legislature

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The midterm elections are scheduled for November, and will feature races for the US House of Representatives, a third of the US Senate, and multiple governor and state legislature races.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

A regulator—a federal agency, a state legislature or an attorney general—wants a certain behavior from an AI developer, a police department or a hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Bespectacled and known for his measured tone, the 68-year-old was believed to enjoy the confidence of the late Khamenei, after a long career in the military, media and legislature.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The scale of the task was on display this past week during annual meetings of China’s legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

In 1769, he introduced a bill in Virginia’s legislature that would have allowed slaveholders to free their enslaved people.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis