legislature
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Bains is the daughter of Indian immigrants and was the first South Asian woman elected to the California Legislature.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
These judges first found that the Legislature had violated Section 2 of the VRA by diluting Black representation in 2022, after which Alabama went to the Supreme Court and lost in Allen v.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Almost immediately, he garnered a slew of endorsements from his colleagues in the Legislature — many of whom had won their seats with financial support from Middleton.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
But a contribution to a pension fund creates a legal obligation to specific beneficiaries, not a discretionary reserve the Legislature can draw on whenever the budget runs short.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Earlier in the day, the judge said, he called the Utah State Legislature to ask the status of the bill Reggie had testified about.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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