amendment
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As for the Port of Los Angeles, the amendment would require the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners to annually allocate a portion of the harbor’s operating income to investments in waterfront public access projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
There is precedent for this; after the 18th Amendment, which banned the sale of alcohol, was ratified, it took another amendment, the 21st, to overturn Prohibition.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Suk’s scholarship focuses on the processes of constitutional amendment and reform and the feminist constitutional movements.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Congress approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday abolishing Brazil's six-day working week, a flagship Lula campaign promise that will give employees two paid days off without cutting their wages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
After Congress failed to pass the amendment, Alice Paul turned up the heat on her campaign and changed her tactics yet again.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Advocates are also ready to seek amendments if need be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The human study protocol, all amendments, and the informed consent form received approval from the Institutional Review Boards at the participating sites.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
“This will leave many of the more vulnerable reliant on extensions, payment-in-kind amendments costly refinancing or sponsor support,” says Moody’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Voters in more than a dozen states are considering tax-related amendments in November.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
But in the end, history is not just about wars and constitutional amendments, facts we memorize.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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