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If the measure passes the popular vote, the question will return to the legislature where elected officials will have the final say.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“I am not afraid of you,” she said she told Jorge Rodríguez, a longtime loyalist of former leader Nicolás Maduro who heads Venezuela’s legislature and brother of interim President Delcy Rodríguez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

For two decades, she has been an organizer in Florida, and she was first elected to the state legislature in 2020.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The group tried to push the state legislature to adopt bills aimed at stopping steep rent increases and protecting tenants’ rights to organize.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Governor Mifflin and the state legislature had sent him an urgent note insisting that “gunpowder, and other salutory preparations, be flashed through the streets” as the College of Physicians had suggested.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Around the country, state legislatures from both parties have used preemption laws to control local governments.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Gubernatorial races in other states, notably Georgia and Ohio, will also have important implications for data-center development, and state legislatures are likely to remain active regardless of election outcomes,” the Evercore analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Pan is part of a wave of doctors and scientists running for office this November — for school boards, city councils, state legislatures, the House and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The country should have more female legislators because the country’s legislatures should represent the country.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

When they lobbied their state legislatures, women found that without the vote they were ignored.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling