WBHM Politics: Mayor/Council Friction

| September 21, 2017 

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In the first episode of the WBHM Politics podcast, we talk about the tense relationship between Birmingham Mayor William Bell and the City Council. A runoff election is less than two weeks away, and the mayor’s seat and three council races will be decided once and for all. But who will play nice with whom? And how does this level of conflict bleed over into the governance of the city?

Join the discussion with WBHM host and producer Andrew Yeager, along with local government reporter Sherrel Wheeler Stewart and Barnett Wright, executive editor of The Birmingham Times.

Our theme music is “Find Your Way” by Birmingham guitarist Eric Essix.

 

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