The Latest Breaking News from Assembly

As of May 21, Ballotpedia has tracked 171 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 171, Ballotpedia tracked 12 from May 15-21. Democrats sponsored 10, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored two. Five of 12 bills are below: 

Bertie Ahern and Gerry Adams reflected on the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement at a panel event in Dublin.

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said a lot was being asked of the civil service in the absence of local ministers in the region.

With Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu kicking off his week-long trip across Kangra, often regarded as the most politically significant district, the principal Opposition BJP hit out at the Congress over “not giving Kangra its due political share”.

A combined team of security forces caught ex-MLA Telvum Thangzalang Haokip along with two armed men on May 22 from New Checkon in the Imphal West district.

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TIPRA’s Pradyot Debbarman called for greater opposition unity to fight against the BJP in the Tripura by-election to Dhanpur Assembly constituency and Lok Sabha election next year.

Pro-tem Speaker R V Deshpande told the House that 16 newly-elected MLAs did not come to the House to take oath as members of the Assembly, and they cannot participate in the election to the Speaker’s post, scheduled to be held on May 24.

Mangaluru MLA’s candidature will be formalised during the Congress Legislature’s Party meeting scheduled on May 24. The ruling party’s nominee is, generally, unanimously elected as the Speaker.