Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss permanent tax cuts for Alabamians and how cutting spending would be unnecessary if the legislature just stopped expanding government.
Over the past few months, rumors of Bill O’Brien leaving the Alabama program have been circling, and on Tuesday it was announced he was on his way back to New England to serve in the same role.
School choice” and “parental rights” have become conservative buzzwords in recent months on Goat Hill. Yet it remains to be seen what choices Alabama’s political class will make to empower parents in the next legislative session.
Before the 87th Iron Bowl, football radio analyst and former Auburn quarterback Stan White announced that after 22 years in the booth, he was retiring from his position with the Auburn Sports Network. Only a few months later, it has been announced that Jason Campbell, another former quarterback and legend in his own right, will be replacing White as the radio analyst ahead of the 2023 season.
Samford, which finished unbeaten in the Southern Conference in 2022, begins SoCon play in 2023 on the road at West Carolina.
This week is National School Choice Week, and some Alabama officials are highlighting the need for expanding educational options for all students.
Left-leaning media outlet Politico criticized Alabama’s new Secretary of State Wes Allen for pulling out of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), which it called “a genuine bipartisan success story.”
Samford point guard Ques Glover missed more than half of the season thus far but is healthy and ready to go for the Bulldogs.
Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined with attorneys general from 20 other states to question the ESG practices of a handful of proxy advisory firms.
On Monday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt voted not to confirm Brendan Owens to serve as Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations and Environment in the Department of Defense.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is monitoring a storm system that will be heading into Alabama late Tuesday evening and is expected to continue impacting the area into early Wednesday.
The University of Alabama now boasts the second-best team in the country, and Auburn University is back in the top 15 in this week's Associated Press top 25 college basketball poll.
Years of work and legislation to support law enforcement dealing with the mental health crisis in Alabama are paying off statewide.
When he was forecasting storms over the weekend, a south Alabama meteorologist may have been unaware of a storm brewing in his personal life.
Incoming State Rep. Donna Givens (R-Loxley) says she loves politics.
A federal court ruled in favor of Alabama in a dispute against the U.S. Department of Treasury over a provision in the Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) that would have punished states for cutting taxes.
The Alabama National Guard broke ground Monday on a new, multi-use facility in Foley.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth continues to push for school choice as the March legislative session creeps closer.
Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Russellville) announced on Monday that State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) will serve on several key committees in the new quadrennium.
Experts predicted this past summer's World Games in Birmingham to have an economic impact of $256.5 million. However, according to a new study, the actual impact was much lower than expected.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles has been without its third member since mid-December, creating the need for unanimous consent to grant paroles.
History is replete with ridiculously bad decisions that cost someone, or some company, countless opportunities and boundless riches. The COVID vaccine is shaping up to be one of them.
“[S]ome members of Congress won’t really focus on trying to cut spending unless they’re really pushed to the wall,” Aderholt said.
In Mobile, life seems to come to a screeching halt, revolving around Mardi Gras for a few weeks. When I got a job in Mobile, I was assigned to cover my first Mardi Gras parade. I had no idea what to expect.
Gov. Kay Ivey and several other state officials took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking in Guntersville on Thursday for Snead State Community College’s new workforce skills training center.
It’s been two weeks since he was sworn into office, and U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) said he’s proud of what he’s been able to accomplish so far as a freshman representative.
If we want to see changes, we must start from the bottom-up. Corruption, unless uncovered, will go to the grave with the corruptor.