MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole for three out of four people deemed low-risk by state assessments in 2025, according to a report released by the ACLU of Alabama on Wednesday. Those with a low-risk assessment were granted parole at a rate 7.9 percentage points higher than those classified […]

Did you catch Capitol Journal this week? Jeff Sanders took over the anchor chair this week and welcomed candidates from the big AL-2 congressional race: incumbent Congressman Shomari Figures and State Rep. Rhett Marques. Watch the show online below.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage Saturday from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. Lawmakers from both parties blasted the executive order late Friday, the latest in a series of steps that the […]