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Alabama has 4th-highest sales tax burden nationally

Alabama has the fourth-highest state and local combined sales tax rate in the nation in 2023, according to a recent analysis by the Tax Foundation.

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State Rep. England prefiles bill to add criminal penalties to Alabama's constitutional carry law

State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) has prefiled a bill to create criminal punishments for failing to declare the presence of a weapon to law enforcement.

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XFL season kicks off this weekend

The XFL begins its 2023 season with four games this weekend. The eight-team league will play a 10-week regular season with four teams making the playoffs

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U.S. Rep. Strong: 'You don't need government to tell you that TikTok is a threat to America'

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong said the best thing outside of outlawing the app would be for Americans to simply stop using it.

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Justin Bogie: Alabamians need tax relief, not another savings account

Another savings account assures the future prosperity of state government.  Don’t Alabamians deserve the same assurance?

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ADOC commissioner John Hamm: Nitrogen hypoxia protocol should be complete by end of 2023

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is planning on having nitrogen gas ready to use for executions by the end of 2023.

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Cassie Stevens continues to star in senior season on the Plains

On a team with an Olympian and the Queen of Auburn gymnastics and a season built around returning to the Final Four for the second appearance in program history, Cassie Stevens has become a star in her own right. 

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Severe storms expected this afternoon and evening could produce strong winds, hail

The National Weather Service (NWS) is monitoring a system coming from the west that could impact much of Alabama Thursday afternoon and into the evening.

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Lauren DeMoss Benson: Truth for peace is not a fair trade

Yes, we need brave truth tellers in public office. Yes, we need them in the media. But more than that, we need them in the daily lives of American citizens everywhere.

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DeSantis-mania? ALGOP forced to move event featuring the Florida governor to larger venue after ticket sales exceed expectations

The Alabama Republican Party's (ALGOP) winter dinner is being relocated to a bigger venue to accommodate the growing number of people wanting to meet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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UAB's softball team began the 2023 season under new leadership

A.J. Daugherty's tenure as the UAB softball head coach is five games old. Daugherty quickly built Wallace State Community College into a power before coming to UAB.

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'Vaccine Police' man plans to appeal criminal charge to Alabama Supreme Court after motion to dismiss denied in Whole Foods trespassing case

A man criminally charged with trespassing after refusing to leave Whole Foods in Mountain Brook when he wouldn't wear a mask during the height of the pandemic plans to appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court.

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UAB men's basketball team heads back out on the road in Conference USA play

UAB is in third place in Conference USA men's basketball play with five games left in the regular season. Four of those games will be on the road.

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District Attorney recuses himself from voter fraud case in Perry County

Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Robert Turner, Jr. has recused himself from a voter fraud case against his cousin, Perry County Commission chairman Albert Turner, Jr.

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U.S. Rep. Strong comments on 'Ukraine fatigue' — 'My concern is about America'

Strong said the recent Chinese spy balloon incident should serve as a wake-up call that the U.S. needs to be ready to defend itself.

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Samford comes from behind to grab a Southern Conference victory over visiting UNC Greensboro

Samford turns a double-digit deficit into a win that gives the Bulldogs sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference with three games left to play in the regular season.

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Turnover-plagued Tide suffer first SEC loss of the season

For the first time this season, Alabama came up short against an SEC opponent with its 68-59 loss to No. 10 Tennessee on the road Wednesday.

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Authorities confirm no survivors in Madison County helicopter crash

Wednesday afternoon, first responders received calls of a downed helicopter near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in Huntsville.  

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AG Steve Marshall: The mandatory early-release law of 2021 — Causes and consequences

The “they’re going to get out anyway” argument assumes that because most inmates are eventually released from prison, there is no harm in letting the worst offenders out a year early to see how they do under “supervised” release. There are glaring problems with this premise.

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State Senate Majority Ldr Scofield proposes putting $2.7 billion surplus in trust fund — 'There's too much uncertainty right now'

Scofield suggested placing the money into a trust fund, which would accrue a “considerable amount” of interest. He said Alabama is already “one of the lowest taxed states in the country.”

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Motion to dismiss filed one week before hearings on controversial Baldwin County bridge plans

A lawsuit between the Baldwin County Bridge Company (BCBC) and Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper is heating up in Circuit Court as the date for several hearings in the case nears.

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Tuscaloosa County property tax loses in landslide, nearly 80% vote no

Tuscaloosa County residents voted no on a property tax increase on Tuesday that would have cost homeowners in the county an extra $8 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation a year.

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Inmate out of prison as part of mass release re-arrested after accused of returning to prison to deliver drugs

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced the re-arrest of a man that was recently released early from prison as part of the state’s Release to Mandatory Supervision process.

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U.S. Sen. Tuberville: 'These balloons aren’t really a threat' — Says Russia, China pose greater risk to national security at southern border

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said that he did not believe that the four unidentified flying objects shot down in North American airspace in recent days pose a serious threat to the United States.

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Autauga County parents denied opportunity to speak at school board meeting after Prattville High, Junior High incidents

Parents and concerned citizens came to an Autauga County Board of Education meeting to have their concerns heard, only to be herded outside as the board called in an executive session.

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Amie Beth Shaver talks normalizing behaviors via video games on News Talk 93.1 'News & Views'

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss video games like Sims 4 and others that have introduced transgender characters in an effort to normalize that behavior.

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Sean of the South: Empire City

A look of wistfulness comes over the face of the young woman making my sandwich at a New York deli counter. “Birmingham,” she said. “I’m from Birmingham. I was born there.”

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