The Birmingham City Council is divided in its support for a Birmingham Southern College bailout, even as Gov. Kay Ivey, state legislators and a Jefferson County commissioner have already expressed disinterest in forking up money for the private school.
A Robertsdale man is in jail in Baldwin County after investigators said he attacked his girlfriend on March 10 when she confronted him about allegations he raped an 11-year-old child.
The Deputy Brad Johnson Act, which brings the long-discussed reform to the state’s so-called "good time laws," passed through both House and Senate Committees on Wednesday.
The second part of Alabama’s sexual assault survivors' bill of rights passed the House committee and will go to the floor for a vote.
Tax cuts are a better policy than one-time tax rebates, according to Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth.
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) filed legislation on Tuesday that would require the Alabama Ethics Commission to provide someone allegedly guilty of an ethics or campaign finance violation with exculpatory evidence in their possession before resolving the case or forwarding it to a prosecutor.
On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her recommendations for the Education Trust Fund and the Alabama General Fund to the legislature.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says the Biden administration is "asleep at the wheel," leaving the door open for Chinese influence in Latin America after Mexico seized the port of a Birmingham-based construction firm Vulcan Materials.
The Birmingham Police Department ramped up security measures last week for a major sporting event and reported zero tournament-related crimes despite the city's ongoing crime epidemic.
Former Alabama GOP Chairman Terry Lathan says it’s high time Republicans come together and fight for school choice.
Alabama has the third-highest occupational licensing burden in the country, according to a new study.
U.S. Rep Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is calling on the Biden administration to intervene in the growing drama surrounding the Mexican government’s seizure of a port owned by Birmingham-based construction firm Vulcan Materials.
"Come back to me, and I'll come to you like a hen gathering her chicks. Let's turn our hearts and minds over to Jesus Christ, and he will heal our homes, our families and our communities."
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office asked a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge to let a lawsuit against the Alabama Ethics Commission continue last week.
State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) is joining the chorus of political voices decrying Mexico’s seizure of a port owned by Birmingham-based construction firm Vulcan Materials.
A Women’s Studies class at the University of Alabama (UA) that charged students $95 in the fall for a textbook with links to otherwise freely available material dedicated a large portion of its reading assignments to teach students that gender is subjective and not a matter of biological fact.
Various news outlets began reporting late last week that former President Donald Trump would be arrested in the near future over alleged “hush money” payments made during his 2016 campaign for President.
More than ever, parents want to know exactly what’s going on in their child’s school.
The Alabama District Attorney’s Association has put together seven pieces of legislation for lawmakers to consider during the 2023 regular legislative session.
Attorney General Steve Marshall has actively opposed so-called environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, especially as they are being used to force broader policy changes within American society.
State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) introduced House Bill 76 to add protection to grandparents by adding them to existing domestic violence laws.
Alabama state waters and federal waters will open to private and state-licensed charter vessel anglers for red snapper harvest on May 26 albeit with a much lower harvest quota due to the feds, according to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).
There have been reports of mysterious clots found in bodies since the start of the COVID pandemic and scientists have found these fibrous materials can be formed from the spike protein found on the surface of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some people can break down the clots, and others are unable.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) has joined an effort to stop the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) from enacting a rule expanding enforcement over pistol braces.
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is investigating the stabbing death of an eight-year-old boy and his mother is suspected in the killing.
A Jacksonville police officer and a suspect were taken to the hospital early Saturday after a chase that ended in the officer being hit head-on and the suspect shot.
It is all done now, but in the span of a week and a half, or five legislative days, the Alabama Legislature spent more than $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.