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Recent Examples on the Web Observers believe a flood of intervention into D.C. laws — from the sweeping to the picayune — is more likely than a total revocation of home rule (though there is a longshot bill for that, too). Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 18 July 2024 Some commissioners saw Stewart’s bill as a betrayal, interfering with home rule, the county’s top legislative priority. Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2024 Outright repeal of home rule is not out of the question. Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 In conservative Collier County, two hours due west of Miami and subject to similar temperatures, Commissioner Bill McDaniel wondered at why the law got rid of home rule on a subject that just one county in Florida had passed restrictions on. Kate Cimini, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for home rule 

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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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