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2 Alabama men charged after 'Panamaniac' as officials brace for another possible 'takeover'

Two Alabama men are accused of inciting or encouraging a riot after authorities said messages were spread online encouraging the spring...

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Transgender bathroom bill signed into law

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed the controversial transgender bathroom bill into law.    House Bill 322 (HB322), which requires public K-12...

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Sean of the South: Thank God for baseball

The sun is lowering over the trees on the horizon, and the sky is lit orange here in Birmingham. The world is filled with daylight....

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Randy Tatano: Behind the scenes at a bachelor auction

In April of 1988, I got the phone call that changed my life. The caller was Donna, a nice woman who handled public relations for a...

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Richard Simmons: Moral Confusion

I recently watched a documentary in which a news reporter and a cameraman were asking a simple question of passersby on the street:...

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Jefferson County School Board says no ban on prayer, but no mention of PA system

In a press conference Friday, Jefferson County School Superintendent Walter B. Gonsoulin Jr., Ph.D., said the rumors claiming the school...

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Transgender bathroom bill heads to Governor with controversial amendment

The transgender bathroom bill has passed the Alabama Legislature with an amendment and will now head to the governor's desk.    House...

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Brookside Police-inspired bill on verge of becoming law

A bill making it a misdemeanor crime to misrepresent a police jurisdiction has passed the Alabama Legislature.    House Bill 315 (HB315),...

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Matt Clark: FFRF and prayer at football games

This week, a report came out that Jefferson County caved to the demands of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), which claimed...

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Psaki threatens Alabama lawmakers for ban on trans therapy for minors

During the White House press briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Jen Psaki offered a stern lecture to legislatures that have placed...

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Ray Melick: Becoming Employee of the Week, or even Rookie of the Year

If you watched the NCAA Tournament – and Monday night's game between Kansas and North Carolina was the most-viewed NCAA Men’s Championship...

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House passes bill to protect children from gender-altering experimental medical treatments

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed controversial legislation to prevent minors from having their gender medically...

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Orange Beach Mayor Kennon rips Alabama education 'equity system' – 'Penalized for being wealthy'

Last month, city of Orange Beach officials followed an ongoing trend in Alabama of municipalities forming their own school system,...

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Bill limiting election funding passes legislature, awaiting governor signature

Legislation prohibiting county or state election officials from accepting funds from private groups for Alabama elections has passed...

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Capital murder trial underway for man accused in death of NASA retiree

A thorough jury member selection process took place this week in a Madison County court for the capital murder trial of Warren T. Hardy....

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Caylah Coffeen: A Divisive Concepts Act isn't the solution to the problem

House Bill 312, the Divisive Concepts Act, passed the House and advanced in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday but...

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Amendment to abolish the State Auditor fails in House

The Alabama House of Representatives rejected a Constitutional amendment to abolish the elected position of State Auditor and to transfer...

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Legislature passes Second Amendment Protection Act

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed controversial legislation forbidding state employees from cooperating with...

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U.S. Rep. Rogers: Biden $773 billion military spending proposal does not keep pace with inflation

Last week, President Joe Biden unveiled his budget proposal, which included a $773 billion request for military spending. Although...

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House rejects bill to create more oversight of state health officer

Alabama is one of the few states in the nation where the state health officer is not a member of the governor’s cabinet but is instead...

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Alabama state health officer answers only to medical profession, not the people

More than two years after the state of Alabama was shut down because of coronavirus, people are taking a closer look at who is in charge...

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The Daily Detail for 4.8.21

Alabama AL House passes bill that bans transgender procedures performed on minors AL Senate passes bill for K-12 students to use bathrooms...

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Ray Melick talks Mississippi tax cuts, last day of Alabama's legislative session on FM Talk 1065

Listen to 1819 News' Editor-in-Chief Ray Melick on Midday Mobile with Sean Sullivan as they discuss the Mississippi state income tax...

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Ray Melick: The good news is, legislature votes to cut income tax; bad news is, it's not Alabama

The largest tax cut in state history was passed by the legislature this week, a bill that would cut the state personal income tax over...

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Bill to require unemployed to try harder to find work sent to governor

On Wednesday the Alabama House of Representatives passed controversial legislation which would require that anyone receiving unemployment...

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Claim that school system is banning prayer over PA at games in question

Jefferson County Schools may have banned prayer over the PA system at high school football games, though doubts exist.   The Freedom...

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Ivey signs bill ending the business privilege tax for small businesses

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Wednesday signed legislation to exempt more than 230,000 small businesses from owing the unpopular business...

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