Hearing set for Birmingham-Southern suit against Treasurer Boozer

A hearing is set for this afternoon in Montgomery County Circuit Court over a lawsuit Birmingham-Southern College filed Wednesday against State Treasurer Young Boozer. The college said it is suing Boozer to compel him to “execute the Distressed Institutions of Higher Learning Revolving Loan Fund Act, passed on June 6 and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey on June 16.” Boozer notified BSC he was denying the college $27 million in requested bailout funding. Circuit Judge James Anderson set the hearing for 1:30 p.m. at the Montgomery County Courthouse. Officials are asking the treasurer to disburse