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 The Alabama State School Board recently gave State Superintendent Tommy Bice a massive $52,000 raise for the stellar...
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By Rep. Darrio Melton This weekend, policymakers in Washington celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, which made ending rape and...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A cavernous room just off the Washington St. entrance to the State House is receiving a six figure...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Friday, September 12, shortly after arriving to begin their Alabama Education Association (AEA) meeting, the AEA Board went...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 10, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced in a written statement that the...
By U. S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL2) WASHINGTON, D.C. – UPDATE: As you may know, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed a new,...
By U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (A-1) Imagine this: a thunderstorm rolls through Southwest Alabama and causes a small puddle to develop on an Escambia...