The legislation allows capital punishment for sexual crimes against children under 12, directly challenging a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision on non-murder offenses.
Lawmakers approved four contracts totalling $800,000 to hire legal representation for Department of Corrections employees in lawsuits alleging brutality.
The Alabama House significantly increased penalties for making terrorist threats, requiring principals to immediately suspend students charged with such crimes.
Congressman Robert Aderholt submitted nominations for six exceptional students across Alabama's 4th District to attend United States Service Academies.
The Alabama Senate passed legislation making child predators eligible for the death penalty and required age filters for inappropriate app store content.
The Surface Transportation Board rejected the initial merger application between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, insisting on a thorough, fact-based review.
Less than two weeks after two inmates died, ADOC Commissioner John Hamm failed to address deadly conditions during the Legislature's prison oversight meeting.
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General candidate Sam McLure called for solidarity with Lee County Board of Education officials and students...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama on Wednesday announced a noon press conference...
By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore celebrates his victory in the race against U.S. Sen....
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s largest city has passed a housing and employment ordinance that will, for the first time in the...
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Republican House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, and Alabama Republican Party Chairwoman Terry Lathan said Rep. Micky Hammon’s...
By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As the results poured in Tuesday night, one thing was perfectly clear: former state Supreme Court Chief Justice...