OH KAY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Well, today the mandatory mask wearing goes into effect across Alabama. The announcement was met with cheers and screams. We've already got sheriffs who are openly stating that they will defy the order. After running ....
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Governor Announces Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced thefinal report and recommendations of the Alabama Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The final report provides recommendations to enhance Birth to Age Eight Systems; Family Engagement; Health and Well-Being; Learning Outside ....
Governor Issues Statement on Passing of Clanton Mayor
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday, following the passing of Clanton Mayor Billy Joe Driver, issued the following statement: “Today, the state of Alabama lost a valued public servant of many years, Mayor Billy Joe Driver. ....
Governor Announces $100 Million Small Business Grant Program
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the Revive Alabama grant program to support small businesses in Alabama that have been impacted by COVID-19. Revive Alabama will reimburse small businesses up to a combined $100 million ....
Governor Ivey Awards $18.27 Million For Coronavirus Testing for Alabama Nursing Homes
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded $18.27 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide baseline testing for coronavirus and proactive surveillance of the virus for health care personnel and residents of nursing home facilities ....
Governor Awards $48 Million to Al Dept of Ed, Up to $50 Million for Colleges
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $48 million of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEERF) to the Alabama State Department of Education in response to challenges related to COVID-19. This allocation will enable schools ....
Governor Appoints Barbara Cooper as Secretary of Early Childhood Education
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dr. Barbara Cooper as Secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (DECE). “Dr. Barbara Cooper has spent her professional career dedicated to helping students ....
Governor Ivey Issues Statement Following Passing of Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr.
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday, following the passing of Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., the last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber, issued this statement: “While serving a life sentence, Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., the last surviving ....
Rural Broadband Working Group Announced
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced a Broadband Working Group to gather input and guidance on allocation of CARES Act monies. The group will be facilitated by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs ....
Gov. Ivey Statement on the Bubba Wallace Incident
Governor Kay Ivey issued the following statement in regards to an incident at Talladega on June 21, 2020. “I am shocked and appalled to hear of yesterday’s vile act against Bubba Wallace in Talladega - ....