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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /




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The city has asked the public for proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supporters say it could raise $100 billion over five years, to be spent mostly on public education, food assistance and California’s medicaid program, which face severe cutbacks thanks to federal budget-cutting.

From Los Angeles Times

The governor will announce that the state would set a record on per-student funding in public schools and fully fund universal transitional kindergarten under his budget proposal.

From Los Angeles Times

It invites unwanted attention, public confrontation and immediate exclusion from private property.

From Los Angeles Times

“We know the central premise behind mental health diversion is that if we obtain mental health treatment for those that are mentally ill that are committing crimes, the public will be safer,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times