mandate

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Mahan wants to mandate that cities process permits in less than 30 days and if they fail, allow developers to use “properly qualified and licensed third-party planners and building inspectors to review permits instead.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Finding the right mix of legislative and policy cures is the mandate of the National Commission on the Future of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The US central bank has a dual mandate to keep inflation to its long-term two-percent target and to ensure maximum employment.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Markets overwhelmingly expect the Fed to keep rates unchanged, however, as the central bank waits to see on which side of its mandate it will need to intervene.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The elected leaders of the African American community have a much broader mandate than civil rights groups, but they, too, frequently overlook criminal justice.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander