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Grocery tax cut faces slim chance in House committee

A bill to eliminate the state grocery tax in Alabama may still have a chance in the Alabama legislature, albeit a small one.   Many...

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Senate passes the State General Fund budget

The Alabama Senate passed the fiscal year 2023 State General Fund budget (SGF) on Thursday. The state has an archaic budgeting system...

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Chad Mathis: Overdose deaths continue to increase; is Washington going to do anything?

Drug overdose deaths have reached another record high. In the 12-month period ending in September 2021, it is estimated that 104,288...

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Caylah Coffeen: On Ukraine, and the balance between tyranny and inaction

Why doesn’t the youth care about foreign policy? Why didn’t we weep over the horrors in Afghanistan and why is our blood not boiling,...

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House of Representatives passes legislation to help paramedics get more federal funds

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday clarifying that under Alabama law emergency medical services (EMS)...

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House Judiciary Committee votes to ban chemical abortions

The Alabama House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to ban the abortion drug – RU486 - in Alabama. House Bill...

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The Daily Detail for 2.25.22

Alabama AL Senate passes bill prohibiting gender surgery/therapy for minors under 18 AL truckers to meet in Cullman this Saturday and...

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Legislative session halfway there: Speaker of the House gives update

Speaker of the House McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) spoke to reporters Thursday about the legislative session at the halfway point. “We have...

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Ray Melick talks the anti-riot act and the Parents Choice Act on News Talk 93.1 News & Views

Listen to 1819 News' Editor-in-Chief Ray Melick with Joey Clark as they discuss HB2 and the Parents Choice Act. If you're in Montgomery,...

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Alabama watches as the people of Ukraine face 'large-scale invasion'

Dmytro Bulakh awoke early Thursday morning to the sound of explosions. The pastor of Grace Church, located in Kyiv, Ukraine, went outside...

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Sponsor of midwife bill withdraws after alleged flyer incident

A bill that sought to allow midwives to perform births after the mother has had a C-section is being indefinitely postponed by its...

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Matt Clark; Let the people work!

Right now, nearly every American is feeling the effects of out-of-control inflation and other economic problems. My guess is that most...

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Guest Editorial: House Republicans didn't go down slippery slope on HB2; they jumped off the cliff

I found myself doing something strange as I was listening to the House debate recently on HB 2, better known as the “anti-riot bill;”...

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Democratic Senate candidate calls for candidate forums

U.S. Senate candidate Brandaun Dean is urging Democrats to organize candidate forums so Democratic voters can properly vet their Senate...

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KCarl Smith: 'IN-reach' must come before 'OUT-reach'

This opinion piece is a follow-up to my editorial which was published on January 27 about diversity outreach. That piece was entitled,...

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Senate committee votes to advance state general fund budget

On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund committee voted to advance the fiscal year 2023 State General Fund...

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House passes legislation demanding greater accountability for students entering first grade

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday requiring that a child who seeks to go to first grade must either...

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Alabama Senate passes Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act

The Alabama Senate passed legislation to protect children from optional medical procedures that would alter the child’s gender during...

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Tuberville reflects on first year in office, addresses situation with Russia

This week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke to the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce to give essential updates from Washington D.C....

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Alabama fire chiefs sounding alarm on ambulance shortages

Across the nation, municipalities and private transport services have struggled to keep their ambulances staffed with Emergency Medical...

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The Daily Detail for 2.24.22

Alabama Governor Ivey signs bill into law exempting certain child credits from taxation The riot act passes House despite controversy...

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Getting your start in the poultry business

Poultry in Alabama generates more than $15 billion in revenue each year. Poultry farming accounts for 65.6% of annual farming revenue...

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North Alabama school system drops mask mandate after call for 'mass stay at home' day

“We did it,” conservative North Alabama District 5 Congressional candidate Andy Blalock told 1819 News Wednesday morning as he announced...

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Florida could set example for Alabama school choice

While the Alabama legislature continues to struggle with the idea of school choice, the state of Florida has one of the longest records...

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Ray Melick: If only legislators fought as hard for their constituents as does the AEA

It is hard to fault the Alabama Education Association (AEA) when it comes to representing its constituents. If only, when it came to...

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Justin Bogie: Senators, please don’t “Do it Again”

“Oops! I did it again.” Most anyone living over the past two decades probably recognizes the lyric from the Britney Spears song of...

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Controversial anti-riot bill passes Alabama House after heated debate

An anti-riot bill has passed the Alabama House of Representatives.      HB 2, by Rep. Allen Treadaway has consistently shown to be...

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