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 Friday, August 8, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) released a written statement supporting President Obama’s authorization of limited...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Agriculture & Industries Commissioner John McMillan (R) announced in a written statement that the first positive cases of...
By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter ATLANTA, GA – An Alabama Federal Judge was arrested last weekend in Georgia and charged with battery after...
Staff Report MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Selections Committee is accepting recommendations for nominees for the 2014 Hall of Fame....
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Agricultural & Rural Crime Unit (ARCU) has recovered 11 pieces of farm equipment...
By U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (A-1) Earlier this year, our eyes were opened to an alarming crisis at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)....
Shay Farley Legal Director, Alabama Appleseed This week the Discovery Channel will be hosting its 27th annual Shark Week, which offers coverage of “all...