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Birmingham’s $1 bid for water works met with silence from the utility board
The Birmingham Water board takes no action on city's plan to buy the utility but instead focuses on employee contracts for ...
Judge denies city’s request to stop Alabama from signing Birmingham Water Works Board bill, at least for now
Hours after the city of Birmingham filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey to stop a bill changing the makeup of the city’s ...
Birmingham sues Gov. Ivey over Water Board bill, claims racial bias in takeover
The City of Birmingham today filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey and the State of Alabama, seeking a temporary ...
Birmingham fights against losing control of its water board, citing racial discrimination
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham city officials sued the Alabama governor on Tuesday in an effort to halt the codification ...
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Birmingham pitches plan to buy Water Works Board for $1
Within about an hour of announcing the lawsuit, City Council approved a resolution to buy the Water Works Board’s assets for ...
Federal judge denies Birmingham’s emergency request to stop Ivey from signing Water Works bill
Chief U.S. District Judge Emily C. Marks denied the City of Birmingham’s request today on the emergency motion for a temporary restraining order to stop Gov. Kay Ivey from signing a recently passed ...
Birmingham city council fights back, plans $1 buyout of water works amid legal battle
Birmingham city leaders have voiced strong opposition to Senate Bill 330, a new law that alters the composition of the ...
City of Birmingham to file lawsuit against Alabama to stop law that would change Birmingham Water Works Board
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) –The city of Birmingham is planning to file a lawsuit against Alabama to halt the implementation of a ...
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BWWB makes move to protect high level managers in case SB330 becomes law.
The Birmingham Water Works Board held a meeting on Tuesday, reacting to Senate Bill 330.
City of Birmingham files federal lawsuit to try to stop Water Works board overhaul
The city of Birmingham is filing a federal lawsuit to attempt to stop the implementation of Senate Bill 330, that would remove the current 9 Birmingham Water Works Board members and replace them with ...