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 Wednesday, September 16, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) announced in a written statement that he had...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Deputy Attorney General, Henry T. (Sonny) Reagan, was placed on administrative leave after the Lee County Grand Jury...
strong>By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 18, Gary Palmer’s Congressional Campaign announced that he has been endorsed by U.S. Senator Jeff...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 18, Sixth District Congressional Candidate Mark Lester (D) charged that his opponent, Gary Palmer (R),...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) appeared on Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson,”...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 17, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R from Alabama) released a written statement in response to...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D from Selma) was the first member of Congress to publicly call for the...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 17 Congressman Bradley Byrne (R from Montrose) spoke on the House floor in support of...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 16, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bipartisan financial institutions bankruptcy reform bill that was...