U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson has ordered that jury selection in the bingo corruption retrial begin on Feb. 6. The one week delay follows the death of one defendant, Ray Crosby.
PAC-to-PAC is back… Sort of. The state’s oldest black political group challenged the law and won a narrow victory in federal court.
A former gambling lobbyist who pleaded guilty to trying to corruptly influence various legislators is asking to be released from prison. The lobbyist, Jarrod Massey, entered the prison system voluntarily on Jan. 19, in order to begin serving his sentence, which is yet to be decided.
Strange filed a motion today in state court to intervene on behalf of Jefferson County sewer customers facing a 25 percent rate hike.
A judge’s ruling that the Jefferson County occupational tax is unconstitutional could sap more than $70 million of county revenue and endanger the jobs of county workers weeks before Christmas.
Documents from the federal bingo probe and Monday morning arrests. Details and analysis to follow.
The City of Birmingham has begun sending local nonprofit organizations letters saying that it would be unable to meet their funding requests, Kid One Transport told the city council Tuesday.
Twice a day, Highway 280 turns into a parking lot, but seven Birmingham city councilors insist double-decking is not the best solution to traffic congestion. Councilors questions whether tolls would really pay for construction costs, and many argued the road would hurt businesses and home prices.
