Sandy Stimpson News & Articles
COVID-19 Is Exposing Ugly Truths
The sheer volume of infections, deaths, and related statistics associated with this crisis are nightmarish and unfathomable. What’s worse is that it’s highly likely that much has gone unreported and uncounted.
Continue To ArticleMayor Stimpson Releases Statement On Mobile Police Officers Actions Towards Homeless
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has issued a statement through Twitter for the actions of two Mobile Police Officers, Preston McGraw and Alexandre…
Continue To ArticleMobile Air Passenger Traffic Grows
Mobile Airport passenger traffic grew almost 7.4% in the fiscal year 2019 over the fiscal year 2018. This growth rate is double their normal growth rate for Mobile and over three times the projected…
Continue To ArticleCarnival Cruise Line Extends Its Stay In Mobile
On Monday, October 14th, officials with Carnival Cruise Line and the city of Mobile agreed to a 3-year extension to keep the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship in Mobile through November of 2022. In 2015,…
Continue To ArticleMobile Airbus Plant Avoids Impact From Trump Tariffs
The U.S. Government has spared a Mobile, AL plant from the impact of tariffs against the European planemaker.
Continue To ArticleMobile Mayor and Community Coming Together On Civic Center
The Mayor of Mobile is finally listening to the people. On Wednesday, Sept. 18th, Mayor Stimpson unveiled a ‘Plan B’ proposal for…
Continue To ArticleAirbus: ‘Hard’ To Invest In Mobile During Trade War
On Thursday, September 12, 2019, Canadian aviation news and information site FliegetFaust reported that government officials from Mobile and Baldwin County toured the Airbus A220 manufacturing facility at Mirabel, Canada. Mobile City Councilman…
Continue To ArticleTo Mobile Leadership: Stop Fighting And Get To Work
When the City Council and the Mayor fight, it’s the citizens that end up the ultimate losers. In December of 2018, Mayor Sandy Stimpson Continue To Article
Airbus Is As American As Apple Pie, President Trump
If you have ever used the phrase ‘As American as apple pie’ to describe something as uniquely American, well you are probably right in ways that you didn’t realize and wrong in your intended use….
Continue To ArticleLet’s Take A Step Back On The Civic Center, Mobile
Since joining BamaPolitics.com, I have written several times about the ongoing saga that is the re-development of the Mobile Civic Center property. I’m sure this piece will not be the last time I write…
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