@_CATNERD2 @upstatefederlst States set broad policies, funding, and laws that affect cities (education standards, welfare rules, infrastructure), but Alabama cities like Birmingham have home rule—local mayors/councils (Democrat-led, Black since 1979) control zoning, policing, schools, and budgets.
Poverty
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