only status. This bill garnered support from both sides of the aisle, highlighting a cooperative effort to improve educational equity in Texas. Several representatives shared personal stories reflecting on the importance of inclusive education, showcasing the bill's far-reaching implications for students' sense of identity and history.
MO
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Seven - Monday, May 11

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're actually good liberals that go to a liberal arts college, and I hope you all will make them feel
  • Arts College, and I hope you all will make them feel welcome. Thank you very much.
  • nebulizer masks, pin needles, and bandages, But only after the Board of Pharmacy and the Board of Healing Arts
Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journals for the 65th and 66th legislative days. Members also spent time on personal privilege and special guest introductions, including a recognition of law enforcement officers who were injured in the line of duty and several interns serving in House offices. The chamber then took up several fiscal review committee reports and moved to conference and Senate bills. House Bill 2818, dealing with annexation and related local government language for St. Joseph Airport, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County, was explained as a compromise on voluntary annexation standards; after debate it was adopted and then third read and passed by a vote of 136-7. House Bill 1825, concerning county salary commissions and county classification changes for Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline counties, drew debate over county pay and the exclusion of coroners, but the Senate substitute was adopted 109-35 and finally passed 106-39. The House also considered House Joint Resolution 87, the so-called constitutional sheriff resolution, which would place sheriff duties and the office itself in the Missouri Constitution. Members debated its scope, including concerns about the term “traitors,” possible effects on Kansas City’s police governance, and whether the measure was necessary; a St. Louis City amendment clarifying the City of St. Louis sheriff provisions was adopted. The resolution then passed 100-47. Finally, Senate Bill 878 on pharmacy practice and rural health access, including pharmacist treatment for common illnesses, emergency waivers, and access to certain medications and supplies, passed 132-13 after an amendment on blood pressure cuffs for pregnant women and opioid-alternative language was adopted. Senate Bill 903, addressing telecommunications infrastructure and copper theft, passed 137-5. The House then announced upcoming committee work, including a born-alive bill, and adjourned until May 12, 2026.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

Transcript Highlights:
  • , the College of Art and Design; and Dr.
  • Sabrina Gentle Warrior, The College of Art and Design, and Dr.
  • I have also served as a liberal arts ambassador, a member of the Student Government Association, a community
  • I have also served as a liberal arts ambassador, a member of the Student Government Association, a community
  • Our members include large, nationally renowned research universities, smaller highly regarded liberal
Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion
Summary: The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held an informational hearing on “Protecting Equity in Higher Education” and emphasized that no bills were being heard. Members and witnesses focused on the effects of recent federal actions on DEI, admissions, financial aid, student loans, international students, and campus equity efforts in Massachusetts. Opening remarks from the co-chairs and the chair of Higher Education highlighted Massachusetts’ investments in free community college, expanded financial aid, and early college programs, while warning that federal policy changes could undermine those gains. Testimony from BU law professor Jonathan Feingold argued that many DEI practices remain legally defensible after Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and that the decision did not end all race-conscious or equity-oriented efforts. He said the Trump administration’s anti-DEI actions and funding threats were legally suspect and had created confusion and a chilling effect. Bahar Akman-in-Boden of the Hildreth Institute testified that proposed federal cuts to TRIO, Gear Up, Pell Grants, SEOG, work-study, and student loan programs would disproportionately harm low-income, first-generation, Black, Latino, and other underserved students, and urged the state to prepare hold-harmless and advising supports using Fair Share revenue. Commissioner Noe Ortega described Massachusetts’ long history of equity in higher education and said the state has expanded aid, success programs, and early college, but still has work to do on attainment and completion. He said the state responded to SFFA by creating ACARE and continuing to defend equity practices, while also warning that federal disruptions and “dear colleague” letters have created uncertainty. In the second panel, state university leaders and campus officials said federal threats to Pell, DEI grants, Medicaid, and international student policies could affect access, campus operations, and the economy; they stressed that most state university graduates stay in Massachusetts and that institutions are continuing their equity practices despite federal pressure. Roxbury Community College’s president said RCC remains committed to open access and inclusion, noted enrollment growth, and said executive orders do not change existing law or the college’s obligations.
VT
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-04-03 - 9:30AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, Mary Anne and Topper met in Boston just as women's liberation, the civil rights movement, and the
  • ,</c><00:37:49.200><c> the</c><00:37:49.320><c> civil</c> just as women's liberation, the civil just
  • So, instead of going to his gym class at the university, he audited it in art history class.
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CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • greatest testaments to the genius of his Guggenheim, arguing that if the museum itself is a work of art
  • , it would be a distraction from the art it was designed to showcase.
  • highest honors in architecture: the Pritzker Prize, as well as Japan's Praemium Imperiale, the World Arts
  • career is studded with flagship buildings, world-class concert halls, countless sculptural works of art
  • Colleagues, please join me in honoring the art, life, and legacy of an extraordinary Californian, Frank
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor items. The main policy item was SR 71 by Senator Arreguín, a resolution recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Supporters from both parties emphasized homeownership as a path to stability, wealth-building, and neighborhood strength, while noting the state’s high housing costs, racial disparities in ownership, and the role of nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity and state programs like CalHome. The resolution passed 35-0, and Senator Arreguín then introduced Habitat for Humanity advocates visiting for Annual Advocacy Day. The Senate also confirmed three gubernatorial appointments: Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for reappointment as California Poet Laureate. All three confirmations were approved unanimously or near-unanimously. In addition, the body adopted SCR 115 by Senator Daly, recognizing Wear Red Day and February as Heart Health Month, with extensive remarks about women’s heart disease, stroke awareness, and the importance of listening to symptoms; the resolution passed 37-0. The Senate then adopted SR 75 by Senator Rubio, designating CalEITC Awareness Week to promote awareness of the state earned income tax credit, which supporters described as a key anti-poverty tool; it passed 29-0. During privileges of the floor, the Senate welcomed visiting British shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly and his wife, Lady Susanna Cleverly, who are in California through a USC Schwarzenegger Institute fellowship studying housing policy. The chamber also heard a committee announcement and a motion to move one file item to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment in memory of Frank Gehry, June Roberti, and Stephen Michael Ruda Flores, with members offering tributes to each and the Senate announcing its next meeting date.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • greatest testaments to the genius of his Guggenheim, arguing that if the museum itself is a work of art
  • , it would be a distraction from the art it was designed to showcase.
  • career is studded with flagship buildings, world-class concert halls, countless sculptural works of art
  • Colleagues, please join me in honoring the art, life, and legacy of an extraordinary Californian, Frank
  • Colleagues, please join me in honoring the art, life, and legacy of an extraordinary Californian, Frank
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Mar 6th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next program I'll talk about is. called the Arts Respond Performance Support.
  • We have many initiatives that foster and enhance the arts. arts for Texans.
  • Texas Medal of the Arts every other year.
  • Commission on the Arts to advocate for funding to support arts organizations and cultural districts.
  • Since 2010, spending in the arts has increased 63 percent.
Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance (03/31/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
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  • and liberal arts education does<04:44:31.160><c> not</c><04:44:31.360><c> square</c><04:44:31.718><c
  • We can't say that we want to cut funding for liberal arts education and we need to provide more support
  • </c><04:47:14.680><c> Liberal</c><04:47:15.000><c> Arts</c><04:47:15.320><c> education</c> for Li Liberal
  • Liberal Arts education for Li Liberal Liberal Arts education and<04:47:15.920><c> we</c><04:47:16.040
Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.