Press Releases

Governor Ivey Announces Start of Sheriffs’ Grants for All 67 Counties
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the start of the Sheriffs’ Grants for all of Alabama’s 67 counties. The sheriffs’ departments in each of the state’s 67 …

Governor Ivey Announces $4 Million Awarded to Support Early Childhood Education
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) was awarded $4 million by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi…

Governor Ivey Announces Resicum International Plans $1.3 Million Aviation Training Academy, Bringing New Jobs and Aviation Industry Advancement to Selma
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Resicum International LLC, which provides flight training and maintenance support to government, commercial and general aviatio…

Governor Ivey Announces Additional Broadband Funds Coming to Alabama with Approval of State’s Capital Projects Fund Plan
MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s efforts to extend access to broadband service to unserved areas received a boost today with the U.S. Treasury Department’s approval of the state’s plan fo…

Governor Ivey Issues Executive Order to Promote Transparency in State Government
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed Executive Order 734, “Promoting Transparency in State Government Through Enhanced Accessibility to Public Records,” delivering on…

Governor Ivey Issues Executive Order to Promote and Protect Religious Liberty in Alabama
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed Executive Order 733, “Promoting and Defending Religious Liberty Through Implementation of the Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment,”…

Governor Ivey Announces Another Record High Jobs Count, Alabama’s December Unemployment Rate is 2.8%
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 2.8%, up slightly from November’s rate of 2.7%, and we…

Governor Ivey Signs Four Executive Orders, Begins Second Term Education Reform Push
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed four education-focused executive orders and issued a memo to the Department of Early Childhood Education. Governor Ivey has consiste…

Governor Ivey Issues Executive Order Triad Following Promise for a More Efficient, Accountable and Transparent Government During Inaugural Address
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed Executive Orders 726, 727 and 728 to establish and promote more efficiency, accountability and transparency within state government. R…

Governor Ivey Announces Another Round of Road and Bridge Projects Ahead of Second Term
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that more than $40 million in state transportation funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge pro…