States file new lawsuits against Trump’s payouts stopping offshore wind

An eight-state coalition filed lawsuits Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s payments to private companies to cancel offshore wind leases, escalating an ongoing legal battle over the government spending billions of dollars to block wind projects. Attorneys general from eight East Coast states are suing the feds over the buyouts of two offshore wind leases, under […]
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The final two seats on the Bessemer City Board of Education were decided Tuesday as voters elected Omar Chapman and Darryl V. Aikerson in runoff races. The newly elected board will take office while the district remains under state intervention
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Longtime Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley lost the election to challenger Louise Alexander.
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Runoff results were tight throughout the night. Results will be certified on Sept. 29.