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Mo Brooks unveils 'Fire McConnell' push

Monday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) unveiled the "Fire Mitch McConnell" effort, part of his campaign for U.S. Senate. Brooks...

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Fmr Gov. Siegelman: One gambling package 'gives preference' to Poarch Creeks, dog track owners

The closest Alabama came to enacting a lottery came more than two decades ago. Although it had made it to the ballot, the voters defeated...

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Barry Moore joins lawmakers seeking investigation into SCOTUS nominee

Congressman Barry Moore has joined in a letter calling for an investigation into Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s previous...

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Alabama’s unemployment rate is unchanged at 3.1%

Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.1%, unchanged from December 2021’s rate, and below January...

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Brandaun Dean lays out legislative priorities

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Brandaun Dean laid out an ambitious legislative agenda in a statement that Dean shared with 1819 news....

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Richard Brackner says Democrats can take back HD95 in Baldwin County

A Democratic candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives (HD95), says that Democrats have a real chance of taking back HD95...

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Lindy Blanchard addresses Shelby County Republican women

Republican gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard spoke to the Republican Women of Shelby County on Saturday about her campaign. “We...

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House committee advances bill to create Alabama lottery

The Alabama House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism voted Thursday to advance legislation to create a state lottery. House...

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Business owner suing Governor, State Health Officer over COVID lockdowns

The owner of a business that was forced to shut down after COVID-19 restrictions in Alabama is fighting back. A lawsuit has been filed...

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VIDEO: ‘I am a conservative. I hate the liberal.’ Durant acknowledges meeting with PAC head

Last month, Fox Business Digital's Kyle Morris reported More Perfect Union, which he described as a "national group tied to Big Tech...

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Ainsworth: U.S. Senate contest 'anybody's race'; Says he may 'get engaged' in GOP runoff

On this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth weighed in on the state of Alabama's...

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8 judges appointed by Ivey are Democrats, Blanchard charges

In July 2020, some Republicans took issue with Gov. Kay Ivey's appointments to judicial vacancies. At the time, Ivey appointed Jim...

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Auburn still dancing; music stops for JSU, Alabama and UAB

On the second day of the NCAA Tournament, everything went pretty much as predicted. No. 2 seed Auburn beat No. 15 Jacksonville State,...

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Conecuh County company announces $1 million investment to upgrade 30-year-old plant

Conecuh County Economic Development announced that Tenax Corp. plans to invest $1 million on improvements and new production machinery...

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Gov. Ivey announces law enforcement grants

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $101,025 to allow five law enforcement agencies to purchase new equipment or update existing...

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Alabama advocates continue struggle for birthing rights

Midwives, doulas, and birthing advocates have struggled to draw attention to the cause of prenatal care and childbirth rights in Alabama....

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Gov. Ivey announces $312 million in disaster assistance to help in hurricane recovery

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Friday announced that almost $312 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds have been...

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Mike Durant dismisses 'Never Trump' label, denies knowledge of Lincoln Project association, support

One of the lingering discussions of the 2022 U.S. Senate campaign in Alabama has been about upstart Mike Durant, who, according to...

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Birmingham man dies in a flash flood

Joseva Lawrence Speed, 60, of Birmingham passed away Wednesday after being swept away by a flash flood. According to the Weather Channel,...

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Barry Moore joins GOP resolution blasting the Biden Administration's revival of talks with Iran

Thursday, Congressman Barry Moore (R-AL02) joined a resolution led by Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN03) condemning the Biden Administration's...

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House passes divisive concepts bill

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill banning the teaching of divisive concepts in state agencies and K-12 public schools....

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House Judiciary Committee advances child custody reform bill

The Alabama House of Representatives Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report Wednesday to legislation that would reform how Alabama’s...

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Tuberville puts name on pro-life resolution

U.S Senator Tommy Tuberville has joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 32  Republican Senators to introduce a joint resolution under...

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21-year-old killed in head-on collision with military tanker

Lucas Spencer Holton was fatally injured Wednesday when his car collided head-on with a military fuel tanker.   Holton was 21 years...

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Bill giving lobbyists input in community college board of trustees appointees is carried over

The Alabama Senate carried over controversial legislation that would have given the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Manufacture...

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LOCAL Alabama hosts presentation on SEL at Homewood Library

A group of parents and concerned citizens gathered in the Homewood Public Library Thursday night to learn about a controversial school...

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Roll Call says Shelby 'blew away the rest of the field' on earmarks; Tops in U.S. Senate with $548M

It is his swan song, and outgoing U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) made the most of it. According to an analysis from CQ Roll...

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