Posts by Craig Monger

For the last time as Alabama's Governor, Kay Ivey recently gave a Fourth of July address to Alabamians to commemorate the holiday and celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.

A new law resulting from the 2026 legislative session, which strengthens definitions and adds heightened penalties for threats made against schools, is now in effect across the state.

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed a proclamation declaring July 2 as “Made in the USA” Day to highlight the contributions of Alabama manufacturers, workers and companies as we head into the holiday weekend.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is hosting a public hearing on the possibility of the state rescheduling medical marijuana, after objecting to the federal reclassification recently enacted by President Donald Trump's administration.

On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the state’s school choice Education Savings Account program for the 2026-2027 school year has been fully funded for parents who have taken advantage of the state program.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) took a victory lap on Tuesday after a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision affirming the right of states to protect women from competing against biological males in sports.

Alabama’s state leaders were elated on Tuesday after the announcement of a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision affirming the actions of states like Alabama to protect women from competing against biological males in sports.

Nearly a full day after voting, the Alabama Republican Party officially announced the results of its deliberations, in which it deemed invalid a challenge filed against the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, John Wahl.

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) reported multiple arrests at prison facilities across the state over the weekend, leading to several contraband arrests and the confiscation of thousands of dollars in drugs, phones and other contraband.

For the second time this year, the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) voted on Sunday not to have a full hearing on challenges to Lieutenant Governor nominee John Wahl’s candidacy based on accusations that he does not meet the state’s residency requirements.

Both sides continue defending their votes on federal housing legislation that drew opposing votes from Alabama’s U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) will decide today whether to proceed with a full hearing to weigh allegations that lieutenant gubernatorial nominee John Wahl is ineligible to hold the office due to the state's minimum residency requirements.

1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson, while recently hosting Talk 99.5’s “The Line with Andrew McLain, highlighted the education transformations and legislative victories that he believes came from education-specific coverage from 1819 News’s Center For Education (CFE).

Alabama State Rep. Ben Robbins (R-Sylacauga) recently applauded the Thursday ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to remove certain persons from Haiti and Syria.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) recently came out against President Donald Trump for declining to sign a comprehensive housing legislation that put U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) on opposite sides of the voting roll.

On the deadline day, a Limestone County man has filed a challenge to the candidacy of John Wahl to be the Republican nominee for the state’s next lieutenant governor, saying he does not believe Wahl has been a resident of the state for the required seven years.

Birmingham educator and entrepreneur Dr. Ammie Akin recently launched her campaign in the August 11 special Republican primary election in Alabama's Congressional District 7, challenging Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently denied the Habeas Corpus petition of double murderer and Iranian national Mohammad Sharifi, upholding the Northern District of Alabama’s decision to deny relief to the condemned Sharifi.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday defended his voting no on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Monday, after facing criticism for going against the partisan grain and not voting alongside fellow Alabama U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Wednesday that the state had been awarded $300,000 after the federally led 2026 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown, in which law enforcement across the country targeted fraud in government-funded health care programs.

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Tuesday that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals had rejected the habeas corpus petition of Timothy Boyle, who was convicted of the capital murder of a child in 2010.

State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) recently told 1819 News that she was ready to push a legislative effort to approve firing squad as a method of execution in Alabama, after recent court opinions forbade the state from using its most recently approved method, nitrogen hypoxia.

Two individuals were arrested in Barbour County and accused of trying to introduce drugs and cell phones into Ventress Correctional facility after being apprehended by law enforcement.

Sebastian Alexander Carrillo, 54, of Fairfield, a current Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) employee, is under indictment this year by the attorney general's office for first-degree theft by deception and is scheduled to appear before a judge for a pre-trial hearing next month.

A recently hired Band Director at Wetumpka High School was arrested in Louisiana last week, and charged with attempted child solicitation and indecent behavior with a minor before posting bail.

Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile), who is currently trying to reclaim his old seat in November, recently accepted the support of U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), despite her previous endorsement of Carl’s former Republican opponent.

Grueling details have emerged in court filings regarding the 2021 kidnapping, murder and posthumous sexual assault of five-year-old Kamarie Holland, whose killer is scheduled for execution in August.