Press Releases
Governor Ivey Announces Special Election Dates for Senate District 14
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama Senate District 14. This seat was held by Sen. Cam Ward, who the governor appo…
Governor Ivey Announces Lynn Beshear To Retire as Alabama Mental Health Commissioner
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Lynn Beshear will retire as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) effective December 16, 2020. Governo…
Governor Ivey Announces Third Year of Record Number of Alabama Foster Care Adoptions
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that, for the third year in a row, Alabama reported a record number of foster care adoptions. In Fiscal Year 2020, there were 814 f…
Governor Ivey Announces HomTex Inc. Plans Expansion Creating Over 300 Jobs in Black Belt
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that HomTex Inc. received $10,572,100 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to expand operations to…
Governor Ivey Establishes the Alabama National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday via Executive Order 723 announced the creation of the Alabama National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (JEEP) in hopes of enlisting…
Governor Ivey Announces Over $298 Million Awarded to Public School and College Authority Projects
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced $298,317,492 has been awarded to Public School and College Authority (PSCA) projects to 20 entities around the state. “The Publi…
Governor Ivey Announces National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Projects in Alabama
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently awarded nearly $26 million from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF…
Governor Ivey Announces $200 Million Small Business Grant Program “Revive Plus”
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced Revive Plus, a $200 million grant program to support small businesses, non-profits and faith-based organizations in Alabama that …
Governor Ivey Appoints Senator Cam Ward as Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she is appointing Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) to serve as director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. Currently in …
Gov. Ivey: Golden Boy Foods to expand Alabama manufacturing operation, add 67 jobs in Troy
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that Golden Boy Foods, a leading manufacturer of private label food products, plans to invest more than $13 million in an expansio…