Judge Denies Injunction, Water Changes Continue

0:00It's April 4th. Welcome to Birmingham News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A federal judge in Alabama just ruled that central Alabama water can keep making changes without any freeze. This comes after former Birmingham waterworks employees. William Ahamed and Brenda Lewis filed a lawsuit to stop the board's moves over the past. 11 months. The case mirror is one from the city of Birmingham, challenging a state law that handed control of the utility to a new board. Critics say the takeover ignored the fact that Birmingham citizens originally owned and built the system. Their attorney, Calvin Grigsby, called it overreach by the Alabama legislature, comparing it to forcing someone off Apple's board just because the stock skyrocketed and drew new investors, he argues the utility success shouldn't strip away local control like that. No big disruptions for now as the judge denied the injunction request. A full hearing on both federal lawsuits is set for May 2026.

1:00This keeps the water flowing steady while the legal battle brews stay tuned as these fights over public utilities heat up across the state.