legislative

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The bill is scheduled for its first legislative committee hearing later this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

As the late Justice Antonin Scalia stressed, legislative floor explanations are weak evidence for the core originalist question: How would a contemporary informed reader interpret the words as enacted?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Soon after, Emma joined her fellow students in anti-gun advocacy, influenced by new images and thoughts of hope and legislative change.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

You need local county clerks, you need secretaries of state, you need courts, you need legislative leaders in statehouses.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

He was going to be late for the legislative session.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel