A side-of-the-road restaurant. Way out in the sticks. The young boy was seated at the table with his mother and father. His mother had green hair. His father was bald, with tattoos on his face and on his scalp. The little boy was using a wheelchair.
Road trips are in our family's DNA. It is what we do. But that Saturday marked the first time I saw three wrecks in six hours.
Medicaid expansion was notably absent in the 2023 session. But proponents are back with the same tired arguments, likely already eyeing another push in 2024, if not before.
My hope is that the bench and bar eventually develop a deeper understanding of why we have precedent and when we should not follow it.
Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "The Jeff Poor Show" as they discuss Alabama's administrative state and its resistance to governmental transparency.
With the winding, potholed road and dilapidated houses, consumed by vines and kudzu, it’s a journey that can easily take one back in time.
Alabamians have a right to know the activities that state government is engaged in and how their tax dollars are being spent. Yet Senate Bill 196, which would have further streamlined the public records process, died on the last day of the 2023 regular session.
"I’ve always said that young people are our future. If we don’t solve our education crisis, then America’s future is in deep trouble."
In the eyes of the ruling elite, Donald Trump's original sin is that he dared to think that he was actually in charge of the executive branch.
We need Congress to tackle permitting reform to help advance critical infrastructure projects sooner and more efficiently.
There is a war on masculinity in America right now. Evidence abounds.
The powers of agencies such as the FBI, CIA, TSA and others need to be carefully reviewed by Congress to ensure they're not being weaponized against U.S. citizens.
From the church service to the traditional Sunday dinner, there’s a sense of family, community, and tradition that permeates the day.
I can still flee Minnesota and go to Alabama or another red state. But if Alabama makes the same mistakes and falls to the left, then where will you go?
Alabama will have to redraw its districting map and be subject to another game of judicial peek-a-boo.
There is magic in old things. You can’t find this charm in glowing monitors or phone screens.
Will higher teacher salaries do anything to improve Alabama’s lagging national test scores?
Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "Midday Mobile" with Sean Sullivan as they discuss the 40% increase in legislative spending over the past few years, growing government instead of shrinking it and giving more money back to Alabama citizens as the Republican platform claims they want to do.
I don’t think there’s any group of people in America today under attack like our kids. We must fight for them.
If you do not want frivolous dumb ethics complaints made against you, don't say dumb unsubstantiated things on the public airwaves.
How in the world do we keep our children safe from the lies of the world when it seems inevitable they will hear them? We can’t. Instead, we teach them the truth.
Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss the "historic" Alabama legislative session, spending the most money in Alabama's history.
The 2023 session saw the legislature enact the largest budgets in state history. And while progress was made on tax relief efforts, more of your money should be returned to you.
I am sick of seeing ugly shows of self-inflicted pain done in vain. I am nauseated from witnessing conservative politicians fall on the sword of their principles to no considerable effect whatsoever.
The Supreme Court of the United States will soon announce whether Alabama’s congressional district lines are racist.
As summer heats up, here's a few facts about our favorite frozen dessert.
It’s not about the house structure itself, it's about the people who are in it. Cherish those people, cherish those moments, and take your memories with you wherever you go.