Press Releases
Governor Ivey Awards Nearly $17 Million to Provide Broadband Services to Alabama Communities
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $17 million to help provide broadband services in primarily rural, unserved areas of Alabama. The 36 grants awarded by Governor Ivey …
Governor Kay Ivey Signs Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Sciences (TEAMS) Salary Schedule Program
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed into law the Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Salary Schedule Program, an aggressive piece o…
Governor Ivey Awards COVID-19 Recovery Grants to Four Alabama Cities
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $4.5 million to help four of Alabama’s most populous cities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Ivey awarded $1.5 mill…
Governor Ivey Announces COVID-19 Public Health Order and State of Emergency to End
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Alabama’s COVID-19 public health order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 20…
Governor Ivey Announces Additional Federal RESTORE Council Projects
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) approved $302 million in funding decisions for restoration activitie…
Governor Ivey Awards COVID-19 Community Development Block Grant to City of Auburn
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded $750,000 to help the city of Auburn recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The award is part of more than $40 million allocated to Alabama unde…
2020 Census Shows Alabama’s Population at 5.03 Million; State to Keep Current U.S. House Seats
MONTGOMERY – Alabama has grown to a total population of 5.03 million and will retain its current number of seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next 10 years, acc…
Governor Ivey Awards $1.03 Million Community Development Block Grant to Jefferson County for COVID-19 Recovery
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded $1.03 million to help Jefferson County and its municipalities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the coming weeks, additional grants for…
Report Ranks Alabama High for Economic Momentum in 2021
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama ranks among the top states for economic momentum in a new analysis that evaluates key measurements of economic performance in 202…
Governor Ivey Announces NIEER Ranks Alabama First Class Pre-K as Nation’s Highest Quality Program for 15th Consecutive Year
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) ranks Alabama First Class Pre-K as the nation’s highest quality s…