Thesaurus results for LEGISLATIVE

legislative

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Recent Examples of legislative Latest Indiana legislative updates This story may be updated with additional reporting. —

Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 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 As Abbott did Texas, Governor Lee then engaged a number of state legislatives races during the 2024 cycle in order to help candidates who support school choice beat those who oppose it. —

Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 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. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for legislative

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Although the election was largely symbolic—the Texas legislature is currently not in session, and the candidates will run again in November—it was widely seen as evidence that voters were repudiating the current Republican agenda.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
The sweeping changes, if passed by the state legislature, would consolidate all Medicaid billing under a fee-for-service model through which the state directly pays providers for services rendered.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026