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Alabama speaker wants changes to retirement system
A powerful Alabama lawmaker wants changes to the state's retirement system.
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Miss. AG: Some Barbour Pardons Might Be Invalid
As one of his final acts in office, Republican Barbour on Tuesday gave clemency to more than 200 people.
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Miss. Gov. Barbour Pardons Convicted Murderer
A convicted murderer released from prison over the weekend on a pardon by Gov. Haley Barbour was denied parole less than two weeks ago.
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Judge Dismisses Suit to Keep Obama Off Ala Ballot
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at keeping President Barack Obama off the ballot in Alabama this year.
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AL Lawmakers Pay Face Value For BCS Tickets
State lawmakers can no longer accept free football tickets, but they got a chance to buy passes to the BCS National Championship game at a fraction of what scalpers are charging.
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More Work on Immigration for Lawmakers
Alabama's immigration law remains a hot topic and will once again be in the forefront when state lawmakers return to Montgomery February 7th.
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Austal USA Looks Beyond Cuts
President Obama announced Thursday plans to cut $500 billion in defense spending over the next 10 years. News 5's Blake Brown caught up with Austal USA's COO on Friday to see what effect the cuts may have on the shipbuilder.
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Alabama Legislator Pitches Plan to Fight Fraud
A state representative is pushing a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would penalize people who fraudulently receive unemployment compensation.
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Budget Tight, U.S. To Unveil Slimmer Military
President Barack Obama is putting his personal stamp on a rejiggered Pentagon strategy for absorbing hundreds of billions of dollars in defense budget cuts, marking a turning point in U.S. security policy after a decade of war.
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Google's New Presidential Election Site
If you are a political junkie, or just looking for a website that will have the latest on this year's Presidential campaigns, the largest internet search engine says "Google" it.
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AL Judge to Hear Challenge to Obama's Citizenship
The Birmingham News reports that Circuit Judge Helen Shores has set a Monday hearing.
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Michele Bachmann Drops Out of GOP Race
In the wake of a disappointing finish in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that she is suspending her campaign for president.
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Iowa Caucus Results: Mitt Romney Beats Rick Santorum By 8 Votes
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney eked out a narrow victory over former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday, winning the first contest for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Cemetery Cameras Could Stop Vandals
The Daphne city council is set to vote on buying security cameras for a historic cemetery. Volunteers and residents who spoke to News Five believe it will be money well spent.
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Miss. Lawmakers Kicking Off 4-Month 2012 Session
The Mississippi Legislature begins its 2012 session Tuesday, with Republicans controlling both chambers for the first time since Reconstruction.
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Tuscaloosa Councilman to Enter Pretrial Program
A Tuscaloosa City County member is entering a pretrial diversion program following his arrest on drug possession charges.
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Payroll Tax Cut Extension Passed in Congress
Both the House and the Senate on Friday passed a two-month extension of the payroll tax, bringing an end to the political brinkmanship that delayed progress on the popular bill for weeks.
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Restore Act: Gulf's Crime Victim Compensation
Billions of dollars hang in the balance as the gulf coast waits for congress to take action on the Restore Act. It is a blueprint on how fine money from the Deepwater Horizon disaster will be distributed. The future of the Gulf of Mexico is at stake.
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Agreement Made on Payroll Tax Cut
The House expects to pass a new bill by Christmas that would renew the tax break for two months.
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Court Won't Delay GA, AL Immigration Law Hearings
Both cases were set for hearings in the federal appeals court early next year.
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Justice Department Orders Audit of GCCF
The Justice Department is moving forward with an independent audit of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in charge of dispensing the 20 billion dollar compensation fund to victims of the BP oil disaster. A consulting firm based in New York will find out if Ken Feinberg is doing the job he was hired to do by the government.
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House Rejects Payroll Tax Cut Compromise
The House rejected a Senate plan that extended a popular tax cut into the new year. But now that Senators have left for the holiday break, Congress is running out of options if they want to protect 160-million Americans from a tax hike.
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Showdown Looms Over Payroll Tax Cut Extension
With just five days before Christmas, the end of year showdown in Congress over extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance is no closer to resolution.
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Schools Fail To Meet Federal Standards
Less than half of U.S. Schools meet "No Child Left Behind" standards.
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