By Pete Williams and Kari Huus, MSNBC

The Justice Department has sent a letter to dozens of local law enforcement agencies in Alabama that receive federal money, warning them that they risk losing that funding if they’re not careful in how …

By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Atlanta— For months, they labored to cut a deal with their creditors. But $4 billion is a deep hole to negotiate out of.

And so, with a settlement seemingly out of reach, Jefferson County, …

FoxNews

The nation’s strictest immigration law has resurrected ugly images from Alabama’s days as the battleground state for civil rights.

Sharing a border with Mexico and being flooded with boycotts does not make Arizona the poster state for the challenges of immigration …

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and JAY REEVES Associated Press

Potato farmer Keith Smith saw most of his immigrant workers leave after Alabama’s tough immigration law took effect, so he hired Americans. It hasn’t worked out: Most show up late, work slower …

(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday asked a federal appeals court to block Alabama’s strict new anti-illegal immigration law after a federal judge allowed key portions to take effect.

U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn earlier this week backed the …

By Mark Guarino, Christian Science Monitor

A federal court hearing in Alabama Wednesday will determine whether or not a recent state law restricting illegal immigration has constitutional merit. Although the judge has until next week to strike down provisions of …

Reuters

Alabama’s Jefferson County on Friday held off from filing for bankruptcy over a $3.14 billion bond debt and allowed more time for talks with creditors to try to thrash out a restructuring agreement.

The decision means Alabama’s most-populous county will not—for …

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s new controversial immigration law, essentially fighting Alabama on grounds similar to its legal battle with Arizona over that state’s controversial law.

In both cases, the Justice Department argues that …

By Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s largest county began laying the groundwork Tuesday for what would be the largest-ever U.S. municipal bankruptcy after three years of trying to work out a solution with Wall Street to more than $3 billion …

By FOXNews.com

The governor of Alabama is taking the weekend to decide whether he will sign an Arizona-style bill into law to crack down on illegal immigrants.

If Gov. Robert …