Alabama Senate

The Alabama Senate will start debating some sweeping changes to the state's prison system today.Republican Senator Cam Ward is bringing the bill to the…

Yesterday was a busy day in the Alabama Senate. Two bills passed the Senate floor and are on their way to be heard in the House of Representatives.The…

Lawmakers could give final approval very soon to legislation establishing charter schools in the state of Alabama.The Alabama House of Representatives…

A state Senate committee is expected to vote on a reform bill today aimed at reducing overcrowding issues in Alabama prisons.The Senate Judiciary…

Lawmakers want to keep the identities of the companies supplying drugs for lethal injections in Alabama a secret.That's what a bill that just passed the…

The Alabama Senate approved a measure to establish charter schools in the state in a 22 to 12 vote last night. That bill will now head to the House of…

The city of Selma is preparing to remember the fiftieth anniversary of the attack known as "Bloody Sunday".Today also marks fifty years since the funeral…

Democratic state Sen. Quinton Ross of Montgomery is the new minority leader in the Alabama Senate. The Senate Democratic Caucus announced that it picked…

The new Alabama Senate elected in November will get to serve in a redesigned Senate chamber in Montgomery.Senate Secretary Pat Harris says his staff is…

Alabama lawmakers are getting close to approving a bill that would keep secret the identities of manufacturers and suppliers of lethal injection drugs…