A $17,223 Printing Bill Draws Scrutiny in the Gulf Coast Classic Audit
An audit of the Gulf Coast Classic listed $17,223 in printing costs, far more than the Senior Bowl or BayFest spent. Organizers said the figure covered far more than tickets.
He Wanted the Job So He Could Eliminate It: A Candidate Runs to Abolish the County Treasurer’s Office
The chairman of the Mobile County Democratic Party announced a run for county treasurer on a pledge to shut the office down within two years, calling the post an expensive…
Teachers’ Union Demanded Mobile County School Board Open Its No-Bid Contracts
The Mobile County Education Association asked the school board president to release records on hundreds of thousands of dollars in no-bid contracts, questioning whether vendors who donated to the system…
Tennis Anyone? Mobile Councilman’s $3,100 in Taxpayer-Funded Lessons Draws Colleagues’ Rebuke
Councilman Thomas Sullivan says he followed every city procedure in spending $3,100 in public money on tennis lessons and tournament travel for supporters' children. Four of his colleagues say it…