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 U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama urged that the Senate not pass a provision which would postpone...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Alabama GOP Chairman Bill Armistead is calling on Democrats to apologize yet again. Last week, at a meeting...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery on Friday praised the House’s passage of the Student Success Act. The...
By Over the Mountain Democrats Charles Dean’s “Racism” headline and lead in Wednesday’s paper is a textbook example of selective journalism. As a guest...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Representative Darrio Melton, local elected officials, 150 supporters and 80 pounds of barbecue chicken came together at the...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Thursday announced that the State of Alabama was able to...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery is working to pass The Student Success Act in the U.S. House...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare) will go into effect in January one...