Tag: STEVEN REED

Montgomery County Board of Education member Arica Watkins-Smith called out Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed on Monday for “shenanigans on the radio” before voters headed to the polls on Tuesday.

For too long, I have felt like a stranger in my own hometown, a sojourner in the place of my birth. 

During a Friday interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) discussed failed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed might need to stick to his day job after a dismal first pitch attempt for the Montgomery Biscuits on Tuesday.

The Alabama Senate will consider legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.

The city of Montgomery paid $243,530 to a Louisiana private security company on March 10 despite the Montgomery City Council considering terminating the contract at a recent meeting.

To suggest SB298 is simply an attempt to take power away from a black mayor is laughable. 

Montgomery City Councilman Ed Grimes said on Wednesday he supports recently-filed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.

The Cities of Tuscaloosa, Montgomery and Hoover announced on Wednesday that they were voluntarily dropping the suit.

What should be one of Alabama’s shining cities, Montgomery is instead known for its high crime and corruption.

State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) said on Thursday he opposed another attempt by the city of Montgomery to pass an occupational tax.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed recently began fundraising for his PAC by sending out text message ads critical of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Donald Watkins, Jr., a convicted fraudster, withdrew his name from consideration for a small-business development director job with the City of Montgomery on Wednesday.

During this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed defended Donald Watkins, Jr., his controversial pick for the city's small business development director.

State lawmakers should pass “gun reform” local legislation specific to Montgomery, according to Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed.

Better to hire a loyal and cunning fox ready to lay and recognize traps rather than some dutiful guard dog who only knows to bark “justice” when a hen goes missing. After all, in politics, sometimes hens need to go missing. 

Members of the Montgomery Personnel Board on Monday unanimously approved delaying the mayoral appointment of Donald Watkins Jr. as the city’s new Small Business Development Director at an elevated salary.

Rising crime has been a perennial issue in Montgomery, recently highlighted by a late-night shootout downtown that left two dead and 14 injured. Mayor Steven Reed has tried to blame the violence on the state’s “lax” gun laws, but State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) said it’s due to the mayor’s inability or unwillingness to prioritize public safety.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed is appointing Donald Watkins, Jr. as the City’s new small business development director.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced on Friday that his chief of staff, Jerime Reid, resigned recently.

Following last weekend’s deadly shooting in Montgomery, lawmakers across the state are condemning Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and his leadership abilities.

On Monday, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed issued a statement over the Saturday night shootout that left two dead and 14 injured, pointing toward what he deemed Alabama's "lax" gun laws.

Politics alone could never liberate us from sin and death – and is more often a uniquely powerful temptation to sin and death rather than liberation. 

A city-funded HBCU Classic party turned deadly in downtown Montgomery on Saturday night.

Alabama should revisit “the conversation about the state’s authority over its capital” after a Saturday night shootout in downtown Montgomery left two dead and fourteen injured, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Two are dead and 14 are injured after a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery while the City was hosting and funding an HBCU.