Tag: government
Birmingham Housing Authority Launches Modernized Website for Residents, Public
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The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) last week launched its new website to improve means of communication and streamlining digital access for...
Beat a Cyberbully Bully: Here’s How Parents Can Help
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While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that for some students, going back to school will mean...
What Government Shutdown Means for Families in Alabama, According to Rep....
Washington D.C. – With just 48 hours remaining until a potential extreme Republican government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) warned that House Republicans are...
Birmingham Housing Authority Unveils Central Phone Number for Section 8 Calls
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The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) on Monday launched the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Call Center to help reduce long wait...
Alabama Panhellenic Association elects first Black president
By Rebecca Griesbach | rgriesbach@al.com
The Alabama Panhellenic Association elected Deborah Oberkor of Montgomery as its 2023-2024 president. She is the first Black woman to serve...
Mayor Woodfin Unveils AR-15, Other Weapons Seized on Birmingham Streets
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
After unveiling a table filled with an AR-15, an AKM, an SKS and an AK-47 pistol variant commonly referred to...
Louise Alexander and Merika Coleman in hotly contested race for Senate...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With a soon-to-be-vacated seat in Alabama Senate District 19, two members of the state House of Representatives are fighting for...
Residents Encouraged to Connect with Local Government by June 14
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The Academy of Civic Engagement (ACE) is a citywide initiative that connects residents by getting them involved with their local government. The City of...
Rep. Sewell: ‘Critical funding’ coming to Birmingham ($148M) and Jeffco ($127M)
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Help has arrived.
That was a message U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell delivered during several stops around the Birmingham metro area...
John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90
By Corey Williams
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil...