Thursday, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) offered a scathing critique of the Jobs Act during a speech on the floor of the Alabama State Senate. During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Orr's colleague State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) was critical of Orr's tack.
The PRICE Act would phase in universal educational savings accounts (ESAs) over three years, funded by the state at $6,900 a year.
Organizers on the Alabama – Florida line are gearing up for one of the biggest weekends in the area.
Instead of pretending everything was fine, and instead of offering the middle finger salute, I wish I would've told myself that the grief I felt, which many of us experience, was real. But also that it doesn’t last.
The University of Alabama Birmingham is about to spend $73 million to expand its emergency room, reportedly due to excessive demand on the hospital’s current facilities.
The road toward another SoCon football title for Samford begins on the road at Western Carolina.
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he can “smell a rat” on why new tourism incentives were attached to legislation re-authorizing the Alabama Jobs Act.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he was disappointed in a decision by the United States Supreme Court on Friday to allow an abortion pill to stay on the market, but “confident the appeals process will reinforce that President Biden lacked the authority to enact a dangerous mail-order abortion regime.”
A hammerhead shark washed up Thursday on the shores of Orange Beach.
Governor Kay Ivey has announced the resignation of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) Secretary Barbara Cooper after reviewing a teacher's manual that contained a “woke agenda.”
One of the reasons Alabama insurance can afford to be sluggish in responding to different technologies is a lack of competition for patients.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a house version of a senate bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), which would prevent the U.S. Department of Education from bringing into effect a rule that would force schools to allow biological males in women’s sports.
Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. called recent comments by Alabama’s former Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson regarding dismissal of his ballot fraud case “downright shameful” on Thursday.
The latest arrest in a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville was that of a 15-year-old from Tuskegee. This sixth arrest was made Thursday evening but the name of the suspect is not being released due to age.
Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey's office and the Department of Labor reported March’s unemployment rate, showing slight improvement from February and March 2022.
In one week, Auburn has lost two of its three commitments in the 2024 class.
Saturday the Alabama football team will suit up and take the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium for the spring finale, its annual A-Day Game.
USPS tried to force Groff to work on Sundays, but he believed he needed to take the Sabbath off. Instead of allowing him to swap shifts with other coworkers, USPS fired him.
Legislation to prevent the parole of individuals currently facing charges of additional crimes passes Alabama House of Representatives.
Saturday evening started out as a normal shift with Tallapoosa EMS for Alicia Morgan and her son Walker Kelley. But the two couldn’t have imagined what would happen and how many lives in the small town of Dadeville would be changed forever, including their own.
A lawsuit filed by election vendor Konnech Corporation against True the Vote, Inc., Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips has been dropped after months of gaining national attention over questions about voter integrity.
On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill by State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) to prevent loitering or panhandling on roadways.
As a fifth suspect was arrested Thursday in connection to the fatal shooting on April 15 at a “Sweet 16” party in Dadeville, Alabama Democratic Party Vice President Tabitha Isner condemned the “hypocrisy” of law enforcement for charging the suspects as adults.
Birmingham Stallions add QB Kyle Sloter and TE Ja'Michael Pettway to the roster.
The so-called Jobs Act, part of a package of bills deemed "The Game Plan" by Gov. Kay Ivey, sailed through the legislature on Thursday and was signed into law by Ivey almost immediately. But it was not without vocal opposition from some in the upper chamber.
Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "Midday Mobile" with Sean Sullivan as they discuss the potential Birmingham Southern Bailout and the dangerous precedent it would set.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a package of economic incentives bills on Thursday.