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, Congressman Mike Rogers (R) from Saks issued a written statement objecting to an expected announcement by...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee voted on President Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the Chairman...
By Cameron Smith Alabama Policy Institute Health care reform has dominated the political landscape since the early months of 2009 when President Obama and...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, Alabama’s Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Boeing Chairman and President James McNerney Jr. making the...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Democratic Senators in the U.S. Senate, led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) from Nevada, scuttled the...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Several schools in the Decatur were ordered to evacuate after authorities said a suspicious device had been found...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield announced in a statement that it will not continue non-Affordable Care...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the longtime Harbert Executive Will Brooke (R) announced that he was going to run for Congress...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Representative Paul DeMarco’s (R) from Homewood campaign for Congress in Alabama’s 6th District received a boost...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead extended his congratulations to Dimitri Polizos Tuesday night after his victory over...