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 MoseleyAlabama Political Reporte On Wednesday, Representative Patricia Todd (D) from Birmingham told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ that her legislation to allow non-profit...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery has passed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would change...
By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A decade-long rumor of sexual harassment involving Speaker Mike Hubbard’s key communications consultant and a young state employee can...
By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Senator Roger Bedford (D-Russellville) proposed an amendment to the Education Trust Fund budget to give teachers a five...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the House Standing Committee on State Government Chairman Jamie Ison (R) from Mobile announced that the request...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery has written legislation that would change decades old private sector workplace rules...
Staff Report Montgomery, AL–Today, Democrats in the Alabama Senate publically urged the Republican Supermajority to take up the Education Trust Fund Budget and the...
Staff Report MONTGOMERY–Alabama Political Reporter is in no way affiliated with the new Twitter account named @alpoliticstips. This account surfaced this afternoon to our...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ has learned from our sources that the three judge panel that is hearing the...