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The lawsuit was filed on October 18 along with state senate candidate Joseph Trahan and congressional candidate Caroline Kane.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Renzi’s opponents feared that a party chosen by a mere third or less of those voting in the first ballot could win a majority in the second ballot and then face far fewer institutional checks thanks to a weakened senate.
—Mark Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2016
But their performances over the last year indicate most will be reluctant, even resistant, to enforce the new restrictions for fear of alienating some faculty and risking censure votes by academic senates at individual campuses.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
At Siena College in upstate New York, Conor Geary earned a degree in marketing and management, with a minor in philosophy, and was a leader in the student senate.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Renzi’s opponents feared that a party chosen by a mere third or less of those voting in the first ballot could win a majority in the second ballot and then face far fewer institutional checks thanks to a weakened senate.
—Mark Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2016
But their performances over the last year indicate most will be reluctant, even resistant, to enforce the new restrictions for fear of alienating some faculty and risking censure votes by academic senates at individual campuses.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
At Siena College in upstate New York, Conor Geary earned a degree in marketing and management, with a minor in philosophy, and was a leader in the student senate.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
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“Senate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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