1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (276+ words) This week, State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) presented SB298, which would allow the state to intervene when police departments fail to meet minimum staffing standards. As currently written, the bill would apply to Class 3 municipalities only, namely, Huntsville and Montgomery....

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (658+ words) One of my sons gave me some belated Christmas gifts just as cold and snow clamped down on my little town. Among these was a copy of Alfred Lansing's "Endurance," a narrative account of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (653+ words) Yeah, I believe in angels. I haven't always. And sometimes I wish I didn't believe. It would be easier not to. It all started in third grade. My teacher read to the class from a book. A mass-market paperback. A…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (373+ words) Alabama Senate District 32 candidate Mike Vandenhuevel, better known as Mike Van, said he is 100% against the Stockton solar farm project. Van had to revise his original statement on the controversial project after receiving feedback online. The solar farm proposed by…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (350+ words) State Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland) is in the middle of his last session as an Alabama lawmaker. For three terms, Fincher has represented the people of Alabama's 37th House District, and as he approaches his 77th birthday, he says it is time…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (212+ words) 1819 News is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Alabama Policy Institute, which has been one of the strongest voices in the state, promoting and preserving Alabama Values for 33 years. Oversight for 1819 News is provided by a separate not-for-profit board of…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (387+ words) State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) joined Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" this week to discuss his recently introduced amendment expediting the process of identifying a new lieutenant governor if the office becomes vacant. According to Givhan,…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1182+ words) Back in August, the Alabama Poll asked likely Republican primary voters a simple question: If President Trump endorsed a candidate, would that make you more or less likely to vote for them? The answer seemed decisive. Fifty-nine percent said, "more…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (555+ words) MONTGOMERY " The Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP) met this week in Montgomery for a winter conference. Topics covered included how to work with federal authorities in a tense environment amid nationwide immigration operations. The conference serves as a…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (382+ words) 1819 News is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Alabama Policy Institute, which has been one of the strongest voices in the state, promoting and preserving Alabama Values for 33 years. Oversight for 1819 News is provided by a separate not-for-profit board of…...