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Birmingham mayor touts 126 buildings demolished and focuses on blighted spots as election nears
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin stood in front of the remnants of a charred house just moments before bulldozers and crews ...
‘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 ...
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses ...
27 new Birmingham police officers sworn in; 50 more undergoing training
The Birmingham Police Department sworn in 27 new police officers Friday, with 50 additional recruits already undergoing ...
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 ...
Too little too late? Birmingham mayor and council unite against water works takeover
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and members of the Birmingham City Council gathered Tuesday evening in front of City Hall in ...
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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 ...
Alabama Legislature passes bill that would change the way the Birmingham Water Works Board operates
A bill that would change the way the water works board for the second largest city in Alabama has passed both houses, ...
Birmingham retirees’ long-awaited pension raise stalls as city cites budget concerns
It’s been 25 years since Birmingham’s city retirees last saw an increase in their monthly pension checks, and it looks like ...