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the building in which a state legislature meets
the legislators were called to the capitol for an emergency session
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Last month, his office announced, with few exceptions, everyone entering the capitol in Springfield will be screened.
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Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
The holiday tradition will feature a light parade, thousands of lights, ice sculptures, carriage rides, fireworks and a drone show around the state capitol.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
The monument was placed at the state capitol in June 2017 but was knocked over and broken by a protester in a car a day after installation.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
The mood among Democrats on a December morning in the Wisconsin state capitol was celebratory.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
The holiday tradition will feature a light parade, thousands of lights, ice sculptures, carriage rides, fireworks and a drone show around the state capitol.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
The monument was placed at the state capitol in June 2017 but was knocked over and broken by a protester in a car a day after installation.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
The mood among Democrats on a December morning in the Wisconsin state capitol was celebratory.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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