mandate
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By 2017, when Minnesota met its 25% renewable mandate eight years early, the state’s all-sectors electricity prices were only 2% below the national average.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Supreme Court judges dismissed her claim, ruling that Italian laws and regulations do not mandate venues to provide tap water to guests and that the decision to serve it is up to individual venues.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The US central bank has a dual mandate to keep inflation to its long-term target of two percent while also maintaining maximum employment.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Colbert has said he initially struggled with CBS’s mandate for broad topical humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The elected leaders of the African American community have a much broader mandate than civil rights groups, but they, too, frequently overlook criminal justice.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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