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Royal elected Council President, Smitherman reacts to loss
Smitherman says Hoyt broke a pledge of support, and Hoyt’s election to Pro Tem might not be valid.
Read the rest of this entry »Cooper running for mayor
Patrick Cooper says he’s going to fight crime, fix Birmingham’s schools and create more jobs.
Read the rest of this entry »Smitherman terminates Langford chief of staff
Citing need for public trust, Smitherman says Vance-Bowie created uncertainty at City Hall.
Read the rest of this entry »Dear (New) Mayor, Let’s talk sports…
Whoever emerges from the special election in December holding my city’s mantle of leadership inherits a sports scene that is in the direst of straits.
Read the rest of this entry »The aftermath of Larry Langford
Last week’s verdict established Larry Langford’s guilt, but it will be a long time before we’re done settling all his unanswered questions.
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham might need budget rewrite
City’s 2010 budget left $21 million of line items off the balance sheets.
Read the rest of this entry »Smitherman says Birmingham underfunded by $20 million
Steve Sayler knew of the budget shortfall, Smitherman says. So did Birmingham Weekly.
Read the rest of this entry »Smitherman on Sayler’s resignation
Interim Mayor Carole Smitherman says council and mayor’s office were misled.
Read the rest of this entry »Smitherman to serve as Mayor until Nov. 24
Birmingham City Council President Carole Smitherman will serve as acting mayor until a new president is elected
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham City Council runoff rundown
Council President Carole Smitherman wins (for now). Richard Arrington loses big.
Read the rest of this entry »Council election yields mixed bag of nuts
After they’d taped all the returns to the City Hall walls Tuesday night, not much [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham council sees red over Langford budget
According to the city’s own accounting system, Birmingham is running a $17 million deficit for [...]
Council president responds to Bham deficit
Council President Carole Smitherman responds after learning the city is running $17 million in the red, rather than the $13 million surplus previously projected by the finance department.
Read the rest of this entry »Katopodis trial exposes political favors among friends
“Everybody they put on the stand knew what he was doing,” defense attorney Jim Parkman [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Katopodis middle man in Langford car deal
Katopodis acted as middle man in Langford car deal, tried to trade $4,000 Corvair for $350 guitar. Also, Council President Smitherman says she didn’t trust Katopodis.
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham City Council votes to bail out City Stages
Birmingham’s City Council voted Tuesday to grant the 2009 City Stages festival $250,000 of city funds [...]
Read the rest of this entry »- Larry Langford's home out of range
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