Last year, State Rep. Chad Robertson (R-Heflin) introduced and passed a bill amending Alabama’s election law. His goal was to relieve some administrative burden on the state and candidates in small municipalities who never raised or spent $1,000.
Sources are telling 1819 News that Gov. Kay Ivey rescinded an invitation to the Alabama Federation of Republican Women to dine at the governor’s mansion on Wednesday night after the group defied Ivey’s request not to allow a vote on a resolution opposing Ivey’s goal of grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs into her cabinet.
The House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday advanced the hotly-debated legislation to make the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner a cabinet position while restructuring the role and authority of the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA).
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) filed legislation on Tuesday to allow high school juniors and seniors to enroll full-time in college.
During a Wednesday appearance on FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth seemingly took a shot at Gov. Kay Ivey over her support of legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner under the governor's control.
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) blasted former President Joe Biden's handling of the Ukraine-Russia war, which he said the previous president could have stooped "day one."
Former State Rep. Jack Williams is at a national conference in D.C. He has accidentally networked there.
A Guatamalan man in the country illegally has been charged with the first-degree rape of a 12-year-old in Marshall County.
The Florence mayor’s race has a new candidate who could appeal to a younger portion of the town’s electorate.
The innovation districts bill hasn't made its way to the Alabama Legislature yet this year, but we must be ready to head it off if it comes.
What does our increased use of once-obscene language in our conversations and in the public square say of our culture? Does it elevate our social and civil interactions, or is it one more sign of crudity in our increasingly ragtag civilization?
State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Black History Month event at the White House, his first visit.
In a scathing 234-page order released on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Liles Burke sanctioned three attorneys suing the State of Alabama over its Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act.
The Clarke County Sheriff is asking for exemptions in a gag order issued in the case of a coach accused of having sex with a student.
In what some are hailing as a major win for President Trump’s “America First” agenda, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.
President Donald Trump congratulated U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on Tuesday on the birth of his granddaughter, Rosie Grace Tuberville.
The Mobile City Council approved a $300 million project to build a new arena to replace the Mobile Civic Center.
With violent crime on the rise in several major Alabama municipalities, the legislature is taking a hard stand against machine gun conversion devices that the federal government already outlaws.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday that three of the state’s largest veterans service organizations have endorsed her efforts to engraft the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into her cabinet.
Some Social Security Administration employees in Alabama were fired on Tuesday, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).
The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday mandating that every county and municipal law enforcement agency annually disclose to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency how many sworn officers are employed.
Elon Musk’s DOGE recently canceled seven federal leases in Alabama for a total taxpayer savings of $5,269,991.
After she realized some Lee County Sherrif’s Office deputies were likely working outside of their jurisdiction, Lee County Distrtict Attorney Jessica Ventiere said she had to address the issue carefully and methodically.
James Spann does not "do politics." He posted Tuesday supporting the National Weather Service, a federal agency.
After an undefeated week with wins over Arkansas and Georgia at Neville Arena, No. 1 Auburn – the unanimous pick in this week's AP Top 25 Poll – will close a three-game homestand against Ole Miss on Wednesday night.
Legislation offering paid parental leave for state employees and educators, touted by Gov. Kay Ivey in her State of the State Address earlier this month, was filed Tuesday in both legislative bodies.
In a Tuesday appearance on Newsmax's "National Report," U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) discussed legislation she is introducing with U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to create more affordable and available child care in the United States.