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Alabama · AlabamaThe Alabama Department of Archives and History, through its Records Management Section, manages guidance for the retention of public records in the state. In November 2022, the Hoover Sun reported on changes to the City of Hoover’s record retention. In that article, Jon Anderson quotes the city attorney Phillip Corley, saying, “However, temporary recordings should be deleted once minutes are approved according to the Records Disposition Aut…See the Story
Fact Check: City of Hoover City Attorney Phillip Corley Jr. Statement on Council videos
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Alabama · AlabamaIt’s been several weeks since the Hoover Healthcare Authority defended its Certificate of Need application for an outpatient surgery center at the proposed Riverwalk development. Citizens were given little to no notice to participate in the contentious hearing, which revealed a great deal of information beyond the proposed facility itself. The hearing included testimony detailing millions in pre-paid rent for a building that is currently unoccu…See the Story
Five questions for the City of Hoover following contested Certificate of Need hearings:
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Kay Ivey · AlabamaViolent crime in our state continues to get worse. In Birmingham alone, homicides are up by 15 percent after the first six months of the year. And look at Montgomery, where homicides have increased by 93 percent over the past five years. There is no question public safety has become the number one problem in this state and is not being addressed at the local level. Thus, it will be up to state leaders to strengthen the Alabama’s criminal justice…See the Story
Paul DeMarco: Governor Kay Ivey should call a Special Session to address crime
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Alabama · AlabamaDemocratic voters in House District 52 will choose between two nominees Tuesday, each offering distinct approaches to voter concerns. Kelvin Datcher, Birmingham’s deputy director of community development, will face Frank Woodson, a nonprofit executive and former manager at United Parcel Service (UPS), for the district’s Democratic nomination, which includes a section of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and parts of Fairfield and Homewood.…See the Story
Kelvin Datcher, Frank Woodson competing in Dem runoff for House District 52
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Joe Biden · AlabamaYesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville joined Senator Eric Schmitt, who led the panel, as well as Senators Mike Lee and Roger Marshall in a roundtable discussion on the weaponization of Joe Biden’s Justice Department against its political opponents. Other participating panelists included Matt Whitaker, former Acting United States Attorney General; Stephen Miller, former Senior Advisor to President Trump and President of America First Legal; an…See the Story
Tommy Tuberville decries Joe Biden’s weaponization of DOJ
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Alabama · AlabamaA month ago, Alabama Today submitted a formal public records request to the City of Hoover, copying City Councilors John Lyda and Curt Posey on that email. While City Clerk Wendy Dickerson acknowledged receipt of the request, so far, the city has failed to produce a single record, return a phone call, or give a status update about it. An email exclusively obtained by Alabama Today sheds light on some of what the city is hiding by withholding the…See the Story
Hoover Council President John Lyda describes “financial disarray” and notes fraud possible
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Donald Trump · MilwaukeePresident Biden might get some respite from an unexpected quarter next week — the GOP. The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday in Milwaukee, building to its Thursday finale when former President Trump is set to formally accept the party’s presidential nomination. There will be multiple attacks on Biden and his record, of course. But the…See the Story
The Memo: Could Trump — and the Republican convention — give some respite to Biden?
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Crime · AlabamaAn Alabama state representative was arrested Tuesday morning on criminal charges.State Rep. Kelvin Jamichael Lawrence, 50, of Lowndes County, is charged with second-degree forgery and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced.See the Story
Alabama lawmaker arrested on two felony charges
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