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 Saturday, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) will hold a march in Birmingham to show their support...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reprter We are entering day four of a partial government shutdown that has closed parks, furloughed thousands of non-essential...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter During the debate on whether or not healthcare reform was needed, proponents pointed to the lack of Healthcare...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The leader of the Alabama State Senate, Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R) from Anniston launched his...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The partial government shutdown enters its third day and there is no end in sight. Republican efforts to...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey announced that she has appointed Guice Slawson, Jr. to the Alabama Trust...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama and the greater Hoover-Birmingham-Cullman metropolitan area is one of the largest...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would provid funding for important government operations, keeping...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In his most recent filings under the Fair Campaign Practice Act, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard reports...