legislature

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“Now I have a third of the legislature following my Facebook page.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The state legislature passed the bill last year with widespread support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

While its 2019 constitution grants citizens the right to demonstrate, a law defining the extent of that right is currently stalled in the legislature.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Ladakh has since called upon New Delhi to include it in the "Sixth Schedule" of India's constitution and have their own local legislature to make their laws and policies.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

During her first term in Congress, the Montana legislature changed the boundaries of its voting districts, and Rankin found herself in a politically unfavorable area.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling