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 Wednesday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville announced that Northeast Alabama Regional Airport has been awarded a...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) announced that her office will accept applications for recommendations to fill the federal...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to multiple media sources, the United States military appears to be hastily ramping up preparations toward yet...
Staff Report MONTGOMERY – Kayla Moore, President of the Montgomery-based Foundation for Moral Law, expressed her organization’s support for the Chairman of the Madison...
By Bill BrittAlabama Political Report MONTGOMERY—For at least a year, Matt Hart, head of the Attorney General’s Office of Public Corruption and White Collar...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Mayor-Elect Sandy Stimpson is preparing to take office in Mobile after defeating incumbent mayor Sam Jones in Tuesday’s...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican Heather Sellers is part of a crowded field running in the special election for Alabama House of...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead announced that the Summer Dinner with special guest, Governor Scott...