Tag: General Assembly
What to expect in New Jersey on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey voters will decide a competitive race for governor in a contest Tuesday that…
lawmakers will convene later — not Nov. 3 — for special session
GOP Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray and House Speaker Todd Huston talk after a Legislative Council meeting…
United Nations calls for end to US embargo on Cuba, again
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly called for an end to a US economic embargo on Cuba…
Virginia Democrats move forward in push for new congressional districts
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, said Monday that she would not…
Virginia Beach police seek more authority to stop impromptu beach parties
VIRGINIA BEACH — When word of an impromptu party at the Oceanfront spreads on social media, police have…
Martha Klima, veteran Maryland lawmaker and community leader, dies
Martha Klima, a Baltimore County Republican who served in the General Assembly for 20 years, died of a…
Kentucky Republican announces future retirement from state legislature
Rep. David Hale, R-Wellington, listens to Democrats speak against House Bill 495 in the final hours of Friday.…
Proposed congressional redistricting map in North Carolina released to public
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Top North Carolina Republicans released their proposed congressional redistricting map Thursday as they look…
GOP can narrow governor’s appointment powers on some boards
Decade-long political quarrels over legislative and executive powers in North Carolina advanced Wednesday as a state appeals court…
Rohingya ask UN ‘where is the justice’ amid Myanmar violence, aid cuts
New York – Members of the Rohingya community who fled violence in Myanmar have addressed a United Nations…
From all over the planet, they came to the UN with a message: Fix things, particularly yourself
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not polite, as a general rule, to visit your hosts and criticize the…
US to revoke Colombian president’s visa over ‘incendiary actions’
The US State Department said it would revoke the visa of Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro, who returned…