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While the demonstrations didn’t play a substantive role in the bill’s demise, the peaceful but in-your-face protests elevated the voice of rural Oregon in a way not typically seen at the statehouse. — oregonlive.com, "Winners and losers of Oregon’s 2019 legislative session," 1 July 2019 Christina Hildebrand went down a rabbit hole and emerged at the statehouse in Sacramento. — Time, "'They’re Chipping Away.' Inside the Grassroots Effort to Fight Mandatory Vaccines," 13 June 2019 At least three of those policies now explain that everyone who works in, or visits, the statehouse is protected from harassment. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Legislators work to shift culture in statehouses in wake of #MeToo," 15 May 2018 Teachers are packing the statehouse to rally against the House bill. — USA TODAY, "‘Lorax’ tree legend, butter Elmo, meth squirrel: News from around our 50 states," 19 June 2019 This group, first called the Watergate Babies, swept into the capitals and statehouses around the country in 1974 largely with a base in the white suburban areas. — Lily Geismer, Vox, "Democrats and neoliberalism," 11 June 2019 The bill banning the procedure passed through the statehouse on Tuesday. — Madeline Fitzgerald, Time, "New York Poised to Become the First State to Ban Cat Declawing," 5 June 2019 As the wrangling over the federal regulation plays out, payday lenders have continued to lobby statehouses across the country. — Anjali Tsui, ProPublica, "How Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort — and Cashed In," 5 June 2019 But often, the debate over public safety and the reach of the Second Amendment played out in statehouses with familiar results. — Ryan J. Foley, Fox News, "AP: Despite shootings, states return to familiar patterns," 26 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'statehouse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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