lawmakers
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Children are almost always treated with special deference in American law, because lawmakers understand and respect the significance of adolescence and the necessity of parental guidance.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
New York lawmakers mulled a bill Wednesday to regulate pedicabs, which swarm touristy areas like Times Square and Central Park and have drawn criticism for overcrowding, excessive noise and extortionate pricing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Last year, state lawmakers there passed a bill closing the so-called voluntary-intoxication loophole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
On a national level, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is pushing to create a federal tax credit for film and TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
At a House subcommittee hearing in 1920, lawmakers combed through a report from a government inspector who had been sent to investigate the tribe’s spending habits, including those of Mollie’s family.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
