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Sewell Hosts Job Fair in Birmingham

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D) from Selma announced that she is hosting a job fair in the City of Birmingham on August 8th. According to a statement released by the Congresswoman’s office: “Rep. Sewell is hosting a Job Fair on Wednesday, August 8th at the BJCC from 10am to … Continued
August 1, 2012

Birmingham Gets $10 million TIGER Grant

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma announced that the City of Birmingham was awarded a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The money will be used to repair and complete a regional multimodal street network. Rep. Terri Sewell said, … Continued
June 20, 2012

Editorial: Mayor Bells Remarks May Be Good Politics But Is Bad Business

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Mayor of Birmingham, William Bell, said that Republican Presidential candidates who came to his city were the “Republican Circus.”  Then he launched into a vicious attack on Mitt Romney and ended with a campaign commercial for Barack Obama: “As Alabamians, we’re not going to be fooled by that, … Continued
March 13, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Holds First Field Hearing

By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–On Thursday, the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham will host the newly-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPD) first field hearing. This hearing will be primarily about one of the CFPD’s top priorities: Protecting consumers from predatory lenders. There has been an ongoing debate, both locally and nationally, about … Continued
January 18, 2012