Two hundred fifty years ago, the New Jersey Legislature held its first-ever session in the Faculty Room in Nassau Hall. On Thursday, the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the legislature ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The newly inaugurated Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) addressed the Virginia General Assembly on Monday. The afternoon of Monday, Jan. 19, Spanberger stood before Virginia lawmakers ...

An attendee holds a sign at a rally of Washington-Liberty High students that followed a walkout (staff photo by Jay Westcott) A constitutional amendment to codify abortion access has cleared the last ...

Maryland's General Assembly session started Wednesday afternoon with lawmakers staring down a massive budget deficit of $1.4 billion. Governor Wes Moore has promised not to raise taxes and fees. It ...

Gov. Wes Moore is running for reelection this year as Maryland continues to face challenges, such as federal funding cuts, immigration enforcement and a looming $1.4 billion budget deficit. Wednesday ...

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly reconvened Tuesday for the second half of its two-year legislative session. Legislators will spend roughly the next three months debating proposed legislation and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With a drop of the gavel and members taking their oaths of office, the 2026 General Assembly session is officially underway in Virginia. The House of Delegates re-elected Del.

This story has been updated to correct the Maryland General Assembly session number. Livestream coverage of the Maryland General Assembly is available for the 449th session. Maryland Public Television ...

Eighty years ago this week, following the most devastating war in human history, the United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time. Delegates from 51 nations gathered in the hope that ...

RICHMOND — Democrats advanced plans for giving lawmakers broad new powers to redraw Virginia’s congressional districts just hours after kicking off the 2026 General Assembly session Wednesday, ...

With the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session set to begin Wednesday morning, here are nine individuals worth keeping an eye on. Jake Weissmann Del. Adrienne Jones shook up Annapolis when she ...

Over the course of this legislative session, Virginia lawmakers might have to plug a budget hole for services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities if they want to reduce the ...