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Birmingham mayoral debate

"As that famous axiom goes, never swap horses in midstream."
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August 17, 2021
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Great expectations for Birmingham’s recovery

Much has been written about the latest rankings from Business Facilities magazine, which gave Alabama overall high marks and cited Birmingham and Huntsville as having the best business climate among all metro areas their size. That Huntsville ranked No. 1 in the small-sized metro category comes as no surprise. The northern Alabama region has been … Continued
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September 3, 2020
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Hey Batter, Batter: Taunting Ivey over debates is a silly thing

Some in the media, a handful of politicos and three Republican challengers for governor are dyspeptic over Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision to skip last Thursday’s debate to attend a baseball game. While these head-to-head match-ups between Republican gubernatorial candidates might be entertaining, only the debate between the major party primary winners could prove decisive. Ivey … Continued
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April 16, 2018

Federal Grand Jury probe may focus on EPA Superfund, BCA involvement

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The presence of a Federal Grand Jury meeting at the Vance Federal Building in Birmingham was revealed through tweets from al.com’s John Archibald and Kyle Whitmire. The duo also stated on Twitter that State Sen. J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) testified before the panel for around two hours. While … Continued
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March 30, 2017

Steve Harvey’s company had signed agreement to manage Magic City Classic

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Steve Harvey’s promotions company, HarCal, had a memorandum of understanding with both Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University to handle promotions and events management for the annual Magic City Classic matchup between the two schools in Birmingham, documents obtained by APR show. Those documents, which include a non-binding … Continued
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March 8, 2017