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Huddlestun said the business that goes there could be anything allowable on M-1.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
One leak measured 31 times more than the allowable threshold, and another was 23 times the allowable threshold, the district said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
In April, the state Supreme Court upheld it as an allowable use of the governor’s veto powers, which are considered the most expansive in the country.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The list of allowable grounds includes malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
One leak measured 31 times more than the allowable threshold, and another was 23 times the allowable threshold, the district said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
In April, the state Supreme Court upheld it as an allowable use of the governor’s veto powers, which are considered the most expansive in the country.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The list of allowable grounds includes malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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