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 Thursday Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) announced in a written statement that the U.S. House of Representatives passed...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement in response to the President’s announcement in...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama issued a written statement following a hearing of the Committee on...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma announced in a written statement that she will host a military...
Staff Report From the Office of Representative Jim Barton Orange Beach, Ala. – State Representative Jim Barton, R-Mobile, has been named the 2012 Legislative Leader...
From the Office of Attorney General Luther Strange MONTGOMERY—Attorney General Luther Strange announced today that claim forms are going out to approximately 29,031 Alabama borrowers...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The constitutional amendment to allow lawmakers to transfer $437 million from the AFT to the general fund over...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Alabama voters voted in a resounding majority to plunder $437 million from the Alabama Trust Fund...
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mike Rogers (R) from Saks said in a written statement to his constituents that he is deeply...