She won the election, but Alabama city’s new mayor already faces a fight to get sworn in
The newly elected mayor of Bessemer, Alabama, has issued a deadline for the outgoing mayor to step down so she can be sworn in.
The veteran politician staging a comeback in Bessemer just gave the outgoing mayor a Monday morning deadline to step aside for the new administration.
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