The Latest Breaking News from Assembly

More people in Northern Ireland to be protected from bedroom tax and benefit caps by Assembly

Payments will be available to more people who currently have their benefits reduced because of the bedroom tax and benefit cap

Belfast Live · Feb 8, 2022

Northern Ireland 'opt-out' organ donation law passes final stage at Assembly

New legislation will be named Daithi's Law after five-year-old whose family campaigned for change

Belfast Live · Feb 8, 2022

Assembly snippets

Brief pleasantriesSoon after Chief Minister M.K. Stalin entered the House at 9.56 a.m., among the first members who exchanged pleasantries with him was BJP floor leader Nainar Nagenthiran (Tirunelveli

The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022

Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against NEET

Move marks a historic first; the Bill was earlier returned by Governor R.N. Ravi.

The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022

Proud Boys member files to run for Sacramento-area Assembly seat

An acknowledged member of the Proud Boys, a far-right, white nationalist group, has filed to run for California Assembly against Democratic incumbent Ken Cooley.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022

California’s single-payer healthcare effort is dead. Why it isn’t going away

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There’s no bigger litmus test in the California Democratic Party than where a politician stands on single-payer healthcare.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2022

Minister calls for ‘stable governance’ as Bill to keep Stormont running passes

Northern Ireland was plunged into a fresh political crisis last week when the DUP withdrew Paul Givan as first minister.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

Uttar Pradesh elections: Anupriya Patel's sister to contest on SP ticket against deputy CM Keshav Maurya

LUCKNOW: Putting to rest speculations of a possible rift between Samajwadi Party and its alliance partner Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), the latter on Monday announced that its leader Pallavi Patel would file her nomination from Sirathu assembly seat taking on BJP nominee deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in the 2022…

The Times of India · Feb 7, 2022

Assembly elections 2022 | Politics colour-coded in Punjab

The distinctive colours of the traditional Sikh turban have set apart major political rivals

The Hindu · Feb 7, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 | Smriti slams Akhilesh for seeking Mamata's support

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already left for Lucknow on Feb. 7 to campaign for Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party

The Hindu · Feb 7, 2022