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 Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Today the Supreme Court announced a 5-4 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, the case which challenged section...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Responding to Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision tossing out Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Alabama...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Justices of the Alabama Supreme Court unanimously selected attorney Julia Weller to be the next Clerk for...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, President Barack H. Obama (D) announced in a speech at Georgetown University that he was implementing...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled largely in favor of Shelby County’s challenge...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard said that he has raised $10 million through his various Political...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–From voter identification laws to immigration bills, many states seem to be acting as if from the same...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week the Chairmen and Executive Directors of ten southern states met in the Birmingham/Hoover area. The 2012...