Gov. Kay Ivey signed “The Sound of Freedom Act” into law on Wednesday, which establishes a minimum punishment of life imprisonment for human trafficking of a minor in Alabama.
What started out as a normal meeting of the Athens-Limestone County Library Board quickly turned into a chaotic back-and-forth argument between opposing viewpoints on library policy.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted down legislation on Wednesday requiring law enforcement to release body camera footage within 30 days of a request by a member of the public.
On Wednesday, the effort to impeach U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for failing to secure the southern border was rejected in the Senate after the House voted to move ahead with the legal proceedings.
The Irondale man accused of placing a bomb in front of the Alabama Attorney General’s office pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two felony counts of malicious damage by explosives and one count of possession of an unregistered destructive device.
A recent tragic murder in Chicago should raise red flags right here in Alabama.
The House Ways and Means Education Committee approved legislation on Wednesday to repeal the 2023 law creating a loan program for universities in financial straits after its designed recipient, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC), permanently shut down.
The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted Wednesday to once again delay voting on legislation that would bolster local law enforcement’s ability to work with federal agencies to enforce immigration laws.
The case was contested in June 2023 and still has not been resolved. Meanwhile, people in the rural areas surrounding Loxley have few health care options.
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) blamed President Joe Biden and his "weak foreign policy" for Iran's attack on Israel over the weekend.
Legislation that would allow President Joe Biden to appear on Alabama ballots in the November general election as the Democrat candidate for President was approved by House and Senate committees on Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) announced her endorsement of Caroleene Dobson after Dobson’s victorious bid in the GOP runoff for Alabama’s Second Congressional District.
The next step in ensuring Alabama elections are the most secure elections in the country is the outlawing of ranked-choice voting.
The battle for preborn life did not culminate with the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. It now enters an intensified stage – the battle for the hearts and minds and souls of men.
Members of the Senate voted to join the House in a conference committee to try to find a compromise between differing versions of gambling legislation passed by both chambers.
The Alabama House of Representatives breezed through its nearly $11 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budgets and supplemental appropriations bills on Wednesday with hardly any debate.
The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to approve one of a pair of tax-related bills while delaying voting on legislation to raise the state’s internet sales tax.
Legislation clawing back incentives from companies who voluntarily recognize their employees’ union passed the Senate by a 23-5 margin on Tuesday.
An innovation district is a concentrated geographic area where businesses and academia collaborate toward a common economic goal. While that might sound good on paper, in practice, it could have dire consequences, particularly when the government gets involved.
A massive group of residents descended on the Montgomery city council to rail against rising crime rates after an innocent bystander left paralyzed in Friday shooting.
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) questioned Air Force officials about their budget requests for the upcoming defense bill, in particular, why the number of MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters had been cut in half.
The Senate passed legislation on Tuesday by a 26-0 margin creating the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation to manage a proposed Alabama Farm Center in Jefferson County.
Newcomer Caroleene Dobson won the GOP nomination for Congress and faces Democrat winner Shomari Figures.
Auburn picked up a win over Georgia Tech in the first of two matchup between the two teams this season.
The No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team experienced their second straight midweek defeat, losing 5-2 to the UAB Blazers on Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
There’s growing outcry among parents and grandparents in the United States against entities threatening the innocence and well-being of children. Parents are particularly sick and tired of technology companies and the pornography industry pursuing impressionable children as a profit target.
Members of Dothan’s Harvest Church are excited about a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling involving the church’s litigation against the United Methodist Church, according to pastor Ralph Sigler.