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Recent Examples of statehouses
As hundreds of anti-trans bills are being pushed through statehouses, many designed explicitly to dismantle existing legal protections and redefine trans people out of public life, life outside of the fashion industry isn’t always a catwalk.
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Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Pro-regime figures continue to run the security forces, government ministries, statehouses and most city halls around the country.
—John Otis, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
The 2025 elections reshaped the balance of power inside several statehouses, delivering tangible gains beyond individual races.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The group is looking to flip eight Republican majorities in statehouses around the country, create 10 Democratic supermajorities and break 10 Republican supermajorities.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
JPMorgan tries to exude an aggressively nonpartisan and apolitical attitude even as the financial sector’s approach to climate has become a lightning rod in Washington and in statehouses around the country.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Any moves to weaken liberal groups could also shift the political landscape ahead of next year’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress and statehouses across the country.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Google has also increased lobbying spending in many other statehouses, according to the Open Markets Institute.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The developments are the latest escalations in a battle that began in Austin and now reaches into multiple courtrooms and statehouses controlled by both major parties.
—Nadia Lathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Pro-regime figures continue to run the security forces, government ministries, statehouses and most city halls around the country.
—John Otis, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
The 2025 elections reshaped the balance of power inside several statehouses, delivering tangible gains beyond individual races.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The group is looking to flip eight Republican majorities in statehouses around the country, create 10 Democratic supermajorities and break 10 Republican supermajorities.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
JPMorgan tries to exude an aggressively nonpartisan and apolitical attitude even as the financial sector’s approach to climate has become a lightning rod in Washington and in statehouses around the country.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Any moves to weaken liberal groups could also shift the political landscape ahead of next year’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress and statehouses across the country.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Google has also increased lobbying spending in many other statehouses, according to the Open Markets Institute.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The developments are the latest escalations in a battle that began in Austin and now reaches into multiple courtrooms and statehouses controlled by both major parties.
—Nadia Lathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statehouses
capitols
Noun
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About 40 state capitols now require security screenings with metal detectors, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The remarks have also unsettled officials in Greenland and Denmark, as well as other European capitols.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Statehouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouses. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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