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 Congressman Jo Bonner Last week, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held hearings on the September 11, 2012, terror attacks on the...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week (May 15th, 2013) with legislation still pending before the Alabama House of Representatives, all business stopped...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives passed a state education trust fund budget which includes...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–On the 29th legislative day, the Alabama Legislature was struggling to find an agreement on gun legislation. Similar...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 303 that removed the...
Staff Report Montgomery – The Republican Supermajority in the Alabama Legislature is moving closer to making it more difficult to register to vote in...
Staff Report MONTGOMERY –Attorney General Luther Strange announced a felony theft conviction today of a third former Alabama state trooper for using a state...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republicans in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have been hearing troubling testimony about the Obama Administration...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday the Alabama House Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on whether or not the legislature...