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The Marine Corps League recently opposed legislation to make the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner a cabinet position while restructuring the role and authority of the State Board of Veterans Affairs.  

Ray Hunt, also known as Abdolrahman Hantoosh, Rahman Hantoosh, and Rahman Natooshas, 71, of Owens Cross Roads, has been sentenced in federal court for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.  

A new compromise bill regulating pharmacy benefit managers in Alabama will be filed soon.

The Marshall County Personnel Board voted Wednesday during a special called meeting to proceed with litigation against the Marshall County Commission for allegedly violating Alabama Act 82-206, which sets the board's rules and regulations.

A 13-year-old was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Evergreen, and two others were injured.

5 takeaways from No. 1 Auburn’s 106-76 win over Ole Miss 

After Gov. Kay Ivey rescinded a reception invitation to a Republican women’s group in apparent retaliation for voting to openly oppose her effort to restructure the state veterans department and board, Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth stepped up to host the group at his own reception.

A Guatamalan man in the country illegally has been charged with the first-degree rape of a 12-year-old in Marshall County.

Last year, State Rep. Chad Robertson (R-Heflin) introduced and passed a bill amending Alabama’s election law. His goal was to relieve some administrative burden on the state and candidates in small municipalities who never raised or spent $1,000.

Sources are telling 1819 News that Gov. Kay Ivey rescinded an invitation to the Alabama Federation of Republican Women to dine at the governor’s mansion on Wednesday night after the group defied Ivey’s request not to allow a vote on a resolution opposing Ivey’s goal of grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs into her cabinet.

The House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday advanced the hotly-debated legislation to make the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner a cabinet position while restructuring the role and authority of the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA).  

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) filed legislation on Tuesday to allow high school juniors and seniors to enroll full-time in college.

During a Wednesday appearance on FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth seemingly took a shot at Gov. Kay Ivey over her support of legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner under the governor's control.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) blasted former President Joe Biden's handling of the Ukraine-Russia war, which he said the previous president could have stopped "day one."

Former State Rep. Jack Williams is at a national conference in D.C. He has accidentally networked there.

The Florence mayor’s race has a new candidate who could appeal to a younger portion of the town’s electorate.

The innovation districts bill hasn't made its way to the Alabama Legislature yet this year, but we must be ready to head it off if it comes.

What does our increased use of once-obscene language in our conversations and in the public square say of our culture? Does it elevate our social and civil interactions, or is it one more sign of crudity in our increasingly ragtag civilization?

State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Black History Month event at the White House, his first visit.

Candidate Trump repeatedly said during the 2024 campaign that if elected, he would put an end to the Ukraine war. But he didn’t say how.

In a Tuesday appearance on Newsmax's "National Report," U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) discussed legislation she is introducing with U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to create more affordable and available child care in the United States.

Legislation offering paid parental leave for state employees and educators, touted by Gov. Kay Ivey in her State of the State Address earlier this month, was filed Tuesday in both legislative bodies.

After an undefeated week with wins over Arkansas and Georgia at Neville Arena, No. 1 Auburn – the unanimous pick in this week's AP Top 25 Poll – will close a three-game homestand against Ole Miss on Wednesday night. 

James Spann does not "do politics." He posted Tuesday supporting the National Weather Service, a federal agency.

After she realized some Lee County Sherrif’s Office deputies were likely working outside of their jurisdiction, Lee County Distrtict Attorney Jessica Ventiere said she had to address the issue carefully and methodically.

Elon Musk’s DOGE recently canceled seven federal leases in Alabama for a total taxpayer savings of $5,269,991.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday mandating that every county and municipal law enforcement agency annually disclose to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency how many sworn officers are employed.