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 Thursday, September 11, Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale addressed the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans at their monthly...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, September 17 marked the 227th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution. Several of Alabama’s...
By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Court documents unsealed on Wednesday, reveal that Deputy Attorney General Henry T. (Sonny) Reagan, unsuccessfully tried to quash his...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—According to a Census Bureau report released Tuesday, more than one-in-five working-age Alabamians lacked health coverage in 2013....
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (Rt from Montgomery) spoke out on the issue of domestic violence on Tuesday, September...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 15, Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett (R) announced in a written statement that September...
Staff Report MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center gathered state and local leaders from across the nation―including respected legislators, court and...
By Jon Lieber September in Alabama usually means the slow beginning of bearable temperatures and an undefeated record for the Crimson Tide. But this...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, September 15, marked the 51st anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. On that day, domestic...