Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss over-budget and behind-schedule prison construction, government red tape and a prime example of government red tape, occupational licensing.
Forfeiting our liberties is not inevitable. The pandemic, however, has moved us to a state in which a longer-lasting loss of freedom is more possible and more likely than before.
Tax cuts are a better policy than one-time tax rebates, according to Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth.
J.C. Sivley, a 6-foot-6, 245-pound redshirt freshman, spent the 2002 season learning tight end position.
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) filed legislation on Tuesday that would require the Alabama Ethics Commission to provide someone allegedly guilty of an ethics or campaign finance violation with exculpatory evidence in their possession before resolving the case or forwarding it to a prosecutor.
The approved amendment would delay application of the 1% cap for cities with outstanding debt secured by occupational taxes until the January after the final payment on the debt is made.
On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her recommendations for the Education Trust Fund and the Alabama General Fund to the legislature.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says the Biden administration is "asleep at the wheel," leaving the door open for Chinese influence in Latin America after Mexico seized the port of a Birmingham-based construction firm Vulcan Materials.
The Birmingham Police Department ramped up security measures last week for a major sporting event and reported zero tournament-related crimes despite the city's ongoing crime epidemic.
Going into spring practice this year, Alabama will be breaking in two new coordinators, as well as looking for a replacement to the greatest quarterback in the program’s history, add in some key injuries and this spring will offer opportunities for some new faces to impress the coaching staff.
While the 2023 regular legislative session is largely focused on tax relief and education, another issue looms in the background: the state’s correctional system and the various problems hampering its improvement.
Alabama has the third-highest occupational licensing burden in the country, according to a new study.
Former Alabama GOP Chairman Terry Lathan says it’s high time Republicans come together and fight for school choice.
UAB and Vanderbilt tip it off on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the NIT quarterfinals. The winners gets a trip to Las Vegas for the NIT Final Four.
Monday following Alabama football's first practice of the spring, head coach Nick Saban took to the podium and discussed highly-rated true freshman Tony Mitchell's recent arrest for possession of marijuana with intent and reportedly driving at 141 mph as he attempted to evade the police.
We need to leave our cynicism and political agendas outside the door of the classroom, if only so us jaded adults can learn what the children have to teach when they are free to just be children.
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) spoke Monday at the March 2023 South Baldwin Chamber Leadership Series luncheon.
President Joe Biden issued his first-ever veto on Monday to reject a bill that would have reversed a rule instituted by his own administration that allowed money managers to use environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making retirement investments on a client’s behalf.
U.S. Rep Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is calling on the Biden administration to intervene in the growing drama surrounding the Mexican government’s seizure of a port owned by Birmingham-based construction firm Vulcan Materials.
Former UAB offensive tackle Kadeem Telfort trying to prove he belongs in the 2023 NFL Draft.
"Come back to me, and I'll come to you like a hen gathering her chicks. Let's turn our hearts and minds over to Jesus Christ, and he will heal our homes, our families and our communities."
Mayor Craig Ford has seen a 41% increase in his budget while other city departments brace for potential budget cuts.
UAB head coach Trent Dilfer will earn $1.3 million per year, plus a series of incentives, over the next five years.
No. 12 Auburn’s journey back to the Final Four will run through Los Angeles. The Tigers will be the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Gymnastics Los Angeles Regional, which will be hosted by UCLA and held from March 29 to April 1.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) co-sponsored a bill that might encourage Americans to enter a trade career instead of pursuing careers requiring degrees from four-year universities.
I’m certain that many of you have heard about the drug fentanyl in the news these last few years, the powerful opioid similar to morphine or oxycodone but 100 times more powerful than both of those drugs and much more addictive and deadly.
Ford handpicked Ruth Moffat to helm the new position due to her work as executive director of United Way of Etowah County.