Sentence examples for legislatures 1 from inspiring English sources

In the past week, two Republican-backed anti-choice bills made their way through their respective state legislatures: 1. Oklahoma's "Personhood Act" seeking to define life at the moment of conception; and 2. Virginia's bill forcing abortion-seeking women to undergo invasive ultrasounds.

Carter… According to the National Taxpayer's Union, 28 state legislatures, 6 short of the required two-thirds, have passed resolutions petitioning Congress to call a convention for… Pres.

Of the 341 women running for state legislatures, 255 secured their party's primary nomination as of Wednesday morning, said Chelsea Hill, information services coordinator for the Center for American Women and Politics.

This is entirely nonsensical given that the party they elected is effectively control of 68 out of 99 states legislatures, 33 out of 50 state governor's offices, the Executive Branch, and both Houses of the legislative branch.

This variable was transformed to isolate nations with elected executives (0 = non-elected legislature, 1 = indirect or direct election).

In 2009, Democrats controlled 27 legislatures and 28 governorships, today it is 11 and 18.

The Florida Legislature, '70s and '80s".

"I calculate that term limits is costing the legislature 694 years of collective experience," she added.

Snow founded Brigham City, Utah, in 1853 and served in the Utah territorial legislature (1852 82).

A Federalist, Buchanan served in the Pennsylvania legislature (1814 16) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1821 31).

He served in the Maryland state legislature (1788 92; 1795) and on the state's Executive Council (1792 95).