"I want to finish what we've started with a lot of projects that have to be done."
Campaign finance reporting allows residents to “follow the money,” and that’s what Hoover resident Ken King was trying to do when he went online to inspect the annual reports of Mayor Frank Brocato and City Council President John Lyda.
The family of Hannah Parton, one of two women killed in a 2021 Madison County crash, are speaking out after they say the criminal case is taking too long to go to trial.
Amendments on legislation “restructuring” the governance of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) are “not addressing the substantive issues,” according to former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis.
Prior to adjourning for the week, the Alabama House of Representatives held a joint prayer for House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) and State Rep. Sam Jones (D-Mobile), who both have “immediate health concerns.”
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) tapped longtime State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) to chair the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee as the outgoing chairman prepares to take on a staff role in the Senate.
State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) recently filed legislation, at the request of House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, requiring every county and municipal law enforcement agency to disclose annually how many officers are on staff.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is short three patrol deputies this week after they resigned, Sheriff Jay Jones confirmed to 1819 News.
After multiple meetings and tense debate, the Marshall County Commission is moving forward with a resolution asking the state legislature to amend the Personnel Board Act of 1982.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm on the perceived negative effects of a proposed amendment to the Alabama Constitution to mandate the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer at the beginning of the day in public schools.
With reports of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) rumored to be pushing a gambling bill in the Senate, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says any gambling bill out of the Senate must be comparable with what the House agreed to last year to garner consideration.
As significant rate hikes at Huntsville Utilities go into effect, many customers receiving payment assistance were also hit with a $100 surcharge.
A federal case involving a multi-million-dollar illegal sports betting operation ended this week with 10 defendants pleading guilty to multiple charges.
Alabama state agencies and nonprofits received $7,500,861.35 from the federal government for migrant and immigrant-related health care, housing, and education in 2024.
State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) seeks to curb some perceived abuses by Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs), companies that act as intermediaries between health insurers, pharmaceutical companies and consumers.
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Foley man accused of sexually abusing a child under the age of 12 over the last year.
In a show of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives passed legislation by Democratic State Rep. Marilyn Lands (D-Huntsville) to accelerate pregnant women’s coverage under Medicaid, ensuring swifter access to prenatal care.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the so-called What is a Woman Act into law on Tuesday, codifying definitions of male, female, man, woman and other sex-based terms into Alabama law after its third attempt in the legislature.
Legislation that would make murder and assault punishable by life imprisonment if the offender used a machine gun passed the Alabama Senate with little dissent on Thursday.
On Thursday, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the Alabama State Department of Education to adopt policies requiring a daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer "consistent with Judeo-Christian values" at the beginning of every school day advanced in a House Committee.
Most of the bills in an immigration package introduced by Republicans in the Alabama Senate passed along party lines on Thursday.
The Alabama House of Representatives bade farewell to the House Majority Whip Randall Shedd (R-Fairview) with a parting House resolution as he prepares to depart the body to join the staff of new State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).
Earlier this week, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth publicly announced his opposition to a bill that would change the makeup of the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner is appointed.
As President Donald Trump's team works to clean house within the federal government, much focus is being put on Elon Musk and actions by the Department of Government Efficiency. While the critics are loud, one Alabama man says he knows firsthand why some moves are being made.
Democratic lawmakers heavily resisted proposed legislation on Wednesday while debating a bill by House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) to ban drag queen performances in schools and libraries.
Two billboards in Birmingham popped up recently after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the new administration of President Donald Trump began scrutinizing the administration overhead of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant research.
Representatives of multiple Alabama veterans’ associations crowded into a small committee room at the Alabama State House on Wednesday to speak out against proposed legislation that would change the makeup of the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner is appointed.