A new proposal in the Alabama Legislature to expand legal protections for police officers has been hailed by Governor Ivey.

A bipartisan group of Alabama lawmakers introduced a package of bills that they and Gov. Kay Ivey say aim to combat gun violence and support law enforcement.

Taylor said the current Montgomery unit, made up of several law enforcement agencies, has been very successful. State leaders ...

Gov. Kay Ivey is unveiling her public safety package for the State of Alabama, promised in her State of the State address.

Alabama Circuit Judge Charles Elliot will have a hearing on that motion on March 25. ___ Safiyah Riddle is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.

(AP) — After more than a year of protests in a small north Alabama city over the fatal ... As tensions mounted between law enforcement and protesters along the small city’s streets and at ...

Alabama governor Kay Ivey was speaking at an event in the hotel. (Jeronimo Nisa/The Decatur Daily via AP, File) ...

(AP) — After more than a year of protests in a small north Alabama city over the fatal police shooting ... As tensions mounted between law enforcement and protesters along the small city’s streets and ...