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Birmingham passes record $591 million budget, despite concerns from council
The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority receives $11 million in general city funding, plus $3 million for ...
Another challenger jumps into Birmingham mayor race: ‘I’m here on a mission’
Brian K. Rice, a longtime advocate for business and development in Ensley is the latest candidate to enter the race for ...
Woodfin campaign vows review after elderly woman's photo used without consent in flyer
A 99-year-old Birmingham woman is speaking out after she says a photo with her and Mayor Randall Woodfin was used in a ...
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Birmingham Mayor Woodfin urging Alabama Gov. Ivey to call special session on ‘overreaching hemp ban’
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would ban all consumable hemp products that contain THC, Birmingham Mayor ...
Birmingham mayor appoints interim economic development director
Mayor Randall Woodfin announced two key leadership changes. Birmingham’s $44M Biotech Hub Grant cancelled © 2025 American ...
Mayor Woodfin urging Gov. Ivey to call special session on HB445
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT) — After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would ban all consumable hemp products that ...
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Birmingham City Council approves Mayor Woodfin’s $591 million budget
Mayor Randall Woodfin’s proposed $591 million Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget received unanimous approval from the ...
Birmingham city council approves $591 million operating budget
Though it did pass unanimously, some of the representatives felt there should’ve been more council discussion in the weeks ...
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ALEA raids businesses ahead of hemp regulation law taking effect
Just days before House Bill 445, a law that provides strict regulations on hemp-derived THC products, takes effect, state ...
Birmingham Water Works Board changes name
The Birmingham Water Works Board voted Tuesday night to change its name as part of a series of changes overseen by the new ...
Alabama would ban all hemp-derived THC products under lawmaker’s proposed bill
Alabama’s new law to restrict products with THC derived from hemp has critics who call it a government overreach that will ...
Birmingham mayor: Kay Ivey should follow Texas governor’s example with this ‘broken’ Alabama law
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has voiced strong opposition to a new state law that enforces strict regulation’s on hemp and called on Gov. Kay Ivey to intervene on the “broken” legislation. Woodfin ...