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"It's a political power grab" Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin responds to SB 330
The City of Birmingham is calling state legislation – that change the way Birmingham Water Works Board is operated – a ...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses
An Inglewood man recalls fearing for his life as he was brutally assaulted outside his home by an attacker who yelled racial ...
Birmingham mayor touts 126 buildings demolished and focuses on blighted spots as election nears
Birmingham faces a major challenge of cataloging blighted buildings, legally condemning them, demolishing structures, and ...
Too little too late? Birmingham mayor and council unite against water works takeover
Commenters on social media and on political talk radio Wednesday morning largely panned the city’s news conference, calling ...
Mayor Woodfin addresses city's blight issue during Smithfield news conference
Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin held a news conference Wednesday to address the issue of blight in the city.The news ...
‘There is no surplus,’ Woodfin tells city retirees seeking pension hike
The money for the hike is not currently available in the pension fund itself, he said. “It does not have a surplus to fund an ...
Mayor Randall Woodfin on Creating Job Opportunities in Birmingham
One of the youngest mayor's in our nation's history is trying some new ideas to help and grow his city's workforce and ...
27 new Birmingham police officers sworn in; 50 more undergoing training
We know that agencies all over the state and nation still struggle with their staffing,” said Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett. “With us to be able to have the numbers that we have, not only ...