Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed recently and interim Montgomery Police Department Chief James Graboys on Tuesday laid out a large display of seized firearms during a press conference as the pair pushed lawmakers to pass gun control legislation.
The artist group responsible for the controversial billboards featuring the slogan “Make America Great” over a scene of Selma’s Bloody Sunday recently condemned the decision by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, calling it a “clear act of censorship.”
The Montgomery City Council declined to guarantee a loan for Jackson Hospital, which the institution requires to receive $20.5 million from its bondholders to keep its doors open.
Dozens of Jackson Hospital employees joined leadership and city officials to lobby for the upcoming vote in the Montgomery City Council to guarantee a bond to prevent the hospital from permanently closing its doors.
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) likely violated the Alabama Open Meetings Act (OMA) when it barred an 1819 News reporter from attending a non-advertised meeting of the MMFA board on Wednesday.
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) released a statement on Wednesday to address the recent billboards that have stirred controversy in the area, claiming the billboards were put up without leadership approval.
After collecting over 1,300 signatures on an online petition, a Montgomery high school student asked the city council to approve changing the Montgomery City flag, which he claims harkens to the Confederacy.
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.