legislature
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The legislature voted last year to extend cap-and-invest through 2045.
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
“It covers only discounts offered ‘on equal terms’ to all members under publicly disclosed conditions, effectively prohibiting personalization within loyalty programs,” Chamber of Progress wrote in a letter of opposition to Colorado’s legislature.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
In 2014, California’s legislature gave the agency even more power, permitting it to impose fines up to $11,250 per violation a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The seventh congressman to vote was Harry Burn, twenty-four, the youngest member of the legislature.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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