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Recent Examples of general assembly
No legislation related to the prison or potential funding has been filed during the general assembly.
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Worth Sparkman, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The commission would spend money from the professional sports development fund, which would be funded through general assembly appropriations, grants, gifts and donations.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
As of Friday, the general assembly’s website did not say when the floor is expected to hear House Bill 1095.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
On the last Friday of the year, Governor DeWine vetoed the SAFE Act, a bill sent to him with clear majorities in both houses of the Ohio general assembly.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
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Worth Sparkman, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The commission would spend money from the professional sports development fund, which would be funded through general assembly appropriations, grants, gifts and donations.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
As of Friday, the general assembly’s website did not say when the floor is expected to hear House Bill 1095.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
On the last Friday of the year, Governor DeWine vetoed the SAFE Act, a bill sent to him with clear majorities in both houses of the Ohio general assembly.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general assembly
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The votes were part of a series by the United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly between April 23-May 3 in Charlotte rolling back what many progressive and centrist Methodists viewed as overly restrictive policies.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
1 May 2024
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Twenty-four days later on June 1 at the West Ohio Conference annual legislative assembly, Cox’s peers cheered and clapped for her during a celebration of ministry service.—
David Farré,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2024
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Delegitimizing the judiciary, the last constitutional brake when the legislature is co-opted and feckless?—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Civil rights advocates who oppose a pair of bills in the Texas legislature meant to protect law enforcement officers from unsubstantiated complaints of misconduct say the bills would also stymie efforts for transparency.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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With Republicans currently controlling both houses of Congress by thin margins, significant legislative could certainly follow, but could still prove difficult on some hot button issues.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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This column is about one important concept: that our system of government is made up of three equal parts: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20assembly. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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