federal
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Meanwhile, affordable-housing landlords have been able to raise their rents because the federal government’s estimates of the median income in their area skew higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The ruling released Thursday also frees up federal funding that already had been approved but not distributed to homeless service organizations in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But there must be valid federal law that actually does the overriding.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Income from municipal bonds is typically exempt from federal income taxes, as well as the state and local taxes of the issuing municipality.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
At Nixon’s order, the Justice Department went to the federal court in New York City to demand an injunction against the Times—a legal order to stop publication of the Pentagon Papers.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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