Example Sentences

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You need local county clerks, you need secretaries of state, you need courts, you need legislative leaders in statehouses.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

There are now more than a dozen similar bills winding through statehouses from Olympia, Wash., to Albany, N.Y., as legislators try to rein in a practice the majority of Americans see as dangerous and corrosive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

It might involve advocating behind the scenes with elected officials in Congress and statehouses, or with opinion leaders in the media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“And as they moved inside the corridors of statehouses and the U.S. Congress, they focused on delivering for their constituents and building seniority.”

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

Guns are allowed in U.S. statehouses in some form in 21 states, according to a 2021 review by The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024