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 On Monday U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville spoke on the floor of the U.S. House against...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Terri A. Sewell released a written statement following her vote for the passage of the Senate’s...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Alabama announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A true compromise is an agreement that neither side can stand. Compromises are often, ugly nasty agreements that...