After months of emailing back and forth over access to public records, the City of Montgomery is requesting $6,000 from 1819 News for an open records request regarding Mayor Steven Reed and his staff's travel and spending.
Mayor Steven Reed announced on Friday night his chief of staff, Chip Hill, is resigning and stepping down from his position at the end of September.
Leaders in Montgomery are continuing to pass the buck as residents express displeasure with how the City handles crime after a suspect in a shooting that paralyzed an innocent woman swiftly made bail after his arrest.
A Republican lawmaker pushed back against Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s chief of staff Chip Hill’s prolonged weekend gun-violence screed in which he both denied the existence of rampant crime in Montgomery and blamed the violence on Alabama’s gun laws.
State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) took aim at Montgomery Mayor Steve Reed and other Montgomery leadership, announcing plans to file legislation allowing the state to appoint a police chief if a municipality’s crime rate exceeds a certain level.