Alabama lawmakers say they’re close to completing new lines that will form the updated districts for the legislature, state board of education, and U.S. House seats.
The Committee on the Recompilation of the Constitution decided to move forward on recommendations to strip those provisions as well as language that allowed a brutal convict lease system.
“The reality is [House Bill 2] doesn’t really address overcrowding on a broad scale, because we understand it only applies to roughly 350 inmates to begin with,” Marshall said.
The Alabama prison reform bill is in effect after a week of debates and Gov. Kay Ivey's quick approval. That’s only the first step in overhauling the prison system though.
With Alabama feeling the pinch brought on by the federal government’s decision to reallocate monoclonal antibody treatment to states, several U.S. senators are moving to reverse the decision.
A congressman from New York is questioning the possible use of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds toward prison construction projects like those being mulled in Alabama.
Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed Thursday that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof, despite his protestations on several points.
Governor Kay Ivey has signed on to a letter with 25 other governors to President Biden urging action at the Southern Border and requesting a meeting within 15 days.
Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan resigned Friday after being appointed to serve as the executive director for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced.
Alabama’s legislature is expected to return to the statehouse before the end of this month for a special session, this time with fewer covid restrictions.
The Alabama Republican Party said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s rally in Cullman Saturday was the largest political event in Alabama history.
From tackling the pandemic, crime and newly released census data showing Birmingham is now the 2nd largest city behind Huntsville, seven Birmingham mayoral candidates had plenty to discuss Thursday during WBRC’s mayoral forum.
WBRC FOX6 News announced today that it will be hosting a televised mayoral forum between the leading candidates before Birmingham residents head to the polls to choose the next mayor.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said they are working together to address what they call censorship on social media platforms.
In a Wednesday court filing, Brooks argued his speech was about the upcoming congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election results and thus related to his job as a congressman.
