petition

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Government lawyers are scheduled to reply to her petition a week after Tax Day.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The activists are securing signatures for a petition hoping to amend Ohio’s constitution to prohibit medium-to-large data centers over 25 megawatts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Last week, the California Coastkeeper Alliance filed a petition asking the State Water Resources Control Board to throw out the facility’s water discharge permit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

At Tyumen University in Siberia, some 2,000 students signed a petition against a move to make the school’s Wi-Fi accessible only through Max.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The two became friends and, partly due to McKissick’s influence, Phelps drafted a petition to integrate the undergraduate school.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson