Examples of statehouse in a Sentence
a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session
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Gerard Moorer, 42, of Chicago, who served as Davis’ deputy district director and ran unsuccessfully for the statehouse himself in 2020, was charged in the nine-page indictment with three counts of wire fraud, each of which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
This spring, San Jose Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s Guaranteed Health Care for All Act died in the statehouse without a hearing — or even an assignment to a policy committee, the first step in the process from bill to law.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Congressional maps have gotten the most attention, but this ruling will reverberate throughout statehouses, city councils, county commissions and more all around the country, which all now will feature fewer protections for voters of color.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, the Associated Press found.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
This spring, San Jose Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s Guaranteed Health Care for All Act died in the statehouse without a hearing — or even an assignment to a policy committee, the first step in the process from bill to law.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Congressional maps have gotten the most attention, but this ruling will reverberate throughout statehouses, city councils, county commissions and more all around the country, which all now will feature fewer protections for voters of color.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, the Associated Press found.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statehouse. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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statehouse
noun
state·house
ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s 
: the building in which a state legislature meets
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