amendment
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The Los Angeles City Council has approved an amendment meant to assuage concerns that a rodeo ban would unfairly block equestrian events of cultural significance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Besjana Guri, the founder of environmental NGO Lumi, said demonstrators were also calling for the suspension of an amendment that allowed "massive construction" inside nature reserves such as Zvernec.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Michelle Guy of the Alliance Party proposed an amendment abolishing the defence of "reasonable punishment", which is available to parents and caregivers in some circumstances.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
To come into effect, the New York Legislature still needs to approve the amendment a second time next year, and then voters have to bless the constitutional rewrite in a referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony refused to support the amendment.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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