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 Tuesday the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opening election period begins across the country just as...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia is the longest serving member of the Alabama delegation in the U.S....
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama House candidate Charlotte Borden Meadows (R) has accused the Alabama Education System (AEA) of attacking her for...
Staff Report BIRMINGHAM – Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) today announced that his current term in the U.S. House, which runs through December 2014, will...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Last week, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard made an uncharacteristic video to announce his reelection bid...
By Brandon Moseley and Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter Campaign fund raising is well under way even though many candidates have little or even...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Polls show that as many as 60% of the American people oppose implementation of President Obama’s controversial new...
By Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey MONTGOMERY, Alabama (September 27, 2013) — As an elected official, I am committed to seeing that our state government...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday the U.S. House of Representatives made changes to a Senate Continuing Resolultion (CR) that would fund...
Staff Report BIRMINGHAM – U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, last...