Advocates of prison reform gathered at the Alabama State House to support a newly-filed bill to allow sentence review for prison inmates sentenced under the state’s Habitual Felony Offender Act.
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) resolution to overturn the Veterans Affairs Department’s new abortion policy was blocked by the Democrat-controlled Senate in a 48-51 vote.
Legislation that would’ve changed a state holiday for Robert E. Lee from the third Monday in January to the second Monday in October didn’t garner enough support to pass out of a Senate committee on Wednesday.
A bill to restrict who can assist with absentee ballots caused a stir in the Alabama legislature, as opponents gathered inside and out.
Legislation that would establish enhanced penalties for gang-related crimes “has nothing to do with race” despite claims to the contrary from some Senate Democrats, according to State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road).
House Bill 134 (HB134) by State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) would create a new board designed to help resolve disputes between assisted living facilities and the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The city of Foley hopes the Alabama Legislature will be able to approve an act to allow for a vote for annexation. The city council approved a resolution Monday proposing the annexation of part of the Mills community.
A bill proposing criminal penalties for failing to inform an officer if you carry a concealed weapon fails in House Committee.
A popular conservative student organization released leaked audio footage, which it claims is from a teacher at Bob Jones High School (BJHS) in Madison admitting to comparing the organization to the Ku Klux Klan.
The Jefferson County Commission approved a new billing agreement with the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) on Tuesday after what reports say were months of negotiations.
An amendment that would’ve increased the baseline private investment needed to qualify for new tourism incentives in Alabama failed in a Senate committee on Wednesday morning.
Officials announced Wednesday morning that two people were arrested in connection to a deadly Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville.
Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill touted their first 100 days holding the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday and criticized President Joe Biden and other prominent Democrats for lagging behind.
Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks), chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, urged military officials on Tuesday to accelerate the development of a missile that his largest campaign contributor is competing to obtain the right to produce.
Investigators in the case of a April 15 shooting that killed four people and injured 32 at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville continue to refuse to release any information on suspects.
A man involved in a deadly crash that killed a Mobile man in September of 2022 has been indicted on a manslaughter charge after prosecutors originally said he wouldn’t face charges.
A bill to change Alabama’s “failing school” designation has unanimously passed the Alabama House of Representatives.
Legislation barring college athletes from participating in sports that do not correspond to their biological sex passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Voter fraud has “just been a big problem in the Black Belt…which is not fair to candidates who are running,” according to Alabama’s former Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson.
State Sen. Jay Hovey (R-Auburn) said on Tuesday that “people are going to try to politicize” the Dadeville shooting, but “we’re never going to be able to legislate morality.”
“Protecting children from woke policies” a top priority for Alabama voters according to a poll from the Alabama Republican Party.
Hearings will resume Wednesday in the case of Baldwin County Bridge Company, LLC v. John R. Cooper.
Governor Kay Ivey called for expanding Alabama’s Pre-K program on Monday.
Legislation by State Rep. Cynthia Almond (R-Tuscaloosa) ending requirements that local governments have to advertise or publish notices in a newspaper narrowly passed a House committee last week.
A group of concerned moms in Prattville is struggling to get several LGBTQ+ books aimed at children removed from the toddler and children’s section of the Prattville library.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said the number of those injured in a shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville has increased to 32.
Several employees of Patches Tattoo & Piercings, in Gulf Shores, gathered their belongings from the building Monday after they said they felt uncomfortable working with a man who was recently indicted on several charges.