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 On Wednesday, December 28, 2016, outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry (D) sharply attacked the settlement policies of...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, December 23, 2016, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) commented on 2016 and things to look forward to...
By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Monday, December 26, 2016, State Representative Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) criticized the decision by outgoing President Barack H. Obama (D)...
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Yellowhammer State has the second-highest rates of cardiovascular death and infant mortality, a new report ranking the...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Auditor Jim Zeigler has put forward a series of 2017 policy positions for state government that he...