The price tag for the new prison in Elmore County increased by over 50% in March, and the final price has yet to be established by the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Members of the Contract Review Committee approved on Thursday nearly $15 million in legal contracts between the Alabama Department of Corrections and attorney Bill Lunsford.
Barret Gilbreath, the newly announced candidate for mayor of Montgomery, recently spoke to 1819 News about his motivation for declaring for the 2023 mayoral race.
Alabama's Contract Review Committee held a meeting Thursday during which it approved a $600,000 increase in a legal contract for Balch & Bingham law firm to represent the Alabama Department of Transportation in a Baldwin County bridge dispute.
While delivering a speech in West Columbia, S.C., to tout his so-called "Bidenomics," President Joe Biden appeared to take a shot at U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) over his ongoing hold on military promotions.
Legislation adding new requirements to become a notary public in Alabama was passed into law in the previous legislative session.
Earlier this year, a title wave of op-eds on various Alabama press websites exalted Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s economic incentive “Game Plan,” which moved smoothly through the legislature and officially became law in April, extending special privileges and rewards to specific corporations.
One of the first cannabis companies to receive a business license from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has asked to join a lawsuit against the commission as a defendant.
On Wednesday, D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest by volume homebuilder in the United States, announced it had acquired Truland's homebuilding operations to combine it with its platforms in Baldwin County and northwest Florida.
The State of Alabama has agreed to pay the estate of slain Bibb County deputy Brad Johnson $1 million, the maximum allowed by state law.
During an Indo-pacific tour, U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) and Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) visited Taiwan to reiterate support for Taiwan’s sovereignty and to address supposed concerns with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Alabama's first "diverging diamond" interchange opened in 2020 at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Alabama Highway 181 near Daphne.
On the Fourth of July, Americans celebrated the Declaration of Independence from the English crown and the birth of the new Republic, but today, July 5, Alabamians have something further to celebrate: the anniversary of our state’s conception.
Alabama Center for Law and Liberty president Matt Clark told 1819 News on Wednesday that one recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has the potential to help Alabamains who lost their jobs for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious beliefs.
Another cannabis company is seeking to join a lawsuit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC).
According to Stringer, leaving the required permit system is not an extreme danger as it was not as safe or foolproof as many believed.
1819 News read through the course curriculum and found several reading assignments arguing in favor of gender ideology while not a single assignment presented the opposing argument.
In 2021, the Alabama Legislature approved $1.3 billion in funding for two prisons; now, the price tag for just one is approaching $1 billion, leaving some lawmakers frustrated and others with more questions than answers.
From Critical Race Theory to diversity, equity and inclusion, more Southern states like Alabama and Florida are trying to push back against woke ideology at public universities.
The business license selection process for medical cannabis licenses could see further delays.
On this day 247 years ago, the American colonies declared their independence from the British crown and furthered a great struggle for separation that lasted slightly over six years and resulted in the creation of a new American republic.
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) is warning of an upcoming vote from the Baldwin County Commission to allow certain municipalities to tax, police and regulate unincorporated subdivisions.
In addition to a shortage of health care providers, Alabama’s hospitals are struggling on the business side due to the convoluted structure of insurance.
Electricity costs for residential customers in Alabama are up about 10% this year, according to data released last week by the federal government.
The petition started by Prattville parents to relocate LGBTQ+ books for minors has been taken down by the host website for containing “hate speech.”
The popularity of digital currencies like Bitcoin has skyrocketed over the past decade. CBDCs, like cryptocurrencies, are digital, but the main difference is that CBDCs fall under the control of the federal government.
It’s been nearly 60 years since the Flora-Bama got its start on the Alabama-Florida line. The business has undergone ownership changes and major additions but has kept an atmosphere of comradery and love for others. Ask anyone who has been to the Gulf Coast, and they have heard of the Flora-Bama.