WASHINGTON — When Virginia last month became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, the constitutional process launched by Congress in 1972 appeared to finally have what it needed for ...

(NEWS10) — Happy Ratification Day! Every year, the U.S. celebrates January 14 as ‘Ratification Day,’ a holiday celebrating the ratification of the Treaty of Paris by the U.S. Continental Congress, ...

Ratifying a contract means approving it, not necessarily signing it. This occurs after two parties negotiate the details of a contract, but one or both of the parties does not have the authority to ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law of ...

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This Tuesday isn’t just any other Tuesday – the day marks 241 years since the United States was formally recognized as an ...

On Friday, without releasing any details on voter turnout or final results, the Teamsters announced the ratification of a new Costco contract. The announcement has been met with widespread anger, ...

Imagine walking into your polling place to vote, and being told that if a particular candidate won, all voters would receive $500. That sounds like something that should be illegal, right? But ...

On March 30, Angela Lauer Chong, vice president for student life, sent an email to students announcing that both UO and UA have reached a tentative agreement. “University administration is incredibly ...