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For example, in Texas, Gov. Dan Patrick has tasked state lawmakers with investigating and recommending potential changes to the role faculty senates play in university governance, curriculum development and institutional decision-making.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
In 2018, Democratic senate candidate Bill Nelson held the county over Scott by roughly 20 percentage points.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Skinner and Bradford, both of whose state senate terms expired last week, co-sponsored the nation’s first NIL legislation, California’s Fair Pay to Play Act (SB 206), which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2019.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Also, in southeast Mecklenburg, there's a competitive senate race between Democrat Woodson Bradley, a realtor, and Republican Stacie McGinn, a former Bank of America executive.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
In 2018, Democratic senate candidate Bill Nelson held the county over Scott by roughly 20 percentage points.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Skinner and Bradford, both of whose state senate terms expired last week, co-sponsored the nation’s first NIL legislation, California’s Fair Pay to Play Act (SB 206), which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2019.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Also, in southeast Mecklenburg, there's a competitive senate race between Democrat Woodson Bradley, a realtor, and Republican Stacie McGinn, a former Bank of America executive.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Senate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senate. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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