Birmingham city officials sued the Alabama governor on Tuesday in an effort to halt the codification of bill that would strip the city of control over the state’s largest water board, alleging the move “constitutes blatant racial discrimination.” The bill redistributes power from Birmingham city officials — who currently appoint a majority of the nine-person board members — to the governor, the lieutenant governor and the surrounding suburbs that are also in the board's jurisdiction. The bill's sponsors said that the move was necessary to correct mismanagement and improve the efficiency of the system. The federal lawsuit names the governor as a defendant, and seeks a temporary restraining order to prevent the bill from going into effect. Read the full story at the 🔗 link in our bio ⬆⬆⬆. #YourTownYourNews #WVUA23 #AlabamaNews #Birmingham #BirminghamNews