Tag: politics

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Jefferson County voters on Tuesday night replaced both Democrats on the five-member county commission, electing two sitting Birmingham City Councilors...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Danny Carr, once interim Jefferson County district attorney (DA), on Tuesday took one step closer to getting the job permanently...

By Christopher Torchia Associated Press   JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, died in a hospital on Monday after a...

By Anita Debro For the Birmingham Times Doug Jones’s path to the U.S. Senate is simple, according to several local political observers. A large number of...

Times staff report Through the first week of December, the Doug Jones campaign has served nearly 2,000 pieces of fish at fish fry get-togethers; staff...

  By Nick Patterson The Birmingham Times To demonstrate how Birmingham Mayor William Bell has affected the economy of the region for the better, Birmingham Business Alliance...

By Nick Patterson The Birmingham Times Despite controversies over the years — including his contentious relationship in the end with the Birmingham City Council and the...

By Don Babwin The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, free of a job that forced him to move to Washington for eight...

Times Staff Report The Randall Woodfin Administration will officially begin on Tuesday, Nov. 28, with a noon swearing-in ceremony in Linn Park followed later by...

‎Times staff report Democrats scored several election firsts on Tuesday night and party officials credit the African-American electorate with playing a role. In New Jersey, voters...