ordinance
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“Simply put, no changes to ordinance proposals would materially reduce prospects of wider scale dilution and would negatively impact shares,” they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The ordinance passed despite warnings from critics that it is predicated on a misunderstanding of what these tools actually do and could invite litigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Mr. Olivier is trying to challenge an ordinance in Brandon, Miss., that restricts protests near a public amphitheater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
As a city council member, Raman has delivered several major wins celebrated by DSA members, including strengthening renter protections and passing the first reform to the city’s rent stabilization ordinance in decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
It also didn’t matter that the city bus law—or ordinance, as city laws are called—had said since 1900 that no rider had to give up a seat unless another was available.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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