mandates

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California enacted a law 11 years ago that mandates user consent before smart TVs can enable voice-recognition systems.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants her Democratic Legislature to delay implementing New York’s far-reaching climate mandates because they’ll raise energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A spokesperson for Newsom said California is “aggressively pursuing widespread electrification” but would not burden survivors with “additional mandates and red tape.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Federal guidance mandates deploying nuclear reactors in orbit by 2028 and on the Moon by 2030 through private partnerships.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Referring to them as sacred might feel uncomfortable, because the First Amendment of the Constitution tells us that this nation legally mandates separation of church and state.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz