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The 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has been summoned to meet for its first session at Kalaivanar Arangam in the Omandurar Government Estate at 10 a.m. on May 11.Senior DMK leader K. Pitchandi ha

Reply April 20, 2021 The 2021 Maryland General Assembly Session contained important legislation for Marylands seniors, including the 110,000 Marylanders affected by Alzheimers disease – a number that will see an 18.2% increase to 130,000 by 2025, according to the Alzheimers Associations 2021 Alzheimers Disease Facts and Figures report. We urge Gov. Larry Hogan to sign legislation and advance initiatives before him, which will build Marylands infrastructure for individuals and their families g...

Over a Zoom meeting Wednesday morning, a group of area legislators gave an update and briefing of the 2021 Virginia General Assembly Session at the annual "Politics and Pancakes" event hosted by the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance. The legislators gave their thoughts on the session and any expected repercussions the region may face, including the topics of COVID-19, the minimum wage, broadband and children returning to school. Sen. Steve Newman R-Lynchburg, who has attended the event for a...

Health advocates praise productive legislative session Shawna De La Rosa | Apr 13, 2021 Share this:     Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative president, said the state’s General Assembly passed major bills that will work in tandem to improve health care and services. “These bills address the critical problem of health inequities in our state and will help bring new health resources to underserved areas. They will also make insurance more affordable to young ad...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Simple possession of marijuana, up to one ounce, by adults 21 and older, will now be legal in Virginia beginning July 1, 2021. On April 7, the Democratic controlled Virginia General Assembly approved Governor Ralph Northam’s amendments to Virginia’s legislation to legalize adult-use marijuana. The House of Delegates voted 53-44-2 to accept the governor’s recommendations while the vote in the Senate was a close call. Senators vot...

Throughout May, residents of Hampstead, Manchester, Mount Airy, New Windsor, Sykesville, Taneytown, Union Bridge, and Westminster will elect council members, and in half of these towns, they will select the mayor. If you live in the cities of Taneytown or Westminster or one of these towns, then these elected officials make decisions that affect your water and sewer, local taxes, roads, zoning, trash, and public safety.

Virginia lawmaker advocates for ghost gun regulations and last updated 2021-04-09 23:31:22-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- A Virginia delegate who introduced legislation in the 2021 General Assembly to regulate so-called ghost guns said he was pleased to see a national push to address the issue. President Biden, in his first major proposal on gun control, announced multiple executive actions, one specifically aimed at regulating home-made guns that dont have a serial number. "I went to a gun show in Freder...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As marijuana legalization continues to sweep through the nation, Virginia is poised to become the first southern state to legalize adult use of marijuana. On March 31, Governor Ralph Northam (D) announced a series of amendments to Virginia’s legislation to legalize adult-use marijuana, most notably including the legalization of adult possession of up to one ounce of cannabis beginning July 1, 2021. On Wednesday, April 7 the Virginia...

Jharkhand all set to reserve 75% jobs for locals in private sector The Chief Minister, on several occasions, had hinted earlier that his government was contemplating a policy for ensuring jobs for the locals in private sector. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren meets general public as part of ‘Janta-Darbar’ at his residence in Ranchi. (Photo | PTI) By Express News Service RANCHI: Days after Haryana notified its policy of 75 per cent reservation in pri...

It is for the elected representatives to uphold the prestige of the House and to face the consequences for the violations, if any committed