legislature
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The movement looked to state legislatures to pass higher minimum-wage laws.
Some of Ms. Healey’s former allies in the legislature have their doubts.
“We start with a presumption that the legislature acted in good faith,” Alito wrote for a 6-3 majority last year in a South Carolina case.
From Los Angeles Times
The exam requirement was suspended in 2018 and this year the legislature voted to permanently remove it.
From Los Angeles Times
“Our legislature eliminated the trigger because Texas had already triggered it,” Mitchell said Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times
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