Tag: STEVEN REED

A $60,000 media booking contract to secure more television, radio, and podcast appearances for Mayor Steven Reed is about “promoting the good things about our city,” according to Reed.

Montgomery taxpayers are paying $60,000 annually in an effort to secure more television, radio and podcast appearances for Mayor Steven Reed.

If Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed needs to make a villain out of Alabama’s new billion dollar prison to scare young boys into manhood, so be it. But his message could be better. 

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed was swift to applaud the federal court on Monday after it ruled last week that prohibited President Donald Trump’s administration from closing Job Corps centers across the country, including in the capital city.

Over the horizon, in certain parts of town, Montgomery might even seem like a place where people are killed in cold blood every day.

Five days following Montgomery’s Mayor Steven Reed’s press conference in which he boasted of the city’s 28% drop in violent crime, the city was rocked by at least six shootings that left three dead.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed was clearly displeased with Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth after Ainsworth took a jab at the capital’s mayor at a sold-out Eastern Shore Republican Women's luncheon in Fairhope on Thursday.

Those in the capital city with the observant eye may have noticed this past “Juneteenth” that the “temporary” Black Lives Matter Mural around Montgomery’s historic Court Square Fountain still festoons the street for the fifth year in a row.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed told members of the media and the public during a Monday afternoon press conference that violent crime had decreased by 28% in the city since last year.

Nearly two years after opening its doors, the Montgomery Whitewater Park continues to cause discord amongst Montgomery’s political leadership over the park’s continued feasibility and economic impact on the area, after years of promises of an economic boom.

The Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to uphold a veto by Montgomery Steven Reed, which revoked the council’s previous decision to approve a moratorium on opening new package stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and vape shops in the city's corporate limits.

Middle District of Alabama U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose dismissed remaining claims in a lawsuit brought by former Montgomery Police chief Ernest Finley against the City of Montgomery and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed.

The Montgomery City Council agreed on Tuesday to a new governing agreement with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), after controversy earlier this year revealed a rift between the MMFA leadership and Mayor Steven Reed's office.

Members of the Montgomery City Council expressed annoyance at the Montgomery County Commission and the Montgomery County Community Cooperative District after it asked for $500,000 to continue funding the Montgomery Whitewater waterpark.

The leadership of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is seeking to codify a new governance agreement with the city, months after details of a contentious relationship came to light.

After being delayed on the final day of last week’s legislative week, legislation by State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) allowing the governor and attorney general (AG) to appoint an interim police chief in municipalities with out-of-control crime is nearing its final chance at becoming law as session winds down.

During a recent appearance on MSNBC, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed spoke on the city’s anticipated response to efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to round up and deport illegal aliens.

Lawmakers intend to add further teeth to proposed legislation mandating every county and municipal law enforcement agency to disclose annually how many officers are on staff, with a special emphasis applied to Birmingham and Montgomery.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) recently filed legislation, at the request of House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, requiring every county and municipal law enforcement agency to disclose annually how many officers are on staff.

In response to accusations from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts board, the City of Montgomery denied allegations of wrongdoing by Mayor Steven Reed and his office while making false statements about 1819 News’ coverage of the controversy that brought this conflict to light.

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. 

Montgomery Councilman Oronde Mitchell recently discussed increasing concerns with the city’s 911 call center, including lengthy wait times when the phone is picked up.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Montgomery Police Department interim Police Chief James Graboys recently addressed the past week's uptick in violent crime at a Monday press conference.

Kamala Harris surrogate Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed recently appeared on News Nation to criticize former President Donald Trump for a Saturday innuendo regarding the late, great golfer Arnold Palmer’s masculine endowment, saying it was “unbecoming of the office.”

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed swiftly came out with full-throated support of a recent decision by a federal judge requiring Secretary of State Wes Allen to halt a state program to purge non-citizen voters from the state’s rolls ahead of the November presidential election.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s online profile offering speaking engagements for up to $20,000 was abruptly removed from the internet after an 1819 News story highlighting the city’s resistance to fulfilling public records requests related to Reed’s travel expenses.

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.