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Recent Examples of senatesIndiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters.—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Fighting to pass another reconciliation bill, which only takes a simple majority vote in the two chambers, may be the only way Congress can approve cash to support the war in Iran.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Residents packed the chambers and poured into the parking lot during a Thursday meeting of the Imperial County Board of Supervisors held to solicit feedback about plans to develop a massive data center without first conducting a state environmental review.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
The first-floor entrance to the exhibit halls at the convention center featured vehicle bookends.
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James Raia,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
The Iranian diaspora has made its presence felt throughout the three-day gathering, chanting in the convention center halls, sometimes arm-in-arm with the overwhelmingly pro-Trump crowd, and cheering on speakers who support toppling the regime.