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 put them in the same district.
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Former Birmingham city councilor Bill Johnson leaves wife to continue donating sperm in New Zealand
Former Birmingham city councilor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson last made the news in December when the New Zealand press revealed that Johnson donated sperm to Kiwi lesbian couples hoping to conceive. Now he’s left his wife and headed back to New Zealand to care for his babies.
Birmingham City Council suffers Deficit Attention Disorder
A Birmingham News report of a $30 million deficit sent Birmingham city councilors scurrying for political cover. If the Finance Department’s projections prove accurate, that deficit should be closer to $12 million, but either way, the council has been asleep at the switch.
Dr. Ed Richardson responds to pushback from Birmingham BOE
In its first meeting under the microscope of the Alabama Board of Education, the Birmingham school board already exceeded the limits put on it by the state superintendent, Dr. Ed Richardson said.
Rottin’ to the Core: How the Board of Education’s bad apples are killing Birmingham
Decisive actions come with equal and opposite reactions. The fight over Sup. Craig Witherspoon’s future has exposed an new and peculiar political divide in Birmingham.
Alabama schools superintendent to introduce investigators in closed meeting Thursday
Alabama State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice is coming to Birmingham Thursday, and he’s bringing his investigators.
UPDATED: Birmingham City Council snuffs out smoking in Birmingham
The Birmingham City Council unanimously passed a comprehensive smoking ban Tuesday after hearing from a number of doctors and health professionals in support of the bill, and from bar owners who asked for certain exemptions.
State schools superintendent orders Birmingham Board not to fire Witherspoon
The superintendent of Alabama’s schools sent a letter to the Birmingham Board of Education yesterday instructing the board not to fire anyone at the senior executive level, which would include Birmingham Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Witherspoon.
State schools superintendent to investigate Birmingham city Board of Education
The Alabama State Board of Education passed a resolution Thursday morning to begin an investigation into the operations of the Birmingham Board of Education and schools.
Birmingham Mayor William Bell explodes on council, grocery store chain owner
A Birmingham City Council investigation into the City of Birmingham’s negotiations with a black-owned grocery store chain ended last week with allegations from one city councilor that the city disdains black-owned businesses.
