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All but one of the employees had no history of spending on California’s statewide or Legislative races until this election; most serve in technical or research roles.—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Just a few weeks ago, Illinois lawmakers approved tougher statewide regulations for electric bikes, scooters and skateboards.—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
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Nathan Hochman, one of many prosecutors statewide who supported Nguyen’s bill, said that has been a nearly impossible standard to overcome.—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 In a statement to Bridge, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services defended the defunding, saying School Success is redundant with a program expected to expand statewide this summer.—CBS News, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for statewide