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 After initially saying that the U.S. military would send just 300 troops to provide logistical help to West...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 7, a new report was released by the Senior’s Group, 60 Plus, claiming that proposed EPA...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 2, Mark Lester, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Alabama’s 6th District, attempted to draw...
By George Clark President, Manufacture Alabama Last month, a U.S. House science committee hearing on President Obama’s proposed greenhouse gas rules was interrupted when...
By Dr. Stan Cooke Indictments, criminal allegations, ethics complaints, avarice, blackmail and intimidation – these are the most prevalent words used when describing Alabama...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, October 7, Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Craig Witherspoon announced that he was leaving the struggling school...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—According to several members who were present at the most recent meeting of the Council for Leaders in...