General Asssembly News Today

Democrats aren’t ceding the Third Senate District to Republicans. Jade Harris, the former vice mayor of Glasgow, is on the ballot as the Democratic nominee.

We talked this week with a Buchanan County resident who doesn’t qualify for flood insurance because she doesn’t live in a flood zone.

Lawmakers pass bills to collect data on pretrial detention (FILE) By Josephine Walker | February 19, 2021 at 3:05 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 9:41 PM RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation this week that lawmakers said will increase transparency and equity in the judicial system, which disproportionately impacts communities of color. The bills, introduced by Senator Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and Delegate Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, will create a centra...

Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio Jan 12, 2021 7:49 AM The Kentucky House approved a one-year budget Monday, but those bills are really just a vehicle to get the process started. Representative Walker Thomas of Hopkinsville says the House and Senate need to each pass their own spending plan this week in order to hammer out a compromise in a conference committee.