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
The amendment failed after Cassidy voted against it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The constitutional amendment would expand the so-called homestead exemption—a reduction in the taxable value of a homeowner’s primary residence that results in a lower property-tax payment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In the entire history of the United States, no amendment to the US Constitution had ever been repealed.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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