legislature

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Last month, Indiana governor Mike Braun signed a bill to help fund a potential stadium in Hammond, Ind., after it passed the state legislature with broad bipartisan support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

While its 2019 constitution grants citizens the right to demonstrate, a law defining the extent of that right is currently stalled in the legislature.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The scale of the task was on display this past week during annual meetings of China’s legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

He is constitutionally barred from running again, but his allies hope to bolster their numbers in the legislature and continue reforms after he leaves power in August.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

We were denied funding from the state legislature, which we needed to get federal matching dollars.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson