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Alabama Mayors Share Ideas, Solutions at Historic Retreat

Staff Report MOBILE – Mayors from Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa completed a two-day retreat today in Clarke County that was designed to strengthen ties between Alabama’s five major cities. Participants included Mayor William Bell of Birmingham, Mayor Tommy Battle of Huntsville, Mayor Sandy Stimpson of Mobile, Mayor Todd Strange of Montgomery and Mayor … Continued
January 14, 2014

With More Payday Lenders than McDonald’s, Cities Take Action

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter With recent statistics from both the Center for Responsible Lending and the Southern Poverty Law Center confirming that there are four times as many payday lending storefronts as there are McDonald’s locations across our state, municipal legislators are taking notice, particularly in the wake of what many describe as … Continued
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December 16, 2013

Bentley Announces 350 Automotive Jobs in Tuscaloosa

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Purico Group and Bolta Werke GmbH were building their first U.S. production facility in Tuscaloosa. The two sister companies announced at a news conference that they will invest $39.5 million into the facility creating over 350 new jobs by 2016. … Continued
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September 24, 2013

Uncontested, Safe and Shocking: Municipal races across the state

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Yesterday, voters in Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham headed to the polls to cast ballots in their municipal elections for mayor, city council and board of education. The three mayors races ranged from uncontested to safe to shocking. In Tuscaloosa, incumbent Mayor Walt Maddox headed unopposed into his third term. … Continued
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August 28, 2013

Election Day Rundown

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter Today, voters will head to the polls in Mobile, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa to cast ballots in crucial municipal elections. Below, catch the rundown on the major races and candidates on the ballot in each city. MOBILE The Mobile mayor’s race is a nonpartisan race between incumbent Mayor Sam Jones … Continued
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August 27, 2013

John Merrill seeks Secretary of State seat

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Representative John Merrill (R-Tuscaloosa) plans to run to replace Beth Chapman as Secretary of State in 2014. Merrill filed electronically to appoint his principle campaign committee on June 17, listing himself as the sole member of his campaign committee. Merrill said that he is concerned about who will replace … Continued
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June 20, 2013

Bachus Announces $120 million in Tornado Aid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia said that Alabama’s recovery from the devastating tornadoes in April 2011 will be aided by the release of nearly $120 million in additional federal disaster assistance. U.S. Representative Bachus said, “Alabama and the communities in our part of the state have made great … Continued
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April 2, 2013

Bentley Offers Reward to Solve Tuscaloosa Murder

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who murdered retired University of Alabama Professor Kate Webb Ragsdale in her home in the Highlands neighborhood in Tuscaloosa. Alabama Governor Bentley said, “The Tuscaloosa Police Department … Continued
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March 12, 2013

Tuscaloosa News:Law should require attention to driving

Staff Report It’s against the law to text while driving in 35 states, but not in Alabama. Across Alabama, 21 cities — including Birmingham, Florence, Decatur and Huntsville — have banned driving while texting, but not Tuscaloosa. The National Transportation Safety Board wants all 50 states to ban cellphone use by drivers. No texting, no … Continued
December 29, 2011