Last month, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) declined to accommodate Oakwood Adventist Academy in Huntsville, whose...
Oneonta native Nathan Kirk will be allowed to keep his personalized tag, which the state of Alabama had initially recalled for "objectionable...
State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) is still charging ahead with the package of gambling bills he previewed last month. During an...
The legislature could soon consider a bill that would rein in discussions about sexuality at the earliest levels of public school in...
Once again, the state Senate is considering so-called comprehensive gaming legislation with the intent of creating a framework to regulate...
Questions are still swirling about the Numeracy Act, Senate Bill 171 (SB171), which is a $92 million proposal offered by Education...
Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 272 (HB272), known as the constitutional carry bill, into law. The legislation, which was...
Late Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus bill that will fund the federal government through September. Among the...
One of the questionable provisions in the gambling bills brought by State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) would require a two-thirds...
Last month, State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) introduced what he deemed to be the "mother of all school choice bills," formally known...
One of the candidates who has made a splash in the 2022 contest for Alabama's GOP gubernatorial nod is Opelika pastor Dean Odle. Odle's...
State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) is familiar with fuel prices and how they can impact a community's economic standing. Livingston,...
Although the Russia-Ukraine conflict is 5,000 miles away, seemingly on the other side of the globe, it will have an impact in Alabama....
With clocks "springing forward" to observe Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called on his colleagues...
State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) is seeking to eliminate occupational taxes that exist in more than two dozen Alabama cities. According...
Eagle Forum of Alabama executive director Becky Gerritson warns the $92 million Numeracy Act is not what it is perceived by some to...
Last year, the Alabama Legislature passed legislation that would set events in motion to make so-called medical cannabis legal in Alabama....
With less than half the 2022 legislative session days remaining, there are still some bills on the docket under consideration, including...
Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced it was providing $350 million in lethal aid for Ukraine's defense against Russian...
State Sen. Larry Stutts' (R-Tuscumbia) Senate Bill 277 (SB277) probably will not make him popular among some of his colleagues in the...
While the proposed record $8.1 billion Education Trust Fund budget has some questioning the state's fiscal priorities, State Rep. Danny...
As Russia continues its advance within the sovereign territory of Ukraine, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is questioning the Biden...
The Alabama Literacy Act, passed in 2019, has been one of the more controversial issues thus far during the 2022 legislative session....
Could Build Back Better make a comeback before the 2022 midterm elections? According to U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), it...
It was former President Ronald Reagan, who as the 1980 Republican Party presidential nominee dealt the knockout blow against then-President...
While the Alabama Legislature is still grappling with how it will handle the retention component of the 2019 Literacy Act, some Republican...
Tuesday, 1819 News' Editor-in-Chief Ray Melick appeared on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show." Melick and host Jeff...