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 Katherine Green Robertson As the debate over Alabama’s General Fund budget shortfall continues, four schools of thought have emerged on how to solve...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 18, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) responded to criticism that he has recently received from the...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 19, the US House of Representatives passed the Highway and Transportation Funding Act (HR2353) to...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Republican lawmakers hope to strengthen the State’s Chemical Endangerment law, by soliciting doctors to report suspicions of drug...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 19, the Alabama House of Representatives is expected to review and debate the General Fund Budget...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 19, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will consider HB47 which clarifies a number of questions...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, May 17, the Young Republican Federation of Alabama held their convention in Birmingham. Alabama’s next generation...