Press Releases
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…
Governor Ivey Signs SB 352 to Waive Interest on Late Payments for 2020 Extended Tax Filings
MONTGOMERY— Governor Kay Ivey has signed SB 352 to waive interest on late payments on individual 2020 income taxes. Earlier this year, the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS extended th…
Governor Ivey Issues New Safer Apart Order
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apar…
Gov. Ivey: Economic development report card shows $4.8 billion in new investment in 2020
MONTGOMERY – Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, economic development activity across Alabama in 2020 generated close to $5 billion in new capital investment and…