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In addition to the presidential race, Michigan voters are casting votes to fill an open U.S. Senate seat and weighing in on congressional, state legislative, Michigan Supreme Court and university board races, as well as local offices and proposals.
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Congressional investigations led by Grassley uncovered multiple issues including UACs being released to MS-13 gang members and alleged traffickers, prompting him to file criminal complaints and Senate Republicans to propose legislatives solutions.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Sep. 2024
Unlike the two political branches of government, the executive and the legislative, which are always in the public eye, from president to governor to mayor (and somewhat less from the Congress to the Legislature to the City Council) the third branch, the judiciary, usually is in the background.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
First, the founders of our country designed the government with three separate co-equal branches: the legislative to make the laws, the executive to carry them out, and the judiciary to resolve cases, including those involving the constitutionality and legality of the actions of other branches.
—Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Congressional investigations led by Grassley uncovered multiple issues including UACs being released to MS-13 gang members and alleged traffickers, prompting him to file criminal complaints and Senate Republicans to propose legislatives solutions.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Sep. 2024
Unlike the two political branches of government, the executive and the legislative, which are always in the public eye, from president to governor to mayor (and somewhat less from the Congress to the Legislature to the City Council) the third branch, the judiciary, usually is in the background.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
First, the founders of our country designed the government with three separate co-equal branches: the legislative to make the laws, the executive to carry them out, and the judiciary to resolve cases, including those involving the constitutionality and legality of the actions of other branches.
—Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative
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Hoffman, 60 and also a top Democrat in the legislature, is a member of the state Senate first elected in 2012.—
Yezen Saadah,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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In addition, there are 10 states where the governor and state legislature have initiated the process of phasing their state income tax to zero: Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Utah and Arkansas.—
Grover Norquist,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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During three trials, participants were assigned to specific healthy diets — such as low-fat, low-carb, Mediterranean and green-Mediterranean — for 18 to 24 months.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Geese and cranes differ in many ways, such as diet, behavior and migration strategies.—
Anne Readel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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“Legislative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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