enforce laws

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He said HUD has supported the state’s anti-discrimination work for decades through the Fair Housing Assistance Program, which provides funding to state and local agencies to investigate and enforce laws against housing discrimination.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Still, in interviews, women said they felt that Cuomo seems most equipped to handle the police and enforce laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

When you look at the state health department, we regulate and enforce laws, rules, and regulations.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

The March for Clean Water was advertised as a "one-off" event to petition the government to enforce laws that tackle water pollution and ensure "all polluting industries" upgrade infrastructure and reduce water wastage.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

The Mayan people were governed by a system in which the priesthood and the nobility shared the power to make and enforce laws that affected all of Mayan society.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz