as in to pass
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration
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As previously reported by The Center Square, the budget deficit is driven by an enormous increase in state spending since 2014, as state revenue is currently at record-highs due in part to the Legislature enacting dozens of new taxes over the past decade.
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Tj Martinell | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
But that is likely to change after the scale of losses anticipated in the wildfires now ringing Los Angeles, as well as regulatory changes enacted late last year.
—Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Image Gaming out TikTok’s deal odds TikTok’s big day in court is here: The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Friday on a law, enacted by President Biden with wide bipartisan support, requiring ByteDance to sell the video app to non-Chinese buyers — or face a ban.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Tj Martinell | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
But that is likely to change after the scale of losses anticipated in the wildfires now ringing Los Angeles, as well as regulatory changes enacted late last year.
—Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Image Gaming out TikTok’s deal odds TikTok’s big day in court is here: The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Friday on a law, enacted by President Biden with wide bipartisan support, requiring ByteDance to sell the video app to non-Chinese buyers — or face a ban.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Some families who moved in decades ago passed homes down to their children.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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So last year, the bill was passed with big majorities in the GOP House and the Democratic Senate and then signed by President Biden.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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In fact, global wellness tourism now constitutes the fourth largest segment of the behemoth world-wide wellness industry, behind only personal care/beauty, nutrition/weight loss and physical activity.Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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In a landscape where women constitute only 24% of NCAA athletic directors and 30% of Division I conference commissioners, McWilliams Parker sees transformation happening in real time.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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His Conservative Party, which for all its hand-wringing about AI safety had advocated only light-touch AI regulation, was replaced by a Labour government that has signaled a greater willingness to legislate on AI.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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States like Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine, legislated with binding laws that set limits on emissions to mitigate climate change.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The City Council will vote Tuesday to approve the salary and terms of Milstein’s contract which will authorize her to oversee thousands of city employees and a $1.5 billion budget.Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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Father Missing a Limb and Son with Cerebral Palsy Weren't Able to Evacuate L.A. Fires in Time, Family Says CNN reported that the family applied for assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency which was not approved.Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Effect of Technology on Hunting Opportunity The context for Idaho’s HAT working group is that as technology makes hunters more effective at killing animals, hunting opportunity diminishes.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ash trickled down from a gray sky and the smell of smoke lingered in the air Thursday as Angelenos made phone calls to loved ones.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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