charter

Following a series of scandals that shook public trust in local government, Los Angeles City Council launched a massive charter reform to boost accountability across city departments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Amendment EE on the Nov. 3 ballot would allow the council to meet once a week instead of three times, as now required under the city charter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Nearby is a popular swimming spot at Conham River Park where there has been years of campaigning to protect the Avon from pollution, most recently with a charter of rights for the river.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Now other religious charter schools are trying again, and a federal judge has cleared the way for one to open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

We’re a going to charter a ship and sail north, and find them kids and set ’em free.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Judge Russell disputes this view of Oklahoma charters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Still, Mr. Dais says he knows students who tried Success Academy and left, and he opposes lifting the state’s cap on the number of charters, even as he acknowledges their agility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

The comparison with other charters is imperfect as well because other charters have an opt-in admissions process and tend to attract motivated families that research their options and seek out particular schools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Shelly said, “I’ve known Paine since back when he and Dusty used to fish charters out of Ted’s. He was always a gentleman—your daddy, 1 mean, not Dusty.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Charities step in to help some people leave on chartered planes, as well as via long, excruciating journeys on overcrowded trains and buses.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The chartered surveyor outbid Rolling Stones star Jagger for the idyllic Isle of Gigha, off Scotland's west coast, in 1989.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Instead, the chartered bank would be able to issue and manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Each traveled about 280 miles from Meridian; Rustici driving four-plus hours, while Deoudes flew on a chartered plane with half a dozen employees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Instead, black churches set up “shopping centers” in their basements, and chartered buses to transport shoppers to Raleigh and Greensboro.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Vessels still are likely to encounter “port congestion,” as well as chartering and scheduling disruptions, said Sean Pribyl, a maritime attorney at Holland & Knight.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

The coalition he belongs to is chartering buses to bring protesters from across California for Monday's game and is hoping to have "40- to 50,000 people" around the stadium, he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

The fight over chartering is tied in part to deeper anxieties among banks about stablecoins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

For example, Epstein discusses chartering a plane from Scotland for the redacted user in the chat, and offers praise for their "Oxford speech".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

Not only so, but she will be authorized to carry back with her the two cargoes of foodstuffs which Holland would have secured under the temporary chartering agreement had not Germany prevented.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various