Posts by Caleb Taylor

Auburn defensive lineman Trill Carter was shot late Thursday night in Charlotte.

A recent report finding that 26 FBI informants were present at the Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021 should be “looked into in detail,” according to former Assistant Secretary of the Army Casey Wardynski.

Lottery and gambling legislation could be on tap again in the Alabama Legislature in the 2025 session.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and 57 congressional colleagues criticized executive directors of the College Football Playoff and Bowl Season committees for not preserving the annual Army-Navy football game’s “time-honored tradition” of being the only major college football game on the second Saturday in December. 

Governor Kay Ivey is still opposed to expanding Medicaid.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reversed a 2023 ruling by the Baldwin County Circuit Court in 2023 that compelled former Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack to return a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro deputies seized.

Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis is considering joining the multitude of candidates who will be seeking elected office in 2026.

Members of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) cut most cannabis business license fees by 25% on Thursday.

Governor Kay Ivey and 25 governors said on Thursday they support President-elect Donald Trump’s illegal immigrant deportation policies.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement pledges in hiring are supported by nearly 60% of the University of Alabama faculty, according to a Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression survey released on Thursday.

Open enrollment for Alabama’s new school choice educational savings account program will begin in January.

Rob Gray is stepping down as the head coach of the Faulkner University football team after four seasons. 

Alabama Power and the Alabama Public Service Commission approved a 4.87% rate increase for the company’s customers at a Tuesday hearing.

Construction on the new Alabama State House is four to six months behind schedule, according to Retirement Systems of Alabama CEO David Bronner.

Legislators met again on Monday to discuss possible changes to how public K-12 school systems are funded in Alabama.

Three Hispanic Enterprise businesses were forced to forfeit 15 illegal gambling machines in recent months, according to 12th Judicial Circuit District Attorney James Tarbox.

A New York jury found Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Monday.

State Sen. Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) hopes to improve Alabama’s lagging labor force participation as he leaves the Senate to become an advisor to Gov. Kay Ivey.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources is receiving an increased number of fraud reports throughout the state related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits stolen from households impacted by EBT card skimming, cloning, and similar fraud. 

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded a ruling by a federal appeals court on Friday that upheld a law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok next month or be banned in the United States.

President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk should consider work requirements in order to receive government benefits, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Blake Strickland recently resigned as executive director of the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama.

State Rep. Napoleon Bracy (D-Prichard) filed a federal lawsuit against his former employer, Austal, on Friday for alleged racial discrimination.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) recently received an A+ rating from NumbersUSA, an anti-illegal immigration advocacy organization.  

Crimson Tide vanity license plates will have a new throwback look starting in March 2025.

The Bidens are the “most corrupt political family,” according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

After President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, the list of names who might get a pardon in the waning days of Biden’s tenure keeps growing.