as in legislators
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
political activists strenuously lobbied the state's lawgivers to expand the scope of the civil rights legislation
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Lawmakers in New York recently proposed temporarily halting new data center permits, while federal legislators have introduced bills requiring tech companies to finance the expansion of electricity infrastructure.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026 -
North Carolina legislators accurately portrayed a gap between how many people Immigration and Customs Enforcement picked up from Mecklenburg and Wake County jails through much of 2025.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Republican tax plan is affordable, senators said, because Wall Street has been booming with capital gains that have filled the state coffers through the state income tax from stock traders that include millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Restoring security top priority Security is paramount for Haiti’s stability, Wooster told senators.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Lawgivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawgivers. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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