The roll on vote to kill JeffCo rescue bill
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WBHM: JeffCo rescue bill fails and Bowman lies to commission
On WBHM we talk about John Rogers, Arthur Payne and other Jefferson County lawmakers helping to kill the county’s last change to get an occupational tax through the Alabama House. Also, we revisited Com. George Bowman’s lies to his colleagues on the Jefferson County Commission. Click here to listen.
Legislature kills JeffCo rescue plan, with help from JeffCo lawmakers
The Alabama House has pulled a bill from its calendar that would have allowed Jefferson County to reinstate its occupational tax and right itself financially.…
Bowman misled Jefferson County Commission, approved secret spending
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital administrators and Commissioner George Bowman told the county that two consultants had not cost the county anything and that all hospital…
Cooper Green paid consultants out of unsupervised funds
When consultants pitched a health care authority plan to the commission last September, Commissioner George Bowman told his colleagues they weren't costing the county. Now…
Cooper Green facing $9 million of immediate financial needs
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital has immediate financial needs of almost $9 million, far greater than the $3.5 million previously reported.
Vestavia Hills Council to consider resolution supporting Jefferson County
The Vestavia Hills City Council will consider a resolution in support of the Alabama Financially Distressed Counties Relief Act, a bill that would authorize the…
Then and now, Carns vexes Jefferson County Commission
First, Rep. Jim Carns voted to repeal Jefferson County's occupational tax. Then, as a commissioner, he struggled to deal with the consequences. Today, the new…
WBHM: Is JeffCo’s tax bill dead or not?
This week on WBHM, we talk about the life and death and life and death of the Alabama Distressed Counties Relief Act. Will the Alabama Legislature put the tax at risk again? Listen here.
Redistricting plan takes JeffCo seat, pits Dems against each other
Rep. Demetrius Newton and Rep. Patricia Todd have fought side by side, but a redistricting plan to be considered by the Legislature next week would…