lawmakers
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Despite months of talks between Sramek’s team, Mashburn and state lawmakers, trying to hammer out a better one, Saronic said in June it had picked Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Studies have shown that nearly all women lawmakers experience harassment, despite being a smaller portion of representatives, and threats of violence prevent women from running for office.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
And on Friday, Goktas said she had sued three Yeni lawmakers for slander and vowed to pursue "media outlets that spread these allegations".
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
But the BBC investigation sparked a public outcry and led to calls from lawmakers for an investigation, after which the government announced a comprehensive review.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Codifying the treatment and rights of “free Negroes” within a slave society was always a troublesome task for lawmakers, for the mere presence of nonslave blacks threatened the established order.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
