Alabama Legislature

Alabama seeks to correct past, to offer 'Scottsboro boys' pardons

2013-04-05 13:55:00

The Alabama Legislature has created a path to pardon for nine black teenagers known as the Scottsboro boys, who were falsely accused of raping two white women more than eight decades ago in one of the more infamous episodes in the racist South. On...

Alabama Legislature OKs abortion limits; Kansas clinic reopens

2013-04-04 13:44:00

Alabama this week moved to tighten the regulation of clinics and of medical personnel who perform abortions, the latest step in what abortion rights advocates argue is a campaign to use the regulatory power of government to limit a woman’s right...

Charles Morgan Jr. dies at 78; lawyer challenged racism in the South

2009-01-12 00:00:00

Charles Morgan Jr., a civil rights lawyer who challenged the racism of his native South and won numerous landmark cases for equal rights before the U.S. Supreme Court, died Thursday at his home in Destin, Fla. He was 78 and had Alzheimer's disease. In...

Ala. law has cleared the way, but much work is ahead for posthumous pardons of Scottsboro Boys

2013-05-04 17:29:47

Early Danville resident shaped national history

2012-08-18 18:52:00

A new book, “Apostles of Equality: The Birneys, the Republicans and the Civil War,” traces the abolitionism of one the leading early antislavery politicians, James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857), a Danville native, to the spirit of freedom...

Alabama law demonstrates that plans must be set in place

2011-10-23 02:34:00

The problems resulting from Alabama’s harsh anti-immigration law, thought to be the toughest in the nation, might finally be the tangible evidence needed to start the action — not just discussion — for meaningful, commonsense and fair...

Alabama 4th Lowest: Women in the Legislature

2006-12-28 00:00:00

�� MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- While more women have been elected to the Alabama Legislature, the state has the fourth-lowest percentage of female legislators among the 50 states, a survey found. �� Voters in November elected 14 women to the 105-member...

Latest Alabama News

2006-12-29 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WBRC-TV)--- Here is the latest Alabama news from The Associated Press. FEWER FLU SHOTS �� Ala. health officials pushing flu shots, but fewer takers �� TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- There is usually a shortage of influenza vaccine, but...

Alabama Legislature starts special session on education

2008-05-27 00:00:00

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Legislature has started its special session to try to pass a state education budget. Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom gaveled the Senate to order at 4 p.m. Tuesday, and the House was prepared to start a few minutes later. Gov....

Senior citizens urge for bill to remove grocery sales tax

2008-05-06 00:00:00

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Senior citizen groups urged the Alabama Legislature Tuesday to pass a bill to remove the state sales tax from groceries. The speaker of the Alabama Silver-Haired Legislature, 85-year-old Bill Adams of Madison County, said removing...

Governor Vetoes Pay Raise for Legislators

2007-03-20 00:00:00

� MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Gov. Bob Riley vetoed a 62 percent pay raise for legislators Tuesday after protesters held a rally at the statehouse to voice outrage over the pay increase. �� Riley said he feels most people in Alabama believe the amount...

Legislators Override Riley's Veto and Give Selves Pay Raise

2007-03-20 00:00:00

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Legislature voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto and give themselves a 62 percent pay raise, their first in 16 years. �� The House voted 57-41 to override the governor's veto without any debate. A few...

The Alabama Legislature this week took the final step toward pardoning the 'Scottsboro boys.'

2013-04-05 13:25:30