During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" later on Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, a pro-school choice advocate, likened the process to the so-called "Free the Hops" effort, which, in part, led to the growth in the number of craft beer breweries in Alabama. The effort took many years but eventually succeeded.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has been a frequent guest on Fox News since he took office in 2021 and a watcher for even longer, but with the recent firing of Tucker Carlson, he's now telling everyone to change the channel.
Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss the legislative progress on the elimination of Alabama's grocery tax.
Alabamians have made it clear that they don’t want a rebate check. Top lawmakers are now on the same page. Will Gov. Ivey listen?
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) took to Twitter to cite concerns about the U.S. military’s ability to recruit due it its “going WOKE.”
The Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression addressed a letter last week to Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins urging him to address leaked emails in which he and Troy trustees discuss vetting research topics at a free-market think tank due to complaints from Alabama Power and the Business Council of Alabama.
Legislation that creates new crime categories and penalties specifically for retail theft and organized retail theft passed the Senate Judiciary committee on Wednesday.
The first few selections of the NFL Draft will have an Alabama flavor.
Details emerged in court this week in the shooting death of four young people at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville on April 15. Six people were charged with four counts of reckless murder. The three adults and three juveniles were all charged as adults.
The Parental Rights in Children's Education Act, which would offer comprehensive school choice in Alabama, was sent to another Senate committee after receiving a public hearing in the Senate Education Committee.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan bill to address the growing concern among parents about how social media could be negatively impacting their children.
The Mobile Police Department released information about scammers who are posing as employees of the police department and threatening to arrest people.
Alabama’s U.S. Senators blasted President Joe Biden for choosing to pursue reelection in 2024, which he formally announced on Tuesday morning.
With Alabamainins no longer required to purchase a permit to carry a gun, sheriff's offices around the state have been concerned with how to make up the lost revenue.
Allowing biological males to compete in women’s and girls’ sports is unfair, unsafe, and just plain wrong.
The NBA Draft early entry list includes 11 players with state of Alabama connections.
There’s been more “serious conversations” about eliminating the state sales tax on groceries than “any year since I’ve been in the Legislature,” according to House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville).
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) will join Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) will visit the southern border next week to observe the ever-deteriorating mechanism at the United States-Mexico line.
“We just couldn’t do enough,” head coach Butch Thompson said. “That’s a good ball club. That’s a team with a RPI higher than ours and doing good in their league. We couldn’t muster enough on the mound to be competitive at home.”
A man recently released from an Alabama prison due to the state’s mandatory release law has been rearrested for allegedly raping the same woman he was initially imprisoned for assaulting in 2018.
Sgt. 1st Class Tristian Jackson was shot and killed at his mother’s home in Birmingham on Jan. 8, 2020. Investigators have been searching for the responsible party ever since.
Our congressional delegation in Washington must continue working to support smart energy solutions that complement the work we are doing in the Alabama Legislature.
All parties in a federal lawsuit filed against the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office have reached a settlement.
The majority of Alabama voters want school choice, according to a recent poll by the Alabama Republican Party.
The Birmingham City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday to express its disapproval of a bill in the Alabama House of Representatives that would overhaul the Birmingham Water Works Board and reorganize the appointment structure of its members.
Free and faithful men must not relent to authority for authority’s sake, even if it is draped in the noble toga of democracy.
The cause of death of a Great Hammerhead shark that washed ashore in Orange Beach on April 20 cannot be determined.