legislature
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There is one exception: When there is any evidence that a legislature tried to protect Black political representation, you can still win a voting rights case.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
A similar proposal advanced in California in April but hasn’t yet made it through the legislature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
After a series of destructive wildfires in Northern California and the 2017 Thomas fire in Southern California, the state legislature began to explicitly focus on funding wildfire mitigation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
His minority coalition government has struggled to manage its parliamentary partners – an array of regional nationalist and left-wing parties – preventing it from approving a single new budget this legislature.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Those on the committee received due praise from the returning council members and from the state legislature, but voices of criticism were also heard.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing legislature
U.S. Government Lingo
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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