Alabama

Headlines, People, and other news from the State of Alabama

Is tornado intensity increasing? (Op-Ed)

Morgan County officials ‘socializing’ with taxpayers’ money

Local EMA unveils weather app

Prattville mayor vetoes sales tax extension

City of Montgomery hires consultants to explore reducing sales tax

Madison policy requires street-cut permits

Montgomery votes to close six businesses for failing to pay city fees

Most in Park City want a takeover

Justice Department establishing civil rights unit in Birmingham

Investigators seize Harpersville city records

Auburn pruning poisoned oak trees

Birmingham explores hosting teams displaced by disasters

OPINION: Cheaper not always better

Back to basics: Advice for cities in fiscal crisis

Alabaster attorney says city welcomes all religious beliefs

Huntsville plans to revive business corridors

Why do anti-hunger and anti-obesity initiatives always fall short?

USDA announces Federal resource guide to assist rural communities

Seventh-day Adventists challenge Alabama city’s ordinance

105 Mayors Join “Extra Mile Day” Mission

Crisis: Nine American cities going broke

Gardendale joins bad weather prep sales tax holiday

Millions still without power amid record heat wave

Government jobs hit 4-year high

What the states can do to enforce immigration laws

Layoffs hitting public workers; recovery is hurt

Alabama city apologizes to slain man’s family

National League of Cities back administration’s annoucement on deportations

Major cities worldwide move to cut emissions

State overrides Prattville on de-annexation

Homelessness made tougher in many cities

New police chief for Dauphin Island

U.S. cities lag in climate change prep

Seth McKinney, Sponsor Spotlight

ANALYSIS: Mega-cities and the future opportunities for ‘mobility integrators’

Unemployment rates fall in most US metro areas

City plans to demolish torched houses

Impeachment trial date set for Graysville mayor

City looking to speeders to increase revenue

Graysville Mayor denies complaint from city employees

Allergies are tied to urban living

Nation’s cities almost free of segregation, study finds

City eases hiring freeze to fill positions

Alabama mayor quits amid misconduct claims

Councilman proposes city spending freeze

Governing the 21st century city

Urban America: U.S. cities in the global era

Should government employees have an expectation to privacy in text messages?

Local governments taking lead in being social

Tiny Alabama town rebuilds after 2011 tornado