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, Alabama State Senator Bill Holtzclaw announced on Facebook that he was running for re-election to the...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, (R-Auburn), championed the republican virtues of fiscal responsibility and limited government in...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Most political observers had expected that the Alabama Republican Party Summer meeting would be a re-elect...
Staff Report Montgomery – Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Chairman Bill Armistead has announced that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be in Alabama this Friday,...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–On Friday, people from across Alabama will come together for an up-close and personal opportunity with two nationally-known...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Dr. Stan Cooke from Birmingham announced on the Alabama Capital steps that he will pursue the...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday was the final day for qualifying for major party candidate in the Special Election for Alabama House...
Staff Report Montgomery – On Tuesday, Alabama Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh announced that in September, the three-member regulatory panel will begin...
Staff Report MONTGOMERY – Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey has been tapped to Co-Chair the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association (NLGA) State Strategies in Military Affairs...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Alabama State Representative Jim McClendon (R) from Springville spoke to the gathered St. Clair County Republican...