Alabama Senate

The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill aimed at getting more oversight for hundreds of faith-based day cares that currently go…

The Alabama Senate has approved a state general fund budget that gives additional money to the state prison system.That’s part of an effort to comply with…

State Senator Slade Blackwell has dropped out of the race for Alabama governor, shortly after having announced his surprise candidacy.Alabama Republican…

Alabama's longest-serving state senator says he has decided to step aside in favor of his daughter.Senator Hank Sanders announced Saturday that he will…

A former federal prosecutor is raising concerns that Alabama’s proposed crackdown on the synthetic opioid fentanyl could end up putting low-level users…

A state Senate committee has delayed a vote as to whether a man who was freed after spending nearly three decades on death row is entitled to financial…

The Alabama Senate has voted in favor of tougher penalties for distributing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.Senators voted unanimously in favor of…

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is clashing with some state lawmakers over a proposal to significantly alter the position of lieutenant governor.Republican Sen.…

The Alabama Senate has approved a bill that would take the state out of the marriage business. The measure Senators approved yesterday would do away with…

Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday to begin the 2018 legislative session. Here are seven issues to watch throughout the session.___ PRISON…