State Assembly

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Заксобрание, or the Saint Petersburg City Duma, is the legislative body of Saint Petersburg, Russia, with a seven-year term and sessions held in the Mariinsky Palace. It has been involved in debates over laws related to CRT, 'nail guns,' AI use in legislation, and public transparency. The current (7th) convocation ran from 2021 to 2026, during which it passed 2,145 laws. Elections for the next convocation are scheduled for September 2026.

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Altai Krai will change the law to exclude from the registry of destroyed cultural monuments — Интерфакс
«We want to punish people for mushrooms. But what did we do to increase the mushroom population?!» St. Petersburg deputies... — Новая вкладка
Putin appointed official as representative in the Far East whose family owns a business empire and receives state contracts — Сибирь.Реалии
In St. Petersburg, rallies were banned near Finland Station — Дождь (Telegram)
Former mayor of Solovki, who proposed sending Oxymoron and Morgenshtern there, may become chairman of the ZakSobranie of Volo... — Говорит НеМосква
In Leningrad Oblast, the post of vice-governor for cultural heritage issues has been abolished — Вести
In Leningrad Oblast, the position of Vice-Governor for Cultural Heritage Issues Was Abolished — Интерфакс
In St. Petersburg, the number of guide parks will be reduced. Deputies say this will help ensure safety at rallies — Фонтанка
Law banning the sale of vapes adopted in Zabaikalsky Krai — Вести
Senator from Primorye will be the widow of a war participant who may be involved in the murders in Bucha and Irpin — Новая газета Европа
Direct mayoral elections in Khabarovsk were cancelled — Говорит НеМосква
We still have limited means. What is being built in St. Petersburg in the next three years — Фонтанка
Sale of vapes in St. Petersburg may be banned for five years — Бумага
«Let's tear down this damn maternity hospital». In ZakS they proposed removing the abandoned building in the Kalinin district — Фонтанка
«It is impossible to do». Reconstruction of Ropshinsk Highway removed from budget — Фонтанка
Krasnoputilovskaya interchange will be designed only in 2028 — Фонтанка
New zoo in St. Petersburg did not enter the St. Petersburg budget — Фонтанка
Full ban on selling vapes may be introduced in St. Petersburg — Вести
In the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, a bill on banning vapes was introduced. Also, deputies will limit places for selling cigarettes — Фонтанка
In St. Petersburg, the traditional "Kind Saturday Cleanup" took place. Watch how it went — Фонтанка