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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- it seems to me that this study would help identify those buildings that are available that some entrepreneur
- would appreciate this study, and I would also appreciate working with you and/or some would-be entrepreneurs
- I understand how we can compete, but it is, and I know that we have programs for entrepreneurs, and we
- I understand how we can compete, but it is, and I know that we have programs for entrepreneurs, and we
- It was for underrepresented minorities, all races other than White, Asian, non-residents, and unknown
Bills:
HR3 , HR80 , HB4 , HB172 , HB189 , HB623 , HB944 , HB1185 , HB1199 , HB1222 , SB105 , SB125 , SB461
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
housing assistance, state-owned property, cost-burdened, state employees, affordable housing, fiscal audit, higher education, public funds, underrepresented minorities, Board of Regents, Louisiana legislation, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, airport authority, fire protection, supplemental pay, public safety
OK
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, youth entrepreneurship, tax exemption, small business, income tax, Oklahoma Youth Entrepreneurs Promotion and Development Act, HB3661, Oklahoma sales tax, sales tax exemption, revenue and taxation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> facing entrepreneurs with a disability. facing entrepreneurs with a disability.
- </c> support of HR1621, the entrepreneurs support of HR1621, the entrepreneurs with<04:19:39.760><c>
- entrepreneur with autism.
- </c><04:23:08.640><c> with</c> experience as an entrepreneur with experience as an entrepreneur with
- </c><04:24:35.199><c> with</c> aspiring entrepreneurs with aspiring entrepreneurs with disabilities.<
Keywords:
7(a) loan program, Small Business Administration, SBA, small business lending, loan brokers, loan consultants, referral agents, loan intermediaries, fraud oversight, transparency, reporting requirements, loan fees, referral fees, interest rates, business financing, small business loans, lender oversight, application assistance, Congressional reporting, small business
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also giving more room for underrepresented entrepreneurs and overlooked communities to pitch their
- We're also giving more room for underrepresented entrepreneurs and overlooked communities to pitch their
- We're also giving more room for underrepresented entrepreneurs and overlooked communities to pitch their
- I urge my entrepreneurs alike.
- </c> these underrepresented small businesses. these underrepresented small businesses.
Bills:
HB3422 , HB3394 , HB1998 , HB2808 , HR1190 , HB3381 , HB3301 , HB2225 , HB3352 , HB1713 , HR910 , HR1082 , HB1520 , HB1664 , HB1767 , HB2269 , HB1679 , HB2481 , HB1737 , HR260
Keywords:
small business, capital formation, securities exchange act, SEC, Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, underrepresented entrepreneurs, rural businesses, natural disasters, hurricanes, small business investors, capital raising, fundraising, crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital, state securities commissions, blue sky laws, business outreach
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- line 13, it talks about trade associations, and you know, 37 million dollars for quantum into entrepreneurs
- realistic a roadmap is or how viable technology is, they're likely to be the next generation of entrepreneurs
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials
NM
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
Keywords:
corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials
OK
Bills:
SB683 , SB1579 , SB1389 , SB1387 , SB1390 , SB1391 , SB2063 , SB1829 , SB2060 , SB1842 , SB1398 , SB1212 , SB2158 , SB102
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 10th, 2026 at 04:43 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
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- Those are likely to be the next generation of entrepreneurs because they're going to be uniquely qualified
- Those are likely to be the next generation of entrepreneurs because they're going to be uniquely qualified
- office, the Technology Innovation Office, has that administers grants to science and technology entrepreneurs
- office, the Technology Innovation Office, has that administers grants to science and technology entrepreneurs
- business works very closely with Arrowhead, which I know you know, The Science and Technology, Entrepreneurs
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder
OK
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
unclaimed property, abandoned property, state treasurer, unclaimed property fund, public website, claimant, hearing, administrative procedures act, sales tax exemption, income tax subtraction, youth entrepreneurs, teen business, minor-owned business, sole proprietorship, business license exemption, entrepreneurship, youth vendor, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Title 60, Title 68
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:31 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
distance learning, virtual instruction, public education, student enrollment, school funding, education standards, pandemic education response, low-carbon construction, construction materials, rebate, environmental product declaration, EPD, embodied carbon, carbon intensity, greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonization, industrial incentives, clean manufacturing, cement, concrete
NM
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Latinas are entrepreneurs, educators, health care workers, and community advocates, driving our state
- Rosie Buck is a distinguished entrepreneur and philanthropist dedicated to community growth.
- Nancy Gordado is an entrepreneur from Shafter, California.
- Chinon Montecristo is an entrepreneur, restauranteur, and community leader who co-founded Las Amas in
- A visionary entrepreneur, she has led media. marketing, and philanthropy efforts, serving on multiple
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Latinas are entrepreneurs. Thank you.
- Latinas are entrepreneurs, educators, health care workers, and community advocates, driving our state
- Rosie Buck is a distinguished entrepreneur and philanthropist dedicated to community growth.
- Nancy Gordado is an entrepreneur from Shafter, California.
- Genan Monte Cristo is an entrepreneur, restaurateur, and community leader who co-founded Les Amos in
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then dispensed with the reading of the prior journal and handled routine motions, including re-referring AB 432 and AB 564 to committees. The main item of business was House Resolution 14, proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from the LGBTQ, Native American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, Jewish, and other caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing women’s historical contributions, ongoing inequities, and the importance of representation and parity in public life. Assemblymember DeMaio also supported the resolution while urging attention to girls’ sports. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 78 coauthors were added.
The chamber then held its annual California Women of the Year ceremony, with Aguiar-Curry and other members recognizing honorees from across Assembly districts for leadership in education, health care, public service, advocacy, business, and community work. The lengthy roll call highlighted a broad range of women’s accomplishments and community impact. Guest introductions followed, including Sacramento District Attorney Tien Ho, VSP Vision Care executives celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary, and EMTs and ambulance support staff being honored by the California Ambulance Association.
The Assembly also took up the second-day consent calendar, which was adopted 71-0. Assemblymember Schultz then delivered an adjournment in memory of Barbara Beckley, founding member and artistic director emerita of the Colony Theatre Company, praising her contributions to Los Angeles theater and the arts. The House then adjourned until Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m., with a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearing scheduled upon adjournment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> from firsttime entrepreneurs, from firsttime entrepreneurs, underrepresented<00:58:58.880><c> founders
- ,</c><00:58:59.839><c> and</c><00:59:00.079><c> from</c> underrepresented founders, and from underrepresented
- Our entrepreneurs deserve the like this.
- It signals to entrepreneurs and investors that Minnesota is the place where innovation can thrive.
- It signals to entrepreneurs and growth.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
Keywords:
Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Mar 12, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 30
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> support Filipino and underrepresented support Filipino and underrepresented students<00:54:08.680
- We all want to support entrepreneurs.
- We all want to support entrepreneurs.
- We all want to support entrepreneurs.
- we all want to support entrepreneurs we all want to support them<00:58:14.559><c> this</c><00:58:14.839
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Apr 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, that was very much part of the mission of this, to make sure that underrepresented communities
- So with WBCs, our system reaches tens of thousands of entrepreneurs annually.
- Our programming has supported 12,000 child care slots, helped more than 1,400 entrepreneurs launch or
- The owners are just these really amazing entrepreneurs that are so community grounded.
- Aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 30th, 2026 at 11:09 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- courage to speak for the most vulnerable, the immigrant, our youth and children, the poor, and the underrepresented
- most vulnerable, those immigrants, those young and children, the poor, those invisible, and underrepresented
- It prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management
- DECA is an international organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in the fields
- They do sprout, grow, whatever you want to say, Madam President, entrepreneurs all over this country
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:
- These investments matter because many first-generation entrepreneurs do not fail for lack of ideas.
- designed to support underrepresented founders and connect them to state resources.
- entrepreneurs.
- It's the systemic contraction affecting Black entrepreneurs across sectors.
- Black entrepreneurs hire from their communities.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held a hearing on the impact of federal policy on the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, the fourth in a series on federal impacts on racial equity. Chair Bud Williams and Chair Miranda opened by emphasizing that no bills were being heard and that the committee would instead take testimony from invited witnesses; public written testimony was also accepted. The chairs and witnesses repeatedly cited long-standing wealth disparities affecting Black and brown communities, including homeownership, wages, business ownership, and access to capital, and linked those disparities to federal policy changes, housing, education, health care, and workforce development.
Administration officials testified first. Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones described persistent labor market disparities, including higher unemployment for Black and Latino residents, lower median hourly wages, and underemployment among degree holders, and highlighted state efforts such as ESOL-for-work funding, workforce training grants, MassHire career centers, skills-based hiring, and the state equity dashboards. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kiami Mahania argued that poverty drives poor health, not the reverse, and said wealth gaps contribute to chronic disease, maternal health inequities, medical debt, and shorter life expectancy; she pointed to the Advancing Health Equity Massachusetts initiative, a health care affordability working group, and the governor’s push to bar medical debt from credit reporting. Assistant Secretary Juan Vega of EOED focused on entrepreneurship and procurement, citing technical assistance grants, founder support programs, place-based investment, the Business Front Door, and the need to broaden access to contracts, capital, and business growth opportunities.
Committee members pressed the panel on the effects of the federal “big beautiful bill” on households, especially single-parent and Black women-led households, and on whether the state could develop more timely data systems instead of relying on federal numbers. Officials said the impacts were still being monitored, but warned that Medicaid and SNAP changes would likely hit lower-income households and community institutions hard. Members also asked about unions and apprenticeships, microbusiness definitions, supplier diversity, pay equity, and degree inflation; the administration said registered apprenticeships and skills-based hiring are key tools, and noted that wage equity reporting is still in its early stages. Later testimony from BECMA’s Nicole O’Bean stressed that tariffs, DEI rollbacks, immigration enforcement, capital gaps, and federal funding cuts are constraining Black-owned businesses and inclusive procurement, while Gastón Institute researchers described severe Latino homeownership and rent burdens, educational inequities, and the need for housing, labor, and education policy changes to close the wealth gap.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion Mar 31st, 2026
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion
Transcript Highlights:
- The investments matter because many first-generation entrepreneurs don't fail for lack of ideas.
- designed to support underrepresented founders and connect them to state resources.
- entrepreneurs.
- It's the systemic contraction affecting Black entrepreneurs across sectors.
- Black entrepreneurs hire from their communities.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held a hearing on the impact of federal policy on the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, with no bills heard. Chairs Bud Williams and Miranda opened by framing the issue as a structural, long-standing disparity affecting Black and brown communities, citing major gaps in wealth, income, housing, and opportunity. Members noted this was the fourth hearing in a series on federal impacts on racial equity, and public written testimony was invited by the posted deadline.
Administration witnesses Secretary Lauren Jones, Secretary Kiami Mahania, and Assistant Secretary Juan Vega described how labor, health, and economic development policy intersect with wealth-building. Jones pointed to higher unemployment, wage gaps, and underemployment among Black and Latino workers, and highlighted ESOL, workforce training, MassHire, and skills-based hiring efforts. Mahania argued poverty drives poor health, linking medical debt, Medicaid instability, maternal health, and chronic disease to wealth loss, and said federal changes could worsen both health and wealth gaps. Vega focused on entrepreneurship and procurement, citing disparities in business ownership and revenue, and described state efforts such as small business technical assistance, founder pipelines, place-based grants, and the Business Front Door; members also pressed him on microbusiness definitions, supplier diversity, and whether state programs were reaching firms that had received prior grants.
Nicole O’Bean of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts testified that Black-owned businesses face a hostile environment due to tariffs, DEI rollbacks, immigration enforcement, capital barriers, and federal funding cuts that reduce contracts from education, health care, and nonprofit sectors. She emphasized that certification alone is not enough and called for stronger inclusive procurement outcomes, better data, and more support for microbusinesses. Dr. Melissa Colon and Dr. Fabian Torres-Dal of the Mauricio Gaston Institute testified on Latino wealth gaps, especially low homeownership, high rent burden, limited access to credit, and occupational segregation; they said structural racism, wage gaps, and education inequities are central drivers and urged housing, labor, and education reforms. Committee members repeatedly linked the hearing’s themes to redlining, medical debt, single-parent households, financial literacy, and the need for legislation and state programs to close the gap, but no votes or formal actions were taken.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion Mar 31st, 2026
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion
Transcript Highlights:
- The investments matter because many first-generation entrepreneurs don't fail for lack of ideas.
- designed to support underrepresented founders and connect them to state resources.
- entrepreneurs.
- It's the systemic contraction affecting Black entrepreneurs across sectors.
- Black entrepreneurs hire from their communities.