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 US Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders called Republicans, “cowards” and singled out Alabama in comments that his campaign...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, October 10, Democratic candidate for US Senate, Ron Crumpton, admitted in a public statement that he...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 20, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) on Tuesday celebrated National Forest Products Week by highlighting the important...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 27, Career educator Dr. Larry DiChiara will formally kickoff his campaign as a Republican for Congress...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, October 19, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) and Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan both issued...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Once, the most powerful political entity in the state of Alabama, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) has had...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, October 19, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) defended the Select Committee on Benghazi, of which she...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A taped recording of a private meeting between Gov. Robert Bentley and the ALGOP Steering Committee was recently...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 16, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) issued a statement announcing that ALEA’s closed rural driver’s license...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, October 17, former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton was in Hoover to deliver...