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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 Kay Ivey rescinded an invitation to the Alabama Federation of Republican Women to dine at the governor’s mansion on Wednesday night after the group defied Ivey’s request not to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.

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.

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).  

The Mobile City Council approved a $300 million project to build a new arena to replace the Mobile Civic Center.

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.

President Donald Trump congratulated U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on Tuesday on the birth of his granddaughter, Rosie Grace Tuberville. 

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.

A Beatles tribute band, the Fab Four, is coming to Birmingham, Montgomery and Huntsville. It's the 61st anniversary of the Beatles invasion.

An illegal alien has been sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona and Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta special agent in charge Steven Schrank last week.

Alabama's Devlin "Duck" Hodges and Nashville country singer Lainey Wilson are engaged.

The man charged in a string of murders across Birmingham, including the Five Points South mass shooting, is now charged with three more murders.

The Opelika Police Department arrested 11 people in connection to a "To Catch a Predator" style sting with the help of Covenant Rescue Group.

An Alabama Department of Corrections guard faces a life sentence after she was arrested on Monday on several charges related to attempting to bring contraband into Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton.

Veterans rallied at the State House on Tuesday to oppose legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner under the governor's control that passed the Senate last week by a 21-9 margin. 

A veterans rally at the State House on Tuesday in Montgomery to oppose a bill restructuring the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs is still moving forward as planned despite alleged threats of arrest, according to one rally organizer.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) blames policies made under the Biden administration for the Baldwin County Jail's inability to hold Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees.

The day Gov. Kay Ivey announced the special election date for Alabama’s House District 11, Cullman County resident and local business owner Heath Allbright announced his vying for the seat.

A Birmingham police officer is concerned the public isn't getting the truth from their mayor. That officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, had a dire warning. "Read between the lines, it's definitely not safe in Birmingham."

Opposition continues for the legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner under the governor's control, while the bill’s House sponsor ensures advancement in the house without additional changes.

Monday marked three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and President Donald Trump says a deal to finally end the conflict is imminent.