The Republican-dominated Alabama Legislature gave final passage Thursday to a bill that would prohibit K-12 schools from letting a “biological male” participate on a female team.
The House Government Committee on Wednesday held a public hearing on the bill by Rep. Mike Holmes that would dramatically increase fines for violating the Memorial Preservation Act.
Alabama state senators passed a constitutional amendment, along with three companion bills, to allow a lottery to be created in the state and allow for casino-style gambling.
Last week, Faith in Action sent a letter of support to State Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R), speaker of the Alabama State House, calling on the state House of Representatives to vote to pass Senate Bill 118.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) stopped in Birmingham and the metro area Wednesday, April 7 to tour Vulcan Materials Company and the Hoover Forensics Lab.
Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 12 other state attorneys general in filing suit Wednesday to block the Biden administration’s suspension on all future oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal lands.
As Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill Saturday morning, Alabama Senators Tommy Tuberville and Richard Shelby are explaining why they voted against it.
After winning re-election Tuesday night, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox reflected on the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the unforgettable April 27th tornado.
Hughes was arraigned on seven felony counts during a hearing Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to five ethics violations, conspiracy to commit theft and perjury.
Home delivery of alcohol is now one step closer thanks to a bill lawmakers are currently debating this legislative session, but not everyone is rejoicing with the possibility. Some local groups report they were left out of consideration.
State Rep. Allen Treadaway (R - Morris) said he is introducing legislation which will create new crimes and penalties for people who incite or participate in riots and also provide additional protections for police officers and other first responders.
The commission, co-chaired by Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill and Michigan State Senator Ruth Johnson, has started identifying best practices nationwide.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in a blistering new statement, calling the longtime senator a “political hack” who “doesn’t have what it takes.”
An east Alabama mayor has been arrested and charged with three felony counts of using his office for personal gain, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshal’s office.
A bill that makes Alabamians’ COVID-19 relief funds exempt from being taxed by the state has cleared its final hurdle on its way to the governor’s office for approval.
Republican Sen. Arthur Orr has said that the bill would give protection to companies, churches and other entities from virus-related claims only if they were following appropriate precautions.
The pending lease approvals come months after Ivey and Alabama Department of Corrections released the names of the developer teams that would build three proposed new mega-prisons.
Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont was taken to the hospital for observation “out of an abundance of caution” after being examined by Congress’ attending physician.
President Joe Biden has looked to establish a sharp break from the warm rhetoric often displayed toward Vladimir Putin by his predecessor, Donald Trump.
Throughout his campaign and transition, President Joe Biden promised that his administration would keep issues of equity in the shaping of all policy considerations.
The Biden administration’s effort to overhaul immigration laws and include a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people would be “transformative” for Birmingham and Alabama according to one Birmingham-area advocate.
FBI Director Chris Wray has said that, over the last year, the most lethal violence has come from anti-government activists, such as anarchists and militia-types.
Yes people are lining up to get their vaccine shots. Still, a top public health doctor says that does not mean you can get rid of your face mask after one or even two shots.
A heightened security risk in Washington, D.C. and a deadly pandemic forced the festivities on Inauguration Day to change. The changes had an impact on attendance for the Alabama delegation.
Montgomery officials say select downtown streets will close in response to protests planned in capital cities across the country ahead of Inauguration Day.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is calling for a pair of the president’s congressional allies to step down with years left in their terms, or be forced out.
The White House tweeted a new video message from President Donald Trump condemning the violence and the mob riot that took place at the U.S. Capitol January 6.
