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 Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Alabama’s state employees work hard. They make our state and local governments function. They keep our courts running...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday the U.S. the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee passed the “Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act,” (H.R....
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama state Representative Paul Beckman will formally announce that he is seeking re-election for his House District 88...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama released a written statement about the Schumer-Corker-Hoeven Gang of Eight substitute...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery wrote in her newsletter that President Obama and Senate Democrats are playing...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—At a meeting in Birmingham last week, Representative Mike Hubabrd (R-Auburn) rallied the Young Republicans to protect the...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard warned young republicans gathered in Birmingham last week that infiltrators...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Only two weeks into the official 2014 primary season, many candidates have already filed with the new online...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Crenshaw County Probate Judge Jim Perdue (R) announced in a written statement that he is running...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster), chair of the prison oversight committee, has called for security increases to reduce inmate...