Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss the AEA's push to raise staff worker pay to $15 per hour when the state's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
While much of the attention during the 2023 regular legislative session has been given to tax cut and rebate proposals, there are numerous tax credit and exemption bills also moving through the Alabama Legislature.
The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to require manufacturers to have the adult content filter automatically activated on phones and tablets sold in Alabama.
A Leeds man was sentenced Tuesday after having been convicted on three felony charges and two misdemeanors in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.
Rob Williams, a former UAB basketball player and staff member, was hired to be part of Andy Kennedy's program.
During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Kate Britt (R-Montgomery) further criticized the Biden administration’s plans to reverse course on moving U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama, and she directly addressed U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about why it rightfully belongs in Huntsville.
Alabama's State Health Officer Scott Harris, who heads the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), said his department was "appalled" by Alabama laws addressing transgender issues.
Legislation that would add a fifth member to the Baldwin County Commission passed the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee on Tuesday.
Local legislation that would propose a constitutional amendment to legalize historical horse racing gambling machines in Greene County was filed in the Senate on Tuesday.
A bill to prohibit the sale of most firearms and create a registry system for currently owned weapons and large-capacity magazines has been filed in the Alabama House of Representatives.
During an interview with "Rick & Bubba" from the Regions Tradition golf tournament, country music star Riley Green discussed his decision to drop "Bud Light" from one of his most popular songs and replace it with "Coors Light."
U.S. News released its best rankings report, listing Alabama as only the 44th best state in the United States, despite Huntsville remaining near the top as one of the best places to live.
The FBI’s Russia investigation of former President Donald Trump was an “unjustified politically motivated witch hunt,” according to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks).
A “family friendly” drag show is scheduled in Birmingham for this Saturday, featuring a number of state-based performers.
Though Alabama’s “big mules” have changed over the last century, they still hold outsized influence over who's doing the pulling and who’s doing the eating in the Heart of Dixie.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) expressed uncertainty at the chances of a recently filed bill that would criminalize abortion as murder in Alabama.
Joe Webb III expects to make his professional boxing debut in August.
With ten legislative days left in the session, negotiations over the state’s General and Education budgets are heating up.
After a report surfaced Monday revealing the Biden administration's plans to reverse course on moving U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama due to the state's abortion law, several Alabama officials were quick to condemn the President for playing politics at the expense of strategic national security.
The Biden administration is reportedly planning to reverse plans to locate U.S. Space Command in Alabama due to the state’s laws on abortion.
The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) provided a startup loan to its current actuary in 2005. One economist is saying this is a conflict of interest that allows the public pension to appear more stable than it really is to lawmakers.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Alabama death row inmate who has requested to die by a new method of execution.
Many athletes fortunate enough to play under legendary Crimson Tide coach Paul “Bear” Bryant have gone on to do great things, and 1974 second-team All-SEC defensive end John Croyle is no exception.
The Alabama State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire in Jefferson County after a child was killed early Monday and three others were injured.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined renowned neurosurgeon and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on his podcast on Monday to discuss his hold on military promotions to combat a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) policy that provides funding for abortions.
Legislation that would cut the state’s portion of the sales tax on groceries in half is expected to start in the House this week.
On May 15, 1972, a man named Arthur Bremer shot Alabama Gov. George Wallace in a well-known incident. Wallace's extension of forgiveness toward Bremer, however, is a well-kept secret.