Rise to the Moment of Truth Monday, December 23, 2024

Alabama News
Get our coverage of the top stories in Alabama news.

File 226d00fe 0039 456a a2b3 ed762fc265a8 Alabama News
Infrastructure or wallets: Push to pause 'Rebuild Alabama Act' gas tax hike in legislature

A group of Republican lawmakers is seeking to temporarily pause the increase in the per-gallon tax on fuel brought by the 2019 Rebuild...

File dc64f738 9912 4483 a93c f9b50ac69063 Alabama News
Carl, Tuberville, Shelby and Moore are dissatisfied with Biden budget

U.S. Reps. Jerry Carl (R-AL01) and Barry Moore (R-AL02) as well as U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Richard Shelby (R-Alabama)...

File a9310fa4 7dac 4225 bb9a bd6b773c2621 Alabama News
Mathematician, not Politician: Blanchard lays out plan to cut taxes

In an emailed statement to supporters, gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard promised to cut taxes if she is elected.  “One of the...

File 27328cea 4c4f 41fb be4d 135fd6c5417b Alabama News
Severe Weather Wednesday: Strong, damaging winds expected, tornadoes possible

The National Weather Service (NWS) is tracking a storm that could bring damaging winds and dangerous storms, including tornadoes, Wednesday...

File 7d452cf4 a828 4d13 942c 322b8d2f238c Alabama News
Senate committee kills bill establishing pre-k to adulthood database

A controversial bill to create a database on every student from pre-K to the workforce failed to get a favorable report in a state...

File 5b90ef95 7620 4b1f 866a f31ab8991f39 Alabama News
'They've got to be proud': Alabama House Majority Leader anticipates 'good cycle' for GOP

It will be difficult for House Republicans to improve upon their numbers from the 2018 cycle, given they have a commanding 74-28 supermajority....

File 3f205611 e129 418d ae58 7ca063d54be3 Alabama News
Senate Committee to consider electing supreme court justices by districts rather than statewide

The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a proposed constitutional amendment on Wednesday that would change how Alabama selects...

File a74b21d7 5958 4355 a5a2 b2023fc55e55 Alabama News
The Daily Detail for 3.30.22

Alabama AL joins Florida lawsuit against CDC mask mandate on public transportation Secretary of State candidate Ed Packard supports...

File 6596596f aff9 4b3b bf8c a34d350b5e33 Alabama News
Senate Committee advances bill to put mental health coordinators in schools

The Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee on Tuesday gave a favorable report to a bill that would authorize the State Department...

File 5f10ffae 86e2 40b1 beff 8d4f50c98039 Alabama News
Alabama House to vote on bill allowing Alabamians to surrender gun rights

The Alabama House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on controversial legislation today to allow Alabamians to voluntarily surrender...

File d868a36a a94c 4aea bb82 edea67723171 Alabama News
Alabamian shot, 78 people arrested in Panama City Beach Spring Break chaos

Of the 161 people arrested in Bay County, Florida over the weekend, 78 were from Alabama. One Alabamian was shot Sunday morning in...

File da8741eb 75e7 4bec aec1 30a30f313fd3 Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Carl to Democrats: 'You're about to find out how bad at judgment you are' of Americans

According to U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile), the Democrat-led federal government's response to the increase in fuel prices has been...

File 98151d10 a562 4357 91ee 47a4d190d605 Alabama News
Tuberville warns of deadly fentanyl crisis: 'We need a plan'

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Monday about the need to immediately secure the...

File d50ba566 014e 4498 9519 d5c874f5f0d7 Alabama News
Shelby slams Biden budget proposal -- 'Puts us on the wrong foot to start the fiscal year'

On Monday, President Joe Biden released his $5.8 trillion budget proposal for 2023. In a statement, Biden called it "one of the largest...

File b66052d8 56b7 4713 9380 0d0b1713511b Alabama News
Bessemer Amazon union vote count could take weeks

Amazon workers have cast their ballots in a vote on whether to unionize the company's fulfillment center in Bessemer.   In April of...

File d1d86aa7 21fd 415b a332 1763b12bb477 Alabama News
Fishing for shellfish is temporarily halted in much of Mobile County

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Friday closed shellfish growing waters in Mobile County due to possible bacteriological...

File 6742e834 a212 41cf a85c 8b9b765dc021 Alabama News
ALEA and ALDOT launch interstate safety campaign

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced on Friday that they are launching...

File 3733d99f 7b04 46a1 91cd e80cf693203c Alabama News
Historian Wayne Flynt: Demographics shift will make Alabama swing state like Georgia in 10 years

Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University and an authority on Alabama history, predicts the...

File b221a2f5 2f12 488e bcfa e4c4104d1d1c Alabama News
ICE to stop using Alabama jail, limit use of 3 others

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration authorities announced Friday that they'll stop housing detainees at an Alabama jail with a history...

File 956f5dc1 8c06 4256 9996 4ee2df142c76 Alabama News
All eyes in the U.S. Senate race on Trump

Last week, former President Donald J. Trump (R) withdrew his endorsement of U.S. Senate candidate, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL05), citing...

File 21162d1c 2aa0 4ed2 b2c7 a1f5c32295e4 Alabama News
Alabama House to vote on controversial Numeracy Act this week

The Alabama Numeracy Act is a widely-debated bill attempting to improve Alabama public school math rankings. On Tuesday, the Alabama...

File 43e6e660 d138 4880 99f7 2e0f1315e41e Alabama News
Senate committee to consider bill to raise age to get psychoactive cannabinoids

On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will consider a bill to raise the minimum age for the purchase or possession...

File 53cb65c8 932e 415a 869b 4ac86ea74f73 Alabama News
State Sen. Barfoot: ' I don't know that I'd bet on' gaming passing in 2022

With only seven legislative days remaining in the 2022 regular session, gambling legislation remains a possibility, albeit only with...

File c7e0d473 aafb 4c36 90bd 12dc08626242 Alabama News
'Keep fighting': Former Milwaukee County Sheriff visits Baldwin County Republican Party

Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. spoke to the Baldwin County Republican Party at their “We Back the Blue” banquet on...

File 2275c0ee b496 4b06 bc7e 9ead6474585b Alabama News
Palmer introduces bill to continue funding of Hoover's NCFI

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) has introduced H.R. 7174, the NCFI Reauthorization Act, along with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)....

File 990e3eed 69bb 4786 8ead c4b01029cdb4 Alabama News
Reward offered after likely explosive device used on Warrior Met gas pipeline

Warrior Met Coal is offering a $25,000 reward for anyone offering information that leads to an arrest for the detonation of a suspected...

File a4462350 962b 449b 9120 0f9b381dc2c7 Alabama News
U.S. Senate hopeful Durant says 'I don't think Joe Biden won the election'

Friday, on the heels of former President Donald Trump rescinding his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in the U.S....

First Previous 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 Next Last