Former Public Safety Director and Police Chief Lawrence Battiste, County Commissioner Connie Hudson, and former County Commissioner Stephen Nodine gave opening statements and then answered written questions submitted by the audience.
In its first committee hearing of the legislative session, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the “Glock Switch ban” bill and Senate Bill 119 proposed by committee chairman State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road).
Representatives of multiple Alabama veterans’ associations crowded into a small committee room at the Alabama State House on Wednesday to speak out against proposed legislation that would change the makeup of the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner is appointed.
When I ran for U.S. Senate, I promised the people of Alabama that I would fight for them in Washington, D.C. Many Alabamians are enthusiastically pro-life and sent me to the U.S. Capitol with a clear message: every life is worth fighting for.
Modern liberalism is like a like a branch sawed from a tree, after which it falls to the ground, because it lost the trunk that held it up.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently joined U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in introducing a bill to help put power back in the people’s hands instead of the "out-of-control administrative state."
After months of whispers and innuendo, multiple sources have confirmed talks between the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and lawmakers in the Alabama Senate to pursue gambling expansion during the ongoing legislative session.
State Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Fairview) is resigning effective next week to join the staff of new State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).
The FBI arrested a fifth suspect in connection to a fraudulent lottery scam.
Legislation increasing how much the state of Alabama can borrow to pay for new prison construction passed the Senate General Fund Budget committee on Wednesday.
Protect Alabama small businesses and jobs. Keep revenue in local communities instead of shipping it out of state to mail-order pharmacies.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) railed against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies on Wednesday, saying "we have to wash our hands of it."
U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) both voted on Wednesday in favor of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence.
When the Alabama Republican Party meets on March 1, they will elect new state officers. Chairman John Wahl is running again.
America's literacy problem won’t just magically fade. Given present circumstances, it is far more likely that it will only grow worse with the passage of time, with ramifications far beyond any economic considerations.
A bill defining sex-based terms into Alabama law is heading to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk to be signed into law after clearing the House of Representatives on Tuesday after Democratic lawmakers bemoaned the perceived political maneuvering.
A bill by State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) permitting the death penalty for child sex offenders is heading to the Alabama Senate after clearing the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Legislation allowing state and local governments to advertise for public contracts online rather than solely in print newspapers was approved by members of the Senate County and Municipal Government committee on Tuesday.
State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) introduced HB 240, the Competitive Edge NIL Tax Cut Act, which would exempt any compensation earned by student-athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness from the state’s individual income tax.
A man who pleaded guilty to stealing opioid tablets from a Birmingham-area nursing home where he worked will not serve time behind bars.
The Calera Police Department arrested two Colombian nationals who were in the United States illegally after a traffic stop turned into a major drug bust.
Alabama's conservative legislature is moving quickly on proposed legislation that, if passed, would infringe on citizens' Second Amendment rights.
Our country has a chance to take a new, healing direction. A good place to begin is by rolling back the unhealthy obsession with politicizing every arena of our private lives and public assemblies like sporting events.
President Trump says he will abolish the U.S. Department of Education. What will Alabama do in response?
The statewide Freedom Conference on gun rights is this Saturday in Prattville.
No. 2 Alabama avoided the letdown on the road and defeated Texas 103-80 on Tuesday night.