Community Groups Take Issue With Mayor Woodfin’s Proposed $412M Budget

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Community Groups Take Issue With Mayor Woodfin’s Proposed $412M Budget

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times A group of community organizers and leaders are calling on the city for full transparency in the FY 2021 budget process. During a press conference outside of City Hall on Thursday, members from Foot Soldier’s International, The People’s Budget Birmingham Coalition, the Birmingham Black Economic Alliance, and other groups […]

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