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A bill to transfer Sewerage & Water Board control is all but dead, after this criticism
The New Orleans City Council and allied state lawmakers appear to have beaten back a proposal to transfer authority over ...
Legal showdown looms as Birmingham Water Works Board votes to sell assets to city
The Birmingham Water Works Board Wednesday evening voted to sell the utility’s assets to the city of Birmingham, just hours ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Water Works Board votes to sell utility to City of Birmingham
Multiple sources tell WBRC that the Birmingham Water Works Board will seriously consider selling itself back to the City of ...
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LIVE UPDATES: Birmingham Water Works Board facing restructuring law, discussion of sale, lawsuits
Before the lawsuits were filed or the law was signed, the general manager of the board stated that the day-to-day operations ...
Birmingham City Council fights for Water Works, ratifies purchase of utility
The battle over control of the Birmingham Water Works continues as city officials remain committed to opposing Senate Bill ...
Attorney General Steve Marshall says Birmingham Water Works Board doesn’t have authority to sell itself to Birmingham City Council
The Birmingham City Council voted Thursday to ratify a purchase agreement to buy the assets of the Birmingham Water Works ...
Bill overhauling Birmingham Water Works Board goes to Gov. Kay Ivey
The Alabama House of Representatives --- a statewide bill transitioning municipal water works boards of a certain size into ...
Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill that largely wrestles control of the Birmingham Water Works Board out of the city’s hands
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill that the city of Birmingham is actively trying to stop from reorganizing its water ...
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Birmingham Water Works Board authorizes sale to city as Gov. Ivey signs 'unconstitutional' restructuring bill
The Birmingham Water Works Board voted to authorize its chairwoman to move forward with a purchase agreement with the City of Birmingham on Wednesday. This comes after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that ...